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www.NJMasonicVillage.org January 2017 - Volume 17
Tricky Tray
On Saturday, November 12th, MasonicVillage at Burlington held it's annual TrickyTray fundraiser. A record amount of moneywas raised for our residents! $47,330.26.
Thank you to all that donated gifts,volunteered, and attended.
"Family Matters" is a newsletter that isdesigned to keep families and significantothers abreast of important information andevents happening at the Masonic Village. We believe families truly matter. Thisnewsletter is published quarterly.
Write to us anytime if you have questions orconcerns on any topic. Also, if your familyhas a resident living here in the Village andthey having an interesting life story that youwould like us to feature please contact us.
Send your email to:[email protected]
ContactsLen Weiser, Jr.Executive Director
Cindy ShemanskyAssistant Executive DirectorAdministrator Keystone Center
Kelly SeisloveAdministrator Cedar Commons
Yeong BaeAdministrator Acacia Hospice
Cheryl RahillyDirector of Keystone Center
Tammy GeorgeDirector of Activities
Karla LippincottDirector of Administrative Services
Linda AndressDirector of Sales and Marketing
Chris AbbottDirector of Development Services
Drama Club
On Sunday morning, December 18th in ourchapel, our village choir and selectedresidents performed a musical drama givinga modern view of the visits of the angels toBethlehem. The play was titled “Angels,please come to order”. It was a light-heartedyet deep- meaning script that showed howeven angels had their own personalities andwanted to take things into their own handsonce they received their assignments fromthe Almighty. As usual, our choir took ontones of the heavenly host, singing thecarols of the blessed event.
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Andy ChurneyDirector of Facility Services
Patricia GriecoDirector of Finance
Michelle MicharskiDirector of Human Resources
Will SandersDirector of Dining Services
Tonya Costley-StiltsDirector of Resident Services
Lou CraigDirector of Environmental Services
David UndercufflerManager Maintenance
Dawna SivillsManager Social Services
"The Masonic Charity Foundation of New Jersey delivers personalized services andcompassionate care, inspired by the spirit, ideals and values of Freemasonry, to promotethe highest quality of life for Freemasons, families, and others in the community."
A message from
Len Weiser, Jr.Executive Director
Greetings Residents and Friends of theMasonic Village at Burlington!
HappyNew Year!
Inthis edition of “Family Matters” you will find some great information andpictures aboutvarious events our residents and team members participated induring the end of 2016. Oneof the most notable events, was thegenerosity of both residents and team members thathelped with collecting foodfor the local food pantry as well as providing holiday gifts forseveralfamilies in need throughout the county.
Wehad yet another successful, in fact, most successful, Tricky Tray event inNovemberever. All proceeds from this event go towards sponsoring andproviding items/events forresidents in the community. Thank you to CindyShemansky, our Assistant ExecutiveDirector and Administrator of our KeystoneCenter and the entire Tricky Tray team for theirleadership with thisevent. We hope to see you there next year or if not, we wouldwelcomeyour donations to this great event.
Bythe middle of January, we will have a “great opening” of our new billiards roomandrenovated library area on the Terrace Level of the main building. Wehope you stop downsometime and visit there (and our Treasure Trove) to enjoythis newly renovated residentspace.
2017promises to be an exciting year for us at the MasonicVillage. Sometime this spring,we hope to be able to sharemore details about our plans for adding retirement living rentalunits,restructuring our licensed supported living areas (Cedar Commons andKeystoneCenter) as well update you on the plans to start building 68 new retirementlivingcottages. In addition, to that, our team will beembarking on a focused effort of analyzinghow we support our residents withactive, engaged lifestyles, active participation in decisionmaking and anenvironment for our team members that fosters empowerment andbuildingrelationships with one another and those we serve. Through a grant wereceived,over 150 of our team members through the course of 2017 will participatein a 3-day trainingprogram focused on these areas.
Ilook forward to seeing you around the community and again, Happy New Year!
Withwarm regards,
Len Weiser Len Weiser Executive DirectorMasonic Charity Foundation of NJ(Masonic Village at Burlington & AcaciaHospice)[email protected]
Ben Franklin and Matching Gifts
TheMasonic Charity Foundation of New Jersey is exempt fromfederal taxation underSection 501(c)(3) of the Internal RevenueCode. As such, charitable contributions made to us are deductiblesubject tothe conditions imposed by law. Alldonations are verymuch appreciated, and help us to succeed in our mission ofcaring
for the residents of the Masonic Village.
Ifyou are thinking about making a charitable donation to the Foundation, there isone questionto ask first. Do you workfor any of these companies?
AT&T, PepsiCo, Merck & Co., TargetCorp., Wells Fargo, Coca Cola, Lockheed-Martin,Johnson & Johnson, VerizonCommunications, Boeing, Bristol-Myers Squibb, MetLife,ExxonMobil, FedEx.
