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Courier 1 Oct 28th – Nov 3rd 2019

The Weekly Courier October 28th – November 3rd

THIS WEEKEND

WEED WARRIORS: SATURDAY 9:00 AM: Because of the uncertainty of the weather, we will make a decision as to where to work this Thursday evening at our potluck. Once a decision is made, we will send an email notifying those not present. Hope to see you at one or both places! Sunday Afternoon Recital: Our performer this week needs no introduction to Collington. He lives here!! Peter Basquin may live in a retirement community, but he is not totally retired from playing and teaching. Peter has performed all over the world as well as in the U.S. Currently, you will find him and his wife, Katie summering in Maine as Peter teaches and performs at the Bowdoin International Music Festival. Come to the Auditorium on Sunday at 3:00 and enjoy a wonderful piano recital by "one of our own."

MANAGER‐ON‐DUTY (MOD): October 26th & 27th – Yassin Girran

To contact the Manager‐on‐Duty, call Security on x2020 and they will

radio OR contact the MOD via cell phone to respond.

All Courier submissions, meeting schedules and meeting room reservations should be sent through EMAIL OR IN WRITING ONLY to:

Tiffan’e Markham ([email protected]).

Tiffan’e can be reached on x4778 Submission deadline for The Courier is Wednesday at 12 noon. *See descriptive article + Volunteer pushers needed to transport Creighton Center

AUD=Auditorium CR=Classroom CAR= Creative Arts Room

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KEY CONTACT NUMBERS:

In-house TV Channel – 972

Pool x2229

Fitness Center x2254

Frame Shop x7758

Country Store x2167

Salon x2226

Clinic x7791

Security x2020

Room Set-up x4774

Main Dining x2135

The Landing x2134

Catering x4771

Guest Room Reservations x9610 or “0”

Work Orders x2151

https://collington.theworxhub.com

RA Office x2214 RA Website: collingtonresidents.org

Main Number: (301) 560-3601 Security: (301) 925-7707

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MONDAY, October 28th

TRIPS AND TRANSPORTATION

8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 10:30 Trip to Wegmans Leaves Security, x2020

MEETINGS/EVENTS

*8:00 Pickleball – Tennis Courts 9:15 -10:00 - Aqua Fit – Pool 10:15-11:00 10:00- Sustainability Group- Board Room *10:00- Woodshop Drop-off Hour 10:45- Chair Yoga – Classroom A *1:00- Drum Circle w/ Katy Gaughan- AUD 1-2:30- Easy Tai Chi-Qigong for Seniors – CR D 1:30- Mah Jong – 3rd Floor Meeting Room 2:00- Fiscal Review Committee- Game Room 2:30- 4:30- OO Shop OPEN 4:00- 5:00- Collington Singers- AUD *+7:00- Monday Night Movie –“The Hustle”-AUD

SAGE CLASSES *10:00- Art Appreciation-CR B(Crane)11:00- Pilates -CR D (Shell)1:00- Tai- Chi – CR A (Chang)


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29th

MEETINGS/EVENTS *9:00- Pickleball- Tennis Courts 10:00- Woodshop Drop-off Hour 10:00- Episcopal Service led by the Rev. Robyn Franklin-Vaughn, Rector of St. Barnabas' Church, Leeland. -Chapel

*10:30 -11:30- Frame Shop OPEN 11:30- 45-minute Senior Aerobics with Ebony - CR D 12:0-2:30- Pinochle – Ivy Lounge 1:00 2:00- Billiards 1:00- Balance & Beyond (Fitness) – CR D 4:00- Quaker Worship- Chapel 4:30- “LuLu & Ricky Play the Lounge”


8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, call x2247 10:00 Trip to Largo Shoppers Food Warehouse Leaves Security, x2020

SAGE CLASSES 9:30- Circuit Training-CR D (Ebony) 10:00-Therapeutic Aqua Exercise- Pool (Mabry) 1:00-3:00 3:00-4:00- Studio Fine Art Mixed Media- Creative Arts


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30th

TRIPS AND TRANSPORTATION8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doc, x2247 10:30 Trip to Wegmans Leaves Sec, x2020

SAGE CLASSES

10:00- Tai Chi- CR A (Chang) 11:00-Pilates- CR D (Shell)

