Juniper Village at Meadville: March 2012

We are committed...

At Juniper we are committed to nurturing the spirit of life in each individual we serve so that they may live fully throughout all seasons of life. To us this means understanding an individual, not only their needs but their desires and responding with programs and services which provide for the highest quality of life possible. Our Alive in All Seasons program of activities is designed to foster healthy bodies, enriched minds and fulfilled spirits. These pictures and stories are living proof that we at Juniper are dedicated to walking our talk!

Monday, March 26, 2012

Happy 60th Anniversary

The love story started over 60 years ago in Marlboro, Massachusetts. Eugene walked into Lamy's Diner and Doris took one look at Eugene Kline and said "Ooh, I like that man!" The Diner car that sat on the corner, has since been moved to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan; however, the love for this Diner has stayed deeply rooted in the Klines hearts! Daughter, Stacey Kline provided a wedding portrait to Giant Eagle and the cake emerged with beautifully chosen pastel decoration. The Klines celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at Juniper Village among family and new friends. The ballroom was decorated by Pam Mitchell, Connections Director in matching pastels. Pam found an original photo of Lamy's Diner and in true Juniper Spirit of "cherishing the journey", had intended to have the photo enlarged for the celebration, however, when Sandy's Artworks caught wind of the special event they offered to matte the enlarged photograph of the Diner as a gift to the Klines. This photograph took the Klines back to the time when they first met, truly nurturing their spirit of life!

The original diner where the Klines met

Monday, March 19, 2012

A Night at the Oscars

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Harry Crabtree: Most Agreeable Award

This years Oscars were named the "You Rock Awards". Connections Director, Pam Mitchell, gathered thoughtful recommendations from peers

and associates and created some of her own special awards for the Awards at our Annual Oscar event. Juniper delights in reading the "My Life Story" of each resident upon move in, to assist in transitioning and learning the qualities about each resident that makes them special. We use those My Life Stories as the root of some of our programming...however, it is the day to day experiences that incited these comical and special moments that were created from the Awards.

Jennifer Musone, Administrator, served as MC of the event. The red carpet was rolled out and the room was adorned in gold stars and plenty of beautiful smiles! One of the highlights of the evening was the loving banter between one of our married couples as their awards were delivered.

Wilda Urban: Most Tolerant Award

Stanley Urban won the good to the last drop award. "Stanley loves his coffee so much so that he reminds us of a Folger's coffee commercial, and just like the commercial, Stanley is good to the last drop, with his shining personality and infectious laugh." Wilda Urban won the most tolerant award. "Some of you may think that we gave this award to Wilda for being married to Stanley for the past 58 years, but in fact we gave her this award as she is most tolerant of us trying to locate her favorite wheat bread. Guess what Wilda, we got it!" This award delivered many laughs! Another laughable moment was that of Louise Walker's award: The Sam Walton Award. "On any given Saturday, you can enter our local Walmart and find Louise and her lovely daughters shopping. We decided to give her the Sam Walton Award because we are convinced that he has to appreciate all of the wealth he has accumulated as a result of Saturdays at Walmart!"

The sweetest reaction was that of one resident whose award brought tears to her eyes, as she reacted "I didn't expect this at all!" Moments like those only remind us that our mission to Nurture the Spirit of Life in each individual whose life we touch truly is happening! Thank you to all of the family, friends and associate
support given to this special event. We hope to see you next year!