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Major events and community engagement activities in 2024

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Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez highlights several successful events hosted by DFTA in 2024, demonstrating the department's commitment to community engagement and promoting active, healthy aging among older New Yorkers.

International Groove: A large intergenerational dance party held on National Older Adult Health and Fitness Day, promoting physical activity.
Healthy Aging Fair: 500 residents participated in free screenings and activities promoting healthy living and active lifestyles.
Talent is Timeless 2024: A citywide talent competition for older adults, with over 1,000 attendees at the finale and over 1,000 acts participating throughout the competition.
These events showcase the spirit, resilience, and potential of older adults while challenging ageist stereotypes.

Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez

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Lastly, NYC Aging hosted a large number of successful events in 2024 which underscores the city's deep commitment and service to older New Yorkers.

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In May, we hosted International Groove, an intergenerational Groove where thousands of older adults gathered on national older adult health and fitness day for a dance party.

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That was part of a national initiative to promote the importance of physical activity and highlight the efforts of local organizations dedicated to improving the health of older adults.

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In September we hosted the Healthy Aging Fair.

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Almost rained out but older adults showed up and participated.

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Where 500 residents came to participate in a day free of screening activities, demonstrations designed to promote healthy living and active lifestyles.

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We were excited to do this in partnership with the city's overall goal of laying out its healthy NYC aimed at improving life expectancy for New Yorkers.

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This was done on National Falls Prevention Week to show that New Yorkers to show New Yorkers that in this city where you can age confidently and age in place.

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Finally, in October, we hosted the grand finale of the Talent is Timeless twenty twenty four, which has become something of an older adult event across every OAC in the city.

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And everyone looks forward to it now and it's gonna be in its third year.

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We had over a thousand attendees at last year's finale and over a thousand acts participating over the course of the entire competition.

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Talent is timeless showcases the spirit, resilience and limitless potential of older adults, offering them a platform to demonstrate their abilities.

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And equally important, challenging ageist stereotype that older adults just are not this or that, but like many of us have talents and abilities in a variety of areas.

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