This week was my final week in the life course scholar program. We wrapped up by presenting our Healthy Aging Projects at the Healthy Aging Symposium. It was a great feeling seeing our work over the past quarter represented in a physical form through our posters and to have the chance to speak with guests about what we’ve done and learned. I’m incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of such a program. I’ve grown friendships through this cohort and have learned and gained more skills than I could have ever imagined. Through the course of planning our HAPs, we gained valuable event planning, advertising, and community outreach skills. Prior to joining this program, I never really considered the state of seniors living in poverty. We always hear the term “starving children”, and we tend to see fundraisers targeted more towards children in poverty, very rarely do we ever see this for seniors. It was unfortunate to learn more about this in this program, but awareness is crucial towards being able to make an impact. It was an incredible feeling returning to the West Center and being able to provide those seniors with things as small as basic hygiene products that they may not otherwise be able to afford. This is something that we definitely tend to take for granted. I’ve been referring all my younger friends that will still be going to UCSD in the fall to take part in this incredible and life-changing program. I’d like to thank Professor Bussell and Professor Bussell for all that we have learned and for allowing me to take part in such an amazing program. I hope to carry over what I have learned from the Life Course Scholar Program into my professional career and continue to give back wherever I can.
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