Ashby Ponds In the Press

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Erickson Senior Living Recognized as a 2015 Washington Post Top Workplace

June 22, 2015 Ashby Ponds' workplace culture sets the standard in northern Virginia senior housing (Ashburn, Va.) – Ashby Ponds retirement community's developer and manager, Erickson Living, is pleased to announce that is has been named a 2015 ...

Competition Sweeps Through Ashby Ponds for the Annual Summer Olympics

August 25, 2014 (Ashburn, VA) - Ashby Ponds retirement community recently hosted their 6 th Annual Summer Olympics in Ashburn, Virginia. Since the first round of Olympic competition in 2009, residents have participated in a variety of events each...

Ashby Ponds Residents Protect and Support Bluebirds in Loudoun County

August 19, 2014 Residents have built, installed, and regularly monitor twelve bluebird nesting boxes locally (Ashburn, Va.) - For five years residents at Ashby Ponds have maintained a meticulous record-keeping program that supports bluebirds in t...

Seventeen Local Students Receive Over $65,000 in Scholarships from Ashby Ponds

July 16, 2014 (Ashburn, Va.) - On Sunday, July 13, seventeen area students were honored with scholarships toward higher education from Ashby Ponds retirement community. The recipients, who work for the community's dining services department, wi...

Expansion at Ashby Ponds Reaches Landmark Phase of Development with New Construction Projects

June 24, 2014 The Ashburn retirement community further expands its footprint in Loudoun County in response to demands for innovative senior housing in northern Virginia (Ashburn, Va.) --- Ashby Ponds, an Erickson Living retirement community in ...

Kera Wooten Named the New Director of Dining Services at Ashby Ponds

May 8, 2014 (Ashburn, Va.) - Kera Wooten has recently been promoted to Director of Dining Services at Ashby Ponds, one of 17 retirement communities managed by Erickson Living. Wooten has worked with Erickson Living in a variety of capacities ...

Ashby Ponds Resident Helps to Ensure Hikers Encounter Safe Trails

April 23, 2014 FitzGerald, also an accomplished photographer, took this photo of a white trillium while hiking through the Smoky Mountains. He says trillium flowers bloom in great profusion around his area of the Appalachian Trail every year.[/c...

Fashion Show Benefits Local Students

April 4, 2014 Ashby Ponds retirement community hosted a fashion show in partnership with Stein Mart to raise funds for scholarships for local student employees at the community (Ashburn, Va.) - Ashby Ponds residents coordinated and hosted a spr...

Ashby Ponds Debuts New Continuing Care Neighborhood, the First of its Kind in Loudoun County

March 21, 2014 Modern amenities and a person-centered approach combine to meet senior living demands in northern Virginia The first resident of the Ashby Ponds Continuing Care neighborhood, Gerald Lazzaro, cuts the ribbon at the grand opening ce...

Ashby Ponds "Knit Wits" Lend a Hand for Valentine's Day Surprise

February 7, 2014 The Ashburn retirement community's knitting group made 30 scarves for the Red Scarf Project organized by Foster Care to Success The Ashby Ponds "Knit Wits" produced 30 scarves for the Red Scarf Project.[/caption] (Ashburn, Va.) - ...

International Dinner Group at Ashby Ponds Celebrates Culture and Diversity

February 3, 2014 "A mini United Nations," is how one Ashby Ponds resident refers to the international women's group that meets for dinner every evening at the Ashburn, Va. retirement community. The group, made up of nine women, has met one-by-one ...

Toys for Tots Collection Flourishes in its Fifth Year at Ashby Ponds

December 12, 2013 (Ashburn, Va.) - Since the first holiday season at Ashby Ponds five years ago, resident Al Beyer has assisted in coordinating the annual Toys for Tots collection at the community. This year, he has already taken over one dozen lar...

Residents Donate $119,000 to Staff Appreciation Fund at Ashby Ponds

December 10, 2013 This year, residents at Ashby Ponds have raised $119,000 for the community's Staff Appreciation Fund. The annual campaign is organized each year as a way for the residents to say "thank you" to the non-management hourly employees ...

Ashby Ponds Residents Led Holiday Caroling at Inaugural One Loudoun Holiday Tree Lighting

December 10, 2013 (Ashburn, Va.) - Nearly two dozen residents from Ashby Ponds retirement community led the holiday caroling sing-along with Santa Claus at the first annual One Loudoun Holiday Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 7, 2013. Ashby Pond...

Turkey Shoot and Turkey Trot at Ashby Ponds to Benefit Backpack Buddies

November 15, 2013 WHAT: Ashby Ponds will host their annual turkey shoot putting challenge and a turkey trot benefitting Backpack Buddies, a program to help feed local under-served children. WHERE: Ashby Ponds 21170 Ashby Ponds Boulevard Ashburn, Vi...

Ashby Ponds Begins Construction on Newest Residence Building, Meeting Growing Demand for Senior Housing Options in Loudoun County

November 5, 2013 Ashby Ponds will introduce Willow Crossing in Summer 2014 (Ashburn, Virginia) - Ashby Ponds, an Erickson Living retirement community, recently began construction on its newest residence building, Willow Crossing. The building will...

Ashby Ponds Holds Annual Blessing of the Animals

October 10, 2013 In recognition of the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi (October 4), Ashby Ponds held its annual "Blessing of the Animals" for resident pets on Wednesday, October 9. Reverend Matt Sergent of Galilee United Methodist in Sterling p...

Greenspring and Ashby Ponds Team Up in Walk to End Alzheimer's

September 30, 2013 Greenspring and Ashby Ponds joined together on Sunday, September 29 for the Walk to End Alzheimer's held at Reston Town Center. About 200 residents, staff, and friends of both communities walked together to support the cause. Gree...

Ashby Ponds Kicks Off Third Year of Adopt-a-Grandparent Program at Farmwell Station Middle School

September 19, 2013 (Ashburn, Va.) - On September 18, more than a dozen residents at Ashby Ponds spent the afternoon with twenty middle school students from Farmwell Station Middle School. The Adopt-a-Grandparent partnership between the school and As...

Expansion at Ashby Ponds Unveils New Opportunities for Employment in Loudoun County

September 12, 2013 (Ashburn, Va.) - In 2012, Loudoun County was ranked by CNN Money as the top county in the U.S. for job growth, with a reported growth of 83.6% from 2000 to 2011. Easy access to Washington, D.C., the proximity to Dulles Internation...