Music To Our Ears!

Our Music Themed Month at Juniper Village is one month that you can literally hear coming.  The Memory makers orchestra really lived up to their name. The Big Band was alive and living in Juniper Residents Hearts.  Families, Resident and guests gathered just before the Holiday season to warm up for Music Month.  The laughter and companionship that is shared during an event such as this is always music to our ears!

Our Wonderful Volunteers

Pictured here are three of Juniper Village's great volunteers. Our first picture is of young Max Perrilo, who is assisting one of our
residents by reading to them. We then have Michael Hosbbein, who is pictured dealing cards for our residents. Michael also teaches the computer to our residents along with playing Wii bowling. Lastly, we have Lauren Spinelli who is our newest volunteer , she is playing poker with our residents. All of our volunteers are the Greatest and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts for their time and companionship.

Juniper Family Holiday Party

This year our family Holiday party had a Winter Wonderland Theme. The families and residents all had a fabulous time. Additionally, we had The Yuletide Carolers strolling about serenading us while in costume. The food and drinks were plentiful as we celebrate Traditions this Holiday Season!

Food Drive Huge success

This past Thanksgiving season, Juniper Village of Chatham collected a whopping nine hundred pounds of donated food during its annual Food
Drive! Recipients of this generous bounty are the Interfaith Food pantry of Morris County and the Hillside Food Bank. Our heartfelt thanks go out to all participants, folks who seized the true spirit of
the holiday by sharing their gratitude with those in need.

Food Drive Success

The Juniper Village Food Drive has been very successful. To date we have collected over 300 lbs of food and each day the wonderful donations continue to come in! During this holiday season, as always, it warms the heart to see the great generosity of our families and residents. We would like to extend a big Thank You to all participants.  Donations are being accepted through the end of the month.  Happy Holidays!

Annual Thanksgiving Dinner

This is a clear case of "the pictures tell the story", but here's a little background: Juniper Village of Chatham's annual pre-holiday dinner saw dozens of families enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving feast with all the fixings.

Topping off the afternoon's festivities was dessert served by youngsters from a local Girl Scout troop followed by singer Bob Marino crooning standards from the Great American songbook. In sum, a surefire recipe for warm holiday memories for many years to come.

  

Halloween Door Decorating

Juniper Village residents along with Best Friends on the staff summoned their best holiday spirit to decorate doors during the Halloween season.

To maximize participants' creative potential, the Connections Department turned the decorating into a contest, with residents voting for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place favorites. Mrs. Rose Garlinski and best
friend Steve Centofanti took 1st place honors, but--as these photos clearly demonstrate--the fun and camaraderie of the event inspired many fine results.