Press Releases & Headlines
Garden Spot Village Announces Two Safe Driving Courses
Retirement community invites the general public to participate in both programs. Read More.
August 17, 2010
Garden Spot Village Announces Philadelphia Orchestra Mini-Series
Retirement community to host six simulcast concerts for 2010-2011. Read More.
July 7, 2010
Woman Completes Triathalon at Garden Spot Village
Retirement community supported Diana Widdowson's solo feat. Read More.
June 7, 2010
Garden Spot Village Announces "Meet the Churches" 2010 Schedule
Popular speaker series explores faith traditions. Read More.
June 2, 2010
Garden Spot Village Launches Hot Air Balloon
Rides can be booked through the US Hot Air Balloon Team see www.ushotairballoon.com. Discounts available for Garden Spot Village residents and staff. See News Clip.
Author Janelle Shantz Hertzler to Sign Books at Garden Spot Village
Seasons of Solace describes the journey from loss and grief to acceptance. Read More.
April 5, 2010
Businesses Show Strong Support for Garden Spot Village Marathon
Event helps fund benevolent care at New Holland retirement community. Read More.
April 5, 2010
Residents Enter Relay Team in Garden Spot Village Marathon
Organizers encourage active health and wellness at all ages. Read More.
March 9, 2010
Garden Spot Village Marathon Boosts Lancaster County Tourism
Event brings hundreds of participants and spectators to scenic New Holland. Read More.
March 4, 2010
Dr. Robert Hollister to Speak at Garden Spot Village on March 22
Focus of first Community Forum will be "Values in Public Education". Read More.
March 2, 2010
Garden Spot Village Hosts Family Mental Health Education Program
12-week NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program starts Apr. 12. Read More.
March 1, 2010
Her Joy is Reading to Young Children - Gladys Jewett
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era
By LORI VAN INGEN, Staff Writer
February 28, 2010
Volunteering feeds the soul for 'Healthcare Hero'
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era
By CINDY STAUFFER, Staff Writer
January 23, 2010
Garden Spot Village to Host Exploritas Educational Program
March 2nd program to explore America’s national parks. Read More.
January 11, 2009
More Home, Less Nursing
Advocates want to make nursing homes more comfortable and humane, with home-like amenities and resident-centered care. And they’re looking to NFPA for leadership on the code changes that can help make it happen. Read More.
NFPA Journal®, January/February 2010
By Alan R. Earls
Garden Spot Village Introduces “HealthAbility” For Residents
Free program provides coaching to help participants reach their personal goals. Read More.
December 10, 2009
The Jacobs Brothers to perform at Garden Spot Village
Local favorites to offer a traditional gospel Christmas program. Read More.
December 3, 2009
Rep. Denlinger Presents Citations Recognizing Centenarians at Garden Spot Village
Anna Snader Harsh and Elizabeth Sauder Martin. Read More.
November 23, 2009
Keystone Brass Quintet to Play Carols at Garden Spot Village
Free Saturday evening concert is slated for December 19 in the community chapel. Read More.
November 23, 2009
Garden Spot Village Sets Date for Annual Marathon
USATF-certified Boston Marathon qualifier slated for April 10 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Read More.
November 16, 2009
Garden Spot Village "ALIVE" to Host Table Talks
Topics designed to open interdenominational dialogues on faith and practice. Read More.
November 16, 2009
Garden Spot Village Model Railroad Club Announces Open House Dates
Popular display brings back treasured holiday memories for visitors of all ages. Read More.
October 30, 2009
100-Year-Old Woman Hopes To Get Cards From Former Students
Anna Snader-Harsh Spent 40 Years Teaching In Lancaster County
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -- A Lancaster County woman who spent 40 years teaching local students is hoping to hear back from some of them soon. Anna Snader-Harsh turns 100 years old on Monday. Read More.
WGAL TV News - October 27, 2009
Garden Spot Village Will Celebrate 13th Fall Festival And Auction
By Ann Mead Ash - Penny Saver
Concert to Celebrate Elizabeth Sounder Martin's 100th Birthday
Centenarian's daughter to sing at Garden Spot Village. Read More.
October 5, 2009
Garden Spot Village Resident Anna Harsh to Celebrate 100th Birthday
Community invited to send cards to honor former Lancaster County schoolteacher. Read More.
September 29, 2009
Issues, Insights and Inspirations about Aging
Leaving the Pace and Politics of the Nation’s Capitol
August 25, 2009
by Mary Kemper (AAHSA) The Future of Aging Blog
Every once in a while it’s nice to leave the pace and politics of the nation’s capitol and explore communities beyond the beltway. I recently journeyed to New Holland in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where the Old Order Amish and Mennonites still toil the fields and get from place to place by horse-drawn buggy. Lancaster County is home to America’s oldest Amish settlement, where thousands still live a centuries-old “Plain” lifestyle. Read More.
