“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 6/10/15:
EngAGE Founder and Executive Director Tim Carpenter was interviewed for an excellent article for the Silver Century Foundation entitled, “Trading the Porch Rocker for Poetry: How Tim Carpenter Is Inspiring Creative Aging,” by Leigh Ann Hubbard:
“This article is the second in our series on the future of aging: interviews with people who are experts in their fields and are also visionaries. We’re asking them to talk about what they believe will happen in the years ahead to change the experience of aging.
“If all goes according to Tim Carpenter’s plan, the future will be full of engaged older people who look at the world creatively and who are considered integral parts of their communities. Through arts programs and celebrated “senior artists’ colonies,” he’s helping this future come to pass.”
The Silver Century Foundation promotes a positive view of aging. The Foundation challenges entrenched and harmful stereotypes, encourages dialogue between generations, advocates planning for the second half of life, and raises awareness to educate and inspire everyone to live long, healthy, empowered lives.
[Read the article as a PDF here: 2015_0610-Trading Porch Rocker]
