Diana Gregory Outreach Services Hall of Fame Awardees

Aug 31, 2019 | award, Hall of Fame

The film industry has its Oscars. The world of sports has its Olympics. The music industry has its Grammy’s. Television has its Emmys. And journalism has it Pulitzers. Like each of these examples and scores of others, Arizona now has its Senior Awards.

Gregory’s Fresh Market has honored and celebrated some amazing seniors, centenarians and one supercentenarian over the last eight years at the Senior Awards.  Don’t miss the 8thAnnual Senior Awards on Friday, September 27.

All proceeds from the luncheon benefit outreach services for seniors and veterans.  For more information, visit the 8th Annual Senior Awards.  Diana Gregory Outreach Services is approved for the Arizona Tax Credit.  The code is 21050.

Honoring Jean Veloz at the Gregory’s Outreach 8th Annual Senior Awards

Honoring Jean Veloz at the Gregory’s Outreach 8th Annual Senior Awards

Aug 31, 2019 | Independent Living

This year at the 8th Annual Senior Awards, we will honor THE only surviving dancing star of the 1940s who still performs.

Hollywood-Style Lindy icon, living legend from the LA dance scene of the 1940s to the present-day swing revival, and choreographer to the stars, Jean Phelps Veloz has never missed a step!

Join us on Friday, September 27.  All proceeds from the Senior Awards benefit senior outreach programs.

For more information on tickets,  Click here

Founded in 2009, the mission of Diana Gregory Outreach Services (DGOS), is to enrich lives by providing on-site access to fresh produce and help improve the overall well-being of vulnerable and underserved veterans, seniors, and grandchildren living with them throughout the Greater Phoenix area. DGOS helps alleviate health-related challenges by providing an on-site mobile farmers market, nutritional cooking classes, fitness, and other support to address food insecurity, fall prevention, and socialization in order to minimize chronic health and social disparities experienced by low-income seniors and veterans.

EATING HEALTHY SHOULD NOT BE A CHALLENGE

EATING HEALTHY SHOULD NOT BE A CHALLENGE

Aug 19, 2019 | healthy eating

EATING HEALTHY SHOULD NOT BE A CHALLENGE

Not all neighborhoods have major supermarkets or access to fresh vegetables and fruits at a reasonable price. This fact has become a major challenge for many seniors, whose quality of life and health is greatly depended on eating balanced meals.  Specifically, for all of us, eating well and healthy contributes to a better immune system, higher energy and emotionally, a more positive outlook on life. For many seniors, their location makes it difficult for them to enjoy these benefits.  Our regular visits to senior communities eliminate the challenges of food insecurity, location, and mobility that seniors may face by bringing our “Fresh Market” to the facilities where they live or the senior’s centers in their neighborhoods. .
Promoting Healthy Living

Promoting Healthy Living

Jun 21, 2019 | healthy eating, veggies for vets

Diana Gregory Outreach Services thanks WellCare Health Plans (WellCare) and BHHS Legacy Foundation for hosting a Veggies for Veterans event at the VA Hospital to distribute over 500 bags of fresh fruits and vegetables to veterans at no cost to promote healthy living.
Intergenerational Programs

Intergenerational Programs

Jan 11, 2019 | Caregiving, family support, seniors, Volunteer

At Diana Gregory Outreach Services, we offer more than carrots and kale and bananas and broccoli. We offer intergenerational programs where youth serve seniors.  During the holidays, in collaboration with the Archer Ragsdale Arizona Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. area youth engaged in packing bags of fruits and vegetables for seniors, serving a holiday lunch, and singing Christmas carols.  (Thanks to our presenting sponsor, Wellcare, for contributing the bags of fresh produce and to our volunteers for participating at Maryvale Parkway Terrace.)

And did you know that children who are involved in intergenerational mentoring programs benefit as well?

  • 46 percent are less likely to begin using illegal drugs
  • 27 percent are less likely to begin using alcohol
  • 52 percent are less likely to skip school

They develop “skills, values, and a sense of empowerment, leadership, and citizenship … social networks, communication skills, problem-solving abilities, positive attitudes towards aging, a sense of purpose and community service . . . [and] good self-esteem.”

Indeed, that’s a lot more than carrots and kale!

Over 2,500 seniors throughout Maricopa county received bags of fresh fruits and vegetables during the Gift of Nutrition program in November and December.  We thank Platinum sponsors – Southwest Airlines, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, AARP, APS and Carstens Family Funds.