Congressman Pitts Donates Art to Garden Spot Village Fund-Raiser
Annual Fall Festival & Benefit Auction supports benevolent care at
retirement community. Read More.
September 21, 2009
Garden Spot Village Hosts Free Mini-Series on Hospice Care and Related Topics
Seminar addresses supportive care, hospice myths and advance directives. Read More.
September 8, 2009
Garden Spot Village purchase defies numbers
BY TIM MEKEEL, Staff Writer
September 5, 2009
From a financial perspective, this real estate deal is hard to figure. But it's being called a transaction that's more about people than numbers. Read More.
Seminar to offer ways to engage seniors in ministry
BY JOAN KERN, Correspondent
September 5, 2009
An 80-year-old member of Habecker Mennonite Church is tutoring a 10-member refugee family from Burma in English as a second language. After the 50-member congregation near Mountville agreed to sponsor the Burmese family, "all the 80-year-olds got involved," the church's pastor, the Rev. Karen Sensenig, said. "Our small congregation is in dire need of our 80-year-olds," she said. Read More.
Garden Spot Village Exhibits Congressman's Art
Joseph R. Pitts (R-PA) will talk about his drawings, paintings and sculpture on September 21. Read More.
September 3, 2009
Garden Spot Village Announces Spirtual Life Enrichment Class
Rev. Jeffrey D Miller to teach about “The Jewish Jesus of the Hebrew Scriptures”. Read More.
September 2, 2009
Local housing market ranked 18th in U.S.
By Tim Mekeel, Staff Writer
August 19, 2009
Maybe the local housing market isn't going gangbusters like it was a few
years ago. But compared to the rest of the nation, it's still doing pretty darn
well. Read More.
Garden Spot Village Announces Annual Fall Festival & Benefit Auction
Date is set for Saturday, October 10, 2009. Read More.
August 18, 2009
Garden Spot Village Presents “For Unsung Heroes” on September 11
Program commemorates 9/11 and honors firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel. Read More.
August 18, 2009
Garden Spot Village Named to AAHSA Ziegler Top 100
Retirement community is among nation’s largest not-for-profit senior living facilities. Read More.
August 13, 2009
Retire: To Lancaster
Golden years, Garden Spot
By Jeannette Scott, Sunday News Staff Writer
August 9, 2009
Never mind Florida. Lancaster is the place to enjoy the golden years.
The City of Lancaster and its suburbs are featured in the September/October issue of Where to Retire Magazine as among one of the eight places with "Terrific Home Buys, Great Lifestyles.” Read More.
Garden Spot Village to buy Maple Farm
Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era
By Tim Mekeel, Staff Writer
August 3, 2009
No more med carts. No more nurses' stations. No more call bells. By 2011, the institutional, hospital-style of skilled nursing care at Maple Farm Nursing Center could be a thing of the past. The Akron facility is expected to be sold by Lancaster General Health to Garden Spot Village, which would renovate it into numerous household-style settings. Read More.
Ken Sensenig to Discuss Old Order Mennonite and Old Order Amish
Presentation is part of the “Meet the Churches” series at Garden Spot
Village. Read More.
July 27, 2009
Retirement Complex Might Come to City
Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era
By Tim Mekeel, Staff Writer
July 24, 2009
A key to the success of Garden Spot Village has been listening to potential residents. When they wanted larger apartments, the New Holland retirement community built them. When they wanted more amenities, it provided them. And now that some want an urban setting, not a suburban campus, it might offer that option, too. Read More.
Garden Spot Village Invites Pastors to Breakfast Program
Speakers will discuss "Engaging Seniors in Ministry". Read More.
July 7, 2009
Garden Spot Village To Celebrate Local Bounty
Every ingredient on July 30 menu is raised or grown locally. Read More.
July 6, 2009
Garden Spot Village Helps Residents and Neighbors Prevent Identity Theft
Shred-it Day slated for Fri., May 15 at the retirement community. Read More.
May 6, 2009
Garden Spot Village to Host Author Richard Taylor, Ph.D.
Retired psychologist diagnosed with dementia will speak to caregivers on living with Alzheimer’s disease. Read More.
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May 4, 2009
11th Annual Garden Spot Village Golf Tournament Set For June 9
Early bird registration closes May 8; registration deadline is May 22. Read press release. Click Here to visit event page.
May 1, 2009
Garden Spot Village Celebrates National Day of Prayer
Community prayer service will be held Thurs., May 7 at 7 p.m. Read More.
