Congratulations to Jim Lavrakas, who won a bronze award for his "tapping paddles" photo, which appeared with his story on pickleball etiquette in the January 2023 Senior Voice.
Older Persons Action Group, Inc., earned honors for its monthly, statewide publication Senior Voice in the 33rd annual National Mature Media Awards Program. The program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes the nation's finest marketing, communications, educational materials and programs designed and produced for older adults.
Entries were judged by a panel of mature market experts from across the United States for overall excellence of design, content, creativity and relevance to the senior market. Awards were announced in late July, 2024.
OPAG and Senior Voice won five awards:
Bronze Award to attorney Kenneth Kirk for his columns on legal issues.
Merit Award to Juneau physician and writer Emily Kane for her columns on senior health topics.
Bronze Award in the Best Newspaper/Newsletter category for the July 2023 edition
Merit award to correspondent Leslie Shallcross for her article, "Not-so-genius Hacks for Keeping Food Fresh," published in the March 2023 edition.
Bronze award to contributing writer and photographer Jim Lavrakas for his "Tapping Paddles" photo that accompanied his article, "Pickleball Etiquette: Know These Basics," in the Jan. 2023 edition.
Older Persons Action Group, Inc. has been publishing Senior Voice for 47 years, funded by reader subscriptions, advertising and a federal and state grant managed by the State of Alaska. Senior Voice also publishes its editions to its website at http://www.seniorvoicealaska.com.
