During
each chapter in life, a purpose is redefined: college students to pass their
courses, professionals to be successful in their careers, and parents to raise
their children.
What happens
when you reach your golden age?
Nowadays,
senior citizens are living longer, and have
the opportunity to be thoughtful about their lives in retirement, taking into
account the financial, emotional and physical dimensions of a life well lived.
For
the past 50 years, Episcopal Senior Communities (ESC) has been devoted to
helping to ensure that this golden age is one of opportunity, vibrancy and
creativity.
ESC
is a leader in serving seniors, having cultivated six continuing care retirement
communities and four affordable senior housing communities throughout the Bay
Area, and having developed innovative and creative outreach service models that
address the changing needs of seniors living in their own homes.
Two
outreach services provided by ESC to connect isolated seniors with community
are Senior Center Without Walls and the ElderWISE program.
Senior
Center Without Walls is an award winning program that brings community to seniors
through telephone activities, including friendly conversations and an assortment
of engaging classes and support groups. Among the more than 60 sessions offered
are Wandering the World, Rekindling Spanish and Socrates Café, along with a
wide range of support groups and special health and wellness sessions.
"Senior
Center Without Walls gives me a hopeful reason to get up each day...thank
you," says a participant. "What a thrill for a hard-of-hearing,
visually impaired 90-year-old."
ElderWISE
is a program that pairs seniors with a trained volunteer who visits regularly.
ESC volunteers and participants learn about each other’s lives, hobbies and
interests and eventually develop a rapport. Many intergenerational friendships
have resulted from the program.
ESC
also provides Senior Produce Markets throughout the Bay Area, as well as information
and referral services, health and wellness programs, and safety net funds for
seniors living in poverty.
ESC’s
Fourth Annual Celtic Cup Golf Tournament & Fashion Show Fundraiser, happening
Monday, June 8th at the Moraga Country Club, raises funds to help support these
important senior programs. For 50 years, community residents, business
partners, neighbors and friends have helped raise funds for ESC’s Circle
of Friends to help improve
the lives of seniors in ESC communities as well as those aging in their own
homes.
Each year, ESC’s outreach programs reach
more than 15,000 seniors. Through the integration of vital social, spiritual
and wellness programs, ESC honors and serves seniors in helping them to
maintain their happiness, health and independence as they pursue the
opportunities that long life offers.
For more information on the Celtic Cup Golf
Tournament and Fashion Show Fundraiser, visit http://jtm-esc.org/escf/celtic-cup/
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