The Heritage of Green Hills celebrates start of summer with ‘snowball’ fight

To celebrate the summer solstice, residents at the Heritage of Green Hills in Cumru Township, Berks County, engaged in an epic silly summer snowball fight.

Armed with homemade yarn “snowballs,” maskwearing seniors at the healthy life plan community pelted a “crazy penguin” (Well By Design Director Cheryl Anderson dressed in a costume) zooming around on the back of a truck.

Madi LaBelle, a server in the community’s food and beverage department, assisted the penguin in throwing snowballs back at the residents.

“While staying safe is our top priority at The Heritage of Green Hills, we understand that having fun is an important part of wellness,” Anderson said. “It’s great to get outside, get active and get in some healthy laughter, too!”

After the socially-distant mock battle ended, the snowballs were repurposed for use in a treasure hunt. Anderson transformed the balls of yarn into hedgehogs by adding noses and googly eyes, and hid them around the campus for residents to find in the coming days.

The Heritage of Green Hills is a healthy life plan community that provides independent living apartments and villas as well as personal care and secure memory care suites for seniors. The community’s

Well by Design(SM) program focuses on 8 Dimensions of Wellness — a body, mind and spirit philosophy that enables residents to lead rich, fulfilling lives.

For more information, visit www.HeritageOfGreenHills.com.

COURTESY OF HERITAGE OF GREEN HILLS The balls of yarn used as “snowballs” are transformed into hedgehogs for residents to search for in a treasure hunt.

COURTESY OF THE HERITAGE OF GREEN HILLS Cheryl Anderson, dressed as a penguin, and Madi LaBelle, holding the “snowballs,” before the “snowball” fight.