Championing a Cause
In my last blog I talked about how important it is to join a cause to become more of an activist in something one has passion about and believes in. In 2011, I did just that. Since then, I have been a Champion of the International Council on Active Aging’s® Changing the Way We Age® Campaign to help shift society’s perceptions of aging by overturning negative stereotypes and encouraging more positive realistic views on aging. The possibilities of how I can do that seem endless.
I have given presentations, planned programs at our senior center, written several successful grant proposals: one to purchase and distribute books on ageism in healthcare to our local healthcare professionals, one to create a mural on the seven dimensions of wellness on the exterior of our senior center in combination with another to direct this fun video project.
I hope you enjoy and find enlightening the video I directed as one of my champion projects: Watch Champion Video.
AGEISM: Prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group and especially the elderly.
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Refined by Age 
LOVE IT… spiritual, emotional, physical, intellectual, social, environmental, vocational and cultural… KEEP THE INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS COMING 😉
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Terry, Thanks for tuning in to my blog and taking the time to respond. I so appreciate hearing from those who read the blog. Kathy
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Kathy,it is alway good to read what you give us,thank you.
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Gregory, Thank you for the nice compliment. I hope to inspire and help people change the way they age for the better. One day I’ll have to write about older adults and the importance of oral health. Kathy
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You are MY Champion. Thanks for your inspirations.
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We’re in this together, Malia. If I inspire you to “act,” all the better for everyone who is aging. I think you will take things to the next level through the webinar you are planning. Let’s keep lifting eachother up, up, up! Best of luck. Kathy
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Wonderful!! Love your enthusiasm and passion for active ageing and work to redefine ageing. Keep pressing on! Bless you Kathy!
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How nice to hear from you, Isaiah. Thanks for the positive comment on the video. It was a new, fun project that stretched my wings even further. Blessings to you! Kathy
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