2021 Ageless Award Event Program

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AGELESS AWARDS

A CELEBRATION OF OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS OREGON

THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021

THE AGELESS AWARD This award was created in 2013 to honor individuals 75 years or older that demonstrate living with purpose and continue to make significant contributions in their communities.

L to R: Governor Barbara Roberts, Kathryn Jones Harrison, Keren Brown Wilson

EVENT PROGRAM Pre-show begins at 11:30am Program runs from 12:00 - 1:00pm WELCOME

Kerry Tymchuk, Master of Ceremonies

NATIVE LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AGE+ MISSION VIDEO HONOREE PRESENTATION Judith Ramaley & Kathleen Saadat

SPECIAL APPEAL

Stephanie Hooper, AGE+ President

LONG-TERM CARE TRIBUTE

Keren Brown Wilson, AGE+ Founder & CEO

HONOREE PRESENTATION

Kerry Tymchuk

Gary Maffei & Major General R. Fred Rees

MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER: As someone who has been working on behalf of older adults for nearly 4 decades, I can say that 2020 was a year I never would have predicted. The adversities older adults have faced and continue to face are tremendous.

But, the resilience in our communities is uplifting. There is so much wisdom in the simple ways neighbors have been helping each other and that is where AGE+ find its inspiration. Thank you to everyone who has made our work both possible and so impactful during these very challenging times.

- Keren Brown Wilson, AGE+ Founder & CEO

AGE+ BOARD Chair: Keren Brown Wilson Vice Chair: Tony Leineweber Treasurer: Mark Stevenson Secretary: Tina Castañares Peggy Brey Kristen Connor Mary Jaeger Marvin A. Kaiser Paul Lumley Marcus Mundy Julie Reynolds Kimberly Solis

L to R: Tony Leineweber and Marvin Kaiser, AGE+ Board members

AGE+ WE ARE A LEADER IN FORGING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO ORGANIZE AND MOBILIZE AROUND PROVEN MODELS OF SUPPORT THAT CAN BE USED THROUGHOUT OREGON. WE FOCUS OUR WORK WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST. THIS INCLUDES OLDER ADULTS IN RURAL OREGON, THOSE WITH LOW INCOME AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

OUR PROVEN MODEL COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

WE BRING EXPERTISE IN AGING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES OF SUPPORTING OLDER ADULTS. THIS COLLABORATIVE METHOD STRENGTHENS AND EMPOWERS EXISTING RESOURCES THROUGH A CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF ANALYSIS AND ALIGNMENT, LONG AND SHORT TERM PLANNING, ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION. LOCAL CHAMPIONS DRIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, IDENTIFY NEEDS AND HELP CREATE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS. THEY ARE CENTRAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS MODEL.

AGE+ KEY INITIATIVES Housing & Services - AGE+ has developed a new model of hybrid modular construction that allows older adults to age in the communities they love.

This approach helps keep rents affordable without the need of individual subsidies. Essential to this model is forming partnerships with local groups to create community-based supportive care networks called Circles of Care.

Piloted in The Dalles, Oregon, Circles of Care pairs older adults with local volunteers. Grocery and prescription delivery, as well as social and emotional support have been especially critical during the pandemic.

Community Conversations - Launched virtually in 2020, AGE+ engages community members throughout Oregon in meaningful discussions on aging. By listening and gathering information, AGE+ helps communities realize their collective strengths and supports them in building stronger communities for all generations. Our goal is to create a framework that works toward a more equitable Oregon for all generations.

Ties That Bind - This program connects grandparents raising grandchildren with a peer support group and dedicated website of resources and educational materials. Ties That Bind has been especially important as the pandemic has left many older adults that are parenting "a second time around" even more isolated than before.

COVID-19 Education & Outreach - This special initiative responded to the need to develop age-specific strategies to reach older adults in rural Oregon counties with information regarding the pandemic. From life-saving critical prevention measures to assistance with vaccination appointments, AGE+ helped more than 8,000 older adults in 2020 and continues to expand its efforts in additional counties.

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AGELESS AWARD HONOREE Son of Italian parents, Gary R. Maffei was born in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Central Catholic High School and Portland State University. Prior to retirement, he was the head of human resources at Louisiana Pacific Corporation and Vice President of Merlo Corporation. His business background, beyond his 40year career, includes board positions on Talk and Toss Phone Debit Cards, Regent Assisted Living, and Wholesome & Hearty (Garden Burgers).

GARY MAFFEI

His many community activities include current non-profit boards like Park Academy, Our House of Portland Life Trustees, past-President of the Portland’5 Foundation, and Emeritus Chair of Emeritus Board of OMSI. He also currently sits on the business boards of Lucky Transportation and Randall Investment Group.

