by Beth Holden | Jun 30, 2017 | Active Seniors, Community, Culinary, Events, Family, General, Independent Living
It’s time for an All-American Independence Day. What’s better than apple pie or juicy slice of watermelon, a hot dog with all the fixin’s or a delicious hamburger with fresh lettuce and tomatoes? Top it all off with fireworks and baseball and you have the perfect...
by Beth Holden | Jun 19, 2017 | Active Seniors, Family, General, Independent Living
This week we asked the Springmoor Residents as well as the Staff where they were going for their summer vacations. The answers varied from short in-state trips to long overseas excursions. Join us as we travel from coast to coast by air, by sea and by car. Detroit We...
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...
