Spring Has Sprung!

Spring has sprung at Juniper Village at Cape Coral. Our ladies were dressed in their finest spring attire in preparation for our floral arrangement class. With the assistance of the owners of Say It With Flowers Florist, our ladies created the most amazing colorful arrangements that brought smiles to everyone in the building. Some arrangements were given as gifts to family members, while others adorned the apartments and hallways of our community. The smiling faces of our residents showed how proud they were of their accomplishments, and they surely earned the title "Florist for the Day". Watch our monthly calendar for the next floral arrangement class and you, too, can bloom as bright and beautiful as your floral masterpiece.

Art for the Heart

Art is in the air at Juniper Village. Katherine Kelly, art therapist, visits our residents and inspires them to create beautiful artwork. Her passion in this field shows as she encourages our residents to feel like artists. They begin the class by saying they are not artists and leave the class feeling like Picasso. Many say they have never held a paint brush except to paint a wall and can't believe what appears before their eyes as they stroke the canvas. The finished artwork is given to family members as a special gift for a special occasion. The gifts are received with tear filled eyes and pride in the accomplishments of their loved ones. We all possess some "treasures within" and this is one treasure that gives happiness to many people.

Awaken your Passion!

 

Turner Talent awakens our passion with another outstanding performance.  Our residents were captivated and delighted by our latest variety show.   The Turner Talent entertainers sang and danced their way into our hearts.  The only thing that was more exciting than the artistry of their dance and songs was their beautiful wardrobe.  They were adorned in a variety of vibrant costumes for each number that they performed.  Juniper Village at Cape Coral was filled with music, smiles, and happy hearts. 

Our hearts belong to our US troops

Our residents are busy, busy, busy, packaging hygiene kits for Lee County soldiers who are deployed overseas.  These hygiene kits will be included in boxes which are sent to the soldiers every month.  Our volunteers assist The Lee Memorial Military Support Group.  Juniper Village at Cape Coral also works closely with our local Veterans Foundation and Military Museum.  On the third Wednesday of each month our Juniper veterans and friends from the Veterans Foundation gather at our Veterans Support Group to exchange memories and stories.  All veterans are invited to join us.

Our Ladies In Red

We had another wonderful Red Hatters meeting this week.  Ginny Yates of Markham Norton Financial planned a "Snowflake Tea Party" for our Juniper Village Red Hatters.  Our tables were adorned with Ginny's family heirloom fine china. What a beautiful site it was to see our ladies all dressed up with their beautiful red hats enjoying a lavish display of finger sandwiches, petit fours and a variety of specialty teas.  They shared fond memories of days in the snow and were very thankful that the sun was shining and it was a comfortable 75 degrees in Cape Coral that day.  Ginny read poetry as our residents enjoyed their treats.  The afternoon was topped off by sharing New Years Resolutions. 

Little Angels bring lots of happiness to our residents

Grace Methodist Church and Juniper Village at Cape Coral has a very special relationship.  This holiday season the children of the parish decided to adopt our residents as their honorary grandparents.  We were invited to the Church to watch their Christmas Nativity program and join in their festivities.  What a sight to see 50 beautiful children aging from 2 to 4 years old perform without a flaw.  Our Juniper Village residents were VIP guests with reserved front row seats for this outstanding performance.  The show was followed by Christmas Caroling and their angelic voices were as mesmerizing as their performance.  After a very long standing ovation the children escorted our residents to their banquet hall for a holiday celebration.  Juniper Village prepared cookies and punch for the party and the children provided lots of hugs, kisses and memories that will not be forgotten.  There is nothing more special than the love that these children bestowed upon their adopted grandparents for the holiday.  Although the holidays are still in full swing at Juniper Village, our residents are already looking forward to joining their little sweethearts for their Valentine's Day Dance in February.

It's "All In The Family" at Juniper Village at Cape Coral

This holiday season the residents and staff at Juniper Village at Cape Coral started a search for a family to adopt.  And, the "perfect" family came into our lives this week.  Nathan Henning, a very proud Serviceman in the US Army, returned from overseas duty earlier this year.  After serving his tour in Iraq, Nathan was stationed in Germany prior to returning to his home in Cape Coral.  Nathan and his wife Ashley visited Juniper Village on Wednesday, along with their beautiful 18 month old daughter Layla to meet our residents. 

Their smiling faces and sincere appreciation for being included in our "Juniper Family" took our residents' breath away. 

Earlier this fall our residents held a very successful rummage sale and all proceeds were donated to our new family to make their Christmas a little more jolly.  In addition, Juniper Village gave the Hennings a turkey for their Christmas dinner table.  One of our creative and talented residents knitted a blanket and booties for their daughter.  After all the excitement of the presents came a wonderful announcement from Ashley Henning - she is expecting another baby in May!  All of our residents, men and women, are planning a baby shower, and talking about how they are going to spoil Layla and her new sibling.  The Hennings will be coming to our Christmas Party and, of course, will be attending all of our monthly Family & Friends Dinners...because they are now a part of our Juniper Family!

We would love to have you or your family member join our Juniper family.  Come on down and see how we nurture the spirit of life in each individual we touch.