Stand in Integrity: July Events

July is the month in which we celebrate our nation’s independence with fireworks, cook outs and by cherishing our own personal freedoms. Nelson Mandela reminds us “to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” In that spirit join us as we honor those who “Stand in Integrity.”

Dr. Barbara Killinger, PhD, offers this definition of integrity: “Integrity is a personal choice, an uncompromising and predictably consistent commitment to honor moral, ethical, spiritual and artistic values and principles.” To “Stand in Integrity” does not mean that you are flawless or perfect, it means that you admit your shortcomings; you have influence, not because people like you, but because people trust you, believe you, and follow you.

We will also celebrate this month’s Alive in All Seasons theme of Volunteerism by volunteering our time to others, honoring those who volunteer with us, including our Resident Ambassadors; and learning more about volunteer opportunities in the greater community.

Our fabulous activity offerings this month include our Joyous Days of Summer Community Event where we celebrate with the best summer music vibe, balloon artists, and festive summer refreshments on July 1^st from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm; our 4th of July Patriotic Concert Celebration featuring the Lenny B. Duo as we salute America’s great and honorable history on July 4^th from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm; or our Annual Volunteer Celebration Luncheon where we honor all of our precious volunteers with a festive summer meal complete with strolling music and more on July 16^th from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. Take a look at our calendar and join us for any and all activities that will help you make the most of these last few weeks of summer. 

The Celebration of "Food" and "Living In Wellness"!

This month, we have enjoyed the delightful pleasure that food brings
to our lives! We share so many beautiful moments as we enjoy a
beautiful dinner with family and friends! All of life's most beautiful
celebrations are centered around a feast of one kind or another. Even
the summer festivals all involve delicious arrays of foods, and
desserts! We have continued to enjoy the wonderful summer dishes that
our Dining Team have been preparing. We celebrated the delicious
foods of Italy, China and Greece along with the culture, history and
music that is unique to each location!

In addition, we enjoyed a wonderful Father's day celebration with a
great Beef BBQ, with all the trimmings and a top line magic show that
kept all the Dad's guessing! It was a great day and our dad's all
received new baseball hats! They were really happy with that!

We also beautiful times out at the beach, celebrating the sun, surf
and boardwalk delights! Many brought home the famous Jersey Fudge to
families and friends!

To continue our very special attention to "Living In Wellness", we
received a special visit from our Founder and President, Lynne Katzman
who took time out of her very busy schedule to come to Williamstown to
personally thank and present awards to all of our Juniper Giraffe
Award Winners! It was a beautiful celebration for all! As my
Executive Director, Maria Ciocca said: "It was a Love Fest"!

We look forward to sharing the joys of "Living In Wellness" together.
We hope you will join us as we journey in this Amazing Life, creating
precious moments for others in all we do!

Living in Wellness!

This month as we celebrate our "Alive In All Seasons" theme of: Food: "Live In Wellness", we are delighted to share with all of you the beauty, color, vibrancy and wonderful healing components of "Living In Wellness!

We began this month of course with our Dining Team under the Direction of Raymond Richardson, kicking off our month with Viva Italia day which included a wonderful themed Italian lunch along with the musical sounds of Italy by a renowned accordionist.  We also have been enjoying the brilliance of color in the beautiful displays of fresh fruit, vegetables, salads and many wonderful recipes at all of our meals! Residents get excited when they look at the beautiful displays, but even more excited when they experience the surprise to their senses of aroma, flavor and texture!  In addition to the wonderful, healthy fresh and nutrient rich foods, we  have experienced a great fitness presentation by Anthony Capozzoli, Owner & Professional Fitness Trainer of Smart Bodies Fitness!  Residents loved learning from Anthony and his unique way of training!

As we continued our celebrations of Wellness, we enjoy the healing of great family and friendships as we gather together to enjoy wonderful events and create memories!  We also healed our souls with the beauty of the serene sounds of cello!  And we also enjoyed a most delightful day at the Jersey Shore at Ocean City, Residents, and the Juniper Team enjoyed a beautiful day listening to the sounds of the ocean enjoying lunch and walking the boardwalk to kick off the summer days!

Join us as we continue to do our very best to "Live In Wellness"!

Growing Strong In Joy Together!

As the month of May came to a close we at Juniper Village of
Williamstown finished strong!

We enjoyed many wonderful presentations, events and celebrations that
had our focus on our "Alive In All Seasons Theme" of Fitness: Growing
Strong Daily!

Residents enjoyed a presentation by Bayada Nursing on Good
Preventative Heart Health, becoming proactive on keeping a strong,
healthy heart! In addition we kicked off our Rt. 66 Walking Fitness
Challenge and everyone participated in Walking For Fitness and Good
Heart Health! Residents, families & associates celebrated with a a
very festive Fitness Awards Ceremony where we rewarded the efforts of
all categories of our contest participants. All of our Award Winners
received gifts, certificates and photos of their great accomplishment.
Everyone who participated also received recognition and gifts! It
was a great time!

We could not end our month of May without honoring all of our Military
with a full on Memorial Day event. We celebrated in style this year
with the mummers, umbrella dancing, refreshments and lots more. We
honor all of our military and continue to pray for them and their
families!

We look forward to seeing you at many of our upcoming Summer Events!
Join us as we "Grow Strong Together" at Juniper Village of Williamstown, NJ!