1. The Pennsylvania
Association of
Aging Area Agencies on
Positively Aging
Rennie Cohen welcomes you to the
TOOLS FOR THE TRADE
Today we bring you… Webinar Series.
EXPANDING YOUR SENIOR CENTER
PROGRAMMING ~ P 2
art
Presented by Mary Catherine Dabrowski

2. “No one sees the world
as it really is;
we only see the world
as we are.”
~ Dr. Stephen Covey, author of
“7 Habits of Highly EffectivePeople”

3. Who. . .

5. 93

7. 78

9. 63

10. Generation Gaps
93
78
63

11. Generation Gaps
93
78
63

12. Think INTEREST
Not AGE

13. William Gibson is one of the best-known North American science fiction writers and is
reported to have first said this in an interview on Fresh Air, NPR (31 August 1993).

14. ONE SIZE
DOES
NOT
FITS ALL!
FITS ALL!

15. CHOICE
That’s why they make
chocolate and vanilla!
Create Choices
Develop
 After-work hours
 Weekend activities
 Short-term series

16. VARIETY
Variety is the spice of life!
Create Variety
Develop
 Multiple ideas
 Community connections
 Off-site activities

17. Think. . .

18. Do
“one-size-fits-most”
red, silver-glitter-snowflaked,
argyle tights
really fit most?
…most short women
…most tall women
…most heavy women
…most thin women
…most “Lord & Taylor” women
…most “Eddie Bauer” women
and how about
the men!

19. Why develop
“ONE-size-fits-MOST”
programs?
Don’t think
“either” . . . “or”
Think “Both”

20. “New” Trends
• Health, Vitality & Wellness –
“forever young”
• Work, Money & Avocation –
postponing or changing
retirement
• Creativity & Learning –
college-type classes
• Passion, Play, Travel & Adventure
– don’t work all the time

21. “New” Trends
• Family & Friends – important
• Caregiving & Grandparenting –
the “sandwich generation”
• Romance/Love & Sexuality –
NOT too old…
• Giving Back, Volunteering &
Philanthropy – not just “me
generation”
• Religion & Spirituality – open to

22. Rec o g n i ze
INTER ESTS
 Ask what is most important to your
center’s purpose & programming.
Identify
V ALUES
 Recognize what are important interests
in your community.
What's working
and how can we do more of it?”

23. Center Without Walls
Look Around Your
Neighborhood for…

24. Your Local Yarn Shop

25. Knitting – different experiences to different people

26. Knitting – different experiences to different people
Knit-a-thon
to
Guinness W break a
orld
Record & r
aise mone
y
color
seph 's techni t e r.
Knitting Jo r the local thea
fo
dr eamcoat
Intergenerational Mentoring

27. Knitting – not your Grandma’s Knitting anymore!
Yarn Bombing or Guerrilla Knitting
A new form of “street art” spreading across
the country—taking colorful knitted &
crocheted pieces and stitching them onto
trees & things—from mailboxes to buses.

28. Knitting – not your Grandma’s Knitting anymore!
Yarn Bombing or Guerrilla Knitting
A new form of “street art” spreading across
the country—taking colorful knitted &
crocheted pieces and stitching them onto
trees & things—from mailboxes to buses.

29. Your Pet Shop or Sporting Goods Store

30. Walking/Hiking—no limit on age or season

31. Walking/Hiking—no limit on age or season

32. AARP Bulletin poll—positive relationship between pet
ownership & exercise among pet owners

33. AARP Bulletin poll—positive relationship between pet
ownership & exercise among pet owners

34. Your Community Day

35. Your Community Day

36. Your Community Day

37. Your Community Day

38. Stop Giving It All Away for Free!
• Boomers are used to paying for
classes & activities
• Charging fees for some
programs does not mean you
stop offering free programs
• Offering a basic form of a
program for free does not
mean you can’t charge for an
upleveled variation

39. It matters
what you call people!

40. Glossary of Terms ~ From a 2007 issue of Age Beat
the Newsletter of the Journalists Exchange on Aging
“senior citizen(s): Steer clear of this term.”

