[SeniorTaskForce-News] Senior Task Force: Article about Playgrounds for Seniors

[Rosanna McLain]

For your consideration.

Rosanna
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From: Patrick.Harness [mailto:Patrick.Harness at healthalliance.org]
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 1:32 PM
To: Rosanna McLain
Subject: FW: Article about Playgrounds for Seniors

Talk about aging in place. I thought this was a well presented article and a great idea. I wonder if the Champaign County Senior Task Force could get behind something like this in the C/U area? Please share with the group.

PH



Patrick Harness
Community Liason
217.337.3486
www.healthalliance.org<http://www.healthalliance.org/>

"Once, on ancient Earth, there was a human boy walking along a beach. There had just been a storm, and starfish had been scattered along the sands. The boy knew the fish would die, so he began to fling the fish to the sea. But every time he threw a starfish, another would wash ashore. "An old Earth man happened along and saw what the child was doing. He called out, 'Boy, what are you doing?' " 'Saving the starfish!' replied the boy. " 'But your attempts are useless, child! Every time you save one, another one returns, often the same one! You can't save them all, so why bother trying? Why does it matter, anyway?' called the old man. "The boy thought about this for a while, a starfish in his hand; he answered, "Well, it matters to this one." And then he flung the starfish into the welcoming sea."
― Loren Eiseley<http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56782.Loren_Eiseley>, The Star Thrower<http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/503244>

From: Nicole Smolkovich [mailto:nicole at endowthefuture.org]
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 11:48 AM
To: Patrick.Harness; Cheryl Lockwood
Subject: Article about Playgrounds for Seniors


Hi Patrick and Cheryl,

Sorry I couldn't be at the Expo yesterday. I had a noon board meeting to prepare for. Sounds like it was a great event!

I just read this article on playgrounds for seniors and thought this was such a great idea that I would pass it on to you both.

Playgrounds+for+seniors+are+beginning+to+pop+up+around+the+U.S.,+following+the+lead+of+Asia+and+Europe.
http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/06/18/playgrounds-at-last-seniors-get-their-day-in-the-park/

Have a great weekend!
Nicole
Nicole Smolkovich, Executive Director
Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley
701 S Harrison Ave
Kankakee, IL 60901
815-939-1611



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