The Holiday Times Holiday Retirement Home * 30 Sayles Hill Rd * Manville * Rhode Island * 02838 * (401)765-1440

FROM BRIAN’S DESK

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of

you for such a warm welcome upon my arrival to The

Holiday on January 3, 2017! I am very excited to be here as

your Administrator; working with our family of employees to

provide compassionate, quality care and services to our

residents.

I have had a chance to meet many of my fellow

employees and observe first hand their commitment to our

residents, their family members and each other. I observed

the special, “family-like” relationship between each of you

and the joy and friendship that you bring each other. I had

the privilege of meeting several residents and their family

members, as well, and look forward to meeting all of you. As

I have the ability to meet our residents day to day, I would

like to host a special “Meet & Greet” to give me the

opportunity to meet our resident’s family members who

may not be available during the day; due to other

commitments they may have. As such, I cordially invite our

resident’s family members to attend our

Resident Family Member “Meet & Greet”

Thursday; February 9, 2017 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Jamestown Lounge

FEBRUARY 2017

Celebrating February

2/2 Wear Red For Women

10:30 Picture in Activity

Room

2/3 Bake Sale To Benefit The

American Heart Association

2/3 Super Bowl Party

Go Pats!

2/6 Wine & Cheese Social

2/9 Brian Brown Meet &

Greet

2/10 Music With

J. Slick

2/11 Music With

The Bob Cats

2/12 Music With

Larry Perlman

2/14 Valentine Social &

Birthday Party

2/15 Music With

Kim Oakes

2/17 Mu/sic With

Joreen Lange

2/18 Music With

Marcel Bernier

2/20 Music With

Manny Brando

2/24 Music With

Roger Chartier

2/28 Mardi Gras Celebration

From Diane’s Desk Greetings one and all! As I sit and write this letter it’s a dark and drizzly January day. I’m just thankful it’s not that white stuff! I don’t want to jinx it but we have been lucky so far. Speaking of luck, how about those Patriots! I hope most of you have met our new administrator by now. If not he will be available during a “Meet & Greet” on February 9th from 6 til 7 in the Jamestown Lounge. Feel free to drop in, enjoy a lite snack, and get to know Brian. Any-hoo, January brought us a few cases of the flu hence we had to isolate the units which meant nothing in the activity room. We’ve rescheduled some performers like Manny Brando to February 20th. We have lots of things planned for February so we hope to see everyone out and about. Instead of our usual couples Valentines Dinner we will be having a luncheon for our married couples. Invitations will be out soon and please RSVP to Activities. Don’t forget February 28th is our annual Mardi Gras celebration, beignets and all! This year we will Wear Red For Women on Thursday, February 2nd and our group picture will be at 10:30 in the Activity room. We will have a bake sale on Friday, February 3rd to

Galentine’s Day

The sitcom Seinfeld gave us the fictional holiday Festivus as a comedic alternative to Christmas. Now the sitcom Parks and Recreation has given us an alternative to Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day. The episode aired before Valentine’s Day on February 11, 2010, and it seemed to capture the angst and pressure many feel to celebrate this amorous holiday. According to the show, Galentine’s Day falls on February 13, and women leave their boyfriends and husbands behind to share a breakfast celebrating friendship, complete with waffles and frittatas. Since the episode aired in 2010, women all over have been celebrating Galentine’s Day. Some stores have even begun stocking Galentine’s Day gifts and greeting cards. And why shouldn’t women celebrate their friendships with other women? Who knows, Galentine’s Day might even inspire guys to create their own holiday and celebrate Dudentine’s Day.

help raise money for this worthy cause. If you can, we would centainly appreciate any donations of baked goods. Also on the 3rd at 2:00 we will have our own Super Bowl party to cheer on the Patriots as they prepare to win Super Bowl LI. Until then…

I’ll see you in Activities! Diane L.

