TO ASSIST, ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE WELL BEING OF AGING INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR OR CREED, THROUGH ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS THE CARE AND ASSISTANCE OF THE SICK, NEEDY AND DISABLED, INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND RECREATION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE, THE FUTHERANCE OF RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE ALLEVIATION OF SUFFERING
