The seasons The seasons - New England Village

2005
year in
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April (Photo A) Always a Village favorite, the Siblings Brunch took place on April 10th.
June (Photo B) On Sunday June 5th, nearly 600 people participated in our annual Family
Day event honoring New England’s sports teams. After one of the area’s rainiest springs in
years, the weather turned out to be picture perfect.
July Lisa Drennan, Director of the Sollar Wellness Center, received the Certificate of
Occupancy for the new facility.
August New England Village welcomed Meg Mullare to our Village community on August 1.
September The Village Community donated $5,995.00 to the Red Cross Hurricane
Katrina Relief Fund.
October (Photo C) Laura Leventhal is selected to fill the newly created position of
Director of Staff Training and Development.
October (Photo D) On October 16th, nearly 200 people attended the Opening
Celebration and Dedication of the Sollar Wellness Center.
October Construction begins on a new residential building. The nearly 4,600 sq. ft.
structure, due for completion in late spring 2006, will provide two self-contained residences
for three people each.
November (Photo E) Always the highlight of the Village social calendar, the biennial Fall
Formal event was held on November 11th at the Ridder Country Club.
November Pathways presents a check for $1,435.00 to the Jimmy Fund/Pan Mass
Challenge representing money that was raised over the summer through the Pathways
Wellness Ride. The Wellness Ride was a recumbent bike-a-thon (Photo F) dedicated to the
memory of Michael Cardarelli, a Pathways member who passed away in October 2004 from
cancer.
December After 25 years of service to the Village community, Residential Manager
Myra Johnson retires on December 28th.
Special Celebrations The following residents reached birthday milestones in 2005:
40th birthday - Joan Murray
60th birthday - Allan Feldman
85th birthday - Janet Hirsch (Photo G)
(Photo A) Matt Bowen with his sister, Katya. (Photo B) Tracy Durante and her family.
(Photo C) Laura Leventhal. (Photo D) Lisa Drennan (staff), Arnold, Siema and David Sollar.
(Photo E) Myra Johnson (staff) and Liz Taft. (Photo F) Jim Scott (staff) and Arthur Mott. (Photo G) Janet Hirsch.
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