Thanks to EngAGE Regional Program Director Sandra for #MakingADifference and sharing this story.
EngAGE25 Celebration: Stories from Our Team – Sandra Vargas
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EngAGE25 Celebration: Stories from Our Team – Laura Spidell
Thanks to EngAGE Northwest Executive Director Laura Spidell for #MakingADifference and sharing this story.
Terrace Glen is a new intergenerational affordable housing community in Tigard, OR. While showing the community room to a new resident and telling her about EngAGE programs and events, she started to cry. She was overcome with emotions of happiness and relief and said, “I’m just so grateful that I won’t have to be alone anymore.” It’s wonderful to see that after 25 years of EngAGE programming, our impact continues to grow in our newest communities.
EngAGE25 Celebration: Creating Community
Residents share monthly birthday parties and holiday celebrations that reflect their communities. At Portofino Villas in 2020, residents cut their birthday cake and enjoyed an intergenerational, traditional celebration of the Lunar New Year.
EngAGE25 Celebration: Stories from Our Team – Sandra Wareing
Thanks to Program Director Sandra for #MakingADifference and sharing this story:
“One day when I came to the property for a karaoke class, a resident was already waiting in the room and looking very sad. I asked him if he was OK. He said he was depressed because of his failing health and the lack of his family’s involvement in his life. But, because he loves to sing, he joined the karaoke session. He sang his heart out with his neighbors, and at the end of the class, he was smiling. I asked him again if he was okay, and he said he was great. He said the session of singing had really cheered him up, and he was feeling much better. It was nice to know that something so simple had made such an important difference in his life.”
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EngAGE25 Celebration: Wellness
Our programs help support an active lifestyle through an array of classes including cardio exercise, strength training, adapted yoga and Pilates, and tai chi. Healthy choices are easier to make with a social network that makes the process fun and boosts accountability. Photos are from Magnolia@Highland, Metro@Chinatown, and Burbank Senior Artists Colony.
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EngAGE25 Celebration: Creativity
Art classes have been a core offering at EngAGE communities since the early days. We believe that people of all ages, regardless of previous exposure to the arts, can develop an appreciation for art and become practicing artists. Here’s a glimpse of resident artists at work for their art show in 2022 at Magnolia@Highland.
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EngAGE25 Celebration: Tim Carpenter’s Essay
It’s founder Tim Carpenter’s birthday today, so we’re looking back at an essay he wrote for our blog in 2016 when he turned 55, an age that made him eligible to move into many of our communities. Photos: Tim with his paternal grandmother, an important influence in his life, and with his wife, Christal, in Portugal. Happy birthday! Read Tim’s essay here.
