Please Join Us for Battle of the Bakers Cypress

Alzheimer's Association Fundraiser

at Grace Care Center of Cypress

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

From 5:00 - 7:00

281-463-9001

 

RSVP's appreciated but not required

 

Please see flyer for details

 

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September Upcoming Events and Info

September is Healthy Aging Month! Doctors suggest that optimism may indeed be the best medicine. Thinking positively helps reduce stress, avoid illness, and recover more quickly when you are sick or injured. September 13 may be Positive Thinking Day, but you can follow these tips to keep your glass half full rather than half empty all year round:

1.         Use Affirmations – positive self-talk is the first step in thinking positively.

2.         Gratitude – recognize that there is always something to be grateful for.

3.         Kindness – before you receive happiness, you have to give happiness; give aid to others and bring joy to their lives.

4.         Persistence – keep at your goals and do not give up.

5.         Challenge – do not be afraid to try new things, and accept that you might have to change in order to overcome new challenges.

 

Apple Appreciation Days begin in September. Remember the saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” well that still holds true. Apples are packed with fiber and antioxidants, and some research suggests that apples can increase bone density, reduce symptoms of asthma, ward off Alzheimer’s, lower cholesterol, aid in the management of diabetes, and help prevent lung, liver, breast, and colon cancer. How’s that for health benefits? There are over 7,000 different varieties of apples. Perhaps the best day to try a new variety is on September 15^th, “International Eat an Apple Day”.

The Family Council of Grace Cypress will meet Saturday, September 8^th, in the Activity Room at 10:00 am. Monday, September 17^th at 2:30 we will celebrate all the September birthdays with entertainer, Karen Pfeiffer. Everyone is invited.

The residents requested a visit to The National Museum of Funeral History for their County Bus Trip in September. One of the residents had previously visited the museum and gave it an outstanding review. The trip will be on Tuesday, September 18th.  We will load the County Bus at 9:30 and leave Grace at 10:00. Please contact our Therapeutic Recreation Director, Carolyn Kregel or our Activity Assistant Ann Marie Ryan, if you would like to join us on this trip. 

 
The Northwest Houston “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” is Saturday, September 22^nd at Vintage Park,110 Vintage Park Blvd., on Louetta Rd near Hwy 249. You can join our team, the Grace Care Center of Cypress team, online or on the day of the event. Registration on the day of the event is at 7:30 am. The 5K walk begins at 8:30. For more details please see the flyers posted on the bulletin board in the front lobby.

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Upcoming Events at Grace Care Center of Cypress and in the community

August is a month of Olympic Proportions.  The Summer Olympics are held every four years around the first part of August. The XXX Olympiad will take place in London from July 27^th to August 12^th. We will not only enjoy watching the Summer Olympics on television, we will be competing in our own Grace Summer Olympics from August 8^th to August 10^th.  Our Opening Ceremony and Parade will be Wednesday, August 8^th at 10:30 with games beginning after lunch, at 1:30. Thursday will be a day full of competitive games and on Friday we will have our Closing Ceremony in the Courtyard beginning at 1:30 with “The Good Time Tappers”. Our awards presentation will follow.

The Family Council of Grace Care Center of Cypress meets monthly on the 1st Saturday of the month, in the activity room, at 10:00 am.

The August County Bus Trip to The Café at Brookwood will be on Tuesday, August 7th.  We will load the bus at 9:30 and leave Grace at 10:00. The residents are looking forward to lunch and a tour of the Brookwood Green House. Please contact our Therapeutic Recreation Director, Carolyn Kregel or our Activity Assistant Ann Marie Ryan, if you would like to join us on our County Bus Trips.  

Monday, August 20^th at 2:30 we will celebrate all the August birthdays with entertainer, Karen Pfeiffer. Everyone is invited.

August 21^st is Senior Citizen’s Day. On this day, at 4:00 p.m. in the lobby, we will celebrate the wisdom and achievements senior citizens at Grace Cypress have made. We are asking family members to provide us with information to highlight their loved ones achievements.

And last but not least, I would like to invite everyone to our 2^nd Annual Battle of the Bakers Cypress, Alzheimer’s Fundraiser, on Tuesday,

August 28^th from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Admission to the fundraiser is $10.00. All proceeds from the event will go to our Grace Cypress team for the Northwest Houston “Walk to End Alzheimer’s”. Another opportunity to help raise funds for the Walk will be Tuesday, August 7^th at this year’s Walk Kick Off Fundraiser at Cheeburger Cheeburger at Vintage Park. Cheeburger Cheeburger will donate 15% of all sales of the day when you attend and eat in or take out lunch or dinner. For more details on these and other events please see the flyers posted on the bulletin board in the front lobby.

For more information on upcoming events contact Donna Martin, Community Marketing Liaison at Grace Cypress, 832-515-3862 or e-mail dmartin@hmshealthcare.com

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