Did you attend Family Day at Still Hopes? Just under 1000 family and friends joined us for a very special annual family event that involves everyone who lives at Still Hopes. Barbecue, games for the children, peach ice cream, train rides and the music calliope all added to the fun filled day.
Check out our 2011 Family Day Photo Album on Facebook to get a glimpse of this year’s festivities.
Rebecca Calcott and her sister Nancy Self (both residents of Still Hopes) were featured in the Winter 2011 Carolina’s Future magazine. Carolina’s Future is a magazine published by the Office of Gift Planning at the University of South Carolina. The article is entitled “Rebecca Calcott Enjoys Long Life Blessed by Family, Strong Carolina Ties” and can be read in its entirety by clicking here.
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Jon Keith interviewed award-winning South Carolina author Pat Conroy about his favorite authors, the influence on his life by teacher Gene Norris and other amusing insights.
Click on this audio link to enjoy Pat Conroy with Jon Keith.
Pat Conroy Interview
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Still Hopes is currently being featured on RetirementHomes.com, a website where seniors and their families can search for retirement communities based on their specific needs. Information provided by the site includes community description, services and amenities available, pictures, and much more. Click here to check out Still Hopes on RetirementHomes.com.
One of the many wellness opportunities available to both Still Hopes residents and those from the surrounding community is participation in our brain fitness classes featuring the “Posit Science” program.
Starting this week, PBS Television will be airing the special, “Brain Fitness – Peak Performance” featuring the creator of the Posit Science Program, Dr. Michael Merzenich. The special focuses on the neurological basis of expertise and highlights three types of experts—master musicians, pro baseball players, and simultaneous translators—and shows how their brains have specialized to their amazing skills. Check your local PBS listing for air times in your area.
For more information on brain fitness training at Still Hopes, contact Denise Heimlich at 803-739-5044, or dheimlich@stillhopes.org.
Still Hopes’ own Chef Jimmie Jackson has prepared a Thanksgiving menu that residents and their guests will surely enjoy. A few of the traditional holiday dishes on the menu are roast turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, and cornbread dressing. In addition to these favorites, residents can choose from other popular dishes such as squash casserole, macaroni and cheese, and wild rice; and of course, a large assortment of delicious desserts. Click here to view the complete menu for this year’s Thanksgiving Day Feast at Still Hopes.
The National Health Information Awards honor the Nation’s Best Consumer Health Programs and Materials. The Web Health Awards were established to recognize websites for outstanding format and accessibility to information for a specific audience.
We’re very proud of our website and appreciate the on-going attention to detail from our website company Gilbert & Sheppard Group to keep the site fresh and relevant; not only for our potential residents, but also for our existing residents and staff. (Jon Keith, www.StillHopes.org)
Now in its 12th year, The Web Health Awards judging criteria includes: relevance and timeliness of content; overall site layout and ease of navigation; use of visuals and graphics relevant to target audience; accuracy and appropriateness of information for intended audience; ease of use for sending comments or requesting information from the website; overall interactivity of the site and more.
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. this Thursday
Over 5,000 items are on display and are for sale in the Garden Room at Still Hopes. The hours are this Thursday, October 28, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Every item must be sold! Proceeds benefit the Resident Assistance Fund at Still Hopes
Who? Our caring employees!
What? The Employee Appreciation Fund!
Why? Because we do not tip them for all they do for us!
When? September 27, 2010 until November 30, 2010
We are in the middle of our Annual Drive for the Employee Appreciation Fund to brighten Christmas for our employees.
As residents of Still Hopes we have much to appreciate: Comfortable living, a beautiful, well tended campus, good food and excellent service in the Bistro and the Palmetto Room, security, house-keeping, and much more that contributes to our well being.
Approximately 290 employees are dedicated to our comfort, security, and happiness day in and day out. Some are quite visible while others are behind the scenes taking care of the things that we take for granted. The only way for us to demonstrate gratitude for their daily efforts to enhance the quality of our lives is to give a substantial gift to the Employee Appreciation Fund.
Checks should be made out to the Employee Appreciation Fund. These and designated cash may be placed in the door of the Business Office. They are deposited daily in the Fund’s account at NBSC. The Committee receives balance reports only. If you are off campus, you may mail your giving to the office at P. O. Box 2959, West Columbia, SC 29171.
To spread your contribution throughout the year to avoid the Christmas rush, you can arrange with the Business Office to have a contribution added to your monthly statement. These donations are not tax deductable. With a resident committee handling the Fund, one hundred percent of the givings go to the employees without social security or income tax deducted.
The goals of the committee for 2010 are bursting the thermometer at $65,000 and 100% resident participation.
How thankful we should be to have so many wonderful people taking care of us!
Thank you for your generosity,
Anne Beazley
Resident Council Chair
Fitz Beazley, Frances Case, Jean Doster, Martha Lever, Bert Sullivan
Employee Appreciation Fund Committee
