Montgomery County Office for Aging, Inc. LIFESPAN

Montgomery County Office for Aging, Inc.

A private, not-for-profit agency

LIFESPAN

Volume XXI No. 2

Serving Montgomery County Older Adults since 1975

19th Annual Awards Dinner

March/April 2018

The Montgomery County Office husband, Jerry LaMori, settled in Family Philanthropic Award. This for Aging will hold its 19th Annual Amsterdam and opened a primary award recognizes a local individual,

Awards Dinner, sponsored by St. care medical office in 2001 that has group or business that has

Mary's Healthcare and CDPHP, on provided superior healthcare to

demonstrated exceptional financial

Thurs., May 10, 5:30 p.m. at the thousands of adults and children. generosity, extraordinary civic and

Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia. Dr. Etzkorn is an active supporter of charitable responsibility and

Ronald O. Dievendorf will be the activities at St. Mary's Healthcare, outstanding commitment to the

recipient of the Father Joseph F. where she is involved in several community. The Rao family, via the

Girzone Crystal Pillar of the

quality and safety committees. She Neena Rao Charitable Corporation,

Community Award and Emily

has been on St. Mary's Healthcare have been avid supporters of Office

Etzkorn, MD and Jerry LaMori will Board of Trustees for a number of for Aging and have sponsored one

be the recipients of the Diane G. years and is currently the chair of year of meals each for a total of 19

Snell Humanitarian Award.

the board. Dr. Etzkorn and Jerry are clients in the Home-Delivered Meals

Ron Dievendorf is currently the both committed to helping those program. Additional beneficiaries of

Treasurer for the MCOFA Board of whose lives may be challenged and their generous donations include:

Directors, a member

have supported local soup

Amsterdam Free

of the Canajoharie

kitchens, food pantries,

Library, Catholic

Community Services

Danielle House homeless

Charities, Walter

Board of Directors,

shelter, Lexington Center

Elwood Museum,

Vice President of the

and Centro Civico as well

Amsterdam YMCA,

Palatine Society and

as sponsoring clients for our

Fulton Montgomery

has served on many

own Home-Delivered Meals

Community College,

other community Boards of Directors. He earned his BS

Program. Their philanthropy Ron Dievendorf extends beyond the local

community with their

Jerry LaMori and Emily Etzkorn, MD

Centro Civico, Danielle House Homeless Shelter,

from Albany College of Pharmacy, support of Albany Medical Melodies Greater Amsterdam School District,

worked locally as a pharmacist and Center, Make A Wish, Ronald

Salvation Army, local Iraq war

was co-founder of Dievendorf

McDonald house and their recent veterans' families and the

Pharmacy in Canajoharie. He was shipment of supplies to hurricane construction of the Rao Outpatient

twice elected as the Mayor of

stricken Puerto Rico.

Pavilion of St. Mary's Healthcare.

Canajoharie, was a Trustee for the This year the Foundation for

The Rao family extends their

Village of Canajoharie and has

Montgomery County Office for

philanthropic efforts to India where

been the recipient of several awards Aging will also be honoring the Rao they have constructed a Pediatric

from various community non-profit family with the first annual Rao

Intensive Care Unit in a 500 bed

organizations. He is an

pediatric hospital as well as a five

Ordained Deacon and has

story, 1,000 bed facility to house

participated in mission work

family members attending to

for three years after Hurricane

patients of a cancer hospital. Dr.

Katrina.

Rao is a former recipient of our

Dr. Emily Etzkorn began her

Fr. Joseph F. Girzone Crystal

career as a registered nurse,

Pillar Award and we look forward

eventually attended Albany

to honoring him again for his

Medical College and

impressive charitable work. Call

graduated Cum Laude with

OFA at 518-843-2300 for an

her MD in 1994. She and her

The Rao Family

invitation or more information.

