Author Archives: EngAGE

Tim Carpenter to Speak at TEDx SoCal Event

Posted on May 13, 2011 by EngAGE

EngAGE founder and Executive Director Tim Carpenter will be speaking at “TEDx SoCal: Thriving” in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, July 16, 2011. This day-long event explores how communities, organizations, and individuals can thrive mentally, physically, and artistically.  Click here to … Continue reading →

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Focus on Senior Volunteers: Villa Anaheim’s Second Harvest

Posted on May 13, 2011 by EngAGE

The resident volunteers at Villa Anaheim are busy bagging food from the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County for distribution to many residents. Antoinette, Barbara, Mae, Jeanette, Betty and Sally come together twice monthly and do their thing! Contributed … Continue reading →

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Experience Talks 5/14 Pledge Drive

Posted on May 13, 2011 by EngAGE

Experience Talks will be pre-empted tomorrow for a pledge drive. You can use this opportunity to contribute to KPFK-FM, your listener-sponsored public radio station. Just click here to go to the KPFK website for more information. You can listen to … Continue reading →

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Depression and Hoarding in Older Adults

Posted on May 12, 2011 by EngAGE

An estimated one to five percent of the general population suffers from compulsive hoarding. Hoarders are likely to be depressed or have anxiety or other social disorders, and the problem gets worse with age. In the case of older people, the situation is often complicated … Continue reading →

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Focus on Senior Volunteers: BSAC Mentors Play Guitar

Posted on May 11, 2011 by EngAGE

Burbank Senior Artists Colony residents enjoy mentoring students at the neighboring Burbank Community Day School. Learning how to play and practicing the guitar are favorite activities for everyone — and they fit right in with yesterday’s post about the value of … Continue reading →

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Playing a Musical Instrument is Good for the Brain

Posted on May 10, 2011 by EngAGE

A post entitled “Aging Musicians Have Sharp Brains” on Futurity.org explains that playing a musical instrument may help fight cognitive decline in our later years. Starting to study music while young and continuing for many years seems to have the greatest … Continue reading →

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ChangingAging Blogstream

Posted on May 10, 2011 by EngAGE

The EngAGE Blog is now a part of the new ChangingAging Blogstream! Dr. Bill Thomas and his team at ChangingAging.org have created a site that will gather together blog posts from many different organizations and individuals who are interested in changing the way … Continue reading →

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