Cherish the Journey: November Events

Life is a journey filled with lessons, celebrations and special moments that ultimately lead us to our destination, our purpose in life. The road will not always be smooth and we may encounter many challenges. Some of these will test our courage, strengths, weaknesses, and faith. Along the way, we may stumble upon obstacles that must be overcome. But, sometimes these obstacles are really blessings in disguise, although we may not realize it at the time. How we react to the situations we face will determine what the rest of our journey will be like.

This month Juniper Communities will honor our Families and cherish the journey we have taken together. November is all about celebrating the bonds we share and recognizing where we’ve been and where we’re going. We will do this through autobiographical journaling, reminiscing about family celebrations and breaking bread together in Thanksgiving. In order to support our families along this journey we will continue to develop our support groups and provide additional resources when needed. We will give back through our Annual Food Drive. From November 1 through November 30 all non-perishable food items collected will be donated to a local food bank.

Our fabulous activity offerings this month include our Annual Food Drive where you can drop off non-perishable food items for the Harry Chapin Food Bank anytime all month long; our “A Symbol of Remembrance” event where we learn about the poem In Flanders Fields and the Red Poppy as a representation for death, renewal and life, while making homemade flowers for a local Veteran’s Museum; or our 2nd Annual Surviving Hurricane Season Party featuring drinks, appetizers, and door prizes for guests in our beautiful courtyard, as we thank our lucky stars for an uneventful hurricane season on November 13^th from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Look through our calendar and plan to join us for family celebrations, Thanksgiving dinners and many events and activities allowing us all to reflect and Cherish the Journey!

Show Your Colors: October Events

October brings forth vibrant color in our foliage as well as our sports teams. Our high school football teams will be in full swing and hockey season will prepare to fill the stands with team colors and spirit. Juniper Communities will also be honoring our colors with many sports-themed activities and events. We will be enjoying the changing colors of the season as we transition from summer to fall and the crazy costumes of our annual Halloween celebrations.

While showing our colors we not only focus on our team colors, but also showing our true colors. We recognize that working together as a team, results in better coordination of care, better quality of care and as a result better lives for our residents. This is evidenced by our excellent clinical outcomes data. We are happy to see the results of collaboration resulting in decreased re-hospitalizations and better quality of life for our residents.

Our fabulous activity offerings this month include our Black Hatters Witches Tea Party for all witches, ghosts and goblins to join us and our special guest servers for tea and cookies and some good old fashioned trick or treating fun on October 15^th from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm (RSVP by Oct 10^th to 239-542-3121); or our 5th Annual Juniper Village Colorful Fall Festival where you can let the little kid in you out for a day as we have fun with music, face painting, water games, a bounce house, and let’s not forget the hotdogs, cotton candy, and popcorn on October 18^th from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm (RSVPs to 239-542-3121 appreciated but not required)!

Please look through our calendar to celebrate the spirit of autumn with us and Show Your Colors!