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AGE & OPPORTUNITY BE INFORMED
LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL
The film-star Mae West said that ‘You only live once but, if you do it right, once is enough’. Advances in heath and
improved lifestyle mean that most of us have plenty of extra life in us, in comparison to a few generations ago.
But how do we know if we are ‘doing it right’?
ªªHow can we get the full potential out of our lives as we live them?
ªªAs we age, how can we be sure that we can still have new adventures?
ªªHow can we be inspired to live life to the full?
Age & Opportunity is the national organisation that At Age & Opportunity, our vision is of a world where,
inspires and empowers people to live healthy and as we age, we should all have the right and the
fulfilling lives. Our goal is to turn the period from age opportunity to realise our potential. We should also
50 onwards into one of the most satisfying times in have the right to shape decisions that affect our lives
people’s lives, by facilitating opportunities for: and the life of our community. How we do that is to
ªª sport and physical activity encourage the organisations that we work with to
ªª arts and cultural activity deliver and promote a wide variety of opportunities
ªª learning and being involved as active citizens. to get active, to be creative, to learn new things and
to get involved at a community level.
We work with public and private partners such as
Local Authorities, Health Services, Community Groups,
Partnership Companies, Libraries, Arts Centres and
Local Sports Partnerships to deliver innovative
programmes.
Our major funding partners include the Health
Service Executive, the Irish Sports Council, the
Atlantic Philanthropies and the Arts Council of
Ireland.
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LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL
The film-star Mae West said that ‘You only live once but, if you do it right, once is enough’. Advances in heath and
improved lifestyle mean that most of us have plenty of extra life in us, in comparison to a few generations ago.
But how do we know if we are ‘doing it right’?
ªªHow can we get the full potential out of our lives as we live them?
ªªAs we age, how can we be sure that we can still have new adventures?
ªªHow can we be inspired to live life to the full?
Age & Opportunity is the national organisation that At Age & Opportunity, our vision is of a world where,
inspires and empowers people to live healthy and as we age, we should all have the right and the
fulfilling lives. Our goal is to turn the period from age opportunity to realise our potential. We should also
50 onwards into one of the most satisfying times in have the right to shape decisions that affect our lives
people’s lives, by facilitating opportunities for: and the life of our community. How we do that is to
ªª sport and physical activity encourage the organisations that we work with to
ªª arts and cultural activity deliver and promote a wide variety of opportunities
ªª learning and being involved as active citizens. to get active, to be creative, to learn new things and
to get involved at a community level.
We work with public and private partners such as
Local Authorities, Health Services, Community Groups,
Partnership Companies, Libraries, Arts Centres and
Local Sports Partnerships to deliver innovative
programmes.
Our major funding partners include the Health
Service Executive, the Irish Sports Council, the
Atlantic Philanthropies and the Arts Council of
Ireland.
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