ALAMOSA — Spark the Change Colorado, a leading volunteerism nonprofit dedicated to service and community health, invites the public to its monthly speaker series, “Spark Speaker Series: Empowering Aging in Colorado.” The next event in the series takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. at the Alamosa Senior Citizens Center. 

Hosted by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Alamosa County, the series addresses issues pertaining to older adults and their health and features local expert speakers on topics such as well-being, nutrition, volunteering, memory, physical health, and much more. All are welcome and no registration is necessary.  

The featured speaker on Tuesday, Nov. 12, is Zoila Gomez, with Cooking Matters, SLV Local Foods Coalition. The title of this presentation is Healthy Holiday Tips and Recipes. This session will focus on how to create some tasty, healthy holiday recipes and include ideas to save time and money in your kitchen year-round! Gomez will provide a demo and share ideas on how to save money when shopping and tips to save foods you don't want to waste or use right away.  

In addition to Gomez’s presentation, Nancy Harris, Spark the Change Colorado’s RSVP Manager for Alamosa County, will talk about the benefits of volunteering in one’s community and ways to get involved with RSVPFor more information about the Spark Speaker Series,or to become an RSVP volunteer, contact Nancy Harris at nharris@sparkthechangecolorado.org or 303-867-0868, or visit https://www.sparkthechangecolorado.org/rsvp.