89-YEAR-OLD DAD SHARES ADVICE ABOUT RAISING KIDS WITH YOUNGER GENERATIONS
Unlike many of the independent and career oriented couples in today’s generations, 89-year-old Bob Miller, a resident at Parkway Place, didn’t feel like he truly had a family until he had kids. He and...
View ArticleBuckner Westminster Place Collects Books for Moore Books for Moore Kids Book...
Little children in Oklahoma cling to blankets, stuffed animals and picture books as they try to understand the devastation and loss around them caused by the influx of recent tornados. In response to...
View ArticleBaptist Retirement Community Annual Independence Day Parade
On July 5th, colorful candies were thrown to families from an array of festive and patriotic floats that made their way down a winding route throughout the Baptist Retirement Community campus. The...
View ArticleBuckner Westminster Place Collects Books for Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Little children in Oklahoma cling to blankets, stuffed animals and picture books as they try to understand the devastation and loss around them caused by the influx of recent tornados. In response to...
View ArticleVeterans and Residents at Woodland Pond Launch the Book Wartimes Remembered -...
Residents at Woodland Pond, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in New Paltz, just released Wartimes Remembered, a collective array of true stories based on their personal experiences during...
View ArticleVeterans at Garden Place Senior Living Share Stories in Recognition of 60th...
On June 25, 1950 open warfare would break out as Soviet soldiers in North Korea crossed the 38th Parallel, invaded South Korea and began the Korean War. July 27, 2013 marks the 60th Anniversary of the...
View ArticleTwo Seniors in Their 90s Share Memories of Working on Apollo 11
“One small step for man, one giant step for mankind” were the words spoken by Mission Commander Neil Armstrong as he took his first step on the moon’s surface on July 20, 1969. Since that mission, 44...
View ArticleWomen in Their 80s and 90s Quilt Blankets for People in Need
Every Tuesday a group of spirited and giving women in their 80s and 90s meets to make quilts at Parkway Place, a senior living community in Houston. Having developed a love for quilting and...
View ArticleGarden Place Senior Living Staff, Seniors and Helping Strays to Host Kitty...
A kitty shower is a spinoff of the traditional baby shower held for expectant mothers, yet there will not be any expectant cats at these upcoming events. Instead, the parties will be decorated in...
View ArticleVeteran Shares Experiences in Honor of the 60th Anniversary of the End of the...
Often called the “forgotten war” because of its close proximity to World War II, the Korean War is not forgotten by those who served and sacrificed much to protect the United States. July 27 marks the...
View Article84-Year-Old Defies Common Age Stereotypes by Staying Physically, Mentally and...
With a zeal for life, a passion to help others and a strong curiosity that drives her to try new things, Jean Hicks, a resident at Woodland Pond, has been defying her age for quite some time. She not...
View ArticleHealth Conscious Seniors Learn How to Prepare the 2013 International Food of...
Many young people complain that it is difficult to cook for one. Moms find it hard to cook elaborate family meals amongst everyone’s schedules. Learning to cook for the various stages in life involves...
View ArticleWomen in Their 80s and 90s Crochet Scarves for the Military as a Unique Way...
Last year, 83-year-old Pauline Swanberg and her sister, Helen Marylou Ellison, donated more than 400 handcrafted scarves to Operation Gratitude, an organization that collects scarves and distributes...
View ArticleBuckner Westminster Place Residents Collect Shoes for Children in Need
Many orphans and children from needy families often wish they had something to call their own. Many would be grateful just to own a pair of shoes, an item many people take for granted. That’s why...
View ArticleSUNY New Paltz Students Lead Biweekly Sign Language Classes for Seniors at...
Ligeia Modugno and her best friend Alanna O’Connor, students at SUNY New Paltz, are savvy signers who teach a biweekly sign language class at Woodland Pond to complement their college studies and help...
View ArticleSeniors in Their 80s and 90s Rigorously Compete in Water Volleyball Matches
Focus, determination and sprightliness are embodied in the eyes and movements of seniors in their 80s and 90s at biweekly water volleyball matches at GreenRidge, an independent senior living community...
View ArticleBuckner Westminster Place Celebrates Active Aging Week by Airing Age of...
A 100-year-old tennis champion, an 86-year-old pole vaulter and grandmothers who play rigorous games of basketball, these are some of the motivating stories that will be shared at Buckner Westminster...
View ArticleBaptist Retirement Community to Host Fall Festival with Food, Games, Prizes...
Creative festival games, a cake walk with homemade baked treats, chicken fajitas cooked on a barbecue pit and live entertainment are just a few of the family friendly activities that Baptist Retirement...
View ArticleBaptist Retirement Community to Host Fall Festival With Games, Prizes, Food...
Creative festival games, a cake walk with homemade baked treats, chicken fajitas cooked on a barbecue pit and live entertainment are just a few of the family friendly activities that Baptist Retirement...
View ArticleSefless Volunteers Commit 30,000 Hours a Year to Helping Make a Difference in...
Tell us Altruistic seniors in the Baptist Retirement Community Auxiliary are committed to serving fellow seniors at the senior living community by hosting a myriad of fundraisers, committing hours of...
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