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Upcoming Trips
LCCOA’s UPCOMING TRIPS For 2022 !!
Seats are filling up fast! A $75 deposit reserves your seat. The price of the trip includes your transportation, hotel, most meals, and any admission fees. Only additional funds needed will be for your extras.
Let's go to Mackinac Island!
Enjoy touring Mackinac Island by horse and carriage, cruising the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, visiting and playing at the Kewadin Sault Casino, visiting the Colonial Michilimackinac Village (a 1700s era village), and so much more! Transportation, hotel, admission fees, continental breakfast, and dinner are included. For more information, go to https:// Grouptrips.com/LEECOUNTYCOUNCILONAGING/1851899 or call 815-288-9236 and ask for Marisa for questions or to reserve your space.
The Nashville Show Trip!
See a great show at The Grand Olde Opry. Take photos with your favorite stars at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame. Tour a restored Victorian plantation museum. There will also be free time to check out the famous downtown streets of Nashville and so much more! Transportation, hotel, admission fees, continental breakfast, and dinner are included.
Explore Ireland!
October 5-12, 2022 Price: $3,398 per person, based on double occupancy, for bookings made prior to March 30. A deposit of $999 per person is due upon reservation. This amount includes cancellation waiver and insurance.
Journey to see the Emerald Isle! Take in the sights of Dublin, kiss the Blarney Stone, and feel the sweeping winds upon the Cliffs of Moher. These are just a few of the things you will have the opportunity to experience on this trip! Please contact April, at Lee County Council on Aging, at 815-288-9236 or email her at lccoabookkeeper@comcast.net to have a packet mailed or emailed to you. You can even register yourself online using the link https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1083188.
Travel with Glenda!
Cost: $3,200 per person based on double occupancy
On Oct. 20, fly to Rome and spend 2 nights, with a tour on the second day. On Oct. 22, board the Celebrity Constellation for 15 nights. We’ll visit Toulon, France; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Cartagena, Spain; Ponta Delgada, Portugal; Nassau, Bahamas; and end in Tampa, Florida. We will have 9 sea days. Please contact Glenda if interested.
Miller Park baseball (American Family Field, Milwaukee, Wis.) Brewers vs. Cubs Baseball
Sunday, May 1 – 1:05 p.m. Game time
Cost: $115 for members, $140 for non-members
Join us on a trip to Milwaukee Field — a highly requested trip! Seats are Field Infield Box seats, Section 110, not specifically handicapped accessible. Price includes motorcoach, game ticket and driver tip. Food and beverage items are not included in the cost. Departure time TBD. Deadline to sign up March 30 — we cannot add to our ticket number after this date. Sign up at WCSC.
Wrigley Field — Cubs vs. Phillies
Thursday Sept 29 — 1:20 pm game time Cost: $65 for members, $90 for non-members
Seats are Terrace Reserved Outfield, section 230. Tickets will be issued on the bus the day of the game. If you are traveling with friends, we need to know that when you sign up. No refunds will be given if you are unable to attend on game day. Bus departs from Sterling Walmart at 8:30 a.m. We will stop at Dekalb Oasis on the way into the game, with an optional stop on the way back, depending on how late the game runs. Trip includes bus, tolls parking and game ticket. You may bring snacks and beverages on the bus — NO ALCOHOL. Sign up at WCSC.
ITAC: Amplify your life
Amplified phones and Bluetooth devices are offered free of charge for those who have an already established (standard) land-line or cellular phone.
This free program is governed by Illinois law and offered through the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation (ITAC). Learn more at www.itactty.org.
Interested? You must complete an application, provide proof of Illinois residency, supply current bill or proof of pre-paid service, and be certified as hard of hearing.
LCCOA is a test center to apply and obtain an amplified device. Secure your appointment to test the phones and apply with LCCOA at 815-288-9236, ask for Outreach. No walk-ins will be taken at this time; appointments required. Call for more details.
LCCOA
License sticker discount available
The Benefit Access Application, offered through the Illinois Department on Aging, is an online-only application. Upon approval, this application provides a discounted license plate sticker, and if chosen, a Ride Free transit card for fixed-route transportation systems (such as those found in Chicago).
Qualifications: Must be age 65+, or able to prove disability status, and fall within the income guidelines, using the prior tax season’s Federal taxes (form 1040) and accompanying documents. If you did not file we will need all 1099s and other income from that year. All income is counted, including your full Social Security.
Income guidelines
Single: $33,562
Couple: $44,533 3-person household: $55,500
Contact LCCOA at 815-288-9236 (ask for Outreach) or WCSC at 815625-9230 ext. 194 to complete your application.
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