Living in Balance Fair Celebrates Broomfield’s Maturing Residents

By Missy Ruzicka

Are you ready to celebrate living and aging well? Broomfield’s Senior Services department is gearing up for its annual Living In Balance Resource Fair and this year provides a celebration of all the things to look forward to as we get older.

The free event will be October 6, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Broomfield Community Center. The Living in Balance Resource Fair will be packed with information from more than 40 vendors, include six breakout sessions, and an amazing returning keynote speaker. The event is free and there is no registration needed, however if you would like to enjoy lunch at the Lakeshore Café, please register for the October 6 lunch at ow.ly/eZUb50PJ3cN.

The action-packed day will start with a continental breakfast with Kari Knutson as the keynote speaker. The professional speaker, therapist, and storyteller, who is originally from Broomfield, spoke at the event back in 2021 and it is exciting to have her back this year with a new inspiring message “Living in Full Color.” The owner of Knutson Speaks, Kari has an ability to take ‘therapy’ off the couch and present it in clear and tangible ways so that all attendees will find relatable takeaways to help them in their everyday lives.

This year’s breakout sessions include a variety of intriguing subjects.

Top 5 Scams and How to Protect Yourself: presented by Sergeant Michael Deedon, who will help protect you from scammers both in the digital world and over the phone.

Beyond Technology: Hear to a Higher Standard: presented by the wonderful folks from Family Hearing who once again this year will be providing free onsite hearing screenings by appointment, please call 303-465-4327.

Ageism: The Solution Starts with You: will discuss how to bring awareness to some of the issues of ageism and how we can all be part of the solution.

The MIND Diet: Protect Your Mind: learn what foods and dietary choices contribute to your overall health and well-being and protect you from dementia.

Stretch a Buck and Reduce Debt: learn smart money management techniques, debt reduction strategies, and little-known tips and resources to help make your dollar go farther.

You will find that the Living in Balance Resource Fair will once again offer information opportunities in areas such as social, physical, nutritional, purpose, emotion, and intellect. More than 40 vendors will represent topics including transportation, technology, housing services, financial, wellness, medicare/Medicaid, and legal just to name a few. A huge thank you goes out to this year’s sponsors; Adara Living, Devoted Health, Prime Time News, Senior Resources of Broomfield, Griswold Home Care, and In Memoriam.

Broomfield Senior Services is dedicated to pushing past the “traditional” senior programming that may only focus on challenges and needs. While still important to help with those challenges, the event is meant as a celebration of living and aging well and all attendees should leave feeling empowered and compelled to continue learning, doing, and trying new adventurous things.