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CONTENTS 14 FIRST WORD 16 OPPORTUNITY CALENDAR 22 ON THE CLOCK 24 SOCIALLY SPEAKING 42 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHTS 48 LOOKING FORWARD
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GARDEN SPOT GAME CHANGERS Garden Spot Communities team members make a difference at work and “off the clock.” Discover the stories of six team members and the lives they change by investing in their communities.
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MEET OUR GAME-CHANGING MICRO-COMMUNITIES At Garden Spot Village, abundant opportunities feed a service culture in which people find purpose serving in community.
51 THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF HUGO & VAL 58 NEW POSSIBILITIES 66 TEAM SPOTLIGHT 68 ON THE ROAD 70 CHEF'S DELIGHT 74 COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT 76 GIVING
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TELLING OUR STORY IN NEW WAYS The Garden Spot Creative Team, always looking for new ways to engage new residents, began talking in late 2018 about what might be involved in producing a podcast.
78 MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR 80 GET TO KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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60 FINDING JOY IN THE MIDST OF MOURNING In 2011 Katie Mable wrote a children’s book entitled, The Orphans and the Oak. In the midst of mourning, Katie found new inspiration to share the book with readers.
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26 FOSTERING A CULTURE OF IMPACT Garden Spot Village Founder Dale Weaver challenged CEO Steve Lindsey to impact the way “older adults are served around the world.” That conversation shapes much of what Steve Lindsey does today.
40 IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY Garden Spot Village’s desire to build community overflows into our commitment to support other nonprofit organizations that support New Holland and the surrounding communities.
38 GARY AMEY FINDS FULFILLMENT IN WORKING ON MISSIONARY AIRCRAFT In his retirement Gary Amey has fulfilled a lifelong dream of working with missionary groups that airlift relief aid to the Caribbean and to Central and South American countries after hurricanes and tropical storms.
44 FORGEWORKS: A MINDSET OF ABUNDANCE Steve Jeffrey, Garden Spot’s chief strategy and innovation officer, cofounded ForgeWorks with Garden Spot CEO Steve Lindsey. Together they serve a variety of non-profit human service and health organizations.
62 GAME ON Garden Spot Village residents have been changing the world since the community welcomed its first residents in spring 1996.
46 INTRODUCING THE FORGE AND THE FOUNDRY Through the summer of 2019, the Garden Spot boardroom and human resources training room were renovated into The Forge and The Foundry—innovative spaces for ideation, collaboration and creativity.
72 SODEXO: CHANGING THE DINING EXPERIENCE As one of the world’s largest food service management companies, Sodexo has brought a wealth of expertise, resources and tools to Garden Spot Village.
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FIRST WORD A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to our Game Changers issue. Here you will discover some of the wonderful things that are happening locally and around the world, plus you will be introduced to the people involved. You’ve probably heard the saying, “There are three types of people in the world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wake up one day and ask, ‘what happened?’”
There’s also a fourth type: those who get involved in what is happening! There is, however, a prerequisite for the fourth condition: things must be happening. Talk to anyone at Garden Spot, and you’ll find there is more happening here than any one person can do. Our society idolizes the lone ranger, the maverick, the entrepreneur. The sad reality is that lone rangers often get shot, mavericks get roped and entrepreneurs fail. These are great metaphors when you’re climbing the ladder of corporate success, but not so much when the allure of success has faded and your altruistic nature begins to flourish. At that point, self-interest wanes and the idea of community takes on new meaning. Many people wonder, “What am I going to do when I don’t have a job to go to every day?” Based on my observation of what happens at Garden Spot, I believe if you embrace your altruistic interests, your “retirement” years will be the best years of your life, by far. One of the definitions of retire is “to withdraw from your occupation or career.” Withdrawing from one thing provides the opportunity to engage with something else. The world opens before you. Earlier this year we launched a podcast series called “Retire with Purpose” to bring you the authentic stories of people who have made the transition from a successful career into a healthy, fulfilling, active “retirement” lifestyle. Altruism, as a path forward, surfaced repeatedly. Interestingly, everyone talked about the fear of not knowing what they were going to do after they were handed the gold watch. As they plugged into Garden Spot, those fears faded as they either got involved in what was already happening or found support for some new venture they wanted to pursue. Garden Spot has been changing the game of retirement for a long, long time. One aspect of Garden Spot’s game-changing nature is a leadership team that continually looks beyond the horizon. Another, more important aspect is the character and engagement of the residents who are making worthwhile dents in the universe. Listen to episodes of “Retire with Purpose” and look for the next season later in 2020 to hear more stories and additional great perspectives and advice (Read more on page 41). Now, however, may your dreams be inspired and fueled as you read the stories of the game changers you find in the following pages. Enthusiastically,
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THINGS TO SEE & DO Schedule is subject to change. For current listings, visit gardenspotvillage.org/events or contact Resident Services at 717.355.6000.
March 19 GSV AFTER WORK
An evening event to learn more about life at Garden Spot Village. Visit gsvlookandlearn.org to find out more and to register. For the public, especially 50+.
21 SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT SERIES Hamilton Celtic Pipes & Drums will perform. For residents and the public.
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A luncheon to learn more about life at Garden Spot Village. Visit gsvlookandlearn.org to find out more and register. For the public 55+.
April 01-30 PCA&D ART SHOW
This month-long display features original pieces of artwork submitted by Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's senior illustration class. The display also showcases the three winning submissions in the 2020 1/2 Marathon & 10K Medallion and Shirt Design Competition. For residents and the public.
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Connect with PCA&D's senior illustration class and have the opportunity to view and purchase some of their fine art at our pop-up art bazaar. For residents and the public.
10 ELANCO GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE For residents and the public.
16 BUSINESS EXPO
An opportunity to learn about more than 60 local businesses. For residents and future residents.
27 GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE KIDS 1/2 MARATHON 18 SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT SERIES Join the cheering crowd as children, ages 6-12, finish the last leg of a 1/2 marathon, coming down the finisher’s chute and receiving their own medal. For residents, guests and
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28 GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE 1/2 MARATHON & 10K Race Day is one of the best days at Garden Spot Village! Join us as we host nearly 1,000 runners from around the world. The Garden Spot Village 1/2 Marathon & 10K course winds through rolling farmland. Visit gardenspotvillage.run for more information. For residents and the public.
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The 2019-2020 Saturday Evening concert series concludes with a silent movie accompanied by Wayne Zimmerman on the organ. For residents and the public.
July 08 ICE CREAM CARNIVAL
A delicious event, the ice cream carnival provides a sweet time to socialize. For residents, their families and future residents.
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A luncheon to learn more about life at Garden Spot Village. Visit gsvlookandlearn.org to find out more and register. For the public 55+.
August 11 CANOEING, KAYAKING & TUBING
May 01-31 CONGRESSIONAL ART SHOW
This month-long display features original pieces of artwork submitted by high school students from the 11th Congressional District of Pennsylvania and is sponsored by Congressman Lloyd Smucker. For residents and
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Wellness Adventure Trip to Northbrook Canoe Company includes canoeing, kayaking and tubing as well as fellowship and adventure! For residents and future residents.
September 15 LOOK & LEARN
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A luncheon to learn more about life at Garden Spot Village. Visit gsvlookandlearn.org to find out more and register.
For the public 55+.
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For residents, future residents and the public.
A luncheon to learn more about life at Garden Spot Village. Visit gsvlookandlearn.org to find out more and register.
Join us to learn more about the many volunteer opportunities available at Garden Spot Village.
09 ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Popular golf outing benefits the Garden Spot Village Benevolent Fund, which benefits residents who, for reasons beyond their control, have exhausted their financial resources. For residents and the public.
20 GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE YARD SALE
Annual community-wide yard sale offers bargains on household items, crafts, books, tools and more. For residents, guests and the public.
22-26 GRANDS & KIDS CAMP
Award-winning intergenerational day camp full of adventures in Lancaster County. For residents, future
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For the public 55+.
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An evening event to learn more about life at Garden Spot village. Visit gsvlookandlearn.org to find out more and to register. For the public, especially 50+.
Note: In July and August, the Garden Spot Village chapel serves as the rain location for the New Holland Summer Arts Programs each Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday evening. On beautiful summer evenings these events are held outdoors at the Community Memorial Park in New Holland. Schedule is subject to change. For current listings, visit gardenspotvillage.org/events or contact Resident Services at 717.355.6000
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Serving the Community
“I enjoy helping people and serving as a firefighter helps me get to know the whole community,” Jonathon Brightman says. Jonathon, a Garden Spot Village general maintenance technician, serves as a volunteer firefighter at Station 3 (Blue Ball) of Garden Spot Fire Rescue. He spends two or three nights each week at the firehouse.
Sharing the Pipes
Walt Hamilton, Garden Spot Village HVAC technician, learned to play the bagpipes 16 years ago. His teacher formed Hamilton Celtic Pipes & Drums, a band including Walt and several other pipers, drummers, and a drum major. Their performance season kicks off with a parade in Allentown for St. Patrick’s Day and typically ends with the Boyertown Halloween Parade.
Walt is always eager to share the history and heritage of piping when asked. Last March his granddaughter told her teacher, “My pop plays the pipes.” The teacher, surprised, asked a few more questions. She happily welcomed Walt to attend class, play and teach her students about bagpipes.
Jonathon lived in New York until the 5th grade, when he and his family moved to Lancaster County. He remembers the many hours his dad spent at the fire station as the community’s fire chief. His dad and the other firefighters in his life were influential in helping him make the decision to serve. Today, he enjoys his time as a firefighter, which is split between training and fire calls. “The training is continuous,” he says, but he appreciates it. He is grateful for the opportunity to make a difference and help people in times of crisis.
Walt says, “Playing pipes is a passion for me. People enjoy hearing pipes because they are so unusual. It isn’t something you often see or hear.”
Walt and the Hamilton Celtic Pipes & Drums will perform as part of the Garden Spot Village Saturday Evening Concert Series on March 21, 2020.
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Leading by Example
Teaching Kids to Love Soccer
Joel Chachapoya, an activities aide at Maple Farm, coaches Ephrata Youth Soccer each summer. He takes the lessons he has learned from playing soccer at Penn State Abington and passes them on to young soccer players. He says, “While I’m teaching the game of soccer, I’m also teaching values like showing up on time, believing in yourself and doing your best. I also work hard to create a safe, welcome environment.” Parents also rely on Joel for individual coaching and training for their children. He draws on his collegiate playing experience to help high school soccer players navigate the college recruiting process. When he’s not coaching or working, Joel attends the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences as a full-time student pursuing a nurse practitioner degree. He grew up in Queens, New York City, but hopes to practice in Lancaster County. He loves his current community and desires to continue to serve and change lives locally.
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On Thursday afternoons, Nancy Musser, a licensed practical nurse in Laurel View, connects with a group of three third-grade boys at Release Time, hosted at Petra Church in New Holland. Release Time is a national program through which public school children are “released” to attend a class where they learn about the Bible. The students learn lessons, memorize scripture and build relationships with people like Nancy, who desire to make a difference in their lives. “I love kids, and I love teaching,” Nancy says.
Nancy and her husband Ken also serve as deacons at Petra Church, which connects them with many people in New Holland who are in need financially or spiritually. “We enjoy helping people,” Nancy says. “We help by taking people to appointments, serving at the Petra Food Bank and more.” With her quiet, servant’s heart Nancy makes a huge difference in the lives of everyone she touches.
Using Two Hands
“My dad always said, ‘God gave me two hands. One to help myself and one to help other people.’ I want to follow in his footsteps. I am thankful for the work ethic he instilled in me. I want to be a servant and serve people around me,” Fannie Dobbs says. Fannie, a homemaker in Summerfielde, participated in the Garden Spot Village Travel with Purpose trips to Tarboro, North Carolina, in May 2018 and March 2019.
“Participating in a trip like the one to Tarboro is something I always wanted to do. Now I’m hooked!” Fannie exclaims.
In addition to helping to rebuild homes in Tarboro, Fannie also appreciates the opportunity to truly connect with the other staff and residents who participate in the trips. “When you work together all day, prepare and eat all of your meals together and play games each evening, you really connect.” Building relationships is how Fannie Dobbs makes a difference.
Baking Blessings
Deb Foresman, a cook in Central Kitchen, shares her passion for baking with everyone she can. Each spring she and her niece bake hundreds of cupcakes for a benefit yard sale that’s hosted at Garden Spot Fire Rescue in downtown New Holland, the last Saturday in May. Each year, Marie Resh, a former Garden Spot Village team member, hosts the event, the RCJFF Benefit, to help a local family fighting cancer.
This past May, Deb says, the yard sale benefited a single mom, who, within a year, lost her husband suddenly and learned that her young son had cancer. As a single mom, Deb sympathizes with the challenges this mom faces as she balances work with caring for her children and helping her son fight cancer. Each August, Central Kitchen also collects and fills backpacks for local students in need. Deb always gives generously to the collection. “Deb is a generous, kind soul,” says Christy Turner, general manager for dining services.
