Wake Robin Life Plan Community

Yesterday, Meagan Buckley, Wake Robin President and CEO, Leslie Parker, Environmental Services Director, and a Wake Robin resident presented, “Saving the Planet, One Life Plan Community at a Time,” at the Annual LeadingAge Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. The presentation went on to discuss initiatives that Wake Robin has undertaken in an effort towards becoming more environmentally sustainable and encouraging other communities to do the same. Thank you for representing Wake Robin!

Next week, Wake Robin will be presenting at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting regarding Wake Robin’s path towards environmental sustainability. From residents to staff, Wake Robin continues to strive towards environmental excellence through earth-friendly groundskeeping practices, electric vehicles, reducing food waste, among other initiatives. This session will be led by Meagan Buckley, Wake Robin President and CEO, Leslie Parker, Environmental Services Director, and a Wake Robin resident. We cannot wait to hear all about it!

Come Join Us!

This weekend, the Wake Robin team participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. There were 117 teams in this year’s walk and all funds raised aid The Alzheimer’s Association in the fight to end Alzheimer’s. The walk was two miles long throughout the Shelburne Museum grounds and exhibits. What a beautiful day! Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Wake Robin celebrated the opening of Cedar Landing. A new outdoor destination place located outside of the Cedar neighborhood in the Linden Health Center. After the ribbon cutting, residents and staff enjoyed music, refreshments, and the new, comfy seating areas in the space. What a great day! 

Wake Robin resident, Sharon C., was recently featured in a Time article, “How to Make Friends as an Adult—at Every Life Stage”. With over 60 resident driven activities and committees, there are always new interests to be explored or opportunities to meet someone new. Click the article below to read more!

Wake Robin ‘painted the town purple’ to bring awareness to the Walk to End Alzheimer's. Residents and staff wore their finest purple threads as a reminder of the upcoming Walk to End Alzheimer’s on September 29, at the Shelburne Museum. Wake Robin will be participating, and the team are already hard at work raising donations. We hope to see you there!

Wake Robin said goodbye to UVM’s first Occupational Therapy students. The Occupational Therapy program is a brand-new offering at the University of Vermont. Wake Robin welcomed two students who worked closely with the OT team for 2 and 12 weeks(respectively) as a part of their fieldwork experience. They focused on working with an older adult population in rehab, outpatient, and long-term care settings as well as focusing on orthopedics, neurology, neurocognitive disorders, cardiopulmonary, and physical disabilities. While we are sorry to see them leave, we cannot wait to see what the future holds for them – congratulations!

Wake Robin Staff & Residents are ‘screaming for ice cream’ for the Scoop Ice cream truck when it comes to visit! This event was organized by CORE, Wake Robin’s employee wellness initiative, which also sponsors raffles at the farmer’s markets, walking challenges, free children’s books, Wake Robin swag, and much more. These benefits are just another reason why working at Wake Robin is fun! Thanks, CORE!

Wake Robin chefs attended the Vermont Fresh Network Forum Dinner at Shelburne Farms along with local restaurants, farms, specialty food and beverage artisans located around the Champlain Valley. The tasting they prepared was squab with a lotus root, sudachi syrup, chili crisp, and basil. Ryan Meath, Bill Iliff, and Lucas LaBounty were awarded honorable mention for Best Bite of the evening. Congratulations!