Age Friendly

Sample Letter Thanking Someone for Agreeing to Join
the Age Friendly Alliance
Dear,
Thank you for agreeing to be a member of the Age Friendly Alliance in___ At this stage, we
also have agreement from ? and ? to join the Age Friendly Alliance. We are looking forward to
gathering you all together to give you more information about how the Alliance will work and the
exciting synergies that will develop through cross-sector collaboration. Working directly with
older people themselves on solutions for problems that emerge is central to the entire process.
• An Age Friendly County is a place where all older people have a say in how their county
develops. An Age Friendly County will have some/all of the following features:
• Good local transport that takes you where you want to go, when you want to go.
• Well lit public spaces, level footpaths, plenty of pedestrian crossing points, access to
clean toilets and comfortable public seating in your town/village
• Access to good quality health-care either in your home or at the local health centre
• Opportunities to socialise and stay in touch with friends, family and neighbours
• Opportunities to stay working, set up a business, pursue further education or volunteer
• A sense of feeling safe in your home and when out and about
• Knowing what services are available and what social activities are held in your city/county
What’s more, we believe that an Age Friendly City/County will benefit everyone in the
community, not just the older people. Safe, friendly communities with good facilities are
good places for children, young people and families of all ages.
We are planning to launch the Age Friendly County Programme on ? We hope to have all
members of the Alliance in place to attend this launch and attend a short meeting of the
Age Friendly Alliance beforehand. Are you available to attend this meeting at ? and stay on
to attend the official launch at ?
Please let me know as soon as possible of your availability,
Yours sincerely,
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