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Residents of Edgemere retirement resort recorded 1,525,000 minutes of fitness activity throughout 2010 as part of the community’s “Fitness Minutes for Charity” program.  For every 500 minutes residents spent doing a wide range of fitness activities, including walking, swimming laps in the community aquatic center, weight training in the community fitness center, or participating in aerobics and tai-chi classes, the Edgemere “Fitness Minutes for Charity” program donated $1 to a different charitable organization selected by the Edgemere Resident Fitness Committee each quarter.

With Edgemere residents’ accumulated minutes of fitness, the community was able to donate a total of $3050 to four local organizations throughout 2010.  The selected organizations for 2010 were the Salvation Army, Vogel Alcove, Family Place and Retina Foundation of the Southwest. 

“This program has proven to be very successful, both for the residents and local organizations,” said Lorraine Kendrick, director of lifestyles at Edgemere.  “It emphasizes the importance of being physically active and healthy, as well as being active in the local community.” 

ABOUT EDGEMERE

With 304 independent living apartment homes, 60 assisted living suites, 31 memory care private apartments, and 72 private rooms for dignified skilled nursing, Edgemere is the largest and most comprehensive life care senior living community in Dallas.  The community is located in the Preston Hollow/Park Cities area at 8523 Thackery Street at Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75225.  The Plaza Health Services at Edgemere, located on the same campus at 8502 Edgemere Road at Northwest Highway, offers assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory support services for Edgemere life care residents, as well as for others in the community. 

Edgemere is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit senior living community sponsored by Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC), a Texas-based nonprofit organization that sponsors sister communities The Buckingham in Houston, Querencia at Barton Creek in Austin, The Stayton at Museum Way under construction in Fort Worth, and Mirador under construction in Corpus Christi.  For information, visit www.edgemeredallas.com, or call (469) 619-0825.