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Heart
Healthy Sensation
Coming to North Carolina
North Carolina’s
Triad area is getting ready to experience a heart-healthy
sensation called “World Laughter Day,”
as the Triad Retirement Living
Association (TRLA) presents the second annual “Triad-area
World Laughter Day” celebration.
World
Laughter Day is celebrated throughout the world each year
on the first Sunday in May. The goal of
World Laughter Day, with the help of the World Laughter
Tour, is to start an epidemic of happiness by heightening
awareness of the positive effects of healing laughter programs,
building a sense of community and focusing on peace through
laughter. The local activities
are affiliated with World Laughter Tour events scheduled
around the world.
 World
Laughter Day is official in the Triad!
North Carolina’s
Triad-area World Laughter Day celebrations are on Sunday,
May 1st. Proclamations have
been signed by the Mayors of Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem
and Clemmons declaring this day World Laughter Day.
TRLA member host site representatives and host site partners
gathered with the Mayor of their respective city to take
part in a Proclamation signing ceremony. The official
proclamations will be presented to host sites and host site
partners on World Laughter Day.
The following laughter-filled
activity schedule has been released by TRLA,
with support from The World Laughter Tour, NC Triad
Edition Senior Living Resource Magazine, In the Spotlight
Magazine, 98.3FM WIST and Miracles & Magic:
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1:00 PM, Clemmons/Winston-Salem;
Host site:Woodland
Place,
6010 Meadowbrook Mall Court, Clemmons;
Host site partners: Home Instead Senior Care of Winston-Salem
and Right at Home.
Clemmons/Winston-Salem
Proclamation Signing
Individuals Standing (L to R): Greg Brewer, Marilyn
Sprague-Smith,
Bob Hamilton, Onie Bodenheimer, Vicki Kimel, Vic Pharo,
Seated: Mayor Ed Brewer, Village of Clemmons
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| (Photo
by Ron Hayden) |
|  Winston-Salem
Proclamation Signing
Host
Site: Woodland Place Assisted Living
Host
site partners: Home Instead Senior Care, Triad Retirement
Living Association , Right at Home
Individuals Standing
(L to R): Marilyn Sprague-Smith, Onie Bodenheimer,
Vicki Kimel, Caryn Perini, Bob Hamilton, Jane Cooke,
Greg Brewer, Seated: Mayor Allen Joines, City of Winston-Salem
(Photo by
Ron Hayden)
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PM, High Point; Host
site: Wesleyan Arms Retirement Community,1901 N. Centennial
St., High Point
Host site partners:
Home Instead Senior Care, Guilford County,Choice Home
Medical Equipment
High Point
Proclamation Signing
Individuals Standing (L to R):Leslie Sanders, Marilyn
Sprague-Smith, Lisa Hart, Susan Gray, Jeane Bare,
Sherry Lee, Seated:Mayor
Rebecca Smothers, City of High Point |
(Photo
by Ron Hayden) |
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5:00 PM, Greensboro; Host
Site: Heritage Greens, 801 Meadowood Street,
Greensboro,
Host site partners: Response Link and Beverly Healthcare
of Greensboro and Starmount.
Greensboro Proclamation signing
Standing L to R: W. Steele
Smith, Jr.,
Vic Pharo, Leigh
Grimes, Israel
Velez, Mary
Lou Bacchus,
Kathi Dubel, Seated: Mayor Keith A. Holliday, Not
Pictured: Jane Creech, Christy Stream, Stephanie
Davis
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At each location,
a heart-healthy healing laughter program, without the use
of jokes or humor, will be facilitated by Certified Laughter
Leader Marilyn Sprague-Smith.
TRLA
members invite you to join them in starting an epidemic
of happiness at this year’s Triad-area World Laughter
Day celebration.
For further details,
see the full-page World
Laughter Day flyer linked to this article or go to www.worldlaughtertour.com.
Marilyn Sprague-Smith, M.Ed., is a certified laughter leader,
an authorized faculty member of The World Laughter Tour
and a member of TRLA. |
Ron Hayden Photography
Marilyn
Sprague-Smith,
M.Ed.,
is
an
award-winning
consultant,
trainer,
author,
professional
speaker,
and
certified
laughter
leader.
Through
her
consulting
and
training
firm
Miracles
&
Magic,
she
partners
with
individuals
and
organizations
seeking
a
catalyst
for
long-term
positive
change.
She
is
one
of
only
six
people
in
the
world
authorized
by
The
World
Laughter
Tour
to
deliver
laughter
leader
certification
training.
As
a
frequent
guest
on
National
Public
Radio’s
WFDD
88.5
FM
Real
People.
Real
Stories.
www.wfdd.org,
she
shares
true
stories
about
the
magic
of
laughter
and
the
sparkle
it
brings
to
relationships.
