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Fellowship Square improves the lives of older adults who struggle to make ends meet by providing them with affordable housing and supportive services. |
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A Resident Story –
Honoring Black History Month
Resident Life –
Glaucoma Awareness Month
Community Partner Highlight –
New Life Church
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Christy's Corner
Volunteer Spotlight –
Dietitian Lisa Sharp
Congratulations Maria Hernandez
Condolences to the Beckles Family
We Need Reviews
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Honoring Black History Month |
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Our Fellowship Square Communications Coordinator, Karinne DiMeglio, recently sat down with with Largo Landing Fellowship House resident Ms. Gabrielle Bryant to hear her story of growing up during the Civil Rights era. From a young age, her faith and kind heart helped her cope with segregation in her daily life.
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Keeping an Eye on Health during National Glaucoma Month |
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January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month! When it comes to our senses, most of us rely on all of them to make our lives easier. As we age, some of them start to decline. In particular, a decline in eyesight can really impact day-to-day life. See how our Fellowship Square communities promoted eye health in January: |
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Hunters Woods
Fellowship House
Hunters Woods Fellowship House held a Cataract and Glaucoma Awareness Seminar for its residents. Thank you to our speaker, Dr. Salman Dar, for taking the time to educate us!
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Lake Ridge Fellowship House
Lake Ridge Fellowship House residents engaged in an interactive presentation about Glaucoma awareness and how it impacts older adults.
Picture: Judy L. and Annette B. are enjoying their magnifying glasses for Glaucoma Awareness month.
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Largo Landing Fellowship House
Picture: Alvin C. (also known as Mr. Freddie) showing a few of the books donated by the Jack & Jill group.
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Did you know: According to the CDC, anyone can get glaucoma, but certain groups are at higher risk. These groups include African Americans over age 40, all people over age 60, people with a family history of glaucoma, and people who have diabetes. African Americans are 6 to 8 times more likely to get glaucoma than whites. People with diabetes are 2 times more likely to get glaucoma than people without diabetes.
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New Life Church Offers Positivity and Support to Residents |
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We extend our gratitude to New Life Church for their meaningful service to the residents of Hunters Woods Fellowship House. Under Pastor Victor's guidance, residents have enjoyed bible study every Saturday afternoon. This month, residents were treated to a unique intergenerational New Year's Celebration with the New Life Church members.
Pastor Victor, thank you for all you do every day to contribute positively to our residents' spiritual wellness!
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The Importance of Spiritual Wellness |
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Opportunities and programming to connect with one’s own spiritual and religious beliefs is very important to older adults. According to a recent poll, 84% of older adults said that religious and/or spiritual beliefs are important to them.
At Fellowship Square, we have provided religious and spiritual support through our Wegner Chaplaincy program since 1956. We have had several pastors employed to provide services as well as partnering with many local churches for bringing Fellowship House residents to weekly services.
Over the years, our resident population has become more diverse. While 58% still consider themselves of the Christian faith, we also are seeing increases in other faiths and just in general over spiritual connectedness, not necessarily associated with any one religion.
We have embarked on a new church outreach initiative to help us reconnect with former church partners as well as to expand on our existing partnerships. Churches and other places of worship are an important part of achieving our mission because of they provide much needed volunteers, in-kind and financial support as well as new connections within the community.
If you are part of a church or spiritual group that would be willing to share your time and give support to older adults, please reach out and connect with us. We are hoping to grow our spiritual and religious offerings and seek new partners to help us meet this need.
With gratitude,
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Spreading Love and Heart Health Awareness with Dietitian Lisa Sharp |
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In recognition of Heart Health Month, Dietitian Lisa Sharp will be teaching our residents at Hunters Woods Fellowship House about the importance of eating a heart healthy diet. Learn about the best ways to keep your heart healthy by the following the steps and suggestions from Lisa.
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Congratulations to
Maria Hernandez!
Shout out to Maria Hernandez, housekeeper at Hunters Woods Fellowship House for winning the excellence award from SL Nusbaum Realty Co. She has shown excellence in her work with several tasks that she has taken on and demonstrates outstanding effort in the community. This award is an example of how our property management staff is committed in helping our residents live their best and most comfortable lives.
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It is with great sadness that we share the news of the loss of our Lake Anne House Community Manager, Louneta Beckles', daughter, Aaliyah, on December 23, 2022. Aaliyah was just 20 years young and had just begun her college career at the University of Pittsburgh. She served as a valued volunteer and intern at Fellowship Square and will be greatly missed.
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We Need Reviews!
It’s easy and only takes three minutes! If you love our work, then tell the world! Did you know that just behind recommendations from friends and families, reviews impact volunteering and donation decisions the most? Won’t you help us raise visibility for our work by posting a review about your experience with Fellowship Square?
Visit GreatNonprofits – a review site like Yelp, but for nonprofits, to tell the world what you think about us. All reviews are visible to potential donors and volunteers.
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Join Our Team!
Support our mission to serve seniors. We're looking for a full-time Volunteer Program Manager.
For more details, and to apply, read the full job descriptions here.
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Reminder: If you have a Thrivent account, please designate Fellowship Square for donations
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