May 18, 2010 > CAPS are flying high CAPS are flying high With a toss of their hats, graduates of the Community Ambassador Program for Seniors (CAPS) celebrated their certification as members of an elite corps. Trained to provide information and assistance to a wide variety of ethnic and social groups in the area, CAPS graduates can connect Seniors with local resources and opportunities. This is the fourth, and largest, group, to graduate from this program. CAPS, an initiative of "Pathways to Positive Aging," is a project initially funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and administered by City of Fremont Human Services and Tri-City Elder Coalition. The ceremony, held Thursday, May 13 at the Newark/Fremont Hilton, was attended by a distinguished group of community members including Keynote Speaker Fremont Mayor Bob Wasserman, CAPS Program Manager Asha Chandra, Director of Human Services (Fremont) Suzanne Shenfil, Jo Cazenave representing U.S. Representative Pete Stark, Katie Tague representing State Senator Ellen Corbett and Karen Grimsich representing Aging and Family Services (Fremont). Graduates and their affiliations: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Pabla Garcia India Community Center Arvind Bhagat Jugal Kishor Lalitha Krishnaswamy Rekha Malik Hari R. Saini Kokila Shah Mahendra C. Shah St. Anne Catholic Parish Fely Garcia Arlen Gregorio Socorro Paiso Robert Portacio Sikhs Engaged in Volunteer Activities Preeti Grewal Sukhbir Jandu Mira Malkani Muslim Support Network Naheed Haque Nausheen Haque Farhana Khan Centerville Presbyterian Church Robert Jo Maggie Ng Tina Stangl Taiwanese Community Help Association Min Shong Chang Abraham Chen Jean Chi Rebecca Fields Judy Hsu Margaret Kan Angel T. Lee Shirlin Lee Chen Lee Manns Yuan Y. Wang Tropics Mobile Park Community Naomi Aylesworth Beatriz Corley Elizabeth Mayer Charlotte O'Donnell Fremont Senior Center Volunteers Margaret Di Bari Judy Fong Deborra Lay Mellie McGowan Jaya K. Mirchandani Debra Perl Veterans of Foreign Wars - DAV Arthur McGrath Leonard Oliver John Tatem Winton Turner Walter Schrank City Serve Linda Foster Afghan Coalition Valerie Smith