Some of Gary’s past achievements include chairing the highly successful Kows for Kids event that raised over $2.5 million for children’s charities, as well as raising $10 million in funds for the new OMSI Coastal Discovery Center at Camp Gray in Newport in honor of John Gray. He has served on past boards of numerous organizations, including CASA, Albertina Kerr, OMSI, The Grotto, Marylhurst University, New Avenues for Youth, OPB, RACC, Classic Wine Auction and helped start the Cards for Kids Program, the Children’s Store, Sitka Center for Art & Ecology Art Show, and is the founding Chairman of the Oregon Ballet Theatre. Gary is also a retired Trustee of the Merlo Foundation where he has been able to assist countless non-profits with special projects and capital campaigns.

Gary’s favorite pastimes are tennis, touring the world with his partner for life, Marc Lintner, and, of course, volunteering.

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AGELESS AWARD HONOREE Dr. Judith A. Ramaley is President Emerita and Distinguished Professor of Public Service at Portland State University in the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government and a member of the Portland State University Board of Trustees. She was President and Professor of Biology at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon for seven years from 1990-1997.

JUDITH RAMALEY

Dr. Ramaley was President of The University of Vermont (UVM) and Professor of Biology from 1997 to 2001. From 2001-2004, she was Assistant Director of the Education and Human Resources Directorate (EHR) at The National Science Foundation (NSF). She served as a Visiting Senior Scientist at the National Academy of Sciences in 2005. From 2005-2012, she served as President of Winona State University (WSU) in Minnesota and Professor of Biology. Dr. Ramaley now holds an appointment as a Distinguished Scholar with the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). She also serves as an advisor for several national projects that focus on equity, shared leadership, student success, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and the leadership of change.

Dr. Ramaley has two sons, Alan and Andrew and six grandchildren—Adam, Zachary, Nathaniel, Matthew, Zarintaj (Sarah) and Allison. She fondly says that all of her family members are “above average.” She cares deeply about the environment, about social equity and about the role that colleges and universities can and must play in a changing world. After retiring from Winona State in 2012, she returned to Portland, drawn back both by her love of this community and the Pacific Northwest and by her strong ties with Portland State.

She serves on the Portland Audubon Board and is Chair of the Second Nature Board, a national organization that works with a network of over 600 colleges and universities and other environmental groups to address the challenges of climate change. In her spare time, and she actually does have some spare time, she is an avid reader, birdwatcher and jigsaw puzzle enthusiast.

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AGELESS AWARD HONOREE Mr. Raymond "Fred" Rees was appointed as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) for Training, Readiness and Mobilization (TRM) on February 10, 2014. In this position, Mr. Rees provided responsive support to the ASA (M&RA) by formulating plans, programs, policies and overall practices for the Army's All Volunteer Force, both Active and Reserve Components. TRM exercises Secretariat oversight, direction and organization of training, readiness, and mobilization within the Army.

MAJOR GENERAL RAYMOND "FRED" REES

Prior to this appointment, he retired as The Adjutant General (TAG) for the State of Oregon, where he was responsible for providing the State of Oregon and the United States with a ready force of citizen soldiers and airmen, equipped and trained to respond to any contingency, natural or manmade.

Mr. Rees began his military career in the United States Army as a West Point cadet in July 1962. Major General Rees had numerous active duty and Army National Guard assignments to include: service in the Republic of Vietnam as a cavalry troop commander; commander of the 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment; nearly seventeen years as the Adjutant General of Oregon; Director of the Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau; over five years of service as Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau; fourteen months as Acting Chief, National Guard Bureau; Chief of Staff (dual-hatted), Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). NORAD is a bi-national, Canada and United States command.

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AGELESS AWARD HONOREE Kathleen Saadat is a political activist who spent much of her life fighting for the rights of marginalized people. Arriving in Portland, Oregon in 1970, Kathleen has worked as a dedicated public servant and civil rights activist. Kathleen has spent most of the past 45 years advocating for the LGBTQ community, women, all people of color and the poor.

KATHLEEN SAADAT

Kathleen has worked all levels of government in Oregon and held positions as diverse as Contracts Monitor and Program Analyst for CETA Programs, Director of Affirmative Action for the State of Oregon, Assistant to Portland City Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury, Diversity Director for Cascade AIDS Project and the City of Portland’s Diversity Development/Affirmative Action Manager.

Although music was always a passion, she never thought of pursuing it seriously until co-worker and Pink Martini-founder, Thomas Lauderdale, began encouraging her to sing with him. A partnership followed and, in 2016 at the age of 77, Kathleen released her debut standards album, Love for Sale.

