Friendship Center Blooms with Joy for Solstice Parade Parasol Performance
Friendship Center staff hustled and bustled with excitement last Thursday in preparation for their public performance in the Virtual…
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Judith Ewing, MFT, Receives Individual Award
Friendship Center is proud to announce it was awarded “Caregiver of the Year\’\’ for a facility by the Central Coast Commission for Senior…
Take Care Totes Program Is Lifeline to Homebound Seniors
May 13 marked the 11th monthly delivery of Friendship Center\’s signature comfort-food for the isolated soul Take Care Totes. Beginning…
Board Member Cynder Sinclair Walks the Walk
It all started with a small thing in the early 1970s when Cynder Sinclair was helping in her son’s classroom. “I noticed some of the kids…
Friendship Center Intern Claire Arnold Graduates & Reflects
Community Connect Adult Program members are familiar with Claire Arnold’s graceful, kind presence on their Zoom screens. Claire,…
Rosewood Miramar Beach Resorts Donates Lunches for Seniors
Big thanks to our neighbors at the Rosewood Miramar Beach Resort for contributing 42 lunches to Friendship Center\’s monthly Take Care…
One Year in Quarantine: Caregivers Share Trials & Triumphs
March 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of California\’s shelter-in-place orders. While many, clearing the shelves of toilet paper,…
Member Spotlight on “Sir” Robert Antonini, WWII Vet & Witty Raconteur
By Laurie Mason Programs & Communications Coordinator Everyone calls Robert Antonini “Sir Robert,” a moniker he gave himself. “It’s…
Laughter Heals: Therapist Carol Metcalf Uses Humor to “Reframe the Ironic”
By Laurie Mason Programs & Communications Coordinator Friendship Center knows Carol Metcalf for the time she volunteers running a…
Queen of Hearts to Attend Sweetheart’s Drive-In
Thursday Feb. 11, 1 – 2 p.m. Family therapist, veteran’s advocate, and comedian by day, Carol Metcalf who moonlights as the Queen of…