Some very committed residents of Tavarua Senior Apartments in Carlsbad, CA, are enjoying fitness classes offered every week. Fitness instructor Danyll Monroe provides creative programming, with special attention paid to flexibility, strength, and balance. All levels are welcome to this customized fitness program.
~ Tracy Freeburg, Program Assistant
On February 18th, the Piedmont Senior Apartments in North Hollywood, CA, honored Black History Month with a presentation and potluck. Music was performed and speakers told stories about some of the important historical figures. All this was followed by a delicious potluck dinner and enthusiastic birthday celebration. Approximately 100 attendees enjoyed the annual event.
Photo credit: Simone Patti
~ Lorraine Pope, Program Director
The VOL (Visits of Love ) Club from San Clemente High School brought smiles and love to Cotton’s Point Senior Apartments in San Clemente, CA, in February. The club members brought over 80 handmade Valentines – with chocolate! – to give to the residents. Door-to-door greetings and Valentine treats were enjoyed by all. What a Happy Valentine’s Day for our residents!
~ Jennifer Fallon, Regional Program Director
EngAGE Founder and Executive Director Tim Carpenter is a presenter in the Age Without Borders Virtual Summit on February 26th through March 4th.
Over 50 experts in the field of aging will provide seven days of inspiring and engaging 30-minute video-based lectures posted online, with multiple experts featured each day. The summit will show you how to stay mentally and physically healthy, join the encore entrepreneur boom, re-think your paradigms about aging, and get tech savvy. Get your free day pass by registering here.
For the “early bird” registration fee of $97, you can upgrade to the ALL ACCESS PASS, which includes lifetime access to the 50+ speaker sessions, as well as audio downloads, custom guidebook pages and over $300 in bonuses.
Learn more about the summit and about summit founder Kari Henley in this informative article by Matt Perry for California Health Report.
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Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Encore.org, and friend of EngAGE, has literally written the book on reinventing yourself: The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife. Hailed by the New York Times as “the voice of aging baby boomers [seeking] meaningful and sustaining work later in life,” Marc’s book offers a recipe for how we can transform America’s coming midlife crisis into a midlife opportunity for the millions of people in their fifties, sixties, and seventies who are searching for answers to the question, “What’s next?”
To learn more, take a listen to an interview with Marc; Jane Brody, personal health columnist for the New York Times; Pamela Mitchell, founder and CEO of the Reinvention Institute; and Gretchen Rubin, writer, author and happiness expert: “Reinventing Your Life, Your Career” on the WBUR (Boston, MA) radio show, On Point, with Tom Ashbrook.
The residents of Portofino Villas Senior Apartments in Pomona, CA, come to Art Class motivated to learn and create. Working with newspaper was a challenge initially, but they have built their confidence in art over time. This project culminated successfully with pretty and colorful wall decorations. The final work will be displayed at the property for all residents to enjoy.
~ Alma Wright, Regional Program Director
In January, Pac Arts (Pacific Avenue Arts Colony) in San Pedro, CA, hosted a Speakers Event with Engage Founder and Executive Director Tim Carpenter interviewing Linda Grimes. Linda is a founder and Managing Director of the San Pedro Waterfront Arts District whose mission is to promulgate more public art projects in San Pedro.
Last summer, Linda posted a call for artists for a public mural project and Pac Arts muralist, Luis Sanchez, won the commission for a 100′ mural that has been recently completed next to the Warner Grand Theatre.
Tim’s interview with Linda was broadcast on Experience Talks on 1/29. If you missed the show, you can listen to the podcast here in our Experience Talks Archives.
~ Helene Weinberg, Program Director
