The same company that pioneered the Still Hopes Brain Fitness program has recently announced their brain fitness cookbook and weekly recipe program!
According to PositScienc® chairman, Jeff Zimman: “We want to help people get their brains in the best shape possible. While brain training is a major piece of the puzzle, there are other things you can do for better brain health. Eating the right foods is one of them!”
In the PositScience e-newsletter, he goes on to say: “ThinkFood is a cookbook we’re putting together that features brain-healthy recipes. We know the science but, since we’re not chefs ourselves, we asked for help from the food blogging community in creating the recipes. People who sign up for the ThinkFood ”Recipe of the Week” program will get a healthy and tasty recipe in their email each week, along with access to information on the science, the blogger, and more – all free. You can sign up at ThinkFoodCookBook. Invite your friends, too! The full cookbook will be available for purchase in July, but you can get a free recipe each week by signing up.”
(source: PositScience® Brain Fitness News – June e-issue)
To learn more about the Brain Fitness Program at Still Hopes visit our website.
The Wellness Program at Still Hopes serves about 500 residents, staff and people living in the local area and has peaked the interest of the International Council on Active Aging. According to Denise J. Heimlich, MS, Director of Wellness:
“The combination of research-based programming and assessment has proven itself at Still Hopes. Transition rates from independent living to higher levels of care have significantly slowed, in part due to increases in physical fitness. Residents talk of being taller, walking farther, being brave enough to go on African safari and climbing in and out of Land Rovers with more agility and ease than people half their age.”
“My job is to help people stay more independent for a longer period of time. Because our program can produce documentation of program results, we have established Still Hopes as a premier wellness provider and are rapidly growing our memberships from the local community.”
Read full article by Denise, as published in the May-June issue of “Functional U” from the International Council on Active Aging. ICAA-Article-PDF
Visit the Health & Wellness section of our website for more details about the Still Hopes Fitness Classes.
Last Thursday, June 10th, the Garden Room at Still Hopes was filled with residents to celebrate Summer with a beach themed party. Everyone’s toes were tapping to their favorite tunes supplied by volunteers Charles and Katherine Fritz in the DJ booth. Highlights of the evening included the Best Beachwear Contest, won by Madge Major and Blackie Meadows (pictured left to right), and the Still Hopes Line Dancers performing the Electric Slide and the Macarena. Check out the Facebook photo album to see more pictures from this event!
Completed in 1910, the beautiful Guignard Mansion at Still Hopes is a cherished focal point of Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community.
The Guignard Mansion is a two story brick Georgian Revival designed and built for Gabrial Alexander Guignard. When it was completed 100 years ago, the mansion at Still Hopes was the largest house ever built in Lexington County. On November 22, 1983 it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. (more about the history of the Guignard Mansion)
Guignard Society raised $15,000 for the Resident Assistance Fund
On Thursday night, May 27, more than 160 diners celebrated the centennial of the Guignard Mansion at Still Hopes, and they raised $15,000 for the Resident Assistance Fund, which helps provide for residents who have outlived their resources and require financial assistance to continue living at Still Hopes. (full story and photos from The Columbia Star)
The Guignard Society was formed in honor of Dr. Jane Bruce Guignard who willed the Guignard Mansion and 39 acres of land for the establishment of a retirement community. It was her vision and gift that provided the compassionate, caring and vibrant community Still Hopes is today. (more information about the Guignard Society)
