We have met new people who have had diverse backgrounds and have found them to be new friends which we can share our experiences with.
Outdoor Encounters: Pebble & Pond
April 22, 2025
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Earth Day, April 22, 2016, is a great day for the Manhattan, Kansas community when the 4th Annual Grow Green Match Day will take place. On that day, donations made through the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation to participating nonprofit agencies will receive a 50% match that can be used for their most crucial needs.
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, “A Grand Night of Singing” at Quality Hill Playhouse and lunch/shopping at Webster House. Kansas City, Mo., has much to entice visitors, so plan now to join Monte Spiller and Becky Fitzgerald when we travel in May to the City of Fountains.
A three-day, two-night adventure is planned for Tuesday, May 10 through Thursday, May 12, and speaking of water features, a guided tour of some of the city’s fountains is on our itinerary, too!
It’s all about communication!
Communication is important for any relationship, professional or personal, to be successful. However, in our fast-paced world, it is sometimes hard to communicate as often or thoroughly as is required.
Attention Meadowlark Travelers! Thank you to those of you who took time to complete a travel survey. After reviewing your responses, Monte Spiller and Becky Fitzgerald have begun planning trips to Kansas City and the Grapevine, Texas, area. It’s possible we’ll be going to Kansas City in early or mid-May, and as the survey indicated, the Grapevine, Texas, tour will likely be scheduled for early December. Please stay tuned!
On Easter and during Holy Week (leading up to Easter Sunday), you are invited to take part in a variety of worship services and fellowship times:
Palm Sunday (Sunday, March 20)
The sixth annual Pig Out for Parkinson’s, which benefits the Meadowlark Hills Parkinson’s Program, is soon approaching!
You can now order your Pig Out for Parkinson’s t-shirt by signing up at the Hospitality Desk until Tuesday, March 22.
There are two options of shirts to choose from: short-sleeve and a baseball-style t-shirt. Short-sleeve t-shirts are $10 each and baseball-style t-shirts are $14 each (additional cost will apply on order sizes 2x or larger).
Registration is open for the upcoming Meadowlark Hills Wellness Olympiad, so form a team of three participants and join the challenge!
Registration forms can be found at the Hospitality Desk, and the deadline to enter is Tuesday, April 5. All residents, employees and Passport members are welcome to participate and you can create teams of your choosing.
The fire alarm is sounding…now what?
Fire alarm testing and procedure drills fall into the category of things that are super inconvenient and irritating – that is until the day comes that it is not a drill. Then we appreciate the fine-tuned, functioning and loud alarm for alerting us to an emergency.
This week the fire alarms went off and it was not a drill – yikes! The issue turned out to be minor and easily resolved; however, this incident prompted the question of what happens if there is a real fire?
Live Well Communication, what does it mean?
For those of you who attended Town Meeting on Monday, you heard me speak about a letters from Brewster Place in Topeka regarding their Live Well at Home Program. It’s my understanding that this communication went out to many people in the Manhattan community, including residents of Meadowlark Hills.