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— May 26, 2008, 8pm —

Saving the Best to Last: Staying Engaged in Meaningful Ways

Join the show! On Monday, May 26, we will present a discussion on Saving the Best to Last: Staying Engaged in Meaningful Ways. Featured guests include Jim Emerman and Susan Hoffman.

Our featured guests will share about the importance of staying engaged in meaningful ways in life as we grow older. As leaders in organizations that assist people in enjoying retirement and the years beyond, our guests will share the how many people find new life in making a difference in the world.

Join the conversation! Call in to talk directly to the experts or share your questions and insights on the AgingYourWay blog.

Featured Guests:

Jim Emerman, Vice President
Civic Ventures and Director, The Purpose Prize
Jim Emerman is Vice President of Civic Ventures, a San-Francisco based think tank and program incubator focused on how society can benefit from the passion and experience of people who are in the second half of life. Since joining the organization in 2005, he has directed The Purpose Prize, a program offering $100,000 prizes for social innovators over the age of 60. Prior to joining Civic Ventures, Emerman was Chief Operating Officer for the American Society on Aging, a national association of professions working in the field of aging.

Susan Hoffman, Director
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, UC Berkeley
Susan Hoffman writes screenplays, poems, short stories, food reviews, travel articles, film criticism and political commentaries. Her work has appeared in small press and mainstream publications as well as on-screen. For many years, Susan ran a performing arts venue at Fort Mason Center and represented arts organizations in Sacramento and Washington as the state's arts advocate. She was the founding director of OLLI at SF State and now directs OLLI @ Berkeley.

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Institute on Aging and On Lok Lifeways are Bay Area non-profit organizations providing services to help seniors and disabled adults continue to live at home as they age. Desiring honest, open, and positive conversations about aging, these two organizations have partnered together to create Aging Your Way.