MindAlert Award

Mar 29, 2012

mindalert2The American Society on Aging, in collaboration with MetLife Foundation, selected Move With Balance® as the winner of the 2012 MindAlert Award in the category for programs designed to enhance mental fitness for the general population of older adult

“The Move With Balance® program was honored at the National Forum on Brain Health held on March 29, 2102, in Washington, DC, during the Aging The Review Committee found the Move with Balance® model to be innovative, unique, and easily replicable, and we are extremely pleased to have an intergenerational program named the recipient of this year’s award,” said Mind Alert Review Committee Member Ruth Heller, Program Director at the University of Oregon’s Osher Lifelong Learning Center in Eugene, Oregon. Review Committee members noted that this si a program that truly engages older adults, cognitively, physically and socially.”

Read more about the award and recognition about the program in this article published by the American Society of Aging.

Na Lima Kokua

Oct 18, 2010

Karen Peterson receives the Na Lima Kokua Business Award from the Hawaii Pacific Gerontological Society. Awarded to individuals who have helped to enhance the image of aging, or strived to make a unique contribution to the elderly.

Selected Women of Maui County

Mar 9, 2010

Selected Women of Maui County (Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women). Karen Peterson, Program Director for Giving Back Mentoring, receives an award.

Genius of Aging

Sep 1, 2009

KGMB, channel 9 in Honolulu, HI. Karen Peterson was featured on the Genius of Aging, a televised show honoring 5 of Hawaii’s elders. She was chosen as an example of a vital senior citizen, who conceived of an idea and then brought it to fruition in the community. (more…)