March 31, 2010 – 12:18 pm
The Washington Post recently published “A Guide for Making the Most of Old Age.” What stood out for us at Engage As You Age were the first two items in the guide: Exercise your brain Strong social ties can also help For the brain fitness or exercising your brain section of the article it cites [...]
Engage As You Age is 1 of 30 finalists in the Vertical Response New Deal Contest. Please vote for us. You’ll need to create an account with Vertical Response. We’ll put the money towards providing Engage As You Age’s 1×1 visits to a lower-income senior in the San Francisco Bay Area. CLICK HERE to see [...]
Are you a movie buff? Would you like sharing your love of movies with others? The Peninsula Jewish Community Center in Foster City is looking for a volunteer who would be interested in helping to run a program that meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 2:00-4:00 PM. We need help in [...]
March 15, 2010 – 11:58 pm
We spend a lot of time blogging on this website about seniors, elders, older adults (or whatever the politically correct term of the year is for the 62+ population). A large number of our posts have focused on people who inspire, impress and/or just do something really cool. Do you have a family friend or [...]
There are over 5 million Americans that are living with Alzheimer’s disease. A just released report from the Alzheimer’s Association, 2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, finds that African-Americans and Hispanics are at the highest risk of developing the disease. The Alzheimer’s Association found that African-Americans are nearly twice as likely as Caucasians to develop [...]
The Castro Courier just wrote a great article on Engage As You Age in their March edition. The neighborhood newspaper is based out of San Francisco. The Castro Theater, Dolores Park and other attractions are part of the area. Click here to read the it!
To be honest, the title of this blog post is a bit of a teaser. We’re not sure who the oldest active mayor is in America. Up until January of 2010 it was 102-year-old Dorothy Geeben. Geeben, also known as “Mayor Dorothy,” moved to Ocean Park Breeze, Florida in 1952 and in 1976 was elected [...]
Engage As You Age has a page on Facebook (with 170 fans and counting!). Become a fan of us on Facebook and you’ll not only hear about our latest blog entries but also hear about Facebook-only discounts for new and existing clients. Are you a senior that would like to learn how to get on [...]
