Over the past few months, a Fitness Challenge has been in effect at Plush Mills. Organized by Activities Director Adriana Valentine, the goal was to encourage residents to get moving and to get exercising.

Ten points could be earned at a time, whether it was doing a gym workout, taking a walk in the woods, or attending a physical therapy session. The successful program generated a lot of buzz, and residents burned a lot of calories. Many people, Adriana said, "became self-motivated - earning points was much less important than doing the activity."

Third place winner with 730 points was Kathe Harms. In second place with 840 points was Janet Brown. The top winner with 1070 points was Carolyn Hopson.

An awards ceremony was recently held for all participants, during which Adriana said "You dedicated yourselves to caring for your health, to improving the quality of your lives - and this means you are real winners, in every sense of the word."