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For immediate release:
From Senior New Ways Executive Director, Judith Pruess-Mellow.
"Coming Fully Alive as You Age" Global Premeiere
Teacher's Resource DVD Kit Aimed at
Improving the Lives of Senior Citizens
Palo Alto, CA - April 28, 2008 — Senior New Ways, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit
organization dedicated to providing education, resources and support to improve
the lives of senior citizens, invites the media to a global premiere of its instructional
video, “Coming Fully Alive as You Age.” This DVD is a component of a four-part
curriculum aimed at educators to facilitate discussions that promote positive aging.
Who: Senior New Ways
What: A screening of “Coming Fully Alive as You Age”
When: Sunday, May 4 between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Where: Media Center of Palo Alto
900 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
650-494-8686
“Coming Fully Alive as You Age” is a DVD-based teacher’s resource that is made
up of four units:
1. “Finding Meaning in Life”
2. “Being Fully Alive in Body, Mind and Spirit”
3. “Aging as a Spiritual Journey,” and
4. “The Uplifting Power of Humor
Senior New Ways created this teacher’s resource for the benefit of senior citizens
and those who work closely with them, especially educators with churches, senior
centers, public libraries, retirement communities and wellness centers. Teachers
appearing in the DVD are gerontologists Susan Harlan and Merrylen Sacks, Marita
Grudzen, MPH, and Vivian Silva, MSW. Some of these teachers will be on hand for
interviews.
The Premiere is also a Welcome Event for its newly formed Board of Trustees, and
that group will be meeting from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. to brainstorm for the future.
The Visiting Angels of Sunnyvale, a service organization providing care and
services to senior citizens, played a major role in funding this teacher’s resource,
which will retail for $97.00 plus tax and is available at the Senior New Ways website
at www.seniornewways.org. Proceeds from sales will go toward Senior New Ways’
operating expenses.
Senior New Ways is a California Public Benefit Non-Profit Organization, with a 501
(c)(3) classification effective May 1, 2005. The Board of Directors is community
and faith-based.
From Senior New Ways Executive Director, Judith Pruess-Mellow.
"Coming Fully Alive as You Age" Global Premeiere
Teacher's Resource DVD Kit Aimed at
Improving the Lives of Senior Citizens
Palo Alto, CA - April 28, 2008 — Senior New Ways, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit
organization dedicated to providing education, resources and support to improve
the lives of senior citizens, invites the media to a global premiere of its instructional
video, “Coming Fully Alive as You Age.” This DVD is a component of a four-part
curriculum aimed at educators to facilitate discussions that promote positive aging.
Who: Senior New Ways
What: A screening of “Coming Fully Alive as You Age”
When: Sunday, May 4 between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Where: Media Center of Palo Alto
900 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
650-494-8686
“Coming Fully Alive as You Age” is a DVD-based teacher’s resource that is made
up of four units:
1. “Finding Meaning in Life”
2. “Being Fully Alive in Body, Mind and Spirit”
3. “Aging as a Spiritual Journey,” and
4. “The Uplifting Power of Humor
Senior New Ways created this teacher’s resource for the benefit of senior citizens
and those who work closely with them, especially educators with churches, senior
centers, public libraries, retirement communities and wellness centers. Teachers
appearing in the DVD are gerontologists Susan Harlan and Merrylen Sacks, Marita
Grudzen, MPH, and Vivian Silva, MSW. Some of these teachers will be on hand for
interviews.
The Premiere is also a Welcome Event for its newly formed Board of Trustees, and
that group will be meeting from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. to brainstorm for the future.
The Visiting Angels of Sunnyvale, a service organization providing care and
services to senior citizens, played a major role in funding this teacher’s resource,
which will retail for $97.00 plus tax and is available at the Senior New Ways website
at www.seniornewways.org. Proceeds from sales will go toward Senior New Ways’
operating expenses.
Senior New Ways is a California Public Benefit Non-Profit Organization, with a 501
(c)(3) classification effective May 1, 2005. The Board of Directors is community
and faith-based.
Judith Pruess-Mellow (top) Margriet DeLange, Vivian Silva, Susan Harlan, and Judith Pruess-Mellow (bottom) |
