By Kathy Gordy Indeed, it was! On a Tuesday afternoon, Thriving members and volunteers were invited to “Zoom” or call in to enjoy several rounds of Halloween Bingo. Beth and Art Ramos, Thriving In Place volunteers, led and sponsored the activity. Instead of calling the traditional B7, I20, O66, it was a [...]
Thriving in Place is a community within our community. It is dedicated to the residents of Celebration who are 55+ or disabled of any age, living on their own. Within this community, Thriving in Place members receive two weekly Doormat Deliveries to continue their community connection and to help them feel [...]
Best Friday Fun! Thriving members gathered for Friday lunch sponsored by Springhills Home Care Services. It was a lively group with some snowbirds returning. Surprise guests, Mary Pat Rosenthal and Jim Bates-Withers attended. Tis the Season – For an Increase in Fraud”; Carmelia Stewart shared tips for protecting ourselves from [...]
By Rachel McIntee Thanks to an article in the Osceola News Gazette and a simple request from our Thriving In Place office, members and volunteers provided the Celebration Foundation’s Thriving In Place program an opportunity to donate seven bags of towels to SNiP-it. SNiP-it is a local 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission [...]
By Rachel McIntee What do margaritas, lobster quesadillas, décor, and Thriving friends all have in common?! Margarita Monday is the correct response. We had a thriving evening on Monday, July 29, 2019 with delicious food sponsored by Boston Lobster Feast, exciting door prizes, a silent auction, and laughter amongst the crowd [...]
By Rachel McIntee On April 13, 2019, the Knights of Columbus Corpus Christi Council 14132 hosted their 12th annual golf tournament at The Legends at Orange Lake Resort. The organization spent countless hours preparing for the tournament and their hard work has not gone unnoticed. They raised $13,000 from this year’s [...]
By Breanne O’Leary As the grant writer for the Celebration Foundation, I always enjoy getting to see our programs in action. This past month, I was invited to join Thriving In Place on their excursion to WonderWorks to see the “Outta Control Magic Comedy Dinner Show.” This was my first visit [...]
By Patti Fitzgibbons When I heard about the volunteer opportunity on June 12, 2019 to cheer on the PRIMA runners at Falcon’s Fire at 6:00 a.m., I was on board!!I can do this!!Since I’m an early riser anyway, here’s another chance to volunteer for Thriving In Place! (Plus, I love the [...]
By Evelyn Grosso On Friday, June 21, a group of us from Thriving In Place excitedly awaited transportation to the Titanic Dinner Show and Artifact Exposition. We arrived a bit early and spent a pleasant half hour or so having some refreshments and appetizers at Buffalo Wild Wings, which was only [...]
By Linda Ajello On Monday, April 8th, players listened closely as Bill Boyle called out the numbers at Thriving In Place's monthly bingo game. As winners called out “bingo,” they happily picked out a prize from the prize table. There is something for everyone, as the prizes ranged from summer tote [...]
