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U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging, Josefina G. Carbonell, to Speak at the Meals on Wheels Association of America Annual Conference in Richmond, VA
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For Immediate Release
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Contact: AoA Press Office
202-357-3507
WASHINGTON, DC – Josefina G. Carbonell, Assistant Secretary for Aging, will speak at the Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) Annual Conference on Thursday, September 1, 2005 at 1:00pm in Richmond, VA.
Assistant Secretary Carbonell will discuss the importance of programs such as Meals on Wheels in providing critical choices for older Americans to remain independent. The lunch session will take place:
WHEN: Thursday, September 1, 2005 at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Omni Richmond Hotel
100 South 12th Street
Richmond, VA
(804) 344-7000
CONTACT: For more information on this event, please contact Peggy Ingraham, of the Meals on Wheels Association of America, at (703) 548-5558.
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The AoA is a Federal agency dedicated to policy development, planning and the delivery of supportive home and community-based services to older persons and their caregivers through the national aging network of state and local agencies on aging, tribal organizations, service providers and volunteers.