Friday, September 13, 2019
Never mind that Friday the 13th is considered unlucky! Today Granite Farms Estates hosted the Northeast Region OlympiActs: A Celebration of Senior Aging and Fitness!
There are five regions of Acts Life Care Communities, and the Northeast includes Granite Farms Estates and Lima Estates from Pennsylvania, The Evergreens from New Jersey, Heron Point from Maryland, and the three communities in Delaware: Cokesbury Village, Country House and Manor House. In addition, participants were invited from the four newest communities in Maryland, comprising the new Chesapeake region; Bayleigh Chase, Buckingham's Choice, Copper Ridge and Fairhaven.
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| Welcome banner in the Granite Farms estates lobby |
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Welcome to the OlympiActs, an event that began in 2006 in
Pennsylvania and has spread to all the Acts communities |
We ran around to the different venues to try to catch all ten events. Granite Farms Estates was the red team.
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| Wii Bowling in the Multi-purpose Room |
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| Granite Farms Estates resident, Elizabeth, takes her turn |
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| Wii Bowling is hugely popular in Acts communities |
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| Billiards in the A-B Lounge |
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Granite Farms Estates resident, Herb, lines up a shot,
while behind him Kent watches |
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| Cup Pong in the Bodyworks room of the Fitness Center |
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| A beer-free version of Beer Pong |
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| Mini-Golf on a 6-hole putting course |
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| Actually, that is Granite Farms Estates resident, Tom, on the right |
The Granite Farms Estates "Sportsplex" was completed only yesterday! A beautiful 6-hole putting course with fountains spouting blue water! Plus new bocce and shuffleboard courts.
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| Benches at Hole #6 |
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| Corn Hole in the parking lot behind the "Sportsplex" |
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Granite Farms Estates resident, Mary, watches her partner,
Al, across the corn hole court |
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Between the Mini-Golf course and the bocce and shuffleboard
courts are the old water fountain and gazebo |
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| Bocce in the new "Sportsplex" |
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| Who is on the team with the green balls?! (KSS) |
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Stephanie with the Willowbrooke Terrace
therapy dog, Hunter, and the Lima Estates lion |
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| The shuffleboard court |
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The Evergreens Bees; two residents
flank their Executive Director, who also sang
the National Anthem at the Opening Ceremonies (KSS) |
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Walking Relay participant, where you could not see the
other end, thus it was difficult to be sure the walkers did not run! (KSS) |
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| Total Brain Health Games in the Oakbridge Court Activities Room |
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| Wow, everyone is in deep concentration! |
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| Pool Biathlon at the pool |
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Each of two teammates must walk the length of the pool forward
and back twice, and after the third leg one must get two balls in the box
before continuing on the home stretch; a timed event |
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| Jigsaw Puzzle in the Cart Room |
They closed off the cart room to allow the puzzlers peace and quiet, so we could not spectate.
At the closing ceremonies, Granite Farms Estates medaled in four events: a gold in Wii Bowling, two silvers in Mini-Golf and Cup Pong, and a bronze in the Pool Biathlon. One of the Pool Biathlon participants, Ed, had to leave for a trip to DC, yet he received his medal via Facetime as his partner, Peg, held her iPhone as the presenter draped the medal over her wrist.
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A few of the many residents who volunteered for this event;
here they are handing out "goodie bags" to visiting participants |
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