An Easter bonnet is any new or fancy hat worn at Easter. It represents the tail end of a tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter, in harmony with the renewal of the year and the promise of spiritual renewal and redemption.
Anyone remember this song? 鈥淚n your Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it, You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.鈥�
So during the seniors鈥� meeting our ladies wore their Easter bonnets.
After the regular meeting on April 10, the Maymont Seniors had RCMP Cpl. Ken Aspen come to the seniors鈥� centre to show a film and to talk about fraud against seniors. Many senior citizens own their homes, have excellent credit and 鈥渘est eggs,鈥� which make them vulnerable to con artists. Our seniors are polite and trusting and con artists exploit these traits, knowing that it鈥檚 hard for some of these seniors to say no or to hang up on them.
Seniors more than likely won鈥檛 report being scammed, because they鈥檙e ashamed or fear or family or friends may think they no longer have the mental capacity to take care of their own financial affairs . It鈥檚 hard for elderly people who do report these crimes to be a provide statementss. Cons know the effects of age on memory and they are counting on the elderly senior not being able to supply enough detailed information to the investigation.
Telemarketing fraud is serious. If you are an old person living alone, you may be a special target of people trying to sell bogus products and services by telephone. Telemarketing scams involve offers of free prizes, low cost health care products such as vitamins and inexpensive vacations. Take care out there, seniors, hang up or just say no.
