Monday, May 6, 2013

Free webinar: NISC 2012 Programs of Excellence Award Winners

The NISC 2012 Programs of Excellence Award Winners is a free webinar that will walk attendees through the 'how we done it good' stories of six senior centers. All of these programs are award-winners.
 

Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013 Time: 1:30PM-2:30PM Eastern; Register here.

I Teach You, You Teach Me Farmers Branch Senior Center, Farmers Branch, TX
Discover how this senior center put technical skills and leisure activities together in a weekly summer program where both groups taught each other what they knew best and learned valuable information that helped make their lives better.


Explore How to Fuel a Creative Life Out Loud Through the Teachings of Leonardo da Vinci Hollin Hall Senior Center Department of Neighborhood & Community Services, Alexandria, VA
Walk us through this six-weeks series of exploration on how to become more creative. How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael Gelb and Sir Ken Robinson readings are inspirations and guides for the class.   


Forever Young Klein JCC Senior Center, Philadelphia, PA
Discover this senior center fundraiser featuring Dr. Andrew Weil and five other nationally renowned speakers, where attendees learned about integrated medicine, healthy aging, meditation and mindfulness, the importance of sleep, and more. 


Seniors Helping Seniors Hancock County Senior Services, New Cumberland, WV
Learn about this program that promotes independence and keeps older adults in their homes. Seniors Helping Seniors utilizes trained and certified volunteers to facilitate the work. The center partners with the local community college to provide the training and certification in electrical, plumbing, and carpentry.


EarthBox Giveaway Program, Container Gardening for Seniors Rancho and Lakeview Senior Centers, Irvine, CA
The EarthBox Giveaway program allows seniors with physical and strength limitations as well as space limitations to produce homegrown fruits and vegetables and seasonal plants and flowers. 

African American History in Lutherville Bykota Senior Center, Towson, MD
During Black History Month, this program highlighted the African American History of the region. Participants talked about the history with rich stories and memories from direct experience in addition to researched facts.

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