Senior Friends hopes to appeal to younger set
Senior Friends is undergoing a face lift of sorts, with a new name, H2U, designed to appeal to the younger set.But one thing that won't change: the people who enjoy the weekly card games at Englewood Community Hospital. They've been at it for years, and the friendly rivalry is a highlight of their week. Last Tuesday afternoon, after the lunch crowd had gone, the hospital's cafeteria was half-full with people quietly playing cards and snacking on cookies...
SENIOR FRIENDS AT WESTMINSTER ACADEMY HELP EIGHTH-GRADERS LOOK TO THE FUTURE
With names such as Candy Bubbles and Men in Black Visors, the Senior Friends at Westminster Christian Academy may seem to be all fun and games.While a good measure of entertainment is thrown in, the program serves a more meaningful purpose for the eighth-graders involved. Established as an offshoot of the school's successful peer-mediation program, Senior Friends provides eighth-graders with a senior role model in whom they can confide."Eighth grade is the time...
MEMORIAL: SENIOR FRIENDS PROGRAM WILL GROW
The Senior Friends program will not only remain, but it also will grow as Memorial Health System has taken over the program and will roll its own Senior Circle members into the plan.Memorial announced Thursday that it would take over from Columbia/HCA as the local chapter after Memorial and Halifax Medical Center each bought one of Columbia's two area hospitals last month. The programs are designed to offer health-related and social activities for seniors. They also provide an...
Senior Friends party the day away at bash
Senior Friends arrived in festive forces at a Christmas party held in their honor at Vintage Court on Dec. 11. The health and wellness program at Lakeview Regional Medical Center has more than 350 members, and many of that number were ready to party the day away.Felicity Cole, director of the program, gave an update on scheduled activities and casino trips, including an overnighter in Marksville, Blue Ridge Parkway in October to view the fall colors with stops at the Biltmore Estate and...
SENIOR FRIENDS TO HEAR AUTHOR
Senior Friends will gather at the Lakeview Regional Medical Center on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. to hear historian Buddy Stall. Stall will present a history of the metropolitan New Orleans area and entertain with little-known facts about Louisiana.On Jan. 30, the Senior Friends will travel to Grand Casino Gulfport for an afternoon of gambling and an evening show, featuring Charlie Prose. The cost of $25 includes transportation, the show and $5 in coins.On Feb. 15, the organization will...