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The golden years: How to help residents gracefully age in place

Ungrated

Simpson is a manager of 55-and-older communities in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Dwayne Taylor is the general manager of 2101 Cooperative, a high-rise in Philadelphia. JFCS also can assist with facilitating modifications in the home at low or no cost to the owner and provide a lot of education to the management team.

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Expos Returning to Philadelphia After Labor Contract Changes

Associations Now

Now that there’s a deal in place with most—but not all—of the labor unions that work the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the Philadelphia facility is starting to win back some business. “This meant that, despite a successful meeting in 2007, AIHA would not reconsider Philadelphia.” Left on the Sidelines.

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Crisis Averted: Philadelphia Event Venue’s Labor Conflict Ends Quickly

Associations Now

But fortunately for the American Association of Diabetes Educators, the strike ended that day without incident. Caught in the middle: As labor union members were picketing outside, staff from the American Association of Diabetes Educators were setting up inside for its annual meeting, scheduled to take place August 5–10.

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Society Hill Towers: How proactive maintenance gives a Philly high-rise a competitive advantage

Ungrated

Pei and completed in 1964—soars over Philadelphia’s brownstones and historic buildings. Jerrold “Jim” Morris, a Philadelphia attorney who is vice president of the board, has lived in the community since the 1980s. Society Hill Towers—a condominium complex of three, 30-story modernist towers designed by renowned architect I.M.

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Daily Buzz: America’s First Coin Returns Home

Associations Now

The American Numismatic Association’s “Numismatist of the Year” identified the United States’ first coin—and now it’s returning to Philadelphia thanks to an association meeting. It takes a lot to deliver an amazing event: Finding speakers, planning workshops & creating content that inspires and educates. link] #assnchat.

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Heart Association Program Encourages Healthy Home Cooking

Associations Now

The 12-week pilot program, which focuses on single-mother or single-guardian households, will launch in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Houston and provide training in preparing healthier meals at home as well as track attitudes and behaviors regarding food and health among this population. “The

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Let Your Member Data Show You the Way

Spark Consulting

This Old City blogger Jon Geeting’s photos of sneckdowns in Philadelphia in February are a perfect illustration of how, paradoxically, a blanket of snow uncovers the most natural paths for cars and pedestrians. We were able to make sense of different packages that would reflect or be representative of behavior that we had observed.