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Week One is under our belts, and the challenge is shaping up to be a good competition! Continue filling out ALL physical activity on your tracking sheets, and remember to turn in Week Two by 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 14. Sheets can be turned in at the Hospitality Desk, Human Resources office, or Caul Fitness Center. Today, April 19, will be the first prize drawing for successful participants in the healthy eating challenge. Each Thursday we will hold our drawing for participants who successfully achieve the previous week’s healthy eating goal.
April is National Parkinson’s, Awareness month and the 5th Annual Pig Out for Parkinson’s, which benefits the Parkinson’s Program of Manhattan at Meadowlark Hills.
The challenge is underway and participants should be tracking all physical activity and group activities on their Week 1 tracking sheet. The Week 1 tracking sheets need to be turned in to the Hospitality Desk, Human Resources office, or the Caul Fitness Center by Tuesday, April 7, at 5 p.m. Scores will be tabulated and posted in the Game Room next Wednesday, April 8, or Thursday, April 9. Week 1 quiz questions are available in the Game Room, so be sure to grab a slip, answer the questions and place completed slips in the drop box at the Hospitality Desk.
If you want to raise your spirits after the winter blues, “Tulip Time” in Topeka will do just that! Join us for a day trip to Topeka’s 7th Annual Tulip Time Festival! Thursday, April 16, we’ll tour and relish the thousands of tulips along the Ted Ensley Garden at Lake Shawnee.
2015 marks the 10th anniversary of Symphony in the Flint Hills, and Meadowlark Hills again has secured a block of reserved seats, which are near the stage. This year’s event is set for Saturday, June 13, at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Chase County, which was the location when the event debuted in 2006. Performing with the Kansas City Symphony in honor of this milestone year is special guest artist Lyle Lovett, a four-time Grammy award winner.
Q: We had a day that our trash did not get picked up?
I spoke with Mike Davis, our Environmental Services Leader, and he assures me this was a random occurrence. He has spoken to our trash providers and the situation remedied. Our Environmental Services team picked up the trash in the meantime on the missed day. Regular trash pick-ups are every Monday morning, and you are encouraged to place your trash on the curbs the night before. Thanks for another great question and please keep them coming.
Meadowlark Hills hosted its second-ever Culture Story Contest this year. The purpose of this contest was to gather residents, family, staff and stakeholder’s stories that speak to the uniqueness of Meadowlark Hills and how person-directed care has changed their thoughts on what it means to age. The winners of the two categories were announced at the March Town Meeting.
Winners of the Culture Story Contest: Staff Category
Q: We have a male cardinal who keeps flying off a bush next to the house and bumping up against a nearby window. The question is why is he doing that? Is he trying to attract a mate or just showing off? Or, seeing his own reflection in the glass? He goes through this routine for at least 15 minutes twice a day.
Are you ready to test how healthy your lifestyle is? Would you like to win prizes for being active and eating healthy? If you answered yes to either (or both) of those questions, the upcoming MH² Challenge is for you!