By popular demand, MnemeTherapist® Larry Homan (right) from Art Without Boundaries returned to Touchmark. Larry celebrated a final masterpiece with Bud Yopp (left). Larry, who works with people who are living with affects of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and other conditions, conducted oneon- one art theraphy sessions to help people create beautiful artwork that works and builds the brain. Read more about the organization at artwithoutboundaries.net/ FAQ.html.By popular demand, MnemeTherapist® Larry Homan (right) from Art Without Boundaries returned to Touchmark. Larry celebrated a final masterpiece with Bud Yopp (left). Larry, who works with people who are living with affects of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and other conditions, conducted oneon- one art theraphy sessions to help people create beautiful artwork that works and builds the brain. Read more about the organization at artwithoutboundaries.net/ FAQ.html.
EVENT { FULL } Monthly updates from your {FULL} Life community TOUCHMARK AT ALL SAINTS Issue 8, 2013 | page 1 A work of heart By popular demand, MnemeTherapist ® Larry Homan (right) from Art Without Boundaries returned to Touchmark. Larry celebrated a final masterpiece with Bud Yopp (left). Larry, who works with people who are living with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and other conditions, conducted one- on-one art therapy sessions to help people create beautiful artwork (pictured below) that works and builds the brain. KSFY TV highlighted Touchmark and Larry in an article this summer. Read more: http:// www.ksfy.com/story/22626585/ coping-with-memory-loss-with- mneme-therapy
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EVENT{FULL}Monthly updates from your {FULL} Life community
TOUCHMARK AT ALL SAINTS Issue 8, 2013 | page 1
A work of heartBy popular demand, MnemeTherapist® Larry Homan (right) from Art Without Boundaries returned to Touchmark. Larry celebrated a final masterpiece with Bud Yopp (left). Larry, who works with people who are living with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and other conditions, conducted one-on-one art therapy sessions to help people create beautiful artwork (pictured below) that works and builds the brain. KSFY TV highlighted Touchmark and Larry in an article this summer. Read more: http://www.ksfy.com/story/22626585/coping-with-memory-loss-with-mneme-therapy
Every day we celebrate The {FULL} Life at Touchmark. People enjoy friendships, educational opportunities, musical events, fitness classes, and more. Plus, there are comfortable, private homes and a variety of services.
Embrace your Full Life. Visit us today!
Featured: Apartment 417
Offers: 998 square feet, one bedroom, den, one bathroom, and walk-in closet
Contact a Full Life team member for additional details, including registration, transportation information, and participation requirements.
Monday, Aug. 5, 5:30 pmA Night on the Town to Tinner’s. Enjoy a summer evening dinner on the patio. RSVP by Thursday, Aug. 1.
Sunday, Aug. 11, 11:30 am - 2 pm Annual Summer Picnic. Enjoy time with residents, team members, and family for a fun afternoon of food, musical entertainment, face painting, and family-friendly games. RSVP by Wednesday, Aug. 7. Gather at the 18th street parking lot.
Monday, Aug. 12, 12:30 pm Bus Trip to Brookings. Enjoy a walk through McCrory Gardens, tour the South
Dakota Art Museum, and enjoy afternoon ice cream. RSVP by Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2:30 pm End of Summer Pool Party. Residents and team member’s children and grandchildren are invited to gather for an afternoon of water fun and popsicles. Sunset Pavilion.
Friday, Aug. 23, 2 – 4 pm Peach perfect! Celebrate National Peach Pie Day with tasty treats that hit all the right notes. Join us for this fun celebration and open house! RSVP by Monday, Aug. 19.
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Summer fun
Residents Helen Schoon, Helen Eastman, Harriet Boyd, and Jerry White enjoy s’mores over the patio campfire.
Residents, team members, and children gathered to plant a Red Maple and a Linden tree on the front lawn to replace ones that were lost in the April ice storm. After the planting everyone enjoyed watermelon, and the children received a Colorado Blue Spruce to plant at home.
The 17th Anniversary party included decorations of roses from the Touchmark garden, a cocktail buffet, and a champagne toast.
General Justin Berger, USA (ret) was presented a Quilt of Valor made by his daughter, Becky Ellwein. Quilts of Valor Foundation was developed to provide veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. For more information, go to www.GOVF.org
Residents enjoyed the sights while traveling to Canton and visiting the completely restored Kennedy Mansion.
Save the date!Active Aging Week is coming Sept. 23 to 29. This year’s theme is Experiencing the Full Life. Watch the calendar for more event information.
TOUCHMARK AT ALL SAINTS111 W 17th Street • Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Movements rooted in eternity “Thomas Svobada arrived at the nursing home in NE Portland when the cherry trees outside his window were bare. … Now the blossoms have peaked and on a warm spring afternoon they drift onto his shoulders as he sits outside in his wheelchair.”
– David Stabler, reporter, The Oregonian
Thomas is Oregon’s most prolific and performed composer. For the past seven months, he has been recovering from a debilitating stroke that affected his right side with
partial paralysis. It happened suddenly when he and his wife of nearly 50 years were preparing dinner. For weeks, his recovery was slow, but then he began improving, and he continues to make progress. And he continues to move people through his music.
Do any of us plan for this kind of an event? No one I have interviewed ever has. One of the lessons from this heart-wrenching and heartwarming story is that legacy and giving back are the essence of who and what we are—today and tomorrow. Thomas is known as a composer whose music is played around the world, a teacher to a generation of music students, a mentor to scores of composers, an amazing pianist, and a playful friend.
People move to Touchmark for many reasons. Most will tell you, though, that they wish they had moved here sooner. All appreciate the fullness of life and opportunities for living—and continuing to create—their legacy. Each person has a life story and talents to share, and overwhelmingly residents are optimistic and grateful for the options available at Touchmark.
To find out more about the possibilities of living a {FULL} Life and providing a personal legacy, contact a member of the Full Life team. As Robert Schuller said—and others repeat—“If it’s going to be, it’s up to me.”
Resident and former team member Jerry White has been painting nonprofessionally for years as a hobby. Jerry has shared two of her paintings with the community, and they are on display in the Bistro. Jerry served as the Sales/Resident Relations team member at Touchmark for over 10 years.
