DFW Senior Gathering Day 2018

Over 300 participated in 2018 DFW Korean Senior Day

North Texas Korean senior citizens celebrated their ‘DFW Senior Gathering Day’ in conjunction of the ‘World Senior Citizen Day of 2018’ which was held by the Grace Adult Day Care Center on August 25^th. .

There were two main sponsors that helped this event, the Grace Adult Day Care Center (Chairwoman: Ms. Sun Young Lee) and ‘NAMUHOPE Foundation’ (President: Mr. Andrew H. Jang).

This event was also cosponsored by Dallas Korean Association (President: Mr. Suk Chan Yu), the hosting took a place at the Mar Thoma Church of Dallas at Luna Road.

The DFW Senior Gathering Day celebration included all the senior citizen members of
Grace Adult Day Care Center and other Korean seniors from North Texas. In addition, there were over 300 family members and volunteers participated this event to show support for the ‘World Senior Citizen Day’ and cheered for the ‘Happy Retirement’ for the seniors.
 
The event was kicked off with stretching exercise followed by an essay presentation done by senior citizen members from Grace Adult Day Care Center.  There were also singing and dancing performance carried out by the Korean Cultural Art Group that enhanced the event atmosphere.

There were several singing and dancing concert performance including ‘Han Yang Mu’ dance by artist Ms. Jung Sook Kim, and a song by a violinist, Ms. Yoon Kyong Park, and the joint performance by Choirs of Grace Harmony and Grace Music Orchestra.  At the end of the performance, Mr. Dae YongJung,a member of Grace Adult DayCare Center,performed a poem recital.

While the music performance was going on, members participated in taking self-portrait
photos, and health screening as well as senior citizen benefit counseling.   On the other side of the room, Grace Adult Day Care Center members showed off their decorating handicraft work.

The event organizers gave a special recognition to seniors above 90 years old.  The president of ‘NAMUHOPE Foundation’, Mr. Jang and the chairwoman of ‘Grace Adult Day Care Center’, Ms. Lee presented a carnation flower to each of 90 years old and above seniors and wished them a continual ‘disease free longevity’.

In today’s event, the president of Dallas Korean Association, Mr. Suk Chan Yu and vice president, Ms. Myung Hee Park have attended and greeted the seniors with a message of congratulating and happiness.

The president of ‘NAMUHOPE Foundation’, Mr. Jang told that today’s event was for all the Korean seniors, not just for the members of Grace Adult Day Care Center only.  He advocated to bringing together-happiness of all the Korean senior citizens of the North Texas.

The lunch was served after the 1^st half of the performance.  The participants were filled with laughter and entertainments in 2^nd half of the event as well.
 

Low-income senior citizens are eligible to receive the government assistance to cover monthly cost of day care service at Grace Adult Day Care Center. 
For more info call : (972) 506-0177.