SAU17_SponsorFolder - Mizell Senior Center

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Meals On Wheels/Nutrition Programs: These life-saving
programs serve frail and homebound seniors from Desert Hot
Springs and Palm Springs to North Shore Salton Sea. Each
homebound senior is personally served by our trained drivers who
also conduct a wellness check with each visit. For many, our driver
is their only contact with the outside world. Over 120,000 meals are
served each year through our Meals On Wheels Program and an
additional 45,000 meals are served in a social setting at seven senior
centers throughout the Valley, including Thermal, Mecca, Coachella,
Indio, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs, and several
senior living communities. While we request donations, no client is
ever turned away for lack of funds. That is why your support is
critical to our commitment that no senior ever has to make a choice
between lifesaving medications or paying for food.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM
MIZELL SENIOR CENTER
AND CO-CHAIRPERSONS
CYMA AND LEO COHEN
ERIC RUDOLPH AND BOB ILES
INVITE YOU TO THE MUSICAL
EXPERIENCE OF THE SEASON
Programs and Services: From a variety of instruction and fun
programming to over 20 exercise classes each week, Mizell Senior
Center has a commitment to keeping seniors active and engaged.
We have legal, health insurance, and mental health counseling as
well as weekly seminars on important medical issues. Most of our
members live alone and have extremely low incomes. Mizell Senior
Center stands ready as their only social resource. Our Behrend
Computer Learning Center hosts a variety of computer classes from
Microsoft programs to Facebook, iPhone and iPad, to learning how
to use Amazon and e-bay. Our popular music programs welcome
musicians from around the world and many times we have over 100
audience members enjoying the music and singing. Our annual flu
shot is attended by 100’s and we administer over 400 flu shots each
year. Mizell Senior Center has over 3000 members and counts over
60,000 visits each year for our variety of programs and services.
We cannot do this without the generous support of our community.
Your support is a vital component to our continued ability to provide
innovative and relevant programming to our members and to
insuring that no senior ever goes hungry. You are the vital link in our
ability to continue providing these services. We respectfully ask for
your assistance and sponsorship.
STARS AMONG US GALA
CELEBRATING THE 40TH
ANNIVERSARY OF
Fall Prevention Program: The one thing that could rob an older
adult of their independence is a devastating fall. Falls are a major
problem and Mizell Senior Center is the only senior center in the
Coachella Valley that has made fall prevention a priority program.
Our program is nationally approved and taught by medical
professionals. In addition, we make personal visits to participant
homes to assess for fall hazards and make recommendations for
improvement. Tragically, 25% of seniors who fall and break a hip die
within one year of their injury. With your support, we have expanded
our vital A Matter of Balance Program throughout the Coachella
Valley to seven sites. Over 300 seniors have graduated from this
program in just the first year and 90% continue to maintain a regular
exercise program.
Our Commitment: Mizell Senior Center is NOT your Grandma’s
Senior Center. Our commitment is to provide programs and services
that are relevant to our members and are designed to support their
continued independence, health, and well-being.
THE TWELFTH ANNUAL
AN EVENING STARRING
SUPREME REFLECTIONS
Gala MC
Special Performance by
DONNA PESCOW
YVONNE ELLIMAN
HONORING
DR. RONALD FRAGEN & CAROL FRAGEN
GALAXY AWARD
FREDERICK NOBLE
SHINING STAR AWARD
ELAINE FRANK
LEGACY AWARD
Donna Pescow, co-star from the
original film and Yvonne Elliman,
singing her number one hit from
the movie “If I Can’t Have You.”
BENEFITTING MIZELL SENIOR CENTER’S VALLEY-WIDE MEALS-ON-WHEELS PROGRAM
by the numbers
According to the National Meals On Wheels Association, 8.8 million of America’s seniors – nearly 1 in 6 – may
August 29, 2016
Dear Mizell Senior Center Supporter:
You have never been to an event like Mizell Senior Center produces. No gowns, no tuxedos, no long speeches,
just an experience like no other. We create The Musical Experience of the Season. In 2013, we sold out and
got rave reviews for the transformation of the Air Museum into the Hollywood Bowl and the re-creation of the
famed 1964 Beatles concert including the landing of a Beatles carrying DC-3 jet. In 2014, we asked “Where
were you in ‘62” as we brought you back to Mel’s Diner and the simpler times of a bygone era with American
Graffiti. In 2015, we created An Evening at the famed Apollo Theater in New York with a stroll through Central
Park. We continued with a new experience in 2016 with The Supremes Live at the Cocoanut Grove featuring
Jennifer Holliday singing her signature song... “And I am Telling You I’m Not Going” along with the unforgettable
sounds of The Supremes.
