Platinum Awards Are Tributes to "Positive Aging"
 erhaps you know someone who took up running after retirement and wins local races. Or you have a friend who chose a second career later in life because she wanted to contribute to society rather than just earn a paycheck.
 Covenant Health wants to know about them. We will honor four East Tennessee seniors whose lives are tributes to "positive aging."
Candidates for three Covenant Platinum Awards should be 65 or older, exude vitality, be involved in a variety of activities, pursue new ventures during their senior years, and commit to a full and meaningful life for people of all ages.
They may serve as examples of positive aging through community involvement and volunteerism, creativity and the arts, intergenerational relationships, health and fitness, intellectual and academic pursuits, or any combination of these.
The Centurion Award celebrates someone 100 or older who shines in the same categories.
Age is no limit for the Senior Advocate Award, which honors a person who has made a significant contribution to seniors in the community and helped promote positive aging in society. The winner could be a professional or nonprofessional who provides direct services to seniors or speaks out for them on issues affecting their mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health.
If you know worthy seniors or advocates, help them receive recognition. Call the Covenant Health Information Line at 541-4500 for a nomination form, or Register Online at CovenantHealth.com to recommend candidates for the honors.
Covenant Health plans a special awards ceremony in conjunction with the 1999 Kroger Senior Expo this summer. The festivities will become an annual event at Expo.
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