January 2017 Events in Pittsburgh, PA: Welcome New Beginnings

Welcome to 2017! What a wonderful time for us to reflect on the past year and forge ahead with new beginnings. January is a time to begin again; a time when we make (and sometimes break) our New Year’s resolutions and focus on how we want to improve in the coming year.

January is also the month that Juniper Village begins our Winter Alive In All Seasons theme of Creative Expressions: “Explore Your Creativity” where in January we will focus on music! Do you know that research shows that music can help us physically by easing pain, helping us sleep better, eat less and enhance our blood vessel function? It is also suggested that music can help us mentally by reducing stress, relieving symptoms of depression, elevating mood, decreasing anxiety and improving cognitive performance. Because of this, Juniper Communities has adopted the Music & Memory program.

Through the use of MP3 players and headphones our teams download personalized music for each resident. These musical favorites tap deep memories and can bring participants back to life, enabling them to feel like themselves again, to converse, socialize and stay present. Learn more about our Music & Memory program by talking with our Connections Director and consider making a donation to this worthwhile program. We accept donations of new or used iPods, new over the ear headphones and iTunes gift cards.

Join us this month as we explore our creativity through music with outings to local musical performances, Elvis’ birthday celebrations and concerts by our Joyful Noise Choirs. We invite you to Welcome New Beginnings at Juniper Village and make a resolution to join us for activities and events throughout the year!

Our fabulous January 2017 events in Pittsburgh, PA at Juniper Village at Forest Hills include our:

§  Seniors For Safe Driving Course to improve your driving abilities and lower your insurance premiums, this one day seminar is only $16.00 and is designed for drivers over the age of 55 who want to expand their driving skills and receive a 5% discount on their automobile insurance on January 10^th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. (For more information or to register contact Seniors for Safe Driving at 1-800-559-4880.)

§  Caregiver Support Group Meeting approved by the Greater PA Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and are affiliated with the National Alzheimer’s Association as this month we will discuss how approach can help you achieve desired results from a loved one with memory loss on January 11^th at 1:30 pm.

§  Have You Ever Heard A Zither as Ai-Lin Chen from the Musicians With A Mission group presents information on the music and the culture behind the centuries old Zither instrument, and will also perform some traditional northern European music on this little known instrument on January 15^th at 2:00 pm.

§  Back To The 50s Again Sock Hop as we re-live the 50s with an old-fashioned Sock Hop and musical performance by local Elvis Presley impersonator Randy Galioto in “Elvis: A Tribute To The King” with dinner and a show, and everyone is encouraged to dress in their favorite 50s style clothing, as prizes will be awarded for the best costumes on January 26^th at 5:00 pm. (RSVP by January 18^th. Free for residents and just $5.00 for guests, with all proceeds benefiting the Veteran’s Overseas Project.)

We look forward to sharing our January 2017 events in Pittsburgh, PA at Juniper Village at Forest Hills with you as you Welcome New Beginnings.