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Issue 912 December 2012

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It’s hard to believe another year is coming to a close. What a great year 2012 has been! We have opened the HeathCrest Fitness Centers at each Crestwood and watched the participation grow daily. We have danced, walked, baked, and partied in support of Wounded Warrior Project. We have proudly collected over $38,000 just this year to support our wounded heroes! We have had great fun with the Red Hats, Men’s Clubs, Dinner Dances, monthly community events, and all the fun and educational events offered in each and every Crestwood building. What a great place to live! In 2012 we also traveled via motor coach to Gatlinburg and are in the planning stages for some great trips in 2013. We will post the information as soon as it is available. We would love to have you join us on our next adventure. So keep checking the information boards in your lobby and have a wonderful and happy new year!

Birthdays

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BirthdaysLarry Kline 12/01Pat Strong 12/09Marianne Tonges 12/10Ruth Mateer 12/22Albert Standish 12/25Pat Worl 12/28Neil Martens 12/29Mary Ellen Evans 12/03Annette Hecko 12/07Judy Wagner 12/30

Carol Niss 12/18Melinda Smith 12/29Nancy Wright 12/18Pat Wilson 12/11David Simmons 12/14Mike Medler 12/15John Johns 12/21Don Marler 12/21Pauline Cosentino 12/22Willie Bruce 12/25

December: Shine for the Holidays Challenge: Drink Six Glasses of Water per Day

Leasing Corner Fall leaves and turkey dinners have given way to December’s cozy winter nights and thoughts of holiday cheer. The happy elves in the leasing office would like to extend a great big THANK YOU to all of our residents! You are the reason we are here, and we appreciate all you do to make Crestwood a great place to be. In keeping with the holiday mood, here are twelve ways to share the Crestwood living spirit! Bring a friend along to the Red Hat event this month. We always have a great program guaranteed to fit every season. Invite your friends to join you for your building dinner. It’s a great chance for your friends to meet your neighbors, and maybe your friend would like to BE your neighbor. Share the music with a friend! Concerts are a perfect way to enjoy Crestwood living together. Bring someone new along on a Tripping Tuesday outing and share the active Crestwood lifestyle. Tell others about your community fundraising involvement. We are happy Crestwood residents are so active in good works for good causes. The dinner dance at Crestwood West is the perfect way to entertain friends and family while sharing fun. Let us entertain your church group. We would love to sponsor refreshments. Invite the card players in your life to share their favorite game with you at your building. Bring a friend and join the HealthCrest exercise group. It’s a fun way to stay fit! Does your crafting or hobby circle need room to stretch out? Check with your RSC to reserve space for a crowd of crafters! After sharing the fun of Crestwood living, be sure to bring your friend to see us in the leasing office for a tour. If you refer them and they move in there’s a $100 bonus for you!

Ginger Kelly and Cathy Mason, Leasing Counselors

The Holidays are here! It can be challenging to keep up with a well rounded and consistent diet and exercise program during this hectic season. HealthCrest challenges you to stick to it by drinking 6 glasses of water per day. Our bodies are over 70% water! Fueling up with six 8 ounce glasses a day will keep you feeling hydrated and will help when trying to stay away from tempting holiday treats! Be sure to visit the Fitness center this month for

a personalized exercise program and group exercise classes. Making time for exercise can help reduce stress by increasing endorphins. Our HealthCrest event Wednesday December 12th will focus on ways to reduce stress throughout the holiday season and every day! If you have any questions about the Wellness opportunities discussed in this

article, please contact Christina Baucco at 220-0951.

We Thank our Professional Partner!

(317) 359-3733

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News Years Eve at Crestwood West

That’s right … Crestwood West knows how to ring in the New Year with style. An annual tradition, the fun starts at 7:00 PM and lasts until midnight on the 31st of December. Invite your friends and family to join you for a festive and fun night. The evening’s details: • Appetizers served at the tables at 7:00 PM.• Dinner service begins at 7:30 PM. • Dancing will be held from 9 - Midnight• Music will be provided by Rhythm Aires• Hats, horns, and sparkling juice at 12:00 Dinner tickets for this special event are $15. Dance only tickets are available for $5. Reservations are required by December 20th. Call 844-1382 today!

New Year’s Eve Dinner Menu:

• Appetizers• Carved Roast Beef or Chicken Cordon Bleu• Garlic Mashed Potatoes• Green Beans Almandine• Corn Soufflé • Harvest Salad• Cheese Cake with Raspberry sauce

All I Need To Know I Learned From Santa

1. Encourage people to believe in you.2. Always remember who's naughty and who's nice.3. Don't pout.4. It's as much fun to give as it is to receive.5. Some days it's ok to feel a little chubby.6. Make your presents known.7. Always ask for a little bit more than what you really want.8. Bright red can make anyone look good.9. Wear a wide belt and no-one will notice how many pounds you've gained.10. If you only show up once a year, everyone will think you're very important.11. Whenever you're at a loss for words, say

"HO, HO, HO!"

