Finding Peace in a Slice of Pie

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Silverado Senior Living, a memory-impairment assisted living, at home and hospice company has tapped the energy and resources of Derek Munson, author of the award-winning book, Enemy Pie, to conduct a series of presentations on January 26, 2011, to bridge the gap between young children and frail elderly, and validate the importance of both age groups.

Enemy Pie provides a valuable lesson to children—that the more we know about our enemies, the more common ground may be discovered.

In his first appearance with Silverado Senior Living, Munson will conduct his unique interactive Enemy Pie Presentation for youth at the Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy, the day school of Temple Beth Am January 26 at 2 pm.  The presentation, including how to concoct a pie for enemies, is actually a workshop to give youth a new perspective on recognizing bullying and overcoming challenges. Later, Derek and select student leaders from Pressman Academy will appear at Silverado Senior Living – Beverly Place at 6 pm for an evening presentation and share personal stories of overcoming bullying and adversity.  Media are encouraged to attend.

Why would an assisted living community care about teaching children?

From its founding, Silverado Senior Living has dedicated its purpose to improving the lives of the memory impaired with a simple philosophy that "Love is greater than fear." This means including children in various ways at each of its twenty assisted living communities. Co-founder, Steve Winner says, "We recognize that our children will be the shepherds of our aging population in the years to come and at Silverado we hope to prepare them in any way we can."

Pressman Academy is located at 1055 South La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90035.  The Derek Munson event is from 2 – 3 pm.

Silverado Senior Living – Beverly Place is located at 330 W. Hayworth, Los Angeles, CA  90048. The  Derek Munson event is from 6 – 8 pm.  

To interview Derek Munson or Steve Winner,  to tour the Silverado Senior Living – Beverly Place/Los Angeles community or learn more about the company's philosophy and practices, contact Susan Wilson, Public Relations, 877-964-4242, [email protected].

SOURCE Silverado Senior Living