Ohio Department of Aging

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
[DATE pick a day 2-3 days prior to your event]
Contact: [YOUR ORGANIZATION]

[YOUR ORGANIZATION] Celebrates Senior Citizens Day

[CITY], Ohio - On [DATE], [YOUR ORGANIZATION] will celebrate Senior Citizens Day in [YOUR CITY/COUNTY/REGION] by hosting [TITLE OF EVENT], [DATE, TIME AND PLACE]. The event is open to the public and is intended as an opportunity to celebrate the important role older Ohioans play in our community and to thank them for their contributions and accomplishments.

[INSERT A QUOTE FROM THE LEADER OF YOUR ORGANIZATION - explain why your organization is proud to celebrate senior citizens day and this event]

[INSERT A PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING YOUR EVENT IN MORE DETAIL]

Each May, Ohio and the nation celebrate Older Americans Month, with Senior Citizens Day falling on the third Tuesday of the month. Ohio's theme for celebrations this year, established by the state Department of Aging, is "Loving Life, Helping Others, Supporting Communities" to emphasize the important roles seniors play in our communities as caregivers, volunteers, employees and community leaders.

About Older Americans Month - Older Americans Month was established in 1963 to acknowledge the contributions of past and current older persons to our country. Every President since JFK has issued a formal proclamation during or before the month of May asking that the entire nation pay tribute in some way to elders in their communities. The observance is sponsored nationally by the U.S. Administration on Aging and in Ohio by the state Department of Aging (www.goldenbuckeye.com).