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A Very Creative Year

We can’t help but admire the endless creativity and passion of our residents and volunteers from all walks of the entertainment industry. One way they keep their skills honed is The Grey Quill Society, a group of professional and newbie writers that began in 2012...

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The Magic of Radio

Bringing you “Radio You Can See” to raise funds for MPTF, the Hollywood Radio Players deliver delightful hybrid Zoom productions reimagining Golden Age radio plays with today’s actors for a new audience each month. These shows are produced by actors and radio...

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A Veteran’s Story

Here at MPTF we’re focused on offering assistance in securing pension benefits for our industry’s military veterans, their surviving spouses, or industry members’ parents with military service with our Veterans Benefits Assistance program. Recently, we were glad to...

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The Wave of the Future

At MPTF, offering tech support to residents is one way we foster living and aging well, with dignity and purpose. As a gerontologist, Innovation Manager Carly Roman, PhD provides residents with hands-on support to get more comfortable using technology. “By offering...

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Fast Friends

“You two are out causing trouble!” That’s the joking reaction you can hear sometimes on campus when a special pair of friends is out cruising around on their motorized wheelchairs. A bond formed quickly earlier this year when resident Dave Pierce, who worked for...

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A New Home

We all know life can throw a curve ball when you least expect it, and someone who knows that all too well is James Hearn. Now 73 years old, he worked for years in the industry doing testing and repairing of consoles and other equipment for sound mixing as well as...

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NextGen’s Monica Macer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iTgf71Sn0A Encouraged by a mentor in New Jersey while assistant directing a stage play, Monica Macer decided to follow her dreams and move to L.A. with her future husband. Starting as an assistant at Nickelodeon Movies on the...

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A Life-Changing Three Years

In 2019, MPTF was awarded a three-year, $1-million grant from ACL (the Administration for Community Living) to serve people living with the effects of dementia and their caregivers. Partnering with Alzheimer’s LA and Wise & Healthy Aging, MPTF’s ACL...

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