Annual Fall Festival

On Sunday November 1, 2009, Christ the King Manor once again hosted its annual Fall Resident and Family Gathering. Residents from The Cottages, Personal Care, Skilled Care, Memory Support, Adult Day Care and Home Support were invited as well as all of their families. There were over 500 reservations making this the highest attended festival to date. Tables were set up in our main dining room, employee dining room, Personal Care Unit and Memory Support Units to accommodate everyone. Joe Serafini provided some wonderful music with his accordion. A delicious lunch of homemade chili, wedding and potato soups were served as well as sandwich trays with all the fixings. The desserts were the hit of the afternoon and they were plentiful. The apple cider was a pure taste of Fall. All children attending received individual treat bags and we even held a "guess the weight of the pumpkin" contest. All adults got to sign up for some wonderful fall door prizes. It was an enjoyable afternoon, especially for our residents whose families live out of town and they don't get to see them that often.

Fall festival pictures

Welcome to Fr. Rick Tomasone

Linda Miceli, LPN, hosted an Open House to welcome Fr. Rick Tomasone to Christ the King Manor and DuBois Area Catholic School. Fr. Rick is enjoying his new assignment both at the Manor and the school. Mass schedule at Christ the King is daily at 4:00 pm and every Sunday at 10:15 am.

Alzheimer's Associaton's Second Annual Memory Walk

The second annual Memory Walk was held on September 19, 2009, in the DuBois City Park. There were about 150 people in attendance and Christ the King Manor has the largest team with almost 30 people! More than double the size of last years team. Amanda Choura, Billing Specialist and Charlene Volansky, Director of Development, served on the local advisory committee that met once a month since March to plan the walk. Christ the King held various fund raisers; a bake sale, jeans days and a lottery tree raffle to raise over $3,000 for the Alzheimer's Association. Walkers on our team also received individual sponsorships which helped us not only meet but exceed our goal. The total goal for the walk was $15,000 and over $26,000 was actually raised giving the DuBois Memory Walk the honor of being noted as a Star Walk by the Alzheimer's Association.

Halloween Fun

Dietary Aide Cheryl McMillen all dressed up for Halloween with one of our favorite residents Andrew Wheeler.