Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and, it is indeed a perfect time to celebrate with loved ones; so it is not surprising that our Alive in All Seasons focus for the month of November is families: Cherish the Journey! Matsuo Basho wrote "every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home". These beautiful words remind us of the importance of cherishing this journey of life through celebrations that bind us together; family and friends, nurturing our spirits and fulfilling us in deep and meaningful ways.
This month as we celebrate our Alive in All Seasons theme of family: "Cherish the Journey", we will be hosting many wonderful activities and events with our focus on family! We will be working with residents, families, associates and friends to create family trees and start autobiographical journals. We will enjoy rich and meaningful activities utilizing the traditions, customs and skills of many of our family members, friends and all the significant people that have impacted our lives. We will reminisce about favorite family recipes, learn about families in different cultures, and join together in giving thanks. These activities will foster the development of deep connections with one another, thus, allowing us to cherish and celebrate each others' lives. We will enjoy the opportunity to create and relish more memories of delightful moments along this beautiful journey of life together!
We invite you to join us as we celebrate the beautiful gift of family, sharing some of your time treasured stories, traditions, customs and wisdom gathered with your loved ones on your journey together! We are filled with gratitude as we give thanks for yet another year bringing joy to the lives of all those on our path! We wish all of our families and friends a beautiful Thanksgiving holiday overflowing with rich abundance! All this month we will also be hosting several highlighted family and community events that include: our Fall Food Drive benefiting those less fortunate through the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank all month, our Veteran's Aid & Attendance Benefit Presentation that will explain how the program can help you or a loved one pay for your long term care on November 11 at 6:30 pm, our monthly Caregiver Support Group Meeting where we will discuss how everyone in the family needs to help when it comes to caring for a loved one on November 13 at 1:30 pm, National Memory Screening Day featuring free confidential memory skills tests as well as memory care education, and our Thanksgiving Day Celebration featuring a traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings for a $10 donation to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank on November 28 from 11 am until noon plus desserts and music at 3 pm. We encourage you to review our calendar and join us for any or all of our events as we celebrate families and Cherish the Journey!
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