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March/April 2018 - 3

From the

Handling Annoying Telemarketers

Director

David Jordan

Executive Director

some point. Some people feel they can solve this problem by getting rid of their home phone and simply using their cell phone as their main

year requires telemarketers to use correct caller identification information when contacting individuals. It is still fairly early to

There can be nothing more

point-of-contact. That may work for determine whether this new

annoying than getting unwanted a while, but eventually, the calls will legislation has made a significant

telemarketing or sales calls just as begin again, even on a cell phone difference in the amount of

you sit down to do something (eat number. The reason for this may unwanted calls that have been

dinner, watch TV, etc.). We have all actually be caused by actions that received by individuals.

gotten accustomed to getting these you have taken. For instance,

Here are some tips that might

unwanted calls to a certain degree every product that you buy and

help you reduce the amount of

but sometimes these calls can go register your information for, may telemarketing calls that you

too far. One way to look at these give that company permission to receive. If you receive an obvious

calls is to tell yourself these

share that information with other telemarketing call, simply say, "hold

telemarketers have a job to do and companies. Don't assume that just on, please," put your phone down

not take their intrusion into your life because there is a disclaimer on a and walk away (instead of hanging

personally. After all, they are being product registration form that the up immediately). You'll eventually

paid a salary to complete a job

company "won't share your

hear the phone company's "beep-

responsibility and are simply

information with other companies" beep-beep" tone and that is when

completing this task (calling you). or that this won't generate

you can hang up the phone. This

Relentless calling can be enough additional calls or emails from other will tie up your phone line for a

to drive anyone over the edge at companies. That original company minute or two but will make each

may have dozens of other

call very time-consuming for the

Montgomery County

companies that are subsidiaries of telemarketer and eventually

Office for Aging, Inc.

the original company. These

(hopefully) they will take your

The Designated Area Agency on Aging subsidiaries are not separate

number off of their call list.

Staff

companies so they do not fall under Do you ever get those annoying

Megan DePasquale Wendy Proctor

John DiMezza

Stephen Prohaska

the disclaimer you signed when registering your new product and

phone calls with no one on the other end? This is often a

Emily Elrod Beatrice Gonzalez Sharon Heroth David Jordan

Jennifer Savage Meeghan Stock Jason Walrath Tim Yager

you can expect to receive

telemarketing technique where a

additional telemarketing calls from machine makes phone calls and

these subsidiary companies.

records the best time of day to

Laura Penge Burda

Many people have also

reach someone in the home. Once

Board of Directors

registered on the "Do Not Call"

you answer the phone, this alerts

* Emeritus

Registry which is another way to try the company when a "real" sales

Sheriff Michael Amato* Dorothy Savarese to avoid unwanted soliciting phone person should call the home to

Joan Conboy* Ron Dievendorf Kirsten Dunn Millie Ferriter Ted Madej

Thomas Sorbero Lynne VanEps Nancy Vertucci Mike Wancewicz Roberta Winsman*

calls. However, this registry is limited in the types of calls that it can stop, therefore, many New Yorkers still receive many calls

speak with someone. If you would like to avoid this, there is something you can do when no one is on the other end of the line when

Laurie Miedema Dolores Partyka Vincent Rossi

William Winsman Barbara Wool* Todd Zbytniewski

Advisory Council

Phoebe Boschi Sonya Chandler Joan Cimino Meagan DeMento

Carl Marucci MJ Murray Carmen Nieves Elizabeth Niski

from unwanted telemarketers. For example, if you get an unwanted call from a telemarketer, the number that shows up on your Caller ID is not typically a valid number so the consumer cannot add that number to their "Do Not

you answer the phone. Immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times as quickly as possible. This sound confuses the machine that dialed the call and often kicks your number out of the system.

Paul Dubois Krissy Gillmore April Johnson Martin Kelly

Cathy Smith Jeffery Smith Karen Sylvia Robin Wentworth

Call" list. Even though Governor

There is no foolproof way to get

Cuomo signed legislation (S6809B/ rid of all telemarketing calls but

A.9457A) last year in an attempt to being patient and persistent with

Michelle Kumar

better protect New Yorkers from certain techniques can create a

LIFESPAN is published bi-monthly by the deceptive telemarketing practices, more stress-free environment.

Montgomery County Office for Aging, Inc. many individuals are still receiving

and funded by Title III B of the Federal Older Americans Act.

harassing calls every day. The

legislation that was enacted last

Sources: and dos.

