Blog archive
March 2024
Addressing The Needs of Older Adults Through Pasadena Village
03/25/2024
Coming Soon: More Resources for Older Americans, Online and in Person
03/25/2024
Community Building Locally and Nationally
03/25/2024
Preparing for the Future with Ready or Not
03/25/2024
Volunteering is at The Heart of the Village
03/25/2024
Women's Liberation: Then and Now
03/25/2024
Writing Memoirs Together
03/25/2024
Current Views on Current Events
03/20/2024
Unchained
03/18/2024
Rumr of Humor issue # 2409
03/10/2024
Blacks Portrayed by European Artists
03/03/2024
Rumor of Humor #2408
03/03/2024
February 2024
Caring for Ourselves and Each Other
02/27/2024
Doug Colliflower Honored
02/27/2024
Great Decisions Connects Us to the Worldwide Community
02/27/2024
Letter from the President
02/27/2024
Pasadena Village's Impact
02/27/2024
The Power of Touch
02/27/2024
Villages as a New Approach to Aging
02/27/2024
Addressing Gang Violence in Pasadena-Altadena
02/21/2024
Rumor of Humor Issue 2407
02/19/2024
Thank You For Caring.
02/12/2024
Rumor of Humor 2405
02/11/2024
Curve Balls
02/10/2024
Sylvan Lane
02/10/2024
Rumor of Humor 2404
02/09/2024
Larry Duplechan, Blacks in Film
02/03/2024
January 2024
Pasadena Village Joins Community Partners in Vaccination Campaign
01/29/2024
Rumor of Humor #2403
01/28/2024
Pasadena Village Joins Two Healthy Aging Resource Projects
01/25/2024
Decluttering: Do It Now
01/24/2024
Village Volunteers Contribute to the Huntington Magic
01/24/2024
Villagers Creating Community
01/24/2024
Villagers Reflect on Black History Month
01/24/2024
Walk With Ease, 2024
01/24/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2402
01/21/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2401
01/15/2024
Re- Entry Programs, a Personal Experience
01/08/2024
How to Create an Engaged and Productive Life
By Susan KujawaPosted: 10/28/2022
Pasadena Village has been looking into the future and seeing a changing and challenging environment. In preparation to meet these new challenges, the Village prepared a Strategic Plan. The plan called for membership growth as one of the important activities needed to meet the challenges. This meant having a good understanding of what the Village provides to its membership and communicating why anyone should join. Members have been surveyed and asked to tell us why they joined and what they believed were the benefits of being members. Here are some of the things that they sent:
· Joining the Village is one of the best decisions I have ever made
· [The Village] will broaden your horizons and bring you joy no matter where you are on your "journey"
· The Village provides a map with many options to dealing with retirement, staying connected, continuing to be involved in meaningful activity, and effectively dealing with aging. I recommend getting involved well before the "need" to be involved becomes a reality. Early involvement provides more support in identifying resources and effectively planning for a future as an older adult. Support of peers is the greatest asset of the Village.
· It's a caring community and provides motivation to keep going!
· It is a good place to meet people and have community plus resources in your life.
· ...there are many very nice people who have my back.
· A great way to stay healthy, happy, connected to others, intellectually stimulated, and have many opportunities for fun social activities
· Join for the comradeship and for help with transportation
· We are all getting older and we owe it to ourselves and our children to be prepared to cope with the inevitable changes. Also - you may think you have a lot of friends, but at the Village you will make very strong friendships that will stand you in good stead.
· Join! You will be enriched by it.
How do we provide such a great experience?
For one thing, we have offerings. We have active groups who walk together or play ping pong. We have educational offerings and cultural offerings where people learn about how to deal with the multiple challenges they face or explore their interests in using literature, theater, or other arts. We have discussion groups that explore social issues, such as race, new developments in science, and deeper philosophical issues of spirituality or personal growth. In addition, and very importantly, we encourage and support members who initiate new groups to explore their own interests such as we all have but have not had time to explore in previous busy lives. The very diversity of our membership provides insights into different experiences of the world that we may not have encountered previously, expanding our understanding of the complex world that we occupy.
Encouraged by this positive feedback about what we have accomplished, we approached the future with confidence as we continue to improve our offerings and extend our reach into new arenas. It is our firm belief that we are offering good values and support in addressing the needs of a growing, aging population.