Monday, May 16, 2011
Hinkle Ladies Buzz Around Winston-Salem
The residents at Hinkle House have had a very busy weekend! Their first stop was to United Baptist Church for a great evening of Pizza and Bingo. The ladies love to play Bingo and had a wonderful time meeting new people. Pictured is Nicole and Nancy patiently waiting for the next number to be called to see if they have bingo! Their next stop was to the Greek Festival where they got to eat a delicious lunch, visit a petting zoo and their favorite thing . . . SHOP! Pictured is Caregiver Yvonne, with Nancy, Marcie, Nicole and CAP worker Jennifer after enjoying their Greek Lunch. Next was the Prom. Nancy is pictured getting her hair done for the big night. We also have all of our residents with the Davis House just before leaving for their fantastic evening of fun. On Saturday the ladies went to the Celtic Festival where they got to watch some highland games. Rosa is pictured talking with one of the event participants.
The ladies had a great weekend and cannot wait to see what adventures next weekend will hold!
Posted by Winston-Salem on 05/16 at 10:18 AM
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Thank You Knollwood Baptist Church
Recently some members from Knollwood Baptist Church came out to Hinkle to do some Spring planting. The group placed pine needles around the flower beds, trimmed up some dead plants and even planted new ones. Knollwood Baptist Church was able to take advantage of the beautiful planting bed that was created by the rock wall the Davis House constructed. The wall pictured was built by hand and uses no mortar or cement to hold it together. The gentlemen did a truely amazing job with construction. As a result, Knollwood Baptist Church was able to utilize the space to create a beautiful flower bed that will last for many years to come. A few weeks after Knollwood’s initial visit they returned with 8 gorgeous hanging flower pots for the porches of Hinkle and Davis. They certainly make the houses look like a home!
Planting is not the only outside activity here at Hinkle House. One evening before church Hinkle Ladies were outside and some of Davis House gentlemen enjoying the beautiful day! The residents all sat in a group and sang their favorite songs. After the singing, Caregiver Yvonne had the ladies string up some plastic eggs to decorate the crape myrtle tree. Josh helped the ladies decorate, by showing off his talents of throwing the eggs into the tree and getting the strings to catch on the branches.
Hinkle House certainly looks forward to the beautiful weather ahead so they can spend many more days outside!
Posted by Winston-Salem on 04/21 at 02:30 PM
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Hinkle’s Special Guest
Resident Caregiver Yvonne became a Grandma in February. Baby Annabelle came and had a special visit with the Hinkle ladies. All the residents had a chance to hold Annabelle and they loved her. It was such a special treat for everyone. As soon as Annabelle left the ladies began talking about when she could come back and visit again. During her visit Annabelle got a little fussy, but that was no problem for the ladies as her mom sings her Amazing Grace whenever she gets that way, and the ladies, especially Marcie and Marylene were happy to help sing to Annabelle. Here you can see just how exited Rosa and Nicole were to spend some time with beautiful baby Annabelle.
Posted by Winston-Salem on 03/17 at 01:15 PM
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Hinkle on the Move!
Hinkle has been a very busy home lately! The Ladies have welcomed new resident Rosa to join them on their adventures. Recently the Hinkle ladies ventured to the Winston-Salem Children’s Museum to attend their Super Smile Day event. All the ladies had a wonderful time learning with the toothfairy and exploring the rest of the museum. Here we have a picture of new resident, Rosa with the toothfairy and one of the whole gang, enjoying the museum!
Posted by Winston-Salem on 02/10 at 04:04 PM
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
DDM Administration Enjoys Fun and Learning at the Beach
DDM Administration, which includes office staff and state-wide administrators, enjoyed some fun and learning together at the BCH beach cottage this past fall. It’s not often you get to be in a relaxing, stress-free environment and have the opportunity to get to know the people you work with everyday. Building relationships between co-workers is essential in being able to work as a team in day to day life on the job. We worked hard during our trip, as this was our scheduled quarterly meeting. But, we played, too! We visited the Cape Lookout lighthouse, road a boat, saw wild horses, and even helped some local fisherman catch some fish. The weather was perfect for a day out on the ocean! We enjoyed our time at the BCH beach cottage and look forward to doing this again one day!
Posted by Martha Surratt on 02/08 at 11:03 AM