Thanks to Amy Vedova-Phillips at Menorah Park, I had the opportunity to take two of our 100 year old residents to an Indians game. We were the Cleveland Indians' special guests and treated lie VIPs the whole way. We met a player just outside of the Indians clubhouse, we had our own private suite, we were visited by Sharon Hargrove (wife of Mike Hargrove, a player in the 70's and managed us to two World Series in the 90's), and got lots of gifts. Here's a little slide show:
http://youtu.be/7gvB54nluaY
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Aging Resources
Don't forget that Menorah Park now has an
Aging Resources Website,
Aging Resources Website,
which provides comprehensive information
about every stage of aging at your fingertips.
Topics include:
Insurance and Social Services, Financial and Legal Information,
Healthy Aging Information, and more.
All information is provided by professionals in their fields.
We ask readers to visit this user-friendly site to see all of the
topics addressed. If information you seek cannot be found,
please contact Beth Silver at bsilver@menorahpark.org or
call 216-839-6678.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Celebration!
This week was National Assisted Living Week. The theme this year was "Forever Proud." We celebrated on Tuesday with a big party for the residents and staff - lots of music, singing, dancing, cake and pie.
And there was much rejoicing.
I'm still editing the videos and photos from that. In the meantime, I'll share this little slide show video I made and showed at the party.
(I still feel like this video is a work in progress. I may make some edits at some point, and repost it. One of the things I should have done is added end credits so the viewer would know that the music is "Lift Me Up" by Kate Vogel and "I'll Be Your Water" by Keb Mo.)
http://youtu.be/z31CdE0ktAs
And there was much rejoicing.
I'm still editing the videos and photos from that. In the meantime, I'll share this little slide show video I made and showed at the party.
(I still feel like this video is a work in progress. I may make some edits at some point, and repost it. One of the things I should have done is added end credits so the viewer would know that the music is "Lift Me Up" by Kate Vogel and "I'll Be Your Water" by Keb Mo.)
http://youtu.be/z31CdE0ktAs
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Summer Fun
More photos from some of our summer activities:
Our Cruise on the Goodtime III:
(Below) TV personality Kristi Kapel with one of our residents.
They were filming a segment for "New Day Cleveland."
The Captain and Arlyne.
Picnic and Cleveland Orchestra Concert at Blossom Music Center:
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Good Times!
In mid-August we took our annual lunchtime cruise on the Goodtime III. We sailed the mighty Cuyahoga River (Yes, that Cuyahoa River. And, no, it hasn't caught fire since 1969.) and out on to Lake Erie.
I have video of our own that I'm working on editing, but, in the meantime, let me share this with you. It just so happened that on our cruise, the TV show New Day Cleveland was filming a segment. My friend Herb Thomas, long time producer and cameraman for channel 8, was there and got some of us on film. We made it into the televised segment, which aired on August 23, but we werent identified by name. You can see us for a few seconds during the interview with the captain (at about 3:12 in the video).
Here's a link to the video: http://www.fox8.com/videobeta/97b35092-ce22-4d91-ad20-4b8563c42d6d/Entertainment/Goodtime-III-Cruise
I have video of our own that I'm working on editing, but, in the meantime, let me share this with you. It just so happened that on our cruise, the TV show New Day Cleveland was filming a segment. My friend Herb Thomas, long time producer and cameraman for channel 8, was there and got some of us on film. We made it into the televised segment, which aired on August 23, but we werent identified by name. You can see us for a few seconds during the interview with the captain (at about 3:12 in the video).
Here's a link to the video: http://www.fox8.com/videobeta/97b35092-ce22-4d91-ad20-4b8563c42d6d/Entertainment/Goodtime-III-Cruise
Art Show
Whew! It's been a busy summer, and I owe you a few blog posts. I'll try to get a bunch of them posted as fast as I can over the next few days.
I'll start off with our "Meet Our Resident Artists Art Show and Reception." This program was conceived and executed by Activities staff member Marla Papcum, who is an artists herself and has a Masters degree in Art Education.
There are no captions for the slides, but they speak for themselves. Marla and Ellen Themes, our Art Therapist, gathered all of the residents who participate in our Art Studio, and some who do (or have done) art projects on their own, gathered some of their art work, and labeled and displayed them all. Many artists chose to offer their works for sale, and most of the proceeds benefited our Art Studio. Great Job, Marla!
http://youtu.be/jWwkANq9nTI
I'll start off with our "Meet Our Resident Artists Art Show and Reception." This program was conceived and executed by Activities staff member Marla Papcum, who is an artists herself and has a Masters degree in Art Education.
There are no captions for the slides, but they speak for themselves. Marla and Ellen Themes, our Art Therapist, gathered all of the residents who participate in our Art Studio, and some who do (or have done) art projects on their own, gathered some of their art work, and labeled and displayed them all. Many artists chose to offer their works for sale, and most of the proceeds benefited our Art Studio. Great Job, Marla!
http://youtu.be/jWwkANq9nTI
Friday, September 2, 2011
New Website and Exciting Fall Event at MP!
24-7 Access to Complete Information
Menorah Park is pleased to introduce its Aging Resources website, www.menorahpark.org/arc,
which provides comprehensive information
about every stage of aging at your fingertips.
Topics include:
Insurance and Social Services, Financial and Legal Information,
Healthy Aging Information, and more.
All information is provided by professionals in their fields.
We ask readers to visit this user-friendly site to see all of the
topics addressed. If information you seek cannot be found,
please contact Beth Silver at bsilver@menorahpark.org or
call 216-839-6678.
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