Date: 7/21/21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Office for the Aging Distributing Farmers Market Coupons
The Office for the Aging is sponsoring a last call for Farmers Market Coupons for the season. If you have not already received a coupon booklet, please see the schedule below for a list of when we will be handing out coupons at a location near you. For more information, please call 315-386-4730. Schedule subject to change based on coupon availability. *If you need a ride to a Distribution Site, please call Public Transportation at 315-386-2600.
Rules and Procedures For All Locations:
- Unvaccinated attendees must wear a mask.
- Please socially distance 6 feet from others.
- Please bring your own pen for sanitation purposes.
- Only one coupon booklet, per eligible senior in each household; while quantities last.
- The eligible senior must sign up in person. An eligible Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney with proper paperwork; can sign for the coupons.
- Farmers Market Coupon Eligibility Requirements: 1. Must be age 60 or above and 2. Monthly Income at/or Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level: $1,986/one person-household; $2,686/two-person household; $3,386/three-person household; $4,085/four-person household
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Date |
Time |
Location |
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8/4 |
10 am – 12 pm |
DRIVE THRU Distribution: Human Services Building – Back Parking Lot: 80 State Highway 310, Canton |
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8/4 |
2 pm – 6:30 pm |
St. Lawrence County Fair – Fairgrounds / OFA Booth |
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8/5 |
9 am – 2 pm |
St. Lawrence County Fair – Fairgrounds / OFA Booth |
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8/6 |
9 am – 2 pm |
St. Lawrence County Fair – Fairgrounds / OFA Booth |
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8/7 |
10 am – 2 pm |
St. Lawrence County Fair – Fairgrounds / OFA Booth |
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8/8 |
9 am – 1 pm |
St. Lawrence County Fair – Fairgrounds / OFA Booth |
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8/12 |
11 am – 1 pm |
Ogdensburg Farmers Market |
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8/13 |
9 am – 1 pm |
Canton Farmers Market |
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About St. Lawrence County Office for the Aging:
The Office for the Aging provides service and advocacy for county residents 60 years and older. Programs and services includes: Nutrition Centers and Home Delivered Meals; Home Care Services; Family Caregiver Support; Medical Transportation; Legal Services; Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance. The Office’s mission is to develop a service system specifically designed to best meet the social and human needs of the elderly.
Contact:
Andrea Montgomery
Department Head
St. Lawrence County Office for the Aging
(315) 386-4730