The Home will be celebrating its 15th Annual Service Awards for the staff on February 20th.  Of special note this year is Ward Orem's 40th anniversary of service to the Home which was celebrated in August.  Additionally, Sonia Angus will be celebrating 30 years; Louise Walters, 25 years; Catherine Thomas and David

Williams, 20 years; and, Yasinta Massay 15 years of service.  Many other staff will be acknowledged for 10, 5 and 1 years of service.  Congratulations to everyone for helping to carry out the Home's mission of providing extraordinary health and life care services to our residents.  

Although February is the shortest month of the year, it is full of important designations as well as unique holidays. There are, of course, the familiar and most important ones including Black History Month, American Heart Month, and Valentine's Day. We also pay tribute to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, both of whom were born in February, on President's Day.  Some of the more unusual holidays in February include Spunky Old Broads Day, Working Naked Day, Popcorn Day, Love Your Pet Day, Shower with a Friend Day, Read in the Bathtub Day, World Thinking Day, For Pete's Sake Day, National Drink Wine Day, and mark your calendars for Laugh and Get Rich Day on the 8th. Everyone's favorite of course is February 2, Groundhog Day, when Punxsutawney Phil, the famed meteorological groundhog, predicts the arrival of spring. Should he see his shadow, spring will not start for another 6 weeks and, if he doesn't see his shadow, there will be an early spring. Let's hope for the latter!

 

We love February as there are many activities for the residents to be involved in. There is the annual Super Bowl party where the residents get to root for their favorite teams and enjoy food, beer, and fun. There is also Black History Month Trivia, a Valentine's Day Party, and a special concert by the "Not 2 Cool" jazz band from the Washington Performing Arts Society,  to name a few.  Check out the calendar below for more highlights of the month.   Stop in and join us for any activity as we're sure you will enjoy yourself.