Emporia Presbyterian Manor
MARCH 2021
Annual Art is Ageless® call for entries underway at Emporia Presbyterian Manor
Nina Gragg, right, enjoys a pre-COVID trip with company. She now enjoys exercising her green thumb closer to home.
Nina Gragg’s green thumb grows and nutures, naturally No matter where she has lived, Nina Gragg has always done her part to bring a little beauty into the world. At 90, the lifelong gardener attributes her green thumb and overall passion for flowers to her mom and her rural upbringing.
“I think a lot of my love of flowers came from being raised on a farm and seeing all of the wildflowers,” said Nina. “ My mother always had flowers and gave me a little circular spot out in the yard where I could have my own. That taught me what would grow and when—something you have to develop over several years.” While Nina has grown and nurtured countless species of flowers over the years, she is able to identify a few of her favorites. NINA - continued on page 2
Emporia Presbyterian Manor is calling all artists age 65 and older to enter or exhibit in the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit and competition at the campus. The exhibit is scheduled for April 16, 2021. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2022 Art is Ageless calendar. The exhibit will continue the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) program, celebrated with the 2021 Art is Ageless calendar. Due to the uncertainty created by COVID-19, Emporia Presbyterian Manor plans to hold its event AiA - continued on page 3
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