Well•Spring, A Life Plan Community, invites media to cover holiday tree decorating contest. WHAT: Coverage of Well•Spring’s 2019 holiday tree-decorating contest benefiting area nonprofits. Voting continues until Dec. 17, and the contest will conclude Thursday, Dec. 19, with a reception and check presentation ceremony. Reporters and photographers are invited to not only attend the reception, but to visit Well•Spring [...]
Drew Gehling, a native of Greensboro’s Sedgefield community and now a successful singer and actor on Broadway, film and TV, will perform in January at a “homecoming concert” at The Well•Spring Theatre in the second installment of the “Broadway to Greensboro” series, a collaboration between Well•Spring and UNCG Musical Theatre. [...]
PerformerJessica Vosk to launch Broadway concert, education collaboration between Well•Spring and UNCG on Nov. 23. Singer and actress Jessica Vosk has starred in the lead role in “Wicked” on Broadway and appeared on the stages of London’s Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall. Now she’s coming to The Well•Spring Theatre in Greensboro. [...]
Well•Spring, a Life Plan Community, and the North Carolina Chamber Orchestra announced that Well•Spring’s new theatre will serve as the orchestra’s official home. This new partnership will kick off with the orchestra’s Jan. 18 performance of the Music of Mozart, Mendelssohn, Von Weber, and Beethoven. Tickets are expected to go on sale in November at www.NCChamberOrchestra.org. “We are so [...]
When is the best time to purchase a generator? Before or after you need it? The uncertainty can be uncomfortable because we don’t know the repercussions of a power outage should it last a long time. It certainly gets our attention and upon restoration we realize how important power is. [...]
The thought of the loss of youth tends to put many people in a slump. However, getting old does not have to be depressing. There are many inspiring people in the world who become successful in their older years and become role models for people half their age. These people [...]
As caregivers, we want to support people living with dementia, but we are distressed when our help is met with anger and accusations. Why are they angry? How do we take care of our loved ones and ourselves in the face of this anger? Why Anger and Accusations? [...]
“Well•Spring Solutions has lived up to their name and truly been a refreshing source of resources and encouragement, basically giving hope in what can feel like a losing battle.” – Caregiver -Sherrice Alston Sherrice was the keynote speaker at the annual Be the Solution! Breakfast on September 10. She shared about the journey her mother and her family have been [...]
Michael Olender AARP voter engagement and community outreach expert Michael Olender has been named Director of AARP North Carolina. Olender will lead the North Carolina staff and team of nearly 500 volunteers who are working to improve the health, finances and well-being of nearly 1.1 million members in the state. Olender takes on this new role after managing the [...]
This issue I asked an associate, Chris Burns, to address the future of smart phone use among older Americans. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. At a recent Rotary club meeting, I was shocked and fascinated to hear for the first time about IBM’s Knowledge Curve. [...]
