Dear Friends,

I would like to wish you all of you a very joyful, healthy and safe Thanksgiving with your loved ones.   Happy Holidays!

Sincerely,

Senator Suzi Schmidt

****If you would like to help any of your neighbors in need this Thanksgiving you can visit: www.FeedingIllinois.org to find a foodbank in your community.

Also, please see below for some helpful safety tips for this holiday season:

• Tips on food preparation and handling food from the Illinois Dept. of Public Health http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/press11/11.20.11_Food_Safety.htm
• DUI awareness and safe driving appeals from the Illinois State Police http://www.isp.state.il.us/media/pressdetails.cfm?ID=602
• Up-to-date information on winter road conditions from the Illinois Dept. of Transportation http://www.dot.state.il.us/
  

State Senator Suzi Schmidt (R-Lake Villa) will be hosting a health fair to help seniors learn how to live a happier and healthier life.

This free and open-to-the-public senior health fair will have legislative brochures available to explain state programs and benefits.

Additionally, several dozen participants will be available to provide information on state, local and private programs for seniors. Furthermore, there will be health screenings for blood pressure and flu shots will be available (free with Medicare Part B, $29.99 without).

When: Monday, November 14, 9 a.m. to noon
Where: Warren Township Senior Center, 17801 W. Washington Street, Gurnee

For more information, please contact Sen. Schmidt’s office at 224-372-7465.

Available information:

• Skin Cancer Information
• Assisted Living
• Transportation
• Cash Dash
• Rules of the Road – 10 am
• Veterans Assistance
• Financial Planning
• Hospice
• Alzheimers

 Participants:

• A Place for Mom
• Aetna Better Health
• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Cancer Society
• American Homecare
• Barrington Area Council an Aging
• Brightstar 24/7
• Catholic Charities of Lake County
• Cinnick Counseling Services LLC
• Citizens Utility Board
• Comfort Keepers
• Eldercare at Christ Church
• EMB
• Enabled Homes Consortium
• Generation Mortgage Company
• Helping Hands Care Givers
• Home Instead Senior Care
• Lake County Council for Seniors
• Lang Home Medical Equipment
• North Chicago V.A. Hospital
• Office of the Illinois Attorney General
• Office of the Illinois Comptroller
• Office of the Illinois Secretary of State
• Office of the Illinois Treasurer
• Osco Drug
• PACE
• Partners in Senior Care
• Veterans Assistance Commission
• Victory Centre of Vernon Hills
• Village of Victory Lakes
• Visiting Angels
• Voices of Vision Talking Book Center
• Warren Township
• We Care Senior Caregiver Services Inc.
• Winchester House

LAKE VILLA, Ill. – Last month State Senator Suzi Schmidt (R-Lake Villa) was awarded the coveted Environmental Leadership Award by the Illinois Environmental Council for her work in the Illinois General Assembly in advancing environmental issues, including her efforts to protect Lake Michigan from further pollution and garnering bi-partisan support to protect local groundwater resources.

“I'm deeply honored to receive this award. I’ve been a long-time supporter of advancing issues related to our natural resources and protecting the environment,” Sen. Schmidt said. “I started over 20 years ago on the Lake County Board to conserve our local resources and protect the environment, and I'm humbled to have the opportunity to do it again at the state level.”

WINTHROP HARBOR, Ill. – State Senator Suzi Schmidt (R-Lake Villa) will be hosting a clinic with the Citizens Utility Board in her district to help with lowering the cost of telephone bills.

The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring a copy of their phone bill to assist CUB staff in finding potential ways to lower their bills.

Event information follows:

When: 1 p.m., Thursday, October 20

Where: Winthrop Harbor Community Center, 1520 7^th Street, Winthrop Harbor

For more information, please contact Sen. Schmidt's office at 224-372-7465.

LAKE VILLA, Ill. – State Senator Suzi Schmidt (R-Lake Villa) and the Illinois Attorney’s General Office will co-host a scam and identity-theft prevention program on Wednesday, September 7.  

The program will be from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Round Lake Beach Cultural Center at 2007 Civic Center Way, Round Lake Beach.

The program, which is free and open to the public, will teach participants how to protect themselves from financial exploitation in health-care fraud, debt settlement and consolidation traps, check-cashing scams, fraudulent businesses and what their rights are under new credit card rules.  

The seminar is part of The Silver Beat program from the Attorney’s General Office, designed to give senior citizens knowledge and tools to avoid being targets of a wide range of fraud.  

Those who want more information can call Sen. Schmidt’s district office at 224-372-7465.