1660 South Venoy Road | Westland | Michigan | 48186 | (734) 326-7777

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American House Westland Venoy

August 2017American House Westland StaffExecutive Director

Elizabeth Churnesky, CDPAssistant DirectorBeth Bailey, CDP

Life Enrichment DirectorSara Kenyon, CDP

Housekeeping SupervisorRosetta Gannon

Maintenance SupervisorJesse Clark

Dietary SupervisorErrol Canales

Night/Weekend ManagerDonna Gregway

The Medical Team Site NurseAngela Crawford, LPN, PBT, CDP, ICM-TOC

The Medical Team Site SupervisorGricelda (Cell) Battle, CDP

Important Phone NumbersWestland I - Office (734) 326-7777The Medical Team (734) 721-7903The Medical Team Cell (586) 899-5846In-House Transportation (248) 880-9130

American House Senior Olympics!

Get Warmed Up!

Ready!

Set!

Go!

August 7th-11th

Support Your Olympians!This month many residents from American Houses inWayne and Washtenaw Counties will be participatingin our Senior Olympics. From Softball Throws to Trivia

to Painting, they will be working hard torepresent you!

Come out and cheer them on during the TriviaChallenge hosted at our building on Tuesday,

August 8th, at 2:00 pm.

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Last Month...

Casino Party!

National Take Your Dog toWork Day - Finn Came

to Visit!

Finn Made Friends!

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Welcome to Our Family!We’re always excited to welcome new residents. We know that moving to a new

place can be an overwhelming experience, which is why we do everything wecan to make the transition a little easier. We host a regular “Won’t You Be My

Neighbor?” social each month to give our newest residents the chance to meetone another and the rest of our community family.

We hope that everyone will join us in making them feel right at home!

Welcome Barbara, Dave & John!

Join Us in AppreciatingOur Local Heroes!

Monday, August 21stFrom 12-2pm

We would like to thank theWestland Police Department, theWayne-Westland Fire Departmentand neighboring departments for

all they do! At some pointthroughout the year, they have

helped each and every one of usin some way.

Help us thank them by joining usin passing out hot dogs andrefreshments this afternoon.

News From Housekeepingand Laundry

Things to Remember:Our Housekeepers pull laundryfrom resident apartments onceper week.The laundry pulled should be keptto one medium-sized bag ofclothes and one medium-sizedbag of linens per week.Rugs should not be sent to ourlaundry. We are unable to washthem in our machines.Should residents need to sendone additional bag of laundryeach week, there will be acharge of $75 per month. Ofcourse, if this is strenuous onthe budget, family members areencouraged to take theadditional laundry for their lovedone and do the laundry for themso as not to incur the additionalfees.Thank you for your cooperation.

Outings

About

Out &

Wednesday,August 2

Kroger9:30 AM

Wednesday,August 9Dollar Tree

9:30 AM

Wednesday,August 16

Walmart9:30 AM

Wednesday,August 23Dollar Tree

9:30 AM

Wednesday,August 30

Tim Horton’s / ColdStone Creamery

$10-$2010:30 AM

National PinaColada Day!

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August 2017Westland Venoy

OutingEntertainmentHealth & Wellness

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

110:00 Noodle Ball (M)10:30 Resident Visits2:00 Bingo (T)6:30 Yahtzee (M)6:30 Black Jack (T)7:00 Tigers @ Yankees

29:30 Kroger (O)

10:00 Sittercise (MTV)1:00 Tigers @ Yankees1:30 Movie (M)3:30 Lee’s “Deals on Wheels”6:30 Word Puzzles (M)

38:30 Salon Open (AC)

10:00 Jenga (T)2:00 Bingo (M)6:30 Uno (T)6:30 Jehovah’s Witness (B Hall)7:00 Tigers @ Orioles

410:00 National Chocolate Chip Cookie

Day (T)10:00 Milk & Cookies & Trivia (T)2:00 Kenny Lang (M)3:00 Bible Study w/ Lauren (M)6:30 1st Baptist Church of Garden

City (M)7:00 Tigers @ Orioles

510:00 Lee’s “Deals on Wheels”10:30 Wii Games (MTV)

1:00 Sing A Long (AC)2:00 Bingo (M)6:30 Ice Cream in the South

Courtyard w/ Memory Care7:00 Tigers @ Orioles

610:30 Lutheran Service (MTV)11:00 Communion (M)1:30 Tigers @ Orioles3:00 Church with Andy (M)7:00 Trivia with John (T)

710:00 Creative Coloring (M)10:30 Wii Games (MTV)

