Lunch on Taylor Bank. The Tuesday before Thanksgiving proved to be a festive and informative experience for SCVV members and volunteers. Thanks to a generous grant from Taylor Bank to encourage older adults to have lunch and socialize, members were invited to share a meal and enjoy one another’s company. Grotto Pizza on Route 26 in Bethany Beach served pizzas, salad, ziti, and beverages to about thirty members and the volunteers who provided them rides. Cora Burgan proudly wore a Grotto Pizza employee name tag because she had organized so many get-togethers there.

During dessert Dr. Chris Rush, a local chiropractor who has served clients of all ages for more than twenty-three years, spoke about the relationship between the nervous system and memory. Proper hydration plays a role in cognition, as does a healthy lifestyle, he said. Dr. Rush offered advice backed by research and experience urging caregivers to pay close attention to their personal health to improve their resilience and lower their stress levels. He described the winning results, relaying that when we care for the caregivers, we also care for those they support.

Holiday Open House. SCVV Chair Chris Powers thanked Dr. Rush for his insight and invited members and volunteers to the open house to be held shortly before Christmas, urging them to bring a sweet tooth and an appetite for potluck finger foods, cookies, and holiday desserts to be prepared by volunteers.