Ifyou do, your employer will double your charitable donation to the MasonicCharityFoundation of New Jersey. Manyemployers match donations from their employees, dollar-for-dollar, up to acertain dollar amount for every employee each year. In fact, last year over65% of Fortune 500companies offered an employee matching gift program.
Matchingdonation programs are a big part of corporations’ social responsibilityinitiatives,but employees often times are not aware such programs exist. Unfortunately, the funds thatare not used formatching donations are never distributed to charities.
Theconcept of corporate matching originated with Benjamin Franklin over 200 yearsago. While raising funds for thePennsylvania Hospital, Franklin approached the coloniallegislature to proposethat once the hospital had raised £2,000 in private contributions, thecolonialgovernment should contribute another £2,000 to the effort. “Every man’s donationwould be doubled,”Franklin later wrote.
Pleasecheck with your employer regarding the matching gift program’s policy atyourcompany. In doing so, you could doubleyour gift to the Masonic Charity Foundation
and provide twice the benefit toour Masonic Village at Burlington’s residents. For moredetails about corporate matching or about any of our charitablegiving programs, pleasecontact Christopher Abbott, Development Director at theMasonic Charity Foundation, bycalling (609) 239-3999.
Congratulations to Acacia Hospice
Acacia Hospice recently underwent an on-site surveyand received accreditation with CHAP (Community HealthAccreditation Partner).
Accreditation with CHAP is a process above and beyond therequirements of the Department of Health for licensure to operate. Our hospice hasprocesses in place that exceed standard operating practices for hospices.
Upcoming Community Events
Sunday, January 1, 2017 – StrollingMusic from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in NeighborhoodBistros
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 –St. Mary’s Choral Group at 7:00 p.m. – Chapel
Sunday, January 8, 2017 –9:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. – Church Service-“CommunionSunday/Epiphany Sunday”
Monday, January 9, 2017 –Holiday Decorations will begin to be packed away for the Season
Monday, January 9, 2017 –High 12 Meeting and Lunch – 12:00 noon – CornerstoneRestaurant
Thursday, January 12,2017- Evening Service at 7:00 p.m. – Chapel “Holy Trinity LutheranChurch,Burlington”
Monday, January 30 toFebruary 3, 2017 – Community Wide Super Bowl Celebration
Sunday, February 5, 2017 –Super Bowl Sunday – Watch the Game with your friends oneach of theNeighborhoods
Thursday, February 9, 2017– Evening Service at 7:00 p.m. – Chapel
Monday, February 13, 2017– High 12 Meeting and Lunch – 12:00 noon – CornerstoneRestaurant
Thursday, February 23,2017 – Evening Service at 7:00 p.m. - Chapel
JUST A REMINDER DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS ON SUNDAY,MARCH 12TH,2017 – 1 Hour Forward
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 –Ash Wednesday Church Service – 2:00 .p.m – Chapel
Thursday, March 9, 2017 –Evening Service at 7:00 p.m. – Chapel
Monday, March 13, 2017 –High 12 Meeting and Lunch – 12:00 noon – CornerstoneRestaurant
Monday, March 20, 2017 –First Day of spring!
Thursday, March 23, 2017 –Evening Service at 7:00 p.m. - Chapel
Jane Sutcliffe from North Las Vegasneighborhood was presented with herdeceased husband's Congressional GoldMedal from the United States of America inrecognition of heroic military service anddefense of our country’s freedom throughthe history of aviation warfare.
Robert Sutcliffe was an fighter pilot with theAmerican Fighter Ace’s during World War II,destroying five or more confirmed enemyaircraft in aerial combat during a war of conflict in which American Armed Forcesparticipated.
Santa visited Compass Pointe
Debra Erisman
Janet and Bill VanFossen
Nancy and Thomas Phipps
Holiday Giving
This Holiday Season the NursingDepartment coordinated a gift giving forseven needy families in the BurlingtonCounty Area.
Cedar Commons neighborhood, Five
Keystone Neighborhoods, NursingAdministration team, MDS team, DiningServices, Environmental Services, Activitiesand other team members provided the giftsfor each of the families to have a wonderfulChristmas. Tricky Tray funds provided eachfamily with a $100 gift card to Shoprite.Residents from each of the neighborhoodswrapped the gifts.
NORTH CAPE MAY“BLACK TIE” THEME WEEK!
The week of November 14th throughNovember 18th, the North Cape Mayresidents made the centerpieces for theGala event that was held on Tuesdayafternoon. All of the residents andneighborhood team members weredressed in black and white. It was a funfilled event with dancing and singing. Acooking demo of black and white parfaitswere made on Thursday afternoon. Hatsoff to the North Cape May team for sucha wonderful week. Text Link
Contest WinnersPumpkin Decorating
South Hawaii – Cathy Lewis
West Bermuda – Dorothy Pangborne
South New Orleans – Jean McCormick
North Wildwood – Ella Zimmerman
West Bahamas – Lorraine Capri
North Las Vegas – Mena Bucco
West Nantucket – Judy Debeeadto
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