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One day, when Paul Weaver dropped his car off to be
serviced at New Holland Auto Group, a member of the
service department asked, “Would you consider being a greeter in the service department?”
Paul, a longtime customer of New Holland Auto, had recently retired and had a bit of time on his hands so he said, “Sure.” The rest is history. For the past 12 years Paul has been working at New Holland Auto, doing a variety of tasks. He started as a greeter in the service department and soon began serving as shuttle driver. His current role includes picking up new vehicles. His trips take him as far north as Boston, Massachusetts, as far west as Cleveland, Ohio and as far south as Virginia. Paul drives for New Holland Auto up to four days a week. He is part of a team of 13 men who pick up new commercial vehicles. They drive in teams to the destination and have a chase car as they head home. Paul recently drove 13.5 hours to Boston to pick up a vehicle. He enjoys the work. “Driving for New Holland Auto gives me something to do,” he says. “My wife, Mary Lou, still works a couple days a week for New Holland Church Furniture, so working gives me a way to stay busy.” When customers order commercial truck chassis, Paul drives the trucks to a body shop in Morgantown that builds the custom beds. He says, “The people at New Holland Auto are great; everyone is so friendly. I was really fortunate to get a job there.” Driving is a natural fit for Paul. Although he worked in commercial refrigeration for his career, in his spare time he enjoyed restoring old cars and attending car shows. In addition, he and Mary Lou enjoy riding their 2012 Harley-Davidson Trike. They have ridden motorcycles for many years. Their longest trip was from Pennsylvania to Texas on a Honda Gold Wing. Paul and Mary Lou also take Paul’s 1934 Dodge quarter-ton pickup truck to car shows. The truck’s custom paint job includes a tailgate mural with the caption, “The Old Roadrunner.” Paul and Mary Lou are also members of the RETREADS Motorcycle Club, International and life members of the American Motorcyclist Association. They recently helped to reestablish the Draggin Wagons Car Club. Through their involvement with Draggin Wagons, Paul and Mary Lou help to raise funds that are donated to local charities such as the Food Bank, Good Works and Steeple to People Ministries. During the Christmas season they help to distribute donations of food and gifts to local families in need. The couple attends the historic, 290-year-old St. John’s Episcopal Church in Compass, Pennsylvania. When they married, Paul says, “We built a home directly across the street from the church, so it was just natural that we attended the church. It also happened to be Mary Lou’s home church.” When they are not on the road, Paul and Mary Lou appreciate their home at Garden Spot and the freedom it allows for them to explore the opportunities they have to live with purpose. READ MORE: newhollandauto.com, retreads.org D E S T I N AT I O N G A R D E N S P O T V I L L A G E | S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 2 0
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Myron Slabaugh, future resident, and Ed Blakeslee, Garden Spot Village resident since November 2017, lay flooring during a Good Works work day in November 2019.
GOOD WORKS “After a day of volunteering with Good Works you are tired, but you feel like you made a difference,” says Cliff Anderson, a Garden Spot Village resident since March 2017. Cliff has a long history with Good Works, a Chester County-based home repair ministry he volunteered with weekly from 2007 until 2016. He was inspired to volunteer after attending a retirement preparation seminar at work. During the seminar the speaker said,
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“It’s not just what you are retiring from, it’s what you are retiring to.” That statement stayed with Cliff. Shortly after retiring, he read an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about Good Works and got involved! In 2018, Chaplain Chet Yoder and Don Aldrich, a Garden Spot Village resident since August 2016, began to talk about starting a home repair ministry for the New Holland community. They met with Cliff because of his previous involvement with Good Works. Cliff knew the financial, physical and bureaucratic barriers to starting a home repair
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ministry and recommended that Garden Spot connect with Good Works. Good Works currently serves low-income homeowners throughout central and northern Chester County. They have warehouses in Coatesville, Phoenixville, St. Peter’s Village and West Chester. Good Works Executive Director Bob Beggs says, “Repairs are provided at no cost to the homeowners and volunteers do most of the work. Our goal is to see the inhabitants of these homes experience a rich measure of hope, joy and dignity through being cared for and knowing that their circumstances matter to their community and to God. We believe that everyone benefits when people from different races, cultures and backgrounds join together in a common purpose.”
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Bob continues, “Good Works performs a total home inspection and commits to completing everything needed to make the home warm, safe, dry and healthy. In fact, we often go beyond those minimum requirements and provide repairs that bring dignity to the family and the surrounding community.” Chet and Don agreed that Good Works felt like a viable option, so they hosted an exploratory meeting at which members of the Garden Spot Village community talked about a possible partnership with the organization. The meeting was well attended by both men and women with a variety of home repair experience. Many expressed interest in participating in daylong work trips, during which they would repair homes for low-income families in
neighboring Chester County. On Saturday, May 11 a group of men and women from Garden Spot repaired a roof, helped clean up and rebuild a sunroom, repaired and painted a mailbox and replaced an outdoor light. They enjoyed beautiful weather and experienced community as they worked side by side during the daylong project. Another group went in September and worked at replacing windows and flooring in two different homes in a mobile home park. In November, a third group went to the mobile home park and helped two families with floor, wall and ceiling repair and painting. Good Works also recently initiated a new ministry called Beyond the Workday that allows anyone to participate. Don explains, “Through this ministry, people who may not be able to physically participate in the actual home repair can pick up where the work team leaves off. By making monthly phone calls to a homeowner for whom repairs have been completed, participants can share God’s love for them, pray with them and help them know they are not alone.” By late November 2019, Garden Spot’s Good Works involvement was at a crossroads. Volunteers appeared to have significant interest in continuing work days in 2020, but Don, Chet and Cliff needed help to move the project forward. In December 2019, Curt Cole, a Garden Spot Village resident since January 2019, agreed to assist Don in providing leadership for the project through 2020.
With that additional support, Don scheduled several work days with Good Works. The first work day was scheduled for March and the second for May. “The regular commitment of Garden Spot Village residents is unique,” Bob says. “To the best of my knowledge, it is the first volunteer partnership of a retirement community with the Good Works ministry. Maybe that is because the ‘active lifestyle’ and ‘faith-based’ elements of the Garden Spot Village mission are so well-aligned with the mission of Good Works.” He continues, “I have been impressed with the men and women of Garden Spot Village who have come out on several Saturday workdays and tirelessly served the families to which they were assigned. Their work ethic, years of experience and willingness to be used by God to help ‘the least of these’ is inspiring.” Don invites new volunteers to join the initiative. “In addition to helping because we can, there are physical needs we can meet,” Don says. “Serving in this way restores people’s homes to be safer, warmer and drier. Also, it brings hope to people who may have lost hope, and in a practical, physical way shows God’s love for them and may lead them to a closer, personal relationship with God.” Plus, he adds, “it’s a great experience and joy to serve with others from Garden Spot Village.” READ MORE: goodworksinc.org | GET INVOLVED: Email donaldrich7@msn.com D E S T I N AT I O N G A R D E N S P O T V I L L A G E | S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 2 0
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STEVE LINDSEY:
FOSTERING A CULTURE OF IMPACT Early in Steve Lindsey’s tenure as CEO of Garden Spot Village, founder Dale Weaver would make it a practice to stop by to check in. During one of those conversations focused on future vision, Dale said, “There’s no reason Garden Spot Village shouldn’t have a voice in helping to shape the way older adults are served around the world.” That conversation, compounded with a mindset of abundance, impacts Steve’s perspective on the role Garden Spot plays in the retirement industry today.
have the opportunity to have a voice in shaping policy that has affected skilled nursing across the country and around the world,” Steve says.
CHANGING THE FACE OF SKILLED NURSING When it was time to expand skilled nursing in 2005, Steve began to ask some tough questions. Specifically, are we living into our mission to enrich the lives of older adults as it applies to skilled nursing? The idea of person-centered care was still relatively new, but Steve thought it was a good fit for Garden Spot. He solicited the help of Action Pact, a consulting organization, and brought a change in culture to Garden Spot.
Through Steve’s connections to the Pioneer Network and the Facility Guidelines Institute, Garden Spot began to host international delegations of healthcare professionals who were interested in learning how to better serve their clients. Groups from Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, Argentina, France, Australia and other countries have visited in the past decade.
One of the challenges in developing person-centered care households was the lack of regulations that applied. “The regulations in the books were written for a different day and time. They were based on hospitals. So, we began to work with others to rewrite them.” Steve served on the National Life Safety Task Force, assembled by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), National Fire Protection Association and the Pioneer Network, as well as the Dining Task Force, assembled by CMS and the Pioneer Network. Since 2010, Steve has held membership in the Facility Guidelines Institute and its Health Guidelines Revision Committee. He served on the steering committee between 2014 and 2018. “It’s an honor to
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INNOVATING MEMORY SUPPORT The work that Steve and others have invested in rewriting regulations makes building an innovative memory support household like Meadow View, scheduled to open in summer 2020, easier. Rethinking the regulations within a household context creates more flexibility for new construction.
One of the innovations at Meadow View is the attachment of independent living apartments to memory support suites. This combination allows spouses to live together even though one of them needs additional care and memory support. In addition, large accessible kitchens and a Main Street with a general store, barbershop and other purposeful spaces, create purpose-filled activities for residents as well as their friends and family members.
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BUILDING CO-LIVING “Cooperative living, for us, grew out of a goal to continue to serve more people,” Steve says. The model, which offers affordable housing to people 62 and older, gained local, regional and then national attention, receiving innovation awards from LeadingAge and the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce.
In April 2015, Steve presented the idea of a cooperative living house to residents as well as to New Holland business, community and church leaders. The community embraced the idea and a steering committee worked to build the home with donations and volunteer labor, allowing Garden Spot to offer an affordable housing model without relying on government subsidies. In March 2018, people began to move into the home. They immediately found community without sacrificing privacy, as well as increased safety, in the residentialstyle home, named Thistledown. One of the goals for the cooperative living house was to make the project scalable—to create something that Garden Spot could continue to expand and offer as a resource to other retirement communities, non-profit organizations and churches who recognize the need for affordable housing for people of all ages. In February 2020, students from Kansas State University conducted a post-occupancy evaluation of the home; they will present a white paper with their findings and recommendations to Garden Spot Village later this year. Using their findings, Garden Spot hopes to fundraise and plan the next cooperative living house in 2020. PARTNERING WITH WELLSPAN Garden Spot has always had a working relationship with local and regional hospitals, especially WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. For years, the hospital had a clinic in a cottage on campus. Steve says, “We began to talk about the services we needed on our campus about the time Ephrata Community Hospital began to talk about expanding its locations into New Holland. Because our goals aligned—and both
organizations desired to serve a larger community—it only made sense to collaborate.” Garden Spot built the health center in 2003 and leases it to WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. The health center serves Garden Spot Village residents as well as members of the New Holland and Ephrata communities. INTRODUCING FORGEWORKS “We operate from a mindset of abundance,” Steve says. “As a result, we have an open-handed generosity. We share from our playbook as much as we can. We really want to help other organizations learn from our successes and failures and adapt the ideas for their own use.”
For organizations and leaders who want to go deeper, Garden Spot established ForgeWorks in October 2017. Through ForgeWorks, Garden Spot can provide additional resources and insight as well as recommendations for a path forward when organizations request it. (Read more about ForgeWorks on page 44.) DEVELOPING LEADERS AND A WORKFORCE In addition to Steve’s desire to develop leaders through a yearlong Emerging Leaders program for team members at Garden Spot, he also served as a mentor and coach for the LeadingAge PA Fellows in Leadership and helps to lead sessions for the Anabaptist Providers Group’s Leadership Formation Program.
In March 2019, LeadingAge PA invited Steve to testify before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Health Committee to talk about the growing crisis in healthcare staffing. In that testimony he proposed that the legislators think about a way to employ an “untapped workforce”—people who live in chronic poverty. Although the laws haven’t changed, Steve continues to explore the ways Garden Spot and other social service organizations, like CrossNet Ministries in New Holland, can partner to employ people who are not currently in the workforce and provide opportunities to help them succeed.
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MICROCOMMUNITIES MEET OUR GAME-CHANGING
At Garden Spot Village, abundant opportunities to live with purpose in community are everywhere. That abundance feeds a service culture in which people gain energy through serving in community. From Caring Connections to the Water Quality Group to Travel with Purpose trips, people at Garden Spot are changing the game of retirement. Each of these micro-communities, filled with people who live and serve together, are the result of a resident or two or three saying, “What would happen if…?” and then going out and making it happen. The following pages explore these micro-communities that are changing the game at Garden Spot and around the world.
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Sustain Individuals at Garden Spot have been quietly working behind the scenes for years to care for our environment. Ed and Darlene Smith, Garden Spot Village residents since August 2014, set up waste Styrofoam drop-off locations around campus and deliver the Styrofoam to Dart Container in Leola every few weeks. Fran Rapp, a retired elementary school teacher and Garden Spot Village resident since August 2011, and Barry Block, a Garden Spot Village resident since June 2010, enjoy educating people about the importance of recycling. They have helped to coordinate learning journeys for staff and residents to Lancaster County’s state-of-the-art Waste-to-Energy Facility. Recognizing the many ways Garden Spot Village residents and staff were already making energyefficient choices, on Earth Day 2019 Garden Spot Village established SUSTAIN: Building a Better Life for Everyone. The initial goal was to quantify and strengthen already established environmental initiatives. As a micro-community, SUSTAIN allows residents and staff who share an interest in caring for the environment, making energy-efficient choices and educating the broader community, to work together and build on the good that’s already being done. SUSTAIN is changing the game for people committed to the environment.
Water Quality Group “The world looks at the pollution going into the Chesapeake Bay and sees Lancaster County as one of the major contributors,” says Bill Buehler, a Garden Spot Village resident since October 2008. Shortly after Bill moved to Garden Spot, he connected with the Garden Spot Village Water Quality Group, which supports the Water Quality Volunteer Coalition, a program of the Lancaster County Conservation District. Each month, members sample water from points along nearby Mill Creek, test the water in a lab at Garden Spot Village and submit the data to an online website. The group tests for pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrates, phosphates, alkalinity, total dissolved solids, conductivity and ammonia. In addition, twice a year, members of the group catch in a net, identify and release benthic (stream bottom) macroinvertebrates in order to assess the biological health of Mill Creek. The data collected helps the Lancaster County Conservation District determine whether or not the health of local creeks and rivers, which feed into the Susquehanna River, which then feeds into the Chesapeake Bay, is improving. “Over the past ten years that I’ve been participating in the group, we’ve seen considerable improvement to the water that Mill Creek feeds into the Susquehanna. We don’t affect that change, but it’s good to know that Lancaster County’s efforts are making a difference,” Bill says. Through their participation in the regional effort, Garden Spot Village residents are helping to change the game for the Chesapeake Bay.
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Caring Connections
Share & Care
Sometimes the transition to a new home can feel overwhelming. A faithful friend can make all the difference, regardless of your stage of life—someone who calls to make sure you are OK, someone who stops in just to say hi or spend time with you. At Garden Spot Village, Caring Connections helps to connect people who may benefit from having a faithful friend with people who want to be a faithful friend. These relationships create a unique community in which everyone feels valued. With the support of a network of nearly 40 volunteers who desire to make a difference in someone else’s life, Caring Connections coordinators Ruthann Ware and Marsha Dawson facilitate relationships built around weekly visits. Ruthann, a geriatric nurse who moved to Garden Spot Village with her husband, Don, in August 2009, says, “I have a passion for people who are lonely and need someone to keep them company.” Her involvement in the program influenced Don, an engineer, to volunteer as well. He connected with another engineer who wanted someone to play chess with him. As weeks and months passed, the men shared their life experiences. Don says, “We joked around. We shared everything— our careers, our faith. He became my friend.” That friendship changed the game for Don and for the gentleman who simply wanted someone to play chess.
One of the best kept secrets in eastern Lancaster County is the Share & Care Thrift Store on the lower level of Village Square. Filled to the brim with gently used furniture, housewares, jewelry and home décor, Share & Care offers a win-win-win at Garden Spot Village. Residents and future residents donate unneeded, lightly used items, giving them new life and keeping them out of the landfill. Shoppers from Garden Spot Village and around Lancaster County find great prices on quality merchandise and all proceeds benefit the Benevolent Fund. In 2019, Share & Care donated more than $78,000 to the Benevolent Fund, which benefits residents, who for reasons beyond their control, have exhausted their financial resources. Janice Ford, who moved to Sycamore Springs in July 2017, finds purpose and community by serving on the Share & Care planning committee. As a committee, they evaluate donations, price products and create displays in the store. Janice says, “We have jewelry, cards, furniture, all types of kitchenware, whether it's pots and pans or utensils for the kitchen. You name it, we have it. Also, the quality of the items—they are high-quality items for a very reasonable price. It's a very upscale thrift shop but it doesn't have—to put it my way— the Main Line price tags on it.” Share & Care changes the game for residents and shoppers.
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Men’s Christian Fellowship In September 2019, Men’s Christian Fellowship, led by Don Aldrich, a Garden Spot Village resident since August 2016; Dan Kolb, a resident since April 2018; Dave Givens, a resident since October 2018; and Alan Dinning, a resident since November 2018, introduced a new study and format for their meetings at 8:30am on the first and third Wednesday of the month in the Gardens West Conference Room. For more than ten years, Alan had led a Bible study for men in his home in Kennett Square. Studying the book Rediscover Jesus by Matthew Kelly was transformational for that group. Alan recommended the book to Don, as well as a small-group format and journals for deeper discussion. Don sought counsel from Chaplain Chet Yoder, Dan and Dave, as well as from a group of men with considerable history participating in Men’s Christian Fellowship before introducing the idea. “In embracing the new format and smaller group discussion,” Alan says, “we learn from each other; we grow closer to God and each other. It’s been an absolute game changer for this group of men.” Dave agrees, “Leading a group has really given me purpose—something to live for—it gives me a reason to connect with people, and has opened doors for new relationships. Over the course of 40 lessons together, we will be able to move beyond shallow relationships. In my experience, relationships don’t happen in quick, spur-of-the-moment gatherings; they happen over time, intentionally.” Men are invited to join the group at any time, even in the midst of the study. For Don, Dan, Alan and Dave, and the increasing number of men who participate, Men’s Christian Fellowship is changing the game in relationships.
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Global Missions At 9am on the second Tuesday of each month, Bud Gray greets a group of 20-plus people gathered in the Gardens West Conference Room to learn more about Global Missions. Recognizing that many people at Garden Spot Village have an interest or experience serving in global missions, Bud, a Garden Spot Village resident since June 1998, established the monthly meeting in 2004. Since then he has planned, coordinated and hosted the meeting. Bud sees himself as a connector—connecting people with interest in global missions to people who are serving. While he does not view the monthly session as an effort to fundraise for global mission workers, he does include a freewill offering for the speaker’s stipend and many speakers have been abundantly blessed by people who have offered prayer support as well as ongoing financial support. Past speakers include the children and grandchildren of residents as well as directors of local and international mission agencies. “My initial goal was to allow people to hear what God is doing around the world,” Bud says. “This monthly gathering allows people to stay connected and educated about global missions.” Serving as a connector changed the game for Bud, for the residents who desire to learn more and support global mission workers, and for the global mission workers who thrive with a vibrant support system.
Travel with Purpose
Past Initiatives
Many people look forward to retiring so they can spend more time traveling and volunteering. At Garden Spot Village, Travel with Purpose trips allow you to do both! On a regular basis, Garden Spot coordinates a Travel with Purpose trip with CURE International, a network of hospitals that offer life-changing surgeries for children who cannot walk or who have other physical disabilities. Teams of Garden Spot Village staff and residents have traveled to serve in hospitals in the Dominican Republic and Kenya. Nancy Heckman, a Garden Spot Village resident since June 2012, traveled to the CURE Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya, in October 2019. Nancy says, “I love to travel and going to Kenya was an opportunity to travel for ministry. The staff at the CURE Hospital was so friendly and welcoming. I would definitely go again because I made so many good connections with the staff.” Garden Spot Village also offers Travel with Purpose trips within the United States. Most recently, groups have traveled to Tarboro, North Carolina, to assist with rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. Janie and Paul Hutton, Garden Spot Village residents since September 2009, participated in the trip to Tarboro in March 2019. Janie says, “We enjoy trips like this because we see people from other parts of Garden Spot and get to know them better.” Paul adds, “When we go on a trip and work together, we are all using skills from our past and we begin to see a larger picture of who people truly are.”
Garden Spot Village residents find purpose and community in serving people around the world. Currently, partnerships with CURE International and United Methodist Volunteers in Mission help Garden Spot connect to opportunities both abroad and in the United States. Travel with Purpose team leaders constantly look for ways to partner more Garden Spot Village residents with the trips, even if traveling is not an option. For example, residents are invited to participate by preparing materials, donating small toys or food, and covering the groups who travel with prayer. Over the past 15 years, Garden Spot Village residents partnered with a variety of organizations. Residents helped to rebuild homes for Mennonite Disaster Service projects in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina and in New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy. Residents also helped to frame homes that were trucked to Cordova, Alabama, and New Iberia, Louisiana, for onsite building with Mennonite Disaster Service. Over the past 10 years, teams traveled to the mountains outside Tegucigalpa, Honduras six times to help the local churches build a mountain camp and retreat in conjunction with Missions Door. Paul and Janie Hutton coordinated those trips. “Through the support of the Community Church at Garden Spot we were able to help finish building the camp and now are helping to support leadership development as the camp seeks to work more intentionally to serve people with disabilities,” Paul says. At Garden Spot Village, Travel with Purpose trips are changing the game of travel in retirement.
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MISSIONARY AIRCRAFT Story and photos by Art Petrosemolo, Sycamore Springs resident since December 2016
In his retirement, Gary Amey has fulfilled a lifelong dream of working with missionary groups that airlift relief aid to the Caribbean and to Central and South American countries after hurricanes and tropical storms. 38
A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Gary set out to be a missionary pilot and mechanic. But life, as it can and so often does, had other plans for him. However, today the Garden Spot Village resident, who lives in a carriage home with his wife, Sharon, is getting a second chance to be part of the relief movement by spending each winter in Florida repairing missionary aircraft so they remain airworthy. He couldn’t be happier. As a preteen, years ago, Gary and his sister accepted Christ as their savior at an evangelical camp in the Poconos. He says he then felt a deep calling to devote his life to missionary work after reading Elisabeth Elliot’s Through Gates of Splendor, the story of Operation Auca, an attempt by five American missionaries to reach the Huaorani tribe of eastern Ecuador. As I visited with Gary at the Smoketown Airport, where he was meticulously restoring a 1930s Fairchild four-seat aircraft, he told me his story. “Life can
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have a way of interrupting the best-made plans and that’s what happened to me,” he says, “but the Lord has a way of tying up loose ends and He has done so in my life.” After high school, Gary spent three years at Bible college preparing for missionary work. He then spent four years at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas, east of Dallas, studying aeronautical science and engineering. “It is where I learned to fly,” Gary says, “and where, during my last years of study, I worked building Stearman crop duster aircraft as well as flying the legendary bi-wing aircraft, at times from dawn to dark, spraying rice and cotton fields all over the South.” Married at that time to Arlene, a registered nurse, they lived in a house trailer in Kilgore, Texas, and Iota, Louisiana. In 1968, Gary went to work for Lockheed Aircraft in Georgia, where he used his engineering degree to test aircraft metal fatigue while also serving as the company’s liaison to the United States Air Force.
Gary Amey pilots a crop duster. Photo courtesy of Gary Amey.
At about the same time he met Don Beldin of Missionary Flights International (MFI), who flew relief missions out of West Palm Beach, Florida. Gary was thrilled when MFI accepted him into the program as a pilot-mechanic. Part of the commitment, however, he explains, was to raise several thousand dollars to support the program, which, he says, “was difficult, to say the least, while Arlene and I were raising two children.” Disappointed at not being able to fulfill a decade-long dream, he moved to Marshallton, Pennsylvania, and worked in the construction field while building a home for his family. He then took a job in the insurance industry and spent three decades with Factory Mutual Insurance (now FM Global). During those years he continued to fly, spraying for mosquitoes and gypsy moths in New Jersey and other locations. After 32 years in the insurance industry, Gary retired in 2006. In retirement he began using his aviation engineering and mechanical skills, nearly 50 years after his original commitment to work in the field, to repair mission aircraft in five locations across the country. “The Lord works in special ways,” Gary says with a smile, “and He got me where I wanted to be, just a little later than I had planned.” After moving to Garden Spot with Arlene in June 2012, he settled into a busy retirement career that includes restoring antique airplanes at the Smoketown Airport as well as working on missionary aircraft each winter in Fort Pierce, Florida. Arlene passed away in 2015. Gary then met Sharon Brooks, a widow and retired high school music teacher from Nebraska. They married in 2016, moving from separate Garden Spot locations to their carriage home. Gary restores aircraft two days a week now and takes a little more time to relax and sightsee with Sharon in their 36-foot motor home. During their winters in Florida he loves working on DC3 aircraft—missionary workhorses, some more than 70 years old. “I have the best of both worlds now,” Gary says. “I finally am able to help in the missionary airlift operation, although I’ll always regret not being able to fly relief missions.” “But,” he continues, “I have slowed down a little to smell the roses and enjoy retirement here at Garden Spot and in Florida.” Sharon agrees and says, “I am thankful God brought Gary into my life and together we can be a part of His plan for our lives together.”
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IMPACTING OUR
with purpose in community—to residents, team members and everyone who visits. This desire to build community overflows into our non-profit commitment to the commonwealth through support to other non-profit organizations who support New Holland and the surrounding
1,753
Free Meals Served
at Garden Spot’s monthly community event at CrossNet Youth Ministries.
325lbs
of Fresh Produce Donated to the local food pantry from our aeroponic greenhouse
$162,975*
Donated Space to Non-Profits Including hosting the New Holland CROP Walk, biannual meetings for the New Holland Business Association and weekly Rotary and Kiwanis meetings.
