Emporia Community Matters February 2019

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Commun ty Matters Emporia Presbyterian Manor

February 2019

Presbyterian Manor’s Art is Ageless® call for entries underway Emporia Presbyterian Manor has issued a call for entries for the Art is Ageless® juried exhibit to be held April 10-30, 2019. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2020 Art is Ageless calendar. Artists may choose to enter the exhibit only. For the competition, works are to have been completed in the past five years (since January 2014). There are nine categories, as well as designations of amateur or professional. Works to be entered for judging need to be at Presbyterian Manor by April 5. The Art is Ageless® Program encourages Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes, musical and dramatic ART, continued on page 2

Resident Lyla Jean McCoy and Executive Director Susan Siepelmeier enjoy listening to Loretta Lynn’s “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” on the Amazon Echo. Lyla Jean’s favorite music is country western.

Donation is music to our ears Last summer, our community was chosen for a pilot study on the impact of music on depression. While the project only lasted six weeks, the results will impact our campus for years to come. “I was really interested in music therapy with geriatric clients,” said Breanna Gilger, ESU nursing and honors college student. “Two semesters ago I had the opportunity to apply for a summer research program, and I did a pilot study at Emporia Presbyterian Manor that was a lot of fun! We had iPods and different play lists so the residents in the experimental group listened to music for 30 minutes and the other group of residents didn’t. We measured depression scores. I got to know the residents, and everyone really liked it. When my six-week project ended, everyone was sad they wouldn’t have the music anymore.” DONATION, continued on page 2


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