{"id":26863,"date":"2026-01-06T16:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=26863"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:30:59","slug":"sunrise-rotarians-hear-about-the-work-of-eccoa-to-help-older-area-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/26863-sunrise-rotarians-hear-about-the-work-of-eccoa-to-help-older-area-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunrise Rotarians Hear About the Work of ECCOA to Help Older Area Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><div><em><b>Pictured (attached):<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0Matt Cekander, Program Chair; Linda Hubbartt; Ryan Wyckoff, Sunrise Rotary President\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Former Rotarian Linda Hubbartt, Executive Director of the Effingham City\u2013County Committee on Aging\u00a0(ECCOA), recently spoke to Rotarians about the agency\u2019s mission and services supporting older adults across the region.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>ECCOA serves seniors in nine counties\u2014Effingham, Fayette, Crawford, Jasper, Clay, Lawrence, Marion, Jefferson, and Richland\u2014with offices in Effingham, Vandalia, Flora, Centralia, and Mt. 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The organization\u2019s Senior Activity Center is located in Effingham\u00a0and serves as a central hub for engagement and support.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Despite her battle with cancer, Hubbartt shared her passion for serving the senior community and advocating for programs that help older adults remain independent in their own homes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>ECCOA offers a wide range of services including the Community Care Program, Ombudsman services, Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP), emergency senior assistance, care coordination, and linkage to resources such as Meals on Wheels, caregiver support, housing assistance, and more.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Community members are encouraged to stay informed by subscribing to ECCOA\u2019s newsletter at\u00a0<a id=\"m_-1195423136676377168OWA8c159f82-4ab7-a4f9-b559-075eda0a8249\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eccoa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.eccoa.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767802781761000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3eK8-D02B_HrrQgMPypHd7\">www.eccoa.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictured (attached):\u00a0 \u00a0Matt Cekander, Program Chair; Linda Hubbartt; Ryan Wyckoff, Sunrise Rotary President\u00a0 Former Rotarian Linda Hubbartt, Executive Director of the Effingham City\u2013County Committee on Aging\u00a0(ECCOA), recently spoke to Rotarians [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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