The 2012 Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence was awarded on October 25, 2012 at an awards ceremony at the Grantmakers in Aging Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael D. Eisner presented the award and a check for $100,000 to this year’s winner, AARP Experience Corps. The organization provides opportunities for older Americans to help improve literacy skills among students in kindergarten through third grade in 19 communities across the United States.
To learn more about the 2012 winner, read our press release here, or watch this brief clip.
Trent Stamp, Jane and Michael Eisner, present the 2012 Eisner Prize to Lester Strong of AARP Experience Corps.
The winner of the 2011 inaugural Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence was The Intergenerational Center at Temple University. The Intergenerational Center is led by Nancy Henkin, a true pioneer and thought leader in the field of intergenerational programming. Nancy was formally presented with The Eisner Prize by Michael and Jane Eisner at the Grantmakers in Aging annual conference in McLean, Virginia on October 27, 2011.
Jane (left) and Michael Eisner present Nancy Henkin of the Intergenerational Center with the 2011 Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence.