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                       THE COMMUNICATOR 
                                       A Wyandotte/Leavenworth Area Agency on Aging Publication 
                VOLUME 29     ISSUE 3                                                                Ruth E. Jones, Executive Director                                                             MAY/JUNE 2021 
                 In this issue 
                                     
                •  FARMERS                                                                                                            In Honor of                                                                                   
                    MARKET                                                                                 OLDER AMERICANS MONTH  
                    VOUCHERS                                                                                                                     
                                                                                 the Wyandotte/Leavenworth Area Agency on Aging is celebrating 
                •  OLDER                                                                                COMMUNITIES OF STRENGTH 
                    AMERICANS                                                                                                                    
                    MONTH EVENT                                 by announcing a new Choosing Healthy Appetizing Meal Plan Solutions for Seniors  
                •  CELEBRATION                                                  (C.H.A.M.P.S.S.) location in Wyandotte County 
                 
                •  SLEEPING WITH                                The IHOP - Legends location will host a “Kick Off” for the Choosing Healthy Appetizing 
                    ARTIFICIAL LIGHT 
                    LINKED TO                                   Meal Solutions for Seniors (C.H.A.M.P.S.S.) Program in Wyandotte County!  
                    OBESITY                                     C.H.A.M.P.S.S. is a meal program adminis-
                 
                •  NEW FISCAL                                   tered through the Wyandotte/Leavenworth 
                    MANAGER NAMED                               Area Agency on Aging (AAA) and funded by 
                                                                the Older Americans Act.    
                •  HEALTH                                        
                    BENEFITS FROM                               Additionally, the C.H.A.M.P.S.S. program is a 
                    EATING                                      senior dine meal plan, whereas AAAs can 
                    VEGETABLES                                  partner with local restaurants and grocery 
                 
                •  7 STAGES OF                                  stores to offer seniors 60+ a nutritious meal 
                    DEMENTIA AND                                under the guidelines from the State of Kansas.   
                    ITS SYMPTOMS                                 
                                                                A grand opening event will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, from 12  – 2pm.   
                •  ALL WYANDOTTE                                 
                    COUNTY                                      The C.H.A.M.P.S.S. program targets mobile seniors, 60 years of age or older who have 
                    RESIDENTS 16+                               access to transportation. It allows flexibility and provides nutritious meals that are 
                    ARE ELIGIBLE                                available 7 days a week. Grab & Go or Dine-In options are available for the program. 
                    FOR FREE                                     
                    COVID-19                                    Before being enrolled into the CHAMPSS program, participants must attend an        
                    VACCINATIONS                                informational meeting and load their C.H.A.M.P.S.S. card by providing the suggested 
                                                                donation of $3.50 per meal.  
                                                                 
                                                                For information about enrollment into this senior meal program, please call the     
                                                                WY/LV AAA Nutrition Department at 913-573-8531. 
          FARMERS MARKET VOUCHERS 
          The Wyandotte/Leavenworth Area Agency on 
          Aging & Disability Resource Center will be      
          distributing a limited amount of Farmers Market 
          Vouchers this year. At this time, the value of the 
          vouchers is unknown. Recipients must be at least 
          60 years of age or older, living in Wyandotte 
          County and meet income guidelines.  
          Interested parties may contact the AAA after 
          June 1, 2021 for more information. 
           
          COMPROBANTES PARA EL MERCADO 
          AGRICOLA 
          Una vez mas la Agencia de Area para             
          Envejecientes (AAA) en Wyandotte/Leavenworth 
          estara distribuyen-
          do un numero lim-
          itado de compro-
          bantes para el 
          Mercado Agricola 
          (Farmers Market). 
          El valor de los 
          comprobantes no 
          se ha establecido por ahora. Los comprobantes 
          son para personas de 60 anos de edad y mayor-
          es que viven en el condado de Wyandotte y su    
          ingreso annual satisfice el requisite para el     
          programa. 
                                 SAVE THE DATE! 
                                                    Older Americans Month Celebration 2021 
                                                                                         
                                                             COMMUNITIES OF STRENGTH 
                                                                                           
                                                                             Virtual Event 
                                                                                           
                                                                             May 20, 2021 
                                                                               11am - 1pm  
                                                   Please join us for this virtual event celebrating older adults 
                                                   and participate in the following: 
                                                    
                                                              Town Hall Meeting with Questions from Participants 
                                                              Information Overview on Aging Services 
                                                              Healthy Nutrition Demonstration 
                                                                                         
