Category: SF Bay Area Aging Events
By Ben Lewis • July 8, 2010
Heard of the Make a Wish Foundation? Chances are you have. Heard of An Elderly Wish Foundation? Chances are you haven’t. If you’re a resident of Contra Costa County you should learn about this amazing organization. They’re similar to the Make a Wish Foundation but grant last wishes for terminally ill seniors that live in… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • June 27, 2010
The Belvedere-Tiburon Library in Marin County will host a senior week from Tuesday, July 13th through Friday, July 16th. This will be a great event for Marin County residents that are interested in learning about homecare, caregiving, aging in place, Alzheimer’s disease in Marin, dementia and anything else related to being an elder or having… Read more »
By Stacey Palevsky • June 21, 2010
When most people turn 65, they retire. They start golfing, perhaps, or start that knitting project they always wanted to start but never found the time to do so. Maybe they begin to volunteer, or host dinner parties, or read more books. Olga Murray is not most people. When she turned 65, she started a… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • March 24, 2010
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… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • March 17, 2010
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… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • March 6, 2010
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!
By Ben Lewis • February 21, 2010
I was lucky enough this Saturday to see Stagebridge’s Sylvia’s Advice on How To Age Gracefully on Planet Denial. Based on Nicole Hollander’s comic strip Sylvia, the show was really really good. The two best performances (at least in my opinion) were done by Joan Mankin who played Sylvia and the female cat played by… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • February 19, 2010
Our CBS 5 TV Special is now up on our website (in the videos section). You can also see the videos in this blog:
By Ben Lewis • February 16, 2010
Living Well Assisted Living At Home is hosting a great (and free) seminar on Wednesday, February 24th @ 6 pm. Living Well is one of Engage As You Age’s partners and we’ve co-presented with them and have seen first hand what a great job their CEO Dr. Tessa Ten Tusscher does. She’ll be co-presenting with… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • January 31, 2010
On February 11, 2010, the monthly Silicon Valley Positive Aging Forum Series will takes place at Avenidas (located in Palo Alto, California). It will feature Dr. Laura Carstenson, a Stanford University Professor and the Founding Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity. The topic of her lecture is A Long Bright Future. This lecture is… Read more »
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