A Day on the Farm

Juniper Village had a day on the farm with Granny's Ark petting zoo from Waterford!  They came in to visit with some of their furry and not so furry friends. Some of the creatures they brought included a 9 wk old baby calf, a miniature pony, some baby ducks, geese and rabbits as well as a 25 yr old tortoise. Both the residents and the preschool class of the YMCA enjoyed the activity. 

As we focused this quarter on "Letting Wellbeing Thrive", we discovered that spending time with our friendly farm animals was a truly nurturing, "back to basics" type of event for many of our Residents who hail from the beautiful farmlands of Northwestern PA.  For those "City Folk", it proved to be just as rewarding in an adventurous type of way!   We hope to see you all at our Friends and Family Annual Picnic on August 20th from 11:30am to 3pm!  It is a safari themed event and there will be a Giraffe T-Shirt give away you won't want to miss.

Tortoise makes a graceful exit down our family friendly ramp!

Meadville Honors Veterans

Jennifer Musone, Administrator and Helen Peterson, Resident, hung yellow ribbons on the iron

fence outside Juniper Village this year. The yellow ribbons have held special meaning in our US military for over Four Centuries.  Yellow is the official color of the armor branch of the U.S. Army and has grown in popularity through the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis to the 90's in the Gulf War to Desert Storm and most recently the Invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.  Whatever your political views or your memory attached to your yellow ribbon, we at Juniper Village, honor our military families throughout the year and continue to support our extended Juniper Families.  Most of our Residents and Associates have families that have or are currently serving in our U.S. Military.  Our most senior resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, recalls in her lifetime, living through WWI, WWII,  the Korean War, and all wars to present day..."Anyone serving in our US Military should be honored!"

This Memorial Day, Juniper Village honored our Residents who served in our US Military with the assistance of State Representative Brad Roae and our Local VFW Post 2006 Color Guard.  Please take a moment of silence with us to honor those brave soldiers who have paid the ultimate price, as "freedom is not free."

Jennifer Musone, Donald Breneman, and Brad Roae

Spouses of our Veterans were encouraged to attend



Lew never misses a chance to speak proudly
of his position as a Dive Bomber in the Navy



Residents were saluted upon receipt of their certificates