4 - March/April 2018

Bon

Processed Foods

App?tit!

quality and freshness include:

honey and fruit juice concentrate.

canned tomatoes, frozen fruit and Beginning in July 2018, grams of

Tracy Hojohn

Registered Dietitian

vegetables, and canned tuna. Foods with ingredients added for flavor and texture (sweeteners,

added sugars will be included on the Nutrition Facts Label. Most canned vegetables, soups and

Processed food can sabotage spices, oils, colors and

sauces have added salt. Processed

your diet. It's been partially blamed preservatives) include jarred pasta foods are major contributors of

for our nation's obesity epidemic, sauce, salad dressing, yogurt and sodium in our diets, because salt is

high blood pressure and the rise of cake mixes. Ready-to-eat foods commonly added to preserve foods

Type 2 diabetes. The term

such as crackers, granola and deli and extend shelf life. Choose foods

"processed food" includes any food meat are more heavily processed. labeled no salt added, low-sodium

that has been purposely changed The most heavily processed foods or reduced-sodium to decrease the

in some way prior to consumption. often are pre-made meals including amount of salt you're consuming

Processed food falls on a spectrum frozen pizza and microwaveable from processed foods. Remember

from minimally to heavily

dinners. The trick is to distinguish the Dietary Guidelines for

processed. Minimally processed between foods that have been

Americans' recommendation is less

foods are items such as bagged lightly processed versus heavily than 2,300 milligrams a day. Added

spinach, cut vegetables and

processed and choose wisely.

fats can help make food shelf-

roasted nuts. They are often are Lightly processed foods are

stable and give it body. Trans fats-

simply pre-prepped for

nutritious choices and can make which raise our bad cholesterol

convenience. Foods processed at healthy eating more convenient for while lowering our good cholesterol

their peak, to lock in nutritional

busy people. Heavily processed -are on the decline in processed

foods can be recognized as food foods, but you should still read food

CAF?S

Bring a friend and have lunch at one of our caf?s. Lunch is

served Monday through Friday at 12 p.m.

Call 843-2300 or 673-2000 to make a reservation or to cancel a reservation.

not in its original form, like potato labels. Look for zero grams of trans

chips and crackers, or food that is fats on the label and no partially

not naturally occurring, such as hydrogenated oils (which contain

sodas, donuts, cookies and candy. trans fat) in the ingredient list.

Familiarize yourself with the

(Source: ) Don't forget

Nutrition Facts Label and ingredient that March is National Nutrition

list and try to do more cooking and Month!! This year's theme is "Go

food prep at home to help

Further with Food" and more

maximize control over the food

information can be found on

processing. Eating processed food .

Daily sites

Amsterdam Garden Towers Caf?

52 Division St. (New Amsterdam Apartments)

Canajoharie Caf? Arkell 55 Montgomery St. (Arkell Center)

St. Johnsville Westside Caf? 16 Washington St. (Community House)

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Under 60 guest fee: $8.60

Over 60 participants: $3.00 suggested donation

Donations are greatly appreciated.

occasionally may be okay, but consumers should be on the

Honoring

lookout for hidden sugar, sodium and fat. Added sugars are any

Centenarians

sugar that is not naturally occurring

in the food and has been added

May is Older Americans month!

manually. They are often used in Special acknowledgement will be

low-fat foods to improve taste and given by the Office for Aging, to

consistency. Compare food labels residents of Montgomery County

to find the product with more

who are 100 years of age or older,

protein and fiber and less saturated or who will reach their 100th

fat and sugars. Sugars are often birthday by Dec. 31, 2018. Family

added to bread to give it an

members, agencies and others are

appealing browned hue, and there encouraged to contact the OFA,

often is a surprising amount added 843-2300, by Apr. 6 with the names

to jarred pasta sauces and cereal. of those who will be 100 years of

Review a product's ingredient list age or older in 2018.

and look for added sugars among We are pleased to honor area

the first few ingredients. This

centenarians for this achievement

includes sugar, maltose (or other and thank them for being an

words ending in "ose"), brown

inspiration to future generations.

sugar, corn syrup, cane sugar,

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