{"id":145,"date":"2026-05-12T22:06:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avivafoundadev.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=145"},"modified":"2026-05-12T23:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T23:40:26","slug":"the-golden-age-of-aviva-shines-bright-raising-over-400000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/?p=145","title":{"rendered":"The Golden Age of Aviva Shines Bright, Raising Over $400,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(March 26, 2025)&nbsp;<strong>SARASOTA, FL \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>The Golden Age of Aviva: Celebrating the Journey<\/em>&nbsp;proved to be an unforgettable evening of inspiration, generosity, and show-stopping entertainment on Saturday evening, March 22.&nbsp; The gala raised approximately&nbsp;<strong>$400,000<\/strong>&nbsp;to support Benevolent Care, Safety and Security, Life Enrichment Programming, and the Memory Garden at Aviva Senior Living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guests were welcomed into a dazzling world of elegance, storytelling, and community impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The night also featured a deeply moving testimonial from\u00a0<strong>100-year-old Carolyn Kaplan, who is redefining the golden years<\/strong>. Her awe-inspiring attitude and perspective on the aging process left the crowd speechless, serving as a powerful reminder of the resilience, wisdom, and joy that come with each new chapter of life. Click below to watch her testimonial video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.w-richtext figure.w-richtext-align-fullwidth {\n  text-align: center;\n  clear: both;\n  width: 100%;\n  max-width: 100%;\n  margin-left: auto;\n  margin-right: auto;\n  display: block;\n}\n.w-richtext figure {\n  max-width: 60%;\n  position: relative;\n}\nfigure {\n  margin:0 0 10px\n}\n<\/style>\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:1.33802816901409%\" class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-video\"><div><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1071521393\" title=\"AVIVA MISSION MOMENT\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aviva Senior Living extends its deepest gratitude to its sponsors, donors, and guests for their unwavering support. The success of\u00a0<em>The Golden Age of Aviva<\/em> marks a new chapter of growth and sustainability for the organization, ensuring that seniors in the Sarasota community continue to thrive in a nurturing and engaging environment<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(March 26, 2025)&nbsp;SARASOTA, FL \u2013&nbsp;The Golden Age of Aviva: Celebrating the Journey&nbsp;proved to be an unforgettable evening of inspiration, generosity, and show-stopping entertainment on Saturday evening, March 22.&nbsp; The gala raised approximately&nbsp;$400,000&nbsp;to support Benevolent Care, Safety and Security, Life Enrichment Programming, and the Memory Garden at Aviva Senior Living. Guests were welcomed into a dazzling &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_block_theme_hide_title":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","with-featured-image"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/golden-age-01-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/golden-age-01-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Suzanne Hudson","author_link":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/?author=4"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundation.avivaseniorlife.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}