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Older adults boost their tech skills in Banner Olive Branch Senior Center’s new computer lab
01/04/2024
Senior centers across the country, like the Banner Olive Branch Senior Center in Sun City, AZ, are evolving to address overall wellness for older adults as the model for a senior center of the future is taking form. As part of that holistic package of services – in addition to the healthy, homemade meals provided for low-income seniors – Olive Branch recently opened the doors to a new computer lab.
Read MorePartners in Wellness featuring the Arizona Bowl
12/28/2023
Banner Health Foundation gratefully acknowledges the Arizona Bowl’s support to help build a Play Zone at Diamond Children’s Medical Center. Once completed, this bright, open space will give hospitalized kids a place away from their hospital room and treatment areas to relax, play, read, express themselves creatively, and explore their emotions.
Read MorePartners in Wellness featuring EVOTEK
12/21/2023
Banner Health Foundation gratefully acknowledges EVOTEK for their support of Banner’s youngest patients through the Pulse of the City Soiree. Their generosity for this signature event benefitting Banner Children’s makes life better for the thousands of Arizona children in our care each year.
Read MorePartners in Wellness featuring Fry’s Food Stores
12/07/2023
Banner Health Foundation gratefully acknowledges Fry’s Food Stores for their support of Banner Olive Branch Senior Center, which provides a variety of services to low-income seniors in Sun City and surrounding communities.
Read MoreTucson’s Kasser family leads by example and leaves a legacy
12/01/2023
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After a personal experience left Mike Kasser and his wife Beth grateful for his health, the generous Tucson couple added the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute’s Toole Family Memory Center in Tucson to their list of supported charities. A dedication ceremony in November honored their generous gift with the naming of the Kasser Family Physical Therapy Room, where patients can enjoy group fitness and wellness classes such as chair yoga and boxing. Their charitable donation also served to furnish and stock the Wellness Center.
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