On October 11th, Spring Creek Senior Partners (SCSP) celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month with their annual Latin cultural presentation by HUD Service Coordinator, Denise Ruiz. National Hispanic Heritage Month is commemorated from September 15th to October 15th and pays tribute to the generations of Latino contri-butions made throughout history. Every year, SCSP hosts this event […]
On August 28th, the rhythm and rhyme of Jamaican, Latin, Russian, and other cultures could be heard and felt at Spring Creek Senior Partners’ (SCSP) Annual International Cultural Festival in the Brooklyn Sports Club’s (BSC) gymnasium. Thumping beats reverberated in the gymnasium as seniors swayed to Soca music, a genre that originated in Trinidad. It […]
On June 27th, Spring Creek Senior Partners (SCSP) hosted their annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon in the Brooklyn Sports Club’s (BSC) gymnasium. The joyous occasion transported attendees to Hawaii with its tropical theme, bright colors, and delicious food. Every year the staff works hard to ensure the volunteers that their efforts are deeply appreciated. SCSP Director […]
Every week, members of the Spring Creek Senior Partners’ (SCSP) Gardening Club don their sunhats and gardening gloves for a day of stress free activities at the Spring Creek Recreational Fund’s (SCRF) Urban Garden Classroom (UGC). The group meets every Tuesday morning to weed, water, and conduct overall garden maintenance. These tasks may seem like […]
On Wednesday June 5th, Spring Creek Senior Partners (SCSP) held a Stress Management Workshop. This workshop was an hour long and was presented by Victoria Leach and Azanya Mc-Donald, who are under-graduate interns from Gut-tman College, who are ma-joring in Human Services. These interns have been assisting SCSP for a year. Twenty residents attended the […]
When was the last time you went for a medical checkup? To put it simple, when was the last time you saw your medical doctor? For some men, it is an easy answer; whereas, for others it might be a challenging one. June is Men’s Health Month. Men’s Health Month is celebrated across the country […]
Over the course of the winter and early spring months, Garden Educator Jacqui Roytman hosted indoor gardening lessons for students and members of the Spring Creek Senior Partners (SCSP) Gardening Club. During that time, Roytman coordinated a few intergenerational classes with seniors and students in the Spring Creek After School Program’s Media Club, which is […]
February 1st was National Wear Red Day (also known as Go Red for Women). A campaign developed by the American Heart Association (AHA) to support women’s heart health awareness. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, and yet about 80% of cardiac events can be […]
Men and women alike can experience the well-known heart attack symptoms like gripping chest pains and breaking out in a cold sweat. But women can also have subtler, less recognizable symptoms such as pain or discomfort in the stomach, jaw, neck or back, nausea and shortness of breath. As a result, women are often unaware […]
While the bitter cold may deter some from leaving their homes, members of Spring Creek Senior Partners’ (SCSP) Gardening Club were adamant about attending lessons with Garden Educator, Jacqui Roytman. This week’s discussion topic was an introduction into Aquaponics and going over proper plant observation. After several weeks of growing seeds in hydroponic units, Roytman […]
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