“A Magical Evening”
Keiro Senior HealthCare’s Gala Night 2007
On June 23, Keiro Senior HealthCare held its second annual Gala Night with approximately 400 guests in attendance. The event, organized by Mucci Taylor, chair of the Senior Foundation CC (SFCC) and chair of the Gala Dinner Host Committee, benefited Keiro’s Living Treasures Endowment Fund.
On this special night, the community joined George and Sakaye Aratani in applauding the organization’s effort and sensitive care of our beloved seniors, approximately half of whom experience some degree of memory impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The Aratanis were instrumental in spearheading the designation of Keiro Nursing Home’s Special Care Unit, which is designed to protect and enrich the lives of residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
Following the theme of “A Magical Evening,” the program featured a performance by award-winning illusionist Joseph Tran, as well as a video presentation showing life stories of some residents and families that Keiro cares for.
One of the highlights of the evening was the in-house benefit drawing, featuring items such as two round-trip tickets to Japan provided by American Airlines, a Stateroom A for two on the Crystal Symphony to the Panama Canal given by Crystal Cruises, a Pioneer Elite 50” Plasma TV with speakers and a table top stand donated by Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., and a Dodger Dugout Seat Package donated by the Hiji Brothers. Keiro also announced Tatsushi Nakamura as the winner of a 2007 Acura TL, generously donated by American Honda Motor Corporation. While the drawing was open to anyone in the community, Tatsushi Nakamura’s presence at Gala Night added to the excitement of the evening.
“Keiro Senior HealthCare is the greatest gift left to the Japanese American community by our predecessors,” says Chair Mucci Taylor. “We must join George and Sakaye Aratani in strengthening Keiro’s ability to offer this help to those unfortunate seniors and their families, so they won’t feel left alone and with ‘no one to turn to.’”
Since 1961, Keiro has served over 55,000 seniors and their families in the community and currently cares for over 600 residents on a daily basis. “With the average age of 85 years, as many as half have some degree of memory impairment,” says Shawn Miyake, president and CEO of Keiro. “This made the focus of this year’s Gala Night important and meaningful to the welfare of the community.”
For more information about supporting Keiro, please call Resource Development at (323) 980-7513.
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