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Sonoran Living names Diana Gregory as an Extraordinary Woman of Color honoree
Gregory’s Fresh Market is working to ensure that “No Senior Goes To Bed Hungry.”
Doris Hudson Gives A Performance We Will Remember
In 2015, trumpeter, Dr. Jesse McGuire, began a new tradition for the Senior Awards Luncheon, i.e., playing of the National Anthem. His rendition was heartfelt and was especially poignant given the presence of the Archer-Ragsdale Arizona Chapter of the Tuskegee...
Launch of New Program to Improve Grandparent’s Health
Gregory's Fresh Market is excited to be selected along with Future Stars and Life Paradigms to receive a grant from the African American Women’s Giving and Empowerment Circle, a fund of the Arizona Community Foundation. The grant will enable Gregory's Fresh Market to...
The Senior Awards Getting Better With Time
The Diana Gregory 2016 Senior Awards Luncheon was held on September 30th at the Camby Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the fifth year for our awards ceremony and just when I thought we reached our peak last year, many were left saying we continue to get better year...
Elaine Ryan, AARP’s Vice-President of State Advocacy and Strategy Integration
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is fast becoming a key part of our annual awards luncheon. Last year's Community Collaboration Award recipient was the AARP's Lester Strong. He is followed this year by Elaine Ryan, AARP's Vice-President of State...
Sister Madonna Buder will receive the Athlete of the Year Award at the 5th Annual Senior Awards
I am inspired by Sister Madonna Buder’s commitment and dedication to physical fitness, health, and nutrition. She is a champion for seniors and she “walks the talk”.
What she has been able to accomplish in her extraordinary life has been exceptional
Gregory’s Fresh Market 5th Annual Holiday “Gift of Nutrition” Program Brings Healthy Food and Friendship to Phoenix Seniors
For many people, the holidays are a time of great expectations – much anticipated visits with friends and family traveling back home for the season; surprise gifts received from family and friends. For others, however, the holidays can be a time of intense loneliness,...
Lessons I Learned from Seniors
Since founding Gregory’s Fresh Market 6 years ago, an outreach organization where we enrich lives for seniors, I have learned so much from spending time with seniors, centenarians and super centenarians. Here are a few lessons. I met Ernestine Shepherd in September...
Our 4th Annual Senior’s Luncheon an Inspirational Heart Warming Event
Hundreds of community supporters filled the ballroom of the Arizona Biltmore Resort to honor and celebrate individuals who are thriving in their twilight years. The Fourth Annual Senior Awards were held on Friday, Sept. 25. Susan Casper, Host of Sonoran Living Live,...