The Briarwood Community Invites You

All programs will take place in the Birches Auditorium

Free and Open to the Public

Tuesday 9/14, 2pm
Travels with Bob Whitney: Ethiopia & Mt. Everest
World traveler and Briarwood resident Bob Whitney presents his personal slide travelogue.

Tuesday, 9/21, 2pm
Kim Woodbury presents Woodbury & Co. Virtual Tour from WPI
Briarwood resident Kim Woodbury takes us on a tour of the Woodbury & Co. exhibit at WPI.
Sit in the comfort of our air conditioned auditorium as we interact with Kim via “Skype” technology.

Sunday, 9/26, 2pm
Marlies Kehler & Friends featuring vocalist Matthew Vera & pianist Olga Rogach
Premier vocal and piano performance by the area’s premier talent.

Tuesday, 9/28, 2pm
Lois Green: Talk and Book Signing: “The Last Chapter”
Briarwood presents Lois B. Green speaking about her Memoir, The Last Chapter. This is the true story of Lois B.
Green, a 79-year-old mother and grandmother, facing metastic breast cancer, who shares the wisdom, feistiness and
humor that helped her survive a toxic childhood to become her city’s most honored and beloved community leader.
She is currently Director of the Geriatric Community Clerkship at UMass Medical School, a trustee of the Hoche
Scofield Foundation, a trustee of the Fallon Clinic Foundation and a director of the Worcester Regional Research
Bureau. Prior to this, she was the executive director of Elder Home Care Services of Worcester Area, Inc., a Consultant
to not-for-profit boards and Interim President and CEO of United Way

This conference is for Social Workers, Nursing Agencies, and Nursing Home Administrators to introduce the growing LGBT older adult population.

The featured workshops include 'Gay in Adult Day', 'HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care in the Older LGBT Population in MA', 'Aging Transgender Patients and Barriers to Care,' and 'Making a Mainstream Aging Services Provider LGBT Friendly', presented by Aging Project founder and Ethos Executive Director, Dale Mitchell. Closing remarks will be made by Aging Project Director, Lisa Krinsky. The conference will be offering CEU's for SW's, RN's, and NH Administrators. Space is limited and on a first come/first served basis.

Cost is $30.00. A check made out to Elder Services of Worcester Area needs to be sent to Stacy McGann, ESWA, 411 Chandler Street, Worcester MA 01602, whether a person registers online or by paper. Registration is limited to the first 125, on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information please contact Kathy McGrath at kmcgrath@eswa.org or Ben Labonte at blabonte@eswa.org.

Gen Silent is the new LGBT documentary from Emmy- award-winning director and filmmaker Stu Maddux (Bob and Jack's 52-Year Adventure). The film follows six LGBT seniors who bring to life a growing epidemic: gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender seniors so afraid of discrimination, or worse, in long-term/health care that many go back into the closet. Their surprising decisions are captured through intimate access to their day-to-day lives over the course of a year in Boston, Massachusetts. As we journey through the challenges that these men and women face, we also see reasons for hope.

WE ARE A DIVERSE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITY.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults from
around the country will explore solutions that address the
challenging conditions shaping our lives.

WE ARE THE EXPERTS ON OUR LIVES.
LGBT older adult leaders and LGBT aging practitioners will
meet, share ideas and learn from one another.

WE ARE THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF LGBT AGING.
Our collective goal is to develop strategies that improve
the places where we reside and where we receive services—
and begin reshaping the future of aging for all!

A detailed agenda will be available in August 2010, including
registration information, travel and lodging, and more.

Please call 212-741-2247 Ext 297 with any immediate questions.

For regular updates, and for a downloadable flyer for outreach, please visit
www.sageusa.org/conference2010 or email us at conference2010@sageusa.org.