As a tribute to senior fathers, the Senior Center at United Community Center honored them with a fashion show with help from the Sewing Ladies, women from a sewing group who made the attire.
For years, the UCC Senior Center has celebrated women through Mother’s Day fashion shows, quinceañeras and other special occasions, but this time Agnes Rodriguez, the organization’s director of Aging and Disabilities Programs, said it was time to celebrate the men. They created a special day to feature them modeling on a runway in the senior dining room in front of hundreds of friends and family members.
“At first, the activity coordinator and I didn’t think the guys would want to do that,” Rodriguez said. “We’re celebrating them and they are the stars.”…