MEETINGS/EVENTS *8:00- Pickleball – Tennis Courts

Wednesday 10am -12 Pickleball @ Lake Arbor CC, carpool from courts @10am

9:15 -10:00 Aqua Fit – Pool 10:15-11:00- 10:00- Knitting & Crocheting Group – Brandywine Living Room10:00- Woodshop Drop-off Hour 11:00-12:00- Billiards *11:00- Coffee & Tea with Vitalize 360- AUD *11:30- Estate Sale- Apartment 36511:30-12:00- Easy Water Walking & More – Pool 12:00- 2:00- Billiards 12:30- October Birthday Party- AUD 1:00- 3:00- Collington Computer Clinic- 1st floor Meeting Room 2:00- Chess Players – Landing, Lakeview Room *2:30-4:30- OO Shop OPEN (Closing @ 3:30pm) 2:30- Wii Bowling – CR B 3:00- Collington Coloring Group - 1st Floor Meeting Room 4:00- Faith Forum – CR C 4:00- Barbershop- Chapel 4:30- Janyce Watt in the Ivy Lounge


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31st

MEETINGS/EVENTS

10:00- Woodshop Drop-off Hour *10:30 -11:30- Frame Shop OPEN 10:45- Student Led Yoga- AUD 11:30- 45-minute Senior Aerobics with Ebony 12:00-2:30- Pinochle – Ivy Lounge 12:15-12:45- Line Dancing with Ebony Classroom D 1:00- Beaders – CAR 1:00- Billiards 1:00- Balance & Beyond (Fitness) – Classroom D 3:00- Small Group Rehearsal- Chapel 4:30-6 Margaret Bagley on Piano, Don Lewis on Drums, Grant Bagley on Bass & Don Zelman on Clarinet - Ivy Lounge 6:30- Duplicate Bridge – Game Room

HAPPY HALLOWEEN


8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, call x2247 10:30 Trip to Giant Grocery Leaves Security, x2020

SAGE CLASSES 10:00-Therapeutic Aqua Exercise- Pool (Mabry) 9:00 Circuit Training (Bush) *1:00-World History- CR B (Crane)


FRIDAY, November 1st

MEETINGS/EVENTS *8:00- Pickleball – Tennis Courts 9:15 -10:00 Aqua Fit – Pool 10:15-11:00- 10:00- Rosary/ Mass- Chapel 10:00 Sandwich Making- CR A 2:00 - Collington Textile Arts Group – Creative Arts Room2:30-4:30- OO Shop RE-OPENS regular hours +3:30 - Sing-A-Long – Arbor Great Room; Volunteers needed! *4:00 - Meditation Group – Chapel 4:30 - Folk Music Group with Eulane Rose and Friends – Ivy Lounge

SAGE CLASSES 9-Exercise for Balance (Bush) CR D10-Exercise w/ Weights (Bush) CR D

11:00-Pilates- CR D-(Shell) 10:00-12/1:00-3 Autobiographical Writing-CR B (Smith) 3:00- Current Issues-CR C (Croatti)

TRIPS AND TRANSPORTATION 8:30/10 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, call x2247 10:00 Trip to Safeway (Bowie Town Center) Leaves Security, x2020 1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 TRIP-NSO COFFEE CONCERTS Leaves SEC. 9:45am


SATURDAY, November 2nd

Metro shuttle schedule: 9AM, 10AM, 11AM, 1PM, 5PM, & 8:30PM

10:00 Ping Pong – Game Room 10:30 Trip to Giant Grocery Store departs from Security, x2020 11:00 UMD String Quartet Performs Brahms 11:00 Bocce – Outside the Ivy Lounge 4:15 Bus to Mass at St. Joseph’s departs from Clock Tower, x9610

UMD String Quartet Performs Brahms, Saturday Nov. 2, 11am Auditorium: The University of Maryland String Quartet is presenting Johannes Brahms' String Quartet No. 3 in Bb Major. Learn about Brahms's life and writing style, and hear from the musicians what it's like to play in a string quartet and how they use imagery and emotion to influence music interpretation.

SUNDAY, November 3rd Metro shuttle schedule: 9AM, 11AM, 1PM, & 5PM only 9:30 Bus to St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church, Village Baptist Church, & Hope Presbyterian Church leaves Clocktower.

HAPPENING THIS WEEK…

MONDAY, October 28th

DRUM CIRCLE :Thanks to funding by the Collington Foundation, Katy Gaughan returns to our auditorium on Monday, October 28 from 1:00-2:00pm to facilitate the first of four drum circles for all Collington residents—folks in the Creighton Center and folks in independent living. No musical talent/skill/knowledge needed. Instruments are provided. All are welcome.