February 2017

Life Lived to Its Fullest

Jeanne Louise Calment was born in Arles, in the south of France, on February 21, 1875. Her life was fairly unremarkable and unnoticed, except for her birth date, which was recorded in the Arles birth register. When Calment died in 1997 at 122 years old, she had officially lived longer than any other human.

Theories abound about Calment’s extraordinary longevity. Did she live so long because she ate two pounds of chocolate a week, started fencing lessons when she was 85, rode a bicycle until she was 100, drank a daily glass of port wine, or had a great sense of humor? It certainly wasn’t because she gave up smoking at age 120. Calment didn’t even kick the habit for health reasons—it was because she could not see well enough to light her own cigarettes! Jean-Marie Rabine, public health researcher and author of a book about Calment, credits her long life to her “immunity to stress.” Calment, after all, married into money and did not have to work. She spent much of her time playing tennis, roller-skating, cycling, swimming, and joining her husband’s hunting parties. But will any of us be so lucky as to live such long, full lives?

While there is much press about ever-increasing human longevity, scientists believe that humans have largely reached the upper limits of our life span, and that limit is 115 years. Calment’s 122 years, researchers say, is an anomaly. While the improvements of modern life increase our chances of living longer, no matter how many health advancements and breakthroughs humankind uncovers, we cannot live forever. And scientists are quick to remind us that we do not want to. After all, a full life is better than a long life. A social network, trading white bread for whole grains, moderate exercise, being conscientious, getting enough sleep, and having a sense of a higher purpose—these are the hallmarks of long, full lives. And don’t forget a sense of humor. As Calment said, “I will die laughing.”

Eternal Peace

The peace symbol is universally recognized today, but it was a shocking new design when Gerald Herbert Holtom first presented it on February 21, 1958. Holtom was a member of the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War and wished to use his symbol in his crusade for peace. Holtom’s design, he explained, was modeled on himself. He drew himself as a long thin line within a circle, with his arms stretched outward and downward, with palms up, in despair. Later in life, Holtom expressed regret that his symbol came from despair. He wanted the symbol to be turned upside down, with the arms lifted to the sky in joy. Holtom continued to draw his peace sign this way up until he finally found eternal peace.

What’s Cooking?

Chef Sylvain has some great ideas and would love your input. He has decided to form a Dietary Committee to meet once a month beginning on the 22nd of February at 2:30 in the Activity Room. Come and join him as he revamps your dining experience.

February 2017

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Join us on Thursday, February 2 as we support the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women

Campaigne. Every year the residents and staff wear red to

raise money for this worthy cause. Our group photo will be at 10:30 in

the Activity room and we will be having a bake sale on Friday. We

also have pins & bracelets available to purchase for $2.00 with all proceeds benifitting the

AHA.

February Birthdays

In astrology, those born between February 1st and 18th are Water Bearers of Aquarius. Aquarians may be shy and quiet, but they are energetic, unique, and independent visionaries. They are often unemotional and intellectual, and they will pursue wisdom to the ends of the earth. Those born between February 19th and 28th are Pisces. Fish are compassionate, gentle, intuitive, and artistic. Known for their wisdom, Pisces are not judgmental and are very forgiving. They never hesitate to put others’ needs before their own.

Dorothy Faucher February 5 Gerard Fontaine February 5 Anne Rivet February 5 Irene Grasso February 8 Pat Conway February 10 Irene Duarte February 13 Toni Bernier February 14 Lorette Beaudette February 16 Doris Simard February 16 Fran Long February 17 Alva Bourre February 17 Mae Bradshaw February 18 Mary Ianucci February 22 Germaine Villani February 24 Harriett Goldstein February 24 Muriel Lindley February 25 Millie Ricard February 28

February 2017

Don’t forget to show your support for our

New England Patriots As they head to Houston for

Super Bowl LI Wear your team shirts, hats,

pants, ect on Friday February 3rd. If you don’t have any

Patriots gear wear anything red, white, and/or blue.

Happy New Year 2017