LIFE ENRICHMENT

**All NEW sign-ups begin July 5

JULY 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, MONDAY

Ask-a-Nurse / Blood Pressure Check

9-11am, Gardens West Health Center

Courtesy of Continuous Home Care. No appointment necessary

JULY 3, MONDAY

Hymn Sing with Gordon Lash

7pm, Chapel

All are invited to sing, hum or listen to the great hymns of faith.

JULY 5, WEDNESDAY

**Ladies Breakfast

8am, Yoder’s Restaurant

7:45 depart Apartment Suites Lobby

Special Guest: Melody Karick, Memory Care Educator and Consultant

The first Wednesday, monthly, GSV ladies gather for friendship and food. Menu dining or buffet. Drive on your own or ride the bus. Cost on own.

JULY 6 & 20, THURSDAY

Coffee & Conversation

9am, Chapel & GSV-TV

All are welcome to attend Coffee & Conversation. Q & A time will be allotted in-person or by calling 717.298.0030.

JULY 10, MONDAY & JULY 11, TUESDAY

Council Meetings

9am, Forge

July 10 Apartment Council

July 11 Cottage Council

JULY 11, TUESDAY

Village Life Overview

9am, Concord Room

Bringing GSV new friends together to learn from one another while walking a new path of retirement living. RSVP Life Enrichment (6077).

JULY 14, FRIDAY BINGO

7pm, Gardens West Conference Room

Bring-a-Prize, Win-a-Prize Bingo comes to GSV. Everyone’s a winner! It costs nothing more than bringing a prize with you.

Cost: Bring-a-Prize Sign up is NOT required.

JULY 17, MONDAY

Towne Meeting

2pm, Chapel & GSV-TV

Monthly, GSV team members share the latest Village happenings

Colleen Musselman, Director

Ice Cream Trail

Depart 12:30pm

Approximate return, 3pm

Join GSV on an Ice Cream

Adventure! Explore a variety of local creameries and ice cream shops. Purchase one scoop, two scoops or more.

JULY 18:

32 Below Ice Cream, Bricker Village, Lititz (Lanc. Co.)

AUGUST 8: Milky Way Farm, Chester Springs (Chester Co.)

AUGUST 22: The Jigger Shop, Mt. Gretna (Lebanon Co.)

Cost: $8pp transportation. Ice cream cost on own. Sign up at Resident Services.

**Additional dates possible, determined by sign-up.

RITA’S ITALIAN ICE POP-UP CARNIVAL

JULY 12, WEDNESDAY | 1-3PM, PAVILION

A favorite summer treat to many, Rita’s Italian Ice is perfect for a mid-summer day. Stop by the Pavilion for a free taste.

• Entertainment provided by Nick DiSanto, one-man-band.

• The Dunk Tank returns this year! Bring $$ to dunk your favorite GSV employee. Proceeds from the Dunk Tank benefit the GSV Benevolent Fund.

• Carnival games and balloon animals, free of charge, by GSV team members, CrossNet, Westfield Eggs, and others.

• Free Book Give-Away provided by the ELANCO Book Bike.

GRANDCHILDREN ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

AARON’S ACRES

JULY 13, THURSDAY

Aaron’s Acres Bingo | 1:30-3pm, Village Park

Friends join with Aaron’s Acres participants to play Bingo. Cost: Free courtesy of GSV & Aaron’s Acres

JULY 20, THURSDAY

Aaron’s Acres Car Wash | 1:30-3pm, Parking Lot #6

Participants of Aaron’s Acres look forward to blessing you with their service project – a car wash.

GRETNA THEATER’S GYPSY

JULY 20, THURSDAY

**Gretna Theater | 12:30pm depart Apartment Suites Lobby

Approximate return, 5:30pm | (Sign up begins July 5)

Travel with GSV to enjoy Gypsy, A Musical Fable. Regarded as one of the finest musicals ever written, Gypsy features some of Broadway’s most iconic numbers. A show of passion, humor and class. Cost: $8pp includes show courtesy of GSV sponsorship and transportation. Sign up at Resident Services.

Glow Party

JULY 28, AUGUST 25 & SEPTEMBER 8, FRIDAYS

7-8PM, PAVILION

Glow Parties are back! Gather around the fire pit and enjoy an evening with neighbors and friends. S’mores kits provided.

Cost: Free

LANCASTER IS A GREAT PLACE TO RETIRE!

U.S. News and World Report confirmed what we already know! After analyzing data for the 150 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, U.S. News and World Report named Lancaster County as the best place to retire in the United States for 20232024. According to the web page, “Top criteria include the happiness of local residents, housing affordability, tax rates and health care quality.”

In addition, Garden Spot Village was acknowledged with “Best” badges for Independent Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care Retirement Community.

Recent Videos Recent Blog Posts

2023 LANCASTER SUMMER BUCKET LIST

Imagine a summer filled with memories, laughs and lots of smiles. To make sure you soak up each bit, we have created a bucket list of activities to do this summer with your loved ones....

