On October 19, 2007, the organization hosted a one-day conference called Crafting Intentional Communities: Cooperating Living Along Life’s Journey. The event was designed to explore new housing and living innovations for seniors to live, grow and age in community.
Dene Peterson, founder and developer of the ElderSpirt Community, told the story of why she got her friends together and built ElderSpirit Community — a unique and creative mixed-income community in Abingdon, Virginia. She also described how 37 people are living together after moving into ElderSpirit one year go.