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Catch up with what your fellow Cooper members are doing.

 

On Dec. 12 we honored our 2016 Member Awards recipients at a luncheon with Dr. Tyler Cooper. Watch the video and read the blog to learn about each of the well-deserved members and see photos from the lunch.

 

 

Since joining CFC in 2002, Charles Phipps has trained with Professional Fitness Trainer Daniel Montes. Within the last few years, Charles has added a weekly session with Swim Pro Marni Kerner to his routine. In his first session Charles could not complete one length of the pool and now he's swimming 250 yards (10 lengths of the pool) each session. All of this at the age of 90.

 

 

Left to right: Georgia Davis, Lynn Silver, Margaret Filingeri, Ann Dannis and Linda Robinson

Congratulations to Lynn Silver and Linda Robinson for competing in the BMW Dallas Marathon. They had a great group of CFC members cheering them on!

 

 

Adelstein Jewelers was the first commercial sponsor of the Dallas Marathon in 1976. Longtime Member Irving Adelstein posed with Sr. Wellness Manager Heather Abrahamson at the marathon race expo.

 

 

For more than a decade, Member Aleta McGhee has aspired to participate in the Camino de Santiago in Spain, a 500-mile pilgrimage walk to Santiago de Compostela. Earlier this year she set a goal to train for a 96-mile segment of the pilgrimage. Waking up two hours early to train 14 miles three times a week proved dedication and hard work—which paid off this September in Spain. Aleta also completed her first half marathon, the BMW Dallas Marathon, on Dec. 11.

 

 

Congratulations to Member Cindy Bedford! On Dec. 3, she placed first in her age group at St. Jude Memphis Marathon. After the race, she stopped by for a photo with a St. Jude patient Adam.

 

 

Female Focus Participant Tina Dempsey was featured in The Dallas Morning News for her master gardening skills and craft time with her grandchildren—all benefitting Robert E. Lee Elementary in East Dallas. Read the article.

 

 

Cooperized Kidz families celebrated the holidays with cookies with Santa on Dec. 16. The kids enjoyed cookie decorating and story time with Santa. View photo album.

 

 

Shannon Edwards, Professional Fitness Trainer and IGNITE! Developer, with IGNITE! Participant

Congratulations to Professional Fitness Trainer Shannon Edwards. Selected by his peers, he was named CFC’s Professional Fitness Trainer of the Year in 2016. He received this award for the first time in 2007. Read Shannon’s bio.

 

 

Fitness Director Mary Edwards contributed to this recent Live Happy article, “Top 5 Fitness Tips for People Over 40”. See what tips she shared about strength training, stretching and more.