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October 2024

ARBORIST WALK: NOT FOR TREE HUGGERS ONLY!
10/29/2024

Bill Wishner: Visual Hunter
10/29/2024

Can a Village Group Fix Our Healthcare System?
10/29/2024

Community Board Directors Strengthen Village Board
10/29/2024

Connecting with Village Connections: The A, B, C, & D’s of Medicare @ 65+
10/29/2024

Grief is a Journey: Two Paths Taken
10/29/2024

Message from the President
10/29/2024

Promoting Informed & Involved Voters
10/29/2024

What Will Be Your Legacy?
10/29/2024

1619, Approaching the Election...
10/27/2024

Beyond and Within the Village - A Star is Born
10/17/2024

Happiness by Priscilla Leonard
10/11/2024

Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
10/11/2024

Unpainted Door by Louise Gluck
10/11/2024

In the Evening by Billy Collins
10/10/2024

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
10/10/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

September 2024

August 2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

First Anniversary
08/19/2024

Alexandra Leaving by Leonard Cohen
08/16/2024

Muse des Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden
08/16/2024

The God Abandons Antony by Constantinos P. Cavafy
08/16/2024

Ch – Ch – Ch –Changes
08/15/2024

Cultural Activities Team offers an ‘embarrassment of riches’
08/15/2024

Engaging in Pasadena Village
08/15/2024

Future Housing Options
08/15/2024

Message from the President
08/15/2024

There Are Authors Among Us
08/15/2024

Villagers Welcome New Members at the Tournament Park Picnic
08/15/2024

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
08/14/2024

A narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson
08/13/2024

Haikus
08/13/2024

One Art by Elizabeth Bishop
08/13/2024

Poem 20 by Pablo Neruda
08/13/2024

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
08/13/2024

Trees by Joyce Kilmer
08/13/2024

July 2024

June 2024

May 2024

Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready?
05/28/2024

Farewell from the 2023/24 Social Work Interns
05/28/2024

Gina on the Horizon
05/28/2024

Mark Your Calendars for the Healthy Aging Research California Virtual Summit
05/28/2024

Meet Our New Development Associate
05/28/2024

Putting the Strategic Plan into Practice
05/28/2024

Washington Park: Pasadena’s Rediscovered Gem
05/28/2024

Introducing Civil Rights Discussions
05/22/2024

Rumor of Humor #2416
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2417
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2417
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2418
05/14/2024

Springtime Visitors
05/07/2024

Freezing for a Good Cause – Credit, That Is
05/02/2024

No Discussion Meeting on May 3rd
05/02/2024

An Apparently Normal Person Author Presentation and Book-signing
05/01/2024

Flintridge Center: Pasadena Village’s Neighbor That Changes Lives
05/01/2024

Pasadena Celebrates Older Americans Month 2024
05/01/2024

The 2024 Pasadena Village Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
05/01/2024

Woman of the Year: Katy Townsend
05/01/2024

April 2024

March 2024

February 2024

January 2024

This Year's Resource Fair was the Most Successful Ever

By Sue Addelson
Posted: 06/17/2024
Tags: sue addelson

The first thing people noticed when they came to this year’s third annual celebration of Older Americans Month on May 22 at Victory Park was a field of pointy-top white tents (Think circus.). It drew them in visually before they even entered.  

The next thing they noticed was how many exhibitors there were — 69! — more than any previous year. The exhibitors represented every type of service an older person could possibly need, from caregivers and assisted living facilities to real estate agents, medical groups and senior centers, and more, including six home care agencies.

“What impressed me was the number of booths. It’s hard to find so many different companies at one place. You could find something you need now or may need in the future,” noted one Villager.

Lorrie Gray, one of the volunteers who greeted people at the Pasadena Village booth, was busy talking to people and answering questions from the minute she arrived, until the end. “I first had to explain that the Village isn’t a place, it’s a concept,” she said. Once she pointed out our various member-driven Small Gathering Groups, like walking groups, dining groups, discussion groups, as well as services like driver volunteers, they understood the concept and the level of involvement. Most conversations she had ultimately ended up with a call to action to come to the next Meet Me at the Village event. “It was fun,” said Lorrie.

Perhaps because Pasadena Village was a co-sponsor of the event, along with the City of Pasadena, many Villagers came to the event. They each found something to get excited about at the fair.

“The transportation service that could take me to and from doctor appointments and outpatient procedures. Wish I had known before my last colonoscopy,” said one.

“The organization that has doctors and nurses who come to your home. That’s something that appeals to me,” mentioned another.

“I was impressed with [Councilmember] Tyron Hampton,” said one Villager. “He says he tells everyone about Pasadena Village every chance he gets.”

 “For me, the best part was running into so many Village friends,” summed up Bonnie Morrissey.

Much thanks to our Gold Sponsors: Home Instead, Pasadena Federal Credit Union and Villa Gardens; our Silver Sponsors: AARP Los Angeles, The Kensington and Huntington Health; our other sponsors and participating organizations.

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