Read more: gsc.gl/blog

LIVING LONGER IN COMMUNITY: CELEBRATING RESIDENTS 90 AND OLDER

As we age, it’s natural for us to worry about our health and safety. Many retirees face prolonged isolation, loneliness and lack of support, leading to a higher risk...

Read more: gsc.gl/blog

Directory Photos

If your photo is not currently included in the directory or was not captured within the last three years, please contact Juanita Fox (6157) to make an appointment for one of our upcoming photo days.

THU,

JULY ENDEAVOR

Highlighting the opportunities for people to live and work with purpose in community at Garden Spot Village.

Watch online: gsc.gl/media

Gsv Tv

Channel 956

GSV-TV Channel 956: What’s New in July

SHORT FILMS

MONDAYS, 8am: Gaithers, Southern gospel and contemporary Christian music

TUESDAYS, 6pm: July Endeavor

JULY FEATURE

Did you know that it takes 12 pounds of whole milk to make one gallon of ice cream? Tune in to GSV-TV in July for more Ice Cream Trivia.

EXERCISING AT HOME: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 6:30am and Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1pm

REBROADCASTS: Towne Meeting is rebroadcast the same week, Tuesday, 7pm and Wednesday, 2pm. Sunday Worship Service is rebroadcast the following Sunday, 2pm. (Coffee & Conversation and Towne Meeting can also be found on CATIE & MyGSV under Video.)

NOTE: If you see in the Weekly Announcements, the event is scheduled for broadcasting.

Grands & Kids Summer Adventures 2023

Adventure Bags available

June 21 thru September 4

Pick up Registration Forms at Resident Services or Life Enrichment | Cost: $20 per bag

Theme: STEM

• Service – You and your grandchildren can serve others. Collect school or hygiene items to fill the provided MCC bag.

• Tech – Explore Woodworking Technology –woodworking project.

• Earth – Plant a seed cup and watch it grow. Paint and share kindness rocks.

• Mystery – Experiment with the Mystery of Science –science projects galore.

Movie & Marshmallows

August 17, Thursday 8pm, Pavilion

Bring a blanket or comfy lawn chair and enjoy a familyfriendly movie under the stars. Listen to the fire crackle as you roast marshmallows with family and friends. Cost: Free Sign up is NOT required.

Food Adventures

• Edible Cookie Dough Kits

– $6 per kit (makes 6 cookies)

• Pizza Kit

– $6.50 per kit

Food Adventure Kits must be pre-ordered at Central Kitchen, 48 hrs prior to desired pick-up.

JULY 5 & 19, WEDNESDAY

Men’s Christian Fellowship

9am, Meeting in Various Locations

A continuing study of 1 & 2 Peter. Contact Don Aldrich 610.299.0713 for information.

JULY 6, THURSDAY

Widowed Men’s Gathering

2pm, Pavilion

Join us this month at the Pavilion for ice cream and a showing of an antique tractor and car!

JULY 13, THURSDAY

Prayer for Revival

7pm, Chapel

An opportunity to pray for God’s hand to be seen in our world.

JULY 19 WEDNESDAY

Women In Community

8am, Village Park

Breakfast, conversation, and sharing by Susan Ulrich. We read throughout Scripture of the sovereignty of God, but when we experience it in our own lives, God becomes very real. Join us as Susan shares her journey from where her life began in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Weihsien, China, to her arrival here at Garden Spot Village.

JULY 20 THURSDAY

Men’s Breakfast at Yoder’s 7:30am, Yoder’s Restaurant

Food, fellowship and a devotional by Yoder’s Restaurant manager and Pastor Micah Zimmerman.

STORY SHACK INVITATION!

It’s so good to have these long summer days to be out and about, but if you can’t, it’s also good to have more daylight for great reading! Our Story Shacks this season promise you that. They are all about North America. Have you ever really noticed, no matter how near or far we travel, we cannot escape reminders that we live on land once held sacred by Native Americans? Out of 50 states, 25 are named from Indigenous languages, not to mention all the counties! A road trip in Pennsylvania takes one across countless rivers, streams and parks named by/for Indigenous peoples. Facts are fun for the history buff, but you might prefer a memoir, novel, poetry, or even a coffee table picture book. Story Shacks 2023 have all that and more…including a few children’s selections. All have been lovingly selected for us to get to know and understand more about our Indigenous ancestors and their descendants.

We hope you will be reading at home, on a bench, or in a gazebo, enjoying what will be available through September.

Gsv Train Room Open Houses

SEPTEMBER 30 | NOVEMBER 25

DECEMBER 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Saturdays, 1:30-4pm

The Garden Spot Village Train Room Open House will delight visitors of all ages. The HO-gauge train layout includes Thomasville and the ever-popular “Talk with Thomas” event. The O-gauge layout includes an elevated track. Both layouts provide plenty of train action complemented with heavily detailed scenery. Free and open to the public. Donations welcome.