May_2014_Newsletter

M a y 2 0 1 4 v o l . 3 9 n u m b e r 5 News450 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 ResouRces and PRogRams foR Positive aging Event Explores how Retiring Boomers are Changing the World…Again! Days after winning the 2014 Social Entrepreneur Award from the... More

M a y 2 0 1 4 v o l . 3 9 n u m b e r 5 News450 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 ResouRces and PRogRams foR Positive aging Event Explores how Retiring Boomers are Changing the World…Again! Days after winning the 2014 Social Entrepreneur Award from the Schwab Foundation and the World Economic Forum, Marc Freedman gave a powerful presentation to a room full of interested community members at the first Annual Avenidas Breakfast Speaker Series event held on Friday, April 4th at the Garden Court Hotel. Marc, who founded the $100,000 “Purpose Prize” to recognize social innovators age 60 and above, is the CEO of Encore.org. He is also an author of numerous books, including “The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife.“ Avenidas, a leader in engaging the Greatest Generation for the past 45 years, is now gearing up to work with the Baby Boomer generation. Marc’s insight into the power of mid-life renewal and purposeful engagement was a natural tie-in with Avenidas’ mission, and his Less