2024-2025 Speaker Series 

Stay Safe. Stay Strong. Stay Smart!

St. James NEST’s fourth speaker series focuses on the theme: Stay Safe. Stay Strong. Stay Smart! As residents of St. James, we strive to age successfully in our homes. St. James NEST provides both educational and support services to make that a reality. Please join us for this educational series aimed at offering solutions, discussions and tools for aging in place. This series is open to all St. James community residents!

The Four P’s: A Program for Personal and Property Protection

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 - 3:00-4:30 pm

Speaker: Nancy Adelis

Come for a fun, exciting, and energetic presentation by Nancy Adelis, a Safety and Crime Prevention Instructor. This presentation will touch on personal security, potential limitations of seniors, and the most useful tactics to protect yourself and your property. Nancy is a long time St. James resident with a wealth of knowledge in protection strategies for seniors. From this non-firearm, non-martial arts presentation you will:

•     Learn about Brunswick County Crime Statistics such as property theft, sexual offenders, and age-related statistics
•     Understand what to expect from a criminal in mindset and behavior
•     Understand why St James would be a target
•     Gather quick tips on how to stay safe during travel
•     Know how to use assistive devices as protection tools

For any senior living in St. James, security is of vital importance. Learning additional tips on how you can be at your best through enhanced safety practices is key to a sense of security at home. Please join us for this timely educational session.

This program represents one event within the 2024-25 St. James NEST Speaker Series themed Stay Safe. Stay Strong. Stay Smart! Nearly 90% of adults over age 50 — across all age, race, income, and health status categories—want to remain at home and “age in place.”  This speaker series addresses some of the issues that might affect your ability to do so.  If you aren’t yet familiar with St. James NEST, its purpose is to provide services and support to St. James' residents to enhance their ability to make aging in place a reality. The 2024-25 Speaker Series is offering programs in September, November, January, March and May. Please check the St. James NEST Events Calendar for details on the other programs. 

Location:  St. James Community Center
Date:  Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm including a question and answer session.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early such that the program can begin on time. The program is FREE to attend, but we strongly suggest you pre-register due to limited seating capacity, in order to ensure you are able to participate.

Please register by clicking on the Registration button, or via the Help Desk at (910)250-8388. Registration closes on September 23rd at 12noon. 

In case you cannot attend, following each event, the materials and recording of the presentation will be posted on the 2024-2025 Speaker Series page, under the Events tab on the website.