Category Archives: Jasmine
News from the Jasmine: Art
News from the Jasmine at Founder’s Village in Fountain Valley, CA: Art Class provides a relaxing environment for residents to explore their creativity through different art mediums. Recently the class experimented with watercolor and wax transfer, and acrylic on canvas … Continue reading
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Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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News from The Jasmine: Improv Comedy
From Jo McLachlan, Improv Comedy teacher at The Jasmine at Founder’s Village in Fountain Valley, CA: “Our ladies from the Jasmine are at it again! Every comedy club meeting ended up being an argument about politics, so this is the … Continue reading
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News from The Jasmine: Improv Comedy + Art
News from the Jasmine Senior Apartments in Fountain Valley (Orange Country): “Do You Like to Laugh?” – In this weekly class, participants discuss the elements of humor, teach each other about cultural humor, practice speaking English, and learn about improvisation. Research … Continue reading
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The Jasmine: Senior Olympics + Creativity
Meloney Morse, Regional Programs Director reports: “The residents were very happy to inform me that they were sent a ‘party bus’ with bright party lights [for transportation to the EngAGE Senior Olympics]. It was a good day for everyone. Five … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Architecture, Community Cup, Community News, Hand-Crafting, Jasmine
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The Jasmine: Yoga + Children’s Clothing for Africa
Yoga provides safe exercise and facilitates increased flexibility, strength, and endurance as well as a relaxed and focused mental state. Instructor Chihiro Sano includes postures that enhance both mobility and balance. Instructor Shirley Yu reported that residents completed 82 dresses and eight … Continue reading
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Community News: EngAGE’s First Orange County Art Show
EngAGE’s first Orange County art show was great fun for everyone! Congratulations to all 22 artist participants from the Solara Court, Villa Anaheim, Dorado, and Jasmine senior housing communities. We had 50 people in attendance at the opening reception! Thanks to … Continue reading
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Two Videos Featuring Our EngAGE Community Residents
Check out these two great videos featuring our EngAGE community residents! [Email subscribers: click on the title of the post to go to the blog and see the videos.] From Robin Hart, EngAGE Regional Programs Director: The video and poem, … Continue reading