$1,448,188
Per Year in Local Taxes—
communities. Here are just a
the largest taxpayer in ELANCO School District.
few of the ways we supported
$20,000
local non-profits in 2019. www.gardenspotvillage.org
to Garden Spot Fire Rescue
$20,903+
**
Donated items thru Making-A-Difference
3,092 items like toothbrushes, diapers, clothing, winter coats, hats, scarves, backpacks and food through our monthly collection to benefit local non-profits like Potter’s House, Mom’s House, Water Street Ministries, Keystone Military Stockings for Soldiers and more.
524
Team Members Live and Serve
in our broader community, impacting the lives of people around them. In addition, their collective income positively impacts the local economy.
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abundant opportunities to live
Including CrossNet Ministries, ELANCO Public Library, Servant Stage and Cavod Academy of the Arts.
Garden Spot Village provides
$40,770
2019 AT A GLANCE
Cash Contributions to Other Non-Profits
COMMUNITY
TELLING OUR STORY IN NEW WAYS
When people gather, they naturally share stories, laughter and memories. Garden Spot continuously looks for ways to draw people into the stories, laughter and memories that make up life at Garden Spot. Destination Garden Spot Village, monthly Endeavor videos, short films, blog posts, Facebook posts, emails—all of these storytelling platforms share pieces of the Garden Spot experience in different ways. But something was missing. With the introduction of broadcast radio around 1920, people began to share stories with larger audiences. The Internet introduced podcasting, which made audio storytelling widely accessible for storytellers and listeners. Research shows that podcasts offer a fairly inexpensive and viable way for businesses to connect and build relationships with new customers. The Garden Spot Creative Team, always looking for new ways to engage customers, began talking in late 2018 about what might be involved in producing a podcast. The podcast was named and the production team was appointed. Gavin Sauder, web designer, would serve as the podcast producer; Scott Miller, chief marketing officer, and Juanita Fox, storyteller, would serve as co-hosts of Garden Spot Communities Presents: Retire with Purpose. “As in all of our initiatives, we set a gold standard for what we wanted our podcast to be,” says Juanita. “We reached out to Love Thy Neighborhood, an urban mission agency in Louisville, Kentucky, that shares stories through podcasts. We held them as our gold standard. They were gracious enough to point us to a lot of resources and to host us for a daylong discussion about podcasting.” In March 2019, Juanita, Gavin and Scott dove deep into the resources that Love Thy Neighborhood provided, including a
lengthy webinar by Alex Blumberg, a former NPR radio host. They also took a day trip learning journey to Louisville. These experiences were the inspiration needed to move the project forward. Through the spring and summer the team had many more discussions about logistics, scriptwriting and topics. In July, Scott and Juanita interviewed Art Petrosemolo, a Garden Spot Village resident since December 2016. Art’s engaging personality created a lively discussion and excellent kickoff for the podcast. A series of interviews with more Garden Spot residents and CEO Steve Lindsey in late September 2019 rounded out Season 1’s content. Creating the right production quality for the rest of the podcast was the next challenge. Script rewrites and multiple recording sessions took the team until the end of 2019. Garden Spot Communities Presents: Retire with Purpose officially launched in early-February 2020. “Launching a podcast is the hardest thing I have ever done professionally,” says Scott. “It requires a level of precision and oral delivery that I never imagined.” Gavin agrees. “When we started this journey in early 2019, I never imagined that creating a podcast would be so challenging. While we have had some very frustrating moments, finishing the project has been rewarding.” TO LISTEN TO GARDEN SPOT COMMUNITIES PRESENTS: RETIRE WITH PURPOSE, VISIT:
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Gladys Kolb assists in Mountain View, coordinating volunteers who lead crafts, games and other activities.
GLADYS KOLB: A Heart to Bless Others
“Each day, the prayer for Dan and me is, ‘Who can we bless today?’” says Gladys Kolb, who moved to Garden Spot Village in April 2018 with her husband Dan from Spring City, Pennsylvania. Gladys truly lives her prayer, reaching out to people around her and ministering one-on-one through Caring Connections and A Quiet Presence. Through her gift of hospitality she serves quietly, making people feel comfortable, welcome and important, wherever they are. After her first husband died in his early 40s, Gladys continued farming and raised their children. She and Dan, a widower, married in 2003. Dan and Gladys’ blended family includes 12 children as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dan and Gladys find great joy in spending time with their family. An LPN by vocation, Gladys most recently worked as the evening charge nurse in personal care at Peter Becker Community in Harleysville. This experience, as well as her caring, compassionate nature shines through her involvement here at Garden Spot Village. “I’ve always liked to encourage others, to bless others and be
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available for however God can use me,” Gladys says. “If it’s a smile or a word of encouragement, I’m happy to share it. I appreciate the freedom I have to pray with others through Caring Connections.” Gladys volunteers in Mountain View, helping Diane Pechart, personal care activity director, with outings and other events as needed. Most important, she serves as volunteer coordinator for Diane, making phone calls to other volunteers who are interested in helping with special activities, games and crafts. Dan and Gladys also serve as resident hosts for Look & Learn and open their home to tours for prospective residents. “We are grateful for the opportunity to live at Garden Spot, so we are always happy to share with others how wonderful it is to live here,” Gladys says. “I appreciate that there are so many opportunities at Garden Spot,” Gladys continues. “There is something for everyone. If you want to get involved, you can find something you enjoy here.”
Bob Collins volunteers in the Metal Shop, repairing items for the maintenance department and building things to sell at the Fall Festival.
BOB COLLINS:
Exploring Opportunities to Serve
“The possibilities are unlimited for volunteering at Garden Spot Village,” says Bob Collins, a Garden Spot Village resident since November 2016. Bob says he got his first volunteer metalworking job the summer after second grade. He and his family lived in downtown Reading and one of his neighbors had a broken chain on her bike. Inspired by his older brother’s expertise in metalworking, Bob fixed the bike. From that moment he was hooked. A machinist and millwright for many years, Bob has experience in a variety of trades. Because of an injury, he took early retirement from the factory where he worked for 32 years. He headed back to school and earned his HVAC certification. He also partnered with a friend to build a 22-home subdivision and served as the department manager for lumber and millwork when Lowe’s opened in Sinking Spring. When Bob and his wife, Bernie, moved to Garden Spot Village, Bob brought a buzz box welder and some other small tools. He quickly realized he did not have space in his new garage to weld so he led an initiative to start a metal shop.
The creativity and problem-solving involved in the art of metalworking inspire Bob. He thrives on projects like designing and building brackets for the dropdown lights in the new meeting spaces, The Forge and The Foundry (see article on page 46). He also helps to repair items for the maintenance department and builds coat hangers, hat holders and signs out of golf clubs and other recycled metal for the Fall Festival and Train Room Open House sales. In addition to leading the Metal Shop, Bob also serves on the Wood Shop Committee. He loves to teach children about woodworking and metalworking and helps to lead projects when the New Holland Elementary Wood Working Club visits the Wood Shop. Over the course of two years, Bob and Bernie explored six different retirement communities before deciding that Garden Spot was the best fit. Bob says, “We loved the grounds and the gardens, as well as the wellness department and the opportunities to volunteer.”
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FORGEWORKS: A MINDSET OF ABUNDANCE
Steve Jeffrey, Co-Founder/Guild Master of ForgeWorks
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Garden Spot Communities established ForgeWorks in October 2017 as a way to offer the organization’s experience in innovation and organizational growth with an open hand. “At Garden Spot, we view our work through a mindset of abundance, which means we freely share our successes and failures so that others can learn and grow from our experience,” says Steve Lindsey, Garden Spot Communities CEO. For the past 15 years, people from around the world have visited Garden Spot to learn more about the organization’s innovative personcentered care and household model. Steve Lindsey and other members of the executive leadership team have been invited to participate in speaking engagements across the country. Steve Lindsey has also traveled to participate in forums about the future of healthcare internationally. Increasing demand for this type of interaction as well as a desire to improve the way healthcare is provided to older adults around the world served as catalysts for ForgeWorks. Steve Jeffrey, Garden Spot’s chief strategy and innovation officer, co-founded ForgeWorks with Steve Lindsey. Together they serve a variety of non-profit human service and health organizations. All of the work, tools and process of ForgeWorks are centered around a core belief that regular, thoughtful and balanced focus in three significant areas will produce healthy, vibrant, dynamic and thriving organizations. The three areas include: developing a common understanding and knowledge through education, facilitating cultural discovery and alignment, and developing new, strategic tools for organizational growth and innovation. By focusing on these three pillars, ForgeWorks has impacted organizations across the country.
EDUCATION AND COMMON UNDERSTANDING ForgeWorks is frequently asked to present at regional and national conferences, share key trends and disruptions with non-profit boards, and to offer insight into ways to develop culture and innovation. Recently Steve Jeffrey and Scott Miller, Garden Spot Communities’ chief marketing officer, offered a webinar through LeadingAge PA entitled Culture and Workforce: How to Build a Workplace You’ll Love! This online event was attended by almost 100 people representing more than 40 organizations. “We are very excited about the possibilities that distance learning has for creating a broader impact for ForgeWorks and for sharing what we have learned,” says Steve Jeffrey.
In early 2019, ForgeWorks introduced Enneagram discovery sessions as part of its education and common understanding offerings. As a tool, the Enneagram offers unique insight and equips team members of for-profit and non-profit organizations to work better together. Fig Industries is just one of the organizations that chose to use ForgeWorks for this game-changing training. Deb Brandt, founder of Fig Industries in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, asked Steve Jeffrey and Scott to walk her team through the training. She says, “The Enneagram training at our retreat was a game changer for our team. It gave us a deeper understanding of each other and provided skills for better communication.” CULTURAL DISCOVERY AND ALIGNMENT ForgeWorks partnered with CrossNet Minstries, a social service organization based in New Holland, to evaluate the CrossNet culture and solidify core values. Meredith Dahl, executive director for CrossNet Ministries, says, “Working with ForgeWorks was a game changer for our organization. They brought professionalism and expertise to the table as we worked through our cultural assessment as a team. They were able to give direction for next steps and worked closely with each team member to process what is important to CrossNet. I am incredibly thankful for their time, how they built trust, their creativity and their ability to listen well.” ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH AND INNOVATION ForgeWorks partnered with Liberty Lutheran, a network of retirement communities and healthcare services. Luanne Fisher, president and CEO of Liberty Lutheran, says, “Steve Jeffrey has been a trusted and valued colleague and his skills and talents to facilitate transactions and lead processes have been exemplary. Steve approaches issues and desired outcomes with diligence and perseverance and I have appreciated his candor and in-depth industry knowledge. His creative approach to problem solving is appreciated and recognized.”
Steve Jeffrey says, “Our Garden Spot Communities board oversees ForgeWorks and really wants to see ForgeWorks have broad impact and use its resources and expertise to truly assist other non-profit organizations. They understand and live the concept of abundance. As a result, the impact of ForgeWorks is steadily growing and can reach literally all over the world.” He continues, “ForgeWorks does not have a physical location. While we have spaces to meet here at Garden Spot Village, we often travel to where our clients are located. In addition, the impact of the work we do with organizations has a ripple effect, impacting many people in many different places around the world.” READ MORE: theforgeworks.org D E S T I N AT I O N G A R D E N S P O T V I L L A G E | S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 2 0
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INTRODUCING THE FORGE & THE FOUNDRY In October 2017, Garden Spot Communities introduced ForgeWorks, an innovative organization devoted to sparking organizational growth at Garden Spot and at non-profit organizations around the country. One of the visions for ForgeWorks was to create an innovative meeting and training space where the ForgeWorks team could collaborate, lead and train. Through the summer of 2019, the Garden Spot board room and human resources training room were renovated. The end result? The Forge and The Foundry—innovative spaces for ideation, collaboration and creativity. 46
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TOGETHER THE FORGE AND THE FOUNDRY OFFER THE FOLLOWING: A PLACE TO ESCAPE—a place to get away from cell phones and to-do lists and take time to actually create something new and different A PLACE TO CONNECT—a place to meet with people near and far (via video capabilities) and co-create A PLACE TO LEARN—a place to discover new ideas, new ways forward, new paths
A PLACE TO SEE NEW POSSIBILITIES—a place to practice the slow hunch, to co-create, to explore ideas
THE DESIGN OF THE FORGE AND THE FOUNDRY INCLUDES CAREFULLY APPOINTED DETAILS: STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, including cameras, ceiling-mounted microphones and speakers allows for video conferencing, webinars and more. Within days of completion of The Forge and The Foundry, Steve Jeffrey, Garden Spot’s chief strategy and innovation officer and ForgeWorks’ co-founder, and Scott Miller, Garden Spot’s chief marketing officer and ForgeWorks’ Brand Warrior, led a webinar for LeadingAge PA. Shortly after that, CrossNet Ministries led a Bridges Out of Poverty training for Garden Spot staff and simulcast the presentation to Maple Farm in Akron. RETRACTABLE WALL PARTITIONS create flexible and multifunctional meeting spaces, allowing for both small and large gatherings. MOVABLE TABLES AND CHAIRS allow for flexible seating arrangements; when not in use, the chairs and tables nest together for easy storage. MAGNETIC, GLASS WHITE BOARDS allow for collective learning as well as creative brainstorming and teaching.
