Episcopal Senior Communities Celebrated 50 Years of Service at St. Paul's Towers

(From left to right: Berkeley City Mayor Tom Bates, St. Paul’s Towers Executive Director Mary Linde, City Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Chairwoman of the Commission on Aging Sylvia Stadmire, Community Engagement Associate Shomari Carter for County Supervisor Keith Carson, Sr. Repersentative Molly Tafoya for Assemblymember Robert Bonta, and Episcopal Senior Communities CEO Kevin Gerber.

(Oakland, Calif., November 6, 2015) --- On November 5, 2015 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., esteemed officials and community leaders gathered at St. Paul’s Towers in Oakland and honored Episcopal Senior Communities’ 50th Anniversary at its flagship senior community in the East Bay.

ESC held a celebration in tribute to those who have been instrumental in improving the lives of seniors throughout the organization’s 50 years of service. Residents, five local officials, and ESC leadership rejoiced and reminisced about all of ESC’s achievements such as: ElderWISE program, Senior Resources @ Home, Senior Center Without Walls, and the Senior Produce Markets, which led to enhancement of over 10,000 senior lives across the greater Bay Area.

St. Paul’s Towers has made its residents feel right at home since 1966 with 200 apartments and a connection to the culturally rich city of Oakland. This community offers both independent and assisted living with access to a full-service medical center, shopping, dining, theater, museums and galleries.

About ESC: ESC is a 50 year old California nonprofit public benefit corporation that is tax exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS code. ESC’s mission is to “cultivate and build healthy communities with a continuum of residential and innovative aging services that actively promote intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual well-being”.