Awards Week for Delmanor Northtown

For the third year in a row, the Readers Choice 2012 Diamond Award was presented to Delmanor Northtown.

Receiving the award

Awarded by the readers of the North York Mirror, Delmanor Northtown won first place in the category of Best Retirement Residence!

Nikki with the award

Also, each year, The City of Toronto Parks Forestry and Recreation Dept. holds a competition named, "The Great Front Gardens Contest".  Delmanor Northtown was nominated as one of the best front gardens in the North York District. 

Judges stopped in to view the many nominated and wonderful gardens that help to beautify the North York area.

Delmanor Northtown Garden

The awards ceremony was held at the Edith Vale Community Centre where Delmanor Northtown was presented with this award of excellence!

The Award Winning Delmanor Northtown Garden

Congratulations Delmanor Northtown on this great achievement!

For more information about Delmanor Northtown, or to arrange a tour of the residence, please contact Laurie Fortin, Assistant Marketing & Community Relations Manager at (416) 225-9146 or visit them online at delmanor.com

Hands On Exotics Visits Delmanor Glen Abbey

From the therapeutic effects of petting exotic animals, to the smiles and gasps animals bring to children, Hands On Exotics bring an appreciation and respect for the animals along with a fun, entertaining and educational experience.

Hands on Exotics visited Delmanor Glen Abbey to present a beautiful display of birds with loads of personality!



New Resident Noel with the beautiful flamingo

The residents laughed, the flamingo honked, the parrots sang "Old McDonald had a farm", and "Take me out to the ball game", while everyone listened and had a wonderful time.

One of the singing parrots

Hands on Exotics brought exotic animals encounters to the GTA.  The Delmanor seniors were able to experience the unusual through hands on therapy and activities.

New Resident Mary-Anne enjoying the flamingo

If you would like to arrange a tour of Delmanor Glen Abbey, please contact Julie Shuster, Marketing & Community Relations Manager at (905) 469-3232 or visit their webage at delmanor.com

Living Well Lecture Series with Carole Bertuzzi

Delmanor Elgin Mills was host to the very popular Living Well Lecture Series as Carole Bertuzzi came to enlighten the seniors with her very popular presentation.

Carole has been giving motivational speeches or "moodivational" speeches as she likes to call them since 1986 when she became CBL Presentations.

As a part of the Living Well Lecture Series, Carole the "Moodivator" inspired the residents with her combination of mood (frank, festive & funny) along with life enhancing motivation.

The lecture was very well received by the seniors who all claimed to thoroughly enjoy the experience.

If you would like more information about the Living Well Lecture Series, or if you would like more information about Delmanor Elgin Mills specifically, please contact Susan Applebaum, Marketing & Community Relations Manager at (905) 770-7963 or visit online at delmanor.com

Delmanor Wynford "Knit Wits" Donate Teddy Bears to Children & Seniors in Africa

The Delmanor Wynford "Knit Wits" generously donated fifteen handcrafted teddy bears to a group of volunteers travelling overseas to Africa.

As a result, the volunteers were able to disperse the teddy bears to children and seniors living in orphanages and shelters in Uganda. 

The "Knit Wits" have been busy knitting throughout the summer working on many projects.  Upon hearing about the opportunity to have teddy bears sent overseas to children and seniors in Africa, each member of the club took time away from personal projects to focus on knitting teddy bears.

The "Knit Wits" proudly displaying their teddy bears

Limited by space in the volunteer suitcases, the "Knit Wits" were able to donate 15 cute and cuddly teddy bears.

The children and seniors in Uganda were overjoyed by the kind donation.  The children spent the afternoon playing with their new teddy bears while the seniors enjoyed watching the children so happy and having a cuddly companion.

Young child from Uganda receiving a teddy bear

After viewing the photos of the seniors and children in Uganda, the "Knit Wits" were overcome with emotion.  They realized how something so small can have such a huge impact on someone else's life.

Woman from Uganda delighted to receive a teddy bear

Woman all smiles with her new companion

Thank you for your hard work and inspiration "Knit Wits"!!! 

For more information about retirement living at Delmanor Wynford, please contact Monique Kuhn or Pam Palmer at 416.331.9797 or visit them online at delmanor.com

Delmanor Glen Abbey Tours Hamilton Harbour

From abundant waterfalls to sport fishing or a cruise on the harbour, the Hamilton Harbour watershed provides diverse opportunities for interaction with nature.

The residents of Delmanor Glen Abbey toured the many delights of Hamilton Harbour and its watershed.  The lovely sightseeing cruise offered the seniors a chance to relax with friends while enjoying a delightful lunch on board the ship.

Hamilton Harbour

The leisurely cruise was loved by all of the Delmanor seniors.  The tour provided unique views of the natural, recreational and industrial faces of Hamilton.

For more information about Delmanor Glen Abbey, please contact Julie Shuster, Marketing & Community Relations Manager at (905) 469-3232 or visit them online at delmanor.com

Off to the Zoo for Delmanor Northtown

The residents of Delmanor Northtown took part in the annual Seniors Day at the Toronto Zoo.

The residents enjoyed seeing the wildlife, visiting the gift shop, riding the Zoo-mobile and spending time outdoors in the beautiful Rouge Valley.

The Toronto Zoo is Canada's premier zoo, known for its interactive education and conservation activities.  It is one of the largest zoos in the world with over six miles of walking trails to explore.  The Zoo is home to over 5,000 animals representing over 500 species of animals.

The Zoo is divided into seven geographic regions with animals displayed indoors in tropical pavilions and outdoors in a more natural environment.

The most popular attractions for the Delmanor Seniors at the Zoo were the African Pavilion, the Gorilla Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.  Everyone that attended Seniors Day at the Toronto Zoo had a wonderful time!

For more information about Delmanor Northtown or to arrange a tour of the retirement residence, please contact Laurie Fortin, Marketing & Community Relations Manager at (416) 225-9146 or visit them online at delmanor.com

Delmanor Glen Abbey Presents a Cheque for Heart & Stroke Foundation

The residents and staff of Delmanor Glen Abbey were thrilled to present a cheque to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. 

Through various fundraising events held at the retirement residence over the summer, both residents and staff worked diligently to raise funds for this very worthy cause.

The presentation of the cheque

The sense of pride and camaraderie was very prevalent during this cheque presentation at Glen Abbey.  Everyone who participated was very happy to have helped in this cause.

For more information about retirement living at Delmanor Glen Abbey, please contact Julie Shuster, Marketing & Community Relations Manager at (905) 469-3232 or visit them online at delmanor.com

Exotic Animal Demonstration Comes to Delmanor Elgin Mills

Residents, community members and staff enjoyed a very unique show of various exotic animals at Delmanor Elgin Mills.

Presenter Daphane brought two parrots, a snake, a tarantula and a flying squirrel with her for the seniors and guests to observe.

The Snake Demonstration

While providing a background and history of each animal, she wandered through the audience allowing each resident to hold the animal or just have a closer look.

Two very comical parrots provided much laughter throughout the entire afternoon.

The magestic and hilarious parrot

Everyone in attendance had a wonderful time!  Some of the seniors surprised themselves at how brave they really were!

For more information about retirement living at Delmanor Elgin Mills, please contact Susan Applebaum, Marketing & Community Relations Manager at (905) 770-7963 or visit them online at delmanor.com