3340 Shelby Drive • Los Angeles, CA 90034 • (310) 837-9181August 2020

Management TeamGreg Becker

Executive DirectorCassandra Arnold

Resident Care DirectorSharette Smith

Business Office ManagerBarbara Bowlin

Community Relations DirectorBriana Shird

Activities DirectorSalvador Almanza

Maintenance DirectorVeronica Hernandez

Dietary Director

Blood Pressure andWeight Clinic

Our monthly blood pressureand weight check clinic will betemporarily cancelled due to theCOVID-19 virus. Residents will beupdated when the clinic resumes.Thank you for your patience.

Feel Good in 5 MinutesFor a quick emotional boost,

connect to nature. Try a five-minute walk in the fresh air or fiveminutes of gardening outdoors.

Calling Customer ServiceWhen you need to call a

company’s customer servicedepartment, the day of the weekyou dial can make a difference.Research shows that averagewait times are the shortest onSundays, followed byWednesdays and Thursdays.

Voting Rights MilestoneThis year commemorates the

100th anniversary of womengaining the right to vote. The19th Amendment to the U.S.Constitution, which declares allcitizens have the right to voteregardless of their sex, wasofficially adopted Aug. 26, 1920.

A Cool CombinationA cousin of the Popsicle, the

classic Creamsicle has been arefreshing summertime delightsince it debuted in the 1930s.Recognized by its outer shell oftangy orange sherbet thatsurrounds a mellow vanilla icecream center, the cool andcreamy treat has been adaptedas a flavor for a variety of dessertsand sweets.

Revel in Relaxing“Time you enjoy wasting

is not wasted time.” —MartheTroly-Curtin

Friendly ReminderAsk Greg/Resident CouncilMeeting and Food CouncilMeeting are canceled until

further notice.

Positive Thought“Be healthy and take care of

yourself, but be happy with thebeautiful things that make you,you.” —Beyoncé

Tai Chi With RalphDue to the COVID-19

Guidelines set by LA Countyhealth and the CDC, our Tai Chiclasses with Ralph will betemporarily cancelled. Residentswill be updated on any changes.Thank you for your patience.

We Enrich the Lives of Our Residents Through Extraordinary Experiences

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Trivia Whiz

At the BeachThe combination of

sand and surf createsscenic coastlinesacross the world.Relax, unwind andfind out what makessome beachesfascinating.

Most beach sandis tan or white incolor, but there arebeaches with sandthat’s black, green,pink, purple and red.

Brazil is home tothe world’s longestbeach, Casino Beach,which stretches150 miles long.

You’ll find the“shark tooth capital ofthe world” at VeniceBeach in Florida. Everyyear, hundreds offossilized teeth fromprehistoric sharkswash ashore there.

Tides have turnedCalifornia’s GlassBeach from trash totreasure. Its shore iscovered with polishedpebbles of colorfulsea glass, made fromgarbage tossed intothe ocean long ago.

Hanging Out in HammocksA hammock hanging between two

trees is an inviting sight. This swingingbed has provided safety and rest inthe centuries since its invention.

Anthropologists say the nativepeople of Central and South Americahung the first hammocks about1,000 years ago, weaving bark andleaves into lightweight nets they calledhamacas. While some were used forfishing, others were strung betweentrees and used as a bed, providinga clean, dry place to sleep, plusprotection from animals on thejungle floor.

When Christopher Columbus arrivedin the Caribbean in the 1400s, he wasfascinated by the sleeping nets andwrote about them in his journal. Theexplorer took hamacas back toEurope, where they became knownas hammocks.

Sailors quickly adopted thesuspended beds. Easily rolled up for

storage on a crowded ship, hammockswere more hygienic and also helpedprevent seasickness by swaying witha vessel’s movement. Through the20th century, hammocks werestandard equipment on naval vessels.

In some cultures, hammocks are stillthe bed of choice. Scientists havediscovered that a hammock’s gentlerocking helps people doze off fasterand get a deeper sleep.