LED lights in the ceiling are set in WOOD BEAMS reclaimed from the Maple Farm barn. Garden Spot Village’s Wood Shop planed the beams and the Metal Shop crafted the ceiling brackets. The FLOOR TILES were chosen to spark curiosity and creativity. Twenty percent of the floor tiles feature industrial blueprints for visual interest. The edge of the CEMENT COUNTERTOP features stones gathered during construction at Sycamore Springs, a new neighborhood within Garden Spot Village. INDUCTION WARMING UNITS are mounted in portable serving tables created by local Amish craftsman Mike Fisher, who also created the live edge tables in the Village Square and The Harvest Table. D E S T I N AT I O N G A R D E N S P O T V I L L A G E | S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 2 0
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Bonnie Brown & Duane Bailey Serving with an Open Heart
HOMETOWN: Duane, Glen Burnie, Maryland Bonnie, Denton, Maryland FAVORITE THING TO DO TOGETHER: Travel and just hang out together CAREERS: Bonnie, nurse & family nurse practitioner Duane, entrepreneur & selfemployed contractor CURRENT HOMETOWN: Mohnton, Pennsylvania FAMILY: Three grown children, 7 grandchildren, 1 greatgranddaughter LOOKING FORWARD TO: Pursuing more and different opportunities to serve God, connecting with other likeminded people, joining the Wood Shop and finding new interests
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Bonnie Brown’s granddaughter Abby told her after she and her sister Kate
spent the day at Garden Spot Village with Bonnie and her husband, Duane Bailey, in summer 2019.
“When we decided to move to Garden Spot, our family— especially our grandchildren—were a little concerned, having no idea what Garden Spot was like,” Bonnie says. “So we made a point to bring our teenage grandsons and granddaughters here for a special visit. We went to the pool, played billiards, shuffleboard and ping pong and had lunch. We wanted them to feel good about the move and to communicate to them, ‘We will always be here for you, no matter what,’” Bonnie adds. Bonnie and Duane were introduced to Garden Spot Village when Bonnie’s sister, Diane Brown, started talking about moving to the community. After attending a Look & Learn in August 2017, they felt good about Garden Spot Village. Duane really liked the tools and machines in the Wood Shop and Bonnie appreciated the friendliness of the residents and staff and the opportunities to get involved. “The Jolly Trolley won my heart,” Bonnie says with a smile. “Everyone is so happy and welcoming.” Joining the Radar Screen put Bonnie and Duane in line for a cottage that will meet the specifications they shared with the sales team. They eagerly await their move and look forward to the day they can call Garden Spot Village home. Until then, they appreciate the time they have to travel, while serving with the Christian Medical Dental Association (CMDA) on its Global Health Outreach (GHO) trips to Central America. GHO’s short-term international missions program sends medical, dental and surgical teams around the world to provide healthcare while spreading the Gospel. Bonnie, a nurse, took her first GHO trip with CMDA at age 65, traveling to El Salvador. She helps with triage, preparing people for their appointments with the doctors in the mobile medical and dental clinics and serving in whatever role is needed. After Bonnie’s first trip with CMDA, Duane began to volunteer as well.
and Bonnie have served on multiple mission trips individually and as a couple. During their most recent trip to Nicaragua with CMDA, in November 2019, Duane and Bonnie led a marriage seminar for local pastors and their wives in addition to their work as a nurse and servant. “When our team leader asked us to do the seminar, we said, ‘Us? Give a marriage seminar?’” Duane laughed. “It was something we hadn’t ever done before, but it was fun. We had a great time.” Bonnie used Gary Chapman’s book The Five Love Languages to talk about practical ways the couples could show love to each other. Duane emphasized the biblical priorities in a God-centered marriage. Their family and a church family at Community Evangelical Church in Sinking Spring blessed them with copies of the book in Spanish as well as notebooks, pens and small gifts to share with the 32 couples who joined them for the seminar. Bonnie and Duane are currently planning to co-lead a group to Nicaragua in November 2020. They are recruiting other willing medical professionals and servants to join them. “We are always happy to share our experience, in hopes that others will join us. We always go to bless others, but return home being blessed so abundantly,” Duane says. “The intergenerational connection we experience on these trips makes all the difference,” Bonnie adds, saying that anyone 13 and older can participate and serve. A home at Garden Spot Village will make traveling easier for Duane and Bonnie because they will have the freedom to lock and leave without worrying about home and lawn maintenance. For Duane and Bonnie, living at Garden Spot and serving with CMDA changes the game in retirement. LEARN MORE: cmda.org/global-health-outreach
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Kids 1/2 Marathon
March 27, 2020, for Kindergarten-8th grade ENCOURAGE YOUR KIDS OR GRANDKIDS TO RUN THE KIDS 1/2 MARATHON! After they register, the kids complete 12 miles at their own pace during the time between when they register and March 27, 2020. Friday evening at 6pm the kids run the final 1.1 miles (parents can run with them) on the campus of Garden Spot Village. The kids get to experience the thrill of coming down the finisher’s chute, seeing the time clock and getting a finisher’s medal as they cross the finish line.
Registration and details at gardenspotvillage.run/kids
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The Amazing Adventures of
Hugo & Val GRANDPARENTS GUIDE
One of the goals for The Amazing Adventures of Hugo & Val is to offer an opportunity for purposeful conversation with the children in your life.
Here are a few questions to get the conversation started. Take turns answering the questions with the children.
1. Did you learn about NASA and the space program in school? What did your teacher tell you? Share your memories of the lunar module landing on the moon. Where were you when the astronauts landed on the moon? Who were you with? What kind of a TV were you watching? Relive the experience with the kids. 2. Is there a new technology you remember being introduced that people will remember? Share your memories of your first cell phone or your first experience with a computer. 3. Talk about a recent historical event. Where were you? What were you doing? Discuss how to talk about that event in the future.
Days after Destination Garden Spot Village dropped in the mail last fall, we received this fun drawing of Liam Goddard and his Superhero grandparents, Tom (Pop) and Mary Lee (G-Mom) Gorman. Liam, 7, is a budding artist and a first grader at Lititz Elementary.
TOUCHDOWN CHALLENGE
Design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two “astronauts” when they land on the “moon." In this challenge, students design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land. Download NASA's Design Squad Touchdown activity page online at: gsc.gl/v4xuwsmzj
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FOR ALL OF YOUR WINDOW TREATMENT NEEDS Cordless Lift Systems | Motorized Controls | Top Down & Bottom Up Feature TDBU
We take care of all of the details from measuring to installing your window treatments.
Stop by our Design Studio to check out all of the window treatment options. We will bring samples to your home to finalize the best fabrics & colors in your lighting.
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NEW POSSIBILITIES
BRUCE & JANET POULTERER: Ready to Move
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Eight years later, in December 2017, they placed a deposit on a deluxe end carriage home
with a two-car garage and a loft. Bruce and Janet were downsizing from a large farmhouse near Media, Pennsylvania, that they shared with their daughter and her family for 20 years.
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Their connection to family and providing support to children were always very important to them. They had five foster children and adopted the last foster child after their children were grown. Living with their daughter’s family, they were blessed to watch their grandsons grow into godly young men. In choosing their new home at Garden Spot, they knew they needed space for Bruce to paint and spare bedrooms for their family to stay when they visited. In 2017, Bruce and Janet considered Sycamore Springs. They liked the idea of a single family home and the neighborhood concept, but they didn’t find a layout that felt right. Because they had decided against Sycamore Springs, they were invited to participate in a focus group in November 2018. There they provided input for the next round of blueprints, then returned to their farmhouse and anxiously waited for the time when Garden Spot Village would be home. In June 2019, they sold their home in Media and lived with their daughter’s family before heading to their summer home in Ocean City, New Jersey. They were ready to move and looking forward to Sycamore Springs! As they awaited their move to New Holland, they continued to pursue the things that matter most to them, including visiting children and grandchildren across three different states. For many years, Bruce studied painting under Karl Kuerner, III. Over the past four years, and throughout 2019, Bruce participated in weekly plein air painting sessions at Kuerner Farm in Chadds Ford, which was the inspiration for many of Andrew Wyeth’s works of art. Janet continued to connect with family and church family in Delaware County. Although they lived in New Jersey, Janet still desired to attend a women’s Bible study at their church, so the couple regularly stayed with their daughter and her family in Downingtown. When Garden Spot introduced the floor plans for the expansion of Sycamore Springs in April 2019, Bruce and Janet were curious. They were delighted when they realized that their input was included in the new designs; their suggestions for a different hallway and bigger closets were incorporated. Although they were “next in line” to move into a deluxe end carriage house, Bruce and Janet took a closer look at Sycamore Springs. They evaluated the new floor plans and chose a threebedroom, three-bathroom home with a loft and a two-car garage—the new floor plans felt right! And knowing the time frame when they would move felt even better. ABOVE Bruce and Janet Poulterer, future residents at Sycamore Springs, look forward to connecting with their new neighbors.
“Waiting is the hardest,” Janet says. “It feels good to have a general time frame—to mentally and physically prepare for the move.” Plus, Janet adds, because their home is a new construction, “it will be fun to pick out the colors for the paint, the finishes for the cabinets and the countertops.” “We cannot wait,” Bruce says. “We want to be part of everything that’s happening at Garden Spot.” D E S T I N AT I O N G A R D E N S P O T V I L L A G E | S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 2 0
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FINDING JOY IN THE MIDST OF MOURNING
Illustrator Betsy Peterson and Garden Spot Team Member and Author Katie Mable share a quiet moment in the oak grove that inspired The Orphans and The Oak.
In November 2011, Katie Mable, a Garden Spot Village team member, wrote a children’s book. The manuscript was inspired by her husband Skip, who was a graphic artist. Each Christmas Skip created what he called an ArtisTree, a holiday gift for his clients that reflected his family’s life for that year. While trying to design the 2011 ArtisTree, he was in the midst of mourning the loss of his father and mother. Skip and his sister, Betsy Peterson, who lives in Iowa, served as each other’s creative inspiration. One day, as they were sitting at their respective computers 1,000 miles apart brainstorming the idea of using acorns to honor their creative mother and their generous father, they each turned an oak leaf upside down and discovered that it looked like a Christmas tree! The ArtisTree idea was solved! Skip and Katie made edible acorns from chocolate and small cookies and then decorated gift boxes with oak leaves.
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But Skip had a bigger idea. He said to Katie, “I think there’s a story here.” Inspired by watching Skip and his siblings celebrate the lives of their parents, Katie sat down to write a children’s story. Within a morning, she had a complete manuscript, entitled: The Orphans and The Oak. Because Betsy played such an important role in discovering the link between acorns, oak leaves and Christmas, Skip and Katie asked if she would illustrate the book. Betsy, in her whimsical folk style of illustration, drew some inspirational images and created a 3-D model of the book’s main character
Tupper. Later they shopped the book idea with an agent, but the demand for children’s picture books was in decline and they couldn’t find a publisher, so they put the idea on the shelf and immersed themselves in living life. On Thanksgiving Day 2018, Skip set out on his traditional Thanksgiving run. He collapsed and did not recover. In the midst of mourning Skip, Katie was contacted by one of his colleagues who knew about the book project. The colleague said, “Katie, will you let me help you bring The Orphans and The Oak to life? You need it, your children and grandchildren need it, I need it, and others might need it too.” Katie and Betsy decided it was the right thing to do. Together the women embarked on a yearlong journey of discovering the world of international publishing. They launched the book in early November 2019 and were overwhelmingly blessed by the support of readers in Iowa and Pennsylvania. Along the way they had multiple “God moments”—moments when they deeply felt God’s leading on the journey. They met amazing people who guided them, offering advice, support and encouragement. What surprises them is the joy experienced in sharing the story with other people. “When I place the book into someone else’s hands—and I can offer some encouragement or just a smile—that brings me comfort, healing and happiness as well,” Katie says. “The evidence of care and the opportunity that God has stewarded to us overwhelms me,” Katie adds. “It’s a reminder to me that we all have gifts from God. We may not all be called to write a children’s book. But if we steward the opportunities that God provides, we will be blessed and God will get the credit.” As Katie and Betsy continue to share this story with others, people are inspired and lives are impacted. They are finding triumph despite pain, happiness through giving, joy while grieving and healing by sharing a legacy of living forward.
THE STORY IN A NUTSHELL An acorn, Tupper, dreams of becoming something he’s not—he desires to be a fir tree because he sees how everyone loves the fir, even bringing them into their homes once a year. Alas, he grows into a mighty oak tree but is not happy because he thinks he has nothing of value. One day near Christmas, two newly orphaned children—a boy and a girl—walk through the woods where Tupper is standing and discuss their dilemma. Where will they find a gift to share with their friends and family to reflect their generous father and their creative mother? As Tupper listens to their sad story, he cries tears (his leaves) and one falls on the boy’s shoe. The girl exclaims, “Look, it’s a Christmas tree!” Together the orphans gather Tupper’s leaves to give as Christmas gifts. And Tupper learns that he can bring joy just by being who God made him to be.
