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Veterans and their families are invited to join Collier Senior Resources (CSR) at the Golden Gate Senior Center – a nonprofit organization working to address the needs of older adults and their caregivers – for a Veterans Day Luncheon at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November, 12, 2019, at 4898 Coronado Pkwy, Naples FL 34116. “We consider it an honor and privilege to give a little something back to our heroes and personally thank these men and women, as well as their loved ones, for all the sacrifices they made on our behalf,” explains Senior Center Director Tatiana Fortune, MSW. Free and open to veterans from all military branches, as well as their loved ones, the event is sponsored by The Law office of Jeffrey M. Janeiro, P.L. RSVPs are required; please include branch of service when calling: 239.919.7322. Collier Senior Resources’ at the Golden Gate Senior Center offers a vibrant, diverse and caring space for some 1,300 members to enjoy comprehensive offerings that include: a daily hot lunch and coffee bar; weekly food pantry, blood pressure, vision and diabetes screenings, oral health assessments, balance testing and fall prevention lectures; monthly birthday parties, dance and exercise classes, Alzheimer’s Support Groups, art therapy, cards and games, holiday parties, crafts; Direct Assistance for Needy Seniors Program and other life-enhancing programs and services. Through the Center, CSR serves more than 1,200 hot lunches a month to seniors in-need and provides 780+ families weekly access to a Meals of Hope food pantry, including 330 needy seniors. The charity maximizes each dollar received by collaborating with trusted partners, including AARP Foundation (job placement and training for out-of-work, low-income seniors), Alzheimer’s Support Network, Area Agency on Aging, Catholic Charities (social services), Collier Area Transport, Collier County Nutrition, SHINE Medicare counseling, Literacy Volunteers, Sheriff’s Office and more. To RSVP for the Veterans Day Luncheon, please call 239.919.7322 and include branch of service. For more information on Collier Senior Resources and the Golden Gate Senior Center, please call 239.252.4541, or visit www.CollierSeniorResources.org.