Successful Aging Festival
Galloway, N.J. 鈥 The Stockton Center on Successful Aging (SCOSA) will host its annual Successful Aging Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 16 in the Campus Center.
This free and open to the public event will feature over 40 exhibits by local service organizations, as well as numerous talks, workshops and demonstrations related to aging and aging awareness led by industry professionals.
At noon, keynote speaker and Central Connecticut State University Psychology Professor Carrie Andreoletti will lead a presentation titled 鈥淭he Age Friendly University Pathway to Successful Aging.鈥 This talk will address how the 10 Principles of Age Friendly Universities provide the means to nurture positive attitudes at all ages, create opportunities for many forms of engagement, and encourage health and well-being among older adults.
A panel discussion on successful aging will feature former U.S. Ambassador to Panama William J. Hughes, Stockton Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Lori Vermuelen, and Interim Executive Director of the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton, John Froonjian.
Other workshops include:
- 鈥淣ourishing Body and Soul: Historical Stories of the People Who Feed South Jersey鈥 by Jeff Quattrone
- 鈥淰eterans' Aging鈥 by Lisa Cox and Ashley Jones
- 鈥淔act and Fiction: A Writer鈥檚 Perspective鈥 by Mary Ann Trail
- 鈥淚nternet Security: Connecting Online Safely鈥 by Ben Brotsker
- 鈥淟otus Flower Art Making鈥 by Saskia Schmidt
- 鈥淢emories in the Making: An Art Program for Those Living with Dementia鈥 by Maria Garcia
- 鈥淐hair Yoga鈥 by Luann Anton
Visit the SCOSA website for more information.
Major sponsors of this year鈥檚 festival are: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Vineland, the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy, South Jersey Gas Company - Energy Efficiency Department, Angelic Health, Seashore Gardens Living Center, the 快猫成版视频 Retirees Association (SURA), the Frances Leonilda Acerra Christopher Memorial Fund, the South Jersey Senior Marketing Group, and the Southern New Jersey Council on Issues of Aging Endowment Fund.
Reported by Kat H. Wentzell.
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Contact:
Diane D鈥橝mico
Director of News and Media Relations
快猫成版视频
Galloway, N.J. 08205
Diane.DAmico@stockton.edu
609-652-4593
609-412-8069
