Welcome to 2017! What a wonderful time for us to reflect on
the past year and forge ahead with new beginnings. January is a time to begin
again; a time when we make (and sometimes break) our New Year’s resolutions and
focus on how we want to improve in the coming year.
January is also the month that Juniper Village begins our
Winter Alive In All Seasons theme of Creative Expressions: “Explore Your
Creativity” where in January we will focus on music! Do you know that research
shows that music can help us physically by easing pain, helping us sleep
better, eat less and enhance our blood vessel function? It is also suggested
that music can help us mentally by reducing stress, relieving symptoms of
depression, elevating mood, decreasing anxiety and improving cognitive
performance. Because of this, Juniper Communities has adopted the Music &
Memory program.
Through the use of MP3 players and headphones our teams
download personalized music for each resident. These musical favorites tap deep
memories and can bring participants back to life, enabling them to feel like
themselves again, to converse, socialize and stay present. Learn more about our
Music & Memory program by talking with our Connections Director and
consider making a donation to this worthwhile program. We accept donations of
new or used iPods, new over the ear headphones and iTunes gift cards.
Join us this month as we explore our creativity through
music with outings to local musical performances, Elvis’ birthday celebrations
and concerts by our Joyful Noise Choirs. We invite you to Welcome New
Beginnings at Juniper Village and make a resolution to join us for activities
and events throughout the year!
Our fabulous January 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at
Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:
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Elvis Presley’s Birthday Tribute Event as we are
so excited to spend an afternoon together remembering one of America’s greatest
icons of music, Elvis Presley, who changed a culture and brought a fusion of
traditional blues and gospel, creating what we know as the phenomenon of “Rock
& Roll” and became the King of Rock & Roll, whose talent and persona
are greatly missed on January 7th at 2:00 pm.
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2017 Annual Community Wide Kick Off Celebration
as we look forward to this new year with great anticipation of the wonderful
opportunities and discoveries to come, and we look ahead as well with joy and
hope for a New Year filled with celebrations, family, friends and the joy of
life, so join us as we gather together and celebrate life and New Beginnings of
a brand new yea, as we will enjoy a beautiful and decorative show by the
Philadelphia Mummer’s, seasonal refreshments and more on January 11th
at 3:00 pm.
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2017 “New Beginnings” Red Hatter’s Kick Off Event
as we celebrate “New Beginnings” by hosting our Red Hatter’s for a 2017 New
Year Kick Off Event with games, prizes, refreshments and more, so ladies don’t
forget to wear your traditional red and purple and show off your most elaborate
red hat to join us for this wonderful celebration on January 18th at
3:00 pm.
We look forward to sharing our January 2017 events in Williamstown,
NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as you Welcome New Beginnings.
