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PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) –State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth held her annual Senior Fall Luncheon on Saturday to hear from the local senior citizens.

The Senior Luncheon was held at Childers Banquet and Catering Center in Peoria.

It started to help senior citizens express their concerns in the community and challenges with getting older. The biggest thing Gordon-Booth’s office noticed was many senior citizens experience a large degree of loneliness.

Gordon-booth said she’s working on developing a senior center to advance the quality of life for the elderly.

"We as a community have to be very intentional about creating spaces so that those that do make it to 75, 85 that they still can live here with a quality of life that they deserve," said Gordon-Booth.

This is the fifth year her office has held the Senior Fall Luncheon.

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November 9, 2024 at 06:55PM