FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Silver Haired Legislature To Hold Election May 05, 2022
Notice is hereby given that this year’s Silver Haired Legislature (SHL) election is to be held at Aging Ahead’s senior centers on Monday, May 05. SHL is a formally elected group of volunteers age 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. The SHL hold an annual autumn meeting in Jefferson City with Missouri’s nine other SHL delegations to present, debate and vote on priority bills and resolutions. After the autumn meeting, SHL members speak to senior groups and to legislators 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 Friday April 22, 2022. Contact Chelsea at csnorton@agingahead.org or 636-207-0847 for filing information and documentation.