August’s Memory Café at Bethel Church

Kiki Markovits demonstrating NIMBLE. LinkedIn photo.

submitted by Della Smith, Memory Café at Bethel

Every fourth Wednesday of the month until October 2025, from 1 to 3pm, Bethel Church UCC will hold a Memory Café. A Memory Café is a social opportunity for people with dementia or memory difficulties and their caregivers (this is not a drop-off event; caregivers must stay) with activities, programs, and light refreshments in a low-key, safe atmosphere with easy parking and access with minimal obstacles.

Our August 27 program will be presented by Kiki Markovits, the creator of NIMBLE. The acronym’s meaning is Numerous Ideal Movements for the Body for Lifelong Elegance, Enhancement, Enrichment, and Enjoyment. NIMBLE is a system of small changes one can incorporate into everyday life in order to sit, stand, and walk strongly, confidently, and gracefully. NIMBLE is based on a practice she is certified in, Ismakogie. (Popular in the Netherlands, Germany, France, and Italy.)

This is a community activity and everyone is welcome. We ALL wear nametags, make friends, and have a good time. This event is free, thanks to generous sponsors and donations. Bethel Church UCC is located at 10425 Bethel Church Rd, Manchester. If you need a ride, the WAVE bus will take you! Call 734-475-9494 to book your ride.

More information: Leave a message at the church office, 734-429-8530, or call the Hands for Local Missions lead, Betty Harper, at 734-218-2988.

by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and a founder of the Manchester Mirror.