November 28, 2009 – 9:19 pm
Kirk Douglas, the 92-year-old actor best known for playing the lead in Spartacus, spent his fifth Thanksgiving in a row feeding the homeless at a shelter in Los Angeles, California. Here is a picture of Kirk getting ready to serve some turkey: Kirk hasn’t lost the acting bug either. In fact, he starred in an [...]
November 26, 2009 – 6:07 am
Engage As You Age wishes everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. For those of you with an opportunity to see your mother, father, grandmother(s), grandfather(s), aunts, uncles, great uncles, great aunts and children be sure to learn something new about them. Engage them in conversation!
November 20, 2009 – 2:45 am
J, the Jewish weekly of Northern California, wrote a great article on Engage As You Age this week. It describes not only our 1×1 social companionship visits to homebound seniors but also our group programming. Click here to read the article and see below for a photo that the J took of Engage As You [...]
November 12, 2009 – 12:23 am
On Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 7:30 PM, Engage As You Age’s founder, Ben Lewis, will discuss technologies that keep families connected at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library in Marin County. This discussion is a great opportunity to learn about ways to send and receive emails without a computer (or even an internet connection). He’ll also discuss [...]
November 7, 2009 – 5:17 pm
Engage As You Age will be leading a panel discussion on “Aging In Place” at San Francisco State University on November 18, 2009. FACT: 9 out of 10 baby boomers and seniors want to remain in their own homes throughout their entire retirement. This panel discussion will cover not only what options are out there [...]
November 3, 2009 – 2:28 pm
Last month, the World Masters Games took place in Sydney. A 100-year-old shot put champion wasn’t the oldest participant! Over 28,000 people participated from 95 countries. The ages of the participants ranged from 25 to 101. Ruth Frith, the 100-year-old shot put champion, took home three gold medals and set the world shot-put record for [...]
