Resident Voices: Snapshots from 2023
Taking Up a New Hobby at Any Age
With the Right Assistance, Anytime is the Right Time to Make an Impact
TAM NGUYEN
ERIC DILLARD
MARK TWAIN FAMOUSLY SAID, “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Clearly Eric Dillard, who founded a climate change not-for-profit, New Frontier at age 75, agrees with that sentiment. Mr. Dillard, a resident of NHPF affordable property, The LaSalle at Lincoln Heights, Charlotte, NC, for the past six years, came to LaSalle RSC Brantly Grier to work on setting up this business. Together with Brantly, the two began the process of securing a tax ID, trademark, and articles of incorporation. As soon as the process is complete, Eric will also be moving into office space. Brantly was pleased to assist Mr. Dillard with getting his EIN number and getting set up his business as an LLC with the IRS. He also referred him to a tax/ business lawyer who helped Mr. Brantly file his articles of incorporation with the state of North Carolina. When interviewed about New Frontier, Mr. Dillard said he had long been interested in starting a business dedicated to educating others about climate change and how to prevent it. With his dream about to come true, Mr. Dillard and Brantly are excited to see what happens next.
OPERATION PATHWAYS takes pride in its resident- centered programs and services, dedicated to improving and uplifting the lives of all who live there. Ms. Tam Nguyen, residing at our Winter Hill Apartments in Falls Church, VA, is a notable example of why we do what we do. Tam, an 82-year-old Vietnamese woman, was nervous about joining the yoga class that RSC, Dong Bui, was starting and even rejected her neighbor’s offer to accompany her. Tam knew the language barrier would affect her experience, but after encouragement from her neighbor, Tam decided it was worth a try. After her first class, Tam loved the experience and now attends often, speaking very highly of the whole experience, “I love the class, I’m not afraid anymore, I just watch the movements of the instructor and I follow. There were times when I made a wrong move and my instructor just smiled and used sign language to correct me.” Tam now raves about how the yoga routine has her doing stretches she would not normally attempt, emphasizing its effectiveness as a great exercise for her.
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