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1. The Senior Citizens Advocacy Project (SCAP) employs a coordinator to advocate on behalf of elderly issues during Georgia’s General Assembly session. The coordinator of the project provides ongoing education of candidates, legislators and other policy makers regarding senior concerns, cooperates and take direction from the Georgia Council on Aging legislative chair and director; gives technical support and consultation to other aging advocacy groups seeking to impact elderly issues and concerns; investigates emerging issues affecting older Georgians including reading and analyzing legislation and briefing advocates on those emerging issues; assists in preparing testimony, comments, legislation on aging issues; monitors activities of the Department of Community Health and the Department of Human Resources; assists in education and training sessions for older persons, drafts weekly editions of the Senior Issues Newsletter during the General Assembly Session and provides a monthly report of project accomplishments and activities to GGS.
   
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2. GGS Scholarship Fund
   The Georgia Gerontology Society sponsors scholarship opportunities to outstanding graduate and undergraduate students attending a Georgia college or university who are committed to pursuing a career in the field of aging. Two scholarships are awarded each year promote students’ interest in age-related issues and to promote professional development in gerontology. The Robert P. Wray Scholarship of $1,000 is awarded to one undergraduate student, and the Virginia M. Smyth Scholarship of $1,500 is awarded to one graduate student.
   
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