I'm Nancy Angus.
I founded Age BIG in 2019. I believe everyone should age BIG -
Boldly, Inquisitively, Gratefully.
Age BIG gathers and shares stories from people 60+. We create "meaning-filled" events to educate and enable aging-at-home. We focus on fun, play and community in all we do!
We all age. Do it BIG!
Our BIG approach:
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facilitate social connection, engagement, and friendship through online and in-person gatherings
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work with and for people 60+, in developing events, programs, and services that align with your needs, values, and interests.
Let Nancy tell you more about Age BIG and what we have to offer!
Age BIG services are offered one-on-one and in groups,
both online and in-person.
Latest News + Updates:
Changemakers Named! ​
I'm so honoured to be recognized by 8 80 Cities as one of thirty Ontario Community Changemakers for 2024! Over the next year I'll develop a program called Park your Stories: Storytelling in the GRAND Outdoors, participate in leadership development training from 8 80 Cities, and engage in peer-to-peer networking with other grassroots community champions from across Ontario.
The 2024 program will run until September 2025 and includes a 2-day Studio in Toronto. As a changemaker I will receive ongoing training and capacity building from the team at 8 80 Cities and a network of international public space experts. The program is powered by 8 80 Cities, a not-for-profit organization based in Toronto, with funding from Balsam Foundation.
Thank you all! Watch for details of our exciting NEW program coming soon! ​​
BIG Stories!
Thank you to everyone for attending our BIG Stories event at SilverCity Cinema! Do you want to see the films by our 18 storytellers again? Here are the links to the films and the educational toolkits:
https://www.storycentre.ca/giants-thunder-bay
https://www.thunderbaymuseum.com/projects/places-and-faces/
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Join us for Ageless Grace® in a GREAT PLACE! This seated fitness program will get you moving and grooving. After our 30-minute gentle program, get your steps in with strolls through the Museum exhibits!
Wednesdays, October 23 to November 20, 2024
10 am to 11 am
Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald Street East
$40
Register online at https://thunderbaymuseum1.wildapricot.org/event-5861988
Brian Spare PhD was a master storyteller. In Brian's honour Age BIG has started STORIED SENIORS: BIG Story Gathering & Telling Gatherings!
Join us to write OR tell a 3-minute or less story!
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
2 to 4 pm
Nortenos Taqueria, 698 Arthur Street West
Free!
Check out Nancy on the webcast TV show, "Ageless Grace® TV - Living a Graceful Life," with Denise Medved, Founder of Ageless Grace®.
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Age BIG and the Thunder Bay Museum collaborated on a digital storytelling workshop called PLACES & FACES: A Gathering of Older Adults' Digital Stories of Connecting, Belonging and Placemaking. Eight older adults wrote, voiced and produced digital video stories about the places that matter to them. Many of their stories focused on the places that made a difference to them during the pandemic. Well done, everyone!
Thanks to all of you who nominated a beautiful 80+ year old for our First BIG Bouquet Give-away! It was a day that our delivery team, made up of Auralea Michaud from Seeds of Joy Backyard Flower Farm, Melissa Dafoe of lissalaine photography and Nancy from Age BIG, won't forget!
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Age BIG @ Home is our innovative project that links people 60+ from across Ontario to others via Zoom technology. Let us show you how easy it is to connect, and how rewarding it can be to see new friends at our weekly gatherings. Age BIG @ Home will be back! Stay tuned or contact us for more details.
Read what participants say about our programs:
"This opportunity enables me to connect with new individuals, some are becoming friends, with individual internet connection during the week. The diverse sessions have sparked me to try new things and to explore new websites. Age Big sparks hope and happiness through connection with this group."
"Just chatting makes us realize we are certainly not alone during this unprecedented time."
"We are a blossoming community of friends who increasingly feel comfortable sharing recipes, what we treasure and who we are. It is through our shared experiences of chats, guest presenters, learning and home play that relationships are building and feelings of aloneness are being dispelled."
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