by Beth Holden | Jun 23, 2017 | Active Seniors, Community, Events, General, Independent Living, Volunteers
The young dancer laces up her pointe shoes for the first time and the magic of the ballet begins. In her lifetime, as she advances through many lessons, auditions, performances and professional debuts she will go through hundreds of pairs of pointe shoes. A...
by Beth Holden | Jun 8, 2017 | Active Seniors, Community, Family, General, Independent Living
National Best Friend Day seeks to celebrate best friends and the contribution that best friends make in our daily lives. They are the person that you can always rely on, someone genuine, trustworthy and who accepts you for who you are. Today, we celebrate the many...
by Beth Holden | Jun 2, 2017 | Active Seniors, Community, Family, General, Independent Living
The sisters began working at Springmoor when the North Village wing was only built out to Apartment 228. South Village was on the architect’s desk and the West Wing was just red mud. That was thirty-three years ago. Family Sisters, Barbara Venson and Sandra Harris...
by Beth Holden | May 17, 2017 | Active Seniors, Community, Family, General, Independent Living
They met when they were 18 years old. Margie came to Duke from Richmond and Peg came from Raleigh. Both girls were an only child and encouraged to go to Duke by their fathers. Both earned academic scholarships to pursue their degrees. The Girl from North Carolina Peg...
by Beth Holden | May 8, 2017 | Active Seniors, Community, Events, Family, General, Health, Independent Living, Volunteers, Wellness
Now that you have retired, what are you doing with all of your free time? The Administration for Community Living has declared this Older American Month and is asking the same question. They are challenging us to Age Out Loud: Are you taking charge? Are you striving...
by Beth Holden | Apr 28, 2017 | Active Seniors, Community, Events, General, Independent Living, Volunteers
“OLLI provides a challenge and stimulus to areas of knowledge and thinking, which stimulates my creativity, sparks long-forgotten areas of interest, and helps me discover new insights and thinking.” (OLLI member) – The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in...
