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Coastline Elderly Services, Inc.
...Dedicated to helping older Americans live noble, independent, and purposeful lives |
Tel: 508-999-6400 • Fax: 508-993-6510 • TDD: 508-994-4265
Toll Free: 866-274-1643 • 1646 Purchase St. New Bedford, MA 02740 |
Coastline's Sisson Presents Kennedy
With n4a Award
L to R. Sandy Markwood n4a CEO, Senator Edward Kennedy, Charles
Sisson Executive Director of Coastline Elderly Services,
and Amy Gotwals, n4a Policy Director
This fall, Charlie Sisson, Executive Director
of Coastline Elderly Services, Inc and President of the
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging traveled
to Washington D.C. to present on behalf of the entire Board
of Directors and the 665 Area Agencies on Aging across
the country, the 2007 Leadership Award to Massachusetts
Senator Edward M. Kennedy. The Award is given to an individual
who has worked diligently to enhance the lives of our network
and to improve the lives of elders across the country.
Senator Kennedy has dedicated his entire career working
to provide the quality of lives of elders and those less
fortunate. He has served as an outspoken advocate regardless
of the majority party. He has always been a champion for
healthcare and senior Citizens. Senator Kennedy, in accepting
the award, spoke of the times when congress worked to make
improvements in the Older American's Act. He has championed
adding Nutritional Services, Employment, Nursing Home Ombudsman
and the Family Caregiver initiative to name a few. In 2000
when it appeared that the all was lost and a new bill would
not be reauthorized, Senator Kennedy, as Ranking Minority
Member of the Health Education, Labor and Pension Committee
gathered together Senators to reach a compromise that allowed
reauthorization to happen. As a result, the Family Caregiver
program was created. In 2006, as the Chairman of the HELP
committee the act was undated to include many of the principles
of the Choice for independence initiative and passed law
on time with unanimous support of the entire congress.
As a result, Senator Edward M. Kennedy is the 2007 recipient
of the n4a Leadership Award.
Also attending the ceremony was Sandy Markwood n4a CEO,
Amy Gotwals, n4a Policy Director and K.J. Hertz, n4a Grassroots
coordinator. Sisson is a past president of Mass Home Care,
and is the first Massachusetts official to serve as the
head of n4a since the 1970s.
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Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST
Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. is located at 1646 Purchase St. New Bedford, MA 02740. Click Here for Driving Directions.
Contact Information:
(508) 999-6400 Main Number
(866) 274-1643 Toll Free
(508) 994-4265 TDD
(508) 993-6510 FAX
EMAIL: Information@CoastlineElderly.org
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