In this Issue

Letter from Richard K. Giffen, ITNAmerica Board of Directors

Interview with former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta

Meet ITNBluegrass, Our New Affiliate

Where in the World is Katherine Freund?

The Liberty Mutual and ITNAmerica Partnership

News from the Research Department

Letter from Richard K. Giffen, ITNAmerica Board of Directors

The first time I saw the "What Goes Around" advertisement I was impressed. In fact, as one might expect from a clergyperson, I immediately thought how it might be used in a sermon or class as a model for human behavior. This was before I knew ITN was involved. But I emailed the company for a CD copy of the ad. You know what I am talking about, I presume, it is the advertisement you've seen recently...

Read the rest of Richard's letter.

Mr. Mineta shares familiar experience of aging parents and transportation

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a member of ITNAmerica's Council of Advisors, knows first-hand the difficulties of helping a loved one retire from driving.

Read the rest of Secretary Mineta's interview.

The advent of ITNBluegrass™ can be described with words that start with "g": grassroots, guts, grins, Generations, generosity, and "girls with grit." Or perhaps more precisely on the last one: female Baby Boomers with vision and persistence!

Read the rest of ITNBluegrass' story.

On the way to ITNAmerica's first "on-location" board meeting hosted by ITNOrlando, Katherine stopped to speak with a group of community leaders interested in ITN affiliation in Sarasota, Florida. Sarasota is a popular retirement community with the largest percentage of older adults in the nation. More than 30% of their population is over 65, with over 45% of all households including someone over 65.

Read the rest of Katherine's story.

ITNAmerica is excited to announce a new major partnership with Liberty Mutual, one of the nation's leading auto, home and life insurers. As the national insurance partner to ITNAmerica and our affiliate communities through 2010, Liberty Mutual will help us create widespread awareness of the mobility issues facing us all as we age.

Read more about Liberty Mutual.

Another Way Physicians Can Save Lives

ITNAmerica recently completed a pilot study sponsored in part by the Silver Century Foundation in collaboration with the Maine Medical Center, the American Medical Association, and Dr. Germaine Odenheimer, a member of the ITNAmerica Research Group.

Read more about research.