November 1, 2013 (North Chili, NY) ─ A trophy and bragging rights were on the line at DePaul’s seventh-annual Senior Olympics, held Friday, October 25 at DePaul’s Recreation Center located at 1931 Buffalo Road.

Pictured here, Westwood Commons’ resident Carol Susie Rath tries her hand at the bean bag toss with assistance from Activities Director Cathy Toney, Addie Swetz gets congratulatory hugs from DePaul Activities Coordinator Lindsey Jackson and Cathy Toney after earning second place in the bean bag toss and Ruby Brown competes in Wii bowling.

Events included a spelling bee, shuffle board, a putting green and bean bag toss, bowling, word search and ladder golf. Individuals competed for gold, silver, and bronze medals in each game.

“Giving our seniors the opportunity to stay active and social is an important aspect of our senior living programs and the Olympics are another fun way for our residents to get involved in something new and exciting,” says Tanya MacNaughton, Regional Director, DePaul Senior Living Communities.

Pictured above, Westwood Commons Activities Director Cathy Toney begrudgingly hands over the DePaul Senior Olympics trophy to the winners of this year’s games The Shire at Culverton. Resident Isabell Jackson took third place in shuffleboard. Westwood Commons also took home medals in the bean bag toss and Wii bowling.

For more information about Westwood Commons, please contact Administrator Karen Shaffer at (585) 293-2060 or visit us on Facebook.