Last week, we celebrated the 10 year anniversary of our center. We were grateful to receive Proclamations from Mayor Bloomberg, the City Council of New York and Helen Marshall, Queens Borough President. We are proud to partner with New York City to help serve seniors in Queens and Brooklyn.

We had a wonderful celebration and I’d like to share some comments from our participants:

• Age has no meaning here.
• Without this place, I wouldn’t be going out.
• I have learned a lot since coming here.
• I feel accepted with open arms.
• The staff here appreciate seniors’ thoughts and behaviors.
• There are plenty of bathrooms!
• I would be playing solitaire on my bed without this place!
• I have met so many beautiful people here.
• We are treated like family.
• It’s so clean here!  Not like other centers I have been to.
• I am proud to be a part of this place.

When we opened 10 years ago, my hope was to create a place where seniors felt this way.  Words can’t describe the joy I feel seeing it come to fruition… Thanks to our participants and staff for creating such a special community!