Flourishing with Friends

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We are a private, non-profit corporation established with the mission to support and empower people living with dementia by creating a nurturing environment that upholds dignity, improves quality of life, and encourages meaningful connections.

08/18/2026

Everyone singing along to Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline

Well today, August 18th, was another amazing day at our growing program, Flourishing with Friends. Our day began as alwa...
08/18/2026

Well today, August 18th, was another amazing day at our growing program, Flourishing with Friends. Our day began as always with a good cup of coffee and fellowship with Friends and volunteers. It was noted that all our Friends were men today. Our Friend, Robert brought his beautiful Martin guitar to show us. He is an accomplished musician and played in a band when he was younger. Our volunteer, Ann celebrated her birthday today and her sweet friend, Stephanie and her husband Darryl brought her gorgeous flowers and a birthday card. Stephanie wasn’t feeling well so she wasn’t with us but she sent Darryl to make sure Ann was remembered today. Ann also had a friend join us for lunch since it was her birthday. We had a presentation on Fall Prevention and family members were invited to attend as well to learn more about this important topic. Nick Whigham, Physical Therapist did a fantastic presentation and answered questions for the group. A great lunch of ham & cheese sandwiches, turkey sandwiches, chips, and watermelon was provided by Tasha and Marissa from Silver Sage. Our awesome volunteer, Windy Mock joined us for craft time. She had a beautiful sunflower craft for us to do. She is always so organized and everyone loves the crafts she brings to our program. Finally, we had the choir from Brenham State Supported Living Center come sing for us. We are so grateful for CJ and her commitment to bringing joy to these amazing individuals through music. What a wonderful and talented group of young adults!

We have to thank our dedicated volunteers who make this program possible. Without each of you, we would not be able to offer this service to our community. A special thanks to Brandon Black for always making sure that the Fellowship Hall is setup for us and stays to assist with clean up every single time we meet. 😇

If you know a senior that has early stage dementia, please tell them or their family about Flourishing with Friends!! You can contact Janet, our Executive Director at 979-400-6013.

Another fun and festive day at Flourishing with Friends on August 4th! After our morning coffee and visiting, Janet had ...
08/18/2026

Another fun and festive day at Flourishing with Friends on August 4th! After our morning coffee and visiting, Janet had a funny new game that involved big marshmallows, shaving cream and shower caps. It was one of those things that you just kinda had to be there but the giggles and smiles made it obvious that they were having fun. Geneva was there to do exercise with us and actually had us doing some dance moves. I didn’t get any pictures because I was enjoying the class. A lunch of assorted sandwiches, chips and chocolate chip cookies was provided by Hillary Scoggins from Argent Court. Our day concluded with Miss LuLu and everyone always enjoyed singing along with her.

Come on out and visit the Janet and Darla today, Saturday, August 8th at the Industry Farmers Market in downtown Industr...
08/08/2026

Come on out and visit the Janet and Darla today, Saturday, August 8th at the Industry Farmers Market in downtown Industry, Texas. They are eager to tell you about our program and the amazing things we are doing. They also have some fun giveaways and prizes!

We held our second session of Flourishing with Friends today for the month of July. It was a typical day starting with c...
07/25/2026

We held our second session of Flourishing with Friends today for the month of July. It was a typical day starting with coffee and conversations around each table as we gathered. We then moved seamlessly to our exercise activity. I was so moved by the encouragement, compassion and kindness our Volunteers shared with our Friends. I observed willingness to step in to “buddy up” to a Friend when their Volunteer had to leave early. I heard such encouraging support expressed to a Friend during our “Move and Groove” with Kandice. We had a new gardening activity with Phoebe Lake who is the Galilee Garden manager. She and her granddaughter brought beautiful cut flowers, herbs and flowering plants. She brought clay pots and potting soil for our Friends to use planting their own flowers which they got to take home. She also brought seeds to plant in the raised garden that was moved just outside the door for our Friends. I so appreciate how our Volunteers and the ease to which move from one activity to another supporting our Friends.

We had a great time on July 7th but we are really excited about this Tuesday, July 21st because we have two new Friends ...
07/19/2026

We had a great time on July 7th but we are really excited about this Tuesday, July 21st because we have two new Friends joining us for the first time. See you there!

Flourishing with Friends was back in action on Tuesday, July 7th. Even though we had fewer Friends participating due to ...
07/19/2026

Flourishing with Friends was back in action on Tuesday, July 7th. Even though we had fewer Friends participating due to vacations and appointments, our schedule was packed full.

Windy Monk joined us again to show us how to make watermelon fans. They turned out so cute!

Tammy Schrader with Holistic Home Care delivered a wonderful lunch! Tammy even participated in all of our activities with Friends and volunteers. How fun!!

After lunch, we enjoyed a game of Beach Ball Bash. I must say, Ed and Mary really know how to hit the beach ball!

Finally, thanks to Marc Nesbitt for performing for us. Everyone loved the music he played and enjoyed singing along while playing our percussion instruments.

Finally, thank you to our priceless Volunteers for their role in all of the activities:
Tiffany
Jennifer
Darla
Mary
Ann
Joni
Missy
Lisa

We’ll see everyone on the 21st of July!

Flourishing with Friends has reached the 5th month already! On June 16th, we had a low key program with art, crafts and ...
06/20/2026

Flourishing with Friends has reached the 5th month already! On June 16th, we had a low key program with art, crafts and music.

Lizabeth Perry, the artist, joined FwF for the first time. She led the group to create an abstract drawing. The Friends loved this creative time! Thank you Lizabeth!

Payton Steele with Concho Hospice sponsored a great lunch for us! Thank you Payton!

Windy Mock joined FwF again and brought a fun craft. Thank you Windy!

The American Idles came to perform some classics for us. One of our Friends joined the duo! Thank you Rob & Vickie!

Thanks to Brenham Adoption center for bringing two dogs for the group to enjoy!

Finally, great thanks to the wonderful Volunteers that show up each time! Thank you Joni, Cindy, Tiffany, Linda, Mary, Jennifer, Mark, Lisa, and Ann! You are the difference makers!

06/16/2026

We had a great time on June 2nd with our Friends and volunteers at Flourishing! We welcomed a new Friend, Frank and his wife, Fran. He brought amazing photos that he took during his time in the service in Vietnam. Missy led “Move & Groove” to music from the 60s and then we got our blood pumping with the balloon toss. An excellent lunch was provided by Amedisys Hospice and we greatly appreciate it. Our afternoon was filled with the amazing sounds of Marcus Nesbitt singing and playing his guitar as our Friends joined him playing handheld percussion instruments like tambourines and maracas. Come join us on June 16th for our next session. ♥️

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900 S. Jackson Street
Brenham, TX
77833

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11am - 2pm

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