Residents at the Pennsylvania House in downtown Tyrone have a busy month ahead of them as spring slowly begins to descend on the area.
\nBeginning with Easter, many residents have been working on decorating the lobby for the upcoming holiday.
\nLast Thursday, a group of men and women started gathering to make decorative Easter eggs that eventually were hung on a tree and placed in the lobby.
\nResidents Doris and Dean Garber went out an actually found a real tree to use for the eggs, which was a surprise to the others working on the project. The Garber\u2019s son helped prepare the tree, bring it to the residence and paint it white.
\nMarcia York, President of the Pennsylvania House Residents Association, and known to many people as \u201cTennessee\u201d, said a lot of residents participated in the Easter egg project.
\n\u201cSo many different individuals helped decorate the eggs and they\u2019re all so unique, that\u2019s what I like,\u201d said York.
\nVisitors and residents to the Pennsylvania House may also notice beautiful flower arrangements adorning the lobby. These arrangements were put together by Ellie Laird.
\n\u201cI\u2019m hoping this will be a tradition we can start and hopefully it will continue for years to come,\u201d said York.
\nAlso, an Easter dinner is scheduled for April 12 for residents who are spending the holiday at home.
\n\u201cWe think of this as our community, our family,\u201d York said.
\nPreparing for Easter isn\u2019t the only thing planned for residents in the upcoming weeks.
\nYork explained a new board was elected to the Pennsylvania House Residents Association in January and they are working hard to get as many people involved as possible.
\nAnother new social activity the Association has started is a birthday club. Residents were asked to submit their birth month. Then every three months, a celebration is held for all those having birthdays within those months.
\nNew residents joining the Pennsylvania House community are welcomed with a \u201cNew Residents Tea\u201d, which is held to help introduce them to other residents.
\nYork said at the tea, residents \u201cget to meet the people who have lived here a long time and see what we\u2019re all about.\u201d
\nThe group has also started sing-a-longs, where residents are invited to gather together, pick out songs, sing and have fun while they socialize.
\nAccording to York, they plan to schedule sing-a-longs on one Friday each month for entertainment. She said they might also invite other types of entertainers to perform.
\nOther activities include a Sunday afternoon game day, where residents can gather and play cards, Phase 10, Skip Bo or other games and spontaneous ice cream socials.
\nThe Pennsylvania House community is also known to celebrate holidays together, as they did recently with a corned beef and cabbage dinner in honor of St. Patrick\u2019s Day.
\nYork said as the weather warms up, the group is hoping to plan more outside activities such as a patio barbecue.
\n\u201cRight now, it\u2019s kind of like trial and error,\u201d said York of the activities, \u201cWe\u2019re seeing what works and so far we\u2019ve had a really good response to the activities.\u201d
\nThe residents are excited about the changes too.
\n\u201cIn her term as president, Tennessee has brought more people out, both men and women, who don\u2019t usually participate,\u201d said Helen Jackson.
\n\u201cWe had a lot of women help out with the egg decorating, but we had men help too,\u201d Jackson continued, \u201cPeople are more excited and are getting involved.\u201d
\nYork said she has received a lot of compliments since she took office in January, but she gives most of the credit to the volunteers and residents who help make everything possible.
\n\u201cI have my Smiling Angels Committee to help me,\u201d said York, \u201cEllie (Laird) is the Executive Head Angel, she helps decorate for all of this.
\n\u201cI call them angels because we feel our volunteers are our angels, they really make everything possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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