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We’re not the only ones excited about our Festival of Trees which is set to take place on our beachfront campus November 23rd. We recently got the chance to share details of the event with 13NewsNow at Noon viewers. Check out the interview about an event you don’t want to miss. There are still a few tickets left. To purchase yours go to www.wcbay.com/festivaloftrees. 

This year the Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay Foundation is giving the greater Hampton Roads community a chance to take part in a special fundraiser: our Inaugural Festival of Trees -The Magic of Giving. It takes place November 23, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. on our Virginia Beach campus. We appeared on Coast Live recently to let folks know more about the fun-filled evening to benefit the Westminster-Canterbury Foundation and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.  To purchase tickets to the event please visit www.wcbay.com/festivaloftrees 

Our Aquatic and Fitness Coordinator, Pam Clapp and the entire fitness team at Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay made headlines recently. They were featured in an article highlighting the expansion of our gym including our new wellness studio and our upgraded strength training equipment, the HUR SmartTouch system.

Click here to learn more about the fabulous fitness program on our campus

For Julius Shoulars the memories of what he was doing 75 years ago on D-Day are still very vivid. The 94 year old resident of our community sat down recently with 13News Now Anchor Philip Townsend to talk about why it's so important to share his memories of that day with others.

We're honored to win the MindAlert Award from the American Society on Aging for our Birdsong Tablet. The award is given to a mental fitness program serving the general population of older adults developed by a nonprofit organization. Our President and CEO Ben Unkle was presented the award by Karyne Jones, the chair of the board of directors for American Society on Aging. We're excited to see the positive impact our Birdsong Tablet is having on older adults. To learn more about the Birdsong visit www.birdsonglife.com

Congrats on our Silver Award in the CyberCycle March Madness Challenge! We rode 1,123 miles in the final 48 hours of cycling to finish second in the Championship round. The exciting competition was all the buzz on campus as we faced off with the 100 other communities across the nation participating. The contest wasn't just a chance to get some exercise it was another great way for our residents to embrace the active and fun lifestyle that embodies our campus. Check out the Virginian-Pilot article on our riders.

Click here to read more about our CyberCycle Champions