Notice is hereby given that this year’s Silver Haired Legislature (SHL) election is to be held at Aging Ahead’s senior centers on Thursday, May 1 SHL is a formally elected group of volunteers aged 60 or older who advocate on behalf of Missouri’s older adults. Seats are open in the counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin, and Jefferson.
The SHL members meet monthly at the Aging Ahead central office in Manchester with a virtual option available. Each October, the SHL holds an annual meeting in Jefferson City with Missouri’s nine other SHL delegations to present, debate and vote on priority bills and resolutions. Following the meeting, SHL members advocate in a variety of ways to build support for these priority bills. To learn more about the SHL, please visit www.agingahead.org .
The deadline for filing for the SHL election is 4p.m. on Monday, April 21. Contact Jan Keith at jkeith@agingahead.org or 636-207-4206 to learn more, and to receive filing information.