October 8, 2014
Jack Childers, Hopewell's Program Service Supervisor, took three residents apple picking. Unfortunately, this was not a good year for apples as we were only able to get about 3 bushels. The apples were picked at...
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October 1, 2014
The garden season is slowly but surely coming to an end. The cool nights and warm sunny days are here for a short time here in Mesopotamia, OH.
Here at Hopewell, residents and staff enjoy working...
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September 24, 2014
Cottage 2 residents will be in for a sweet treat when the figs growing on our own fig tree ripen.
The tree was planted in Spring of 2013 by Brendan, a former resident, who started the...
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September 17, 2014
Recently, residents were offered the opportunity to help construct birdhouses. They built various sizes of birdhouses to attract a plethora of birds to include: eastern bluebirds, yellow-bellied sapsuckers, chickadees, blue jays, and woodpeckers among others.
The...
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September 11, 2014
A couple weeks ago, eight residents and two staff members set off for an unplugged camping experience at Wellman Pond. Residents were able to delegate duties and demonstrated great cooperation with each other.
Some of the...
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