Category: Juniper Village at Lebanon

Juniper Village at Lebanon is proud to support our community partners who are also working and caring for residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. To show our appreciation for their partnership, Juniper Village's neighbors and community partners, Cedar Haven, Spang Crest, Manor Care and Stone Ridge Town Centre, received lunch this week from Christine Heibel as…

Meet Bea Kreider, resident of Juniper Village at Lebanon, who never lets a minute go to waste! She can be found knitting most of the time, but also enjoys playing cards and reading, among other activities. Here she is with seven afghans, which will soon be mailed to children through World Vision International. She is…

At Juniper Village at Lebanon, we are fortunate to have beautiful courtyards, long walkways, beautiful plants and flowers, and awnings to block the sun. Recently one of our umbrellas needed a quick repair, and Brenda was thrilled to be able to help. Most of the Connections staff is “vertically challenged”, and Brenda said that even…

Flag Day 2020 was celebrated in a way that was a little different than in years past.  Rev. Warren Hoopes and his wife Katherine came up with the idea of celebrating Flag Day by inviting other Independent Living residents of Juniper Village to gather around their flag pole for a short ceremony.  About 16 residents…

When Sarah Witmeyer’s son Bruce arrived from St. Louis recently, (a drive of 816 miles!), he brought along a very special gift for each staff member!  Bruce’s wife Kathy purchased 60 mini zipper pouches from Thirty One, and she filled them each with small items such as Life Savers, tissues, a granola bar, hand cream…

Juniper Village at Lebanon is joining other Juniper Village communities all over the country in doing REfresh and Be Happy exercises daily.  The unique twist to these exercises is that they are being done in the hallway outside of each resident’s door.  We start off by playing the Bobby McFerrin song "Be Happy”, followed by…

Juniper Village at Lebanon resident Peggy Griffe was born in Nassau, the Bahamas, and she moved to Schaefferstown in 1956, after marrying her husband Gene, who was in the US Air Force. During our recent manicure session, Peggy told us an interesting story. She was once a manicurist for the stars! She worked at The…

Everyone wanted to help plant flowers on the first nice day that made this possible, and even those who couldn’t get outside were able to make a big contribution.  Here are Community House residents Jackie and Joanne helping to re-pot some plants with the help of our Business Office Manager Shannon Roof, who covered the…

Here you will see our three enthusiastic gardeners (Tanya Flemming, Connections Director;  Shannon Roof, Business Office Manager, and Shannon's mother, Linda Hartman, who also works at Juniper Village at Lebanon in the Wellness Department) starting out with a blank canvas of grass and mulch in the Community House Courtyard.  We hope to be able to…

While everyone else was gardening, Steve, a member of our Environmental Services Team, took advantage of the quiet time and shampooed the carpets in Community House.  We appreciate all of the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to keep our buildings clean, sanitized, and looking sharp!