Older adults face hard choices in the move to downsize; HGTV's Vern Yip hosts "SmartSize with Style" sessions at Asbury Methodist Village
Saturday, June 9 event includes FREE morning and afternoon sessions and SmartSizing Fair
Phone interviews with Vern Yip available to media now and pre-event interviews onsite available upon request
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
|
WHO: |
Vern Yip – One room at a time, Yip has designed his way across America on TLC's Trading Spaces, Deserving Design with Vern Yip and HGTV Design Star. Yip runs his own design company and writes a monthly column for the Washington Post. |
|
WHAT: |
Two FREE SmartSize with Style sessions open to the public. Vern Yip will show people how to give their home – and their life – a fresh start. In his sessions, discover how to evaluate your living space, get top style secrets and find out how reinventing your home can bring big re-sale advantages. |
|
WHEN: |
Saturday, June 9. Morning session begins at 9:30 a.m. Meet and Greet with Yip at 11 a.m. Afternoon session begins at 1 p.m. followed by "meet and greet" at 2:30 p.m. A light buffet will be served at both sessions. SmartSizing Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public can make reservations by calling 301-637-7966. |
|
WHERE: |
Rosborough Community Arts and Wellness Center at Asbury Methodist Village, 201 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD. Guests should enter at the Gatehouse at Odendhal Avenue and Lost Knife Road. |
|
WHY: |
Boomers and older adults face hard choices in the move to downsize. As the U.S. population continues to age – and places high expectations on enjoying a long and healthy retirement – the need to prepare for that future will become increasingly important. These sessions with Vern Yip and the Smartsizing Fair offer practical suggestions for turning a challenging task into a manageable and exciting one. |
To watch an excerpt of Deserving Design with Vern Yip, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-LDh324Myw
To hear one resident's view of "SmartSizing," go to:
http://www.asburymethodistvillage.org/residential_living/
Asbury Methodist Village is a CARF-CCAC and EAGLE-accredited continuing care retirement community that is part of Asbury Communities, Inc., which provides management and support services for a system of continuing care retirement communities for older adults. Asbury Communities is ranked by LeadingAge and Ziegler Capital Markets Group's AZ 100 as the 15th largest not-for-profit multi-site senior living organization in the country. Asbury Methodist Village is also a member of LifeSpan Network.
Contact: Cheryl Slavinsky, Varsity, +1-717-433-0406, cslavinsky@varsitybranding.com
SOURCE Asbury Communities
Back to topRELATED LINKS
http://www.asburymethodistvillage.org/residential_living