Last month, residents of Tavarua Senior Apartments in Carlsbad, CA, created beautiful 4th of July canvas paintings. The instructor supplied many red, white, and blue materials and supplies, and encouraged the artists to be creative. The finished products were displayed in the community room for the entire month of July. The 4th of July Potluck brought great food, music, and fun for all of the residents to enjoy.
~ Tracy Freeburg, Program Director
Residents at The Piedmont Senior Apartments in North Hollywood enjoy their Wednesday morning routine: Get Fit with Witt exercises followed by a tasty coffee bar.
~ Lorraine Pope, Program Director
“Green Thumbs Up” for craft time at Cotton’s Point in San Clemente, CA. Residents created beautiful succulent arrangements for their apartments in Crafts class.
~ Jennifer Fallon, Regional Program Director
Lots of activity at The Metro @ Compton this summer!
The Food Forward Program provides eligible residents with with a monthly delivery of fresh produce.
Residents sing the Happy Birthday song and enjoy a delicious slice of cake and other light refreshments at the monthly birthday celebration. They also enjoy the monthly raffle.
In Crafts Class, residents get an opportunity to be creative and use their imaginations when given hands on activity and a variety of materials to work with.
Computer/Tech class promotes a friendly atmosphere in which residents can bring their computers, tablets, and cell phones to receive help operating them. Everyone gets useful tips and tricks on different aspects of technology.
The walking club enjoys their weekly morning walks.
~ Sandra Vargas, Regional Program Director
Residents at The Metro @ Hollywood Senior Apartments in Hollywood, CA, enjoy learning new painting techniques and get some very fine results.
A popular new creative and meditative pastime is coloring. Refining the ability to shade work is part of the process that makes the finished picture look special.
Students in the ESL class concentrate on their lesson.
~ Sandra Vargas, Regional Program Director
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Host CYNTHIA FRIEDLOB offers a commentary about our penchant for labeling groups and wonders what we should call older people.
Summer at Magnolia at 9th Senior Apartments in San Bernardino includes classes in Art, Hand-Crafting, Yoga/Meditation, and an informative presentation about health insurance.
Instructor Clarisa Arostegui taught the residents the paper quilling technique using a comb to create paper flowers to decorate a fruit basket. They also worked on a wall hanging decoration made with CDs.
EngAGE sponsored a presentation by Teresa Tinkler, Molina Healthcare, which explained the benefits of a health plan which contracts with both Medicare and Medi-Cal.
~ Alma Wright, Regional Program Director
