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Partnership creates a multidimensional week of opera by Rene Katsinas with Paul Houghtaling
When the director of the Opera Theatre at the University of Alabama (UA) called to inquire whether the residents of Capstone Village would be interested in participating in National Opera Week with their students, I was delighted to say “Yes!”
As with any performance, let’s start with the players.
During National Opera Week, opera companies and schools host free, accessible events to their communities with the goal of introducing new people to opera and maintaining the interest of opera lovers. The week is sponsored by OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Asbury's Taste of America: engaging residents with multidimensional dining events
Asbury~Solomons Island is part of Asbury Communities, based in Germantown, Maryland. A not-for-profit senior living organization, Asbury Communities manages a system of continuing care retirement communities in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma. With the mission of “Creating services for seniors that enhance the value of the life span,” the company introduced Sodexo Senior Services’ HealthAbility™ program throughout its campuses in early 2009.
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NuStep celebrates the 'Pinnacle' of wellness
The recipients of the 2012 NuStep Pinnacle Award are The Garlands of Barrington in Barrington, Illinois; and Granite Reef Senior Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition to a NuStep T5XR Recumbent Cross Trainer, each organization received airfare and a two-night hotel stay for a representative to attend the 2011 International Council on Active Aging Conference in Orlando, Florida. Steve Sarns, NuStep’s vice president of sales and marketing, presented commendations to these representatives at the December event.
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Valle Verde commits to better the world with its Green Footprint program
Set in the foothills of Santa Barbara, California, Valle Verde is a nonprofit, continuing care retirement community owned and operated by American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW), a senior living provider based in Pleasanton. The Valle Verde living experience, according to the community’s website, emphasizes choice, individuality, a positive atmosphere and a commitment to environmental stewardship. Many improvements to the 60-acre campus have involved collaborative effort and innovative thinking about how to reduce the environmental impact on the community itself, as well as the world that surrounds it.
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ICAA Champions in action: initiative gains momentum, makes inroads across North America by Marilynn Larkin, MA
In the September/October issue of the Journal on Active Aging®, the International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA) provided a step-by-step guide to help organizations and individuals join the ICAA Champions program. An integral part of ICAA’s Changing the Way We Age® Campaign, ICAA Champions serve as role models and educators in the effort to shift society’s perceptions of aging.
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Activating older adults with 'Nordic' pole walking and exercise programs by Tom Rutlin, BS
Among the most basic of all human activities, walking is essential to maintaining functional independence as we age. However, declining confidence, muscle fitness and proprioception (which allows us to sense body position in space) can threaten our ability to walk safely and thus stay independent. “Nordic” pole walking and pole exercise programs offer simple, effective options for regular physical activity participation, promoting health, function and independence in older adults.
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