Friday, March 29, 2013

I Love My Job

So, this happened at work today.


Wednesday, March 27, 2013

First Helen's Place Passover!

 Passover 2013 / 5773 is here and that means Seders!


Here's a shot of the Fabric Wall Hanging that Marla made with residents. You may have read about this in Ross's Friday email, when he mentioned that the residents call it "the world's largest matzah cover." Now all we have to do is find the world's largest matzah.


Here's a special volunteer. (This is Donna Head, for those who may not know.) She came to help set up for both Seders. She also comes just about every other week for our Crochet Club. She doesn't really know how to retire very well, does she? We're glad she doesn't!


Everyone gets busy on Passover to help get ready for the big Seder in the Dining Room.
(And this year, we had the additional Seder in Helen's Place, but we'll get to that in a moment.)



So, the title of this blog post is "First Helen's Place Passover!" Really, it was pretty much the First Helen's Place Anything. On Monday, March 25th, the first of Helen's Place residents moved in, and that night we celebrated the first Seder with a small group of about 10 composed or new residents, future residents and guests.




We compiled a special Haggadah and took it out for a test run.


The food was superb - choice of Cornish Hen or Brisket.



And the Program manager Nelly Gertsberg was on hand to, uh, help pour wine...or something.


Chag Sameach from all of us at Stone Gardens and Helen's Place!



Friday, March 8, 2013

Elvis is In the Building!

On Sunday, March 3, there was an all-campus, casino program:
"What Happens at Menorah Park Stays at Menorah Park."
The program was a collaborative effort between all of our Activities Departments and the Menorah Park Board.
Thanks to Amy Vedova-Phillips, Menorah Park Activities Director, for doing so much of the coordination for this, and to all of the staff, board members and volunteers who helped! Everyone had a wonderful time!














Sunday, March 3, 2013

Orchid Mania!

Photos from our recent outing to the Cleveland Botanical Gardens for "Orchid Mania."
Perfect on a cold day in February.







Can you find the iguana? (above)



Future butterflies.








Advanced Art Class

Activities staff member Marla, an artist and art teacher, has been leading a weekly art class (in addition to the 6 weekly art sessions held upstairs in our Art Studio with our Art Therapist Ellen Themes) in our Ice Cream Parlor. You can see some of our resident artists' work displayed on the bulletin board next to the side entrance (near the pond).