Saluting Our Founder
Recently Arts for the Aging’s senior dance troupe Quicksilver brought to AFTA’s Founder, Lolo Sarnoff, an arts experience to match the beauty and joy her vision made possible for so many, for so many years.
On a morning this past July, Quicksilver joined the founder in her garden, an oasis of lush greenery punctuated by the angles and curves of her original modern sculptures. To Lolo’s delight the dancers used her works as their inspiration for improvised movement.
Teaching Artists Anthony Hyatt and Nancy Havlik led the dance troupe. Hyatt said of the experience, “It was a joy to be with Lolo today. She seemed to really enjoy our program and we all certainly loved sharing our dances with her. Her enthusiasm and spirit inspired us all.” Havlik added that it filled her heart with happiness to see Lolo smiling so much.
Photography by Gene Feldman
Did you know that Lolo Sarnoff was also a scientist? An author? Learn more about the visionary who founded Arts for the Aging.
How does the Founder inspire you?
Twilight Runfest July 21
Calling all metro D.C. area runners — “fun-havers” too! Come on out for the annual Rockville Rotary Twilight Runfest. It’s an 8K Road Race, 1K Fun Run and festival with live music and refreshments. Held in downtown Rockville, MD the event benefits The City of Rockville’s Department of Recreation and Parks and The Rockville Rotary Foundation. AFTA is a recent and proud grant award recipient of the Foundation’s, and this is their major fundraiser. We hope to see you there.
Game. Set. AFTA!
The 22nd Annual Tennis Tournament benefiting AFTA was an ace! Players and spectators alike came out on a sunny Saturday afternoon in June for round-robin play on private courts around the D.C. metro area. Afterwards, semi, final and exhibition matches along with a party and silent auction took place at Fairfax Racquet Club. A few days later, ensuing rain cleared out just in time for His Excellency Jonas Hafström, The Ambassador of Sweden, to host a reception in thanks to our event supporters. Congratulations tournament winners in Flight A, Marissa Gayle and Babar Ahmed, and in Flight B, Dawn Buth and Mitchell Schear. The trophies, original sculptures by AFTA Founder and Chair Emerita Lolo Sarnoff, are named Wanderpreis. Each year the winners share the take-home sculptures — that is, until next year.
Here you can view Washington Life and Swedish Scene coverage, as well as other event images.
Fresh Look. Big Honor.
What better way to begin rolling out Arts for the Aging’s 25th Anniversary next year than with our new look and announcement of an exciting new honor?
NEW, is our vibrant logo (top left), most recently seen anchoring our website re-launch this past winter. It now is making its way into more print and online materials, and with color schemes meant to spark the spirit of joy, engagement and transformation older adults experience in our programs.
Our looks aren’t just skin deep.
NOW, experts from area foundations, corporate giving programs and peer non-profit organizations agree, from a field of 220 competitors, AFTA is among 74 nonprofits selected by the Catalog for Philanthropy for Excellence, Cost-Effectiveness and Impact in the Greater Washington D.C. region. We will be featured in both their print and online Catalogue, which has enormous reach and potential.
Invest with confidence.
