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Healthy Habits over Lunch on October 25 & 27

Quad City Plus 60 members are invited to attend Healthy Habits over Lunch, which will be held from Noon to 1:00 p.m. featuring an informative presentation on the Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP): a free, objective and confidential service offered through the state of Iowa and Illinois to help people sort through confusing information about Medicare and health insurance.

Trained, certified volunteer counselors assist thousands of Iowans annually, helping them save millions of dollars. Local SHIIP volunteer counselors can answer your questions and give you one-on-one help. Genesis SHIIP volunteers can be reached at Genesis at 563-421-1096. Open Enrollment for Medicare is October 15 – December 7.

The Healthy Habits over Lunch October program about SHIIP services will be held on the following dates and locations:

■ Tuesday, October 25, in the Adler Auditorium at the Genesis Heart Institute, 1236 East Rusholme Street, Lower Level in Davenport. Attendees can park in the garage just past the Institute.

■ Thursday, October 27, in the Larson Center at Genesis Medical Center, 801 Illini Drive in Silvis. Attendees can park in the parking lot by the Larson Center.

Advance registration is required as a complimentary box lunch is provided by Genesis to each Plus 60 attendee. Click HERE to complete and submit your registration online by Monday, October 17, to attend the Healthy Habits over Lunch program at the location you specify on your registration.

Each registration will be assigned a Confirmation Number, which registrants will receive back via a phone call or a reply email from the Club before the event. Please bring your confirmation number with you to the event to expedite check-in at the Healthy Habits program. Please call the Plus 60 Club at 563-370-4566 if you have a question or need assistance in registering.

All Genesis campus visitors are required to wear a facemask except when seated for the event. If you happen to not feel well, we ask that you choose to not attend this event. Let’s do what we can to keep our community healthy!

Community Outreach Grant Applications Now Available

The Quad-City Plus 60 Club will accept Community Outreach Grant Applications through Friday, October 28, 2022 from eligible nonprofit organizations for Fiscal Year 2023.

The Plus 60 Club has awarded over $250,000 over the past twenty years to various non-profit organizations throughout the Illinois and Iowa Quad-Cities area that provide services or specific programs to those 55 and over. Proceeds from Plus 60 events fund its Community Outreach program.
Eligible applicants are any Quad-City area non-profit organization or public government unit that seek funds for a Quad-City area program or project specifically benefiting those 55 years and older. The program or project must be completed between January 1 and December 31, 2023. Applications must be submitted by Friday, October 28, 2022. Applicants will be notified in November and the funding will be distributed in December for FY 2023.

To apply, interested non-profit 501c3 organizations and public government units should Click HERE to view and save the APPLICATION Word Document form, enter the requested information, and mail by Friday, October 28 with any required attachments to: Plus 60 Community Outreach, PO Box 455, Bettendorf, IA 52722-0008. Or, attach the completed Word Document application to an email with ”Community Outreach Application” in the subject line to qctimesplus60@gmail.com by the October 28 deadline.

If your non-profit 501c3 organization or public government unit received a Community Outreach Grant from the Quad-City Plus 60 Club last December 2021 for use in a supported program during 2022, please also Click HERE to view and save the REPORT TEMPLATE Word Document form for reporting to the Club on the funds used during 2022.

For more information or questions, please send an email with “Community Outreach Inquiry” in the subject line to qctimesplus60@gmail.com.

The Quad-City Plus 60 Club, founded in 1975, offers recreational, educational and social activities in support of a healthy lifestyle for those 55 and over.

Smoky Mountains Getaway Trip is Sold Out

The Club’s 6 days / 5 nights scenic fall motorcoach tour, October 24 – 29, has sold out featuring autumn’s splendor on display in Smoky Mountains National Park, an afternoon at nearby Dollywood, and a journey through the Blue Ridge Mountains to visit the 8,000-acre Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. Click Here to view or print an overview of this tour’s itinerary. Indianapolis overnight accommodations are Drury Lane Inn & Suites, three nights in Pigeon Forge at the Fairfield Inn, and an overnight in Louisville at Drury Inn & Suites.