                                                            Hosted by the WY/LV Area Agency on Aging                               
                                                        Contact rvandyke@wycokck.org for more details 
                         PAGE 2 
                         Dear Newsletter Recipient:                                                                                                   NEW FISCAL MANAGER NAMED 
                        For years “The Communicator” has served as a vital 
                          means for providing seniors in Wyandotte County                                               Deasiray  Bush  has  been  with  the  Unified  Government  (UG)  organization  for     
                       important information  regarding aging news, events,                                             approximately nine years. She started in the Community Development Department 
                       programs, services and much more! The newsletter’s                                               managing  Housing  of  Urban  Development  (HUD)  grants  such  as  Community   
                      continuity depends on your donations for its existence. 
                          Please help us continue to provide this important                                             Development  Block  Grants  (CDBG), 
                                     publication by becoming a sponsor!                                                 Emergency  Solutions  Grants  (ESG),        
                                                                  
                                              Respectfully, The Newsletter Committee                                    Continuum  of  Care  (CoC)  grants,  and 
                          _____  $100                               Advocate                                            Neighborhood  Stabilization  Program 
                                                                    defensor                                            (NSP)  grants;  managing  a  budget  of 
                          _____   $50                               Benefactor                                          approximately of $18 million. She brings 
                                                                    benefactor                                          strong  expertise in grant management 
                          _____   $25                               Patron                                              and budget oversight as she joined the 
                                                                    patrón 
                          _____   $10                               Contributor                                         Budget  Office  in  2018.  She  provided 
                                                                    contribuidor                                        budget oversight to  sixteen UG depart-
                          _____                                     Other                                               ments, including Area Agency on Aging. 
                                                                    otro                                                She  was  responsible  for  performing  a 
                          Appreciation is extended to the following who                                                 diverse range of duties and responsibili-
                               have contributed toward the cost of this                                                 ties  involving  professional-level  fiscal 
                                                         newsletter.                                                    activities  to  departments.  In  addition, 
                                                                                                                        her  duties  included  budget  develop-
                                        Mary Booth - Contributor                                                        ment,  analysis,  monitoring,  program  development,    financial  transactions  over-
                                    Yvonne Brown - Contributor 
                              Mary Anne Eisenbise - Advocate                                                            sight, and worked closely with the County Administrator’s   Office during the UG 
                                       Margie Porter - Advocate                                                         Capital Maintenance Improvement Program (CMIP) budget kickoff season. Lastly, 
                                    Esther Rogers - Contributor                                                         County Administrator,   Douglas Bach, chose Deasiray to be a part of the Corona-
                                 Mary Ann Slattery - Benefactor                                                         virus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)  team. She reported and fiscally 
                                                                                                                        managed the CARES $37.3 million budget, which helped assist with Wyandotte 
                                        Ella Wright - Contributor                                                       County small-businesses, public health expenses, PPE, contact tracing, equip-
                                           Names are listed in alphabetical order.                                      ment, and numerous other benefits for our community and  organization. During 
                                                                                                                        her tenure, she chaired the UG Black History Committee for seven years and 
                       If you would like to contribute to the cost of the                                               joined many other professional affiliation committees. She is immensely excited to 
                          newsletter, please make checks payable to:                                                    be a part of the Area Agency on Aging, and we are equally enthusiastic about  
                                                                                                                        having her join our cohesive team. 
                                       Wyandotte/Leavenworth AAA 
                                           Attn:  The Communicator                                                                     SLEEPING WITH ARTIFICIAL LIGHT LINKED TO OBESITY 
                                            849 North 47th, Suite C                                                         Sleep is important for your physical and mental health. A lack of quality sleep 
                                         Kansas City, Kansas 66102                                                      increases your risk for certain health conditions, including obesity. A recent study 
                                                                                                                        found that sleeping with an artificial light on may also raise your risk of weight gain 
                                        DOES EMAIL WORK                                                                 and obesity. 
                                                    FOR YOU?                                                                                                       Your body uses light to control your sleep cycle. The natural 
                    By joining our email club,                                                                                                                     light pattern from the sun helps you stay awake during the 
                                                                                                                                                                   day and sleep at night. But you can also be exposed to light 
                    you’ll get information                                                                                                                         at night in many ways, such as a room light, streetlight, tele-
                    before everyone else!                                                                                                                          vision, or mobile device. That may disrupt your sleep. 
                     
