Ticket sales open today for Seymour Pink's 'A Pink Night to Remember'

Sharing from Seymour Pink Facebook page:

"We can't wait to fill The Waterview with this incredible community.

"Don't forget to visit our website for registration info at https://www.seymourpink.com/pinknight/ "

Save the date: Seymour Pink slates A Pink Night to Remember

 

Save the date: Seymour Pink to hold annual 'A Pink Night to Remember'

 

UMH honors Wesley Village employees for excellence and longevity

From left: David Lawlor (President & CEO, UMH), Andrea Winchester (Director of Human Resources), Lori Bauer, Marianella San Diego, Shelby Wenz, Dawn Supranovich, Jessica Scaife, Andrea Petillo, Hailey Monroe, Ali Alshabbah, Gracey Chamble, Bianca Turcotte-Reome, Lori Pisani, and David Fife. 

SHELTON - Members of the Wesley Village senior living campus recently gathered for United Methodist Homes’ annual employee recognition celebration at The Waterview in Monroe.

The event was hosted by UMH, the senior living provider organization that manages the campus. It featured a presentation of the organization’s “Values in Action” award and recognition for service milestones of five to 30 years.

Honorees from each Wesley Village community at Bishop Wicke Health Center, Crosby Commons, Wesley Heights, and Lifestyle Transitions were recognized with the Values in Action award, which is given annually to employees who reflect the organization’s five core values of Respect, Spirituality, Excellence, Collaboration, and Stewardship in an extraordinary way. 

Values in Action award winners are considered for their commitment to the Mission and Values of UMH and selected based on a peer nomination and leadership review process. Over 100 nominations are typically received each year from across the organization. 

Six outstanding team members at Wesley Village were selected to receive the award for 2024.

Recipients were nominated for their flexibility, dependability, collaboration, and unwavering commitment to supporting Wesley Village communities and the health and well-being of each resident.

Wesley Village is well-known for continuing UMH’s long legacy of caring in the community, and the longevity of the campus team reflects that. This year, eight team members were honored for reaching impressive milestones of twenty years or more. Thirteen team members were recognized for 10- and 15-year milestones and another 10 employees celebrated five years of service with the organization.

United Methodist Homes Director of Human Resources, Andrea Winchester and President and CEO David Lawlor shared words of thanks with the team before the award presentation. 

“So proud of our honorees and to see how our teams support one another in achieving great things,” said Lawlor. “It is a true reflection of a mission that is alive and well after 150 years!  We are so excited to carry this mission forward as we join forces with Masonicare to reinvent mission-based care for Connecticut seniors!”

About Wesley Village: The Wesley Village senior living campus is at 580 Long Hill Ave. and is part of United Methodist Homes, a local not-for-profit organization. 

The campus offers independent and assisted living, enhanced assisted living, early memory support, five-star skilled nursing care, and short-term rehab. 

To learn more about Crosby Commons, Wesley Heights, Lifestyle Transitions, or Bishop Wicke Health Center, visit our website or contact us at 203-225-5024. 

To become part of the Wesley Village team, visit our website at: https://www.umh.org/career-opportunities-at-umh.

This is a press release from United Methodist Homes.

Seymour Pink to host A Pink Night to Remember at The Waterview in Monroe

Mark your calendars! This years A Pink Night to Remember is hosted In Honor of Colleen Fries, our Vice President, dear friend, and longtime chair of this very event, who passed away December 23. 

We celebrate our community's fight against breast cancer on Friday, March 22, 2024 at The Waterview in Monroe.
Tickets will go on sale on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 9 a.m. Tickets will remain the same price as last year at $95 per person.
We hope you'll join us this year!

Sponsorships are still available for this event - reach out to Mary Deming at seymourpink09@aol.com if interested.

This is shared from Seymour Pink's Facebook page. 

Tickets go on sale Sunday for Seymour Pink event at The Waterview in Monroe

Tomorrow is the day! Tickets go on sale for our premier event, the 2023 A Pink Night to Remember gala held at The Waterview in Monroe.

The ticket link will be emailed to our newsletter list and posted here!

Learn more at http://www.seymourpink.com/2023-pink-night-to-remember/

This is shared from the Seymour Pink Facebook page.

Griffin Health Gala at The Waterview in Monroe to feature mind reader, comedian

Entertainer Eric Dittelman

MONROE - The 2022 Griffin Health Gala aims to amaze and entertain with a performance by a finalist on the popular TV show “America’s Got Talent” Nov. 12 from 6-11 p.m. at The Waterview, 215 Roosevelt Drive.

Eric Dittelman will be the Gala’s featured entertainment, bringing his unique form of mind reading and improvisational comedy that has left audiences across the country laughing and wondering “How did he do that?” 

Dittelman gained national fame on “America’s Got Talent” and recently made his Broadway debut in “The Illusionists.”

His performance on “Penn and Teller’s: Fool Us” had legendary showman, Penn Juliet, proclaiming Dittelman’s act as “bordering on genius.”

Guests will also be treated to exquisite dining to match The Waterview’s delightfully manicured and sculpted grounds and breathtaking scenic views of the Housatonic River. The evening closes out with dancing to the invigorating sounds of Sound Society Band.