2:00 Cooking - National Raspberriesand Cream Day -Raspberry-Cream Layer Cake (M)

2:00 Won’t you be my neighbor? (M)6:00 Pinochle (T)7:00 Tigers @ Pirates

810:00 Movin’ & Groovin’ w/ Brooke Munson

(M)10:30 Resident Visits2:00 Bingo w/ Ted (T)2:00 Senior Olympics - Trivia Challenge

(M)6:30 Yahtzee (M)6:30 Black Jack (T)7:00 Tigers @ Pirates

99:30 Dollar Tree (O)

10:00 Sittercise (MTV)1:30 Movie (M)3:30 Lee’s “Deals on Wheels”6:30 Word Puzzles (M)7:00 Tigers @ Pirates

108:30 Salon Open (AC)

10:00 Yoga w/ Jenn (M)1:00 Tigers vs. Pirates2:00 Bingo (M)6:30 Jehovah’s Witness (B Hall)6:30 Beer & Pretzels with Meredith

(T)

1110:00 National Presidential Joke

Day (T)10:30 Presidential Trivia (T)2:00 Entertainment w/ Grandpa

G (M)3:00 Bible Study w/ Lauren (M)6:30 Karaoke (AC)7:00 Tigers vs. Twins

1210:00 Lee’s “Deals on Wheels”10:30 Wii Games (MTV)

1:00 Sing A Long (AC)2:00 Bingo (M)6:00 Tigers vs. Twins6:30 Ice Cream in the South

Courtyard w/ Memory Care

1310:30 Lutheran Service (MTV)11:00 Communion (M)1:00 Tigers vs. Twins3:00 Church with Andy (M)7:00 Trivia with John (T)

1410:00 Creative Coloring (M)10:30 Wii Games (MTV)2:00 Jenga (T)6:00 Pinochle (T)8:00 Tigers @ Rangers

1510:00 National Relaxation Day10:30 Resident Visits2:00 Bingo w/ Ted (T)6:30 Black Jack (T)6:30 Yahtzee (M)8:00 Tigers @ Rangers

169:30 Walmart (O)

10:00 Sittercise (MTV)1:30 Movie (M)3:30 Lee’s “Deals on Wheels”6:30 Bob Tarinelli (M)8:00 Tigers @ Rangers

178:30 Salon Open (AC)

10:00 St. Simon & Jude CatholicMass (T)

2:00 Bingo (M)6:30 Uno (T)6:30 Jehovah’s Witness (B Hall)

1810:00 Cartoonist Duane Abel (M)2:00 Rob Crozier (M)3:00 Bible Study w/ Lauren (M)6:30 1st Baptist Church of Garden

City (M)7:00 Tigers vs. Dodgers

1910:00 Lee’s “Deals on Wheels”10:30 Wii Games (MTV)

1:00 Sing A Long (AC)2:00 Bingo (M)4:00 Tigers vs. Dodgers6:30 Ice Cream in the South

Courtyard w/ Memory Care

2010:30 Lutheran Service (MTV)11:00 Communion (M)1:00 Tigers vs. Dodgers3:00 Church with Andy (M)7:00 Trivia with John (T)

National Senior Citizens Day 2110:00 Creative Coloring (M)10:30 Wii Games (MTV)12:00 Appreciation for our Local

Heroes3:00 Jenga (T)6:00 Pinochle (T)

2210:00 Movin’ & Groovin’ w/ Brooke

Munson (M)10:30 Resident Visits2:00 Bingo (T)6:30 Yahtzee (M)6:30 Black Jack (T)7:00 Tigers vs. Yankees

239:30 Dollar Tree (O)

10:00 Sittercise (MTV)1:30 Movie (M)3:30 Lee’s “Deals on Wheels”6:30 Word Puzzles (M)7:00 Tigers vs. Yankees

248:30 Salon Open (AC)

10:00 Yoga w/ Jenn (M)1:00 Tigers vs. Yankees2:00 Bingo (M)6:30 Jehovah’s Witness (B Hall)6:30 Wine & Cheese with Lee &

Chris (T)

2510:00 National Banana Split Day (T)10:00 Ice Cream Trivia (T)

2:00 Carl Henry (M)3:00 Bible Study w/ Lauren (M)8:00 Tigers @ White Sox

2610:00 Lee’s “Deals on Wheels”10:30 Wii Games (MTV)