MONDAY NIGHT MOVIE “The Hustle” - Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive British woman who has a penchant for defrauding gullible men out of their money. Into her well-ordered, meticulous world comes Penny Rust, a cunning and fun-loving Australian woman who lives to swindle unsuspecting marks. Despite their different methods, the two grifters soon join forces for the ultimate score -- a young and naive tech billionaire in the South of France. HAS SUBTITLES


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29th

See Meetings/ Events for regular scheduled events.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30th

** PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE COURIER SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY AT 12 NOON**

Pickleball We will meet at the tennis courts on Wednesday at 10am to carpool to the Lake Arbor Community Center to play indoors. Kathleen light. x5098 ESTATE SALE: Wednesday, October 30th from 11:30am until 1pm at Apartment 365. Includes round drop leaf dining table with 5 additional leaves, 6 dining chairs, sofa, 3 upholstered side chairs, coffee table, outdoor table, 4 chairs, desk, shelving unit, sleep sofa, 3 wall mounted shelving units, tall wire drawer unit, queen bed with headboard, tall shelf unit, short shelf unit, desk chair, 2 lamps, 2 mirrors, file cabinets large and small.

OO Shop will be closing at 3:30 PM on Wednesday, October 30th. The OO Shop will reopen again for regular hours on Friday, November 1st.

Coffee & Tea with Vitalize 360: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 – 11 AM in the Auditorium

Please join V‐360 for a conversation session about the use of in‐home aide assistance.

A license home care agency, A Home Made Plan will be present to provide education

on when and why resident should consider the use of “private duty services”.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31st



FRIDAY, November 1st


UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

The Hearing Loss and Low Vision Support Group will meet in the Auditorium on Saturday, Nov 9th from 10-12noon. Our ClearCaptions rep will provide a "Lunch and Learn" session. Information for low vision use of captioned phones will be provided and an audiologist will be there to provide the hearing assessments needed for the free telephone. All are welcome. RSVP to Diane Fleming x7554 to reserve a lunch.

Sunday November 10th 1;30pm Walker Interfaith Chapel Protestant worship service: Please welcome to Collington again our friends and neighbors from Woodstream Church. Minister Malcolm Reeves will lead the service with communion. All are invited and welcome. Questions? Please call Ardyce Asire X7348 HYMN SING: Sunday November 10 at 3PM in the CHAPEL Come and sing your favorite Praise and Thanksgiving hymns Questions: contact Mary Kim or Carol Kempske Women's History Committee meeting Tuesday, November 12 at noon in Classroom A. Come and help us plan the Centennial Celebration of women's right to vote.


To: 2019 Holiday Bazaar Sellers, Donators and Volunteers: From: Maja Keech, #2004,. x7253, cell 301-602-2062, [email protected] The Holiday Bazaar will be in the Auditorium on Friday 22 November from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. (or until you sell out) for the 2019 Holiday Bazaar. Facilities will have the tables set up by 9:00, so those dropping off food, etc., and those using tables can start between 9:00 and 10:00. Reminders for those with tables: Cash: Every table and every individual handle money and are responsible for obtaining change beforehand. Cashless customers can write checks to the “Collington Residents Association” if the entire purchase price is going to the RA. Remember to retain the amount of change with which you started. Supplies: In addition to change, I suggest you bring a box for cash, paper, pen, bags (if you have/need them), a calculator, stickers for prices if your items are not already priced, lunch (if you don’t have someone to spell you) and water. Help: If you have a table, get volunteers to help, if possible. The bazaar closes at 2:00 or when everything is sold, whichever comes first. Some tables will probably sell out sooner than others. (Food goes fast.) Proceeds: I can collect the money and checks at the bazaar. If you like, you may retain the cost of materials for yourself or your committee. And, don’t forget to retain the amount of change with which you started. Count your proceeds, mark the amount on the supplied envelope, and give the envelope, with the proceeds inside, to me. RA Treasurer Ann Carlson will receive the total proceeds at the end of the Bazaar. Set-up: Facilities and Housekeeping should have tables with cloths & chairs set up by 9:00 AM so you can begin your table(s) set-up then. The bazaar begins at 10:00 AM. Volunteers: Volunteers have or will be assigned to help at a table or be a “floater.” Please let me know what time you prefer. I’ve probably forgotten something or someone. Questions, suggestions or if you are not participating, please contact me (see above).


