{"id":81990,"date":"2018-09-10T19:44:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T23:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=81990"},"modified":"2018-09-10T19:44:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T23:44:39","slug":"new-cedarbrook-gift-shop-open-for-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=81990","title":{"rendered":"New Cedarbrook Gift Shop Open for Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Gift Shop Gives Residents Opportunity to Volunteer<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2228-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-82041\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2228-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2228-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2228-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>(South Whitehall, PA)- Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center officially unveiled their new gift shop last Wednesday. County Executive Phillips Armstrong joined facility directors, staff and residents as he cut the ribbon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Cedarbrook our care is built around three things: food, faith and fun.\u00a0 This gift shop is about fun, it will give our residents an opportunity to volunteer, stay active and interact with one another,\u201d said Joseph Shadid, RN, MSN, MBA, NHA, Administrator\/ Director of Cedarbrook.<\/p>\n<p>Money raised from the store will go back into programs for Cedarbrook residents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2230-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82042\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2230-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2230-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2230-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just fun though, among the backscratchers and mini-teddy bears, there\u2019s plenty of food as well.\u00a0 Sweet treats and savory chips line the shelves along with some sugar free options.<\/p>\n<p>Shadid would like to expand it to include coffee and tea, turning it into a mini-caf\u00e9 for residents and visitors to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>The shop is just one part of the facilities ongoing renovations which will continue to improve quality of care and enhance the living experience at Cedarbrook.<\/p>\n<p>The auditorium which often serves as the entertainment space, hosting musical performers and bingo nights for residents will soon be undergoing construction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t be prouder of the leadership here at Cedarbrook. This shop and all the time you\u2019ve put into it, is a testament to how hard all of you work to provide residents with a rich and enjoyable living experience,\u201d said Armstrong.<\/p>\n<p>Cedarbrook currently has 670 beds across two campuses.\u00a0 The South Whitehall facility will soon be adding a new wing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information &amp; images provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nJoshua Siegel<br \/>\nPublic Information Officer<br \/>\nCounty of Lehigh, Office of the County Executive<br \/>\n17 S. 7th Street, 4th Floor, Suite 436<br \/>\nAllentown, PA 18101<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighcounty.org\">www.lehighcounty.org<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":82040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cederbrook.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81990"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/82040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}