Nov 1, 2015
Arkansas has been doing some amazing work with our program. 
“We will be conducting a training in March that will provide Move with Balance group leaders in ten additional counties in southeast Arkansas. This is the delta region where there is a very high poverty rate and very poor health rates. We are really excited to offer Move with Balance® to this area. This will put us in 57 or our 75 counties. We will keep you informed of our progress.”—Beverly
“The program is going well in Todd’s area. We are training another area later this month. Judd’s area will train soon and ours will be training in March and April. We are so excited about the program and Todd’s folks are absolutely loving it!” –Angie
Nov 1, 2015
Just finished teaching a 1 hour class on MWB at our annual Senior Alliance Conference in Fo
rt Smith, Arkansas. Probably 50 or 60 people there. Many came up to me afterward and wanted more info. Some are ordering the book.
Also want me to teach a longer class so maybe we can talk about that. I’m excited about what’s happening with Move With Balance. I absolutely love the idea of adding music so can’t wait to see/hear that new addition.
Yahoo, MWB moving in Arkansas!
Thanks for a great program that our seniors love.
Carol Rowell
Nov 1, 2015
Hi Karen: Following are some comments from the classes I held here in Sedona this year. Sorry to take so long to get this to you. I have also
enclosed some pictures. I just finished the summer program at Olli Osher Life Long Learning Institute from Yavapai College and am scheduled again for the Fall semester starting in October. The class was extremely well received. The Olli program has more active seniors than the class I hold at my clubhouse where I live. It was interesting to see the different reactions from the younger-aged seniors. It has given me a lot of information about how to proceed as I get ready to take this to the general public and retirement communities. Having done this now almost every week since April, I feel very confident in the process and how to work with different age groups. (more…)
Feb 25, 2015
Move With Balance® chosen as Premier Cares Award finalist, receives $24,000 for its unique mentor program focusing on fall prevention and cognitive development of elders
PAIA, Hawaii (February 25, 2015) – Move With Balance has been honored by Premier, Inc. as a finalist for the 23rd annual Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award for preventing falls and fall-related injuries, and enhancing brain function and cognitive skills in a growing population of frail elders.
Based in Paia, Hawaii, Move With Balance received $24,000. The program began in 2005 as a regional project on the island and is founded on two unique and innovative elements. The first is a sequence of activities and movements that not only help elders regain muscular confidence, but also sharpen elders’ mental acuity. The second is the program delivery model based on volunteer mentors. In group settings, active seniors ages 55 and up work one-on-one with frail elders.
A panel of national healthcare leaders selects the Premier Cares Award winner and five finalists, all of which receive cash awards for use in further improving their programs. The Cares Award program spotlights these community-based healthcare initiatives and helps other organizations learn to replicate the unique programs by featuring information about them on the Cares Award website.
Dec 17, 2014
LOCAL NONPROFIT GIVING BACK AWARDED $10K TO HELP PROMOTE MOVE WITH BALANCE®,
THEIR HEALTHY AGING PROGRAM FOR ELDERS, AS PART OF THE ANNUAL “50 STATES FOR GOOD” COMMUNITY GIVING PROGRAM
Giving Back Mentoring represents Hawaii as one of 51 Winners to Share More than $500,000 from Tom’s of Maine
Paia, HI, December 17, 2014 – Giving Back has been selected as one of the 51 winners from each state and Washington DC in the sixth annual Tom’s of Maine “50 States for Good” community giving program. The organization will receive $10,000 to fund important community projects and services that will allow the creation of web-based training materials to be used for easy replication of Move With Balance® throughout the state of Hawaii and beyond.
The mission of Move With Balance® is to enhance the lives of all older adults by pairing active, fit elders with frail elders in loving intergenerational relationships. We meet this challenge by offering learning opportunities that include integrated movements, vision training, confidence and balance exercise skills in our goal of preventing injuries from falls and enhancing cognitive functions.
Non-profit community giving program winners from each state were selected from a pool of nearly 3,000 nominations by a passionate panel of influential judges representing a variety of unique perspectives on human, healthy and environmental goodness.
“So many important grassroots organizations bring goodness to communities every day,” said Susan Dewhirst, goodness programs manager at Tom’s of Maine. “For the first time we’re awarding more than $500,000 in project funding for a nonprofit in every state and the District of Columbia that will go directly towards helping people nationwide and the planet.”