THE MYSTERY BOOK GROUP: Because of the holidays the Mystery Book will change the date for their November and December meetings. On November 20th the group will meet at 4pm in Classroom B. On December 11th the meeting will again be in Classroom B at 4pm. In 2020 meetings will return to the 4th Wednesday at 4pm in the Board Room.

ITEMS OF INTEREST

IN MEMORY

Don Olsen October 22nd Muriel Newman October 22nd

Creative Arts Magazine, An Invitation

Several of us are exploring the possibility of publishing an occasional creative arts magazine. We are pleased that many residents expressed interest in contributing creative pieces or actively working on the production.

The magazine will include fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, photography, and drawings. Photos of pottery, fabric, paintings, and other creative art are encouraged.

You are invited to send electronically written contributions or jpegs (snapshots) of your piece(s). All submissions will be reviewed by the group below; and, if included, art pieces will be photographed for publication.

All submissions should be sent to Jeanne Slawson, by February 1, 2020, at [email protected]. The goal is to publish in the spring of 2020.

Any questions? Contact Jeanne Slawson, George Newman, Marilyn Meek, Frances Kolarek, Bud Gardiner, Ann Davie

FROM THE LIBRARY: Message for readers of mysteries: The empty bookcases will become part of the mystery hard cover mysteries. Limited donations continue until we have more space in the office to accept them. The good news is we may have found a source to accept the books we cannot use in our collection. The first delivery of OO Shop boxes of books and some of ours will occur Saturday, October 26th. You can thank Peter and Anne Gray for transporting them to Gaithersburg.


ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TICKETS UP TO 50% OFF Barber’s Overture to The School for Scandal, Richard Danielpour’s Percussion Concerto, The Wounded Healer, Chadwick’s Hobgoblin from Symphonic Sketches, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60—These will be featured on Saturday, November 9 at the Maryland Center for the Performing Arts in Annapolis. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra’s (ASO) soloist that evening will be Lisa Pegher. For people who have not been to the ASO before, some tickets will be available at 50% off. For Collington residents, there will be a 15% reduction for those who have not been to the symphony before. Please call Jeannie Bessmer at 301/706-7060 with any questions.

Indigenous Awareness: Who is J. C. Elliott High Eagle whose action led to a time set aside for the increasing Native American Awareness? Mr. High Eagle was the first Native American to graduate from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in physics. He worked for NASA where he was in Mission Control as a RETRO officer, helping plan aborts and engine retrofires. He had this role for the first lunar landing and all but one other lunar landing.

Have you signed up yet for the bus trip to the Museum of the American Indian?

From the Wood Shop: In addition to doing minor furniture repairs, lamp repairs, and knife-sharpening, we can do larger furniture repairs and refinish-ing. Please contact the Wood Shop to make an appointment for an estimate--someone will come to your home. At that visit a time to do the work can be arranged. We ask that you NOT drop these larger jobs off at the Wood Shop. FROM THE PET COMMITTEE To all residents who own pets and those who are thinking of the animal center at Watkins Park with home visits by Dr. Kristen Hogue, this will be the procedure. To make appointments, you must call the clinic yourself no later than 3 days before the 1st Monday of every other month. November 4th is the next day Dr. Hogue will be on campus. Her number is 301- 249-3030. Please inform the receptionist that you are calling for the Collington Home Visit and state the reason you are making your appointment. Calling to cancel is a must - you must keep track of your own appointment. Thanks for your time, planning and considering the new process - Peg McQuarrie, 7593


From the Collington Website Group: New additions to collingtonresidents.org list of Collington Publications:

Collington Catering Menu Auditorium Seating charts (approved by the PG County Fire Dept) Resident Handbook 2019 (newly released) Marketing Tip Sheet for New Residents

Under the Residents Association tab > RA Annual Reports: the RA Annual Report for 2019 is now posted

CHECK OUT OUR EXCITING NOVEMBER TRIPS!

