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

Chocolate Spa Day

Calling all ladies!  This May, we celebrated fitness, and with all that activity, our ladies needed a bit of pampering on Mother's Day!  Our Annual Chocolate Spa Day was full of Nurturing on many levels!  Dr. Melissa Dengler,.N.D. is a fully trained Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in homeopathy, hormone-replacement therapy, nutrition, and vitamin supplementation.  Dr. Denlger was on site to pamper with massages. Our very own Sammi volunteered her time to do manicures for the ladies as well!  The food was sweet, succulent and full of natural antioxidants for a creative take on "healthy".  I am referring to Chocolate dipped fruit and masks with cucumber eye treatments.  Every year, we get the same response...we can't wait until next May!  Well, if you think that was fun, June is right around the corner and our focus in June is celebrating Food for a healthy you! We have educational sessions on cooking with Celiac Disease and How to Combat those Crazy Cravings!  Call Pam or Mandy at 333-4400 for more details on these events.  All Community members are welcome to join these informational programs, so please join us and bring a friend!  Not on our mailing list, but want to stay connected with our daily programming?  Click the above link to see our monthly calendar of events.  Celebrate with us!

Cinco De Mayo! Ole!

Juniper Village at Meadville celebrated Cinco de Mayo in style in our Historic Lafayette Tavern!  Folks donned celebratory hats and feasted on traditional Mexican snacks!  Margaritas were abundant and the smiles were ear to ear! 

May is our Fitness month!  You may ask what fitness has to do with the celebration of Mexican Independence?  Well, when we focus on a healthy lifestyle and staying active while aging gracefully, we sometimes go back to basics to a belly full of laughs and a roomful of friendship...and that is how the residents celebrated that day, embracing the joy of the moment and healthfully laughing their way into the afternoon!  Ole!  For more details on our Route 66 walking program that we kicked off in May, please call Pam Mitchell at 333.4400.

Our Garden is Blooming!

Juniper Village was busy on this beautiful day, planting our Vegetable gardens and watching, FINALLY, the sun bloom some flowers! Our Rain Basin is certainly full and ready to use the recycled Rain water!  Join us on our garden adventures as we continue to nurture our spirits this summer. As you are visiting your friends and family, we encourage you to stop by our garden beds and check in on our progress! We hope our tomatoes are as delicious as they were last year!