Older Americans Month extends far beyond May at Southminster

Resident Life

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 16, 2023) – Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month (OAM) through many types of intergenerational programs ranging from mentoring and community service to service learning and...

LIFE ON THE RANGE – by Anna-Louise Fitzgerald

Resident Life, Women of Southminster

Would you believe in 1958-1959, at age 17, I won first place in the SC State Women’s Diving Championship Competitions for the National Swimmers Association on the 3-meter boards?! In public pools, that was the 10’ high dive! I later married my husband who...

Young daters looking for love can learn lots from this match made in heaven.

Resident Life

They didn’t go on their first date to a rock-climbing wall or a splatter painting studio at age 28. Lots of life had already happened for Dave Burns and Marilynn Bellmann. Marilynn married in 1972, had children, worked as a church music director, and then married...

The Solace and Support of Southminster: Finding Community Before Losing a Spouse

Resident Life

The day Jack Cook graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, he skipped the university’s ceremony, and he and Janice Callahan had a special ceremony of their own. The two Alamance County, N.C. natives got married. Little did Jack know that more than 55 years later, after Janice...

Darius Rucker’s lead guitarist plays holiday concert for GEP Students at Southminster

Events, Resident Life

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – As lead guitarist for platinum-selling country artist Darius Rucker, Quinton Gibson has entertained audiences around the globe for more than a decade. This holiday season, he and country music standout April Cushman will be in Charlotte playing...