Community Connection · Fall 2009 - St. Paul's Senior Homes ...

Manor Residents Have a New Fitness Routine for Their Mind
Technology can be a beautiful thing. Manor
Residents have recently added a unique fitness
program to their already full activities calendar.
While it can be both stimulating and exhilarating, it
is also done while sitting down.
As part of St. Paul's annual support campaign,
funding was raised to purchase a Dakim Brain
Fitness Station for the Manor. In the short time
since the station was installed, it has gotten quite
a workout as Residents often have it reserved for
individual sessions for most of the day.
Researchers are now starting to understand that
regular mental exercise helps maintain crucial
cognitive reserves that promote brain health. In
addition to physical exercise and good nutrition,
seniors can best maintain their cognitive abilities
by engaging in stimulating leisure activities such as
50 th Anniversary Celebration
Starting in January and continuing throughout
2010, St. Paul's Senior Homes & Services is
celebrating 50 years of service to the San Diego
community.
To honor and celebrate the "golden anniversary,"
St. Paul's is planning a special event for each month
in 2010. The signature event for the year will of
course be the annual LUV Gala, which is already
scheduled for August 28, 2010.
The list of events currently planned for the
upcoming year is shown to the right. Any ideas on
encouraging community involvement are welcome.
We are also looking for funding for some of the
events and all contributions will go towards the
year-long celebration.
To learn more about what's being planned, or to
contribute to the 50th Anniversary Fund, please
contact Foundation Director Todd Kaprielian at
(619) 239-6900.
chess, puzzles, and now brain fitness stations.
To exercise areas of people's memory, the system
uses "era appropriate subjects" in games like
trying to remember the words to a song, names
of movie stars, types of cars, etc. It uses touch
screen navigation so the user does not need to use
a mouse. Because the exercises are fun and the
system is so easy to use, St. Paul’s raised enough
funds to purchase units for our other communities.
An Event Every Month!
January - Penny Collection
February - 50 th Wedding Anniversary Party
March - Recycling
April - Academy Awards Party
May - St. Paul's Cathedral Evensong &
Reception - Ground-breaking Re-creation
June - Street Fair
July - LUV Ice Cream Social
August - LUV Gala
September - Teacher's Appreciation Luncheon
October - Day of Prayer
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November - Thanksgiving in Pictures
December - Holiday Crafts of 1960's Style