-Unless Noted Otherwise, All Trip Venues Are Wheelchair & Walker Accessible. You MUST print/sign your name in the Green Trip Book to have a seat on the

bus. All Trips Depart from Security and the transportation fee is $10. If you need to cancel for any reason you MUST do so 48 hours in advance or you will be charged a $15 cancellation fee. If you need to cancel w/in the 48- hour time

frame, please call Tiffan’e, x4778

*UPCOMING TRIPS SAVE THE DATES*

Friday, Nov 8- Annapolis Mall & Trader Joes 10am-2:30pm

Tuesday, Nov 12- Renwick Gallery “Ginny Ruffner Exhibit” 10am-2:30pm

Tuesday, Nov 19- Natural History Museum “Dino Exhibit” 10am-2:00pm


Annapolis Mall/Trader Joe’s

Friday, November 8th 10am-2pm

If you’d like to get an early start on Christmas shopping and beat the crowd… Join us! We’ll spend the day shopping in Westfield/Annapolis mall and/or Trader Joes. Here’s a few places to visit …

The Apple Store Hair Cuttery Home Goods

Renwick Gallery

Tuesday, November 12th 10am-2pm

Some of the current Exhibitions

Ginny Ruffner “Reforestation of the Imagination” Michael Sherrill “Retrospective”

Connections: Contemporary Craft at The Renwick David Best’s Temple

Picturing the American Buffalo: George Catlin and Modern Native American Artists


Natural History Museum

Tuesday, November 19th 10am-2pm

Some of the Current Exhibitions

African Bush Elephant African Voices Bone Hall

Butterfly Pavilion David H. Koch Hall of Fossils

David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins

ATTN: ARENA STAGE SUBSCRIPTION HOLDERS

At Arena Stage, all group sales interactions must go through the organizer of the group so that we can keep everything organized and avoid any confusion. Cancellations, exchanges and refunds are not possible. If a patron would like to request an exchange or misses their performance, they must get in contact with Tiffan’e who can call the Group Sales office to discuss if there are any options available.

Arena Stage Tuesday, November 5th, Right to be Forgotten: Check the new sign-up sheet with the correct date. The last sign-up sheet had the wrong date (November 30th).


UPCOMING SUBSCRIPTION SERIES TRIPS:

Please confirm your name is listed on the sign-up sheet for Transportation and you have tickets.

NSO Coffee Series: Friday, November 1, 9:45 AM departure for 11:30 AM Arena Stage: Tuesday, November 5th, Right to be Forgotten PG Philharmonic: Thursday, November 16, 6:30 PM departure for 8:15 PM NSO – Red Series: Thursday, November 21-Noseda – Also sprach Zarathustra BSO: Friday, November 22, 6:30 PM departure for 8:15 PM Please direct any questions to Resident Services X4778

DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

FROM CULINARY SERVICES: Chris Ramsey

New Servers:

Alexandria McKenzie Kimberly Obukadiata Paula Patten‐McDonald

Landing Breakfast and Lunch/Dinner Menus release will be November 11th

Crispy Chicken tenders coming back! Add it to your salads and sandwiches too!

Baked Potatoes coming to the menu. Get a half as a side or whole as a entrée. Pick from available toppings

Updated build your own sandwich/wrap options Winter is coming. Get a hot bowl of chili. Goes great on a hot dog or

baked potato Hummus with toasted Pita. Beignets are Back!


FROM FACILITIES/IT: Rob Riegel/Jerome Perry

This week deer management is scheduled for all day Friday and Saturday. Residents may see the bow-hunters on campus on the way in and out of the woods. Residents are asked to stay within 50 yards of the trails.

Clinic Elevator: The elevator nearest to the clinic is out of order. Repairs to the elevator will commence on Tuesday October 29th. The elevator should be fully functional after Tuesday October 29th. Signage will remain on the elevator until it is functioning properly.

Round Two (and Three) Scheduled Power Outages: The Automatic Transfer Switches are in and Alban Cat will be here to install the first two switches on Wednesday, October 30th. This scheduled power outage will mirror the power outage we had on September 27. The outage is scheduled to occur at 8:30 AM and could last up to four hours. The details are as follows:

Independent living residents’ homes will keep their power.

The power and phone service may be out in the following areas:

The entire Creighton Center, including elevators and hallways

The Landing Main Dining Room Culinary Offices

Bank Salon Fitness Pool Laundry Security

Here’s what we’re doing to cover the community during the down time:

In the unlikely event that the ATS fails before we start repairs, team members will be staying overnight tonight and will have the emergency response communication roster and procedures.

Team members will be assigned stations throughout the entire community for fire watch, etc.

