Welcome Chef Ed

Welcome Chef Ed

Please join us in welcoming Chef Ed Koprowicz to The Owl’s Nest team! He comes to us with a depth of experience, knowledge and a well-honed craft for creating exquisite dishes. A graduate of Johnson and Wales University, Chef Ed began his career as an Executive Sous...

Work Immersion Program Provides Growth and Independence

Work Immersion Program Provides Growth and Independence

Meet our Dining Services Interns, Marcus Phillips and Maria Poliski.  “I like getting experience and seeing what I would like to do for a job.”  – Marcus “I enjoy getting to know the residents.  I’ve had a lot of fun interactions.”  – Maria The Moravian Manor...

Madison Haldeman – Excellence in Customer Care

Madison Haldeman – Excellence in Customer Care

Madison Haldeman, Dining Services  Resident family members Albert and Diane Bindie nominated this month’s Excellence in Customer Care award recipient. “Our nomination is based on our observations over a long period of time of Madison’s devotion to the residents of...

Meet Al and Amy Freeman

Meet Al and Amy Freeman

Styling the Happiest Place on Earth After starting off in Pennsylvania and then spending 43 years in Florida, Al and Amy Freeman moved back to a home on MMC’s Founders Campus in October 2021, just in time to re-experience a Pennsylvania winter. Ironically, it was a...

The Woman, the Myth, the Legend … Patti Shelley

The Woman, the Myth, the Legend …
Patti Shelley

For more than four decades, Patti Shelley has walked the halls of Moravian Manor Communities with a keen attention to detail, making sure everything was in tip-top condition. While her role has changed over her 46 years of service, her dedication to MMC has been...

Kate Souder – Excellence in Customer Care

Kate Souder – Excellence in Customer Care

Kate Souder, Sales & Marketing “I am consistently amazed by Kate’s work ethic and boundless energy. Her caring attitude toward prospective residents, current residents, and staff is admirable. Going above and beyond is the norm for Kate. From making ‘house calls’...

Corey Trupe – Excellence in Customer Care

Corey Trupe – Excellence in Customer Care

Corey Trupe, Maintenance  A couple weeks ago, during a “water emergency” at the Woods apartments, Bill Zimnoch, Director of Dining Services, observed Corey Trupe respond to the incident with calmness and clarity. “He assessed the situation, made all the necessary...

The Performing Arts Knows No Age

The Performing Arts Knows No Age

Photo: SageBrush, a six-member acoustic group from MMC, performing traditional and familiar African American spirituals and protest songs from the civil rights movement in honor of Black History Month. Whether through theatrical or musical expression, residents of...

Building Bonds at Camp Susquehanna

Building Bonds at Camp Susquehanna

Photo: (l to r) Kristina Garman and Emily Principe If you’ve never heard of Camp Susquehanna, you’re not alone. I recently learned about the 5-day, sleep-away camp for burn survivors from two of my MMC co-workers. Meet Emily Principe, LPN and Kristina Garman,...