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to thrive as they age.

Celebrate National Volunteer

Appreciation Month

National Volunteer Month in April celebrates the impact volunteers have on our lives and encourages active volunteerism in generations to come. Volunteers generously donate their time and energy to organizations that they are passionate about helping. There are so many areas in everyday life that use volunteers. This month, we salute them for their unwavering services to businesses and communities and hold aloft their examples to inspire young and adults towards volunteerism.

Volunteers with the Illinois Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program are working to ensure fewer people in Illinois become victims of health care fraud. With training and support from the Illinois SMP Program and its partners, SMP volunteers provide outreach and education in their communities.

We appreciate all of our SMP Volunteers and how much they contribute to the program. They are great advocates for not only AgeOptions and the SMP program but older adults throughout Illinois.

If you or someone you know wants to volunteer with the Illinois SMP program, please email ally.cassity@ageoptions.org or call 1-800-699-9043. You can also visit click here for more information on volunteer.

April 2, 2025, at 9:00 am – Senior Safety Seminar with SMP 

Village Church of Lincolnshire (201 Riverwoods Rd. Lake Forest, IL  60045) 

April 8, 2025, at 7:00 pm - SMP Presentation and Bingo 

Prairie Trails Public Library (8449 S. Moody Avenue Burbank, IL 60459) 

April 9, 2025, at 11:30 am - SMP Presentation  

Senior Services Associates (2111 Plum Street First Floor Aurora, IL 60506) 

April 9, 2025, at 1:00 pm – Leyden Food Pantry Resource Fair

Leyden Township Hall (2501 N. Mannheim Road Franklin Park, IL 60131) 

April 10, 2025, at 1:30 pm – SMP Presentation 

Richton Park Public Library (22310 Latonia Lane Richton Park, IL  60471) 

April 12, 2025, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm - Senior Community Resource Fair  

Park Central Banquet Hall (3000 Central Road Rolling Meadows, IL 60008) 

April 14, 2025, at 11:30 am – SMP Presentation and Bingo  

Aging Care Connections (111 W Harris Ave. La Grange, IL  60525) 

April 15, 2025, at 11:15 am – Spanish SMP Presentation and Bingo

Casa Maravilla (2021 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60608) 

April 17, 2025, at 10:30 am – SMP Bingo 

Parkway Bank (4800 N Harlem Ave. Harwood Heights, Illinois 60706) 

April 18, 2025, at 12:00 pm – SMP Presentation 

Poplar Creek Village Senior Apartments

(2250 W Golf Rd, Hoffman Estates, IL  60169) 

April 23, at 11:00 am – Cook County Commissioner SMP Presentation 

Frisbie Senior Center (52 E Northwest Hwy. Des Plaines, IL  60016) 

April 24, 2025, from 10:00am until 11:30am – SMP Presentation & Bingo

Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District

(19901 Stony Island Ave. Lynwood, IL 60411) 

April 24, 2025, at 11:00 am – SMP Presentation  

Berwyn Public Library (2701 S Harlem Ave. Berwyn, IL  60402) 

April 24, 2025, at 12:30 pm – SMP Presentation

Pav YMCA (2947 S. Oak Park Avenue, Berwyn, IL  60402) 

April 29, 2025, at 11:00 am –Spanish SMP Presentations 

Consulate General of Mexico (204 S Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL  60607) 

April 30, 2025, from 9:30 am until 2:00 pm – Active Senior Expo

Chicago Gaelic Park (6119 W. 147th Street Oak Forest, IL 60452) 

April 1, 2025

Empowering people to thrive as they age.