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Today we bring you…
EXPANDING YOUR SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMMING ~ Part 2
The Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies
on Agingwelcomes you to the
TOOLS FOR THE TRADEWebinar Series.
Aging PositivelyRennie Cohen
Presented by Mary Catherine Dabrowski
“No one sees the worldas it really is; we only see the world as we are.”
~ Dr. Stephen Covey, author of “7 Habits of Highly EffectivePeople”
Who. . .
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Generation Gaps
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Generation Gaps
Think INTERESTNot AGE
William Gibson is one of the best-known North American science fiction writers and is reported to have first said this in an interview on Fresh Air, NPR (31 August 1993).
ONE SIZE
FITS ALL!
DOESNOT
FITS ALL!
That’s why they make chocolate and vanilla!
CHOICE
After-work hours Weekend activities Short-term series
DevelopCreate Choices
VARIETYVariety is the spice of
life! Create Variety
Multiple ideas Community connections Off-site activities
Develop
Think. . .
Do “one-size-fits-most”
red, silver-glitter-snowflaked, argyle tights
really fit most?
the men!
…most short women
…most “Eddie Bauer” women
…most heavy women …most thin women
…most tall women
…most “Lord & Taylor” women
and how about
Why develop “ONE-size-fits-MOST”
programs?
Don’t think “either” . . . “or”
Think “Both”
“New” Trends• Health, Vitality & Wellness –
“forever young”
• Work, Money & Avocation –postponing or changing retirement
• Creativity & Learning – college-type classes
• Passion, Play, Travel & Adventure – don’t work all the time
• Fashion & Beauty - important
• Family & Friends – important
• Caregiving & Grandparenting – the “sandwich generation”
• Romance/Love & Sexuality – NOT too old…
• Giving Back, Volunteering & Philanthropy – not just “me generation”
• Religion & Spirituality – open to the Universe…
“New” Trends
Ask what is most important to your center’s purpose & programming.
Recognize
INTERESTS
Recognize what are important interests in your community.
IdentifyVALUES
What's workingand how can we do more of it?”
Center Without Walls
Look Around Your Neighborhood for…
Your Local Yarn Shop
Knitting – different experiences to different people
Knitting – different experiences to different people
Knitting Joseph's technicolor
dreamcoat for the local theater.
Knit-a-thon to break a Guinness World Record & raise money
Intergenerational Mentoring
Knitting – not your Grandma’s Knitting anymore!Yarn Bombing or Guerrilla Knitting
A new form of “street art” spreading across the country—taking colorful knitted & crocheted pieces and stitching them onto trees & things—from mailboxes to buses.
Knitting – not your Grandma’s Knitting anymore!Yarn Bombing or Guerrilla Knitting
A new form of “street art” spreading across the country—taking colorful knitted & crocheted pieces and stitching them onto trees & things—from mailboxes to buses.
Your Pet Shop or Sporting Goods Store
Walking/Hiking—no limit on age or season
Walking/Hiking—no limit on age or season
AARP Bulletin poll—positive relationship between pet ownership & exercise among pet owners
AARP Bulletin poll—positive relationship between pet ownership & exercise among pet owners
Your Community Day
Your Community Day
Your Community Day
Your Community Day
• Boomers are used to paying for
classes & activities• Charging fees for some programs does not mean you stop offering free programs
• Offering a basic form of a program for free does not mean you can’t charge for an upleveled variation
Stop Giving It All Away for Free!
It matterswhat you call people!
“senior citizen(s): Steer clear of this term.”
Glossary of Terms ~ From a 2007 issue of Age Beatthe Newsletter of the Journalists Exchange on Aging
Another quote from Douglas AdamsAnything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. Anything invented after you’re 35 is against the natural order of things.
Thank you to P4A for this Tools for the Trade Webinar!
Aging PositivelyRennie [email protected]
IMPROVING YOUR CENTER’S BOTTOM LINE
GROWING A MEMBER SUPPORT TEAM
ASKING FOR MONEY IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK!
THE ROLE OF ARTS & CREATIVITY IN YOUR SENIOR CENTER
EXPANDING YOUR SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMMING ~ Part 1
This presentation, along with the following webinars in this series, will be archived on the P4A website.
Photo Credits• Jeweled Globe by FadderUn• Royal Geographical Society World Globe by BiblioArchives / Library
Archives• Globe Terrestre by BiblioArchives / Library Archives• Globe by stevecadman• Globe by nsikander28• Globe by jbachman01• Globes by tuppus• Old Globe by ToastyKen• Globe by Joe Shlabotnik• Globe Sculpture by Mr. T in DC• Good Looking World by Beedle Um Bum• Globe by vasta• Old Telephone by Si!• Princess Telephone - suitable for framing by MarkGregory007• time for CHANGE by marsmet546• the future is here by Will Lion• one-size-fits-all By Micky.!• Chocolate & vanilla cupcakes by Angelina Cupcake• Spices by Austin555• One size fits all. Welcome to the 80's by herogbr• Diversifying by quinn.anya• Heidelberg Army Wellness Center by heraldpost• Work Station with Broken Computer by unprose• Education by Sean MacEntee• Travel Guides by Vanessa (EY)• Family Gathering, International Restaurant by yeweyi• 3 Generations! by Visual Artist Frank Bonilla• Holding hands at any age by Julie70• Middlesex County Volunteer Sign by jameskm03• spiritual connections by Grant MacDonald
• Anneke's Needleworks by meknits• Meg's photo of Grandma/Mum knitting by dumbledad• Knitting away by dlanor smada• Knitting with Grandma by tomkellyphoto• Coventry Knit-a-thon by amandabhslater• Yarn bombing book by ABC Open Central Victoria• Yarn bombing parking metre by Twilight Taggers• Yarn Bombing fun day by Twilight Taggers• Yarn Bombing by sweeneybird• Yarn bombing at Rotunda by Mundoo• tools of the trade by World of Oddy• Recording the knitting circle with smartphones by ABC Open
Central Victoria• Hiking Group Pic by boxercab• The Narrows Road walk on Campobello February 1, 2009 by
Campobello Island• Head Harbour Light Walk July 27, 2008 by Campobello
Island• Lichfield Alzheimer's Society Memory Walk 2010 by Lichfield
Live• Lichfield Cathedral Dash by Lichfield Live• Real Men Wear Pink by Terry Tyson• Greyt Greyhounds and Friends Fair by cooksr• Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Pet Parade, Shreveport, LA by
Shreveport-Bossier: Louisiana’s Other Side• Pet Parade by MBK (Marjie) Los Angeles District Celebrates
City of Torrance AFD 2012 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District
• Planning the booth ~ 1 of 3 photo by Urban Woodswalker• 106:365 Collingswood Craft Show by a.rosy.outlook (Stacy) • Senior Citizen Roast by fodwyer• Infocom - Hitchhikers Guide by kreg.steppe• Aug 23-08 Sointula Pet Parade judge3 by sointula • Questions? by Rajiv Patel (Rajiv’s View)