Suburban Life - Bucks/Princeton - Issue #4 (April 2019)

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SL_PROFILE_MEADOWOOD_0419_Layout 1 4 / 10 / 19 10 : 04 AM Page 2 “ Meadowood has been great for my oing it , there’s no reason I can’t , so I started can always find time to exercise if you want d mming husband and me , ” Peggy says . “ There’s some - getting to work at 5 : 30 or 6 a.m . and swi to , ” says Jane . “ I like aerobics , and if the regular o thing different going on here every day . I never r working out with the residents . ” aerobics class is too much for some people , thought I ould get into exercise , but it’s part Her commitment to physical health only there’s a level below that where you can sit in w of the culture here — and they make it fun . ” intensified when she came to Meadowood . a chair and do aerobics . You can essentially Working at the community inspired her to design your own exercise program . ” No Limits compete in her first triathlon , for example . Paul , on the other hand , has had Meadowood residents like Peggy Hinman She now encourages members of her “ enormous fun ” playing on the water volleyball understa 18 - person housekeeping staff to f team . He’s also eager for the return of kinder nd that growing older doesn’t have ollow her weather , when he intends to make the most to mean getting old . The diverse health and lead ; she offers to adjust team members ’ of the walking trails and natural beauty wellness programs help residents stay active , work schedules if they wish to participate surrounding the idyllic campus . engaged , and as independent as possible . in staff fitness classes organized by Becky . “ The body responds d Becky Anhorn , who became Meadowood’s In addition , Nancy is currently rallying her ifferently to director of fitness and wellness in December fellow co - workers to participate in a unique exercise when you get into your 80s , ” he 2018 , believes “ the sky is team - building exercise : a challenging , says . “ The instructors here understand that , the limit ” with regard mud and they’re careful that you don’t put too - slicked obstacle course called the Tough to the continued evolution of the community’s much stress on your knees and shoulders , Mudder , wellness programs . coming to Coatesville next month . and that you’re exercising safely . They’re part “ I believe there’s so much that can be “ Working out brings energy to every part of the community , too — and that’s one e , ” c done in a ommunity like ours , ” says Becky , of your lif Nancy says . “ Being in this of t who was a fitness instructor , dancer , and he great things about Meadowood . It’s entrepreneur prior to joining Meadowood . a community of people who know each “ Our existing wellness program has a good other , greet each other , and help each other . ” If they’re doing it , balance , but it’s just the beginning . We have Much like the ommunity itself , c there’s no reason over 45 physical fitness classes a week . We Meadowood’s health and wellness programs want to cater to every s will continue to evolve to suit the changing kill level , whether I can’t . ” interests , needs , and skill levels of the men someone is fully capable , in a wheelchair , or ? NANCY KOCHER , and women who live on campus . While in a walker . We also have some residents with MEADOWOOD’S DIRECTOR residents can participate in everything from OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES yoga and tai chi to Meadowood’s staff bocce and pickleball is as devoted to to Conductorcise and wellness as its DrumFIT , Becky says residents are . Here , Meadowood CEO the future options are Paul Nordeman “ endless . ” One possi - and other team bility is therapeutic members participate riding at an equestrian a game in of badminton . facility nearby . “ It’s impressive and motivating for me to realize that people MEADOWOOD SENIOR LIVING D never stop wanting to 3205 W . Skippack Pike grow and experience Worcester , Pennsylvania 19490 new things , ” Becky ( 610 ) 584 - 1000 adds . “ A ot of the l Meadowood.net things we might do in the future will be the result of trial and error , physical and cognitive ch but that allenges , but I don’t ever want doesn’t mean they don’t deserve to live their to miss out on an life in the best ways possible . ” opportunity jus With every aspect of the community , community and seeing the residents work t because something hasn’t incl hard and make a difference in their lives been done before or someone thinks it’s uding its approach to lifelong fitness , encourages me , and I hope it encourages my outlandish . Our residents crave new things , Meadowood aims to nurture the six dimensions team members . This is a challenging industry and we’re happy to oblige . ” of human wellness — emotional , intellectual , to work in , and stress can have a big effect It’s that kind of passion and commitment physical , social , spiritual , and vocational . In on the human body . Health to new thinking that have been so important addition , Becky says that the community y employees are to longtime Meadowood residents like Peggy caters to the wellness needs of both employees more productive employees . That’s why it’s so and Tri and residents , with the goal of having a “ well important to encourage people who have an p . interest in healthy eating and ov staff taking care of well residents . ” erall wellness . ” “ I never exercised a day in my life before Nancy Kocher , Meadowood’s director of coming to Meadowood , and now I’m in the environmental services , E shares Becky’s ndless Options pool almost every day , ” Peggy says . “ The devotion to physical fitness . Prior to joining Paul and Jane Anderson moved into staff here is wonderful . They really try to Meadowood , when she was working for Meadowood 10 years ago . It was “ an easy accommodate everyone . A happy staff makes another Life Plan Community , she had a transition , ” they say , in part because of the for happy residents , and we are happy here . I n abundance of ways to boost their health think it helps experience that changed her life for the better . that the staff is part of the and wellness . “ In the morning , when I would do my wellness program , too . They really love the “ You can use the treadmills and other rounds , I would see the residents in the gym residents , and it’s obvious how much they ? exercise equipment 24 hours pumpin a day , so you care because of how involved they are . ” g iron , ” she recalls . “ I thought , If they’re SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM APRIL 2019 | 69