There will also be a silent auction for guests to bid on exciting items, fabulous experiences, and one-of-a-kind memorabilia.

Tickets start at $200 per person. Black tie is suggested.

Proceeds from the Gala will help develop and sustain essential programs and services that address the wide-ranging health care needs of the communities Griffin serves ensuring access to innovative, high-quality care in a healing, person-centered environment.

Tickets can be purchased at griffinhealth.org/gala. 

For more information on tickets or sponsorship opportunities, contact Griffin Hospital Development Fund, 203-732-7355 or gala@griffinhealth.org.

 This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Griffin Hospital reschedules annual golf classic in Wilton, gala in Monroe

DERBY - Griffin Hospital’s Annual Golf Classic, originally scheduled for June 29 will now be held Oct. 5 at Rolling Hills Country Club in Wilton.  
Griffin’s Annual Gala is scheduled Nov. 14 at The Waterview in Monroe. 

Tickets go on sale Sunday for Seymour Pink fundraiser

A Pink Night to Remember will be held at The Waterview in Monroe.

UMH recognizes employees at annual celebration in Monroe

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More than 200 employees and invited guests gathered Oct. 10 at The Waterview in Monroe for United Methodist Homes’ Annual Employee Recognition Celebration. 
This event encompassed staff from Wesley Village and the Middlewoods properties. 

Thirty employees were recognized for 5-years of service, 10 for 10-years of services, six for 15-years of service, five for 20-years, three for 25-years, one for 30-years and one for 35-years!

Wesley Village 10-Years of Service

Jared Dick, Kevin DiMauro, Kathryn Haley, Tina Miller, Marcia Moss, Mittie Pettway, Mary Ann Porcadilla and Heather Scaife.

Wesley Village 15-Years of Service

Patricia Andes, Rose Bot, Nardia Jarrett and Susan Petruzzello

Wesley Village 20-Years of Service

Amy Broadbent, Lisamarie Grailich, Karen Hughes and Jacqueline Quiroz

Wesley Village 25-Years of Service

Debra Leibovitch, Debra Samorajczyk and Kathleen Vayda

Wesley Village 30-Years of Service

Dee Moses

Wesley Village 35-Years of Service

Jane Evans

Additionally, nine employees were selected by their peers for the prestigious Values In Action Award, given to those who embody the mission, vision and values of UMH:

• Excellence
• Respect
• Collaboration
• Spirituality 
• Stewardship

Values In Action Winners from Wesley Village:

• Christina Fraga, Nursing Services at Crosby Commons
• Lori Fredericks, Nursing Services at Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation
• Maria Hughes, Housekeeping at Bishop Wicke
• Tina Miller, Dietician for Wesley Village
• Audrey Racaniello, Dining Services at Wesley Heights
• Leticia Santiago, Nursing Services at Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation 
• Zita Tothne-Sebestyen, Finance for UMH

Keynote Speaker, Humorist Amy Dee shared funny and inspiring stories from her life as a parent and a caregiver. Her main message that when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change, resonated with the audience.

The Wesley Village Campus is located at 580 Long Hill Ave., Shelton and includes: Crosby Commons Independent and Assisted Living Community, Wesley Heights Independent & Assisted Living Community, Lifestyle Transitions Assisted Living & Memory Support Community, and Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center. 

The campus is owned and operated by UMH, a local, mission-based, not-for-profit organization. 

For more information, visit https://www.umh.org/wesley-village or call 203-225-5024. 

This is a press release from United Methodist Homes.

Newsletter: Thinking pink, Seymour Pink

Dear readers,

Our latest Valley Voice newsletter features last Friday's A Pink Night to Remember hosted by Seymour Pink, a community's fight against breast cancer.

Thanks for reading,

Patti and Ralph

Recuperation journey: A special night with friends

Donna Hayes, oncology social worker at the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital in Derby, left, and moi, having fun even before Friday's event had started. 'Nuf said.


Last night I felt like I was looking at the world through rose-colored glasses.
The Seymour Pink fund-raising event I attended, A Pink Night to Remember, was uplifting and inspiring. 
A feeling of love and support for the mission of Seymour Pink, A Community's Fight Against Breast Cancer, filled a huge dining room at The Waterview in Monroe. 
And almost everyone was wearing a shade of pink.
Board members, volunteers, and breast cancer survivors including my "survivor sisters" from Griffin Hospital's Circle of Friends support group were there, as were their friends and family members.

It was my first time attending this wonderful event. I'm already looking forward to next year. 

Stay tuned for more coverage in our next issue of The Valley Voice newsletter.

Save the date: Seymour Pink to hold annual wine tasting March 9

Seymour Pink’s annual wine tasting has been changed to “A PINK NIGHT TO REMEMBER!”
It will be held March 9 at The Waterview in Monroe. 
"We will again be using both floors of the Waterview. We will offer the same great food choices, a signature wine glass, a complimentary photo booth, and along with beer and wine samplings, our guests can enjoy complimentary cocktails all evening."

*This is shared from a Facebook event page. Stay tuned for more info as the date gets closer.