North Shore Senior Center, Vi at The Glen, HCR ManorCare, and Whitehall of Deerfield joined with other organizations to celebrate the 38th Annual Super Senior Day. The day is designed to honor honor these dedicated and vital role models who have served their communities for many years. On Thursday, May 26, 2011, their efforts […]
There are 25 steps up to the Tru Fit Personal Training Studio in Evanston. But the climb is not intimidating to Steffie Masur, 86, of Evanston, who willingly scales the stairs two times a week to work out with trainer Anne Monma. Steffie explains that she has always been active. When she stopped playing tennis […]
No matter what their health circumstances, older adults will never choose to leave the comfort and familiarity of their home and move to an assisted living or nursing care community.
John Whalen is a consummate salesman. He started with the Yellow Pages after college, and 50 years later, he’s still selling.
Sharon J. King is the head of membership for the Glencoe Women’s Library Club, which raises money to distribute to different area philanthropies, including hospitals and Glencoe Youth Services. But her service hardly ends there. “If something’s happening, Sharon is in the middle of it,” says Club President Peg Malloy. King is so in the […]
They are shattering stereotypes, turning “senior” and “elder” into pejoratives and forcing their boomer and gen-x children and institutions to rethink strategies and programs. “We’ve been saying that 60 is the new 40,” says Mary Futrell, Director of Lifelong Learning at the North Shore Senior Center. The center’s programs serve 23 northern suburbs. “It […]
Evanston artist Jane Fulton Alt makes a powerful statement with her latest photo essay, “Crude Awakening.” The series of photos offers viewers the ability to imagine an oil spill impacting the shores of Lake Michigan. Shot locally, Jane used a nontoxic substance to recreate the oily effect, and found herself with a number of volunteers […]
You’ve seen the haunting pictures of oil covered birds and heard the tales of damage to fragile wetlands. Now you can help with the cleanup of the tragic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico with out leaving the northern suburbs. The Northfield-based North Shore Senior Center is collecting specific materials from that are […]
Nothing makes a holiday warmer at heart than helping someone who truly needs it. The North Shore Senior Center is offering up two such ways to make a difference. The Giving Tree: If you’re a natural shopper, visit the North Shore Senior Center (161 Northfield Rd.) and choose a tag from the center’s Giving Tree, […]
As the economy worsens, police and social service agencies are reporting increased cases of seniors being abused in a variety of ways. To heighten awareness of this heinous treatment, the state of Illinois has designated the month of July as “Illinois Elder Abuse Awareness Month.” Illinois law protects older adults who are abused, neglected or […]
