“Put it on a Tee for the Whole World to See!” at FBD

Theresa Flores, a Denver native, has been a nurse at Juniper Village The Spearly Center for over 23 years.  In August 2015, she and 3 additional family members (her mother Anna, sister Joni and cousin Gary) decided they wanted to make their own t-shirts to express their political opinions in a hot political climate.  They started a small business named FBD (Flores By Design), named after Theresa’s late father John Flores, who was an artist in Denver. 

Then they went a step further.  They decided to sell their t-shirts, mainly focusing on politics.  Then they went a step further.  There was a multitude of requests for personalized shirts.  They invested thousands of dollars and purchased a high-tech direct-to-garment printing machine and traveled to California for a special instructional session.  Quality and customer satisfaction is extremely important to them.

Today the family team of four at FBD (ages mid 50’s to early 80’s) are taking their business even further.  Since inception their customer base is in the hundreds, with many repeat customers, and continues to grow.  They can customize any job, their prices are very competitive and their products aren’t just limited to t-shirts; Aprons, baby clothing and canvases are popular items as well.  Theresa has no plans to leave Spearly anytime soon, but she feels her new business is a great opportunity after she does decide to retire after being a nurse for decades. 

“Put it on a Tee for the Whole World to See!” at FBD!  For more info, call 720-598-5727, 720-980-3066 or visit them at the web a twww.customshirtprintingbyfbd.com

May 2017 Events in Denver, CO: Grow Strong Daily

Continuing our Spring Alive In All Seasons focus on healthy again, we continue to let wellbeing thrive with a May focus on Fitness. Staying fit throughout all seasons of life is possible and at Juniper we promote fitness every day of the week! We recently shared on our Facebook page a New York Times story, authored by Gretchen Reynolds, providing results from the Mayo Clinic who recently conducted an experiment on the cells of 72 healthy but sedentary men and women who were 30 or younger or older than 64. The volunteers were randomly assigned to a particular exercise regimen. There were some unsurprising differences: The gains in muscle mass and strength were greater for those who exercised only with weights, while interval training had the strongest influence on endurance. But more unexpected results were found in the biopsied muscle cells. It seems as if the decline in the cellular health of muscles associated with aging was “corrected” with exercise, especially if it was intense, says Dr. Sreekumaran Nair, a professor of medicine and an endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic and the study’s senior author. In fact, older people’s cells responded in some ways more robustly to intense exercise than the cells of the young did. So pick up those weights, get on that bike and remember it’s never too late to benefit from exercise. And if you’re not doing so already, follow us on social media so you don’t miss a thing.

We invite you to Grow Strong Daily along with us with programs such as Fitness Five and our Route 66 Walking Program. Learn more about fitness and keeping your heart healthy at our Heart Healthy Luncheon and educational presentation. Staying fit throughout all seasons of life is possible.

Our fabulous May 2017 events in Denver, CO at Juniper Village at The Spearly Center include our:

§  Mother’s Day Tea & Talk because Stevie Wonder once said, “Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness; if love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love,” so please join us in our Country Store as we pay tribute with family, friends and community neighbors to wonderful and inspiring mothers everywhere, while tea and pastries are served on May 14^th at 10:00 am.

§  NAMI Walk Colorado Team Spearly as the National Alliance on Mental Illness holds this fundraising walk annually offering a wonderful opportunity to show your support for mental illness while enjoying a nice leisurely walk, and the Spearly team will have a booth to showcase their wonderful community and the residents they serve, so join us on the walk and take this opportunity to network with our Partners in Caring, and light refreshments will be served after the walk which will be held at Centennial Center Park on May 20^th at 8:00 am.

§  Grow Strong Daily Memorial Day BBQ as we remember our men and women who have served in the Armed forces and kick off the BBQ season as live musical entertainment will be provided on our sunny Juniper patio, and a variety of grilled favorites will be served, and there will be something for everyone, so we hope you can join us to mix and mingle with friends on May 29^th at 11:30 am.

We look forward to sharing our May 2017 events in Denver, CO at Juniper Village at The Spearly Center with you as you Grow Strong Daily.