{"id":14192,"date":"2024-11-07T21:33:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T21:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=14192"},"modified":"2024-11-07T21:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T21:46:49","slug":"getting-your-affairs-in-order-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/07\/getting-your-affairs-in-order-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Getting Your Affairs in Order"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Justin Moor, Area Office on Aging<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Dawn Scotland<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe Truth Reporter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Getting Your Affairs in Order, presented by the Area Office on Aging and the Toledo Lucas County Public Library was held October 19 at the Main Library Branch. The informative workshop helped attendees to prepare for a Living Will and Transfer on Death Deed. The sold-out event included lunch and was free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

The workshop was held from 12:30- 2:30 p.m. and featured a host of experts that spoke on various aspects of estate planning for those in attendance. This was the fourth and final event in the series.<\/p>\n

The Welcome was given by Jason Kucsma, executive director Toledo Lucas County Public Library, followed by Justin Moor, president and CEO of the Area Office on Aging.<\/p>\n

The Invocation was given by Rev. Barbie Harrison and the Program Purpose by Deborah Barnett of N-SYNC, LLC.<\/p>\n

The event was organized by Barnett, Harrison and Celeste Day who saw the need to have a program to encourage people, young and old, to get their affairs, especially financial affairs, in order.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe experienced that our friends, who are getting older, affairs may not be in order. We\u2019ve seen our friends go through this in traumatic ways. Because if you don\u2019t have your affairs in order all kinds of things can go wrong,\u201d stated Harrison. \u201cWe thought this would be a good thing to have so that we could start to have the conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Topics ranged from how to communicate wishes to the family, final arrangements instructions, living wills, trusts and more.<\/p>\n

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Deborah Barnett, N-Sync LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event, which started earlier this year, has grown to over 200 people, \u201cWe had to stop registration. It tells us that the need is great and it\u2019s getting greater,\u201d said Harrison.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone should start getting their affairs in order as soon as they begin to think about it,\u201d she shared. \u201cYoung adults, especially young adults with kids, need to start having these conversations now, the focus has been on the seniors but everybody should be talking about it,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n

Speakers Included:<\/p>\n