AS:019 Creating an Age-Friendly Community
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In this episode, Lucy Marco and Linda Hunt talk about: Lucy's impactful role as the President of the Grand River Council on Aging and her 57 years of diverse experience.The Age-Friendly Movement is a global initiative aiming to shape communities for individuals ranging from ages 5 to 105.And more! Lucy’s Bio: Lucy Marco is President of the Grand River Council on Aging.  Lucy has 57 years of experience in manufacturing, marketing, human resources, administration, and management positions, combined with 50 years of volunteer service in over 40 community boards, advisory committees, and service clubs.   A recipient of many awards, Lucy is most proud of her federal Citation for Citizenship, YMCA Peacemaker Medal, Rotary Sunrise Paul Harris Fellow Award, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Achievement Award, and the naming of a Wilfrid Laurier University Student Residence as Lucy Marco Place. About the Host: Linda Hunt Is an Award-Winning Accessibility Consultant, Speaker and Author. She is the CEO of Accessibility Solutions and an Advocate for all things related to accessibility.  Linda is the Treasurer of Citizens with Disabilities – Ontario a member of the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Professional Network and a Certified Community Champion on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol.   Linda first became a person with a disability in 2004 since then she has been an active and engaging speaker to groups on a variety of accessibility topics.  In addition, Linda is a business owner. Along with her husband Greg they have operated Grelin Apparel Graphics for over 30 years. Connect with Us: Website – www.solutions4accessibility.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibility-solutions/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solutions4accessibility YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRBqblsq_vxrKbdvEp2IOWQ Thanks for listening! It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! If you would like to continue the conversation with us, connect with Accessibility Solutions on LinkedIn, Facebook or subscribe to the Accessibility Solutions YouTube channel.  For a FREE 15- minute consultation to discuss how accessibility can improve your business bottom line visit www.solutions4accessibility.com. Or email Linda directly [email protected]  With this podcast, we are building an engaged community that we hope to inspire to Make the World Accessible. If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an...
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