Author Archives: EngAGE
Intercultural Living: Chinese Seniors at a Jewish Senior Residence
At the Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly on 30 Wallingford Road in Brighton, MA, about 300 of the 900 residents are Chinese. Classes in cooking, art, exercise, and more are available. (Sounds like an EngAGE community!) A resident says,”When we have … Continue reading
International Jazz Day: April 30, 2013
“In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe. . … Continue reading
Before Title IX
Baseball season is underway and that prompted this post. It’s not unusual for a young girl to want to play team sports, but that wasn’t always the case. Maria Pepe, now 52, is credited with opening the door for millions of girls to … Continue reading
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Worth Repeating: International Perspective – Canadian Technology That Helps Seniors Bounce Back from Falls
“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 4/23/12: “Falls are the leading cause of injury hospitalizations among Canadians 65 … Continue reading
Community Photo Albums: March
EngAGE community residents enjoyed arts, crafts, ESL and computer classes, and so much more in March, including a knitting group that began making hats and scarves filled with beads to send to our military troops to keep them cool in … Continue reading
Community Highlights: March
There are many gardens throughout our EngAGE Communities, but today we’ll focus on the one at Portofino Senior Apartments in Pomona. In March, gardening expert Alan Moss from Armstrong Garden Center spoke to the residents on how to best take … Continue reading
An “Intergenerational Project” within the Family: Two Great Drummers
Rising star Marcus Gilmore, 25, and the legendary jazz great Roy Haynes, 87, share a love of both the drums and each other. Read their story here on NPR’s A Blog Supreme.
