Meet Activities Director Amy Sabins! With us since 2020, Amy’s mission is to keep our minds, bodies, and souls active and inspired. From the physical to the cultural, and everything in between, Amy devotes much time and thought into the planning and execution of every month’s Calendar of Events. Just take a look at the sample published below, and you’ll begin to understand.
Amy Sabins the art director at Bartlett Woods When you read through our calendar, it will quickly be clear that our Activities Program is twofold; those many events that happen on our Bartlett Woods campus, and those field trip destinations that are just a Bartlett Woods bus ride away. Speaking of bus, ours is new since 2021, the result of generous resident-supported fundraising campaign. Most recently, we outfitted “Her” with our logo, contact info, and marketing slogan, “Believe in Bartlett.” If you see “Her” (and us) out in the community, give us a honk! It has seats for 12, and a hydraulic lift for those needing a little, well, lift up. Activities Director Amy is also an excellent bus driver. She knows very well how to navigate our scenic back roads and fast-moving highways. She has had special training to operate our type of bus.
How does Amy design each month’s calendar? She starts with the regularly scheduled weekly events: Tuesday’s grocery shuttle to Hannaford, the in-house Bingo game every Thursday, the Women’s Discussion group in our Library, and a morning yoga class or exercise class with Trainer Victor 5 days a week in the 3rd floor Media Room.
Then, there are the special events built around the many opportunities in our rich community. When it is summer, it must mean a ride to Dorman’s Dairy Dream for homemade ice cream in so many flavors! Fall shopping trips include taking in the seasonal harvest at Beth’s Farm Stand. Winter is for concerts, live or virtual, especially in December. Feeling lucky? We sure do, and prove it through a day trip to one of Maine’s casinos. Springtime features a trip to a garden center such as Moose Crossing or Barley Joe’s Nursery, where we can outfit our apartment balconies with flower boxes and hanging baskets.
Celebrations are always happening at Bartlett Woods. You can bet that whether it be a national holiday, a resident or staffer’s birthday, or a “just-for-fun” event like National Gum Drop Day, it is acknowledged by the Activities Department. Amy is known for breaking out the balloons, decorations, lights and cameras to lift hearts and minds. Social Hours, Tea Parties, and summer picnics are worked into the weeks and months, so there really is never a dull moment. Guest speakers share their adventures and their research, craft workshops teach new skills, card and board games get competitive, and movies in the Media Room, where freshly popped corn awaits, provide hours of escapist entertainment.
All this and so much more gets produced each month, the result of creative planning and competent execution of our Activities Director Amy Sabins.
Click on the schedule below to download!
Living in a community like Bartlett Woods affords you the luxury of accessing the many treasures found in Maine. Small communities, arts, and culture, food tours, adventure sports, shopping, and destinations abound just miles away. Whether you visit the national parks, enjoy a day on the ocean, attend gallery showings or simply bird watch, you will always find something to do.
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Camden
The Camden area is rich with history and offers an abundance of locally-owned shops, art galleries, hotels, inns, bed and breakfasts, and is a culinary mecca to the food aficionados of New England. But don’t stop there! Camden and the surrounding region are perfect for many outdoor adventures including hiking and mountain biking, sailing and paddle boarding, skiing and snowboarding, as well as camping and lighthouse tours. Your inner thrill-seeker will be satisfied every time.
