Ringing in the New Year is a lively celebration among the Harrogate Family. The Clark Auditorium is festive with live music, dancing, refreshments and holiday merriment. The big screen is brought down before midnight so that the crowd can enjoy watching as the ball drops in Times Square and at the stroke of twelve the balloons drop from above and the second round of celebrations begin. Here’s to a Happy, Healthy and Joyful 2012!
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Each and every Holiday Season, the wonderful Staff in our Dining Services Department presents a surprise gift of gingerbread to the residents of Harrogate. The ideas of our most creative and talented staff are endless and this year they presented “Candyland” ! There are marshmallows and licorice, candy canes and gingerbread… the game board stepping blocks are delicious Starbursts and the building is built with graham crackers and icing and all sorts of mouthwatering delectables. Walking through the Dining Room and past this amazing creation is truly a “sweet” experience!
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Children’s Specialized Hospital is the largest pediatric healthcare rehabilitation system in the United States. It is the preeminent provider of rehabilitation for children with special needs. The hospital serves children affected by brain injury, spinal cord dysfunction and injury, premature birth, autism, developmental delays, and life-changing illnesses. Children’s Specialized Hospital has eight sites in New Jersey and treats over 17,500 children with special needs each year.
Harrogate’s Holiday ambassadors… Mr. & Mrs. Claus, paid a visit to the long term care center in Toms River, where they offer 24-hour skilled nursing care for children who call the hospital home. Personalized gifts for each of the children in residence were delivered by the happy couple in red.
The nurses and staff at this remarkable facility have hearts of gold and these children receive the utmost of love and care. The glimmer in the eyes of these beautiful children…the joy on their faces as they heard the Holiday bells and saw the jolly couple… well, this is what Christmas is all about!! It was a honor and a priviledge to share the magic of the Holiday Season with this extraordinary group of people.
Should you wish to make a gift to Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation, you will be helping the 17,000 children treated at the hospital in New Jersey each year. There are so many ways you can make a difference. Whether you’re an individual donor, company, foundation, school, or civic organization, there is a place for you. Give them a call at 908-301-5457 to see how you can get involved today.
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In the spirit of the Season, Harrogate’s Human Resources Department organized a toy drive for some well deserving children.
A “sleigh” full of toys and gifts were transported to Providence House in Toms River. Providence House is a not-for-profit organization that helps transform the lives of homeless and abused women and their children. The services and programs provide shelter and support through a network of transitional residences. Providence House strives to break the cycle of homelessness and abuse by assisting residents to obtain education and training, learn job skills, gain employment, and ultimately find a permanent home for their families.
The Staff at Harrogate is pleased to provide joy during the Holiday Season for the children of Providence House!
The Holidays are here and this past weekend was Harrogate’s annual morning with Mr. & Mrs. Claus. Children, residents and staff alike enjoyed a light breakfast, music, crafts for the children and, of course, photographs with the jolly couple. This is one of many festive events to come! Stay tuned……
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Harrogate once again hosted the Annual Volunteer Recognition Brunch for Caregivers Volunteers of Central Jersey. This year 40 members of the Alzheimers Respite Care Volunteer Program were honored with a gourmet brunch in our beautifully decorated Clark Auditorium.
A special part of the program was the Humanitarian of the Year Award which was presented to Dr. Joel Ross of the Memory Enhancement Center, who has made remarkable contributions to this important cause. More can be learned about Dr. Ross and his work at www.memorycenternj.com.
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……more than 200 canned goods plus everything else from soup to nuts were donated by the Harrogate residents and employees as part of the annual Thanksgiving food drive to benefit Catholic Charities’ Providence House. For 25 years, Providence House Domestice Violence Services has been providing free 24-hour support and services for victims of domestic violence and children in Ocean County. Many of their clients do not have the money to provide a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for their families. Harrogate helps these needy families by making a donation of Thanksgiving food and again in December by holding having a toy drive.
The Harrogate Veterans, guests and staff honored our beloved heroes with a beautiful ceremony in our Clark Auditorium. The cold and wind forced us indoors, but the spirits of the occasion were not to be dampened. We are proud to say we have many esteemed veterans from all branches of the service and representing different conflicts, including World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
We are so proud that some of our resident Veterans were featured in today’s Asbury Park Press:
http://www.app.com/article/20111110/NJNEWS/311100079/Veterans-reflect-their-days-war
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George Wesner, dear friend of Harrogate and Lead Organist at Radio City Music Hall, once again came for a visit. George delighted the residents, guests and staff with two fantastic concerts in our own Clark Auditorium. Besides being the most talented musician our piano and organ have had the privilege to twinkle their keys, George is a larger than life personality who delights everyone with his charm, wit and humor. The audience had the most fun of all with George’s “interactive” version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” – there were belly laughs throughout the crowd and we could not have had more fun. Thank you, George… we can hardly wait to see you again very soon!!
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Popeye the Sailor Man was our Master of Ceremonies, and of course he was accompanied by his best girl, Olive Oyl. There were the usual ghosts and goblins, Charlie and his Angels, cupcakes, bumble bees, grapes, vamps and villains, bears… and lots of little ones in their adorable attire. The winners of our pumpkin decorating contest were announced, as well as the costume party winners. Every year Harrogate’s Halloween Parade gets better and better!!
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