| TO ENHANCE THE LIFE STYLE OF OUR SENIOR'S AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING THEIR EXTENDED FAMILIES THROUGH THE ARTS EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT. |
| THE LEAD ORGANIZATION FOR THE HOLLYWOOD WORLD SENIOR SUMMIT AND EXPO IS THE CALIFORNIA SENIOR LEGISLATURE VOTED AND APPROVED FEBRUARY 2001 BY JOINT RULES COMMITTEE. |
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Proposed Event |
| Subject: | World Hollywood Senior Summit 2001 and Expo 2002 |
| Place: |
Hollywood, California Hollywood Entertainment Museum Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Academy Awards new complex and hotels Gromans Egyptian
Theatre |
| Date: |
Summit September,
2001 Expo – May 11, 12, 13, 2002 |
| Focus: | Mental health, the computer age, and communication through the arts. |
| Location Purpose: |
To
experience the new Hollywood and the cultural entertainment |
| Goals: | To
bring together our senior organizations, their family and friends, and give
them a platform to share their accomplishments and goals. Additionally,
to have a great place to come to and celebrate Hollywood. |
| Proposed Organizational Sponsors: | Sharing Friends of the Arts, Hollywood International, and California Senior Legislature. Lead Organizations: Los Angeles City Department of Aging Council on Aging, OASIS, Southern California State Legislature Caucus, AARP, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Hollywood Arts Council, and more to be added. |
| History of Event: |
This event was created by Senior Senator J. Pasqual Bettio in 1996. Its first location was the Community Center in Park Labrea. It was sponsored by the Park Labrea Arts Council and Park Labrea Management, AARP, Los Angeles City Department of Aging, Council on Aging, OASIS, and Bethany Towers. There were over 100 sponsors that attended the two-day trade show. Seniors from Southern California were present. There was a major Senior Art Show, Extra Effort Awards, a Senior Talent Show, Big Band Dancing, Trade Show, and Health Fair. This originally was a two-day show. Seniors were bused in from several locations by our City Council members and other organizations |
| Awards: | Over the years, 400 seniors were given the Extra Effort Award for their participation in community service, art activities, and other worthwhile involvement. |
| City Council Awards: | The Mayor of Los Angeles declared May 11th Senior Achievement Day. Awards were given by Yvonne Burke, County Supervisor, Mayor Riordan, and the City Council |
| Education: | During the two-day event of seminars, there was a lecture series on topics pertaining to senior life and health. The seniors participated and learned from the various sessions. |
| The Summit 2001: | Senior leaders, local organizations, and sponsors will come together to present and plan the Expo. At this time, there will be conferences with the organizations that will take part in the Expo 2002. They will have the opportunity to experience Hollywood and its entertainment features, as well as to become an event sponsor. There will be Extra Effort Awards, entertainment, and tours of Hollywood’s points of interest. |
| The Expo 2002 Proposed Events: |
This Expo will feature: 5th Annual Extra Effort Awards Senior Art and Craft Show Sewing and Quilt Exhibitions Food with an International Flavor Intergeneration Life Styles Grandparents Raising Kids Web TV and its Effects on Seniors Ballroom Dance Demonstration Senior Talent Search Art Therapy The Senior Olympic Demonstration Education offered to our Seniors Modern Health Care Senior Living Sun City, etc. Senior Housing Transportation Hollywood Senior Star Talent Fitness and Health Senior Publications Baby Boomers and the Golden Years Politics Churches State Agencies for Seniors The California
Senior Legislature and its Introduction of the different age cultures Philippines, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, American, Russian, African a cultural cross-section that will introduce all cultures through food, fashion, faith, etc. |
| Community Churches: | |
| Ethnic Groups: | |
| Celebrity Participation: | In past events we have had Connie Stevens honoring her senior assistant; Carol Connors honoring her mother; and Mr. Blackwell honoring the seniors. Carol Connors wrote a special song for this event, "There’s A Winner In You." |
| Proposed Sponsors: |
AARP Bethany Towers OASIS Park Labrea Arts Council Park Labrea Management Sharing Friends
of the Arts Hollywood International |
| Proposed Company to promote Expo and develop a sponsor base: |
Thompson & Company Arslanian & Associates Bob Palimeyer Wendy Fuychara Anderson Wind Shell Productions Dale Olsen & Associates |
| PR: | Contact all senior publications |
| Media: | This is a non-profit based event to PR will play an important part. Also sponsors will take part in this aspect. |
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All events will have sponsors to cover the cost of dinners, luncheons, tours, educational seminars, dances, and entertainment. I would like to see the seniors pay as little as possible for this event. They will pay for their hotel and food, and will be given cut rates for other activities and events. The Summit should be hosted by the local museum and the studios. This is Hollywood and we would like to get the studios behind this, as well as Metro Rail, Universal Studios, Paramount Studios, The Motion Picture Academy, the Entertainment Museum, and Walt Disney. Carol Connors will be one of the lead stars. We will feature the parents and grandparents of the stars at an event. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce proposed taking a lead role: the unveiling of a star during the event. This could be a senior star. There will be a Hollywood Parade for the seniors, sponsored by the Auto Club, featuring vintage cars. The Senior Olympic Awards. Get all organizations involved.Create an annual event. The communication part of this Expo should educate and involve the seniors and children in the computer age. Proposed sponsor: Bill Gates. How the senior becomes involved. The Baby Boomers – Their introduction to the Three Categories of the Seniors: Young Senior, Middle Age Senior, Older Senior This annual event will give us the opportunity to bring together the leading senior organizations. Have fun and learn. This summit and expo will open up a new world to seniors through the sponsorship of the industries that are involved in creating the new world of innovations. We need to know the “how’s” and the “where-fore’s” to be able to open new vistas. This three-day event will open many doors and give us all the opportunity to learn from each other. The loaction is Hollywood, the communiaction capital of the World We will also be celebrating the new Hollywood. The location is perfect for bringing together the old and the new in a spectacular environment of arts and entertainment. We need to know that quality of life is so important and we should involve the arts in all our issues. Mental health will also be a main focus. Be happy
.Senior Senator. Pasqual Bettio FRPS and founder of Sharing Friends of the Arts Hollywood International |