They sprinted, threw, cast and swung. More than 130 seniors participated in Friendship Village Silver Games 2011 which were co-sponsored by the Schaumburg Park District. The friendly competition, designed to encourage exercise of both the body and brain, featured 27 different events including swimming, golfing, fishing, Poker, jigsaw puzzles, shuffleboard and more. [...]
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The Senior Olympians
Friendship Village Residents and Staff Flaunt their Talent!
The 2011 Friendship Village Talent Show Las Vegas Style was warmly received by its standing-room only crowd on Friday, August 26 in Assembly Hall at Friendship Village. The lively event featured our talented residents and staff in a number of rollicking acts saluting the glitz and glamor of Las Vegas.
Las Vegas favorites were [...]
Resident Fitness Spotlight: Bill Downing
Bill has been a dedicated member of the fitness center since 2005! He works out regularly in the fitness center, swimming pool and participates in various events on campus – he is also one of the high scorers in the bowling league.
Bill doesn’t allow any obstacles to prevent him from living life to the [...]
Resident Fitness Spotlight: Elaine Pekarek
This month we are recognizing one of our first fitness center members, Elaine Pekarek. Since joining in March 2004, Elaine has consistently used the resistance and cardio machines in the fitness center twice a week. She also attends Sit-and-Fit exercise class and wellness lectures. Elaine’s active lifestyle began when she was in [...]
Fitness Member Spotlight
Kay Schmidt
Kay moved into Friendship Village in June, 1996. At the time, there was not an established fitness program so she volunteered to lead group exercise classes for three years until professional staff was hired.
In the past, Kay has had two hip replacements, a broken shoulder, and like many residents battles the pains of Arthritis. [...]

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