RESIDENTS COUNCIL MONTHLY MEETING

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1 THE ST. CLAIR SUN NOVEMBER 2018 HAVE A LOOK: Pg. 2: Poinsettia Dinners Pg. 3: Resident Council Pg. 4: Worship Services Pg. 5: Entertainment Pg. 6: and the Grocer says Pg. 7: Birthdays & More! Pg. 8 & 9: Voice for the Volunteer Pg. 10: Hearing Clinics Pg. 11 & 12: RIA News Pg. 13: Pat on the Back Pg. 14: Village Directory Kid s Halloween Costume Parade Like us on Facebook at The Village at St. Clair Follow us on View Calendars at: 1

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3 RESIDENTS COUNCIL MONTHLY MEETING NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY NOV 20TH, :30 PM IN THE LIBRARY ALL NEIGHBOURS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND 3

4 JOIN US AND WORSHIP! Monthly Worship Services 10:30am in Chapel 1st Tuesday - Roman Catholic (Italian) 1st Thursday - Chaplain (Prayer) 2nd Thursday - Lutheran (Prayer) 3rd Thursday - Chaplain (Prayer) 4th Thursday - Roman Catholic (Communion) Sunday Worship 10:45am in Chapel (Chaplain) Except for 4th Sunday Service is at 1:45pm With Pentecostal Ministry Roman Catholic Eucharistic Ministers Sunday 10:00-10:30am NOTE: Prayer Circle every 10:30am in Chapel 4

5 SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT Nov. 3rd: Music with George Boden Nov 4th: Historical Aviation Presentation Nov. 9th: Norman the Accordion Man Nov. 10th: Music with Richard Sennema Nov. 11th: O hana Family Band Nov. 15th: Living History with Seamus Gunn Nov. 17th: Music with Terry Raisebeck Nov. 22nd: Norman the Accordion Man Nov. 24th: Music with Mark Crampsie All Entertainment will be at 2:30 in the Library unless otherwise specified. 5

6 ...and the Grocer says. Words of Humor and Wisdom My bed is a Magical Place where I suddenly remember Everything I FORGOT to do!!! My wallet is like an Onion, opening it makes me cry. Who tastes Dog Food when it has a "NEW and IMPROVED" Flavour??? Do not Focus on what you have lost, Focus on what you have left... 6

7 BIRTHDAY PARTIES Nov. 7th: 1st Fl. Birthday Party with Ted Bachmire Nov. 14th: 2nd Fl. Birthday Party with The Belle River Fun Band Nov 21st: 3rd Fl. Birthday Party with Ryan St. Dennis Nov. 28th: 4th Fl. Birthday Party with Crystal Gage Happy Birthday Everyone! Community Vendor Alice Aliu will be here on November 20th from 10-3 On Main Street 7

8 Voice for The volunteer Tammy Zimmerman Volunteer Coordinator She enjoys crafts and especially making faces for her craft items. A secret wish is to one day meet Blake Sheldon - a country singer. She is Harrow s newest volunteer. Welcome Rose Laporte! The baby of a family of three brothers and two girls, Rose was born in LaSalle to French speaking parents. Upon hearing this little tidbit of information, I asked her, So, do you speak French? Rose shook her head and gave me a definite, No. My parents never taught us. This response seemed a bit puzzling. Being the nosy parker that I am, I pressed for a few more details. Well, I guess my parents figured if they communicated in French it would protect us children from any worriers that were in the house. When I asked her what motivates her to volunteer this is what she had to say. In my working years I put in a lot of hours. I felt like all I did was work. I began volunteering as a way of meeting new people and to socialize beyond the workplace. Volunteering was about others beside myself and I just wanted to give back. Rose volunteered her time for a number of different organizations. It was only until she experienced a decline in health that volunteering had to be placed on the backburner. 8

9 Like many volunteers, who have serving hearts, she would hear the call to offer her time again. It was through her church that she discovered The Village at St Clair was looking for volunteers. She began to consider taking a chance to see what kinds of opportunities would be available to her. Upon our initial meeting, it is clear that Rose loves seniors. She fondly recalls visiting her own Mother at Idler nursing home. She would pop in to make sure that Mum was having her favourite snack (toast). Perhaps it was a sense of home that comes with the smell of toast, but it wasn t long before other residents would pull up a chair and join in for toast and conversation. As we talk about the simplicity of it all it becomes apparent that one of the most important things to come out of Rose s toast program was that it provided an opportunity for the residents to connect with their peers in a very relaxed and natural way. Rose herself was surprised at the positive reaction she always got when she came to visit. The other residents looked forward to her toast visits as much as Mum did. After a moment of reflection, it was proposed that she try something similar on the Harrow neighbourhood. Her smile at this suggestion says it all. To Rose we look forward to you toast program. Your bright smile and huge heart will be a blessing to our Harrow Neighbours! 9

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13 13 PAT ON THE BACK This month s Pat on the Back goes to: Brett McCloy! Brett always goes above and beyond to care for and build relationships with our Neighbours. He displays a positive attitude regardless of the day s events. He creates a great working environment for everyone around him! The team enjoys working with him :) Neighbours speak very highly of him and request him for care because of his patience and compassion. Thank you Brett!

14 VILLAGE AT ST. CLAIR DIRECTORY - Main Tammy Roberts Interim General Manager x8003 Heather King Administrative Coordinator x8002 Kari Lappan Administrative Assistant x8001 Crystal Vaillancourt Director of Nursing x8005 Denise Green Asst. Director of Nursing x8010 Stephanie June Asst. Director of Nursing x8009 Mike Lowden Director of Environmental x8006 Hannah Renaud Director of Recreation x8007 Michelle Palubeskie Director of Food Services x8004 Jillian Studman Asst. Director of Food Svc x8004 Jacqueline Reinhardt Dietician x8014 Ken Parish Neighbourhood Coordinator x8020 Gosfield & Kingsville Candace Manwaring Neighbourhood Coordinator x8038 Amherstburg & Colchester Mark Mitchell Neighbourhood Coordinator x8032 Talbot & Essex Tammy Roberts Neighbourhood Coordinator x8026 Oldcastle & Harrow Derek Davis Chaplain / Councillor x8052 Tammy Zimmerman Volunteer Coordinator x8016 Janelle Way / Kristen Frye Kinesiology x