Doug Dickerson, State Director,AARP North Carolina This spring the United Way of North Carolina received more than $125,000 in AARP contributions to help support its free help line NC 2-1-1, an information and referral service accessible via an easy-to-remember, three-digit number. Families and individuals were able to call that line to obtain free and confidential information on health and human [...]
View the Digital Magazine In this Issue... Cheerwine flowed freely May 18 when a crowd of 30,000 joined a parade in Salisbury, its birthplace 100 years ago. Still family owned and operated, the burgundy-hued soda, sometimes called “North Carolina nectar,” is gaining popularity well beyond Tar Heel's borders. Moravians arriving in the Piedmont in 1753 brought with them a [...]
View the Digital Magazine In this Issue... Get out the swimsuits, the beach chairs and grills….it’s Summertime! In this issue we’re helping you with whatever avenue you choose to enjoy Summer. If you plan to stay in North Carolina for vacation, check out the Visit NC article, showcasing all the fascinating places you can visit. If remaining home is [...]
I have written before about the various terms, categories and definitions used in the Senior Housing Industry. The term “Senior Housing” alone carries various connotations, so clearly the task of defining them within the industry is a challenge. However, the summary below captures the definitions and provisions as well as [...]
Doug Dickerson, State Director,AARP North Carolina This spring the United Way of North Carolina received more than $125,000 in AARP contributions to help support its free help line NC 2-1-1, an information and referral service accessible via an easy-to-remember, three-digit number. Families and individuals were able to call that line to obtain free and confidential information on health and human [...]
Diane Faison Diane Faison, clothed in mid-19th century garb, wanders through the audience, breaking the hushed silence with “I am the spirit of Harriet Tubman.” Her audience begins to enter another world… the 19th century world of the underground railroad leader, her childhood in slavery, her dream of freedom, and finally, her life as humanitarian/Union spy. Diane Faison as Harriet [...]
View the Digital Magazine In this Issue... The Greensboro Historical Museum holds many treasures, but none are more historically interesting than the 140 rifles in the Murphy Collection, the largest collection of Civil War long arms in the world. The exhibit will be dismantled come summer, but the museum plans to keep a small display on permanent display. North [...]
Senior Services and Forsyth Futures in collaboration with other local community partners held a series of community aging conversations last month to bring seniors, caregivers, professionals and other interested parties together to share their views and perspectives on aging in Forsyth county. The gatherings were fashioned after the world café-style of community feedback model, which allows for the rapid collection [...]
An introductory session of a Happiness Training program was sponsored by the Shepherd’s Center of Winston-Salem on March 28 at its Ebert Street offices. The untapped possibilities within, waiting to be discovered, are part of its Art of Living’s Happiness Training. Its purpose is to gain a greater vision of who we are through a technique called Sudarshan Kriya®, a [...]
View the Digital MagazineIn this Issue...Spring has sprung and we couldn’t be happier! Although this winter wasn’t bad at all, especially compared to what the north received, there is nothing like those fresh flowers blooming to pick us up out of the winter blues. In this issue, we are providing you some ways to get out and enjoy this gorgeous [...]
