Touchmark at Coffee Creek - August 2014 Newsletter
1. TOUCHMARK AT COFFEE CREEK
THE{FULL}LIFE
August 2014
Tasting summer at Touchmark’s
Watermelon Festival
2. Cottage home at 3001
Touchmark Drive is on the
market. The house offers
1,854 square feet and a
569-square-foot garage. It
features two bedrooms, two
bathrooms, and a study.
Embrace the {FULL} Life
Our environment, and how we feel about it, can have a huge impact on the way we feel. For many, the first
areas that come to mind when we think of environmental wellness are things like reducing and conserving
energy or reusing and recycling practices. These areas should be important to all of us, and they are areas
of focus for Touchmark communities.
Another area to consider is the impact and benefits that house plants have on the environment and our
wellness. Research at Kansas State University (2006, Park, Seong-Hyun) on indoor plants identified
several therapeutic benefits, including reduced stress, lower heart rates and blood pressure, decreased pain
medication, and less fatigue and anxiety. Indoor plants also add color and brighten mood, moisturize and
purify the air, and sharpen focus and attention.
Some Touchmark communities have outdoor gardens, which are also beneficial for your body and soul.
Gardening is considered a moderate to intense form of exercise and uses all three types of recommended
activities—endurance, flexibility, and strength. Gardening also provides people with a sense of personal
well-being through stress relief, education, and the creation of friendships.
Indoors and outdoors, plants offer many benefits. Do you have a green thumb? Would you consider
teaching others how to have a green thumb? Share your thoughts and ideas with your community’s Life
Enrichment/Wellness team. Help us enhance environmental wellness; consider adding indoor plants
to your home environment. If you are interested in a list of safe plants, send me an email at FullLife@
Touchmark.com.
RESOURCE{FULL} – The benefits of growing green
Brian Pryor
Executive Vice President
3. A GLANCE AT OCTOBERCAPTURING DELIGHT{FULL} MOMENTS
Look for more photos on Facebook.
Residents celebrated Independence Day with a sing-along, presentation of the colors by Boy Scout
Troop 177, and barbecue.