Grandparents who live at the Franklin United Methodist Community love to have their grandchildren come and visit. They can stay overnight or just visit for the day. Many times, they wander the campus and spend time fishing at the pond, playing billiards in the pool room, hitting tennis balls back and forth, or using the swimming pool. Now, thanks to a generous charitable gift from a couple, a new playground swing set and climbing ladder has been added for their enjoyment. Professionally built and installed by a commercial playground company, the swings will even hold a Grandpa or Grandma who wants to swing with their special child. It's just one more way that we want to "provide a retirement experience filled with well-being and wholeness".

We were pleased to have an opportunity to have a display in the Hospitality Tent on the grounds of Ball State University for the Annual Conference meeting of the Indiana United Methodist Church.

Many friends, both pastors and lay representatives, to the Annual Conference event stopped by to greet us and find out what is new on campus. It was fun to see old friends and renew acquaintances, while meeting others who were hearing about our great retirement community for the very first time.