DELAWARE VALLEY VETERANS HOME - PA DMVA

DELAWARE VALLEY VETERANS HOME                                                           Five Star Rated 7
                                                                                       consecutive Years

                                                                                        Dec 2021
2701 SOUTHAMPTON RD PHILADELPHIA PA 19154

DVVH & SEVC attended the city of Philadelphia’s 7th Annual Veterans Day Parade where members
held the American Flag during the opening ceremonies. With more than 150 organizations involving
over 7,000 participants and 30 Veteran Service Organizations, the Philadelphia Veterans Parade is
always a celebration to remember.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Veterans Day Parade                                   Page 2
November Birthday’s                                   Page 3 & 4
Veterans Day Lunch Hosted by Robert Irvin             Page 5
Veterans Day Lunch Hosted By Boston Market            Page 6 & 7
Thanksgiving Dinner                                   Page 8 & 9
Zeta Phi Beta Trunk of Sneakers                       Page 10
Commandant’s Corner                                   Page 11
Generous Sponsors & Benefactors/New Residents         Page 12
TAPS                                                  Page 13

Major General Mark J. Schindler, The Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania , Robert Irvine a world
class chef, fitness authority, and philanthro-
pist. A tireless supporter of our veterans, and
Jignesh “Jay” Pandya of Newtown and Owner
of Boston Market served a wonderful Veterans
Day Lunch to our residents and family mem-
bers. The food was cooked and donated by
Robert & Jay!!! Also pictured is our oldest
Veteran Russ Dahlburg at 102 and the young-
est National Guard member 20 years old.

The Ladies from Zeta Phi Beta in Philadelphia conducted a fund raiser
for DVVH, they filled a trunk with sneakers for Vets. Thank you Ladies
for a “Job Well Done” https://nephillyzetas.org/

November was a great month with very mild
weather.
 Veterans Day was a huge event with a Boston
Market lunch sponsored by Robert Irvine, Restau-
rant Impossible star and Jignesh “Jay” Pandya
owner of Boston Markets. We also had several
staff from Ft. Indiantown Gap including Mark J.
Schindler, The Adjutant General. The event was
held outdoors and it was a beautiful sunny day.
 We had many of our usual events during the
                                                        Search “Pennsylvania Department of
month of November. Resident’s birthday bash,
bingo and a few entertainers. Thank you to all the      Military and Veterans Affairs” on any
organizations who make our resident events possi-       of those sites to connect with us and
ble.
                                                        see the latest news, pictures
 We are now working on our Annual Christmas
                                                        Delaware Valley Veterans Home
Dinner for our residents. Due to the increase in
Covid in the City of Philadelphia, resident families    Commandant:
will not be in attendance. Our facility is now in the   Peter A. Ojeda RN, BSN, NHA
process of decorating for Christmas.
                                                        Medical Director:
 I want to thank each one of our staff for their hard
                                                        Dr. Violetta Berdichevskaya MD
work and dedication to make our facility the best
for our veterans.                                       Director of Nursing:

Peter                                                   Deborah Olivieri RNC, MS

                                                        Family members of Residents:
                                                        Copies of the Newsletter are
 Valley Voice
                                                        available on our website ttps://
 Editor:     William McGoldrick
                                                        www.dmva.pa.gov/paveteranshomes/
 Photos:     The Activities Team: Kristian Scheuer,
                                                        DelawareValleyVeteransHome/
             Derrick Jones, Christena Young,
                                                        Documents/DVVH-Newsletter.pdf

Generous Sponsors & Benefactors
Mary Harrar— Bowlers to Vets                              $1000 Welfare Fund

Darlene Alcorn PA Dept. Ladies of Grand The Republic      $3000 Welfare Fund

Southeast Elks Assoc.                                     $500 Canteen Coupons

American Legion Pennypack Post 800                        $150 Canteen Coupons

Jessica Brookstein-Dr. Seymour Leiner Jewish enrichment   $1000 Welfare Fund

Robert Irvine Foundation

Boston Market

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Mr. Ralph Smith                                           $200 Welfare Fund

       New Members of DVVH Welcome Home
       Gilbert Backers– US Air Force

TAPS

 Delaware Valley Veterans Home extends its deepest sympathy to the loved ones of the fol-
   lowing Veterans who had recently passed away. Their presence will be greatly missed.

Vernon Yeager - Army (2/14/51 - 11/7/21)
Vincent Barksdale - Army (10/22/56 - 11/14/21)
Sophie Compton - Navy (9/3/23 - 11/19/21)
William Ware - Army (1/25/28 - 11/25/21)

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