![]() ![]() In her volunteer life, she has served as president of five nonprofit organizations. ![]() She is the weekly columnist on Successful Aging for the Southern California Newspaper Group, and has assisted more than 15,000 employees in preparation for the non-financial aspects of retirement. She has edited two books and written more than 100 articles and has frequent speaking engagements. She has received awards for her university teaching at USC’s Davis School, Andrus Gerontology Center and for her contributions to the field of aging, the community and literary arts. Helen Dennis is a nationally recognized leader on issues of aging, employment and retirement with academic, corporate and nonprofit experience. Her reply, “My message is clear don’t send ageist birthday cards.”Īgeism continues to get increased attention during the pandemic as it relates to higher susceptibility, vaccine priorities and triage decisions when resources are scarce. I asked Vanderburg about ageist cards as a vehicle for humor, allowing us to laugh at ourselves making sure we don’t take ourselves too seriously. You can see the beautiful graphics as well as purchase cards at Proceeds are used to contract artists to produce original designs and to support educating people about ageism and workplace discrimination against older workers. The goal is not to sell cards, but rather to start conversations about ageism.
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