Equine Assisted Senior Engagement- EASE

08/31/2026

🧠🍎 Foothills Memory Café — This Friday!

Join us Friday, September 4, from 2–3 PM at the Landrum Library for our September Foothills Memory Café!

We’re excited to welcome Allison Stapleton, a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics student at Samford University who also works closely with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System’s Culinary Medicine Program.

Allison will be sharing with us about the important connection between nutrition and cognitive health and how the foods we eat can play a role in supporting brain health and overall well-being.

☕ The Foothills Memory Café offers a welcoming and supportive place for individuals experiencing memory changes, along with their care partners, family members, and friends. We hope you’ll join us!

📍 Landrum Library
📅 Friday, September 4
⏰ 2:00–3:00 PM

Can’t make it this Friday? Our next Foothills Memory Café will meet Friday, October 2.

Spartanburg Regional

08/29/2026

Equine Assisted Senior Engagement got the opportunity to present our upcoming fall session and other supplement programs to SLIP - Saluda Living In Place this week. With over 50 attendees, it was a great outreach opportunity for a town in Polk County, that sometimes gets overlooked. Caregiver Connections (local dementia support group) and Upstairs Artspace (Meet Me Upstairs - Memory Through Art) also joined, for a very informative afternoon, speaking about dementia program offerings in our community. Great fun was had at the end, with a hobby stick horse derby! 🐴🫂💜🤝🧠

SLIP- https://www.slipnc.org/

Caregiver Connections-
https://caregiverconnectionswnc.com/

Upstairs Artspace (Meet Me Upstairs)-
https://www.upstairsartspace.org/meetme

08/24/2026

📅 EASE is on the move!

We’re excited to share several upcoming opportunities where Equine Assisted Senior Engagement (EASE) will be presenting, participating, and connecting with our community!

Keep an eye out for us at these upcoming events and come say hello. We’d love to share more about how EASE is bringing connection, friendship, and support to older adults with memory and movement challenges—one hoofbeat at a time. 🐎💜

Mark your calendars and come see us!

Tryon Pop-Up Farmers Market | Tuesday, August 25 from 5pm-7pm in Downtown Tryon on McCowen Rd
🥦🌽🥒 Polk County Farms

S.L.I.P. Lunch and Leran | Wednesday, August 26 from 12pm-1pm at the Saluda Center in Saluda, NC.
RSVP requested at www.slipnc.org
Saluda Living In Place

08/12/2026

Fall will be here before we know it—and so will our next EASE session! 🍁 💜 🍁💜

We’re just two months away from the start of our EASE Fall Session, and enrollment is now open!

Beginning October 9th and continuing through October 30th, participants will join us each Friday for four weeks of meaningful connection, purposeful activities, and time spent alongside our equine partners. Both morning and afternoon sessions are available.

Come as you are, try something new, and discover just how meaningful a little time at the barn can be. 🐎

Interested in participating? We’d love to hear from you! We’re also welcoming volunteers for our fall session.

To learn more about participation, volunteering, or EASE, visit www.easeprogram.org.

🐴 Bringing connection, friendship, and support to those with memory and movement challenges—one hoofbeat at a time.

Photo: Monica Stevenson

08/03/2026

Join us this Friday for another engaging afternoon at the Foothills Memory Café! 💙

We’re excited to welcome Ed Kan, an experienced Tai Chi and Qi Gong instructor in Western North Carolina.

Ed will share how these gentle Eastern movement practices can help improve balance, flexibility, relaxation, and overall well-being. He’ll also guide us through a few simple movements that participants can easily practice at home.

Whether you’re living with memory changes, supporting a loved one, or simply looking for connection and community, we’d love to see you!

📅 Friday August 7, 2026
🕑 2:00–3:00 PM
📍 Landrum Library

Foothills Memory Café is a welcoming place for individuals experiencing memory challenges, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), early-stage dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and their care partners to connect, learn, and enjoy meaningful activities together.

We hope you’ll join us for this relaxing and informative program!

08/01/2026

Memory Cafés featured on NPR All Things Considered. Come visit our Foothills Memory Café next Friday from 2pm-3pm at the Landrum Library! Spartanburg County Public Libraries

Music tends to stay with people even as dementia claims other memories. In Vermont, Memory Cafes provide communities for both dementia patients and their caregivers.

07/27/2026

Shoutout to Rotary Club of Tryon for helping with the development of our Foothills Memory Café!

TRYON—The Rotary Club of Tryon Foundation continues to make a significant impact in the community by donating over $72,000 last year to support various Rotary projects, local organizations, and college […]

07/06/2026

A new study of people 80 and older with exceptional gaits finds fast walkers have about a 50% lower risk of cognitive decline, showing the connection between physical health and brain health.

07/02/2026

Stay hydrated these next few days! 💦

We have SO many fantastic opportunities and events coming up! Be sure to save the dates and we hope to see you out and about in our community!

07/02/2026

🎶 Foothills Memory Café Reminder 🎶

Because tomorrow is a recognized holiday for the Fourth of July, our Foothills Memory Café will meet next Friday, July 10 from 2:00–3:00 PM at the Landrum Library.

This month, we’ll be talking all things music — and exploring the many ways music can benefit the brain, support memory, and bring joy and connection.

We’d love to have you join us for an afternoon of conversation, learning, and fellowship. 💜

📍 Landrum Library
📅 Friday, July 10
⏰ 2:00–3:00 PM

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