Community Wellness Center in the Works!

Thanks to a grant from the Fannie Holt Ames & Edna Louise Holt Fund, and additional donations from other sources, a Community Wellness Center will be created in the front portion of Grace Cottage's Heins Building. The living room, dining room, enclosed porch, and an adjacent room will be converted for a wide variety of community activities, including yoga, the Strong Bones exercise program, belly dancing, tai chi, and more. A massage room will be included, as will a community meeting room for use by other non-profit organizations.

"We're very excited about the possibilities," said Crystal Mansfield, Director of Grace Cottage Hospital's Rehabilitation Department and coordinator of Wellness Programs. "We're working hard to design a center that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. We hope construction will begin in the spring, and we'll be done by the fall, if all goes according to plan."

Currently, Grace Cottage's yoga classes and the Strong Bones program have long waiting lists, and new classes fill up as quickly as they're added.

"It's a great problem to have," said Mansfield, "but we really want to serve everyone who wants to take classes. We're looking forward to having this new Wellness Center. It will open up opportunities to provide some of the new programs that people in the community are requesting. It's a wonderful project!"

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