Welcome New Advisory Board Member, Angela Huddy Angela began her philanthropic journey in grade school when she first began earning money to send to her adopted pen pal via Save the Children. Growing up in Dallas, she both joined and led a Camp Fire group that included spending time with seniors in group care settings.
Help Kids Bloom, Supply the Classroom, 9/11 Day of Service Project engAGE Travis County's, "Help Kids Bloom, Supply the Classroom" 9/11 Day of Service project will help collect supplies for three local Title 1 schools in Travis County (Caldwell Elementary, Barrington Elementary, and Govalle Elementary). engAGE will collect new Nap Mats (Kinder mats), peanut-free
Helpful websites and Austin area resources for seniors: National Vial of Life Project - The Vial of Life Project is a smart way to have your medical information organized and on-hand for first responders in the event of an emergency. www.vialoflife.org Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area - www.aaacap.org - Is a trusted
AGE of Central Texas is collaborating with law firms to help older adults create their estate plans and other end of life documents on Saturday, February 25 at the Asian American Resource Center by appointment.
The engAGE Travis County "Warm Hands, Warm Hearts" project, collected new/hand-made/never worn gloves, mittens and hats to distribute to those in need. Thank you to everyone who donated via our Amazon wish list and our collection bins. We collected 200 items to distribute. Diane Holloway with Sunrise Community Center, accepting collected hats and gloves from
Make emergency preparedness your superpower! The City of Austin’s is hosting monthly Emergency Preparedness Pop-Up events in each of Austin’s 10 City Council Districts throughout 2023. These events are open to the public and designed to help equip Austinites with the information, tools and resources needed to prepare before an emergency. The first 50 guests
Learn how to have difficult conversations about dementia and the steps for getting an accurate diagnosis. April Wiechmann, PhD, will explain the process for getting a diagnosis and the role of neuro psychological assessments. Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 12- 1 pm. For more information, call 800-272-3900 or register at alznct.news/FEB15.
The Dinner on Us program, collected gift cards and monetary donations to give to individuals and families in Travis County. Your donations helped give gift cards to 10 clients from various local community centers. Thank you for your generosity!
This program emphasizes the skills needed in day-to-day pain management to maintain or increase activity and live a healthy life. You will learn: Techniques to deal with frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation Moving easy exercises and nutrition for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility and endurance Appropriate use of medications Pacing activity and rest Communicating effectively
Volunteering makes an immeasurable difference in the lives of others. But did you know how much you help yourself by giving back? From lowering stress to boosting self-confidence, volunteering offers many health benefits—especially for older adults. Just search the web: There are over 19 million hits for articles on how doing good helps people lead
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