NC Division of Adult & Aging Services 2009 Ewald Busse Award Ceremony at Wake Forest Senior Center on Wednesday, Feb. 24
Resources for Seniors of Wake County wins Prestigious Ewald Busse Award
The North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) has announced the recipients of the 2009 Awards in Aging. These awards recognize individuals, organizations and programs that exhibit outstanding work with North Carolina’s aging population, with issues related to aging and with the aging community around the state. The award ceremony will take place on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Wake Forest Senior Center at 11:30 AM located at 235 E. Holding Avenue.
“We have an outstanding group of award winners this year,” said Dennis Streets, DAAS Director. “Collectively these groups touch the lives of many older adults and their families in the state. Their common emphasis on healthy aging and volunteerism is especially significant for today’s seniors and in helping North Carolina prepare for the aging of our large baby boomer population.”
The Busse Award recognizes an individual or organization that has had a significant impact on enhancing the health status of older North Carolinians through efforts to direct health- related policies and provide leadership in developing innovative solutions to health care problems. The 2009 Busse Award recipient is Wake County based, Resources for Seniors.
“Resources for Seniors is receiving this award for its focus on innovative, creative and effective physical activity programming for older adults in Wake County,” said Streets. “The work they do brings long- lasting benefits for our seniors.”
The award is named for Dr. Ewald W. Busse, who was president emeritus of the NC Institute of Medicine and a founding director of the Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development.
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David Streets, Director, NC Division on Aging & Adult Services:
“Resources for Seniors is receiving this award for its focus on innovative, creative and effective physical activity programming for older adults in Wake County,” said Streets. “The work they do brings long-lasting benefits for our seniors.”
About the NC Division of Aging & Adult Services
The mission of The North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services is to promote independence and enhance the dignity of North Carolina’s older adults, persons with disabilities, and their families through a community-based system of opportunities, services, benefits, and protections; to ready younger generations to enjoy their later years; and to help society and government plan and prepare for the changing demographics. For more information, please visit the website.
Call 919/733-3983 or Visit on the Web: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/aging/index.htm
About Resources for Seniors
Resources for Seniors is a Wake County based non-profit organization founded in 1973. Resources for Seniors serves senior and disabled adults in Wake County, NC by providing home and community based services and information so that they can maximize their choices for comfort, safety, security and well-being. Services include direct care, support services, care management, consulting and information outreach.
Call 919/872.7933 or Visit on the Web: http://www.resourcesforseniors.com