Additional team members will be scheduled for fire watch, assisting residents, serving as “runners.”


Residents in the health center will have breakfast prior to the outage and will be served in their rooms.

Portable generators will be in place as back up for those who rely on oxygen in the health center.

Temporary lighting will be placed in the stairwells in and around Creighton Center.

Here’s what you can do to help:

Keep your cell phone fully charged, turned on and with you during this hour.

THE SARA SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK anywhere on campus, so check in with your neighbors. In the event of a true emergency in independent living, dial “911” on your cell phone.

If you are in the apartments, cottages, etc., and have power, please limit your visits to the areas without power.

Auditorium Seating for Handicapped

The Auditorium Support Committee has been concerned with inconsistent seating arrangements, aisle blockage and possible code violations in our auditorium. CEO Ann Gillespie formed a leadership team to deal with the numerous issues involved including what to do with wheelchairs, scooters and rollators. Facilities Director Jerome Perry has prepared code compliant alternate seating plans for a wide variety of uses that also comply with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations. The committee reviewed these plans on Monday September 24 and agreed that while some plan alternatives may not be suitable for Collington resident events, all should be available to those planning auditorium events, some of which are rentals by outside users.

Eight spaces must be made available for persons in wheelchairs and scooters and these spaces must be larger than ordinary chair spaces. Also, neighboring chairs need to be available for able companions of persons in wheelchairs. Wheelchair spaces will be immediately apparent by the missing chairs in various rows – front, back and center. Further identification of these spaces will be coming soon.


There are four designated fire exits. These are the two main doors from the Courtyard hallway plus the two rear doors, one to the hallway and the other on the opposite side to the loading dock. Electric door openers have now been installed on the back doors. Next time you’re in the auditorium, look around for these four exits.

More seating information to follow in future Courier issues.

FROM HEALTH SERVICES: Megan Barbour

Megan Barbour, Administrator/ Director of Operations; Dora Gray. Director of Nursing; and Sandy Short, Director of Marketing attended the Real Time Medical Summit on Tuesday, October 22nd to learn about the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) for Skilled Nursing Facilities. PDPM began October 1, 2019 and the Collington Health Services team has been partnering with Assisted Rehab on the new coding on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) system.

Megan Barbour, Administrator/ Director of Operations, will be out of the office (on her honeymoon) beginning on Saturday, October 26, 2019 and will return on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. In her absence, please contact Dora Gray, Director of Nursing/ Assistant Administrator, or Justin Reaves, CFO. Dora Gray will have access to Megan’s email during her time out so that there are no delays on urgent emails during that time frame.

As a reminder, flu season has started and the best prevention is hand washing. You will notice numerous flu prevention stations on campus and residents are encouraged to take advantage of the tissues, hand sanitizer, masks and other items at those stations as needed. If you did not receive your flu shot, you still can by contacting the MedStar Outpatient Clinic to schedule it.

Notice from the Social Service Department – Collington’s Memorial Board

Attention Residents – To avoid overcrowding the Memorial Board, please speak to Kim Rivers (x7393 ~ [email protected]) if you have any announcements that you would like to post. We want to make sure all postings are easy to see and read for the community. Thank you.


FROM ADMINISTRATION: Karen Cheney

PACKAGES: We are gearing up for our busy package season and we need your help! Please come and pick up your package as soon as Vern sends notification. We only have so much room at the Clock Tower. Thank you!

FROM MARKETING: Sandy Short

We were happy to host the Church Pension Group which included 23 retired Episcopal Clergy along with a discussion gathering at St. Barnabas covering the important topic of Alzheimers for Caregivers. Please contact Sandy if you would like to discuss ways Collington’s Marketing Department can host your group.

Have a favorite Autumn picture you’ve taken at Collington? Please feel free to share as we kick off our “Falling in Love at Collington” for a chance to win dinner for two at one of our spectacular dining venues. The images will be posted on Facebook and Instagram with viewers “Liking” their favorite. Winner will be announced November 8th. Let’s show everyone how beautiful our community is by sharing those photos to: [email protected]

Stop by Marketing...Halloween may be ending this week but the sweeties are always in Marketing...and the candy’s there too! Haha!

FROM PHILANTHROPY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, Suku Powers

Congratulations are in order!

