Reduce-Reuse-Recycle

During the entire month of August, Juniper Village at Naples celebrated the environment, by offering free shredding to the community, friends, family and professionals. Shredding and recycling is one thing we can do to preserve our precious environment. Juniper accepted many newspapers, old files and magazines. Basically any recyclable paper product was accepted. This is Juniper Village’s way of giving back to the community and showing our support of Going Green!

September 2016 Events in Naples, FL: Spread Your Joy

As the air begins to cool and summer wanes, Juniper Village ends our “Stay Connected” series by recognizing Friendship and Joy. What is it that brings you joy? Is it the wet nose of a newborn pup? The smile of your first grandchild? The taste of a triple chocolate ice cream cone? Whatever it is we invite you to share that joy with others at Juniper Village this month.

Much attention has been paid to studies regarding the effects of stress on your health, but what about the effects of joy? The landmark “Nun Study,” as it's often known, revealed that positive emotion is correlated with longevity: 90% of the most cheerful quarter of nuns was alive at the age of eighty-five, whereas only 34% of the least cheerful quarter lived to that age. Similarly, 54% of the most cheerful fourth was alive at age ninety-four, versus 11% of the least cheerful. Of the 678 sisters in the original study about four dozen are still living. So go ahead, grab that triple chocolate cone it might just extend your life!

Join us this month as we celebrate friendship and staying connected with calendar events such as our annual daffodil planting and our home warming, birthday party and Best Friend initiatives.

Our fabulous September 2016 events in Naples, FL at Juniper Village at Naples include our:

§  The Benefits of Exercise and Endorphins with Jonah Frost of our onsite therapy service Genesis who will present why the endorphins that are generated during exercise make us feel happy on September 12^th from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. (Please RSVP by September 5^th to Dinelle at 239-598-1368.)

§  Nurturing your Spirit with a Joyful Family Luncheon because it’s picnic time - rain or shine, so enjoy fried chicken, potato salad and baked beans with your loved ones and friends at this lovely gathering on September 14^th from noon to 1:00 pm. (Please RSVP by September 7^th to Dinelle at 239-598-1368.)

§  Breakfast at “Kittenys” as we’re getting together to help our four-legged furry friends, so join us for delicious, creative treats prepared by our own “Chef Steven” and bring in your donation to help the many homeless, rescued cats of Collier County as donations will be given to the Naples Cat Alliance on September 29^th from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. (Please RSVP by September 15^th to Dinelle at 239-598-1368.)

We look forward to sharing our September 2016 events in Naples, FL at Juniper Village at Naples with you as you Spread Your Joy.