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AROUND TOWN: DASC Donates 65 Coats
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Recently the Downingtown Area Senior Center collected 65 coats for adults and children and took them to the Burlington Coat Factory in Springfield,
Diabetes Self-Management Program Offered this Spring
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In partnership with Geisinger Health Plan and Lancaster Regional Medical Center, the Lancaster County Office of Aging is sponsoring a six-week program for individuals living with diabetes,
AROUND TOWN: Little Carolers Sing for Seniors
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The Great Beginnings Preschool from the Exton United Methodist Church performed for the
Fifth Graders Send Cards to Residents on Hospice
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Traditions of Hershey Wins Senior Living Award
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Vets Honored at Downingtown Senior Center
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The Downingtown Area Senior Center held its annual Veterans Day celebration on Friday, Nov. 11.
Donations Sought for Coat and Blanket Drive
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Running through December, Senior Commons at Powder Mill is collecting winter coats and blankets to be donated to Bell Family Shelter.
Senior Commons, in partnership with New Fairview Church of the Brethren in York, is asking for new or gently used coats and blankets for adults and children.
All donations benefit Bell Family Shelter, which opened in 1986 and remains York County’s only 30-day emergency shelter serving homeless families.
Items can be dropped off at Senior Commons at Powder Mill, 1775 Powder Mill Road, York. For more information, call Brandy Reeve, marketing director, at (717) 741-0961.
Chair Yoga Benefits Residents
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Residents of Susquehanna View Apartments in Camp Hill recently learned the fundamentals of chair yoga from physical therapist Angela Conforti.
The Beauty in Nature: Divergent Woodpeckers
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
One afternoon this past summer, I noticed a pair of redheaded woodpeckers in a cow pasture that was dotted with trees, one of them dead and lacking bark but still standing.