This year, we are celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the iconic film “Saturday Night Fever” starring The
Australian Bee Gees. Our guest MC, is the co-star from the original film, Donna Pescow and Yvonne Elliman
will sing her number one hit from the movie “If I Can’t Have You.”
Our annual gala, “Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Saturday Night Fever” will be held on Saturday,
February 25, 2017 at the Palm Springs Air Museum honoring Dr. Ronald Fragen and Carol Fragen. Additional
Honorees include Frederick Noble with a Legacy Award being presented to Elaine Frank. You will be transported
to the neighborhood streets of Brooklyn against the backdrop of the Brooklyn Bridge for cocktails and silent
auction. Then it’s off to the 2001 Odyssey Disco where we will create a Disco like you have never seen along
with some of the signature dance scenes from this iconic movie . . . and of course the dance floor everyone
remembers from the film. Be sure to bring your dancing shoes because this event will be a true celebration of
the 40th Anniversary of Saturday Night Fever with the unforgettable music of the Bee Gees performed by the
Australian Bee Gees Show: A Tribute to the Bee Gees. People will be talking about this “Musical Experience”
for years to come!
This year, more than ever, we need your support to continue our vital programs. So, please join us for this
one-of-a-kind evening by returning the enclosed Sponsorship Form before December 9, 2016. This will make
sure you are in all of the pre-event materials for your sponsorship level including your name on pre-event
advertising, social media, and the invitation. An earlier commitment will gain additional exposure through our
“Save the Date” October mailing.
This event reaches the largest and fastest growing market in the Coachella Valley: The active senior and Baby
Boomer market who together hold the largest disposable income in the history of the US. In addition, the
generosity and commitment of our donors and sponsors help us continue to provide over 165,000 meals yearly
through our Valley-wide Meals On Wheels and Nutrition Programs at seven Valley senior centers. Mizell has
made a commitment that no senior in our Valley, living alone, and without food, would continue going hungry.
Your support will help us make sure we keep that commitment to the thousands of seniors we serve each year.
Seniors rely on your generous support to guarantee that our unique programs and services continue to support
them in living active, productive lives. Take a look at the back page of this brochure to get a sense of all we do.
Your commitment to the seniors of our community will not be forgotten . . . and with your help, Mizell Senior
Center will continue to provide them with support they deserve and the dignity and respect they have earned.
We look forward to your reply and participation.
Thank you for your support from your event co-chairs!
Cyma and Leo Cohen
Eric A. Rudolph and Bob Iles
not know where their next meal is coming from. Programs like Meals On Wheels are critical to solving this
national crisis. The nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks delivered each day are often all it takes to
enable our seniors to live independently in their own homes. And, when they do, we all save billions of tax
dollars in avoided hospital, health care and nursing home costs. Investing in Meals On Wheels is a win-win.
The fact is, the more we invest in Meals On Wheels, the more we save. For every dollar invested in Meals On
Wheels, we can SAVE up to $50.00 in Medicaid spending. This translates to saving $21.7 Billion in California
alone!! Federal funding for this program only covers 38% of the actual cost. That is why we need your
support! Help us . . . help our community.
Did you know?
• We deliver over 120,000 home delivered meals each year to frail, homebound seniors
from Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs to Salton Sea
• 40% of our home delivered meals are in the Eastern Coachella Valley and the number of meals
served has increased over 500% in the past three years
• We provide an additional 45,000 meals in a social setting at Valley Senior Centers including:
Mecca, Thermal, Coachella, Indio, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, and Palm Springs in order
to encourage seniors to reduce isolation and become involved in their local community center
• Meals on Wheels maintains a fleet of eight vehicles to service our home delivered meal routes.
Some routes are over 120 miles round trip each day
• At the Mizell Senior Center alone we serve 75 – 150 meals each day on site
• 90% of our Meals on Wheels clients live at or below the Federal Poverty Level
• All Meals on Wheels drivers are fully trained, CPR certified, and provide wellness checks
during their visit
Seniors and Baby Boomers are Worth Your Marketing Dollars
Why?
• Represent nearly 40% of our local adult population
• Control 77% of the wealth with over $1.6 Trillion in spending power
• Fastest growing population segment
• Account for 60% of all Healthcare Spending and 74% of Prescription Drugs
• Account for 80% of Luxury Travel
• Own 70% of all Money Market and Retirement Accounts
• Purchase 4% of all new automobiles and 80% of new luxury cars
• Older adults and Baby Boomers are the fastest growing real estate market,
especially in the luxury home market
Mizell Senior Center serves more people in one day than many organizations serve in one year!
We need your help!
Call 760-323-5689 x118 to become a Sponsor!