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PROFILE_Michener_Museum_0419_Layout 1 4 / 10 / 19 1 : 13 PM Page 1 The Michener Art D PROFILE Museum builds enduring connections between the arts community and the businesses that support it . Melissa Eiseman , president of the Corporate Business Partners Program Advisory Board Alliance by DEBRA WALLACE photography by JODY ROBINSON | on , “ We all have these bragging rights with regards to the multifaceted museum and its he visionaries who founded the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown rich array of programs . ” figured early on that the museum would need the support of the To her point , it is not unusual to see surrounding business community in order to thrive . Looking back , multiple generations of a family walking the they were right on the money . T museum halls or wandering its grounds . At a recent event to celebrate the museum’s hard - sense of ownership and engagement with working volunteers , Eiseman had the oppor - everyone , from the small businesses to the For more than 30 years , the Michener tunity to speak with a high school - age girl large corporations . There is a seat at our Art Museum’s Corporate Business Partners whose mother had spent many years working table for everyone . ” Program has been building a dynamic alliance as a docent . Currently , as many as 200 community between the local arts community and the “ This girl has been raised with the Mich - and business leaders contribute to the pro - Delaware Valley’s business community , to ener Art Museum , after taking art classes gram , “ and many of the members have include hundreds of businesses of all sizes . here for 10 years , ” Eiseman says . “ She knows been there from the beginning , ” Jameson The program dates back to 1988 , when how special it is . ” adds . “ This certainly says a lot about the Sylvan Pools founder Herman Silverman and The Michener Art Museum’s robust pro - community’s commitment to the museum Pulitzer Prize - winning author James Michener gramming includes lectures and gallery talks , and the museum’s commitment back to worked alongside the Doylestown community art classes and workshops for all ages , as the business members . ” to transform a shuttered prison into a distin - well as musical performances , community Education and community outreach are guished museum and historic site . Shortly days , and more . One much - anticipated exhi - key aspects of the program , and of the after , Silverman pushed for a commitment bition : The Color of the Moon : Lunar Painting museum itself . Jameson suggests all great from the business community to become in American Art , commemorating the 50th art museums have a dual mission : to serve actively involved in its support of the museum . anniversary of the 1969 lunar landing , will as stewards of art and culture ; and to act as Although Silverman passed away in 2017 , run from June 1 to September 8 . Featuring an educational resource . They also offer a his daughter , Binny , continues her family’s more than 50 works of art , The Color of the breadth of classes , dynamic programming , involvement in the museum and the Corporate Moon explores the long and enduring rela - and noteworthy exhibitions — and the Mich - Business Partners Program . Kathleen V . tionship between art and celestial bodies . ener Art Museum is no exception . Dues from Jameson , executive director of the Michener “ As business partners , we are ambassa - the business program , as well as the under - Art Museum , describes the program as “ a dors for Doylestown and Bucks County , and writing of special exhibitions throughout the shining example ” of a successful collaboration this is something that gives us a great sense year , make everything at the museum possible . between business and the art world . The pro - of pride , ” Eiseman says . “ This museum is A proactive advisory board led by its pres - gram not only supports the museum and its small enough not to be overwhelming , and ident , Melissa Eiseman , provides the drive array of exhibitions and educational programs , it’s filled with docents who will bring all of behind the Corporate Business Partners Pro - but it also serves the community as a whole . the exhibits to life . The Michener is really a gram . A former Marriott executive and the “ I have never before seen such a robust special place , and it has become a true owner of New Britain - based Eiseman Con - program like the one at the Michener ; it is ? center of the community for everyone . ” struction , Eiseman has been involved with truly extraordinary , ” says Jameson , whose the Michener Art Museum for 25 years . 25 - year career has included leadership posi - MICHENER ART MUSEUM She says the museum “ fosters a great tions at many notable museums , including D 138 S . Pine Street | Doylestown , Pa . deal of pride in the community . ” As some much larger than the Michener . “ What ( 215 ) 340 - 9800 she recalls Silverman telling her early | MichenerArtMuseum.org is special about this program is the genuine SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM APRIL 2019 70 |

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