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Once again, Crestwood Village will celebrate the holidays with our annual traditions . . . festive décor, a resident party, holiday cards, caroling, charitable giving, and special dinner bus events when we’ll go to see the pretty holiday lights. I hope you will join in the fun and even invite your family and friends to our annual Jingle Mingle event Friday, December 7th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. We’ll have appetizers, desserts, entertainment, and maybe even a visit from Santa Claus! We all know that baking, shopping, wrapping, traveling, and socializing can be overwhelming, so please don’t forget to give yourself a break. Remember, we celebrate the holidays for an entire month, and they don’t have to be perfect to be wonderful! I know many of you spent decades working and sacrificing in order to give your children and loved ones special holidays now it’s your turn! Spend some of your time doing the things that are most important to you, and let someone else handle the rest. The older I get, the more convinced I am that the time you spend with someone, how you make them feel, and the memories you share, are much more important than the material gifts you give them. I encourage you to consider sharing your heart, memories, traditions and time with those you love this Christmas. Cook a meal together, share a family recipe with younger generations. My beloved grandmothers’ recipes are some of my favorite possessions – even stained and tattered -- because they were hand-written and given with love. Please let me know if you want a copy of my grandmother’s yeast roll recipe or

my mother’s chocolate upside-down cake recipe, or my husband’s grandmother’s Pegachi recipe that came all the way from Hungary. Another meaningful, inexpensive gift to give is a heartfelt letter sharing your favorite memories. Why not send fewer holiday cards, but make the ones you do send really matter? “Leading authorities have observed that memory and ‘life review’ are important parts of the aging process,” says Barry Lebowitz, Ph.D, deputy director of UCSD’s Stein Institute for Research on Aging. “These shared memories are important for the young as well – children enjoy hearing about how it was ‘when your parents were your age . . .” Holidays evoke memories, and what better time to share them? When all else fails, one of my favorite stress-relievers is humor. At Crestwood Village North, we are a community that loves to laugh. The very best family traditions also often revolve around humor. So, this year I’m writing Santa and asking for a thinner body and a fatter wallet, because he seemed to mix those up last year! Although I will let him know I am thankful for his elves because they make me feel tall! And last but not least, we hope you remember the reason for the season. Whatever your faith, I hope you find peace and joy through the services and customs of your place of worship. Meeting our own spiritual needs is truly the best gift that we give ourselves and spurs us to give others the best of ourselves. As we enjoy the busy holiday season and begin planning for 2013, I’d like to thank each and every resident for making this a wonderful year at Crestwood Village North, and for all the fun and laughter we’ve shared this year. I leave you with a fitting quotation from John Greenleaf Whittier . . . “A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year…These make a Merry Christmas!”

Blessings,Angela Mager,Executive Director

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Red HatAll Crestwood women are cordially invited to attend the Red Hat Holiday Tea to be held Friday, December 28th at 2:00 in Building 1. We will join in fellowship to celebrate the season with delicious refreshments and music provided by harpist Mary Kay Bonner.

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Meet Philip Greenwood and Martha Hitt

Since moving to Crestwood Village North in March 2011, Mr. Phillip Greenwood, his sister-in-law Martha Hitt, and their dog Lizzie, have become very comfortable here. They had to wait for nearly a year for a first floor apartment because of their dog, but they say it was worth the wait. Phil grew up as one of five children in a small river town called Ravenswood. His father owned Greenwood Grocery and Meat Market. He put in many hours at the family store until he left to join the Air Force. He served in the Air Force for 21 years during the Korean War. After his service, he became an IPS Police Officer for over 20 years. During this time he was also a professional clown named “Patches.” He currently serves as president for an AARP chapter, and Mason’s Lodge #126. He is also involved with the Murat Shriner’s Temple, Sons of the American Revolution, and is a member of St. Luke’s Methodist Church. He and his late wife have one son, Phillip Jr. whom they adopted from Spain. During his 50-year marriage to Elizabeth, he promised to care for her sister, Martha. Martha loves to care for Lizzie and to create elaborate scrapbooks. Phil and Martha both say that what they like best about Crestwood is the number of fun activities where they can interact with other residents.

Rock & Roll Marathon Update

Thank you to our Veterans and to those who supported our Rock & Roll Marathon to Benefit the Wounded Warrior Project What a wonderful day we had when we celebrated our 40 veterans and all those who have served. We “rocked and rolled’ for 12 consecutive hours to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. Thanks to all of you for participating and for your support of our veterans. So far this year, thanks

to your generosity Crestwood Village North has donated

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Quote of the Month

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all year.

~Charles Dickens Book Club The Crestwood Village North Book Club group meets in the Suites library every second

Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Our December 12 book choice is the uplifting How Starbucks Saved My Life by Michael Gates Gill. We will celebrate the holidays with coffee and cookies. In

January we’ll discuss Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson and the February selection is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, a true book lover’s novel, is our March selection. For information, contact Priscilla Palm. Everyone is welcome!

Jingle Mingle

This year our Jingle Mingle will be December 7th from 6:00 pm to 8:00. We’ll have appetizers, desserts, and entertainment. Semi-formal dress encouraged, and family and friends are more than welcome to attend with you. Who knows...we may even have a surprise visit from Jolly ‘ol St. Nick.

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