"BEST TASTE" Award goes to Ferris Hills and Clark Meadows!

2023 Canandaigua Kiwanis Chef and Sip Challenge

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For the win... Chefs, Tony Cafarelli and Jamison Leigh, served up Porchetta with salsa verde and pickled red onion.  Our chefs worked hard preparing and presenting their creation.  They enjoyed the fun competition with other respected chefs in the community.   The foodies came out to enjoy this amazing event hosted by Canandaigua Kiwanis.  Canandaigua Kiwanis is an active group of dedicated volunteers working tirelessly throughout the year raising money to support children.

The Secret to the Ferris Hills/Clark Meadows Molasses Cookies has been Revealed!

Patrick has a passion for baking and it shows in everything he does!

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When the calendar says, "Baking Demo: Cookies with Patrick," folks gather around.  Today, Patrick Boylan, a baker at Thompson Senior Living Communities, shared his family recipe for the favorite molasses cookies!  Patrick did his training at Le Cordon Bleu in New Hampshire and has quite some skills in the baking department.  He demostrated how he assembles a batch of the molasses cookies and while he prepared the dough in his very own orange kitchenaid mixer (a gift from his Mom) he told us about the baked goods he prefers to make in our kitchen.  He loves to decorate cakes and cookies.  One of his other family recipes that he prepares for the residents is a raspberry cheesecake.  He enjoys baking and decorating wedding cakes and says that his passion came from his mother's love of baking.  it was a special treat to meet one of our talented cooks and to hear some of his personal story.  Thank you Patrick!  

Welcome Uplevel Students!

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The LAUGHTER!  The FUN!  The JOY!  It all happened this afternoon when we were visited by the Bloomfield Middle School Uplevel Students!  Their Mission? To uplift the community.  Students arrived with their teachers, Keith Roll, 6th grade English, and Debbie Davis, 6th grade special education.  Our residents know how to have fun and when a bunch of middle schoolers show up the place erupts with excitment!  Thank you Bloomfield Middle Schoolers.  Your mission was accomplished today!

Poppy

The Flower of Remembrance

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Making artificial poppies is a long-standing tradition and today we all pitched in to help the local Veterans Affairs assemble poppies. Close to 400 poppies were assembled and we had a good time sharing stories and remembering our own experiences with the symbolic poppy.  

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The Bond Between Caregivers and Our Residents

The Bond Between Caregivers and Our Residents

The bonds that form are so very important to both staff and residents.

It is an honor to participate in the daily lives of our residents.  It is more than a job for our staff.  It is a special calling.  Our staff are fulfilling a very important role and the relationships develop overtime.  The team works well together and meets regularly to make sure we are addressing the needs of the entire community.  The collective well-being is important , but the special bonds that develop with our one-on-one interaction is what makes the experience at Clark Meadows so fulfilling for our staff.

The other day, one of our residents pulled me aside to tell me about something that happened that made her feel so good during the holidays.  She said  Melissa, our activities assistant, brought her the most delicious treat that reminded her of when she was young living in Brooklyn.  You see, Syliva is Jewish and the delicacy of lox, white fish, pickled herring, sliced tomato, and onion on a bagel all very fresh from the delicatessen (specially chosen by Melissa's Dad) was the perfect combination and oh so delicious.  Melissa, who grew up in a household with a mix of Jewish/Christian traditions knew that this combination of goodies would matter to Sylvia.  So, she shared her family tradition.  Lo and behold, Melissa realized that she went to school with Sylvia's grandson making a further connection between the two.

Melissa is our new Activities Assistant and she's already making her mark on the community.  She has a knack for listening and discovering each resident's likes and dislikes.  Sylvia was all smiles and glowing when she told me this story.  I'm proud of the staff who work here.  There is a vibe that you feel immediately when you walk in the door.  There are new friendships being made and connections that enhance all of our lives.

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