Striking up a friendship at Senior Resource Fair

March 2, 2024 1:30 pm
Fletch Waller, a volunteer with Wider Horizons, visits with Music in the Community club jazz band members and Mercer Island High School students, from left, Giovanni Ng (trumpet), Alanna Larson (drums) and Elliott Yaroslavsky (trumpet) at the city of Mercer Island’s Senior Resource Fair on March 2 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center. Not pictured: Ashwin Krishnaswamy (piano). Waller, whose grandson plays in the high school jazz band, joined a plethora of attendees at the event, which featured 45 vendors, including Aegis Living/Mercer Island, Aljoya Mercer Island, Covenant Living at the Shores, PT Solutions Physical Therapy, Elderwise and more. Aegis and Belle Harbour sponsored the event. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo
Fletch Waller, a volunteer with Wider Horizons, visits with Music in the Community club jazz band members and Mercer Island High School students, from left, Giovanni Ng (trumpet), Alanna Larson (drums) and Elliott Yaroslavsky (trumpet) at the city of Mercer Island’s Senior Resource Fair on March 2 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center. Not pictured: Ashwin Krishnaswamy (piano). Waller, whose grandson plays in the high school jazz band, joined a plethora of attendees at the event, which featured 45 vendors, including Aegis Living/Mercer Island, Aljoya Mercer Island, Covenant Living at the Shores, PT Solutions Physical Therapy, Elderwise and more. Aegis and Belle Harbour sponsored the event. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

Fletch Waller, a volunteer with Wider Horizons, visits with Music in the Community club jazz band members and Mercer Island High School students, from left, Giovanni Ng (trumpet), Alanna Larson (drums) and Elliott Yaroslavsky (trumpet) at the city of Mercer Island’s Senior Resource Fair on March 2 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center. Not pictured: Ashwin Krishnaswamy (piano). Waller, whose grandson plays in the high school jazz band, joined a plethora of attendees at the event, which featured 45 vendors, including Aegis Living/Mercer Island, Aljoya Mercer Island, Covenant Living at the Shores, PT Solutions Physical Therapy, Elderwise and more. Aegis and Belle Harbour sponsored the event. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

An attendee gains information at the ElderMove Alliance booth. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

An attendee gains information at the ElderMove Alliance booth. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

Attendees interact at the Elderwise booth. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

Attendees interact at the Elderwise booth. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo