Center for Family Services

 

Center for Family Services hosted their 150^th anniversary meet and greet event at Juniper Village at Meadville.  We learned that this event needed a location at a recent United Way function this summer. In the distant past, the David Mead Inn had been host to many organizations and service groups through out the years such as Talon industries, Kiwanis, Rotary, and other community groups as well as wedding parties and social functions.  However, not more than 5 years ago, Allegheny ballroom was used for storage. The Meadville Leadership Team saw the vision in the room and put in hours of their own sweat equity to restore the room to its original beauty. Today, the Allegheny Ballroom, can be offered to the community for such monumental events as 65^th plus wedding anniversaries, baby showers, birthday parties, work anniversaries and many more community events.

As Community Board members of CFS, leaders of our community and supporters of CFS all arrived at Juniper Village, they descended the stairs to be met with the sights and sounds of the original Lafayette Tavern hopping with activity! Juniper's weekly Pub and Grub event for Residents, Friends and Family was happening! Home made soup, salad bar and beverages were all being enjoyed by the folks attending the Pub and Grub.

As they continued, the Ballroom was laden in Fall festivities and tables of all of the facets of CFS were adorned with information and treats! A history of the 150 years of existence of CFS was outlined, as well as all of their programs. Juniper was honored to host this event and the timing was in tune with the upcoming kick off of Juniper Village's annual food drive. Juniper strives to meet their goal of 1,000 pounds of food raised to donated to CFS. The food drive runs from November 1-30^th and nonperishable items can be dropped off at Juniper Village 455 Chestnut street. Please call 333-4400 for further details.

 

Cherish the Journey and Keep the Spirit of Family: November Events

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and, it is indeed a perfect time to celebrate with loved ones; so it is not surprising that our Alive in All Seasons focus for the month of November is families: Cherish the Journey! Matsuo Basho wrote "every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home". These beautiful words remind us of the importance of cherishing this journey of life through celebrations that bind us together; family and friends, nurturing our spirits and fulfilling us in deep and meaningful ways.

This month as we celebrate our Alive in All Seasons theme of family: "Cherish the Journey", we will be hosting many wonderful activities and events with our focus on family! We will be working with residents, families, associates and friends to create family trees and start autobiographical journals. We will enjoy rich and meaningful activities utilizing the traditions, customs and skills of many of our family members, friends and all the significant people that have impacted our lives. We will reminisce about favorite family recipes, learn about families in different cultures, and join together in giving thanks. These activities will foster the development of deep connections with one another, thus, allowing us to cherish and celebrate each others' lives. We will enjoy the opportunity to create and relish more memories of delightful moments along this beautiful journey of life together!

We invite you to join us as we celebrate the beautiful gift of family, sharing some of your time treasured stories, traditions, customs and wisdom gathered with your loved ones on your journey together! We are filled with gratitude as we give thanks for yet another year bringing joy to the lives of all those on our path! We wish all of our families and friends a beautiful Thanksgiving holiday overflowing with rich abundance! All this month we will also be hosting several highlighted family and community events that include: our Food Drive benefiting those less fortunate through the Center for Family Services all month, our Gentleman's Quarter's Lunch for our Veterans featuring delicious home cooked "stick to your ribs" fair with an educational presentation on the Veteran's aid and attendance benefit plus special giveaways including one just for female veterans on November 13 at 11:30 am, and our Polymer Clay Workshop using a special type of hardening clay to create personalized tree ornaments or jewelry on November 16 from 1 pm until 4 pm. We encourage you to review our calendar and join us for any or all of our events as we celebrate families and Cherish the Journey!