Volunteers Come In All Sizes, Shapes and Oh Yes Ages
At just 4-foot-10 and 93 years old, Evelyn Savitzky hardly acts her age, or her size. Savitzky, a former engineering librarian that helped work on the Hubble telescope, is the library director at Galloway Ridge at Fearrington.
Explore Subtle Changes to Enrich Your Retirement
Adding variety to your routine in retirement can open doors to new interests, opportunities and people. It doesn’t require big changes and can result in enriching retirement life.
Seniors, Talk to Your Doctor About Drug Chronotherapy
Taking prescription drugs when it is convenient or easy to remember may not be the best practice for seniors. Drug chronotherapy may make medications seniors take more effective and better tolerated.
Seniors and Technology Really Do Go Hand-in-Hand
Seniors don’t have to be overwhelmed and shy of technology. They just need to decide what they want to do and let their children and grandchildren help them make it happen!
Retirement Communities and Seniors Take Center Stage
More states and communities are preparing for the burgeoning senior population with special programs and by utilizing senior’s skills and knowledge. Many are patterning communities after retirement communities like Galloway Ridge.
Age 50 and Over Register for the Chatham County Senior Games and Silver Arts
North Carolina Senior Games, Inc. has announced that Chatham County Senior Games has been sanctioned as an official qualifying site for State Finals for 2014.
Destination Retirement – Retiring to the Piedmont
North Carolina ranks third in the country where retirees choose to live. The state offers something for everyone. The mountains in the west and the ocean in the east are separated by the Piedmont area that has its own unique character.
Seniors brew at Galloway Ridge
For the past couple of months, a group of residents at Galloway Ridge, a premier retirement community located north of Pittsboro, have been making their own beer.
Aviation…..Great memories, great stories.
Edythe Schindler Klein, a journalist and fiction writer, now in residence at Galloway Ridge, has vivid memories of May 14, 1948, when the State of Israel was established.
Remembering our history birthday card and apple trees
H.G. Jones knows how to put a mark on important historical events. He spent a lifetime doing it for others, serving as curator of the North Carolina Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill for many years.
