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lake called his grandmother “Gi Gi.” Their 
relationship was a special bond. Their 
interaction brought smiles, laughs and 
enrichment to both their lives, whether it be 

Gi Gi teaching grandson Blake to bake a caramel cake or 
Blake showing Gi Gi his latest electronic game. Not only 
did their relationship inspire each other, it inspired Blake’s 
father, Glenn.

The Blake, a new assisted living community, is opening 

early summer 2018 at 428 Airport Blvd. It is named for 
Blake Barclay, son of Glenn and Jackie Barclay who are 
Gulf Breeze residents & co-founders of Blake Management 
Group.

“Gi Gi was strong, fun and full of life,” Glenn says. 

“She loved to socialize and gave new meaning to the term, 
abundant life.” Their interactions inspired Glenn’s design 
and development of The Blake - a premier senior living 
development for senior adults. He centered everything 

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for The Blake around that inspiration including building design, 
policies, procedures and services like new learning programs for 
residents.

“We stress new learning in our activities program. We know 

how important it is to give all of our guests, residents and families 
the chance to experience new things,” says Glenn. So there will 
be many new learning opportunities for seniors available at The 
Blake, including everything from classes and activities in art, 
crafts and music to monthly-themed recreation, movies in the 
theatre room, books from the on-site library or fun with new 
IN2L interactive technology.

It is very important within families to sit down and have a 

delicious meal together which is often hard to do in today’s busy 
life. The restaurant with a menu of delicious choices at The Blake 
will give residents and their families a wonderful opportunity 
to experience meal time together. “We focus a lot on our dining 
room program, making it special, making the food excellent, 
making people want to stop by, visit mom, and while they are 

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