More than 1,500 active seniors turned out for the Hearthstone Senior Fair. Held at McHenry County College on August 18^th, the event included a health and wellness fair, expo of more than 90 exhibitors, music, lunch and bingo.  Click here to see photos of all the fun!

New to the fair this year were presentations in the MCC Conference Center by Mike Iwanicki from the Veterans Assistance Commission of McHenry Co. who spoke on benefits available to vets. Paul DeHaan, MD, a physician with  Mercy Health System spoke on the topic of arthritis; Jane Anderson, Co-Founder of Autumn Leaves, presented on Healthy Brain Aging; Cheryl Glombicki, NP from Centegra Health System, spoke about memory loss and Josh Rogers of Market Financial Group gave a talk on estate planning.

Members of the Hearthstone Garden Club welcomed area Garden Clubs to their annual luncheon at  Hearthstone Communities.  The luncheon included a lively presentation by Kathleen Carr, President of The Growing Scene in Marengo.  Kathleen detailed several new plants to add to gardens that will be introduced in 2011.  The groups toured the lovely gardens on the Hearthstone Communities grounds that are maintained and enjoyed by Hearthstone Residents and volunteers.

The Hearthstone Early Learning Center got the summer off to a sweet start with a walk to Scoops Dairy and Dogs.  Looks like the children are ready to enjoy lots of fun and learning activities this summer!

The “Discover Our World“ program at WELC offers children exciting activities and field trips related to our environment and caring for the Earth. Children will learn about our oceans, the planets and stars and the amazing creatures that inhabit God’s world. Special emphasis will be on recycling and caring for our environment.