Taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to a Whole New Level!!

On August 29th, Juniper Village at Brookline took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to a whole new level with a REALLY big bucket!  Note, that we challenged the home office team. They will have to think of something good for when they are all together!  But, I am not sure there's any way to top this. 

Reverend John M. Diller, who regularly ministers to our Juniper Village at Brookline Senior Living residents, also recently took the ALS ice bucket challenge in honor of his friend. With the help of Connections Associate, Dave Colton, and the encouragement of residents, Rev. Diller braved both the ice water and the cold rain for a worthy cause!

Mount Nittany Medical Center’s 24th Annual Golf Classic

Associates from Juniper Village at Brookline were out in full force at the Mount Nittany Medical Center’s 24^th Annual Golf Classic on Saturday,  August 16, in State College. Juniper Village sponsored the “Closet to the Pin” contest and awarded cash prizes and Juniper goodies to three lucky golfers during the event’s awards dinner. The outing, which raises funds for the area’s premier hospital, brought in over $143,000 this year, which will go towards the construction of the facility’s “Healing Garden”, to be located contiguous to the hospital’s cancer pavilion and accessible via the main lobby of the Medical Center, and provide stress relief for patients, families and physicians and staff, while offering a quiet and beautiful space for the community, as well. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year.

Breathe in Life: August Events

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!