Congratulations to Mayme Joy, the WCA Home Resident for the month of May.

Mayme Joy was born and raised in Brant and after graduating from Angola High School, she attended Robert’s School of Beauty in Buffalo.  For several years she worked as a beautician at Helene’s Beauty Shop (Fredonia).

Mayme met her husband, Sam Joy, at a bowling alley on Water Street in Fredonia.  Sam and Mayme were married in 1955 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church in Brant.  Sam ran the family grape farm and he and Mayme lived on the farm until his death in 1975.  The farm was out from the village of Fredonia and Mayme had three young children to care for so she moved to Leon Place to be in the village and raise her children.

Never one to sit still, Mayme eventually began working as a teller for what is now, Community Bank.  Her job at Community Bank lasted for over 20 years until her retirement and she worked her way from teller to Assistant to the Manager.

In her personal life she enjoyed bowling and doing embroidery work which she would then pass on to her aunt who would tat lace around the item.

More recently, Mayme has been active in St. Anthony’s Parish, the Catholic Daughters, the United Seniors, and was treasurer for the Share and Care Center. Mayme still attends the monthly luncheon at the Beaver Club for the Share and Care Seniors.

Mayme became a resident at the WCA Home on August 1, 2013 and is very active in the many activities and outings offered.  She says that she enjoys living here because she has many people to talk to and she especially enjoys having her hair done (in-house) on Thursday mornings and then having her nails done after lunch.  Mayme is always ready for conversation and has a great sense of humor.

Congratulations to Joann Smith, who is the WCA Home’s Employee for the month of May.

Joann was born and raised for her early years in Jamestown and then moved to Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School.  She and her three teen-aged children continue to live in Fredonia.

Working with food and people comes naturally to Joanne.  She has worked her way from being a waitress out of high school to where she is today as Head Cook at the WCA Home.  She has held this position since 2006.  Joanne says that cooking relaxes her and is just a natural thing for her to do.

It takes a special person to run the dietary department in a facility.  Joanne is responsible for adhering to the many rules and regulations through New York State and is also in charge of preparing changing seasonal menus with the assistance of a registered dietician.  She also maintains a budget and is in charge of ordering all food and necessary supplies for the kitchen area.   Joanne constantly has an ear as to residents’ food preferences and dietary needs.

Joann enjoys spending her off work hours with her children, and the entire family enjoys traveling to the South for vacations, such as to Georgia and the Myrtle Beach area.

We thank Joann for all her hard work and good humor.