Special Christmas Visit

Frosty the Snowman, with his jolly happy soul, stopped into Juniper Village on Christmas Day to greet Residents with a smile. He brought in cookies and visited the folks that were home. Thank you, Frosty "there must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found..." You made all our hearts dance around! Happy Holidays!

Christmas Party

As 2010 comes to a close, we gathered to Celebrate traditions this December for our Annual Alive in All Seasons Friends and Family Holiday Party.  Guests were greeted with Appetizers from Stacini's Restaurant (formerly Ricci's) made possible by a generous Donation from Tony Petruso of Northwest Pharmacy Solutions, LLC.  Keeping in tune with traditions, Christmas ham and all the accoutrement's were served at meal time.  Guests and Residents enjoyed the food, fellowship and tradition of gathering with loved ones over the Holidays.  Enjoy the photographs and Thank you for the memories!

Trees of the Season

Pictured: Mandy Maruska of Juniper Village; Norma McClay
President of GFWC; Carole Hoffman 1st VP of GFWC;
Beverly Nutter Coordinator of the Soup Kitchen

The GFWC Meadville Woman's Club Garden Division that meets at Juniper Village took time this holiday season to participate in our Trees of the Season contest. Seven Members decorated a tree in hopes of
winning the prize, a $50 Donation to the charity of the winner's choice. Votes were cast throughout the month and the winner was announced during a small gathering last week. The Woman's Club won!

Their charity of choice was the soup kitchen, but the story doesn't stop there. When the winner was announced, almost simultaneously, Carole Hoffman and Norma McClay chimed that Beverly Nutter would want the donation spent at Valesky's Market. Valesky's is a local family owned business who is very good to the soup kitchen year round and anyone who knows Beverly would agree, she wants to continue to give back to those who give to them all year. Thank you to all who participated in the Trees of the Season! We hope to see you again next year.

Resident Holiday Fun!

Residents celebrated Christmas with a fun filled party and, of course, there was food!  All enjoyed shrimp cocktail, cheese and crackers, spinach dip, smokies in BBQ sauce, happy hour drinks, eggnog, and cookies. Southern Care Hospice arranged for a special visit from Santa Claus. The Residents sang carols, played Christmas bingo, and laughed and joked into the afternoon. Santa brought presents for everyone. The Ladies received Christmas lapel pins, and the gentlemen enjoyed candy canes filled with m&m’s.  It was a joyful and festive celebration of traditions.

Holiday 2010

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse!  Last evening, as the Associates and Volunteers at Juniper Village scurried to prepare for the Annual Friends and Family Holiday Dinner, I took a moment to capture the stillness before the festivities began.  This year turned out to be a year of "coming together".  Support was offered by Tony Petruso, of Northwest Pharmacy Solutions, in the form of a donation, allowing us to purchase our delicious appetizers from a local Restaurant, Stacini's, and give back to the community at large.  In addition, Nancy Stover, recruited her son and his group of service fraternity friends to assist with seating and serving the dinner and Associate Carla Moore, welcomed her husband in to assist with the evenings flow. The entertainment by a string quartet and a local up and coming star singer was enjoyed by all as the evening progressed.  Stay tuned for more photos and some heartwarming moments throughout the evening as over 200 guests spent the evening as one grand Juniper Family.  This year was a wonderful success, and we give thanks to our Associates, Volunteers and Friends, Family, and Residents, who bring joy to all this Holiday Season.