Our Alive in All Seasons’ theme for August is The
Environment. Our communities will focus their efforts on maintaining healthy
environments through environmentally conscious activities. Our “Green Canopy”
program emphasizes designing and operating buildings that meet new standards of
environmental sustainability. We are proud to be the first long-term care
company with a building in the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
According to research by Go Green, Americans throw away 2.5
million plastic bottles every hour; 25 billion Styrofoam cups and 40 billion
soft drink bottles and cans each year. Eighty-four percent of the average
American’s household trash can be recycled. If we recycled just 1/10 of our
newspapers 25 million trees could be saved. Are we all doing our part?
Join us this month as we learn more about the environment,
expand our wide-scale recycling program, learn more about environmental
sustainability programs and work with our community Green Teams to promote our
“Green Canopy” initiative. We encourage you to accompany us on this
environmental journey so that we can all continue to Breathe in Life!
Our fabulous activity offerings this month include our “Dog Days” of Summer Dog Show featuring K-Pets therapy dogs and guests this annual event is sure to get your tail wagging and is open to the community with refreshments offered on August 7th from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm (please RSVP by August 4th to 717-492-9692); or the Mount Joy Chamber Chicken BBQ featuring delicious meats with all the traditional fixings, plus you can take home a free Earth-friendly, reusable shopping bag so your taste buds and the environment will thank you (held at the Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road) on August 16th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Take a look at our calendar and join us for any and all activities that will help you make the most of these last few weeks of summer.
