Windsong News

Active Adults Choose to Make A Difference

While making a difference every day is important, it’s vital to our society to designate a time to focus on what really matters, as a way to motivate those who have been looking for “something to do,” and to introduce everyone to opportunities about which they were not previously aware.

In 1992, USA Weekend Magazine started a national challenge known as “Make A Difference Day.” For nearly three decades, the fourth Saturday in October is the official day in which individuals, groups, and organizations come together to volunteer for a worthy cause that benefits another person, a community, or the environment.

Designing and Decorating for Fall, Boomer-Style

Fall is a time of change: cooler weather invites us to change the clothes we wear, we find it more enjoyable to spend time pursuing outdoor activities, and we look at the insides of our homes with an eye toward the forthcoming winter of cozy nooks and comfort food.

Active Adults Benefit from Arts & Humanities

“Oh, the Humanities!”

October is “Arts & Humanities Month,” a time to learn about and celebrate art and art history, enjoy the “classics” (in many forms including visual arts, music, performing arts, and literature), and study philosophy, theology, anthropology, and all areas that provide insight and enrichment of what makes us human.

Our Partners, Builder of Choice Series: Fleming Carpet Distributors

“Everything is accessible online, and their schedule is interactive so it’s easy to see who is doing what and when. That flexibility helps us work as a team, something that not all builders we work with do.” - Todd Baughan, Fleming Carpet Distributors

Here In Our Windsong Home - A Boomer Poem

(inspired by “Our Little Town,” by Simon & Garfunkel, 1970)

In our neighborhood

We find comfort in knowing

We have so much life in common

And we can lean on each other

In joy and pain and through it all

We chose each other, after all.

September Designated to Celebrate Active Adults Part IV – COMMUNITY

With September designated as National Senior Centers Month, we continue celebrating this year’s theme of Mind-Body-Spirit-Community, focusing on knowledge, programs, and resources for the Active Adult community.

This week we’ll focus on COMMUNITY, and opportunities to continue engaging with family, friends, neighbors, and the larger community in which each Windsong neighborhood is located, while still practicing health and safety guidelines.

Our Partners, Builder of Choice Series: Timberlake Cabinetry

“Working with Windsong is so nice for us because they have such a good way of doing things. It’s easy to understand their process. I know exactly what is expected, and if I do have questions, I know exactly the person to go to get the answer I need.”  - Alyssa Cornwell, Timberlake Cabinetry

September Designated to Celebrate Active Adults Part III – SPIRIT

With September designated as National Senior Centers Month, we continue celebrating this year’s theme of Mind-Body-Spirit-Community, focusing on knowledge, programs, and resources for the Active Adult community.

This week we’ll focus on SPIRIT, and ways in which Active Adults make choices and take action based on awareness of their values and purpose.

September Designated to Celebrate Active Adults Part II – BODY

With September designated as National Senior Centers Month, we continue celebrating this year’s theme of Mind-Body-Spirit-Community, focusing on knowledge, programs, and resources for the Active Adult community.

This week we’ll focus on BODY, and ways in which Active Adults can strengthen and maintain their body’s fitness, and contribute to their overall health and wellness.

September Designated to Celebrate Active Adults

September is officially National Senior Center Month, recognizing the contributions of organizations dedicated to providing knowledge, programs, and resources for the Active Adult community.

This year’s theme is Mind-Body-Spirit-Community. Each week this month, we’ll focus on a different component of the theme, beginning with MIND.