On August 19th, 1998, President Ronald Regan declared August 21st, National Senior Citizens Day, as a day to recognize and celebrate the contributions of our seniors. For National Senior Citizens Day, we asked our residents to share their best life advice, from the wisest to the wittiest, since we know our residents are full of …
Do you ever feel guilty when you find yourself being idle? Sometimes just sitting and listening to the summer night noises can seem like a waste of time to some of us. But is it really? Why do we often feel if we don’t fill every minute or hour with some “productive” activity, we are …
The Golden LEAF Board of Directors has awarded $55,000 to Givens Gerber Park to be used to acquire a new van and upfit the van for MANNA Food Bank distribution. Givens Gerber Park is located in south Asheville and serves low- and middle-income seniors with 262 independent living apartments, a part of the Givens Communities …
There are few things more easily rewarding or relaxing than escaping into the world of books. Whether it’s non-fiction or fiction, we’re able to explore new ideas, challenge our perspectives, dream, wander, feel less alone, reflect, cherish, and even weep at the stories of characters and what resonates with us. It’s one of life’s simple …
20 years is a good chunk of our time. It takes 20 years to begin our journey of early adulthood, and even then, 20 (if not more) years to make mistakes, try new things, figure out who we want to be and how we want to live. If life is lived in chapters, 20 years …
Givens Gerber Park’s supportive service team is pleased to announce a new partnership with Comprehensive Pain Consultants of the Carolinas. As the region’s premier pain management group, their physicians understand pain is a disease and approach each patient with the utmost care of who they are first and how their chronic pain may be diminishing …
Lyle Boyd, owner of Carolina Mobile Optics and an optician since 1977, visits Givens Gerber Park every month, delivering individualized care to our residents in the convenience of staying close to home. We sat down with him recently to talk about what led to this lifelong passion and how his business around Western North Carolina …
LifeMinistries and Givens Gerber Park is excited to announce that we have a new Community Nurse, Lisa Rogers. Lisa comes to us from Givens Highland Farms, where she was the Home Care Coordinator for 3 years and luckily for us, she’s already familiar with the Givens philosophy. Lisa has many years of hands-on professional nursing …
“Love, Loss, and What I Wore” was recently showcased at Givens Estates for all Givens Communities residents and directed by our very own resident, Martin May. We caught up with him recently about his love for the craft, the important role it plays in our community, and why this show was worth producing for residents. …
It is an honor to announce that Teresa Stephens, VP of Givens Affordable Communities, has won Asheville’s Chamber of Commerce’s Outstanding Woman in Nonprofit Leadership Award for 2022. Teresa was among many nominees- consisting of successful and innovative businesswomen and leaders in Asheville. The award was presented November 3rd at the WomanUP Celebration. Teresa exemplifies …