October Events:  

Happy October, everyone! I hope you guys are enjoying fall just as much as I am. This month we have a TON of wonderful activities for Health and Wellness and hope you all can make it.

This October we will be bringing back Free Blood Pressures every Friday from 8:30-9:30am before Bingo. Come out and get your blood pressure checked!

Kim’s Kitchen will be on October 7th at 1pm in our Teaching Kitchen. Spaces are limited and pre-registration is needed to know how much food to make. Come see what I’m cooking up in October! 

We will be having Christiana Owusu-Ankomah from Purdue Extension coming out for our Lunch and Learn on October 14th at 1pm to give us an educational session called “Train your Brain: Nutrition, Neurobics, and Notable Ways to Keep your Brain Healthy”. This information session will teach you the ways to become aware of the chances of Dementia and the warning signs of Alzheimer’s Disease. This lunch and learn will be sponsored by Walker Place and meals will be $5. Pre-Register today.

Christiana from Purdue Extension will be coming back the following week for a four-week informational session called “Be Heart Smart” where she will be discussing ways to prevent heart disease and managing your blood pressure and cholesterol. The four-week sessions will be on the following dates: October 21st, October 28th, November 4th, and November 11th and will begin at 1:30pm. Be sure to come to all of the information sessions to get the most knowledge on how to be heart smart! Please note that this information session is not a lunch and learn and a meal will not be provided every week.

Our Free Annual Flu Shot Clinic will be on October 29th, 2021 from 10am-12pm here in Activity Room B. Spaces are limited so be sure to save your spot earlier than later! 

We have tons of activities going on in October. I can’t wait to see you all and learn along with you during these amazing learning sessions with Purdue Extension. Let’s have a wonderful and healthy October!