Category Archives: FYI
How the Arts Can Improve Aging
Hat tip to EngAGE C.O.O. Dr. Maureen Kellen-Taylor for this inspiring link! The Wall: How the Arts Can Improve Aging (3:21) from Aroha Philanthropies on Vimeo.
Peter Hubbell Wants Advertisers to “Get” Old
Peter Hubbell, CEO of the BoomAgers ad agency and author of The Old Rush: Marketing for Gold in the Age of Aging, argues that advertisers need to pay attention to older consumers, not just the younger crowd. Most of us … Continue reading
Vietnam War Vets Reconnect With Their 1960s Pen Pals For a Museum Donation
“Like many school groups last Friday, Mrs. Jerry Davis’ fourth graders marched through the halls of the National Museum of American History. The group was from Camden, New Jersey, but their journey was more than just a school bus ride; … Continue reading
Madame Wu Celebrates Her 100th Birthday
“Kirk and Anne Douglas sent regrets. But Cary Grant’s daughter, Jennifer, was there. Nancy Kwan, who starred in 1961’s ‘Flower Drum Song,’ came, as did two elderly granddaughters of Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary who helped overthrow the Qing dynasty and … Continue reading
White House 2015 Conference on Aging
The White House is planning a conference in 2015 on aging, the first one on this topic in ten years. A website has been set up here, and there’s already an opportunity for you to get involved. If you’d like … Continue reading
In Honor of Veterans Day on 11/11
From the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website: World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” – officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside … Continue reading
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Masters After 80
Frederick Wiseman, T. Boone Pickens, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Edward O. Wilson, Roy Haynes, Carmen Herrera, Ginette Bedard, Tony Bennett, Ellsworth Kelly, Christopher Plummer, R.O. Blechman, Carl Reiner, Frank Gehry, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Betty White. From author to politician, from … Continue reading
