Cultural Diversity In Juniper Village at Williamstown

On May 12^th the staff of Juniper Village at Williamstown gave each other a taste of their favorite ethnic dishes at a cultural lunch. All staff were invited to participate, and we had a beautiful variety of foods from all over the globe. Needless to say it was a huge hit and we can’t wait to do it again.

M O T H E R…. Put Them All Together They Spell Mother

This past weekend we celebrated all of our wonderful mothers with a beautiful brunch. Our residents and their families loved spending time with each other and even making new friends. We had lots of good food, great music and tons of fun together.  Please stop by and join us for any of our upcoming events, we would love to see you!

Take Your Child To Work Day

As April ended we found ourselves celebrating “Take Your Child To Work Day”. Our staff brought their children, grandchildren and nieces and nephews to work. They were they a tremendous benefit to us. The kids helped out by walking around outside the buildings with our residents, helped hand out supplies, and even enjoyed a pizza party lunch and fresh hot soft pretzels. We also had a visit from Rosebud the Therapy Hen and everyone got to enjoy her. It was a fun day for all!

May 2017 Events in Williamstown, NJ: Grow Strong Daily

Continuing our Spring Alive In All Seasons focus on healthy again, we continue to let wellbeing thrive with a May focus on Fitness. Staying fit throughout all seasons of life is possible and at Juniper we promote fitness every day of the week! We recently shared on our Facebook page a New York Times story, authored by Gretchen Reynolds, providing results from the Mayo Clinic who recently conducted an experiment on the cells of 72 healthy but sedentary men and women who were 30 or younger or older than 64. The volunteers were randomly assigned to a particular exercise regimen. There were some unsurprising differences: The gains in muscle mass and strength were greater for those who exercised only with weights, while interval training had the strongest influence on endurance. But more unexpected results were found in the biopsied muscle cells. It seems as if the decline in the cellular health of muscles associated with aging was “corrected” with exercise, especially if it was intense, says Dr. Sreekumaran Nair, a professor of medicine and an endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic and the study’s senior author. In fact, older people’s cells responded in some ways more robustly to intense exercise than the cells of the young did. So pick up those weights, get on that bike and remember it’s never too late to benefit from exercise. And if you’re not doing so already, follow us on social media so you don’t miss a thing.

We invite you to Grow Strong Daily along with us with programs such as Fitness Five and our Route 66 Walking Program. Learn more about fitness and keeping your heart healthy at our Heart Healthy Luncheon and educational presentation. Staying fit throughout all seasons of life is possible.

Our fabulous May 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:

§  Cinco De Mayo Celebration because it's time to pull out your old sombrero, grab your maracas and join us for our annual Cinco de Mayo celebration and enjoy traditional Mexican food, festive music and a whole lot of fun, with this month’s focus on Fitness we invite you to “Grow Strong Daily” while learning a Mexican folk dance and interesting facts about the day, and last but not least, bring your business cards to exchange and be entered to win our door prize, then leave us a big OLÉ on May 4^th at 3:00 pm.

§  Mother’s Day Brunch because whether you are a mother or have a wonderful mother, we invite you to enjoy a beautiful brunch and music to honor the special mothers in our lives, so spend quality time with your family and ours as we share stories of all the wonderful moms out there on May 7^th at 9:30 am. (RSVP by April 28^th at 856-740-4444.)

§  Memorial Day Celebration for a tribute as we honor those who have bravely served our country as we share an afternoon of food, music and stories about the men and woman that served our country in the past and are currently still serving in our armed forces, while we hear from our own Resident Associate Sarah about how proud she is to serve our country, so we look forward to sharing this special day with you on May 29^th at 3:00 pm.

We look forward to sharing our May 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as you Grow Strong Daily.