July 2026 Communication
Monthly Redevelopment Town Hall
Second Wednesday of every month July 8 – 3pm-4pm
You are welcome to join us in the Boardroom or online by clicking the link below:
Updates will be shared on the new home and operational planning underway.
Redevelopment Update
Work continues at the new Fairvern both inside and out.
The landscaping team is completing the curbing around the building and as well as rough ins for the snow melt areas (receiving dock and main entrance).
Handrails are being installed in Home Areas.
Epoxy floor being laid in tub, shower and food service areas.
Resident vanities being installed in suites.
On the operational side:
Plans are being finalized for Orientation to the new home.
The Move Plan is being created, stay tuned for more information.
Residents are choosing rooms.
Recruitment timelines are being reviewed and schedule put in place for recruitment activities and hiring.
Life Enrichment July special events:
July 8 - 1st floor BBQ lunch
Muskoka Pride week celebrations:
July 13 - Rainbow craft
July 14 - RAINBOW FOAM PARTY!
July 15 - Mocktail social
July 18 - Bubbles!
July 20 - Pet therapy with Sadie
July 21 - Bus trip to The Pines LTC for musical entertainment
July 28 - Birthday party with 2 Hearts Content
July 29 - 2nd floor BBQ lunch
Friends of Fairvern
CANADA DAY – JULY 1ST
Strawberries & Ice Cream or Butter Tart & Ice Cream Fundraiser
As part of Huntsville’s Canada Day Celebrations, we set up at Rivermill Park to sell Strawberries and Ice Cream or a Home Baked Butter Tart & Ice Cream to the public.
We had a great afternoon at Taylor’s Strawberry Farm on Tuesday June 23rd and picked an abundance of strawberries so we can use their berries for our fundraiser and in our pies. We’d like to thank Aaron and Sarah of Taylor’s Strawberry Farm once again for providing us with 2 flats of picked strawberries at their cost to assist us in our fundraising endeavours this year. Our ice cream has been donated by Kawartha Dairy & Chapman’s Ice Cream Company.
Thank you to all that supported this event.
Friday July 31st
Friends of Fairvern’s Tag Day
The Friends of Fairvern’s Tag Day is being held on Friday July 31st at various locations around Huntsville and in some of the surrounding towns.
If you or someone you know can help us Tag for even a few hours on that day, please contact Marlene Schell at 705-789-4363 or come by the Fairvern Chapel on Thursday July 23rd at 1:00 pm to find out how you can help. This is one of our largest fundraisers of the year so we need as many people as possible to ensure that we have enough taggers to cover all the venues that have given us permission to set up at their place of business.
If you can’t support us by tagging, please consider supporting the Tag Day by making a donation if you see one of our volunteers. If you prefer to donate by e-transfer this is possible by emailing:
Friendsoffairvern1982@gmail.com
** Money raised by The Friends of Fairvern is used to support the residents of Fairvern
This year the Fairvern Staff have requested that we purchase the residents a Tovertafel (English for “Magic Table”).
Developed in the Netherlands, the Tovertafel is a games system that has proven to have a positive impact on the quality of life of seniors living with dementia. Through inter-active light projections, the games stimulate physical activity, social interaction, and cognition.
(The Tovertafel video can be viewed on YouTube if you are interested.)
Executive Committee Members were able to review the benefits of the Tovertafel & feel that it would be a wonderful addition to the Home and provide support to the staff in providing an increasing quality of care on a daily basis especially when faced with challenging situations, such as restlessness, agitation, and apathy.
FRIENDS OF FAIRVERN FACEBOOK PAGE
If you use Facebook, please follow, like and share our “Friends of Fairvern” Facebook Page with your friends.
