Community news from our beautiful assisted living and memory care communities.
We offer a wide variety of activities at our communities. Below are just a few examples of the fun we are having at White Pine, Comforts of Home and Gracewood Senior Living.
Residents, tenants, families, friends and staff enjoyed our Fall Family Picnic October 17th. We enjoyed great food, great music from the River City Ramblers and great company. We had a great turn out as 92 attended and the weather could not have been better!
Tony, a young man that comes to Gracewood regularly to sing to us, came twice this month. Tony sings a variety of music from the 50’s and 60’s. Tony is very interactive with the residents. He dances, holds their hands, and has them sing the words to some of the songs. Last time Tony was here, he brought glasses that lit up and had the residents try them on.
Two classrooms of fifth grade students came to Gracewood to visit with us last Wednesday. The children rode their bikes from a nearby school in Hugo. The students brought books and spent the morning reading. They also had fun visiting with the residents.
On October 9, 2014, our team at Blaine volunteered at Feed My Starving Children. All the volunteers that night packed over 90 boxes of food, which equals to over 20,000 meals that are sent to Haiti! We had so much fun and cannot wait to go back!
It’s Pumpkin Season Again!
Come join us for some great pumpkin painting on October 23rd at 2pm at White Bear Lake. Thank you Home Depot for the generous donation of pumpkins! Also don’t miss out on pumpkin bars and Halloween fun at our Annual Halloween Party on October 31st at 2pm. There will be live music and tons of candy!
October 17,2014 from 5:00pm to 7:00 pm
Fun was had by all at the Gracewood of Hugo Carnival. The carnival was held on the afternoon of Sunday, September 7th. Many families enjoyed the games, such as the cake walk, ring toss, duck pond, spin the wheel, and face painting. Mike Larson played accordion for us and many residents were dancing and singing along to the music. We ended the afternoon with some tasty treats!
Everyone that participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer's at The Deerfield in New Richmond on Saturday September 20th. What a success that was! Our team raised over $2500 and won an award for having the most walkers on a team. All in all, there were over 27 teams involved and I believe we met our overall goal of raising over $40,000. It was an amazing event with a wonderful turn-out, on a beautiful day, to support a wonderful cause.
Gracewood of North Branch has been overjoyed with the blessing of nature and animals. In August, we took a fishing trip with the Let's Go Fishing program. We had a blast and even caught a few fish! The weather was beautiful and we even saw an Eagle. Sheri Oney brought one of her beautiful miniature horses for us to see and pet. The horse even got a few hugs!
