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A new year has brought more than just resolutions. It’s brought new laws and other changes that may affect your giving decisions. And with any economic change, you may be looking at your finances and wondering how you will be impacted. The new laws include retirement changes, known collectively as “Secure 2.0,” that may affect …
There is a way for you to support a LifeSpire of Virginia community and the Virginia Baptist Homes Foundation (VBHF) and feel confident that you have dependable income in your retirement years. You can do this with a charitable gift annuity. With a charitable gift annuity you agree to make a gift to VBHF and we, in …
Do you know how many passwords you have for all the sites and systems you use? A study conducted by Microsoft in 2007 found that people had approximately six passwords to remember on average. Today, that number has increased to 70-80 passwords on average, an over 1000% increase in the number of passwords to manage. …
The Summit’s dining room was packed on June 22 for the community’s annual Bingo Bash. Residents and team members gathered for food, fun, and, of course, great prizes. The event raised nearly $2,000. All of the proceeds will go toward The Summit’s Benevolent Fund. “We are so appreciative of The Summit family for recognizing the …
Glennys Sheppard inherited a green thumb. Helping her father in the garden, the love of nurturing and caring for plants rubbed off on her. “I’ve grown up loving gardens and being outdoors,” she said. In retirement, Glennys has combined her botanical love with a desire to give back, volunteering in gardens at Randolph College and …
Anyone who has visited The Summit has probably met Bill Hadden. If they met Bill, they definitely met Sammie. It doesn’t take long to realize that the duo’s friendship is unique. Between his jokes and tales of his adventures, it takes even less time to recognize that he, a 94-year-old World War II veteran, is …
The Summit’s library boasts more than 1,500 books, separated out into fiction, non-fiction, biographical and large print. The community librarian, Hazel Harrison, said that without a doubt, the large print selection is the most popular. “Several years ago, the Summit Library Committee started marking our large print books with a red dot on the spine. At …
LYNCHBURG, Va. — In the midst of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, The Summit is inviting local artists to share their work with residents for a temporary art show this spring. Artwork will be displayed across the Life Plan Community, which includes Independent Living, Assisted Living and Health and Rehab, as a bright spot for …
After a year of enduring the COVID-19 pandemic, residents and staff at The Summit received a small vial of hope—the vaccine. Because The Summit is a Life Plan Community, residents and staff were eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, which requires two doses. The staff setup a vaccination clinic this winter, scheduling appointments for staff …
A handful of staff and residents busily pick from roses, carnations, and baby’s breath. Each flower finding its way into a vase to be delivered with a Valentine to residents in Assisted Living and Health and Rehab. “We wanted to provide a way to let all residents across the campus, especially those in Assisted Living …
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