PAST HONOREES

Top L to bottom R: Sec. Bev Clarno, Terry Pancoast, LeRoy Patton, Bernie & Bobbie Foster, Antoinette Hatfield, Bob Moore, Frank & Rosa Alby, Gert Boyle, Gov. Ted Kulongoski, Pat Reser, Margaret Carter, Rev. Dr. Rodney Page

PAST HONOREES

Top L to bottom R: Rabbi Joshua Stampfer, Gov. Barbara Roberts, Bill Schonely, Worth & Barbara Caldwell, Gerry Frank, Kathryn Jones Harrison, Ken Austin, Serge D'Rovencourt, Irvan & Pat Guss, Jeannine Cowles, Thomas Vaughan, Ernie Bloch II, Vital Volunteers

REMEMBERING DORIS CASTAÑARES A REMARKABLE WOMAN WHO SPENT HER LIFE CARING AND DOING FOR OTHERS.

MAY 25, 1921 - OCT. 17, 2019

AGE+ is honored and deeply humbled to receive a $50,000 matching gift in memory of Doris Castañares.

In her 98 years, Doris Jane (Thurber) Castañares gave great joy and inspiration to so many people. She grew up in Hollywood, CA, and developed a deep love for the arts at a very early age, becoming a concert harpist at the age of 12. At the same time, she also spent much of her youth on her family’s rural ranches, helping her to grow an appreciation for living simply. These influences helped to create the foundation of who Doris would continue to be her entire life. She married Salvador Castañares, a Mexican immigrant and newly-minted physician, in 1941 and, together, they had 3 children, Tony, Dennis and Tina.

Doris was always generous with her time and talents. She helped her husband, father and brother in their offices, became an active member of her church parish and its choir, created and delivered meals to those in need, was an unpaid substitute teacher, and much more. She volunteered at Recording for the Blind, where she recorded aloud in both Spanish and English, and she played her harp for countless special occasions.

After Salvador died in 2005, Doris moved to the Gorge to be near her daughter, Tina. She fell in love with the community and small town life immediately. She volunteered for the SMART reading program at Mid Valley Elementary School, sang in the VOCI community choir, studied advanced Spanish through Community Education, and participated in a Latina breast cancer survivors’ support group. She became an enthusiastic donor and supporter in many arenas, including: education, local theater and music, visual arts, programs benefiting animals, seniors and caregivers, community health workers, immigrants, farmworkers and others. She was the principal donor to The Salvador Fund, part of the Gorge Community Foundation, which makes small grants to local nonprofits.

While she is greatly missed by the many people whose lives she touched, her legacy will continue to make an impact for many years to come.

CELEBRATING UNSUNG HEROES Throughout the pandemic, long-term care workers have shown up to their communities every day, rising to the great challenges of these difficult times. They have not only provided care, but companionship to older adults at great risk of illness while isolated from the people they love. Long-term care workers do this despite their own personal health concerns because residents aren't just residents - they are family.

Please join us in celebrating the dedicated long-term care workers who have made such an impact for older adults across Oregon and the nation.

The world changed, but their dedication didn't.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

FOUNDER'S CIRCLE - $10,000

President’s Office, PSU Foundation, College of Urban and Public Affairs, School of Public Health, School of Social Work, and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

INNOVATION CHAMPION - $5,000

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

THIRD AGE LEADERS - $2,500

PROUD SUPPORTER - $1,000 Cedar Sinai Park Coalition of Communities of Color Columbia Bank Community Development Partners Community Housing Solutions Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Ferguson Wellman Capital Management First Republic Bank Group Health Foundation Harry A. Merlo Foundation Heritage Bank Mary Jaeger & Jerry Walker Marvin & Betsy Kaiser LeadingAge Oregon Legacy Health - Community Benefit Mary’s Woods Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) NW Natural - Community Relations Oregon Dept. of Human Services, Aging and People with Disabilities Oregon Health Care Association Oregon Health & Science University - School of Nursing Pacific West Bank Providence Health Services RBC Wealth Management REACH Community Development R&H Construction Rosenbaum Financial SEIU Local 503 The Skanner Foundation United Healthcare

THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS We would like to extend our greatest gratitude for the partnerships of the many organizations with which we work in communities across Oregon. The meaningful work we do would not be possible without the participation of each and every one of you. These relationships allow us to gain a better understanding of how to help communities better support older adults and continue to give them opportunities to thrive and contribute.

Together, we are building a better future for older Oregonians.

Volunteers in Action

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE VIRTUAL AGELESS AWARDS. WE APPRECIATE AND VALUE YOUR SUPPORT! FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORK WE ARE DOING TO BENEFIT OLDER OREGONIANS, PLEASE VISIT US AT:

www.AgePlus.org