                    Send an email to:                                                                                                                              Researchers asked over 43,000 women, ages 35-74, 
                    60Plus@wycokck.org                                                                                  whether they slept with no light, a small nightlight, light outside the room or a light 
                    with your request.                                                                                  or television on in the room. The women also gave their height, weight, body 
                                                                                                                        mass index, and waist and hip sizes. After about five and a half years, scientists 
                                                                                                                        gathered the women’s new measurements. 
                                                                                                                            Women who slept with a light or television on were 17% more likely to have 
                                                                                                                        gained about 11 pounds or more during the study. Light from outside the room 
                                                                                                                        had less of an impact. Women who slept with a small nightlight or no light has no 
                                                                                                                        difference in weight gain. 
                                                                                                                                                 PAGE  3 
                                                                                                                                   HEALTH BENEFITS FROM EATING VEGETABLES 
                                                                                                        
                      Did you know 11% of                                                             Eating a diet rich in vegetables 
                             people are left handed?                                                   and fruits as part of an overall 
                                                                                                       healthy diet may reduce the risk 
                      Did you know 8% of peo-                                                         for heart disease, stroke and dia-
                             ple have an extra rib?                                                    betes.   Vegetables rich in potas-
                      Did you know the smallest  sium also help lower blood pres-
                             bones in the human body  sure, reduce the risk of develop-
                             are found in your ear.                                                    ing kidney stones and help de-
                                                                                                       crease bone loss as we get older. 
                      Did you know stewardess-                                                         
                                                                                                       Vegetables are generally lower 
                             es is the longest word that                                               in calories than other food choic-
                             is typed with only the left                                               es and can help lose and maintain a healthy weight. 
                                                                                                        
                             hand?                                                                      
                                                                                                       HOW MUCH VEGETABLES IS ENOUGH? 
                      Did you know honey is the  Nutritional needs for all foods, including vegetables, are determined by 
                             only natural food which                                                   age, gender and activity level. That is, the more active you are the 
                             never spoils?                                                             more calories and nutrients you need to fuel your activities. The less  
                                                                                                       active you are the less food you need.  
                                                                                                        
                      Did you know the                                                                 
                             sentence “the quick                                                       The Dietary Guideline recommends the equivalent of 2 1/2 cups a day 
                             brown fox jumps over the                                                  of a variety of vegetables for a moderately active adult, over the age 
                                                                                                       of 50. 
                             lazy dog” uses every letter   
                                                                                                        
                             in the English alphabet?                                                  COOKING YOUR VEGETABLES 
                      Did you know humming-                                                           Most vegetables can be cooked using several different methods, the 
                             birds are the only bird that  most common of which are boiling, steaming, roasting and                
                                                                                                       microwaving. 
                             can fly backwards?                                                         
                                                                                                       Boiling cooks vegetables by immersing them in boiling or simmering   
                      Did you know reindeer                                                           water in an uncovered pot. While this method is easy, it can cause the 
                             hair is hollow inside like a                                              vegetables to lose some of their nutrients. 
                             tube?                                                                      
                                                                                                       Steaming cooks vegetables over the steam created by boiling water in a 
                      Did you know there are                                                          covered container. This method helps vegetables retain their color,  
                             only 4 words in the English                                               texture and nutrients. 
                                                                                                        
                             language which end in                                                     Roasting cooks vegetables in the heat of an oven. This method concen-
                                                                                                       trates and sweetens the flavors of many vegetables. 
                             “dous”(hazardous,                                                          
                             horrendous, stupendous                                                    Microwaving is fast and convenient for starchy vegetables, like potatoes 
                             and tremendous)?                                                          and sweet potatoes. 
                                                                                                        
                      Did you know instant cof-                                                       All food and beverage choices matter - focus on variety, amount and 
                                                                                                       nutrition. 
                             fee was invented in 1901?                                                  
                      Did you know rubber                                                             As part of an overall healthy diet, eating foods such as vegetables that 
                             bands last longer when                                                    are lower in calories per cup instead of some other higher-calorie food 
                                                                                                       may be helpful in lowering your calorie intake. 
                             kept refrigerated?                                                         
                                                                                                       Eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy 
                      Did you know women                                                              diet may reduce risk for heart disease, including heart attack and 
                             blink twice as much as                                                    stroke. 
                             men?                                                                       
                                                                                                       Eating a diet rich in some vegetables and fruits as part of an overall 
                      Did you know Bill Gates                                                         healthy diet may protect against certain types of cancers. 
                                                                                                        
                             began programming                                                         Adding vegetables can help increase intake of fiber and potassium, 
                             computers at the of age                                                   which are important nutrients that many Americans do not get enough 
                             13?                                                                       of in their diet.  
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