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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.
                                    