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A mysterious seven foot white rabbit arrived at Friendship Village on Saturday, March 27 at 1:00 pm. He came dressed for the occasion with a plaid vest and lilac collar. His ears stood at least 18 inches high, and his smile was very warm and inviting. He was the strong silent type, but had a [...]
The first annual Art Sale to benefit “Serving Our Seniors” (SOS) will be held at the Barn on Saturday, April10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fifteen older adult artists will display their work for sale at the event including Friendship Village residents, Geraldine Wuester, Angie Sobczyk and Betty Kocian.
SOS is a collaborative committee with [...]
Twenty-three contestants chopped and stirred their secret ingredients together in hopes of capturing the judges’ favor at Friendship Village’s Casserole Cooking contest. From Beefy Mac & Cheese to Greek, Polish, Mexican, Italian and American favorite dishes, five judges were served healthy portions of the tasty fares.
Our enthusiastic panel of judges included Amy Alessio from [...]
Our very own Lifestyles Director, Mike McCann, will help shape the services and resources for all older adults in Schaumburg as Mayor Al Larson’s latest appointment to the Community Council of Aging.
Mike McCann, Lifestyles Director at Friendship Village since 2007 and the person who innovated the use of Wii programming in retirement communities across the [...]
Friendship Village residents go ‘Hollywood’
Since October residents have been in the process of making their own movie under the guidance and direction of Director, Producer and Casting Manager, Rebecca Tulloch.
Tulloch said, “I played the role of the queen at King Richard’s Renaissance Faire in May. And I was really impressed with Friendship Village. [...]
There are 21 new smiling faces at Friendship Village this week. Beginning on Monday, February 22 Friendship Village welcomed 21 Conant and Schaumburg High School students as volunteers. The students are part of Conant High School’s Learning through Community Action Program (L.C.A.P.), and the SHARE program at Schaumburg High School.
According to the District 211 website: [...]
Age is just a number right? We probably all know great 80-year old drivers and question whether some 50 year olds should still have a license. Shouldn’t a person’s ability, rather than their age be the defining moment that they lose this lifelong freedom? One thing is for sure though, it is not easy to [...]
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