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In each of our communities across Michigan, we celebrated the 2024 Olympics in Paris with events and games of our own! Residents and staff from across the state met at each community to compete in games for all abilities in the spirit of healthy competition, friendship, and wellness. Events exercised physical and mental agility, and included javelin, volleyball, pickleball, euchre and poker tournaments, trivia competitions, scavenger hunts, and bocce ball. We held Medal Ceremonies after each event, and cheered our champions on! We had a Storytelling corner where we collected residents’ most dramatic and memorable Sports Stories from their histories and compiled them into a booklet, which we also shared with their loved ones. We also welcomed Nature Educators from our local Science Center, who taught us about the vulnerable creatures in our ecosystems and the importance of the Environmental dimension of wellness. We capped the week off with a Sock Hop Dance and Classic Car Show, where residents, staff, and family members enjoyed intergenerational relationship-building on the dance floor! We met new friends, burned some calories, and had a ton of fun!
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