From State Senators Anthony Musto and Ed Gomes:
Bridgeport Senior Fair Draws Large Crowd
Annual event offered free flu shots, health screenings, benefit info and savings opportunities to attendees
Today more than a hundred senior citizens turned out at the Hall Neighborhood House in Bridgeport to attend a Senior Fair organized by Senator Ed Gomes (D-Bridgeport) and Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull).
The annual fair offered free flu shots to attendees, in addition to health screenings and information on a wide variety of government programs and business discounts for senior citizens.
“We had a great turnout at today’s event, and a lot of seniors got their flu shots for this winter,” said Senator Musto. “I think we helped connect many people to services and opportunities today they might not have known about otherwise. Sometimes government can be difficult to navigate, and it’s not always obvious where to turn for assistance. Events like this help to simply things.”
“I have been to many different health and wellness events in Bridgeport over the years, but this is easily the best one I’ve ever been to,” said senior citizen Nita Swilling, a Bridgeport resident.
Senator Gomes helped to plan and organize today’s event, but was unable to attend in person as he recovers from a recent heart surgery.
Vendors at today’s event included representatives of the Bridgeport Department of Health & Social Services, the CT Energy Efficiency Fund, the CT Office of the Healthcare Advocate, the Department of Consumer Protection, the Southwest CT Agency on Aging, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the CT Housing Finance Authority and others.
