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2012 Elderwise Annual Art Auction

Annie — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:38:49 +0000

2012 ELDERWISE ANNUAL ART AUCTION

Saturday, May 19th

2 to 4 pm

$25 Suggested Donation

Come and view 50 beautifully framed paintings by the Elderwise participants and staff. Enjoy music, wine & light hors d’oeuvres. The silent auction will close at 3:15 and will be followed by the program.

Featured speakers include:

Sandy Sabersky – Executive Director, Elderwise

Bob Anderson – CEO, Horizon House

Marie Trainer – wife of Elderwise participant

Jeanette Ruby – President, Elderwise Board of Directors

Tamara Keefe – Director, Elderwise Adult Day Program

Location:

Horizon House Performance Hall

900 University Street

Seattle, WA 98101

Call (206-774-6606) or email Elderwise for more information. RSVP appreciated.

October 26: Elderwise and Horizon House Supported Living Co-Host Open House

Annie — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:34:29 +0000

Elderwise and Horizon House Supported Living will co-host an open house on Wednesday, October 26^th from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. This is a drop-in open house where you can:

Come meet the Elderwise and Horizon House Supported Living staff.
Explore the Elderwise creative and enriching atmosphere.
Enjoy tours of Horizon House Supported Living
Have hors d’ouvres, dessert, coffee and tea
Win one of three give away “relax” gift baskets

We look forward to seeing you at the new Elderwise space.

October 18: Senior Housing Community-Building Workshop

Annie — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:15:05 +0000

Elderwise is co-sponsoring a Senior Housing Community-Building Workshop on Tuesday, October 18^th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Skyline at First Hill. Registration is $25 per person with lunch provided.

Presenter, Charles Durrett, is very well known and experienced in the cohousing community and if you have any interest, either for yourself or for your community, this workshop would be well worth attending.

Elderwise is co-sponsoring with Senior Services, Skyline at First Hill, Alzheimer’s Association, Kawabe House, SHAG, and Aging Services of WA. To register or for more information, go to www.seniorservices.org.

Download pdf of flyer Co Housing Workshop 10 18 2011

Elderwise Collaborates with the Frye Art Museum and the Alzheimer’s Association of Western and Central Washington

ew-main — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:48:58 +0000

In October 2009, Elderwise, The Frye Art Museum and The Alzheimer’s Association of Western and Central Washington embarked on a journey to work together to create a program similar to that of the Meet Me at MOMA program at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The goal was to welcome people with dementia into the Frye Art Museum for a facilitated museum experience and a studio art experience.

The Frye Museum here:now program is now up and running. It provides social and creative opportunities, intellectual stimulation and personal satisfaction for persons with dementia and their care partners.

We are happy to have participated in the development of the here:now program and our Adult Day Center Director Tamara Keefe continues to be integrally involved in the program and in creating the artistic studio experience.

The 2011 Annual Art Auction

ew-main — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:09:30 +0000

You can feel the excitement in the air as the time approaches for our annual art auction, when Elderwise participants and staff members each donate paintings for the auction. This year our paintings were lovingly matched with used frames rehabbed for the occasion and enhanced with matting and color backing by our board secretary, Jeanette Ruby. In addition the artist biography was not only on a poster displayed at the auction, but was professionally attached to the backs of each painting. The Elderwise staff, board and volunteers worked hard to arrange the paintings artistically, set up the bid sheets for the silent auction, and create a beautiful sit down buffet.

We were overjoyed that Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker, director of the Frye Art Museum agreed to be our keynote speaker. As always, Jo-Anne gave a heartfelt talk that truly inspired us on the importance of making art an interactive experience for the whole community and her words are backed by the many programs the Frye Art Museum has available for the community.

Elderwise participants are the stars at the art auction. They bring their family members and show off their art work and the beautiful cards made from scans of their paintings. They celebrate with other participants and their families, and see people gladly pay appreciative money for their art works. We thank all those who attended the auction and who bought paintings to support the Elderwise mission.

Move to Horizon House

ew-main — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:05:52 +0000

Elderwise moved to its new home in Horizon House one year ago. Being welcomed into the Horizon House Community marked an important step for Elderwise: we are now associated with a well-respected organization, increasing the sustainability for our non-profit.

This move provides us stability for our progressive ideas about working with the frail elder. It supports us while we continue to enrich the field of aging in our Adult Day Center located inside of Horizon House and provides a foundation for our outreach programs in the greater Seattle area, and through our educational programs in the communities beyond.