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Ikebana | Flower Arranging Class at Willow Valley

Learn Ikebana, "the way of flowers."
Spring Run Resident leads classes in Japanese floral arrangement.

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Discover Willow Valley - Special Tour

Discover Willow Valley on a special tour of our 210-acre retirement community.
Start and finish at our award-winning Welcome Center!

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More Than A Retirement Community, Active Retirement Living

Residents have come from 37 states to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to enjoy independent senior living at Willow Valley Retirement Communities. Vibrant and diverse, they’re all connected by the desire to do better than living a long life. They choose to live life well.

“I’m living a fuller life now than I really did when I was working for a living.”

We invite you to meet some of our Residents and follow their journeys to Willow Valley.


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A "Taxing" Volunteer Job - June Wesbury

June Wesbury successfully planned for retirement so that she and her husband could enjoy the best in senior living at Willow Valley Retirement Communities.  Now, this retired CPA devotes her free time planning and training AARP Tax-Aide program volunteers to help low-income taxpayers and seniors with their returns.


Appalachia Service Volunteer, Retirement Community Resident - Ralph Wicke

Maintenance-free homes and the worry-free Lifecare program empower seniors residing at Willow Valley to pursue their passions.  For Ralph Wicke, that means time and energy to volunteer with the Appalachia Service project.

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Elementary School Library Gets an "Extreme Make-Over" Thanks to Willow Valley Seniors

The Burrowes Elementary School library received a much-needed makeover under the direction of the Life of the Mind Consortium and donations of time and talent from Willow Valley Residents.

Mapping Out a Retirement Plan - June and Stu Wesbury

Mapping Out a Retirement Plan - June and Stu Wesbury

Mapping out the ideal retirement can seem an overwhelming challenge.  Read the story of June and Stu Wesbury, who visited 10 to 15 retirement communities across the United States before choosing to call Willow Valley (Lancaster, PA) "home."


My Greatest Work Is Yet To Be - Eleanor Isaacson

My Greatest Work Is Yet To Be - Eleanor Isaacson

Spunky and spry Willow Gables Resident Eleanor Isaacson insists that, at age 74, she isn't retiring she's "re-firing!"  Read the story of this survivor of the Russian occupation of Dresden.


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Senior Volunteer Finds Flowers are "Way of Happiness" - Fujie Twilling

Like most well-heeled young ladies in Japan, Fujie Twilling was taught the traditional Japanese art of floral arrangement and the tea ceremony in her youth. Now, as a Resident of Willow Valley Retirement Communities, she’s sharing her knowledge and passion for these art forms as a volunteer in the residential and supportive living areas.

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450 Willow Valley Lakes Drive
Willow Street, PA 17584
(5 miles south of Lancaster)

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