This year’s annual Guignard Society Dinner was held on May 26, with over 150 guests in attendance. A recent article in the Columbia Star features highlights of this year’s big event, and can be read by clicking here.
For more information on the Guignard Society, or making donations, please visit the Development section of our web site.
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Still Hopes Residents 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.
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.
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
Luscious landscaping paired with cooperative efforts between the grounds crew and the residents create an environment that exceeds expectations.
“In 2008, Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community was designated as a Wildlife Habitat. The community consists of 38 acres situated off Knox Abbott Drive in West Columbia. Fifteen of these acres are designated as a perpetual memorial forest, and it is a wonderful space treasured by residents and staff alike.
A walking trail, complete with exercise stations make it most inviting as a place to be outdoors…”
Article written by Hazel Fitzsimons, Resident of Still Hopes
Click here to read the entire article in the Columbia Star.
Still Hopes provides three really nice raised beds for resident use. They are high enough to avoid back pains when planting and picking vegetables. Each bed is set up with a timed drip irrigation system so watering is automatic. This has been especially helpful in the very warm summer days we have been having. All we have to do is plant the seed or plants, pull a few weeds, and harvest the crop. For me and several other residents this is a favorite activity. There is nothing like watching seed grow and produce a crop of tasty fresh vegetables. I enjoy sharing the fresh vegetables with other residents who are always so appreciative.
Levy Canova
To see all the great fruits and vegetables our gardens are producing, check out the Resident Gardens photo album on Facebook.
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!
Every year at Still Hopes, the first weekend of May is set aside for the Family Day Picnic. On May 1st and 2nd, the Still Hopes campus hosted over 925 people, the largest crowd to date. Lunch was catered by Shealy’s barbeque and everyone pitched in by bringing their favorite dessert. This year the weekend focused on celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Guignard Mansion. The children enjoyed old fashioned activities like the May Pole dance, horse and buggy rides, sack races, and three-legged races. Members of the Guignard family were in attendance, and provided guided tours of the mansion. The Guignard Mansion Centennial Quilt, a group project created by residents, was unveiled and hung in the library for attendees to view for the first time.The New Century Salon Orchestra provided entertainment, playing songs from the 1910 time period. We were all thankful for the sunny weather, but most of all for this special time of fellowship between family, friends, and neighbors.
On April 22nd and 23rd residents from Still Hopes enjoyed exploring coastal Georgia. On the first day of our trip, we toured Savannah and put some “South in Our Mouths” at Paula Dean’s restaurant The Lady & Sons. Our accommodations were on St. Simon’s Island at the Four Star Oceanfront King & Prince Resort. The next day, we explored the island with a trolley tour that stopped at many historic points of interest including: Christ Church, Fort Frederica, and the Bloody Marsh battle site. Pictured are Mary Hope Rogers and Dale Pedrick aboard the St. Simon’s Trolley. Dale Pedrick was born in Waycross, Ga. and spent many summers on St. Simon’s Island where her grandparents had cottages. She especially enjoyed reminiscing about the wonderful times she had there. Before heading home, the group had time for lunch and shopping at Pier Village.
Check out our latest newsletter to see where the Still Hopes bus is headed next! More pictures from this trip can be seen in the “Trip to Coastal Georgia” photo album on our Facebook page!
