There are those people who simply do not age. They simply thrive with each passing birthday combining youthful exuberance with earned experience. Despite what their birthday certificate may register as their age, they are as hopeful and energetic as a second grader on the first day of school.
They’re people like Ebby Halliday and T. Boone Pickens. Younger folks envy their intelligence and generosity of sharing wisdom. Older folks snort and envy the mojo in their genes.
So, the Legacy Senior Communities will salute one of “those kind of people” with the “First-Ever Carmen Miller Michael Legacy Senior Communities Award.” That person knows the word “senior” like most folks know the word “I”. She is Molly Bogen, the executive director of The Senior Source.
Molly admitted, “I was surprised and quite honored to hear that I would be the first to receive such an award in Dr. Carmen Miller Michael’s name. The same issues that drove her to do such amazing work drive me. I am passionate about impacting the lives of Texans who are aging, those who face cognitive challenges and those who may need direct services to improve their lives.”
Having “been leading The Senior Source as the executive director for 38 years, Bogen has chief of staff responsibility for administration and management of the agency with its 63-member staff and just completed her 10 years of service on the board of trustees for the Baylor Specialty Health Center.”
That’s the official word. The reality is that Molly and her team have faced the daunting situation of seniors and their needs growing at catastrophic speed. They have helped with job searches, nursing homes advocacy, money management, safety and protection, volunteer opportunities and counseling regarding aging issues and proving a “service delivery system on a continuum with 10 programs.” All that means that Molly has been on the frontline of the silver tsunami facing society.
Adding to the youthful feel of the occasion will be special guest speaker Jane Pauley. Dadgummit, but that gal never seems to age.
Chaired by Madeline Unterberg , the committee making the choice was comprised of Adlene Harrison, Shirley Tobolowsky, Julie Lowenberg and Freda Gail Stern.
Molly will receive the award at the “The Yes Event.” on Wednesday, November 19, at the Winspear.
Here’s to growing young in the years ahead like Molly, Ebby and Boone!
If you want to hang with a bunch of youthful people with the hope of its rubbing off, here’s where you can get ticket and sponsorship info.