Greenspring In The Press

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September 19, 2013 Just Weeks Apart, Leonard Kalkwarf Publishes Book and Brings Home Five Gold Medals from the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics (Springfield, Va.) - Leonard Kalkwarf can best be described as a true Renaissance man; an avid history b...

Greenspring Hosts First Annual Chili Cook-Off

September 4, 2013 On August 30, Greenspring hosted its 1st Annual Chili Cook-Off! The top resident recipes from the community were announced and various recipes from chefs at Greenspring were judged. NBC4's Angie Goff and resident Best in Show winn...

Greenspring Resident, Lucila Woodard, Recalls Attending the March on Washington Fifty Years Ago

August 23, 2013 (Springfield, Va.) - Lucila Woodard was 29 years old when she made her first visit to Washington, D.C. On August 28, 1963, she attended the March on Washington in the nation's capital and her memories from the day include hearing ...

Two Local Neighbors Medal in Archery at the National Senior Games

July 29, 2013 Greenspring residents Jack Cason and Charlie Edwards were awarded top medals at the National Senior Games held in Cleveland last week (Springfield, Va.) - Neighbors Jack Cason and Charlie Edwards competed in archery at the Nationa...

Greenspring Welcomes David Tenney as the Assistant Director of General Services

July 1, 2013 (Springfield, Va.) - David Tenney recently joined Greenspring, an Erickson Living retirement community in Springfield, Va., as the new Assistant Director of General Services. Tenney brings over 25 years of facility operations and ...

Greenspring's Director of Finance Named a Finalist for 2013 CFO of the Year Award

June 20, 2013 Berwick Drews will be recognized at the Washington Business Journal's 2013 CFO of the Year Awards ceremony on July 18 (Springfield, Va.) - Greenspring's Director of Finance, Berwick Drews, has been named a finalist for the 2013 CF...

The National Institute on Aging Discovers Exceptional Agers at Greenspring

June 14, 2013 The NIA aims to gain insight on aging from local "ideal agers" (Springfield, Va.) - In 2011, Greenspring retirement community partnered with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to host ...

Greenspring's Channel 6 Receives Two Bronze Telly Awards

June 11, 2013 The retirement community's in-house television station wins award for tenth consecutive year Greenspring's Channel 6 production team is the proud recipient of two Bronze Telly's from the 34 th Annual Telly Awards. In its thirteen ...

Twenty Local High School Seniors Recognized as Candidates for $10,000 Scholarships from Greenspring Retirement Community

May 28, 2013 Annual Scholars Awards Ceremony was held at Greenspring on Wednesday, May 29 (Springfield, Va.) - On Wednesday, May 29, a packed house of family, friends, residents, and staff attended the annual Scholars Awards Ceremony at Greens...

Honoring the Greatest Generation at Greenspring

May 20, 2013 A special documentary screening was held at the retirement community in Springfield for Military Appreciation Month (Springfield, Va.) - Nearly 200 residents and prospective residents attended a special screening of Honor Flight: ...

Greenspring Receives Fit-Friendly Worksites Platinum Award Recognition from the American Heart Association

April 30, 2013 (Springfield, Va.) - Greenspring has been recognized as a Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association (AHA) in recognition of the community's far-reaching efforts to make employee health a priority. Fit-...

Hazel Poole Receives Service Award from Volunteer Fairfax

April 23, 2013 Greenspring resident receives commendation for instituting and operating an English as a Second Language (ESL) program at the community (Springfield, Va.) - Greenspring resident Hazel Poole was recently honored at the 2013 Fairfax...

Greenspring Named a 2013 "Best Nursing Home" by U.S. News & World Report

March 18, 2013 (Springfield, Va.) - U.S. News & World Report recently released its fifth annual Best Nursing Homes ratings and has named Greenspring a "Best Nursing Home" for 2013. To determine the 2013 ratings, U.S. News & World Report ...

Greenspring resident, Joann Miller, Selected as 2013 Living Legend of Alexandria

March 12, 2013 Miller will be honored for her decades of service to women, children and seniors in the city of Alexandria (Springfield, Va.) - Joann Miller has been selected as one of the 2013 Living Legends of Alexandria. Honorees receiving thi...

Over 300 Attend "Dancing with the Greenspring Stars"

February 26, 2013 The Greenspring event served as a fundraiser for the community's Benevolent Care Fund (Springfield, Va.) - On Tuesday, March 5, Greenspring hosted a "Dancing with the Greenspring Stars" event to benefit the Benevolent Care Fund at...

Greenspring Residents Build "Uncle Sams" for Local Firefighter Fundraising Effort

February 25, 2013 Last August, Sergeant Rick Machado first sought assistance from Greenspring residents Bill Campbell and Wes Euler for their help with fundraising efforts. Machado, who is a volunteer firefighter with Station 22 of the Greater Spri...

Three Springfield Neighbors Recall Their Roles in the Truman Inauguration Sixty-Four Years Ago

January 15, 2013 Just days before President Obama's second inauguration, Greenspring neighbors Jim Upp, Scott Shipe, and Gray Parks recount their experiences at Truman's inaugural parade (Springfield, Va.) - The inauguration of President Truman in...

Greenspring Welcomes Eric Whitson as the New Director of Sales

January 15, 2013 (Springfield, Va.) - Eric Whitson recently joined Greenspring, an Erickson Living retirement community in Springfield, Va., as the new Director of Sales. "We are delighted that Eric has joined our talented and passionate team at G...

Capturing Fifty Years of Christmas History

December 13, 2012 Springfield Resident, Al Nielsen, Has Photographed the National Christmas Tree Every Year Since 1963 (Springfield, Va.) - In December 1963, Al Nielsen drove his wife and four children to Washington, D.C. to see the National Christ...

Monster Mashing Seniors Perform Ghoulish Lip Dub

October 25, 2012 Seniors at Greenspring retirement community celebrate Halloween in haunting style (Springfield, Va.) - Nearly one dozen seniors from Greenspring retirement community participated in a ghoulish lip dub music video to celebrate Hall...