August Enewsletter Available Now!
Each month, the Marketing Department sends out an e-newsletter sharing updates and stories about Vermont’s only Lifeplan Community. If you or someone you know is interested in learning about Wake...
View ArticleSeptember E-newsletter Available Now!
Each month, the Marketing Department sends out an e-newsletter sharing updates and stories about Vermont’s only Lifeplan Community. If you or someone you know is interested in learning about Wake...
View ArticleOctober E-Newsletter Now Available!
Each month, the Marketing Department sends out an e-newsletter sharing updates and stories about Vermont’s only Lifeplan Community. If you or someone you know is interested in learning about Wake...
View ArticleReduce, Reuse, Recycle – Wake Robin Refurbishes
A fully renovated kitchen in a cottage neighborhood. Over the thirty years that Wake Robin has been in existence, we have had a steady stream of residents in our 250 homes. Whenever a new resident or...
View ArticleTrillium Trail at Wake Robin
Last month we told you about a new tradition at Wake Robin called the Trillium Trail. Named after our logo, the red trillium wildflower, it is a variation on the Honor Walk. When a resident is making...
View ArticleCleanliness with Accountability
When you do your household cleaning, you probably don’t have anyone following along behind you, checking your work, gathering information, and filing a report. That sounds extreme but if you need to...
View ArticleMinimizing the Stress of Moving & Downsizing – a virtual event
Return of a popular workshop for Priority Depositors! This online workshop is one that we have offered several times. It seems to be a universal concern, even more so for those who are in the...
View ArticleMeet the Power Knot: Composting on Steroids
Executive Chef Bill Lliff adding vegetable scraps to the power knot We are all more aware of food waste these days and the need for composting rather than adding material to our landfills. When food...
View ArticleThe Dining Advisory Group introduces Potluck Seating
There are many ways for residents to take part in life at Wake Robin. There are dozens of activity groups and committees, options to serve on boards – the Wake Robin Resident Association and Wake...
View ArticleThe Jean Connor Library
Much of the information we read comes to us on various screens…computers, tablets, e-readers, even phones. The residents and staff of Wake Robin still treasure the experience of holding a real book...
View ArticleQuilt of Valor Donated to Wake Robin
We have observed one more Memorial Day and what better time to tell you about a recent donation from resident Peter Maytham. Peter currently serves as the president of the Wake Robin Residents’...
View ArticleWhat Did You Have for Dinner June 13th?
If you were one of the lucky residents of Wake Robin, you were seated for an amazing tasting menu of seafood dishes and complementary dessert. This was the second in a series of special meals our...
View ArticleAn Amazing Feat of the Feet
Dr. Chris Hebert with his family and friends at the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail is a recreation path spanning the breadth of northern Vermont, all 93 miles of it. It is a...
View ArticleOccupational Therapy at Wake Robin– Continuing Education in the Real World
Tasia leading a meditation session with residents Simply put, an Occupational Therapist spends time with individuals to find out what they usually do in their day-to-day life and identifies challenges...
View ArticleAugust Enewsletter Now Available!
Each month, the Marketing Department sends out an e-newsletter sharing updates and stories about Vermont’s only Lifeplan Community. If you or someone you know is interested in learning about Wake...
View ArticleThe Hornbeam Fairy Garden
For the uninitiated, we start with a definition: Fairy Gardens—also called enchanted gardens—are minuscule plots that include live plants, tiny statues, and other accessories such as furniture,...
View ArticleSeptember Enewsletter now available!
Each month, the Marketing Department sends out an e-newsletter sharing updates and stories about Vermont’s only Lifeplan Community. If you or someone you know is interested in learning about Wake...
View ArticleLinden Health Center Gets a Gold Star!
Operating a health center means you must be licensed and that involves a review every year. These surveys are unannounced. You are under review the moment the survey team comes to your door. Wake...
View ArticleWake Robin – a SSAFE Zone
“We’re Green, we’re Grey, and we’re NOT going away!” That’s the motto for the 15 chapters of Senior Stewards Acting for the Environment…SSAFE. Wake Robin is one of those chapters and last month, we...
View ArticleSome Thoughts for the Season
In our recent print version of our newsletter, there was a message from Meagan Buckley, Wake Robin’s president and CEO. It’s a message that bears repeating. I was deeply moved recently by a resident’s...
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