Welcome to the Team: Wilson Vardumyan

Posted on November 13, 2018 by EngAGE

Welcome to the team, Wilson Vardumyan, Cost Analyst/Accounts Receivable!

Wilson is a motivated professional experienced in data analysis, accounting, and administrative assistance for over five years. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from California State University, Northridge, in 2018. Wilson is a dependable and adaptable team player able to create positive outcomes and work independently. He is skilled in research, effective communications, and manipulating technology to fulfill company needs. During his spare time, Wilson enjoys social interactions, outdoor activities, and reading.

 

 

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News from Metro Compton: Food Forward, Gardening, & Tech Assistance

Posted on November 12, 2018 by EngAGE

Residents at The Metro at Compton Senior Apartments are grateful for the monthly Food Forward program. Food Forward staff and volunteers rescue over 375,000 pounds of surplus produce each week from fruit trees, farmers markets and the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. All of these fresh fruits and vegetables are donated to various programs, including EngAGE. ~ Nutrition and health education programs are provided with support from our partner, SCAN Health Plan.

The Garden Club meets once a month to discuss garden issues and needs. Residents then go out to the garden to water it and clean it up. Let’s flash back to a late summer harvest!

Computer/Tech Class offers a friendly atmosphere in which residents can bring their computers, tablets, and cell phones to receive help operating them.

EngAGE changes lives by transforming affordable senior and multigenerational apartment communities into vibrant centers of learning, wellness, and creativity.

~ Sandra Vargas, Program Director

 

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News from BSAC: Annual Halloween Party

Posted on November 11, 2018 by EngAGE

Residents at the Burbank Senior Artists Colony in Burbank, CA, had a fabulous time at our annual Halloween party.  The Hard Water Band performed classics from the ’60s and ’70s while residents enjoyed turkey chili, cornbread, pumpkin pie, and drinks. The band played an extra long set for all the dancers cutting a rug all night.

~ Megan Hocking, Program Director

Halloween Party: 10/27/2018

This event was supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the  Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

 

BSAC is a Meta Housing Corporation community.

 

 

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News from Cotton’s Point: San Clemente Rocks

Posted on November 10, 2018 by EngAGE

Residents at Cotton’s Point Senior Apartments in San Clemente, CA, enjoy craft time twice a month with Program Director, Jennifer Fallon. They paint rocks, creating beautiful art work, then hide the rocks in the community. Finders post their discoveries on the San Clemente Rocks Facebook page. San Clemente Rocks is “a free social club that paints and hides rocks in San Clemente, CA, for others to find and enjoy. ‘Keep, share, or rehide’ is our motto. This is a creative way to spread artistic love throughout our community. We use this club as a way to raise money for local charity.” There are currently 4,595 in the Facebook group, so there must be a lot of beautifully painted rocks scattered about for lucky residents and visitors to find!

Residents Barbra Morrow and Helen Luhah enjoyed painting their rocks with acrylic paints. They hid them somewhere on Del Mar Street!

EngAGE changes lives by transforming affordable senior and multigenerational apartment communities into vibrant centers of learning, wellness, and creativity.

~ Jennifer Fallon, Program Director

 

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News from Coventry Court: Painting Class

Posted on November 9, 2018 by EngAGE

Residents at Coventry Court Senior Apartments in Tustin, CA, enjoyed a painting class with instructor Nicole who led them in painting an owl. What fun!

Research demonstrates that participating in arts activities improves the health and quality of life of older people.

~ Meloney Morse, Program Director

 

 

 

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Experience Talks 11/11: Sebastian Muñoz

Posted on November 8, 2018 by EngAGE

Experience Talks - EngAGE, Inc.

Experience Talks - EngAGE, Inc.Tune in to Experience Talks, our weekly “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener,” on Sundays at 5:30 PM PT on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online, and now syndicated on up to 100 Pacifica Network stations! Experience Talks is produced by the non-profit EngAGE, Inc.

 

Experience Talks - EngAGE, Inc.Miss the show? You can always hear it as a podcast on the Listen Page of our website! You’ll also find an archive-in-progress of all of our previous shows there for you to enjoy. New shows are usually posted within 48 hours after broadcast.

SUNDAY 11/11 @ 5:30 PM PT
SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ
Host: JOHN SEMPER JR.

 

SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ is an award winning theater and film actor who has also moved into producing and directing over the last decade. He is the founder of Force of Nature Productions, where he serves as Artistic Director and Executive Producer. He was a company member at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group in North Hollywood, CA, where he directed and performed in dozens of hit and award winning shows to acclaimed reviews. In 2015, he directed the original play, “GRACE NOTE,” for the OC-Centric Play Festival at Chapman University in Orange, CA, which went on to win OC Magazine’s “BEST NEW PLAY of 2015.” The short films he has directed, “DEFENSE MECHANISM” and “BUN BUN,” have both gone on to tour film festivals in the U.S. earning great reviews and awards. He is also a Magician Member at the prestigious Academy of Magical Arts at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles. He also volunteers time doing outreach and performing magic for organizations all over Southern California.

Force of Nature Productions is an inclusive Film and Theater production company based in Burbank, CA, focused on developing and producing original works from new, up-and-coming artists of all ages.

 

Get tickets here for the current production at FON!

 

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L.A. Kitchen Closes

Posted on November 7, 2018 by EngAGE

L.A. Kitchen had a motto: “Neither Food Nor People Should Ever Go To Waste.” That belief  led to their three clearly defined goals:

1. Reclaim healthy, local food that would otherwise go to waste.
2. Provide culinary job training to unemployed men and women.
3. Distribute fresh, nutritious meals to fellow Angelenos.

Unfortunately, L.A. Kitchen closed on November 1st because it could not continue to fund its programs. You can read founder Robert Egger’s farewell email here and watch the video about L.A. Kitchen’s journey. EngAGE CEO/Founder Tim Carpenter commented, “I am greatly saddened by the loss of L.A. Kitchen. Such a great place, great idea, and run by a great man, my friend Robert Egger. A big loss for our city.”

L.A. Kitchen’s Empower L.A. culinary school admitted 22 new students every 14 weeks. All of the participants had either been incarcerated, homeless, or had aged out of foster care. The school provided not only valuable job training, but also personal counseling and a nurturing place in which the students could grow. Learn more here.

L.A. Kitchen took cosmetically imperfect fruits and veggies that were donated by farms, wholesale businesses, and local gardens and used them not only to train their new chefs, but to provide healthy meals to the community. Many of our EngAGE community residents benefited from this program which included not only a sample healthy meal, but also instruction in how to cook it and a bag of groceries to make that possible. Here’s an example of one of their visits to the Metro at Compton Senior Apartments in Compton, CA.

We wish Robert Egger the best and know that we’ll see him again somewhere, engaged in continuing, determined efforts to make sure that neither food nor people go to waste.

 

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