Songs & Smiles sing-alongs foster connections.
Susan Norris dances as Eric Kolb, a founder of the nonprofit Songs & Smiles, spins while singing with residents on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at Villagio of Carrollton in Carrollton, Texas. Those in attendance danced and sang along to popular 1960s-era songs. Kolb has visited the residents to sing twice a month over the last year.Twice a month, you can find Eric Kolb at the memory support center at the Villagio Senior Living facility in Carrollton.
“After [my mother in law’s] passing we decided to honor her and also to help other people, because we knew we were kind of spared the worst parts of Alzheimer’s care,” he said. “We were still young enough that we had energy left, and we had learned so much through our journey … that we wanted to help other families.”
Kolb wants to develop a format for his performances that will allow other singers to set up their own singalongs in memory facilities. The grant is helping him get closer to that goal. “I just can’t say enough about it,” Mandrell Brown said. “[It’s] a magazine that I could see other communities would benefit from.”
Bonnie Whitlow, 95, and her daughter Terry Kay share a moment as Eric Kolb, a founder of the nonprofit Songs & Smiles, sings with residents on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at Villagio of Carrollton in Carrollton, Texas.
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