2. The Elephant Girl had warned her granny that something might happen to her. She said, after I am gone a little blood will come on the wind. Take that blood and put it into a container. So she did just as she was told. The blood grew and new containers were needed. She put the blood in a large skin sack. One day, the other women and girls went into the bush to forage, leaving granny alone at home. While they were gone, the blood was transformed into a fully grown woman just like the Elephant Girl. She dressed her, putting copper rings in her hair as people used to do. When the women returned, they were astonished. They asked the Elephant Girl how that had happened and she replied: Granny, of course. Granny lifted me up. Granny spoke the word and I sat up and was alive. If it had been up to you others alone, I wouldn’t be here. Long ago Granny took me and sheltered me in a skin pouch and now I am alive again. That’s how it was. The old people give you life. Collected from Kalihari San, by Megan Biesele 1972

3.  The mission of the ____ Senior Center is to serve, support, and enhance the lives of seniors 55 years and older by providing programs and services that promote active, independent, and healthy lifestyles.

4.  The mission of the _____ Senior Center is to provide, with the help of its members, information and a range of services, activities and volunteer opportunities that promote personal growth, health, friendship and independence for area persons over the age of 50.

5.  At the _____ senior center we celebrate aging by partnering with our community to provide creative programming, advocacy and resources that promote vitality, independence and wellness for adults ages 55 or better.

6.  The NISC National Accreditation Manual best describes the role of senior centers in the community: “As an integral part of the aging network, a senior center serves community needs, assists other agencies in serving older adults and provides opportunities for older adults to develop their potential as individuals within the context of the entire community.”

7. Senior centers offer a wide variety of programs and services, including:  Meal and nutrition programs  Information and assistance  Health, fitness, and wellness programs  Transportation services  Public benefits counseling  Employment assistance  Volunteer and civic engagement opportunities  Social and recreational activities  Educational and arts programs  Intergenerational programs

8.  What if a senior center were a place you go not to get but to give?

9.  How would the mission statement look different?  What would needs assessment look like?  How would you organize the response to those needs?  How would the location, space and staffing requirements be different?  What are the new opportunities?

10.  What do you have?  Shelbyville, Indiana

11.  Shelbyville Senior Services

14. Engage NEW advocates 2 communities 20 participants 5 days Stipend

15. Ease of travel Affordable & accessible Access to social activities Health promotion, activities, foods & services Recreational activities New skills, volunteerism, earn a living

17. What and Why Advocate Frame the Conversation New Collaboration Letters, Testifying, Media Zoning & Planning Tools Why Serve

19. Trainees:  Key issues of interest  How can we (advocates) help Leaders:  How can advocates best work with local leaders?

22.  5 X 5 – Award winner  5 new curb cuts installed and crosswalks painted  Walk/Bike to School Campaign  Complete Streets Ordinance  Cross generational partnership – Fairgrounds  Rep on Bike/Pedestrian committee  Mayor’s Council on Livability  Business Accommodations

30. Jennie Todd, Research Associate Center on Aging and Community 1905 N. Range Road Bloomington, IN 47408-9801 Phone: 812-855-9630 Fax: 812-855-9630 jeptodd@indiana.edu www.iidc.indiana.edu

31.  Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D./Jennie P. Todd  Center on Aging and Community  Indiana Institute on Disability and Community  Indiana University  1905 N. Range Road, Bloomington, IN 47408  812-855-2163  staffor@indiana.edu staffor@indiana.edu  Blog: Phil’s Adventures in Elderburbia  http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/cac http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/cac