MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Kim McCaslin| Assoc. VP of Operations
Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC)
[email protected] | 814.459.4581 x 446
GECAC PROVIDES FREE VEGETABLES AND FRUIT TO SENIORS
Erie, PA — Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC) announced that GECAC Erie County Area
Agency on Aging will be distributing $20 vouchers for the purchase of Pennsylvania produce through the
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. The program is intended to encourage more low-income
seniors to incorporate fruit and vegetables into their diets. The vouchers were made possible by the
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
To be eligible, a senior must be an Erie County resident, 60 years of age or older in 2016 and meet the
income guidelines. Income eligibility is based on the total household income and on the number of people
living in a household.
1 Person Household
$22,311 or less
4 Person Household
$45,510 or less
2 Person Household
$30,044 or less
5 Person Household
$53,243 or less
3 Person Household
$37,777 or less
Add $7,733 for each additional person
Eligible seniors may receive vouchers, while supplies last, through one day events as listed below.
Seniors will be required to attend the distribution site and date per the zip codes areas indicated. For
zip codes not listed, seniors should go to the site closest to where they reside.
Eligible seniors must show proof of age and residency (not income) at the distribution site (driver’s
license, PA ID, Birth Certificate, current utility bill other official mailing with address).
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Location
Date/Time
ZIP Codes of Distribution
Erie Bayfront Convention Center
1 Sassafras Pier, Erie
June 5, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
16501, 16502, 16503, 16504,
16505, 16506, 16507, 16508,
16509, 16510, 16511, 16512
Northwestern Senior Center
9 Academy Street, Albion
June 9, 2017
9:00 a.m. to noon
16401, 16412, 16410, 16411,
16444, 16430, 16475, 16443
North East Senior Center
50 East Main St., North East
June 12, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
16428, 16421
Corry Senior Center
25 First Ave., Corry
June 12, 2017
9:00 a.m. to noon
16407, 16413
Tri-Boro Senior Center
7555 West Ridge Rd., Fairview
June 12, 2017
9:00 a.m. to noon.
16415, 16417, 16426, 16423
Union City Senior Center
27 Johnson St., Union City
June 16, 2017
9:00 a.m. to noon
16427, 16442, 16441, 16438
For zip codes not listed, seniors should go to the site closest to where they reside.
Seniors may appoint someone else (Proxy) to pick-up their vouchers for them. A Proxy Form must be
picked up in advance of the date, be completed in full, signed and brought to the distribution site. Proof
of age and address for the senior must be presented by the proxy, as well; the proxy will need to show
their own ID. Proxy forms may be picked up at any of the GECAC Senior Centers or at the Main GECAC
Office, located at 18 W. 9th Street in Erie, or they may be mailed upon request. Proxy’s may not proxy
for more than four seniors.
Last year, GECAC provided $70,000 worth of vegetables and fruit to 3,500 Erie County seniors through
the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
To learn more about GECAC’s Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program contact (814) 459-4581 x400 or
[email protected]. Information about the GECAC Erie County Area Agency on Aging can be found at
www.gecac.org.
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