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Spring/Summer 2025 Newsletter

July 8, 2025

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In this issue: 

Learn more about Memory Person Care expansion, this year’s renovation progress, partnering with Penn State Research, and innovating a first-of-its-kind Smart Room in the Spring/Summer Newsletter! 

 

Read each article here, or scroll down to see the full newsletter as a pdf.

Building on a strong foundation

Memory Personal Care FAQs

Renovation Update

In Memory of Nancy Rowe, Valley View’s First Director of Nursing

Valley View just got smarter 

Help direct charitable funding

Shining a Light on Well-Being

“My Hairdresser Saved My Life”

Q&A with Board Member Lynn Reed

 

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We sat down with Lynn to talk about his return to the board and why he gives of his time, talent, and treasure.

[caption id="attachment_1066" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Lynn Reed with his family[/caption] In January, we welcomed Lynn Reed back to the VVRC Board of Directors! He previously served for eight years until 2021. Can you tell us a little bit of background about yourself? After graduating from Rothrock High School in McVeytown in 1969, I went on to study political science and economics at Juniata Collage. I worked as a casualty underwriter for Liberty Mutual in Williamsport for several years before the company asked me to transfer to New Hampshire. My wife and I wanted to stay in Mifflin County, so I looked for a job closer to home. I found it at Allensville Planing Mill, where I started in construction but soon moved on to agricultural building and design. Along the way, we also operated a family beef farm for 14 years. How does your experience influence the heart of why you serve here at Valley View? Valley View’s story is tied to the local agricultural community as residents came from farms and related support businesses locally. That foundation has endeared this retirement community to central Pennsylvania residents. I have felt that connection and warmth for Valley View and am privileged to be part of the team guiding this wonderful community into the future. What made you decide to join the board this term? Current Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, David Filson, is my cousin, and I have known previous Board Chair Sheldon Peachey for 30 years. And when your friends call and ask you to do something, you have to think about it! Both of those men are quality people who I look up to, and if they wanted me to be a part, the least I could do was answer the call. Why do you serve at VVRC? It is so satisfying to be part of a piece of the [VVRC] community, which is, I think, starting to become more well known outside of Big Valley. As the retirement population grows in Pennsylvania, people are looking for a place with a sense of home. The care that’s given at Valley View is second to none in Central PA, and being part of it is a great reward. Why do you give financially to VVRC? Because that’s something that you can do on an individual basis to affect change, something that keeps Valley View viable. You mentioned Valley View’s reputation becoming known outside of Big Valley. What is something you think others should know about VVRC? Valley View is a beacon of light in Central PA. I feel that strongly. Valley View team members care for residents like they are family – I can’t say it much better than that. Is there anything else you would like to add? Coming back on the board after several years, I am struck with the quality of team members who have gravitated here. What an assembly of people—so many special skills all blended together! The future of Valley View has never been brighter, and the board of directors is really wrapping their arms around what is happening. Read more from the Spring Summer 2025 newsletter here!    [post_title] => Q&A with returning board member Lynn Reed [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => qa-with-returning-board-member-lynn-reed [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2025-07-08 15:26:35 [post_modified_gmt] => 2025-07-08 15:26:35 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://vvrconline.org/?p=1082 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [2] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1081 [post_author] => 5 [post_date] => 2025-07-08 15:01:42 [post_date_gmt] => 2025-07-08 15:01:42 [post_content] =>

A missed hair appointment, good neighbors, and the unexpected gift of community

[caption id="attachment_1064" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Janet Hefright with stylists from Designer’s Edge (L-R): Billie Jo Price,
Jenn Eichelberger, and Julie Norris.[/caption] When Janet Hefright fell and broke her hip last fall, she feared the worst. Although she wasn’t in pain, she couldn’t move to reach her phone, and she didn’t think her neighbor would stop in to check on her until the next day. She was stuck on the floor all night and most of the next day. Without a blanket or water, her vitals started to drop dangerously low. That is, until she missed her weekly hair appointment at Designer’s Edge Hair and Nails in Huntingdon. “My hairdresser Jenn Eichelberger called my neighbor, Linda Weir, and said, ‘Janet never misses an appointment so there must be something wrong. Can you check?’ So, my neighbor’s husband came over and found me. He called an ambulance just in time.” She says that she doesn’t know what would have happened if her hairdresser hadn’t reached out. “Jenn is my superhero living in Huntingdon. She saved my life.” After spending time in the hospital, Janet needed to choose a rehab where she could heal and get stronger to go home. She didn’t know where to go until her neighbor Linda stepped in again. “She said that she had gone to a wonderful open house at Valley View, and she said she was really impressed. I told her that was good enough for me!” Janet said. “And I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.” In fact, Janet enjoyed being at Valley View so much that when she finished her time in Rehab, she decided to make the move to a personal care apartment in The Terrace for a few months while her niece prepared a suite for her in her home in Virginia. Janet says one of her favorite things about living in The Terrace was mealtime. “I liked sitting at small tables with three other people. I got to know them very well and they took me under their wing.” When her new suite at her niece’s house was ready, Janet sat down with one of her new friends, Mary, to tell her that she was leaving. “I got tears in my eyes telling her,” she remembers. “And I said, ‘I don’t have anything to give you.’ She told me, ‘You’ve given me your friendship and that’s the most important thing.’” We talked with Janet the day before she moved to Virginia. It was a day filled with goodbyes, promises to write, and, as she says, many mixed feelings. “Years ago, I heard that you can be sad and glad at the same time. And now I know what that is. I’m glad that I’m going to be with my family, but I am sad to leave here. I’ve made friends and it’s been a good place for me. 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Q&A with returning board member Lynn Reed

July 8, 2025

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“My hairdresser saved my life”

July 8, 2025

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Shining a Light on Wellbeing

July 8, 2025

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