41. Another quote from Douglas Adams
Anything that is in the world when
you’re born is normal and ordinary and
is just a natural part of the way the
world works.
Anything that’s
invented between
when you’re 15 and
35 is new and exciting
and revolutionary and you can probably
get a career in it.
Anything invented after you’re 35 is
against the natural order of things.

43. Thank you to P4A for this Tools for the Trade Webinar!
This presentation, along with the following
webinars in this series, will be archived
on the P4A website.
Aging
EXPANDING YOUR SENIOR
Positively CENTER PROGRAMMING
Rennie Cohen ~ Part 1
renniec@mac.com
610-724-0903
THE ROLE OF ARTS &
CREATIVITY IN YOUR
SENIOR CENTER
IMPROVING YOUR CENTER’S BOTTOM LINE
ASKING FOR MONEY IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK!
GROWING A MEMBER SUPPORT TEAM

44. Photo Credits
• Jeweled Globe by FadderUn • Anneke's Needleworks by meknits
• Royal Geographical Society World Globe by BiblioArchives / Library • Meg's photo of Grandma/Mum knitting by dumbledad
Archives • Knitting away by dlanor smada
• Globe Terrestre by BiblioArchives / Library Archives • Knitting with Grandma by tomkellyphoto
• Globe by stevecadman • Coventry Knit-a-thon by amandabhslater
• Globe by nsikander28 • Yarn bombing book by ABC Open Central Victoria
• Globe by jbachman01 • Yarn bombing parking metre by Twilight Taggers
• Globes by tuppus • Yarn Bombing fun day by Twilight Taggers
• Old Globe by ToastyKen • Yarn Bombing by sweeneybird
• Globe by Joe Shlabotnik • Yarn bombing at Rotunda by Mundoo
• Globe Sculpture by Mr. T in DC • tools of the trade by World of Oddy
• Good Looking World by Beedle Um Bum • Recording the knitting circle with smartphones by ABC Open
• Globe by vasta Central Victoria
• Old Telephone by Si! • Hiking Group Pic by boxercab
• Princess Telephone - suitable for framing by MarkGregory007 • The Narrows Road walk on Campobello February 1, 2009 by
• time for CHANGE by marsmet546 Campobello Island
• the future is here by Will Lion • Head Harbour Light Walk July 27, 2008 by Campobello
• Island
one-size-fits-all By Micky.!
• Lichfield Alzheimer's Society Memory Walk 2010 by Lichfield
• Chocolate & vanilla cupcakes by Angelina Cupcake Live
• Spices by Austin555 • Lichfield Cathedral Dash by Lichfield Live
• One size fits all. Welcome to the 80's by herogbr • Real Men Wear Pink by Terry Tyson
• Diversifying by quinn.anya • Greyt Greyhounds and Friends Fair by cooksr
• Heidelberg Army Wellness Center by heraldpost • Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Pet Parade, Shreveport, LA by
• Work Station with Broken Computer by unprose Shreveport-Bossier: Louisiana’s Other Side
• Education by Sean MacEntee • Pet Parade by MBK (Marjie) Los Angeles District Celebrates
• Travel Guides by Vanessa (EY) City of Torrance AFD 2012 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Family Gathering, International Restaurant by yeweyi Los Angeles District
• 3 Generations! by Visual Artist Frank Bonilla • Planning the booth ~ 1 of 3 photo by Urban Woodswalker
• Holding hands at any age by Julie70 • 106:365 Collingswood Craft Show by a.rosy.outlook (Stacy)
• Middlesex County Volunteer Sign by jameskm03 • Senior Citizen Roast by fodwyer
• spiritual connections by Grant MacDonald • Infocom - Hitchhikers Guide by kreg.steppe
• Aug 23-08 Sointula Pet Parade judge3 by sointula
• Questions? by Rajiv Patel (Rajiv’s View)