Center in the Park

For Immediate Release
September 9, 2010

Center in the Park Celebrates "Music from the Heart"
For Adults of All Ages - A Tribute to Grandparents

On Saturday, September 25, 2010, the Center in the Park (CIP), located in Germantown's historic Vernon Park, will present its Third Annual Music from the Heart Jazz Concert at 7:00 PM at the Germantown Friends School Loeb Auditorium, Greene Street and Schoolhouse Lane. Music from the Heart will honor all Grandparents, paying special tribute during National Grandparents month. Bravo Health has joined CIP in presenting the jazz concert.

Talent for the Music from the Heart Jazz Concert was organized by well known producer Warren Oree, Lifeline Music Coalition. Performers will include The Georgie Bonds Blues Machine, Abstract Truth and the Clef Club Youth Jazz Band. In addition to Bravo Health, CIP recognizes the generous support of WPVI-6ABC; Philadelphia Corporation for Aging; and, Butler Prestige Photography.

This year, the concert will be preceded by the awarding of CIP's Marguerite Riegel Award and Distinguished Service Award to Shelia MacMaster; Chestnut Hill College; and, Caroltta Fareira. The Riegel Award is named for the Center's Co-founder and recognizes individuals and organizations making continuous contributions to positive aging and fostering community connections.

As a prelude to the event, an Open House will be held at the Center, 5818 Germantown Avenue, on Thursday, September 16, 2010 from 10:00am until 3:00pm to showcase Center programs and services in recognition of National Senior Center Month. Parking is located on the lot at Rittenhouse and McCallum Streets.

Since its humble beginnings in 1968, as the Center for Older Adults Northwest, housed in the first floor of the Germantown YWCA, CIP has blossomed into the nationally-accredited senior community center it is today, nestled among the trees of historic Vernon Park. The Center enjoys a national reputation as a leader in collaborative community-based research, with its participation adding to the body of knowledge about positive, healthy aging. With that knowledge, CIP is enhancing its capacity to deliver evidence-based health and wellness programs to meet the needs of older adult participants.

For jazz concert tickets and information contact Nicole at 215-848-772 or you may purchase tickets securely on the Internet at the Center's website: www.centerinthepark.org and visit us on Facebook.

Center in the Park is a community center that promotes positive aging and fosters community connections for older adults in Northwest Philadelphia, whose voices are critical instruments in shaping its activities and direction. CIP is accredited by the National Institute of Senior Centers, a unit of the National Council on Aging as a provider of excellent programs, activities and services for its active membership of more than 5,000 and its 1,000 homebound clients.