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GAME ON Garden Spot Village residents have been changing the world since the community welcomed its first residents in spring 1996. Service is core to the community’s DNA so it’s only natural that residents would make a difference in the New Holland community and around the world. When Scott Miller, chief marketing officer, started at Garden Spot in 2005, he noticed the many ways people were involved in service and volunteer opportunities. Over the next five years, more and more opportunities became available—from Garden Spot sponsored mission trips to Honduras and then the Dominican Republic and Kenya, to a monthly collection of donated items for local non-profits. Scott began to wonder if there was a phrase that could
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be used to quickly convey the vast number of volunteer opportunities people were pursuing.
Scott says, “I wanted a phrase that was contemporary, that challenged the stereotypical view of retirement, that communicated vitality, purpose and throwing yourself into something that is meaningful to you, something that would make a difference in the world.” “Game On” became a call to connect, volunteer and make a difference in New Holland and around the world.
MAKING-A-DIFFERENCE
When Colleen Musselman, director of life enrichment, was traveling with her family in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 2009, she stumbled upon the book Changing the Face of Hunger, by Tony Hall, a career politician from Ohio and lifetime advocate for ending world hunger. Colleen says, “The book opens with Isaiah 6:8, ‘Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’ Tony wrote about those who spent their lives reaching out to others, including Mother Teresa and others. But the line that struck me most was in the appendix under the topic ‘How To Help.’ It said, ‘All you have to do is look around you, find someone with a need, and address it.’ I came back to Garden Spot with this calling laid on my heart and began to talk to folks about it.” Residents welcomed the opportunity to connect with their local community, and several joined Colleen in planning monthly collections. In 2019, Garden Spot Village staff and residents donated material resources to a number of local community non-profits, including canned and boxed food items for the New Holland Food Pantry; men’s toiletries for Potter’s House, a transitional home for men in New Holland; baby clothing and other items for Mom’s House in Lancaster; and Christmas shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. The program touched thousands of people across Lancaster County, with an estimated value of material donations totaling more than $20,000.
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SWIPE OUT HUNGER TRAVEL WITH PURPOSE
When Paul and Janie Hutton moved to Garden Spot in September 2009, they invited their new community to partner with them in helping to build a camp in the mountains near Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Over the course of ten years, 85 people have traveled to Honduras. More than $90,000 were raised in support and ten buildings were constructed at a mountain camp and retreat in conjunction with Missions Door.
In 2016, Garden Spot Village began to partner with CURE International, a network of hospitals that offer life-changing surgeries to children. In 2016 and 2017 teams went to the Dominican Republic; in 2018 and 2019, teams traveled to Kijabe, Kenya. The next trip to Kenya is tentatively scheduled for January 2021. Garden Spot Village also connected with United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) to support relief and rebuilding efforts. In late April 2018, a group of team members and residents traveled to Tarboro, North Carolina, to partner with UMVIM. In March 2019, a second team went. A third trip is tentatively scheduled for fall 2020.
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In early 2017, Garden Spot Village residents Fred and Eileen Eck and Don and Lois Aldrich invited residents and staff to join them in a new initiative—to fund and serve a community meal in New Holland. Garden Spot became the first retirement community to partner with Swipe Out Hunger, a national program that helps to alleviate hunger among college students. Garden Spot’s initiative was very successful. By the end of 2019, Garden Spot Village staff and residents were providing a monthly meal for, on average, 146 men, women and children at CrossNet Youth Ministries. Each month the Sodexo team at Garden Spot prepares the meal with donated funds and Garden Spot residents volunteer to serve. In addition, each month a group of residents serve lunch at Water Street Ministries in Lancaster.
HOME REPAIRS AND BUILDING
Because many residents have experience in home repair and rebuilding efforts, partnerships with Mennonite Disaster Service and UMVIM have been natural connections. Residents helped to rebuild homes for Mennonite Disaster Service projects in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina and in New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy. Residents have also helped to frame homes that were trucked to Cordova, Alabama, and New Iberia, Louisiana, for onsite building with Mennonite Disaster Service. A recent connection to Good Works, a non-profit organization which currently serves low-income homeowners throughout central and northern Chester County, allows residents to volunteer for one-day workdays several times a year. (Read more about Good Works on page 24.)
GRANDS & KIDS CAMP
Although volunteer service is a large part of the Game On initiative, intergenerational connections can also have a huge impact. Grands & Kids Camp is an annual, award-winning intergenerational camp for Garden Spot residents, future residents and the grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews or other children in their lives. The weeklong camp offers incredible opportunities to make lifelong memories together as “grands” and “kids” complete service projects, attend sporting events, compete at mini-golf and more. “Game On” conveys expectation, excitement and fun. At Garden Spot, residents and staff connect when they answer the call to “Game On!”
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Amy Gallagher Connecting People
JOB TITLE: Director of Adult Day Services DATE STARTED AT GSV: March 25, 2011
FAVORITE... MOVIE: Ice Castles FOOD: Butter Pecan Ice Cream BOOK: Jesus Calling by Sarah Young MUSIC GENRE: Country QUOTE: "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." - Ephesians 4:2
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Amy Gallagher serves as a connector. She helps people engage with opportunities that encourage them to live with purpose.
As the director of Adult Day Services, Amy creates opportunities for the men and women who participate in Adult Day to live with purpose. She plans purposeful activities and creates deep relationships with the people she serves. “I appreciate the love I receive from the people who participate in Adult Day. Knowing I can give them the love and compassion they need and receive love back is meaningful to me. They are ‘my people,’” Amy says. “The women are my mothers and my grandmothers; they give me a mother-type love,” she adds. Amy started working as a caregiver with Garden Spot Village At Home in March 2011. Prior to that, Amy worked for another home care agency while serving a Garden Spot Village resident. She transitioned to Garden Spot’s At Home program when the resident decided to use Garden Spot’s home care service instead. Amy moved to Adult Day Services in October 2017. Each day in Adult Day offers a different experience. She thrives on the variety and finds deep joy in the relationships she shares with the residents and in the opportunities she has to connect them to people at Garden Spot and around the world. She also leads Garden Spot’s Village Travel with Purpose trips with CURE International. Amy traveled to CURE hospitals in the Dominican Republic in 2016 and 2017 and to Kenya in 2018 and 2019. “I never really saw myself as a leader,” Amy says. “I thrive on planning, but to set out and lead a team like this was a little scary. But I really felt like God was challenging me and wanted me to pursue this opportunity. It was a challenge in my faith and my leadership.” “Every time I participate in a Travel with Purpose trip, I experience something different, something new,” Amy continues. “On the most recent trip, as the leader, it was different because my role was to help facilitate the life-changing moments. My focus was more on the individuals on the team than on myself.” Amy connects Adult Day participants to the Travel with Purpose trips. Although they are not able to travel themselves, the participants are blessed by the stories Amy shares of the children who are served by CURE and Garden Spot Village. Amy invites the participants to help prepare materials that will be used for lessons and crafts on the trips. People in Adult Day helped to cut elastic for the 96 sets of pajamas that the Travel with Purpose team delivered to Kenya in October 2019. In addition, each time Amy travels, Norma, who attends Adult Day, asks Amy to take a necklace and give it to the mother of a child who is having surgery at the hospital. Honored to serve as a connector for Norma, Amy takes a photo of the woman who is blessed and shares her story with Norma when she returns. For Norma, this exchange offers a way to make a difference in the life of a woman on the other side of the world. Serving as a connector is life-changing for Amy. While the Travel with Purpose trips allow her to minister internationally once a year, she says, “I minister every single day in Adult Day. Caring for others is my heart.”
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CONNECTING CULTURES
Roy Johnsen, a Garden Spot Village resident since September 2017, has a heart for the people of Puerto Rico. In January 2019 Roy, representing Neffsville Mennonite Church, and three other men—Larry Stoner, representing Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), Dean Smith, and John Bomberger—traveled to La Plata at the request of Rolando Santiago, former executive director of Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. La Plata Mennonite Church was Rolando’s home church. “Through Rolando, we really became more aware of the devastation of Hurricane Maria,” which struck in September 2017. Roy says, “We visited in January 2019 to see what help we could offer.” When the team arrived, they were astounded by the amount of work that still needed to be done in Puerto Rico. “After Hurricane Maria, 70,000 houses in Puerto Rico were missing their roofs. When we arrived in January 2019, 20,000 homes were still missing their roofs,” Roy says. The team arrived on Saturday, and by the following Thursday they were deeply committed to helping the church in La Plata. In addition to feeling a deep sense of community and connection with the church, the team was also inspired by the impact that the small 60-member congregation has on the local community. Each summer the church hosts a Bible camp for as many as 150 children in the surrounding community. The children’s church, which had suffered the majority of the damage, was the site for the children’s ministry. The church held the camp in tents in 2018, but Roy and the others were compelled to help the church rebuild.
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Roy and the team returned home and solicited the help of other churches. MDS, the Atlantic Coast Conference of the Mennonite Church and Neffsville Mennonite Church led the building initiative. Other local Mennonite churches, including Ridgeview Mennonite, James Street Mennonite and Akron Mennonite, provided both volunteer and financial support. Throughout 2019, a total of eight teams of volunteers went to La Plata to help build a new children’s ministry building. Made of reinforced cement block, the new building will also serve as refuge for the community during future storms. The total cost for the project topped $220,000. As chair of the missions committee for Neffsville Mennonite, Roy assumed the leadership in planning and hosting events to raise funds for the church rebuilding. In addition to helping to plan a comedy night with Ted & Company TheaterWorks and a Wednesday Night Out event that included authentic Puerto Rican food, Roy quietly and steadily crafted wood-turned works of art, which he offered for sale at the church. Every sale from January through November 2019 fully benefited the La Plata building project.
“As a child of the La Plata congregation,” Rolando says, “it just means the world to me that churches in Lancaster County would donate funds and volunteer hours to rebuild this children’s ministry. The collaboration, the fellowship—it confirms for me what Christian fellowship is all about. I am so appreciative.” A building dedication planned for January 2020 was postponed after a series of earthquakes rocked the island in December and early January. The event was rescheduled for February. Roy and his ten-yearold-grandson Sebastian, a 5th grader who has been in Spanish immersion classes since kindergarten at Locust Grove Mennonite School, Lancaster, traveled to La Plata to attend. During the dedication celebration, Roy was honored to preach the sermon and give greetings to the attendees. Sebastian served as his interpreter during the greetings. Together they shared, connecting people in Lancaster County to people in La Plata, Puerto Rico. OPPOSITE TOP Roy Johnsen presents a wood-turned bowl and chalice to the La Plata congregation in January 2019.
“In early November 2019,” Roy says, “I received word that the entire cost of the project was paid in full.”
OPPOSITE MIDDLE Children stand at the site of the proposed children's ministry building in January 2019.
Roy continues, “It’s been an honor to work with this wonderful group of people who have worked very hard, reached out beyond themselves, and made a difference.”
OPPOSITE BOTTOM The newly-constructed children's ministry building in January 2020. Background Fort San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico Special thank you to Dean Smith, Neffsville Mennonite Church for providing inset photos.
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CHEF'S DELIGHT
Arroz con gandules is a popular Puerto Rican dish, and is shown here garnished with grilled, diced pineapple. This family recipe was shared by Hector Valentin, a Garden Spot Village cook.
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Arroz Con Gandules with Tostones (Yellow Rice and Pigeon Peas) SERVES FOUR - SIX
For the Tostones
For the Rice
3 large green plantains
4 cups medium grain rice
2/3 cup oil (approximately)
½ cup Sofrito (GOYA)
Salt and pepper to taste
½ cup oil, divided
CUT the ends off each plantain and use a knife to cut through the skin of the plantain lengthwise, from top to bottom. (NOTE: Try to only cut through the skin, as you don’t want to slice into the fruit, which will form the Tostones.) PRY open, PEEL off and DISCARD the tough outer skin. CUT the plantains into pieces, about 1 inch thick. FILL a large skillet about a third of the way with oil. HEAT over medium-high for a few minutes to warm up the oil. PLACE one plantain chunk in the oil. If the oil surrounding the plantain begins to bubble a bit, the oil is hot enough. If not, let it heat up for another minute or so, and try again. When the oil is ready, ADD a batch of plantains to the skillet. FRY them for about two minutes on each side, or just long enough to soften them and turn them a light golden color. REMOVE the fried plantains from the oil and place them on a paper towel to absorb some of the oil. Using a tostonera, mallet, or the bottom of a soup can, FLATTEN each fried plantain piece. Be careful not to make them too thin, or they will break apart. RETURN the smashed plantain pieces to the hot oil and fry again. TURN them occasionally, until both sides are a deep golden color. REMOVE the tostones from the pan of oil, and place them on a paper towel to absorb some of the oil. SPRINKLE generously with salt and serve.
