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Preserve Wilmington’s History with Brightmore University
November 26, 2018Brightmore ended its Fall Semester with the “Preview of Thalian Association’s Pearl Harbor Commemoration/USO Dance”, presented by Captain Wilbur Jones and The Cape Fear Swing Dance Society. Captain Wilbur Jones has dedicated his life to preserving Wilmington’s WWII History and has been fighting to get Wilmington, NC Congress approved as the first WWII Heritage Preserved …Read More…
11th Annual Fall Festival Raising Money for a Good Cause
The Brightmore Campus held its 11th Annual “BBQ & Bluegrass” Fall Festival Fundraiser for Alzheimer’s on November 10th. The sun was shining, the weather was a little cool, and it definitely felt like the perfect day for a Fall Festival! Residents of Brightmore, The Kempton, The Commons, staff, family, friends and community members joined for an …Read More…
Are You Getting Your Exercise?
November 24, 2018Some experts say that walking is the best form of exercise anyone above the age of 50 can do. Walking can improve cardiovascular fitness and strengthen muscles and bones, it also helps increase mood. Here at the Commons, we encourage our residents to stay as active as possible, and we are trying to make walking …Read More…
Have You Ever Heard of Mayflower Munch? Check this out!
November 20, 2018On Monday afternoon, the Kempton residents had a Thanksgiving social. Refreshments and entertainment were provided. The residents were served Mayflower Munch, which is a Thanksgiving Snack Mix. Each item in the mix represents something from the first Thanksgiving; Stick pretzels– logs used to build homes, Mini marshmallows– represent the first winter, Goldfish– How Squanto helped …Read More…
“With Courage” – A Salute to All Our Heroes from the Wilmington Symphonic Winds
November 14, 2018Brightmore took a group over to UNCW Kenan Auditorium for the Wilmington Symphonic Winds Concert titled “With Courage”, featuring the world premiere of Gehrig by Mark Camphouse. The concert was in memory of all our heroes with the most recent school shooting in California and all the lives that were lost during that tragic event. …Read More…
Music Therapy: Easing the Transition for End of Life
Brightmore University invited residents and our community to our last part in a Therapeutic Music Therapy series; “Gentle Music for Peaceful Transitions”: Part 3, presented by Therapeutic Musicians of Coastal Carolina, Julie Reader and Susan Creecy. This session allowed us to learn how “live” bedside music provides comfort to patients and families at home, in …Read More…
Brightmore’s Holiday Craft Bazaar
November 8, 2018Join Brightmore of Wilmington on Saturday, November 17th from 10:00am to 4:00pm for their 7th Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar Invite your Family and Friends to shop for Holiday gifts that the Brightmore Crafter’s have been working hard all year to create. 100% of the proceeds will go to Wilmington Hurricane Relief through the NHRMC Foundation …Read More…
Brighmore always celebrates Halloween in “Ghoul” Style!
November 3, 2018Even though Halloween is considered a kid’s day, Brightmore finds it one of the favorites to celebrate… “Sometimes it’s just nice to disguise yourself as something else” says a Brightmore resident. This year we had a Trivia Halloween Party. Party Gras Entertainment joined as they helped us throw a true Trivia Party! Residents teamed up …Read More…
Celebrating Halloween, The Kempton Style!
November 2, 2018Every year the Kempton Assisted Living has a costume contest and party to celebrate Halloween. This year’s party featured music by Coastal Blend, a band that has a singer, drummer, guitarist, violinist and a banjo player. The band makes the residents want to get up and dance. A variety of delicious Halloween goodies were served. …Read More…