Podiatry Clinic Begins at 1:00 Today

Podiatry clinic will be open for Mallard Run residents from 1:00 to 3:00 today.  There are three remaining appointment openings: 2:15, 2:30, and 2:45.  If you would like podiatry services, please contact the Social Services Coordinator by calling 761-5962.  If you are new to our podiatry clinic, there are intake forms that Social Services will help you to complete before your first podiatry clinic visit.

There will be no podiatry clinic during the month of March; the next podiatry clinic will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2013.

There are still several bunches of bananas available in the community room from yesterday's Abundance delivery from New Hope Ministries.  We're thinking of banana smoothies, banana bread, and banana pancakes!

To get you started with a quick and nutritious way to use bananas in a hurry, here is a link to Chiquita's Banana Smoothie Recipes webpage, loaded with 12 recipes for you to try!

Commodity Supplemental Food Program Shipment is Here!

Residents who are registered for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, your food boxes have arrived.  This includes residents who are on the CSFP Waiting List who receive the ElderShare food resource box.  Please come to the kitchen to sign for and pick up your food resource.  Thank you!

Visiting Nurses Offer Blood Pressure Screening

Mallard Run Apartments is very grateful for the partnership we have established with the Visiting Nurses Association of Central Pennsylvania.  The VNA nurses provide our community with monthly blood pressure screening and health education.  The VNA is also our partner in bringing the Annual Health Fair to residents each October, where residents have the opportunity to receive flu immunization as well as pneumonia vaccine.  We are concerned about resident health and we hope each resident will participate and benefit from the monthly blood pressure screenings.

Lunch Bunch

Residents were eager to board the Mallard Run shuttle for the monthly lunch excursion!  Today's destination was the Fox and Hound Bar and Grill in Susquehanna Township, an English theme-restaurant.

AARP Tax Days - Sign Up Today!

AARP Tax Aide, Mr. Turner, will come to Mallard Run Apartments on three Tuesdays in March to assist residents with taxes and Pennsylvania Rent Rebates.  The dates are:

• March 5
• March 12
• March 19

The sign-up sheet is posted on the community bulletin board to the left of the mailboxes on the first floor. Tax preparation services are offered from 9:00AM - 1:00PM.  Please sign up today to guarantee your spot for free tax assistance.

The White House: Behind the Scenes with our Presidents

On January 18, 2013, Arnold N. gave a fantastic presentation on Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement.  It was so informative and sparked a group conversation about where people were living during that era and how it affected them in their communities.  Residents enjoyed this activity so much, we are bringing it back for February!

Today, at 2:00 in the Community Room, Arnold will present information about different American presidents and what it was like in the White House during their tenure.  This is sure to be another historical and political conversation starter; snacks and coffee will be served after the presentation.  Please join us!  

Post-Valentine's Volunteer Appreciation Tea

We took a little time to slow down and enjoy the good things in life this morning.  Resident volunteers preregistered and attended an appreciation tea.  We enjoyed piping hot tea in many flavors, cheese crisps with soft peppered cheese, apple fritters, pumpkin cake, doughnuts, and cake pops, too!  We appreciate having residents who are happy to volunteer their time to make Mallard Run Apartments such a nice place to live!

New Hope Ministries Sharing Abundance

Residents are benefiting from the abundance sharing of New Hope Ministries!  A delivery arrives every Thursday afternoon, and resident volunteers assist in lifting, unpacking cartons, and organizing the items for distribution.  We are so grateful for this fantastic community partnership that boosts the nutrition of our residents, improving their health.

We LOVE our Volunteers!

Mallard Run is so very proud of our resident volunteers!  We love you, because without you and your volunteer efforts, we could not pull off many of the programs that benefit the whole Mallard Run community. Know that we appreciate your help with gardening, leading the resident organization as officers, helping with bingo, cleaning after events, assembling the newsletter, posting event notices, lifting, unpacking boxes, sorting, and bagging food resources, acting as floor captains, checking on your neighbors, welcoming our community volunteers, locking and unlocking the TV room, changing dates and information on our daily calendar board, maintaining the "sharing table" in the laundry room, driving to Giant to pick up donated bakery items, and so many more things!  Volunteers are the heart of our community!

Sharing the Love with Therapy Dogs International

Therapy Dogs International brings puppy love to our community every other month.  Today we were visited by Caesar, Rocks, and Milo.  We appreciate the volunteer owners/handlers who bring their specially trained social therapy dogs to mingle with our residents and staff.  It is truly a warm and fuzzy moment for everyone.

Fresh Express Brings Nutrition to Mallard Run Apartments

76 residents received an overflowing bag of groceries that included strawberries, apples, avocados, lemons, limes, granola bars, wholegrain bread, lemon poppy seed bread, and soy milk.  We hope you enjoy your items.  The next Fresh Express delivery is March 12, 2013.  We are really excited about our new community partnership with Central Pennsylvania Food Bank from which we receive the Fresh Express resource!

Fresh Express Arrives Tomorrow, February 12

Please bring your grocery bag to the Social Services office TODAY!  You will pick up your bag tomorrow between 12:00-2:00 PM filled with Fresh Express items!

February 2013 Calendar of Events

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Sharpen Your Mousing Skills!

Click on the Mousercise! link below and you'll be taken to a wonderful site designed to challenge and build computer mousing skills; give it a try!
Mousercise!

More 2005 Flashback Photos!

More fun from the Mallard Run Social Services photo archives!

2005 Flashback! The Way We Were

There is nothing quite so fun as finding photos that bring back great memories! Today as I was putting this blog page together, I came across a few photos that just had to be shared; I hope you enjoy them.

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