“We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results.”


-- Herman Melville

In Celebration of Distinguished Service to the Seasoned Members of Our Community

WISE & Healthy Aging takes great pride each year in honoring members of our community who have given distinguished service.

They serve as lights among us in leading the way to a better, more compassionate and more just community.

WISE & Healthy Aging recognizes these individuals and organizations at its Annual Dinner in May.


2008 Honorees

The Honorable Aviva K. Bobb

Supervising Judge, Probate Dept., Los Angeles Superior Court

Recipient of the Maurice D. and Lois Schwartz Humanitarian Award

Known by many as a consensus builder and compassionate human being, WISE & Healthy Aging is proud to honor Judge Aviva Bobb, a woman who has devoted her legal career to pursuing full and equal access to the courts for all, and is now helping give a stronger voice to the elderly.


Sister Marie Madeleine Shonka

Recipient of the Jim Cayton Community Service Award

Recently retired from her position as CEO of St. John's Health Center, Sister Marie Madeleine has been instrumental in supporting the grass-roots efforts behind the formation of both Center for Healthy Aging and WISE Senior Services. Over the years, she has provided ongoing guidance that has been indispensable to the growth of both organizations. In celebrating the merger between the two organizations, the Annual Dinner was a perfect occasion to recognize Sister Marie Madeleine for all her community benefit efforts.



2007 Honorees

At the 2007 WISE & Healthy Aging Annual Dinner, we were proud to recognize May and Yoshi Honkawa with an Outstanding Community Service Award and Gloria Blackburn of Kaiser Permanente with an Outstanding Leadership Award.

Above(left): May and Yoshi Honkawa; Jean McNeil Wyner, Board Chair and Dinner Co-Chair; Gloria Blackburn of Kaiser Permanente; and Joy Goldschmidt, Dinner Co-Chair.


2006 Honorees

WISE & Healthy Aging recognized the leadership and community service of US Bank with a 2006 Corporate Award of the Year; Edith Seros with an Outstanding Community Service Award and Dr. James Davis of UCLA with an Outstanding Leadership Award.

Above (left): Jean McNeil Wyner, Dinner Co-Chair; Grace Cheng Braun, President & CEO; Greg Seibly of US Bank, Corporate Award of the Year; Edith Seros, Outstanding Community Service Award; and Dr. James Davis of UCLA, Outstanding Leadership Award.