Category: Waveny Events
For 2 days, June 7 & 8th, the Town of New Canaan will come together for a community block party and go back to the summer that changed the world! More than 60 local retailers, eateries and businesses will participate and celebrate the legacy and spirit of New Canaan 50 years after the summer of love.
This is a unique opportunity to STROLL, SHOP, EAT & ENJOY – and most of all – it’s a chance to LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE.
SUMMER OF LOVE will be held Friday, June 7, 2019 from 5pm to 7pm, and Saturday, June 8 from 11am to 3pm in the Town of New Canaan.…
On Tuesday, April 30th, Waveny staff, volunteers, past and present board members, family and friends joined residents at The Inn for their 11th Annual Musical Revue. The standing-room-only event delivered fabulously French-inspired entertainment to a packed house. Performances included singers, Can-can dancers, musicians, mimes and skits. The core of the show was led by the Inn’s resident choral group, the “Inn Notes” who rehearsed for several months to perfect their songs, skits and routines. Among their musical pieces were well-known French songs Clair de Lune, La Vie en Rose and selections from Moulin Rouge.…
Waveny LifeCare Network recently recognized its many volunteers for their contributions of time and talent throughout the nonprofit organization, including Waveny Care Center, The Village’s Memory Care residence, Waveny’s Adult Day Program and The Inn’s Retirement Community. …
Young students show off the beautiful quilts they created in New Canaan Recreation Department’s recent quilting class taught Lee Ann Mistretta, which was held over the course of several weeks at The Inn. Residents of The Inn enjoyed supporting the eight- and ten-year olds as they made progress each week on their quilts.…
Waveny LifeCare Network’s residents, short-term rehab patients and Adult Day Program participants marked the Ides of March with a fun take on Gladiator Games, complete with Reese the pet therapy dog standing in as a lion.…
Students from the Anam Cara Irish Dance School celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with Waveny LifeCare Network’s residents, short-term rehab patients and Adult Day Program participants on “Main Street” at The Village, the nonprofit eldercare organization’s memory care community…
Continuing an anticipated holiday tradition, volunteers from UBS’s sponsored “Family Care Network” celebrated the season by generously donating and decorating more than 30 gingerbread houses with seniors throughout Waveny LifeCare Network’s continuum of care. …
Waveny LifeCare Network thanked supporters at a celebration of community generosity on Thursday, October 25th and announced an important new initiative. Resident Bob Seelert, community-based business Bankwell, and Waveny’s food service partner Morrison Community Living were honored for their generous support and commitment to the organization, and special recognition was given to the late Louise Goodridge for a legacy gift. The public phase of the Forever Generosity campaign for Waveny was launched to provide enduring financial support for the people and programs that make Waveny unique.…
Russell R. Barksdale, Jr. MPA/MHA, FACHE, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Waveny LifeCare Network. In his new position, Barksdale will be responsible for managing the strategic growth, operations, development and future direction of Waveny’s comprehensive continuum of healthcare. …
It was a special day for Louise Shea at Waveny LifeCare Center as she reached a milestone that no one else has reached there in over a decade. On Friday Nov. 2, she sat among balloons to receive gifts, share a cake and open some of her 103 cards, one for each year she has lived.…
