Festival & Conferences
Save the Date:
Annual Successful Aging Festival
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Stockton University Campus Center
Keynote Hesburgh Lecture by Paul W. Bohn, Ph.D.
Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Director, Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health
University of Notre Dame
Perspectives on Current Times & Social Issues of Today:
Where We're Going: Healthcare
Additional Detalis to Follow - Check Back Often, We're Just Getting Started.
Help commemorate SCOSA founding director Dave Burdick's contributions
& 40+ year Stockton career as he retires in June 2024.
Festival Sessions:
Workshops/Lectures:
- Smart Devices, Apps, and AI (Dr. Helen Wei)
- How old is your brain? Using EEG and MRI to estimate brain health (Dr. Jessica Fleck)
- Multicultural Wheel of Wellness (Dr. Christine Gayda & Service Learning Students)
- Baby Step into the Blue Zones
- SILL: Health, Healing, & Spirituality (Dr. Guia Calicdan-Apostle)
- Chair Yoga
- The 4M's of Age-Friendly Health Care (Dr. Dave Burdick and others)
Performances & Displays In the works
- Music by Pan Gravy
- Miss Lois & the Silver Dancers
- 'Powered by Connection' Contest Entries
Other Sessions
- Public Q&A: Atlantic County Area Agency on Aging's 2025-2027 Area Plan of Aging Services
2024 Supporters, Exhibitors & Advertisers
CLICK TO REGISTER, SELECT SUPPORT LEVEL
CLICK TO MAKE CREDIT CARD PAYMENT
CLICK TO REGISTER FOR A MARKETPLACE TABLE
(only crafters, artists, artisans, and authors)
Supporters
Platinum & Gold Supporters
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Silver Supporters
William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy
Bronze Supporters
CONTACT Cape-Atlantic
South Jersey Gas
UMC The Shores
Session Supporters
Care Patrol
Visiting Angels Atlantic County
Additional Support Provided By
Frances Leonilda Acerra Christopher Memorial Fund
Marea Teski Gerontology Fund
Southern New Jersey Council on Issues of Aging Endowment Fund
Stockton University Retiree Association
2024 Exhibitors
Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter
Atlantic County Surrogate's Office
Lynn Kramer Village by the Shore
NJ Health Hospice and Palliative Care
Partners in HomeCare Services LLC
Royal Suites Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Seacrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare
Watch this list grow. Scroll down to see who joined us in 2023 ... we're hoping for a wider variety this year, too.2024 Marketplace:
The Bauble Nook- Dolores Ogara
Lois Allen
Tom Lubben- Author
2024 Advertisers
JBA Insurance
Journey Hospice
NJ Health Hospice and Palliative Care
Partners in HomeCare Services LLC
Support Also Provided By
Atlantic County Area Agency on Aging(Older Americans Act Funds)
Past Festivals ...
2023 Successful Aging Festival
Tuesday May 23, 2023, 10am - 2pm
Stockton University Campus Center
SCOSA's Annual Successful Aging Festival returned after three
years of COVID-19 related cancellations. By many accounts, this was one of our best, with packed meeting rooms, enthusiastic exhibitors and approximately 300 guests.
Thanks to everyone who assisted, sponsored, exhibited, presented or attended and congratulations to the Aging Unbound Award Winners.
The Festival Theme coincided with the national Older Americans Month Theme: Aging Unbound, and "explored diverse aging experiences and discuss how communities can combat stereotypes" and promote flexible thinking about aging – and how we all benefit when older adults remain engaged, independent, and included.
Support & Donations
Please scroll down for listing of 2023 Supporters
Keynote Presenter & Panel:
The festival keynote presentation titled "Vibrant Villages Empowering Communities" was presented by Barbara Hughes Sullivan, National Director of the Village to Village Network. Barbara was joined by Kathy Kuzma, representing the North Jersey Village, and Tina Serota, representing Village By the Shore.
Sessions:
Performance of "The First Street Liar's Club" by Players & Playwrights by the Jersey Shore
GetFit for Seniors
Smart Phones: Unbound Benefits
Mindset Matters: The Role of Grit & Growth Mindsets in Successful Aging
Cooking Up Your Personal Recipe for Successful Aging
Tap Dancing Performance (Ms. Lois Allen & The Silver Tappers)
Stockton University Retiree Association Breakfast
Musical Performances: Pan Gravy
'Aging Unbound' Contest Entries/Winners Exhibits
Public Hearing: Atlantic County Area Agency on Aging
2023 Sponsors, Exhibitors & Advertisers
Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well (NJAAW)
Stockton University Office of Human Resources
Village to Village Network
William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy
Bronze Sponsors
Comfort Keepers
Complete Care Linwood
Fox Rehab
Preferred Care at Absecon
South Jersey Gas
United Methodist Communities- The Shores
Session Sponsors
Bayada Home Health Care
Journey Hospice
Partners in HomeCare Services LLC
Spring Home at Galloway
Additional Support Provided By
Frances Leonilda Acerra Christopher Memorial Fund
Marea Teski Gerontology Fund
Southern New Jersey Council on Issues of Aging Endowment Fund
Stockton University Retiree Association
2023 Exhibitors
AlternaHealth Plex/Vital Integrated Therapy & Wellness
Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Services, Dept. of Human Services
Atlantic County Division of Public Health
Atlantic County Surrogate's Office
Bratton Estate & Elder Care Attorneys
CarePatrol of South Jersey and Jersey Shore
Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ, Inc.
Fix-it Program by Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton
JAG-ONE Physical Therapy
Jeffries and Keates Funeral Home
Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties
JFS's Lynn Kramer Village by the Shore
Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center
NJ Health Hospice & Palliative Care
Partners in HomeCare Services LLC
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services
Royal Suites Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Seacrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare
United Methodist Communities- The Shores
2023 Marketplace:
Rabbi Ilene Schneider
Pinelands Adventures
Pine Barrens Post
2023 Advertisers
AlternaHealth Plex/Vital Integrated Therapy & Wellness (1/8 page)
Bayada Home Health Care (1/2 page)
JBA Insurance (1/4 page)
Jeffries and Keates Funeral Home (1/4 page)
Life Force Senior Care (1/4 Page)
Partners in HomeCare Services LLC (Full page)
Ruffin Medical Group (1/4 page)
Visiting Angels Atlantic County (1/4 page)
Support Also Provided By
Atlantic County Area Agency on Aging (Older Americans Act Funds)
Ocean County Area Agency on Aging (Older Americans Act Funds)
2019 Annual Successful Aging Festival
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Click Here for Photos from the MSOT Student Displays
Click Here for Full Program Booklet
CLICK HERE for 2019 Press Release
Click Here for Pre-Festival Story in Press of AC story by Claire Lowe