News & Views

October 2021

Welcome

Welcome to our newsletter - Fenwick News & Views! In this edition, you will find updates about our efforts as quarantines and lockdowns are eased, with a focus on our popular gardening program. We hope you find it enjoyable and informative!

Return to In-Person Activities

As we moved from the Spring to the Summer, lockdowns and quarantines were lifted and we were able to begin (cautiously) offering in-person activities once again.

Among our activities, we were thrilled to help send hundreds of USO military, veterans and their families to Circus Vasquez (www.circovazquez.com) which was recently performing in Tysons, Virginia and donated the tickets. Thank you, Circus Vasquez – you are awesome!

Things seem up in the air again as the COVID variant presents new challenges. We’re ready to pivot back to virtual activities, if needed. Time will tell...Fingers crossed.

News from The Garden

Our Gardening Program supported
73 gardens
at
39 partner sites
across the country
where over
3000 people live.

HEALTH
BENEFITS OF
GARDENING

Exposure to vitamin D

Decreased dementia risk

Mood-boosting benefits

Enjoyable aerobic exercise

Helps combat loneliness

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ERNEST L. BREEDING GARDENING PROGRAM
Fenwick’s gardening program—named after Ernest L. Breeding, a former resident of a partner facility who was an avid gardener—is designed to foster and encourage activity-based flower & gardening clubs and projects.

Our program provides "seed" funding (sorry about the pun) for purchasing flowers, shrubs, perennials and other necessary materials so our program participants can follow their passion and create/cultivate nature’s beauty.

Program participants drive these efforts - purchasing flowers and plants, “digging in the dirt,” and enjoying the results! The program operates year-round with indoor gardens!

During the pandemic, the program has been particularly popular as one of the few activities permitted with lockdowns and quarantines in place.

New Vision Care & Eyeglass Initiative

The Fenwick Foundation has launched a new program to provide needed checkups and eyeglasses for our target populations. We work with thousands of low-resource older adults, immigrant-status adults, veterans and active military, individuals with disabilities and caregivers – and too many of them cannot afford and/or do not have insurance for this basic need. We are determined to change this condition.

Our program is designed to provide patients with free needed checkups from eyecare professionals and to then ensure that they receive free prescription-based eyeglasses. As with our other programs, we handle all the logistical necessities for patients in preparation for their checkups and eyeglass fittings. The program employs both off-site and on-site (at a nursing home, for example) sessions, given the special needs and challenges faced by patients.

We also ensure that necessary referrals are made for more extensive checkups and care so that patients and their families are aware of needs and can plan accordingly for follow up.

Project ADAPT Updates

Dental treatment resumed in August 2020 with treatment provided through the long COVID winter and continues today. We provide a wide range of treatment procedures and make referrals for more significant dental needs.

DENTAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED

- Comprehensive oral evaluation

- Oral Cancer Screening

- Full Mouth Series / X-Rays

- Bitewing X-Rays

- Periapical X-Rays

- Full Mouth Prophylaxis/Cleaning

- Full Mouth Debridements

- Scaling in Presence of Inflammation

- Tooth Extraction

- Crown Re-Cementing

- Fluoride Varnish Application

- Caries Arresting Silver Diamine-Fluoride

- Composite Resin Caries Restoration

- Dental Scaling & Root Planning

- Gingival Irrigation

- Periodontal / Gum Disease Evaluation

- Denture Adjustments (Full / Partial)

- Denture Reline (Soft / Chairside)

ORAL CARE PARTNERS BY LOCATION

City of Alexandria
Annie B Rose House
Arlington County
AHC/Harvey Hall

AHC/Hunter’s Park
Cherrydale Health & Rehab

Culpepper Garden
Mary Marshall Assisted Living
Prince William County
Birmingham Green

Fairfax County
Dulles Health & Rehab
Manor Care Health & Rehab
Culmore Clinic
Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center Social Services
Loudoun County
Cascades Village Senior Housing
Levis Hill House Senior Housing
Potomac Falls Health & Rehab
William Watters House

We appreciate your support and interest in what we are striving to do!

www.thefenwickfoundation.org

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