In this week’s class we got a chance to share the results of the succulent workshops that we held at different senior centers and everyone was glad to hear we had such a good turn-out. We provided the class with plenty of pictures showing how the seniors were enjoying themselves and how creative they were in designing their succulent jars. The event was a complete success, so much so where the next cohort of students may put on similar activities. Next, we were able receive feedback on our poster designs for the healthy aging projects we created. This was a great opportunity to make adjustments to the posters and also see how other members of the class organized and designed their posters as well for the upcoming Healthy Aging Symposium. After going over the posters, we began to discuss our individual assignments on debunking ageist stereotypes and bridging gaps of understanding about the aging population. This was one of my favorite individual assignments to do because it allowed me to look into some of the myths society holds towards the aging population and investigate how these myths came about and provide factual data as to why theses myths are not true to counter society’s ideas. Also I had fun in creating an easy-to-read brochure that disseminates positive information that shows how seniors in our community possess a large body of knowledge and how they continue to contribute to society in multiple ways through tasks such as volunteering, community service, pursuing higher education, and contributing to the workforce. I believe this information is important because seniors have been marginalized by a large amount of people in society which has implications on their life course in terms of healthy aging and housing so hopefully with the help of the LCS program and the Healthy Aging Symposium we can remove some of the stigmas associated with aging that continue to have an negative effect on our aging population. Lastly, at the end of class we all got together and helped other group’s package up their donation bags for their upcoming event and we discussed dates for the next HAP activities. All in all, it was a very productive day going through and planning all the upcoming events.
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June 2019
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