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TransylvaniaFebruary 2016

Pg 2. Mardi Gras Party is on the way!

Pg 4. Meet Evan Connolly in our participant spotlight

Pg 3. We’re celebrating the Chinese New Year on Feb. 17.

“What a blessing you all have been for mother and our family. Without your help there would have

been no way to keep our mother happy and healthy in her own home for so long.”

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Gather round the tableLay out the game piecescompetition is in the air!

CABIN FEVER? Come take a tour of our Adult Day

Services program!Our New Year’s Eve Party was LOUD with noisemakers and popping

balloons! Let’s raise a toast to 2016!

Leap Year brings us an extra day, and we will surely need it! We got your groundhogs, your year of the Monkey, your Valentines, your Mardi Gras beads, your presidents in history and your Super Bowl! The grand finale will be “A Day at the Waldorf” imagination vacation to 1940s NYC! View the activity calendar for these special events.

We got the Punxsutawney Phil’s, the furry, the “fit as a fiddle,” the floats, the Millard Fillmore’s, the football! (Go Panthers!?) and tripping the light fantastic. (Watch for walnuts in the salad!)...So for our February flights of fancy, the month may still be short on days, but is guaranteed to be long on fun.

What’s Going On in February?

LUNCHMenuMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

February 8 - 12

February 15 - 19

February 29 - March 4

Baked ZitiMeat Sauce

Mixed VegetablesDinner roll

Chocolate BrownieApplesauce

Chicken EnchiladaBlack Beans

Squashdinner Roll

Strawberry ShortcakeTropical Fruit

Roasted Beef & GravyMashed Potatoes

Peas & CarrotsDinner RollYellow Cake

Fresh Pineapple

Pulled PorkTomato SauceBaked Beans

ColeslawChocolate Cake

Peaches

MeatloafMashed Potatoes

Greens Beansdinner roll

Cherry CrispMandarin Oranges

February 22 - 26

February 1 - 5

Angie’s slide trombone fills the air with bold, brave

music.

Chicken Pot PieSuccotashDinner roll

Chocolate BrownieApplesauce

Deli SandwichLettuce, Tomato & Cheese

Potato Salad & rollStrawberry Shortcake

Tropical Fruit

Lemon ChickenSweet Potato

CarrotsDinner roll

Yellow CakeDiced Pineapple

Hamburger w/BunLettuce, Tomato & Cheese

Potato WedgesChocolate Cake

Peaches

Turkey a la KingButtered Egg Noodles

Green BeansDinner roll

Apple CobblerPrunes

Baked ZitiMeat Sauce

Mixed VegetablesDinner roll

Chocolate BrownieApplesauce

Chicken EnchiladaBlack Beans

Squashdinner Roll

Strawberry ShortcakeTropical Fruit

Roasted Beef & GravyMashed Potatoes

Peas & CarrotsDinner RollYellow Cake

Fresh Pineapple

Pulled PorkTomato SauceBaked Beans

ColeslawChocolate Cake

Peaches

MeatloafMashed Potatoes

Greens Beansdinner roll

Cherry CrispMandarin Oranges

Chicken ParmesanPasta w/MarinaraRoasted Zucchini

Dinner rollChocolate Brownie

Peaches

Beef StewWhite Rice Pilaf

GreensDinner roll

Strawberry ShortcakeTropical Fruit

Pork CutletScalloped Potatoes

BroccoliDinner roll

Chocolate Chip CookieFresh Pineapple Chunks

Sloppy Joe w/BunColeslaw

Macaroni & CheeseDinner roll

Chocolate CakeFruit Cocktail

Turkey w/GravyStuffingCarrots

Dinner rollApple Cobbler

Mandarin Oranges

Chicken Pot PieSuccotashDinner roll

Chocolate BrownieApplesauce

Deli SandwichLettuce, Tomato & Cheese

Potato Salad & rollStrawberry Shortcake

Tropical Fruit

Lemon ChickenSweet Potato

CarrotsDinner roll

Yellow CakeDiced Pineapple

Hamburger w/BunLettuce, Tomato & Cheese

Potato WedgesChocolate Cake

Peaches

Turkey a la KingButtered Egg Noodles

Green BeansDinner roll

Apple CobblerPrunes

2 Adult Day Services

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February 2016 Day Care / Day Health Activity CalendarSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29

DAILY SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES Monday - Friday7:30

