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 offeringsolutions, discussions and tools for aging in place. This series is open to all St. James community residents!

Let’s Talk Scams

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 3:00-4:30 pm

Speaker: Carrie Pasquarello, Global Secure Resources Inc.

Cyber security is an important aspect of staying safe in both our private and professional lives. One wrong click on your computer or phone can lead to chaos! Learn how to spot internet crime and scams aimed specifically at obtaining your information. This discussion will focus on improving technology awareness, facilitating prevention conversations, and providing strategies to proactively (before you click) identify and protect yourselves from scams and internet trickery!

From this presentation you will:

•       Learn the four signs it’s a scam
•       Learn the top scam techniques you should know
•       Identify the technologies that scammers use
•       Understand what you can do to avoid scammers 

This is a highly recommended session for any senior feeling confused or overwhelmed with the increased use and reliance on technology.This program will provide strategies to use for protecting yourself within the ever-changingworld of technology.

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, November 19, 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 November 18th 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.