½ cup annatto seeds 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon pepper 12 oz pigeon peas
Michael Pezzillo: executive chef, Garden Spot Village
7 cups water or chicken broth
PLACE 1/4 cup oil in small saute pan, ADD annatto seeds and TOAST to a deep orange color. STRAIN seeds, discard oil. ADD ¼ cup oil and sofrito to dutch oven and SAUTE until fragrant (approximately four minutes). ADD rice, water or stock, salt, pepper and peas, and bring to boil. Turn to SIMMER and cover. COOK approximately 20-25 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed. FLUFF rice with fork.
For the Sofrito Shrimp 2 tablespoons oil 1 lb shrimp 2 tablespoons sofrito Salt and pepper to taste
HEAT oil in saute pan. ADD shrimp. SAUTE five minutes. ADD sofrito. COOK for one minute or until hot.
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CHANGING DINING Seven years ago, when Garden Spot Village leadership began to dream about how to redesign the dining experience, they looked for a partner that could serve as a catalyst for change. As one of the world’s largest food service management companies, Sodexo has brought a wealth of expertise, resources and tools to Garden Spot Village. Garden Spot’s leadership team presented a significant challenge to Sodexo. They wanted the staff to have both broad experience in mainstream, contemporary culinary arts and to create an eclectic international menu that could satisfy the tastes of lifelong world travelers. Sodexo has met that challenge and is delivering a gamechanging dining experience to Garden Spot Village. Today The Harvest Table is a popular spot for residents and staff as well as one of the most popular lunch destinations for local New Holland businesspeople. Sodexo has also brought values similar to those of Garden Spot Village. “Garden Spot Village and Sodexo are as evenly matched as two organizations can be. The mission of Garden Spot—to
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enrich the lives of older adults as an expression of Christ’s love—aligns perfectly with Sodexo’s mission—to improve the quality of life of all those we serve. Even the core values—Garden Spot’s values of community, excellence, service, stewardship, innovation and integrity—and Sodexo’s values—service spirit, team spirit, and spirit of progress—they just fit,” says Christy Turner, general manager for Sodexo at Garden Spot Village. Recently promoted to the role, Christy brings a career of culinary expertise to leading the Sodexo team that serves Garden Spot Village. She replaces Don Bundren who was promoted within Sodexo but still offers support. Christy says that the people, the culture and the relationships with team members and residents makes
working at Garden Spot Village a unique experience that brings value to her life, personally. “Everyone on the Sodexo team is extremely talented,” Christy says. “It’s like a family. We care about each other.” In addition to partnering with Garden Spot to provide dining services, Sodexo also offers support in other areas, including sponsoring a variety of events for and involving the Garden Spot community. SPONSORSHIPS. Sodexo supports fundraising initiatives for Garden Spot’s Benevolent Fund by sponsoring Garden Spot’s 1/2 Marathon & 10K, Fall Festival and Golf Tournament.
Christy Turner brings a wealth of experience to leading the Garden Spot Village Sodexo team. BELOW TOP: Chef Robert Janse, a Sodexo Global Chef from the Netherlands, and Chef Mathew Plank discuss a recipe. BELOW BOTTOM: Lois and Don Aldrich and Fred and Eileen Eck serve food at the monthly Swipe Out Hunger community meal supported by Sodexo.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES. Through Sodexo’s Global Chef Program, the Garden Spot team hosted Chef Robert Janse from the Netherlands. Diners at The Harvest Table raved about Chef Robert’s international dishes and were deeply grateful for the opportunity to learn more about his family and culture. They especially appreciated the way he freely shared his recipes, some of which had been handed down to him from his grandmother. A second Global Chef is scheduled to visit in March 2020. SWIPE OUT HUNGER. The Sodexo team offers critical support for the Swipe Out Hunger Community Meal offered by Garden Spot residents and team members at CrossNet Youth Ministries on the fourth Monday of each month. Sodexo also recently partnered with Swipe Out Hunger to provide additional food security at college and university campuses across the country. LOCALLY SOURCED FOOD. Sodexo is committed to using local suppliers. Specifically, Sodexo sources fresh produce from Summerset Farms on Railroad Avenue in New Holland and the Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op. Sodexo also helped to sponsor the building of Garden Spot’s aeroponic greenhouse, and the chefs use greens that are grown in the greenhouse and harvested daily. COMMUNITY SERVICE. Garden Spot’s Sodexo team hosts the Cavod Academy of the Arts Gala in the Chapel as well as the CrossNet Garden Gala in the Legacy Garden each fall. They also participate in New Holland’s Christmas on Main event each year. CATERING AND SPECIAL EVENTS. Sodexo provides catering for public and private resident and staff gatherings as well as signature events sponsored by the Life Enrichment Department. MINDFUL/WELLNESS PROGRAMS. The Sodexo dietitians and chefs offer Mindful tastings and seminars to encourage residents and team members to make healthy choices. EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. Christy and Executive Chef Mathew Plank share their expertise with the next generation of chefs through participation in the advisory board and career fair for the culinary department of the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center (LCCTC). Garden Spot serves as an internship and externship site for LCCTC. Christy also hopes to begin a relationship with York Technical Institute’s internship program. AMBITION 2025. Sodexo’s Ambition 2025 initiative aligns with Garden Spot’s SUSTAIN Initiative. Over the next five years Sodexo will focus its efforts on hunger, gender and waste. Garden Spot’s culinary team embraces this emphasis by using the fresh catch program (wild caught, rather than farmraised fish), sourcing local food and reducing waste.
“Garden Spot’s relationship with Sodexo makes partnerships in the local community possible,” says Christy. “The wealth of resources, tools and support we have gained through Sodexo, changes the game in dining.”
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Greg Hostetter and Carol Lehman bring 44 years of combined real estate experience to their clients. As a team, they have helped more than 20 families make the move to Garden Spot Village.
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“Greg and Carol raised the bar for the other realtors we interviewed. They were organized, prepared and respectful at our first meeting. On the basis of their successful careers, they made suggestions on pricing and staging while providing realistic expectations. Carol and Greg made us feel like we were partners with them in the process of selling our home. We were pleasantly surprised at how easy they made the entire process!” – John and Paulette Moore, Garden Spot Village residents since June 2017
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For the past 16 years Greg Hostetter and Carol Lehman have been helping people move to Garden Spot Village. “We are real estate agents,” Greg explains, “but we are also connectors. We provide resources. We consult and give ideas and suggestions so people can think about their options and decide what they want to do.” Many times, Carol explains, in the first meeting, clients are anxious and overwhelmed about making the decision to move, especially when it’s a move from a home they’ve owned for forty or fifty years to a retirement community. “We tell people, ‘It’s going to be OK,’” Carol says. “I find fulfillment from helping people feel at peace about their decision, and helping them through the moving process.” YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Greg’s grandfather, Donald Hostetter, started Hostetter Realty in 1970. Greg and Carol work out of the agency’s New Holland office at 321 East Main Street. Twenty other licensed real estate agents work out of the office as well.
Greg and Carol bring a wealth of experience to clients. Their strong relationship with the Garden Spot Village sales team, as well as with more than 20 clients who have moved to Garden Spot Village, gives them a unique perspective. Their combined 44 years in the real estate business gives them authority and connections to resources throughout south central Pennsylvania. On the front side, Carol says, “when someone gets on the Radar Screen at Garden Spot Village, we can help them start thinking about their next steps. We will give advice on how they can prepare their home for sale, including staging, painting and flooring updates as well as upgrading mechanicals. We are finding that buyers want homes that are a shell. We are selling space, not a specific decorating style.” “If people are willing to plan ahead, the process goes more smoothly,” Greg adds. “It’s stressful to move,” Carol adds. “When you partner with someone who has experience in the market, however, you can remove a lot of the stress.” A WEALTH OF RESOURCES Greg and Carol happily provide free comparative market advice. They also serve as a free resource for people who are looking to move. They routinely make referrals to contractors, financial advisors, moving consultants and more.
“A little-known fact is that real estate agents provide a lot of their work for free,” Greg says with a smile. “We only receive our compensation after clients sell their homes. We build relationships so we can help people make that step.” When Greg and Carol’s clients receive the call from Garden Spot and learn that their new home will be ready in 60 days, Greg and Carol step into action, listing the home, coordinating the appraisals and inspections and qualifying the buyers. They also help to coordinate the settlement and moving dates. “We walk side by side with our clients through the whole process,” Carol says. READ MORE: hostetterrealty.com See the Hostetter Realty ad on page 92.
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“OUR FAMILY PLACES A HIGH VALUE ON EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING. MY WIFE, PAT, WAS A HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH TEACHER AND AN ADMINISTRATOR AT HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP ADULT SCHOOL. FINDING A WAY TO SUPPORT GARDEN SPOT EMPLOYEES WHO WISH TO ADVANCE IN THEIR CAREERS SEEMED LIKE AN APPROPRIATE TRIBUTE TO PAT,” SAYS PAUL KELLEY, A GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE RESIDENT SINCE JUNE 2007.
In 2019, Paul and his family helped Garden Spot establish an employee scholarship fund with a memorial gift in Pat’s honor and in recognition of those in skilled care who took care of her. Linda Dodge, development director at Garden Spot Village, adds, “Paul and his family blessed us with seed money to start an employee scholarship fund, which has been a vision for our human resources department for many years.” “Our hope,” Linda continues, “is that other people will see the value in this type of legacy giving and that we will be able to grow the scholarship fund over time.”
A gift to the employee scholarship fund, Linda explains, allows donors to directly bless the lives of team members who desire to advance their career through further education. “The Garden Spot Communities Scholarship Fund is a game changer for staff,” Bryan Groff, director of human resources, says. “Healthcare is a growing field. As an organization, we want to support people as they grow in their careers. In human resources we hear stories of team members who want to attend college or take classes
for additional certifications, but just can’t afford it. An employee scholarship fund will help us to remove that financial barrier for team members and will supplement our current tuition reimbursement benefits.” The first scholarship or scholarships will be awarded in Spring 2020 to help one or more Garden Spot Village team members who plan to attend a local trade, technical or liberal arts college and pursue their associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degree or other specialized certification, especially in nursing care. The initial focus of the scholarship to benefit people pursuing education in the healthcare field reflects the Kelley family’s desire to honor and impact team members who work in skilled nursing.
Paul says, “Through Pat’s time in Fallcrest, my family and I observed how hard-working and caring the household staff and skilled care activities staff are. Their professionalism and compassion was of great comfort to me and my family. We wanted to show our respect for and appreciation of them. Seeding a scholarship fund was a tangible way for this to become part of Pat's legacy.”
TO LEARN MORE about giving to the Garden Spot Communities Scholarship
Fund, contact Linda Dodge, CFRE, director of development, at 717.355.6215 or ldodge@gardenspotvillage.org.
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CAROL HAMMOND: Starting a New Chapter
Carol Hammond grew up in southern Delaware. She and her husband, Myers, worked for DuPont with their careers taking them across the country—from Charleston, West Virginia, to Houston, Texas. When they retired, they settled in Prescott, Arizona and enjoyed the more temperate climate of the desert. When Myers passed away, Carol considered moving to Pennsylvania, in order to be closer to her sister and extended family. Carol’s sister, Janet Renninger, and her husband, Marty, moved to Garden Spot in July 2018 from their home in Chester County. Carol flew from Prescott to visit them in their new home, completely unaware of the community to which they had moved. The only information she had was their new address.
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Before her trip to Pennsylvania, Carol Googled “continuing care retirement communities in Lancaster County,” just curious to see what her options were. She discovered Garden Spot and, based on the website, it felt like a good fit. Shortly after she arrived in her sister’s home, she pulled up Garden Spot Village’s website again and said, “Janet, check out this retirement community. What do you think?” Janet responded, “Carol, that’s where we are.” They laughed and Carol knew that Garden Spot was the place she wanted to settle. She became a future resident and joined the Radar Screen by making a deposit on the style of apartment she wanted in the Village Square Apartments. Janet recommended that Carol find a senior moving consultant to help facilitate her cross-country transition from Arizona to Pennsylvania. Carol pulled up Google again and found the National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM) and In Your Space Consulting, based in Prescott. She hired the team and they began to help her sort through her furniture and belongings because she needed to downsize significantly. They helped her determine what she wanted to keep, what she wanted to sell and what she wanted to donate. “My senior move consultant has been very helpful,” Carol says. “I didn’t even know where to start and they walked me through the process.” When she arrived in Pennsylvania, Carol’s connection to NASMM helped her find a local moving company. The company helped her unpack and settle into her new home in the Village Square Apartments in January 2020. Although she is still settling into life at Garden Spot, Carol looks forward to connecting with the community through volunteering and participating in events. “Janet tells me, when you start volunteering you are going to be so busy and make so many new friends,” Carol says. The Friday event emails she’s received since becoming a future resident made her especially anxious to move. She says, “Painting classes, tubing on the Brandywine, shopping trips—I really look forward to experiencing all of it.” Carol says her move to Garden Spot has also made it easier to travel internationally. During their marriage, she and Myers traveled to Europe 28 times. “We loved France and Italy,” she says. After getting settled, Carol plans to visit an exchange student she met in high school who lives in the Netherlands. “It’s much easier to fly internationally out of Philadelphia than Prescott,” she says.
