Spread Your Joy is the Theme for September, and here at Juniper Village of Aurora, We certainly did that when we celebrated with our Best Friends Week. A Best Friend is someone you find comfort in,someone you can tell your deepest secrets with, and someone that you can just have a Great Big old Laugh with. That's what we did this past week at Juniper! One of Juniper's signature programs, "Partner's in Caring" has a component called the Best Friends Program, where each associate is matched up with a resident, who they will spend a little more extra time with during the week. The connections department offers many programs that allow the Best Friends to meet up and have fun together. September, being that it focuses on friendship, we had the chance to do just that! We started off the week on Sunday baking cookies with our Friend, the next day we celebrated with our Ice Cream Social, where everyone got to pick out from 3 flavors and any topping of choice. What a Delicious Treat that was! Oh the laughs we had on Tuesday, when we had a blast dressing up with our Best friends in an array of different masks and costumes to take a Funny Best Friends Picture; some of which are now displayed in our Juniper display case. Along comes Wednesday, and we celebrated with a Best Friends CARNIVAL Day, where we had balloon hats & animals, cotton candy & cupcakes, Pie Throwing Contest, and plenty of fun carnival games, such as Plinko, SkeeBall, and target toss. On Thursday evening, at 6pm, we had our very first 1920's Flapper Party, which was a huge success! The residents and staff danced together with their friends, displaying such dance moves as the box step, and the Charlston, along with quite a few fancy turns. There were plenty of dance partners, to go around and plenty of Fun! Those who chose to sit and watch also enjoyed deviled eggs, apple pie, and other hors d'oeuvres offered that evening. Last Off, we ended our Amazing week with a Best Friends Pizza Party. We all came hungry, and got to sit and bond with our best friend over the weeks events while enjoying a Nice slice of of pizza pie. Both Staff and Residents had an amazing week spending time with their best friend, and we look forward to many more upcoming events together! Remember to have fun & Spread Your Joy with Others!
