Beatitudes Community

Join Me!

It has bubbled up in more than just a few places as a great idea. , from residents reflecting upon their first days at the campus and remembering feelings of awkwardness or not knowing how to fit in, especially when hoping to enjoy our many opportunities. “How do you get to know people?” “If you are single, everybody seems to be sitting together and you have no option but to sit alone.” All consistently expressed. And, then, it is often heard, and I mean often, from seasoned residents, “How do we get the new folk to join us at our tables, we would love to meet them.” Now I know some are extraverts and will plop themselves down anywhere knowing they are already – and they are. And others enjoy people, but a tad more introverted and prefer a quiet meal alone or while reading a book. So is there anything for the one's in the middle?

Your resident Communications Committee has developed a perfect way to help all of us make the most connections possible for anyone looking for a dining conversation. You do not need to be new, you can be here 20 years, and you do not need to be single, couples like company too. It is so simple. As you place an order in the Bistro, or are being seated in Buckwald's, the excellent staff will ask if you would like to have someone join you or if you would like to join someone yourself. If you would like to have someone join you, then you will be given a “Join Me” card to place on the condiment stand and everyone knows they are welcome at your table. If you would be open to joining someone else who has an open table waiting for you, then all you need to do is pull a chair at the table and get ready for a perfect dining experience getting to know another of our finest. If you prefer to dine privately that is perfect anytime everywhere.

Our campus is all about to one another and to all. I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to help breakdown some unintentional barriers that may be out there. As we do so, one thing is for certain, our community is going to be closer and stronger than ever.

Author Info: Beatitudes Campus Verified Administrator
At the foundation of Beatitudes Campus is the vision of Church of the Beatitudes pastors and congregation members to create a better alternative for older adults than the nursing homes of the early 1960s. The type of community they imagined was the first of its kind in Arizona. Beatitudes Campus is proud to continue the legacy of our founders, by being a leader in the field of aging for over 50 years.

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