<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Service Coordinator <<a href="mailto:elizabeth@mcgrawhouse.org">elizabeth@mcgrawhouse.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 2, 2011 5:13:41 PM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">TC-HSC-L <<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Talk on Advance Directives</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Service Coordinator <<a href="mailto:elizabeth@mcgrawhouse.org">elizabeth@mcgrawhouse.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 18px; "><b><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><span style="text-decoration: underline; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Healthcare Decision Making / Advance Planning </span></font></b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Times; min-height: 11px; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><span style="text-decoration: underline; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><b></b></span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Are you aware of the legal documents that can help every New Yorker plan ahead and make better, more informed health care and financial decisions. These documents include the health care proxy, power of attorney, and will. These are useful tools in advance planning and help us communicate our wishes to loved ones. If you would like to learn more about these legal tools, you may wish to attend a </span></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">free presentation</span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "> by a knowledgeable attorney: </span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; min-height: 13px; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Presenter:</span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "> Marcie Finlay, Elder Law Attorney</span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Date: Thursday, May 12</span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Time: 2:30 PM </span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Place: McGraw House, 221 So. Geneva St, Ithaca </span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Times; min-height: 11px; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br></span></i></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Also saying a few words will be <b>Beverly Hammons from the Health Planning Council's Sharing Your Wishes project</b>. Beverly will speak about the importance of the health care proxy for all New Yorkers over the age of 18. She will provide written information on the steps you can take to help you think about and follow through on appointing a health care proxy.</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; "><b><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Tompkins County residents <i>of all ages</i> are welcome to this </span></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">free</span></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "> presentation. </span></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">On street parking only.</span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "> </span></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">If you have any questions, call Elizabeth Schneider at McGraw House, 272-7054. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">We hope to see you there.</span></span></font></i></div></b></span></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; "><b><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; "><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">This presentation is part of Mitchell Rabbino National Healthcare Decisions Day, a statewide program of the NYS Bar Association. Through this public service project, attorneys around the State volunteer their time to give free presentations to explain the legal procedures and documents associated with advance planning and advance directives. The goal is to help New York citizens of all ages make better, informed health care and financial decisions. </font></i></div></b></span></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Times; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><br></span></font></i></div></b></span><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>__</div><div>Elizabeth Schneider, MSW</div><div>Service Coordinator</div><div>McGraw House</div><div>700 McGraw House</div><div>Ithaca, NY 14850-5468</div><div>(607) 272-7054</div><div>Fax: (607) 272-3614</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span> </div> <br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>