Committee on Aging Honors Three Seniors

Editor's note: This is a June 22 news release from the Dunedin Committee on Aging. See Dunedin Patch's coverage of the 2012 .

The City of Dunedin, as the first Community of a Lifetime, is dedicated to creating an environment promoting independence and enabling older Floridians to remain in their communities for a lifetime. One of the ways in which the City of Dunedin promotes this ideal is through the Older Americans Month, Senior Hall of Fame program which is held annually.

The City of Dunedin Committee on Aging calls for nominations once a year to Dunedin’s Senior Hall of Fame. The Dunedin Senior Hall of Fame honors and celebrates older Dunedin residents who have made significant contributions to our community.

Honored inductees must be 75 years old or older and have lived in Dunedin for 10 years or more. More importantly they have demonstrated the art of aging successfully and inductees have donated time and abilities to activities serving the community. The are Alice Changstrom, Carl Keltner and Richard Whalen.

This award was presented on May 16 at the City of Dunedin Older Americans Month Celebration event at the . The award ceremony included a luncheon sponsored by Mease Manor Retirement Community.

The program began with entertainment by harpist Nancy Stauffer and vocalist Dianne Starr. This was followed by welcome and introductions of elected officials and recognition of Committee on Aging and Senior Hall of Fame selection committee members by Michael Whalen, member of the Committee on Aging.

Next on the program was the awarding of the 2012 winners of the Senior Hall of Fame Awards.  A slide show of each of the inductees was provided as a backdrop for the presentation. The slide show was produced by photographer Jim Houck.

The event ended with a performance by the Falconaires song and dance troupe. Fourteen floral centerpieces donated by area businesses were given as door prizes at the end of the event. Photographs taken at the event are by Jim Goins.

Barbara Fidler, Publicity

Dunedin Committee On Aging