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Drew Mello talks with Liliana Herrera from Area Agency on Aging.

The agency will be offering a two day seminar to train leaders for the A Matter of Balance program, which helps to manage falls and increase activity level. The seminar will take place on Thursday and Friday May 9 & 10th at WellMed on Lake Whitney Place in Port St. Lucie.

For more information on Area Agency on Aging go to: www.youragingresourcecenter.org or call the Elder Helpline toll-free at 866-684-5885.

For more information on A Matter of Balance call Terri at 772-579-84

This week,

Drew Mello talks with Steve Dorrance, executive director of Treasure Coast Community Health Foundation.

Treasure Coast Community Health focuses on meeting the medical, dental and mental health needs of non-insured and under-insured residents of Indian River County.

They’ll be hosting the first Great Duck Derby, to benefit their Women’s Healthcare Safety Net Fund, on Sunday, May 19 at Captain Hiram’s resort in Sebastian.

Hutchinson says the Indians were "dirt poor" in the early 1960s when he and his wife, Joan, camped on the reservation, "and so were we!"   

Drew Mello talks with Louise Murtaugh, executive director of Molly’s House in Stuart.

Molly’s House provides affordable temporary housing to patients and their families during crises requiring medical treatment on the Treasure Coast.

The fourth annual Molly’s House food and wine tasting event, Prêt À Manger, will take place on Monday April 22 at Molly’s House.

For more information: www.mollyshouse.org

They were postwar ventures in Fort Pierce. Builder O.C. "Pete" Peterson, now 94, shares some memories.

Drew Mello talks with Charlene Foster, director of development for YMCA of the Treasure Coast.

The Y will be hosting a Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their branch on Monterey road in Stuart.

For more information visit: www.ymcatreasurecoast.org