Masonic Village News
Pen Pals and Phone Friends
The simple act of writing a letter or making a phone call can make a world of difference for our residents.
Hospice Care in the Midst of a Pandemic
For hospice caregivers across the country, COVID-19 replaced hugs, hand-holding and togetherness with masks, reduced physical contact and limited visits from family and friends.
Forever High School Sweethearts
Anyone who knew Max Hoffman remembers he was always up to something. Max was a busy man with more than a few hobbies throughout his life, usually revolving around family and helping others.
Give Your Immune System a Boost
What are you doing to try and stay healthy during the pandemic? “During times like these, it’s easy for some of the basics to get away from us,” recreation coordinator
Healthy Brain Aging
The aging process affects each person differently, exaggerating strengths and weaknesses. However, medical research has found that memory and attention are most affected by aging, since, according to Dr. Charles Duffy, a neurologist at Penn State Health's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, "memory requires attention and attention requires memory."
Masonic Village Farm – Then and Now
Farmer Frank Stoltzfus is as much of an institution at the Masonic Village Farm as the farm itself. For a third of the farm's 110-year history, he's served as farm manager. That tenure ends on June 5 as Farmer Frank retires.
Additional News & Publications
Elizabethtown Village Living
March Elizabethtown Village Living
Read past issues of Elizabethtown Village Living
Village Voice Magazine
Village Voice – Fall 2020
Sewickley Village Living
March Sewickley Village Living
Read past issues of Sewickley Village Living
Reflections
Reflections – Summer 2020
Read past issues of Reflections
Annual Report
News Coverage
- It ‘techs’ a Village
- Retirement Communities use technology, creativity to keep residents well and connected
- These Lancaster County seniors found inspiration during their COVID-19 isolation
- Victory Gardens 2.0: Masonic Village gardeners raise their shovels for the greater good
- COVID-19 challenges senior athletes to stay fit, socially active
- Advances in technology make life easier for county’s older population
- Susquehanna Valley veterans asked to help honor fellow vets in what could be their final days
- Bruce Holran recalls days as 1940s child model
- Giving residents their best shot at avoiding flu
- A Conversation with: Matt Mayo, assistant executive director and nursing home administrator, Masonic Village at Elizabethtown
- Retirement communities open their restaurant doors to the public
- Lawyer to take reins at Masonic Villages
- Masonic Villages undergoing leadership change
- Whisk Cafe coming to Elizabethtown; farm-to-table restaurant to open this fall near train station
- President of new division at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown says becoming a nurse opened up career options
- Research examines stream restorations with an eye on improving Chesapeake Bay
- A Tour of Lancaster County’s Most Charming Small Churches
- Celebrating Music Therapy
- Loomers Share the Love
- Risk of falls increases as you age, but they are preventable
- A final salute: Veteran volunteers with Masonic Village Hospice present ceremony and comfort to those who served
- Local veteran reflects on service on 100th Veterans Day
- World War II veterans meet for the first time
- 100 and counting: Lancaster County centenarians continue to live meaningful lives – Jim Sheffer, 100
- Masonic Villages Goes Big on ‘Smart IQ’ Homes for Aging in Place
- Living Smart: Wall Street Journal Podcast
- Lancaster County has a fourth barn quilt; The newest one’s in Elizabethtown
- Technology that residents want and communities need
- Masonic Village launches group to promote brain fitness
- New Elizabethtown College program bridges gap between millennials, seniors
- Masonic Village is taking a worthwhile step in leading on solar power
- Masonic Village to have the most solar power of any retirement community in U.S.
- After 80 years, memories of Lancaster County girls’ softball league are bright as diamonds
- Masonic Village getting ‘smart’ technology
- A century later, Masonic Children’s Home graduate sparks cottage renovations as a legacy
- Elizabethtown: College, retirees, trains and chocolate anchor town that’s close to everywhere
- Retirement campus tests smart-home tools
- Challenge by incoming Masonic Villages residents asks people to work out for charity
- Angel Among Us: Bleiler Caring Cottage continues to thrive on mother’s craftiness
- Retirement communities thinking green, not gray
- Elizabethtown Masonic Village helps patients and families by granting ‘final wishes’
- Wellness that works: 16 tested ideas from local companies
- Lancaster County hospice patient, 89, treated to final flight ‘date’ with his wife
- Former resident leaves $10.9M to Masonic Children’s Home in Elizabethtown
- Aging to perfection: Couple having vine time since moving to Masonic Village
Media Contacts
General Inquiries
717-367-1121, ext. 33383
pr@masonicvillages.org
Tina L. Lutter, APR
Corporate Director of Public Relations
Masonic Villages and Ashlar Creative Solutions
717-367-1121, ext. 33285
tlutter@masonicvillages.org
Debra L. Davis
Public Relations Manager
Masonic Villages
717-367-1121, ext. 33529
ddavis@masonicvillages.org
Megan L. Leitzell
Public Relations Specialist
Masonic Villages
717-367-1121, ext. 33570
mleitzel@masonicvillages.org