The Scholarship Committee of the Collington Foundation is pleased to announce that Ramsey Scholarships have been awarded to Emelda Che and Pauline Obiniyi. Both Emelda and Pauline are outstanding members of our Health Services nursing staff! Emelda is a Registered Nurse pursuing her Master of Science in Nursing at Walden University. Pauline, also a Registered Nurse, is pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Frostburg State University. Ramsey Scholarships are awarded due to a generous planned gift made by deceased residents Stewart and Iris Ramsey in 2017. The couple bequeathed securities valued at $399,999 to the Foundation’s Scholarship Fund.


The Foundation Scholarship Committee also awarded eight additional Collington Scholarships to staff members continuing their education. The recipients were Fatmata Gbondo, Maurice Jackson, Ebony Jordan, Nelson Miraflor, Liseli Nzima-Nzerue, Racheal Segilola, David Shorts and Tajuana Smith. In 2019 The Scholarship Committee awarded a total of $53,435 in 2019 to Collington team members. We wish all the recipients well in their academic pursuits!

The Foundation approved three Residents Association grants at the October 7th Annual Foundation Board meeting. A total of $14,620 has been awarded to the Residents Association!

o The Health Services Committee was awarded $1,600 to facilitate Drum Circle programming to connect Independent Living and Assisted Living residents.

o The Fitness Committee was awarded $3,000 to clean the tennis courts and apply paint lines for pickleball.

o The Interiors Group was awarded $10,020 to redesign and refurbish the area below the grand staircase.

FYI

EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DRIVE:

Many residents are inquiring about how much to give to show our appreciation for our staff. This of course depends on per-sonal circumstances. What can be shared is the results of the 2018 drive. Last year you generously gave $275,000 to pro-vide individual checks to 280 staff who care for us.

Also please remember there may be tax advantages for your generosity. The Residents Association is a 501(c)3, a not-for—profit organization. You can also consider using part of your required minimum distribution (RMD) from your IRA or retire-ment plan account. You can avoid paying tax on that portion of your RMD if you have the check made out to Collington Resi-dents Association for the EAF. Contact the custodian of your IRA or look up Required Minimum Distribution on the IRS web-site (irs.gov) for more information.

You may make your donation by check made out to the Resi-dents Association (memo line to the Employee Appreciation Fund) and place your envelope in the black box next to the door of the RA office. We are located on the third floor just past The Landing. Have questions? Ask your RA officers - Lois Brown, Sue Regen, Judy Collins or Ann Carlson. Thank you and please be generous!

http://irs.gov/

Don’t forget to bring your youngsters to this Saturday’s Halloween Party from 2-4pm. Dress yourself up if you like. Fun for all!

Brought to you by the Collington Foundation - the first of 4 Drumming Circles facilitated by Katy Gaughan, this Mon-day from 1-2pm in the Auditorium. Instruments provided - no talent necessary (believe me I know)! Just plain fun.

A gentle reminder, as noted in the RA Handbook - Clock-tower Parking is for use only by residents and guests while on business in the Community Center. Not for long term parking or as a substitute for residential parking spa-ces. Overnight parking is prohibited. Please be considerate of your neighbors who need to park for events, meals, meetings, and other business

Orientation to the Residents Association - On Tuesday, October 29th there will be an orientation at 4pm in Class-room A. We will be discussing what the RA does for you, how you can get your questions and concerns answered and how you can participate, if you wish. Anyone is free to come and new residents are particularly encouraged to meet your officers.

Be well, be happy. Lois Brown, RA President

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY SUPPLEMENT KEEP THIS PAGE! It has the latest new or corrected information that came in after the JULY 2019 edition of our Telephone Directory was printed, so that we can contact even our newest residents. This supplement is a cumulative list of changes since JULY 1, 2019. Each month, remove the old supplement and attach this new one to your JULY 2019 Telephone Directory, until the next full Directory is issued.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR OWN INFORMATION, and send corrections or changes to [email protected], or call Charlotte Melichar at 7224 to add your change

to the Supplement. Your corrections and changes will be included in the next Telephone Directory.

All these phone numbers are in area code 301, except when otherwise shown. When dialing from one Collington phone to another, only the last four digits are required.

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Name UNIT # PHONE # E-MAIL ADDRESS

BASQUIN, Peter & Katie 5107 541-5092 [email protected] additional email [email protected]

BURKE, Mike & Pat 364 541-5143 [email protected] ARRIVED IN AUGUST! WELCOME!

