Keiro has again awarded First Presbyterian Church, Altadena grant funding in 2025-2026 to support and sustain programs and services provided to older adults and caregivers in our community. The following programs have been developed to promote healthier and more fulfilling lives of our aging seniors. We thank Keiro for their generous grants program which continues to help our older adults and caregivers to live a long and healthy life. Because of Keiro’s generosity, we are able to continue to offer the following programs and classes to all seniors and caregivers with the hope that the programs will provide health/wellness, purpose, connectedness, security and autonomy to all those that participate.
SR SMARTIES WELLNESS & KARAOKE CAFE
We have a chair fitness program for our seniors that meets Fridays from 10:30 to 11:30 in our church Social Hall. Once a month we have a Potluck lunch. Please join us for a morning of fun, great music and exercise, as well as meeting with friends and making new acquaintances. To see videos of more of our classes, please go to www.silvergoldseniorsmarties.org and use the Password SENIORS$$$. Immediately following the exercise program, we provide a small meal before we continue with the Karaoke Cafe, a fun and social event that is entertaining as well as nostalgic.
Happy 99th Birthday to Mary Matsumoto Photography by April Mizuki and Sue Morris
Karen Santos and Mary Matsumoto
Judy and Doug Kosobayashi
June Miyasaki and Donna Gonzales
Sue Morris
Karen Santos, Mary Matsumoto and Evelyn Lew
Don Matsumoto
Susan Nishio
Marsha Cifarelli and June Miyasaki
Veronica Ota-Smith, Miki Yokoyama and Dorothy Kirkland
April Mizuki and Sachi
Barbara and James Sato
David and Young Kishaba and daughter Holly Almaguer
Doug and Judy Kosobayashi
Kathy and Mae Uchida
Dorothy Kirkland and Gini Ishida
June Miyasaki and Sachi
Dee Nishimoto, Susan Nishio and Betty Yutani
Jennifer Inouye, Denise Kimura, Kathy Yamaguchi and Laura Sugano
Happy 99th Mary Matsumoto
Joyce Futa
Donna Gonzales and Betty Kiriyama
Mieko and Clyde Payne
Marsha Cifarelli and Olaf
June Miyasaki and Yumi Choi
Dr Bob Yamasaki and June Miyasaki
Kathy and Don Matsumoto
April Mizuki
Evelyn Lew and Mary Matsumoto
Marsha Cifarelli and June Miyasaki
Jane Ishii
Appreciation Luncheon from Family of Mitzi Toshima
In Memory of Mitzi Toshima - August 29,2025
All Things Glass 2026 Hot Glass Fusion
In this class our advanced glass seniors learned the art of creating “hot glass fusion” and have made several beautiful pieces of jewelry and art.
Mieko Payne
Clyde Payne
June Miyasaki
Yumi Choi
Susan Nishio
Jennifer Inouye
Gini Ishida
April Mizuki
Dorothy Kirkland
All Things Glass 2025 Wind Chimes, Suncatchers and More
Our seniors are learning to make beautiful wind chimes out of glass. Next they are learning the art of stained glass and designing suncatchers. This class is challenging and rewarding and it is hoped that many of our talented seniors will join us for this creative art form.
Tom Miyasaki 101 Dog and Bird House Mosaics
Tom Miyasaki is a 101-year-young Super Ager. He is a talented wood craftsman and built several bird and dog houses for our class to mosaic. These are one-of-a-kind gems that will be sold at our 2025 Fall Festival.
Contact Gini Ishida: gin_ishida@yahoo.com
Summer Class of 2024
June Miyasaki
Robert Yamasaki
Christine Iwamiya
June Miyasaki
Christine Iwamiya
Nancy Nagata
Robert Yamasaki
June Miyasaki
Special Caregivers Class of 2024
Patti Fujii-Carberry
Jane Ishii-Itaya
Janis Waldorf
Shelley Shinmoto
Kelly Hokyo
Many thanks to our special caregivers. We enjoyed the time together and look forward to more relaxing and fun activities.
