Television and Motion Picture Star Lee Majors Selected as Honorary Chair for Ninth Annual Wells Fargo Walk of Ages

Television and Motion Picture Star Lee Majors Selected as Honorary Chair for Ninth Annual Wells Fargo Walk of Ages

RESEDA, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Jewish Home has selected television and motion picture icon Lee Majors to serve as honorary chair of its ninth annual renowned December 7 "Wells Fargo Walk of Ages" in Reseda -- the largest charity walk in the city.

With nearly 1,000 participants, the event raises money to support the work of the not-for-profit Home, which is the largest single-source provider of senior housing in Los Angeles. This year, event sponsors hope to raise $500,000 through the Walk to benefit the residents of the Home.

"We're delighted that one of the most familiar faces in America is joining us this year," said Walk Chair Shelly Markman. "It's a great cause, which helps a great group of people."

The Walk will begin and end at the Jewish Home's Eisenberg Village Campus at 18855 Victory Boulevard in Reseda. Registration begins at 7 a.m. followed by warm-ups, the opening ceremony and the walk itself at 8:30 a.m. Already nearly 50 local businesses have shown their support by becoming sponsors of the event. Title sponsor Wells Fargo, which last year had nearly 200 participants in the event, will again be forming a Walk team. Other individuals or teams may register for the event at http://www.walkofages.kintera.org/ or by calling 818-774-3324.

Founded in 1912, the world-renowned Los Angeles Jewish Home is one of the foremost continuing senior living facilities in the United States and is the largest single-source provider of senior housing in Los Angeles. In total the Home annually serves more than 1,700 seniors through an extraordinary continuum of services. Each year, more than 1,200 senior women and men are supported through in-residence housing on two village campuses (spanning 16 acres), with services featuring independent-living "Neighborhood Home" accommodations, residential care, skilled nursing care, Alzheimer's disease and dementia care. Another 500 seniors are served through the Home's community-based programs, which include Skirball Hospice, home health care and community clinics. Healthcare professionals from around the world consult with the Jewish Home in an effort to improve eldercare in their home countries. The Home is a nonprofit organization that relies upon donations from individuals, corporations and foundations to continue its remarkable work. Further information regarding the Home can be found online at http://www.jha.org/ or by calling 818-757-4407.

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Source: Los Angeles Jewish Home

CONTACT: Jim Yeager, +1-818-597-8453, x-6, or mobile, +1-818-264-6812,
jimy@kevinross.net, for Los Angeles Jewish Home

Web site: http://www.walkofages.kintera.org/
http://www.jha.org/

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