Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, July 15, 2022 Forestdale Park awarded Gold at 24th Annual Digital Health Awards F orestdale Park, an Assisted Living and Compass Memory Support Community in Malden, won a Gold Award for their testimonial video at the Health Information Resource Center’sSM Digital Health Awards®, which highlighted the world’s best in digital health media at its 24th annual competition. The video, which is titled “Come Home to Forestdale Park,” brought home a win in the Digital Health Media/ Publications: Video Category. The award competition recognizes a wide variety of digital health resources in a variety of entry classifications. A panel of 57 experts in the field judged and awarded gold, silver, bronze and merit distinctions to select entries from a pool of nearly 700 hopefuls. Diana Jeong Celebrated by Mass. Commission on the Status of Women in 19th Annual Commonwealth Heroine Class of 2022 M Resident Care Associate Diane Blake Holness and Judy Topalian Forestdale Park’s winning video features commentary from several residents, family members and employees; all of them rave about how the senior community is a place residents can confidently call home. The video centers around the close ties between residents and staff, the families’ appreciation of the high-quality care of their aging parents, and the community’s unique programming that keeps residents social, active and independent. Each testimonial featured in the video reel shares a common thread: a sense of compassion that allows each community member to feel like a member of the Forestdale Park family. You can watch the video at Forestdale Park’s website, www.ForestdalePark.com. Forestdale Park is a Volunteers of America Massachusetts senior community in Malden that offers service-enriched assisted living options, as well as a secure Compass Memory Support Neighborhood® designed for those experiencing memory loss. For more information about Forestdale Park, call 781333-8903 or visit the community’s website, www.ForestdalePark.com. ALDEN – Representative Steven Ultrino (D-Malden) and his office celebrates Diana Jeong as she is named one of Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women’s (MCSW) Commonwealth Heroine for 2022. The team is proud to have nominated Ms. Jeong for this honor as she continues to dedicate her time and efforts to help improve the community of Malden. The Commonwealth Heroines are women who strive to make a difference and improve the lives of others within their community. They are leaders, mentors, volunteers, and innovators who dedicate their time and efforts to protect and represent the interests of those in need. Jeong has been in a pillar in the Malden community and has co-founded key Asian-based non-profit organizations including Malden Asian Pacific American Coalition, Asian Spectrum, and Greater Malden Asian American Community Coalition (GMAACC). As a lifelong Malden resident, Jeong has worked tirelessly drive civic engagement and volunteered in organizations supporting local arts and culture, education, language access, and healthcare – particularly for Malden’s Asian American community for many years. After retiring from her position as Finance Director for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing Everett Aluminum 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Owned & operated by the Conti family since 1958 • 57 Years! family since 1958 • 64 “Same name, phone number & address for over half a century. 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I would like to congratulate Ms. Jeong on this wonderful accomplishment and we are very fortunate to have heroines like her who are committed to making Malden a better and more inclusive community for everyone.” In celebration of the new Commonwealth Heroines Class of 2022, the MCSW hosted a Zoom event featuring opening remarks by MCSW Chairwoman Denella Clark and a special recognition presentation of the newest class. This year, an in-person event was held on Wednesday, June 22nd at The Venezia Hotel in Boston. The program book with short biographies of each Commonwealth Heroine is available for public viewing here. A recording of the event can be found on MCSW’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MassCSW/videos. Summer is Here!
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