TRICK-OR-TREAT AT MVN&RC

TRICK-OR-TREAT AT MVN&RC

On October 30th at 4PM, the doors opened allowing children of staff members, who were dressed in cute, funny, or scary costumes, to enter, along with their parents and families, for a special Trick-or Trick event. As the children, families, and some staff, dressed in costumes, gathered in the Administration Wing, there was much laughter, chatter, and anticipation as they waited for the signal to begin their parade throughout the facility.

Residents eagerly awaited the Trick-or-Treaters, as they sat in their hallway, holding Halloween bowls, provided for them by staff, which contained the candy and other treats on this happy occasion. The residents were just as excited as the children, as they had the opportunity to continue the tradition of providing treats for Trick-or-Treaters. The residents laughed and had a good time seeing the children in their costumes and watching the antics of the excited and thankful children. Some staff members also brought in their canine friends, some of which were also in costumes.

As you can see, a picture tells a thousand words!

Halloween Parade by Facility Staff and Volunteers 2022

Halloween Parade by Facility Staff and Volunteers 2022

   Friday, October 28th was a fun day of goblins, spooks, and ghosts for the residents of MVN&RC. In the afternoon the residents gathered in the Grande Room to observe the Halloween parade by facility staff and volunteers dressed in unique costumes with resident judges, Delores and Frances, picking 4 winners for being the cutest, most creative, scariest, and the funniest. The room was filled with smiles and laughter as the paraders made their way around the room visiting each resident as they showed off their costumes. Following the judging of the costumes, the residents enjoyed refreshments from the dietary department.

   Later in the afternoon “Trunk or Treat” was held in the lower parking lot here at Mahoning Valley Nursing & Rehab. Center for children; set up by staff and volunteers. Many of the staff and volunteers were dressed in Halloween attire. There were 20 staff vehicles, an MV Ambulance, and an MV Rescue Fire Truck all decorated in all kinds of themes for this Halloween event. Everyone had a great time as the happy children safely wandered around the vehicles filling their bags with special treats.

   The event continued as the children and adults entered the facility in their costumes to meet and greet the residents who were anticipating their arrival. The facility became a beehive of activity, energy, and laughter for all. The children were eager to impress the residents with their customers and to have their pictures taken with residents. Who would think that dinosaurs, princesses, goblins, unicorns, an angel, video game characters, and other strange characters would be roaming the halls inside the facility? The children put smiles and laughter on the faces of the residents, and some residents even received hugs and kisses. Many of the children were impressed by the pumpkins the residents had decorated, earlier in the week, which were displayed on the Nurses’ Desk for all to enjoy.

Halloween 2019

Celebrating Halloween at MVNRC

The Residents of Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center were brought to the Emerald Grande Room to watch the parade of costumes walk past.  Everyone young and old like to participate in our Halloween Celebration.  2 legs and 4 legs get all excited to dress up for our residents. Once inside the Grande room, our judges pick winners out of 5 categories.  This years judges were Nancy S. from Activities and B. Hahn – Resident Council president.

The Parade

The Winners:

  • Scariest – Nick Hawkey – Skeleton man
  • Funniest – Dan Sullivan – DON – Dan the Pumpkin Man
  • Cutest – Pumpkin puppies (Diane and Denise K.)
  • Most Creative – Devon Mickey and family – Assist Admin – The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Best Group – Therapy Department – Peace, Love, and Therapy

After winners announced dietary brought a small treat for all to share while we listened to Halloween music and conversed with one another.