Winnwood Retirement Community resident, Ed B. Risse of Marietta, recently enjoyed a wonderful visit to Washington D.C. The trip was courtesy of Honor Flight, an organization which transports America’s veterans to the capital to visit memorials dedicated to their service. Mr. Risse was a captain in the Air Force during World War II and also [...]
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A great retirement community is a fun retirement community! And we have a LOT of fun. Recently we had a party for Al Williams, a much admired resident of our Independent Living community. He is known as an excellent conversationalist, good friend, and a “dapper dresser”. He always looks so [...] Sullivan- July 11 Winn & Teem-JULY 11 Calendar-I-April 11 Sullivan-April 11 Last week, the Teem Lobby was transformed into Bourbon Street as Winnwood celebrated Mardi Gras in true NOLA fashion. Everyone enjoyed New Orleans niceties such as king cake and hurricanes, while Jeni M’s 3-piece band entertained the crowd! Here are some photos from the party: Activity Directors, Judith & MJ had a blast [...] Sprayberry HS ROTC at the Valentine's Dance
Betty Craven and a cadet sharing a dance. The Ollers at the Valentine's Dance Alta Shaw and a cadet at the Valentine's Dance. Miss Agnus and Miss Gertrude looking beautiful as always! Tommy and April danced the night away! Mary Joyce and Mr. [...] There are new and exciting events going on all year long at Winnwood! Sullivan-JAN 11 Calendar-I-JAN 11 The Low Country Boil is a party not to be missed! Brenda & Pat The Food was Amazing! Mr. Al Williams & Family Tom Lewis and Jo Allegood met at Winnwood this past year. They went from table mates to married life on New Year’s weekend. We were so happy for the couple that we just had to throw them a party. Check out some of the pictures from the reception….. Jo & Tom's "first dance" [...] The Annual Christmas Party at Winnwood was wonderful! The food was amazing, the entertainment was great, and everyone loved the visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus! Thank you to everyone who donated to Toys for Tots. We had Jonathan’s (the Marine) truck stuffed full of gifts for needy children. Enjoy the pictures from a great [...] At Winnwood, we look forward each year to the chance to visit Macon for the Cherry Blossom Festival. With over 300,000 Yoshino Cherry trees in full bloom, it’s truly a spectacular drive. And the best part of the trip, we get to visit our sister community John Wesley Villas for a Cherry Ice Cream Social. [...] We had to postpone our trip to the Cherry Blossom festival in Macon because the trees weren’t in full bloom. Still, the weather was warm and we didn’t want to waste a lovely afternoon, so we headed up to 41 towards Cartersville. After a delicious lunch at the Fruit Jar Cafe, we headed over to [...] #gallery-2 { Glenn & Margaret dancing! Guess Who??? Vivian & Ginger Miss Mildred Miss Becky looking absolutely lovely (as usual)! Bill Gleeson sang all of our favorite love songs. The Ramsays Lois & Flo Loyd & his daughter Betty C. & Glenn out on the dance floor This “Ladies Man” [...] Independent Living-March 10 Sullivan-March 10 One of my favorite activities from last year was the Winnwood “Christmas In July” celebration. Residents and staff came together and worked with “Soldiers’ Angels” to collect gifts and write cards to our troops stationed overseas during the holiday season. Here are a few pictures of our party featuring the “Take 3 Trio” singing some of [...] Did we have fun at Winnwood’s Vegas Day? Well, they say a picture is worth a thousand words.. Gene takes a chance at the BlackJack table. Our own Sheila- an expert BlackJack Dealer! The Circus Circus Act was Amazing! Kelly takes a break from serving to relax with some of our Vegas Day guests.
We had a jolly good time at our Annual Christmas Party. We had three separate entertainment groups ranging from the Andrew Sisters Impersonators to a Sinatra Singer and a two-man blue grass group. We also had Corporal Kevin of the United States Marine Corps drop by to pick up over 200 toys we collected for [...] Veterans’ Day is a very special day here at Winnwood. It is our chance to honor all those who served and are serving our great country. Here are a few pictures from our Veterans’ Day Service. Mr. Golden, Marine Corps Veterans, opened the Service with patriotic piano music. Speakers at our Service included Major Ed [...] At Winnwood, we are so lucky to be living in such a beautiful part of the country. On Nov. 5, we decided to just take a drive and enjoy the scenery. We started our day with a scenic drive up 41 and then stopped by the Allatoona Dam. In front of the Allatoona Dam
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