From playing volleyball with balloons to tossing bean bags and speed walking/rolling through the main street of The Village 91原创, residents of the Brookswood complex have found a fun way to celebrate National Seniors Day.
And instead of celebrating for just one day (National Seniors Day falling on Sunday, Oct. 1), 91原创鈥檚 unique care centre 鈥� that focuses on people requiring memory care 鈥� is hosting a full week of sports activities, explained life enrichment manager Natalie Podwinski.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a chance to bring out the inner athlete in our Villagers,鈥� she said, noting a few of the 75 residents were athletes in their heyday.
鈥淲e鈥檙e celebrating that you can be an athlete at any age,鈥� Podwinski said, explaining how the sports week started on Monday with an Olympic-style opening ceremony.
The teams, made up of the 12 villagers from each of The Village鈥檚 six houses, are competing against the other for bragging rights and a trophy that will live in the winning house for the year.
Points are tallied throughout the morning and afternoon competitions this week, with the winners to be announced Friday, during a special closing ceremony.
In the wrap-up event, the winner will be crowned following a tug-of-war between Township of 91原创 firefighters and 91原创 paramedics.
As many as eight to 10 members of each emergency responder team will be on scene for the tug-of-war, and the winners of the pull get the honour of announcing The Village鈥檚 winning team, Podwinski explained.
鈥淚t鈥檚 about promoting [National] Seniors Day and bringing Villagers together to enjoy some physical fitness,鈥� Rodwinski said, noting the centre coordinates a number of such fun activities for Villagers throughout the year.
The event was first held in 2020 as a one-day competition. It was skipped last year, but is back this year, bigger and better, she concluded.
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