7:30 – 10:00

10:00 - 12:00

12:00 - 1:30

1:30 - 3:00

3:00 - 4:00

4:00 - 5:30

Open

Good Morning Adult Day

Wellness and Well-being

Lunch/Rest and Relax

Movin’ and Groovin’

Afternoon Refreshments and Word Games

Afternoon Adventures

1:30 Health Focus with Leah

10:00 Crafts w/ Suzanne Byer1:30 Blue Shriaz

1:30 Bingo

1:30 Land of Waterfalls Dulcimer Ensemble

1:30 Celtic Conspiarcy

2:00 Let’s Get Baking

1:30 Bible Study

1:30 Drum Circle with Doug

1:30 Bible Study

Super Bowl Tailgate Party

1:30 Bingo2:00 Painting Demo w/ Pete Ferry

Valentine’s Day Celebration

Waldorf Astoria Gala Event

Chinese New Year Celebration

Mardi Gras

Adult Day Services 3

Meet the

Executive Director Alyson Johnson-Sawyer, BA

Operations Manager Angie Williams, BA

Administrative Manager Ruth Butler

Program Manager Nicole Petit

Health Care Coordinators Leah Buchanan, RN Kim Ericson, LPN Angela Rackley, RN

Lead Program Guide Natalie Stephenson, AA

Program Guides Katy Carroll Craig Derr Marcia Matheson Anita Orr April Owen

Newsletter Coordination/ Special Event Decorator Mary Lou Travis, BA

Adult Day Services TRANSYLVANIA Team

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Natalie Stephenson, our Lead Program Guide, wrote, “Evan loves music! He has a whole bag full of CDs. He listens to all kinds of music and his favorites are Stevie Wonder and The Bee Gees. He always makes sure we have good music to listen to during the day.

Evan enjoys doing chores and helping out around the center. He makes sure that all our trash cans are empty and in good shape. He makes schedules for the day and makes sure we are where we are supposed to be.

Evan may be soft spoken but he has a huge heart and lots of love for everyone here. He has a contagious smile...and a unique sense of humor!”

Participant SPOTLIGHT

Evan Connolly

Lunching at the Chinese restaurant!2016 is the Year of the Monkey: Smart and clever, the monkey probably knows how to use chopsticks! We

stuck with forks.

The Chinese Buffet brings a new year of happiness

Creative Commentary ... by our Participants

The tour guide asked, “What do you wish for me in 2016?” She heard the following responses:Prince Charming. But don’t kiss a frog. You’ll get a fever blister….Nunzi.Don’t be sick on New Year’s Eve. Happiness keeps you well….Imogene.A singing career….Granny. (Areta)Chopsticks. If you can’t eat with them, they are good for drumming….Jimmy.Discover your hidden talents. Like me. When I blow my nose, my ears whistle….Dana, (and she demonstrates).More whipped cream for that pie in your face!....Richard.Plenty of money! (Can I have another donut?)....Granny.

We also stopped afterward at Looking Glass Falls. The windows fogged up, so Nunzi, Granny and Dana drew pictures on the van windows. Because of all the rain, the falls were fat!Scary fast….Pat.Don’t go over it in a barrel...Richard.Beautiful...Ed.No comment. Been here before….Aubrey.Lord no! I can’t swim!....Sistah (Lillian).That’s a lot of water!....Imogene.My daughter from Florida would be taking pictures...Granny.and someone’s mom had told them: “Don’t dare go into the water til you learn to swim!”

Merry Christmas!You’ve just gotta smile when everyone’s wearing a Santa

Hat!

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Executive Director Alyson Johnson-Sawyer, BA

Operations Manager Angie Williams, BA

Administrative Manager Ruth Butler

Program Manager Nicole Petit

Health Care Coordinators Leah Buchanan, RN Kim Ericson, LPN Angela Rackley, RN

Lead Program Guide Natalie Stephenson, AA

Program Guides Katy Carroll Craig Derr Marcia Matheson Anita Orr April Owen

Program Enhancement Coordinator Allison Burnett, BA

Newsletter Coordination/ Special Event Decorator Mary Lou Travis, BA

OurWISH LIST

Our wiseman holds gold, frankincense and myrrh: He’s one of the actors in the Christmas Pageant.

Adult dAy ServiceS

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NEWSLETTERFebruary

“We three kings of Orient areBearing gifts we traverse afar…”

Dressed in ancient Hebrew costume we told the story of Christmas.

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