Remembering V-J DayThe happy news came on Aug. 14,

1945. Calling it “the day we havebeen waiting for since Pearl Harbor,”U.S. President Harry S. Trumanannounced to crowds gatheredoutside the White House that Japanhad surrendered unconditionally to theAllies. World War II was finally over.

Three months earlier, fighting hadended in Europe with Germany’ssurrender. Now relief and jubilationerupted at word that the battle inthe Pacific had been won. In the U.S.,millions of people flooded city streetsto hold impromptu parades, completewith marching bands, confettiand fireworks.

In New York City’s Times Square,sailors climbed lampposts and wavedAmerican flags, while strangerscheered and embraced. Onecelebratory moment, of a sailorexcitedly kissing a woman in a whitedress, was captured by photographerAlfred Eisenstaedt and printed a weeklater in Life magazine. The iconicimage is an enduring symbol ofVictory Over Japan Day, or V-J Day.

Allied nations also broke out infestivities, which continued throughAug. 15, the date the United Kingdomdeclared as V-J Day. Japan’s formalsurrender took place a few weeks lateron Sept. 2.

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Greetings Residentsand Staff!

We are VERY excited to announce that thismonth’s Employee of The Month goes to,Morelia Perez, of the Dietary Department.Terraza would like to thank Morelia for herwelcoming attitude, hard-work, andinfectious personality. Not only does Moreliakeep a positive attitude but she treats everysingle resident with kindness and respect andwe cannot thank her enough.What makes a community great is not onlythe residents who keep us on our toes, butthe employees who help keep us running,and we are more than proud to say Morelia isone of those employees.We recognize you and we appreciateeverything you bring to our community.Keep Shining, Morelia!

Thank You

Wit & WisdomChange will not come if we wait for

some other person or some other time.We are the ones we’ve been waitingfor. We are the change that we seek.

--Barack Obama“Play is the exultation of the possible.”

—Martin Buber

“Work hard, play hard, dream big, loveloads, laugh as much as you can, and

give back.”—Deirdre O’Kane

“Watch a child play, and you will seereal power. They are fearless.”

—Gray Scott

“Play keeps us vital and alive. It gives usan enthusiasm for life that is

irreplaceable. Without it, life just doesn’ttaste good.”

—Lucia Capacchione

“Play is hard to maintain as you getolder. You get less playful. You

shouldn’t, of course.”—Richard Feynman

“It is a happy talent to know how toplay.”

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We are never more fully alive, morecompletely ourselves, or more deeplyengrossed in anything than when we

are playing.”—Charles Schaefer

“Play is our brain’s favorite way oflearning.”

—Diane Ackerman

“The supreme accomplishment is to blurthe line between work and play.”

—Arnold J. Toynbee

BIRTHDAYS

July BirthdaysBe sure to wish a

happy and healthybirthday to the

following resident.Resident:

Yuriko Honda - 7/12

MemorableMelody: ‘Underthe Boardwalk’Even if you don’t

live by the seashore,this 1964 hit by theDrifters has becomepart of the soundtrackof summer. With itsrich harmonies, thedoo-wop group singsan upbeat serenadeabout the carefreefun of the season.There’s the happysound of a carousel,eating hot dogs andfrench fries, and mostnotably, falling in love“under theboardwalk,” a phrasethat develops into adistinctive chantingchorus. Over thedecades, the jukeboxfavorite has been a hitfor other artists,including the RollingStones, Lynn Andersonand Bette Midler.

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1902: Pioneering cookbook author Fannie Farmer opens a cooking school in Boston, Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery.

1938: Hollywood dance duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are featured on the cover of Life magazine.

1948: As part of the Berlin airlift operation, American and British planes fly in a record 5,000 tons of supplies in one day to parts of the city cut off by a Soviet blockade.

1962: Little Eva travels to the top of the pop music chart with the hit song “Loco-Motion” and inspires a dance craze.

1975: The first nighttime match is played under lights at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York City.

1990: The largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found is discovered in South Dakota. The65 million-year-old dinosaur specimen is on display at Chicago’s Field Museum.

2015: Facebook hits a milestone, reporting that 1 billion people logged on to the social networking website in a single day.

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