Tea Time Art!

Art month has brought out the creativity in our Connections Department in fun new ways!  These Tea Wreaths were beautifully assembled by Residents this week.  What a great way to display your teas! These ladies have talent with color...we look forward to following their creative expression as we move into performance month this March!

Art Show 2013



Diana Walker, Anita Woods, Kathy Freeman, Lori Wick, Becky Dubose,
Rita Mineo, Janet Overholt, Mandy Maruska, Kelli Arnott.



This year's annual Art show will benefit the Active Aging Foundation. Sponsored by the Active Aging Foundation and in conjunction with Juniper Village, a chance to win a piece of photography by Keith

Reynolds will be sold through February 28th. Tickets are available at Juniper Village for $2 each or three for $5. In addition, Tickets will be sold at Active Aging 1034 Park Ave, Meadville, during Bingo on Wednesday, February 27th from 4:00pm to 5:30pm. The drawing will be held February 28th and the winner will be contacted.

Community members, Art Club participants from Active Aging, Residents, Families and providers all joined last Friday night for our Art Show kick off! SouthernCare Hospice and Active Aging representatives took time to show their support pictured with Juniper Associates, Mandy Maruska and Kelli Arnott.



A nice array of cheese and crackers, chocolate covered strawberries and spirits were served. Mandy Maruska takes pause with two friends, Twila O'Dell and Gay Lynch. The Art show always brings in new people and has put a spark back into some of our Resident artists. Juniper Village encourages creativity and nurturing the spirit of life. A great thank you to Kelli Arnott, Connections Director, for recruiting some amazing art this year! Each year the program grows and this year hidden talents were discovered all about Meadville, including right here in our own home. Please stop in from 8am-8pm to view the Art work through February 28th.

A special thank you to Joel Oertly, Active Aging Foundation Director, for working with Juniper Village on this project!

GFWC Meadville Woman's Club Garden Division Donation

The effort to support our local community was once again a success with the GFWC Meadville Woman's Club Garden Division taking the top prize in Junipers Trees of Christmas event this season. Randy Gorske, Executive Director of the ARC of Crawford County accepts the donation from Jennifer Musone, Executive Director at Juniper Village. The club chose the ARC of Crawford County to receive their monetary prize. The Arc of Crawford County advocates for the rights of citizens who have intellectual disabilities, enhancing their lives by promoting maximum independence and affording them opportunities for enrichment in their communities. A huge thank you to the GFWC Meadville Woman's Club Garden Division for being so committed to this project annually.

Painting and Paper Making

Residents were in the Art spirit this week as they focused on talents and creativity in various ways. A still life painting was the project, and as you can see, Nansi Janes hasn't lost a stroke of her talent over the years. Nansi will have works on display at our Annual Art Show kicking off on February 15th at 2:30pm through the 28th. The paper making project consisted of flowers and a little help from the maintenance department to create those helpful screens! It was unanimous, the project will be done again in the spring when the flowers are in bloom! Connections Director, Kelli Arnott stated "I

could have kept making paper all day with the Residents, we were having fun!" To submit artwork in the Art show, contact Kelli Arnott at 814.333.4400