1:00 Sing A Long (AC)2:00 Bingo (M)6:30 Ice Cream in the South

Courtyard w/ Memory Care7:00 Tigers @ White Sox

2710:30 Lutheran Service (MTV)11:00 Communion (M)2:00 Tigers @ White Sox3:00 Church with Andy (M)7:00 Trivia with John (T)

2810:00 Creative Coloring (M)10:30 Wii Games (MTV)2:00 Fitness Bingo (T)6:00 Pinochle (T)8:00 Tigers @ Rockies

2910:00 Noodle Ball (M)10:30 Resident Visits2:00 Bingo (T)6:30 Yahtzee (M)6:30 Black Jack (T)8:00 Tigers @ Rockies

3010:00 Sittercise (MTV)10:30 Tim Horton’s / Cold Stone

Creamery - $10-$20 (O)1:30 Movie (M)3:00 Tigers @ Rockies3:30 Lee’s “Deals on Wheels”6:30 Word Puzzles (M)

318:30 Salon Open (AC)

10:00 Crossword (M)11:45 Resident Council (M)

2:00 Bingo (M)6:30 Uno (T)6:30 Jehovah’s Witness (B Hall)

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Birthdays

Happy

Birthday

ResidentBirthdays4th Tillie A.

31st Oscar H.

HappyBirthday

EmployeeBirthdays18th Regina27th Barbara

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American HouseTransportationCall Renne Stokes

248-880-9130Complimentary transportation within a

10-mile radius is provided onMondays and Tuesdays each week.

Please be courteous and give at least48 to 72 hours advanced notice prior

to your appointments.If medical, please bring insurance

information, photo ID and a method ofpayment for any copays. Please

provide the address of yourappointment and a phone number ofthe medical office in which you have

the appointment. Also, if you areunable to keep your appointment,please don’t forget to cancel yourtransportation with as much notice

as possible.

Hope’s Hair SalonSalon Hours:

Thursdays, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PMIf you would like to make an

appointment, you may reach Hopeby calling:

Cell: 313-617-6480

Interesting Ice Cream FactsBy Brian Rosso, R.D.Michigan ranks No. 5 in the nation

for producing great-tasting ice cream.I hope you find these facts about icecream interesting:

• The first ice cream parlor inAmerica opened in NewYork City.

• Vanilla ice cream is consumedmore than any other flavor.

• Sunday is the No. 1 day that icecream is purchased.

• About 50 licks are needed to eata single scoop of ice cream.

• On average, each person inAmerica eats 23.2 quarts of icecream annually.

• The No. 1 ice cream topping ischocolate syrup.

• Ice cream is an $11 billionindustry in the U.S.

• The U.S. is the No. 1 country forice cream consumption.

• The No. 1 ingredient in ice creamis air; without this ingredient, icecream would be too hard toscoop and eat.

• Green tea ice cream is verypopular in Japan.

Visit an American House today andenjoy some cool and refreshingice cream.

Community Info

Rent ReminderRENT IS DUE BYTHE 7th OF THE

MONTH. A late rentfee of $25 WILL beassessed if it is not

received by thatdate. This policy willbe strictly enforced.

ElizabethChurnesky,

Executive Director

Attention BingoLovers!

The buy-in for Bingois 50¢.

Please rememberyour quarters on

bingo days!Bingo is scheduledon Tuesdays in the

TERRACE,Thursdays in theMAIN building,

and Saturdays in theMAIN building.

Please watch thecalendar for any

changes.Thank you!

August 2017

1790: The first U.S. Census is completed and records a population of 4 million people in America.

1909: A penny for your thoughts! The Lincoln 1-cent coin is issued and goes into circulation.

1914: The Panama Canal officially opens. The 50-mile-long waterway is a vital shipping shortcut, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

1924: “Little Orphan Annie,” a daily comic strip by Harold Gray, debuts.

1930: Clarence Birdseye is granted a patent for his quick-freeze method of packaging frozen foods.

1942: Walt Disney’s animated film “Bambi” premieres in New York City.

1954: The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.

1963: On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his stirring “I Have a Dream” speech to thousands of civil rights supporters in Washington, D.C.

1974: French aerialist Philippe Petit gains fame for his high-wire walk between the twin towers of New York City’s World Trade Center.

1992: The largest shopping mall in the country, the Mall of America, opens in Bloomington, Minn.

2000: Contestant Richard Hatch wins the $1 million prize on the first season finale of the reality TV competition “Survivor.”

2008: American swimmer Michael Phelps splashes into the history books, winning a record eight gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

AUGUST

AMERICAN HOUSE WESTLAND I

1660 South Venoy Rd.

Westland, MI 48186