On Friday April 8th, the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher visited The Kempton at Brightmore. Two of the Aquarium’s staff members and a few of the Aquarium’s permanent residents (the animals) came out and presented a program on the Wild Wet Lands. The program educated the residents on all the different animals that live …Read More…
In celebration of Wilmington’s 69th Azalea Festival, Brightmore Independent had its very own Garden Party and Croquet Tournament on Thursday, April 7th. The morning hours worried us with thunderstorms, but Mother Nature blessed us with beautiful sunny skies and dry grass so we could continue with our Azalea Festival festivities. The guests wore their finest …Read More…
On Tuesday Chef Ryan wowed us with his impressive pizza dough slinging skills at The Commons of Brightmore. He whipped up a batch of pizza rolls for us to enjoy and the cheese and pepperoni filled rolls were delicious. In case you don’t have your own Chef to whip up some fresh pizza dough many …Read More…
What better way to spend a Friday afternoon than coming to our own Executive Chef’s cooking demonstration? Chef Ryan wowed us by preparing a delicious creamy spinach dip. He showed us step by the step the process of making this fabulous zesty dip! Of course we all to sample it and gave it 5 stars!!! …Read More…
“Throw for a Healthy Heart” on National Wear Red Day! Friday, February 5th was National Wear Red Day to support the American Heart Association. Every year at Brightmore, we plan a “healthy heart” activity and healthy raffle baskets, so we can raise money for our own “Heart Healthy” activity in the spring. This year our …Read More…
Many residents gathered in our Country Kitchen for the “Healthy Eating Social”; I think all our minds were thinking alike since the holidays and after eating all our holiday favorite foods we all over indulged in. Our residents were served vegetables such as carrots, broccoli, celery, snow peas, etc., along with some fresh fruits like watermelon, pineapple, …Read More…
Let it snow! We might have not had any snow yet this year in Wilmington, however for some of the residents at The Commons that all changed. We made our own personal snow globes. Snow globes full of trees, snowmen, ice, and flowers now can have a beautiful snowfall with just a shake of the …Read More…
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