Our Alive in All Seasons’ theme for August is The
Environment. Our communities will focus their efforts on maintaining healthy
environments through environmentally conscious activities. Our “Green Canopy”
program emphasizes designing and operating buildings that meet new standards of
environmental sustainability. We are proud to be the first long-term care
company with a building in the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
According to research by Go Green, Americans throw away 2.5
million plastic bottles every hour; 25 billion Styrofoam cups and 40 billion
soft drink bottles and cans each year. Eighty-four percent of the average
American’s household trash can be recycled. If we recycled just 1/10 of our
newspapers 25 million trees could be saved. Are we all doing our part?
Join us this month as we learn more about the environment,
expand our wide-scale recycling program, learn more about environmental
sustainability programs and work with our community Green Teams to promote our
“Green Canopy” initiative. We encourage you to accompany us on this
environmental journey so that we can all continue to Breathe in Life!
Our fabulous activity offerings this month include our Back Roads of Morris County lighthearted look at local history with Jim DelGiueice on August 7th at 2:00 pm; our Snakes and Scales presentation featuring alligators, pythons and more that were once injured and vulnerable, but have been rescued and tendered to with great love on August 14th at 2:00 pm; our Shred for Charity to clean out those files for a $5.00 charge for a standard box with all proceeds benefiting St. Hubert’s Animal Shelter on August 16th from 9:00 am to noon; or our Mother Nature is Telling Us Something skit by Darrell Ann Murphy, a professional storyteller, relating stories about our changing environment and how it affects our everyday lives on August 19th at 7:00 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.
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