Lutheran Homes Hosts 3rd Annual Wii Bowling Tournament
May 18, 2010 (Columbia) Seven teams from the Lutheran Homes of South Carolina retirement communities competed to win the coveted honor of 'Wii Bowling Champions' at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Columbia.  Active seniors from across the state donned their wrist straps and used their remote controllers in a frame-by-frame virtual battle for the champion title.  The teams represented residents from each of the Lutheran Homes communities -- Franke at Seaside (Mt. Pleasant), the Heritage at Lowman (White Rock), Rice Home (Columbia), RoseCrest (Inman), and Trinity on Laurens (Aiken). Click here to see coverage of the event from WLTX TV.

Results:
1st – Holy Rollers @ RoseCrest
2nd – Franke Strikers
3rd – Rock-n-Rollers @ Trinity on Laurens

Kirby Wins Franke's First Photography Show
From the Moultrie News, September 9, 2009 - On Friday, August 28, Franke at Seaside Physical Plant Coordinator Treva Kirby was honored as the winner of the first Franke at Seaside Photography Show for her photograph “Cowboy Dreams,” sponsored by the newly formed resident Photography Club. Taking second, third, and honorable mention are Carroll Gilliam’s “Highland Sunset II,” Elizabeth DeVane’s “Haiti: Boys Graduation,” and Lew Shuler’s “Walk the Line” and “Ya all Wet,” respectively, all residents of Franke at Seaside; also Dace Jones’s “Wheeeee!,” a photograph of cliff diving, was voted Most Popular Photograph by those at the opening reception. The show features the talents of residents from all levels of care at Franke and is hosted by Tasi Bites and Blends in the Shoppes at Seaside Farms; photography will remain on display through the month of September. Click here to read more...


Chef wins ‘Miss’ America pageant
From the Moultrie News, July 29, 2009 - In April, Franke at Seaside crowned its first Miss America Franke as part of a celebration of humor and the health benefits of laughter. The Miss America Franke Pageant featured seven men who make Franke their home and five men from the staff. At the end of the talent and poise rounds of competition, the attending audience voted Chef Enzo “Ensa” Steffenelli the first Miss America Franke; Steffenelli, who brought the house down with a sultry rendition of Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby,” is the active lifestyle director of Culinary and Hospitality Services. Read more...

Groundbreaking: Woodside Apartments
Mt. Pleasant, December 2, 2008 - Franke at Seaside broke ground on the third and final phase of construction for the Active Lifestyle Community: Woodside Apartments. This represents the culmination of an eight year project to complete Franke's Active Lifestyle community campus, offering resort-like amenities and accommodations for independent, active adults who wish to live a lifestyle free from the burdens of home ownership. Franke at Seaside is a non-profit continuing care retirement community providing a wellness-based lifestyle to residents at all levels of care. the BeWell model of living encourages life choices that promote physical, emotional, social, intellectual, vocational and spiritual health and wellness. 

Pictured: Mark H. Lee, Administrator of Franke Active Lifestyle; Barret Boozer, MBKahn Project Manager; Parke Horton, CFO Lutheran Homes of SC; Ernest Beck, Director of Planned Giving Lutheran Homes of SC Foundation; Al Beard, BB&T; Ben Albrecht, Lutheran Homes Board of Trustees; Richard Orvin, Lutheran Homes Board of Trustees: DeAnne Reed Vane, Director of Marketing and Move-in Coordinator Franke at Seaside, Steve Minsky, Lutheran Homes Project Manager.