READ MORE: nasmm.org
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GET TO KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD Just a 45 minute drive from New Holland, Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania, offers a quiet, wooded summer retreat. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, the community offers a variety of arts and cultural events including classes, art shows, performances and more. To learn more about this delightful community visit www.mountgretna.com.
Mount Gretna Tabernacle
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Constructed in the summer of 1899, the Mount Gretna Tabernacle is supported on 23 chestnut posts and braced internally by a spider web of wooden trusses. One hundred and twenty years later, the Tabernacle is still a popular space for open air worship and teaching on summer weekends. An ecumenical Bible Festival features speakers on Friday evenings in June. Evening worship services and a variety of secular and religious concerts are scheduled each summer.
Mount Gretna Lake & Beach 130 LAKEVIEW DR, MOUNT GRETNA 717.964.3130 • MTGRETNALAKE.COM A family owned and operated swim and recreation facility, Mount Gretna Lake & Beach is open to the public daily, from Memorial Day through Labor Day. With eight acres of beach, recreation lawn and picnic grove, Mount Gretna Lake & Beach offers the perfect place for a family gathering or summer day trip getaway. Enjoy swimming, tubing, kayaking, beach volleyball and more.
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The Mount Gretna Playhouse offers professional music and theatre performances in an open-air theatre. Gretna Music schedules professional music performances throughout the summer. One of south central Pennsylvania’s few professional theatres, and one of the oldest summer theatres in America, Gretna Theatre offers quality theatre productions from June through August.
The Jigger Shop 202 GETTYSBURG AVE, MOUNT GRETNA 717.964.9686 • JIGGERSHOP.COM Nestled in the heart of Mount Gretna, for more than 100 years, The Jigger Shop is not only an attraction, but also a tradition for many people in Lebanon, Lancaster, Dauphin and York counties. A trip to Mount Gretna is not complete without a stop at The Jigger Shop for a light meal or one of the restaurant’s decadent ice cream offerings such as Death By Chocolate, PB & J Sundae or Sticky Bun Flambe.
PERSONAL CARE SUITES AT GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE Personal Care Suites Are Inviting and Unique—and so Are the Residents!
Mountain View Personal Care and Laurel View Memory Support offer a world of amenities, but what sets us apart is our specially trained staff who form family-like bonds with each individual. Residents also develop close friendships with others in a true community environment. Plus, all the amenities of Garden Spot Village are available for everyone!
Call 717.355.6272 to schedule a visit!
GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE
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The Area’s Finest Home Care Services Are Available to Everyone
Garden Spot Village at Home provides personalized in-home services to help people live with purpose and significance at all stages of life. We'll help with the activities of daily living like getting dressed and ready for the day, running errands and much more, so you can do the things that are meaningful to you!
Call 717.355.6031 to learn more or visit gardenspotvillageathome.org
ADULT DAY SERVICES AT GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE Adult Day Services Provides a World of Opportunity
Adult Day Services provides a secure, protective environment for older adults who need supervision and assistance during the day. Plus, the amenities of Garden Spot Village offer unique opportunities for activity and engagement.
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Garden Spot Village's Swipe Out Hunger Campaign funds a monthly community meal at CrossNet Youth Center, New Holland. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS: 4,000+ meals served 200+ prayer requests received 15+ staff and residents volunteered each month countless friendships and relationships forged
To learn more or participate call 717.355.6000
CrossNet Ministries offers programs in the area of Youth, Food & Nutrition, Social Services and Community. Our desire is to empower those who are underresourced and see lives changed by Jesus Christ!
We have many opportunities to get involved! OFFERING HELP & HOPE TO THE ELANCO COMMUNITY 717.355.2454 office@elancocross.org 123 W Franklin Street New Holland, PA 17557
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Serving Families
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP
from 5 LOCATIONS
STRASBURG
Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz/Lancaster 17543 | 717.560.5100 Charles F. (Chad) Snyder III, Supervisor
LITITZ
Bachman Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory
7 South Decatur Street | Strasburg 17579 | 717.687.7644 Norman T. Mable Funeral Director / Supervisor Spacht-Snyder Family Funeral Home & Crematory
Plan Your Funeral
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127 South Broad Street | Lititz 17543 | 717.626.2317 Jacqueline Adamson, Supervisor
MILLERSVILLE
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Our team makes pre-planning easy. CALL ANYTIME 717.560.5100
Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory 414 East King Street | Lancaster 17602 | 717.393.9661 Charles F. (Chip) Snyder Jr., Supervisor
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Because good oral health starts with quality dental care from a highly-qualified and experienced team committed to providing the absolute best in treatment, skill and judgment. • Located in New Holland convenient to Garden Spot Village • Easily accessible, off-street parking
Laura Sheaffer Harkin, DMD Third Generation Family Dentistry Callfor an appointment today!
(717) 354-4081
507 W. Broad St. I New Holland, PA 17557
www.DrHarkin.com
Bed & Breakfast
Where country charm and hospitality await you Will Garden Spot Village be your next home?
Stay with us while you explore the area.
15% OFF
our regular rates to family & friends of Garden Spot Village residents.
Dolores & Tim Walter, Innkeepers
371 East Main Street | New Holland, PA 17557
717.355.0450
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Allen Wessel
Member SIPC
IRT-4395D-A
Financial Advisor 201 East Main St New Holland, PA 17557 717-354-4879
Family Owned & Operated
NEW & USED SCOOTERS AND POWER WHEELCHAIRS ROLLATORS, LIFTS, BATTERIES AND ACCESSORIES VISIT OUR REPAIR SHOP AT GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE Gardens South Lower Level. Every other Tuesday. 1 pm-3 pm. Call for an appointment.
STOP BY OUR SHOWROOM FOR A LARGE SELECTION
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• How can I get a fair return in today’s volatile market? • Is Roth Conversion a good idea for me? • Are my affairs in order if something were to happen to me or my spouse? • Am I paying more income tax than necessary? • Are all my beneficiaries and legal documents current and in order? • Are there things I should do to simplify my estate for my spouse and my heirs?
Helping people make financial decisions for more than 30 years. Call 215.830.1450 to learn more!
Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor. Member FINRA/SIPC
Petal Perfect Flowers Flowers • Special Occasions Celebration of Life • Gift Baskets Walk-Ins Welcome
Yoder’s Country Market offers many conveniences all under one roof! We offer a Full-Service Grocery Store, Pharmacy, Dry-Cleaning, Digital Photo Lab, H2O to Go, Gift Shop & Petal Perfect Flower Shop.
LOCATED IN YODER’S MALL 12 South Tower Road | New Holland, PA 17557
717.354.2430 petalperfectflowers.com
- Store Hours Monday-Saturday: 7am-9pm, Sunday 8am-5pm
Join Us for Sunday Brunch 10am-2pm - Restaurant & Buffet Hours Monday-Saturday: 6am-8pm Sunday: 10am-2pm
Our Banquet Facilities accommodate 20-800 people.
Yoder’s Fuel Island & Car Wash
Save 10¢ to 30¢ per Gallon of Gas when you use your Gold Card at Yoder’s Country Market.
14 South Tower Road | New Holland, PA 17557
YODERSCOUNTRYMARKET.COM
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We Deliver Locally
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When It’s Time to Begin the Next Chapter of Your Life… We will be there for you!
The Small Church with a Big Heart... WE OFFER: Traditional Worship Services (Sundays, 10:30 am)
Bible Study Vacation Bible School Warm Fellowship Social Fun Opportunities for Outreach St. John’s Episcopal Church Compass (at Rtes. 340 & 10) 1520 West King’s Hwy. Gap, PA 17527
Call Carol Lehman or Greg Hostetter today to schedule your free consultation.
717.354.6416 | 717.354.HOME (4663) carol@hostetterrealty.com
717.442.4302
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YOUR TRUSTED
HOMETOWN
PHARMACY
Offering free delivery for all Garden Spot residents
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BuehlerFamilyDental.com info@buehlerfamilydental.com
BUEHLER FAMILY DENTAL Complete dental care for patients of all ages Our goal is to improve
We offer Implant Dentistry, Extractions,
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Dentures, Preventative Care, and much more!
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717.656.0005
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Look and Learn You’re Invited to
SGA
SMOKER GARD ASSOCIATES LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW
at GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE
LET US HELP YOU WITH: Business Law — Business Formation Business Sales & Acquisitions Real Estate — Property Settlements Wills, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney & Trusts Estate Administration — Adoption
March 19* • May 19 • July 21 September 15 • September 23*
Tax Law
Join our resident tour guides for lunch and learn firsthand about the welcoming way of life at Garden Spot Village. Visit gsvlookandlearn.org to find out more and to register. Seating is limited. For the public 50+.
717.656.6717
121 East Main Street, New Holland www.smokergard.com
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New Holland • Leola Manheim • Mt Carmel • Lititz
*GSV After Work 5:30pm to 7:30pm
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One of New Holland, PA’s favorite restaurants! Featuring homemade soups, fresh salads, delicious wraps, melts and more! Also featuring Leiby’s ice cream.
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Mobile Truck rental 717.682.5740
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Call for your FREE Consultation today! ELANCO Chiropractic, Inc.
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Participating Medicare Provider • Most Insurances Accepted
Introducing Stephanie Berg Stephens, DMD, FAGD Building on Loeffler-Pitt Dental Associates legacy of dental excellence, Dr. Stephens considers it her honor and privilege to provide New Holland and the surrounding communities the best that modern dentistry has to offer! Dr. Stephens is a proud graduate of Rutgers University & the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Recently, she earned her fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry — an honor achieved by only 6% of general dentists!
ALWAYS WELCOMING NEW PATIENTS! Experience the difference! 100 E. Main St., New Holland, PA, 17557 717.354.5635 | www.loefflerpitt.com
IF YOU ARE READING THIS, SO ARE YOUR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS! Call Kristy for details at 717.355.6057
Please join us for
worship
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Helping you sell your Home, your Treasures and making your Move Easy.
WE CAN HELP Appraise Value Layout New Home Sort & Organize Pack & Move Unpack & Arrange Clean & Dispose
• Locally owned & operated • 43rd Anniversary 1977—2020 • Consumer Cellular & TracFone • Knowledgeable friendly staff • Afternoon & evening service calls
WE CAN SELL Real Estate Collections Antiques Furniture Jewelry Coins & Guns
WE CAN ALSO HELP WITH INTERNAL GSV MOVING TRANSITIONS!
LARRY HESS
CALL RALPH, STEVE OR CHRIS TODAY!
717.468.2520 larry@altslanco.com www.altslanco.com
331 E. Main Street • New Holland
Move Manager
717.354.2200
The Community Church at Garden Spot Village weekly service Sunday, 10am
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Six stories of REAL people who found REAL purpose. LISTEN TODAY: gscretirewithpurpose.org
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YOUR MOVE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST We provide a variety of services to facilitate the entire moving process. All services are provided with sensitivity, respect and professionalism.
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717.354.4272
Theraflex Massage A Unique Approach to Physical, Emotional and Therapeutic Health
Ruth Carey-Hench, LPN, LMT Massage, hot packs, & ultrasound for Garden Spot Village residents & employees, every other Monday morning & Wednesdays in Gardens South Lower Level. $50 per hour. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY | Sessions are paid at time of service. | Cash & Check Only
Please mention ad to receive your first one-hour appointment for $40 exp.08/2020
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VISIT GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE'S RESIDENT SERVICES TO BOOK YOUR NEXT HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHT.
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ABUNDANT OPPORTUNITIES
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EVERYONE HAS A STORY
Set in the opulent yet perilous Persian Empire, QUEEN ESTHER is a captivating tale of beauty and bravery. Esther’s ordinary life changed forever when she was taken through the palace doors, entering a new world of royalty and risk. With a crown on her head and a secret in her heart, can she find the courage to trust in God’s plan and believe that she was made for such a time as this? Experience one of the most riveting Bible stories of the Old Testament as it comes to life with magnificent sets, special effects and live animals in this brand-new, original stage production from Sight & Sound Theatres.®
MARCH – DECEMBER, 2020 | LANCASTER, PA Reserve your seat (800) 377-1277 • SIGHT-SOUND.COM
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Find the health care services you need, close to home. WellSpan New Holland Health Center offers the following services: • Imaging – X-ray studies, ultrasound, CT scans, MRIs, digital mammography and bone density/DEXA scans (717) 721-4324 • Lab Services – walk-in appointments available for routine lab screens (717) 721-4774 • Rehabilitation – physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy (717) 351-2468
Physician Offices • • • •
WellSpan Cardiology (717) 354-6676 WellSpan Internal Medicine (717) 733-6546 WellSpan OB/GYN (717) 721-5700 WellSpan Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine (717) 738-4334
WellSpan Medical Equipment – equipment and specialty products to meet most home treatment or rehabilitation needs (717) 721-4316 WellSpan New Holland Health Center 435 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland For an appointment at any of the WellSpan New Holland Health Center practices, please contact the office directly. 0006 FC 08/18
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