BURT, Lamar & Mercedes 1212 925-7244 [email protected] ARRIVING OCTOBER 27! WELCOME!

COLLINGTON AIR: (Artists In Residence): Natalie Groom & Ieseul Yoen

[email protected]

COTTRELL, Clayton 349 541-5132 ARRIVED IN AUGUST! WELCOME!

DARBY, Paul & Elaine 4104 925-7352 [email protected] ARRIVED IN SEPTEMBER! WELCOME!

GROOM, Natalie 2206 7283

240-245-

6848

[email protected] [email protected]

JONES, Patricia 4116 925-7363 [email protected] corrected email ARRIVED IN SEPTEMBER! WELCOME!

LUSIGNAN, Michael & Louise 122 541-5077 [email protected] Internal transfer

MATHEO, Pauline 221 925-7535 ARRIVED IN SEPTEMBER! WELCOME BACK!

MORSE, Kathryn 2107 925-7272 [email protected] ARRIVED IN SEPTEMBER! WELCOME!

NOBLE, Micky 4007 925-7339 [email protected] ARRIVED IN SEPTEMBER! WELCOME!

STEPHENS, Anita & Jim Turner

5007 925-7522 [email protected] ARRIVED IN SEPTEMBER! WELCOME!

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TAYLOR, Norman, & Nancy Webb

5104 541-5089 [email protected] ARRIVED IN AUGUST! WELCOME!

THOMPSON, Carol 103 925-7384 [email protected] ARRIVED IN AUGUST! WELCOME!

TOBORG, Mary 4009 925-7341 [email protected] ARRIVED IN SEPTEMBER! WELCOME!

TURNER, Jim, & Anita Stephens

5007 925-7522 [email protected] ARRIVED IN SEPTEMBER! WELCOME!

WEBB, Nancy, & Norman Taylor

5104 541-5089 [email protected] ARRIVED IN AUGUST! WELCOME!

YOEN, Ieseul 307 925-7563 [email protected]

Dinner 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

28-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct

Roasted Cauliflower

Country Style Green

Beans

Salad Bar

Ratatouille

Stir Fry Bar

Quinoa Pilaf

Brown Rice Roasted EggplantSour Cream and Chive

Mashed Potatoes

Garlic and Parsley

Grilled Corvina

Beef Vegetable Soup

Collington Main Dining Room Weekly Menu

Seafood Chowder Corn Bisque Italian Wedding Soup

Cream of Sweet Potato

& Apple Soup

Chicken & Spinach

Gnocchi SoupFrench Onion Soup

Caprese ChickenLemon Pepper Chicken

QuartersPasta Bolognese

Crunch Salad

SO

UP

S

Salad Bar Salad Bar

Caesar Salad

White Chicken Chili

Salad Bar

Carrot Raisin

Roasted Red Potatoes

SA

LA

DS

EN

TR

EE

SS

TA

RC

H &

VE

GE

TA

BL

ES

Roast Beef

Redskin Potato Salad

Cornmeal Fried Catfish

Chef Special

Broccolini

Chef Special

Grilled Asparagus

Baked Fish Filet Almond Crusted Trout

Chef Special

Mixed Vegetables

Turnip Greens

Dessert Menu

4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 11:30 AM- 3:00pm

Friday Saturday Sunday

1-Nov 2-Nov 3-Nov

Omelette and Waffle

Bar

Sweet Potato Pie

Silk Pie

Carrot Cake

Sugar Free Berry

Mousse

Sugar Free Banana

Cake

Apple Dumpling

Grilled Flank Steak

Chef Special

Pork Loin Stuffed with

Gouda and Bacon

Chicken Noodle Soup Grits & Oatmeal

Cole Slaw

Butter Grits

Chef Special

Fish Filet with Sundried

Tomato Sauce

Pasta Salad

Salad Bar

Collington Main Dining Room Weekly Menu

Tuscan Bean Soup

Chicken Dumpling

Soup

Ambrosia

Beer & Cheddar Soup

Salad Bar Salad Bar

Swedish Meatballs

She Crab Soup

Soy and Honey Roasted

Artic Char

Carved Ham

Roasted Brussel Sprouts

with Grilled Apples

Cajun Shrimp

Butternut Squash with

Cinnamon

Buttered Noodles

Sautéed Spinach

Rosemary Potatoes

Portabello Mushrooms

Zucchini

Mixed Vegetables

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