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Brightmore University: “The Mermaid” Book Signing and Review

February 1, 2018 Brightmore University ended the month of January with one of very our own Wilmington, NC local authors, Shane Scollins, as he reviewed his newly released book “The Mermaid”. Shane is author of nine novels with “The Mermaid” being published and released this past October. It’s a novel that was inspired by a documentary Mr. Scollins watched about mermaids, and he quickly started his research to write a book of “wonderment with the theme of redemption and hope.” With Carolina Beach and Fort Fisher as his educational setting, he allowed the characters to develop the story for him and have the readers asking, “Is this real or fiction?”  Known as a science fiction/suspense author, The Mermaid is a different take on his normal style of writing. Mr. Scollins has been writing all his life and published his first novel, “Legacy Rising” in 2011. He is now working on a collection of short stories, “Paper Dolls”, which will be a medical fiction novel on DNA. Mr. Scollins noted his favorite author is Dean Koontz and loves his novels because he is the one author he cannot guess the endings, and he only hopes his books mimic Koontz’s ability to completely surprise the reader at the end with a twist no one is expecting. We ended the afternoon with a personal book signing.

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“There are many types of addictions…There are many Voices that go with them.”

January 31, 2018

This week Brightmore University started the Voices of Recovery Series Part 1: “The Art of Recovery”: The Role of Artistic Expression presented by Jamie La Londe-Pinkston, Education Coordinator for the Recovery Resource Center, Inc. Jamie has experienced a lifetime dealing with her own mental health issues including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and deep depression, and …Read More…

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Brightmore University: “Fostering a Healthy Lifestyle”

January 25, 2018

Brightmore University started the New Year and semester off with Evonne Varidy, Owner of Clean Eatz Café, as she spoke on  “Fostering a Healthy Lifestyle in 2018”!  Evonne captured the audience as she spoke on her own life-story that was the inspiration for starting the business of helping others incorporate a healthier lifestyle through eating …Read More…

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Brightmore’s Men’s Group Tours State Port Authority

January 13, 2018

The men’s group of Brightmore took a trip to the NC State Port Authority for an extensive tour of our Wilmington Port led by Bethany Welch, Communications Specialist for the NC State Ports. If you haven’t ever gone, it’s a definite “must see” for the Wilmington area!  After showing identification, we loaded our bus to …Read More…

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Snowmen Kisses and Warm Winter Wishes

January 12, 2018

On Wednesday January 10, 2018, the residents at The Commons of Brightmore spent the afternoon doing winter crafts.   This month’s craft was snowman candy dishes made out of clay pots.   We started with the clay pots and used our imaginations to make a snowman, attaching a ball and a lid and then filling it up …Read More…

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“The Earth Laughs in Flowers” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

December 28, 2017

A favorite hobby of many of our residents here at The Commons is gardening.  As we age there is no reason to discard that pastime, and during the cold winter months we pick projects that we can work on indoors.  Gardening is therapeutic and it encourages hand flexibility, coordination and just overall well-being.  For this …Read More…

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Celebrating the Winter Solstice with Brightmore of Wilmington

December 27, 2017

Brightmore holds an Annual Winter Solstice Celebration every year for our residents to invite friends and family over for a holiday celebration right before Christmas. This year was an absolutely beautiful party all decorated in winter blue and silver decorations, delicious heavy Hors D ‘Oeuvres homemade by our chefs at Morrison and festive music sung …Read More…

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Bringing Christmas Joy to Others

December 18, 2017

On Friday December 15th, the Kempton residents spent the afternoon with wonderful volunteers. Emily Hutchins has been a volunteer at the Kempton for 5 1/2 years. She loves spending time with the residents and they love spending time with her. Emily and the residents made Christmas cards and wrapped Christmas presents. Emily and the residents …Read More…

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Celebrating the Festival of Lights and the Feast of Dedication

The eight nights of celebrating the Festival of Lights in the Jewish faith for the Hanukkah season began at sundown on the 12th. Brightmore held its Annual Lighting of the Menorah with Rabbi Paul from the Temple of Israel. Residents of all faiths, including our Jewish residents, joined in the lobby to listen to Rabbi …Read More…

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Sharing the Holiday Spirit

December 11, 2017

On Tuesday, December 5th, the residents at The Commons of Brightmore enjoyed a special performance of Marsha King Ministries’ holiday puppet show. The show got the Christmas spirit flowing and included some of our favorite Christmas tunes. Not only was the music great, but there were special guest appearances by gladiators, angels, the blues brothers …Read More…

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