April 24, 2009
Ken Sensenig to Present “The Third Chapter of The Nickel Mines Story”
Presentation is part of the Mennonite Central Committee series at Garden Spot Village. Read More.
April 24, 2009
Garden Spot Village Hosts Free Seminar on Legal Issues
Attorney Brian Black to speak on estates, power of attorney and other matters. Read More.
April 22, 2009
“Loneliness” to be Topic at Living With Loss Support Group Meeting
Chet Yoder, director of pastoral care at Garden Spot Village, to speak. Read More.
April 22, 2009
Garden Spot Village Posts Final Marathon Results
Runners brave blustery winds to compete in Lancaster County’s first Boston Marathon qualifier. Read More.
April 8, 2009
Lancaster County's First Marathon Begins and Ends at Garden Spot Village
275 participants already registered for 26.2-mile April 4 Boston Marathon
qualifier. Read More.
March 22, 2009
January 1, 2009
Marathon registrations pass the 75 mark. Lancaster County Pennsylvania’s very first marathon is scheduled for April 4, 2009. As 2008 came to a close a number of people registered for this first time ever event. "We are very happy with the number of registrations so far,” said Scott Miller, Race Director and Director of Marketing for Garden Spot Village, “people who have checked out the route ahead of time say it’s a really great course. We are pretty excited.” To learn more and register visit Garden Spot Village Marathon 2009.
December 5, 2008
Today Garden Spot Village launched a facebook group entitled “Garden Spot Village” as a way to extend the Garden Spot Village “experience”. Garden Spot Village strives to provide a unique approach to creating community, camaraderie and friendship that involves not only the people that live on campus but those who visit and work here as well. Given the social networking characteristics of facebook it is a great way for residents to stay in touch with family, friends and associates. In addition potential future residents can friend Garden Spot Village residents and get a sense of what life is like in this vibrant picturesque country setting directly from the people that live here.
November 22, 2008
Garden Spot Village celebrated the Ribbon Cutting and opening of the Village Square Apartment Building. This $20 million building features 72 apartments on six floors that range in size from 1,300 square feet for 2 bedrooms, to 1,500 square feet for 2 bedrooms and a den and 1,899 square feet for 3 bedrooms. All apartments include fully equipped kitchens with solid cherry cabinets and Corian counter tops standard and 2 full baths with laundry. Many include underground parking.
Herb hobby helps spice up Garden Spot meals
By Lori Van Ingen
When Barbara Masho retired to Garden Spot Village in New Holland 10 years ago, she thought she wouldn't be able to continue her love of herb gardening. But she was wrong. Read more.
August 4, 2008
The New Senior Class
Jon Rutter, Sunday News Staff Writer
May 11, 2008
Train Club in the News
Blue Ridge Cable 11
News clip
December 12, 2007
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Scott Miller
Director of Marketing
12/21/07
Road Trip to Retirement
By Pam Krueger and Jack Gallagher
Summarized by Scott Miller
Live Presentation at Garden Spot Village 10/18/07
Real World: Garden Spot Village
Researchers move into retirement community to observe
how older adults tick
By: Christina Olenchek
Central Penn Business Journal, Vol 23, No. 34
Publishied: 8/17/2007
Retirement Communities . . . The Option is Yours
Garden Spot Village: At the Forefront of Culture Change
By Melissa Kashner
Lancaster County Magazine
Published: August 2007
http://www.lancastercountymag.com
Project Looking Glass
August 1, 2007
Home, sweet home
Households provide skilled nursing care with a personal touch
By Mary Beth Schweigert
Lancaster New Era
Published: Jul 26, 2007 10:20 AM EST
http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/207336
Culture Change in Care
Reporter: Liz Collin
WHP-CBS, Harrisburg, PA
Aired: April 26, 2007 5:47 PM
Special Visit from Secretary of Public Welfare
April 19, 2007
Behind the list with Steve Lindsey
By Christina Olenchek
Central Penn Business Journal
Published: April 2007
Senator Mike Brubaker Visits Garden Spot Village
By Carole Deck
Garden Gazette
Published: Mar 2007
It's About Lifestyle (PDF)
By Scott Miller
Senior News
Published: Mar 2007
Making the connection / Garden Spot Village volunteers support residents in life's most difficult moments
By Mary Beth Schweigert
Lancaster New Era
Published: Feb 19, 2007 10:15 AM EST
A lifetime of teaching, and still a student Crowther carries on her love of painting
By Lori Van Ingen, Staff
Intelligencer Journal
Published: Feb 12, 2007 8:38 AM EST
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