2—Bookmobile 2—Edison Inventions Music Program

4—Monthly Resident Birthday Party 5—Palm Sunday 8—Blood Pressure Clinic

12—Easter 13—Lutheran Devotional & Communion 16—Foot Care Clinic 17 Compassion in Action pickups 17—Mass 21—Volunteer Appreciation Event 22—Earth Day 28—Massage Therapy

5—Bookmobile 7—Monthly Resident Birthday Party

8—Spring Ahead! Daylight Savings Time Ends 11—Blood Pressure Clinic 15—SUMC Soup Supper & Bingo

17—St Patrick’s Day Party! 19—Presentation: Salvation Army Commodities Program 16—Lutheran Devotional & Communion 19—Foot Care Clinic 20—Mass 26—Presentation: Ani-Meals on Wheels Program

31—Massage Therapy

Upcoming Events

Vol. 38 No. 5 Published By: Sheila Brand Feb 2020

On January 9th, a Physiostep exercise machine was installed in the new clinic room and has been busy ever since! Pictured right is Thelma M., she “bikes” 3 miles a day! “Healthy Living Made Easy” Learn how to make living healthy easy by attending this 6 week nutrition education class offered by SDSU Exten-sion. These weekly sessions will include infor-mation on how to make healthier decisions when it comes to what goes into your body along with fun food-based activities. No cost to attend! Bone Builders sessions Monday & Friday morn-ing at 8:30; and Tuesday through Friday after-noons at 4:00, a low impact, light weight training program focused on building bone density, and in-creasing your stability. Monday -Friday at 7:45 am; Chair Exercise is a resident led program where residents follow a video exercise program.

Staying Active and Living Healthy

2020 1st Quarter Charitable Giving Campaign Beneficiary:

AniMeals on Wheels AniMeals on Wheels is an Active Generations’ Program designed to help keep animals healthy. This program helps homebound seniors to keep their animal companions, which can be essential to our physical and mental well being. The program helps provide some pet food, supplies, veteri-narian expenses and transportation to the vet. The AniMeals program is partially funded through Meals on Wheels of America, animal professionals volunteering their time, and private donations. In support of this campaign, in February residents made pet toys and during the month of March, monetary donations and pet supplies will be collected. The giving campaign will wrap up on March 26th with a presentation by an AniMeals program volunteer, at which time they will give us more information and we will give them our donations!

Administrator Sue Lund writes:

The 2020 year started with a change in office staff. Sheila B. is promoted to a new position, Office Manager. In this position, Sheila will be completing bookkeeping, financial reports, supervising the office staff and Resident As-sistants, overseeing office duties including equipment and vendors, and partnering with me on special tasks. With that, Brenda B. joined our staff on January 24th as Receptionist/Office Assistant. Please welcome Brenda to Sunny-crest Village!

The warm weather I enjoyed during my visit to my Aunt Dorothy in Arizona this month was fantastic! While there, several “native” Arizonians and snowbirds stated it was unusually cold; but it was not near as cold as the weather here in South Dakota! However, warm weather will return; hopefully soon! With that, thank you Ross, Bob H, Bob G, and Mike on snow removal during and after the snow falls; your efforts in cold, difficult conditions are so appreciated and beneficial!

This year in February, we enjoy an extra 24 hours, Leap Day on February 29th. How timely that this February, Jean, our Activities Coordinator, has chosen to have February as a “Random Act of Kindness” time. Hopefully you joined in some of the group events offered to thank volunteer ministers who lead our Wednesday Chapel services and make resident Valentine cards. Hopefully you have also had a chance to do a couple of additional private acts of kindness too; if not, what a good use of the extra hours this month. I know many residents and staff do many acts of kindness each and every day, but a special focus on kindness is wonderful and appropriate as we “leap” into the Lenten season.

As we celebrate Easter mid-April, our actions may also include gardening. If you are interested in a garden plot or a raised garden bed, watch Channel 96 for specifics on signing up and the garden tilling date, which is set by the person who tills. As in the past, returning gardeners have first choice at the spot they used last year.

As spring approaches, don’t forget we spring ahead into daylight savings time on March 8th. Fortunately, we have not been adversely affected in the past, but planning for inclement spring weather possibilities, it is best to have an operational battery-operated flashlight on hand, listen for weather warnings affecting this area, stay away from windows, and have a plan in place of what you would do.

Wishing you a meaningful Lenten season

and a Happy Easter & Spring!

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Thank you!

Welcome to Sunnycrest: Corbin & Suzie J. —124

Delores G.—362 Earl & Bobbie C.—123

JoAnn G.—383 Myra B.—120

Farewell to these Residents:

Adeline D.—362 Dennis G.—104 Faye H.—124 Pat S.—110

Our sympathies go out to those with lost loved ones:

Residents

Trudy S.—B22

Former Residents June Johnson

Marlon Tschetter Norma Wehling

Family Members

Donna V.—son Bev T.—daughter Donna R.—sister

Please keep these

residents in your prayers Betty H.

Pat S. Vern B.

Thank you for your donations:

Bobbie C. Evelyn M.

Nelva V. Family Patricia R. Family

Shirley M. Sue Lund

SUMC Time Out

On Monday, January 20, LSS Better Together matches, Senior Companions of South Dakota and Sunnycrest residents gathered together for an afternoon of celebration and service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service. A variety of hands on projects were done for local organizations.

Education Classes Winter time is a good time to stay in, stay warm and learn! We have had some great informational sessions including:

• Prairie Rehabilitation Services • Active Generations’ Meals on Wheels • Asera Care Hospice—5 Wishes

Coming up, we have planned: • SDSU Extension Nutrition 6 week class

“Healthy Living Made Easy” • Salvation Army Commodity Program • Active Generations AniMeals on Wheels

For many people, the arrival of Spring brings on the urge to purge! You proba-bly have a few (or many) items in your home that you no longer need or use. Pack up gently used clothing and house-hold items for donation and Compassion in Action will pick it up. They, in turn hold large rummage sales during the year with the proceeds benefitting local Sioux Falls families needing help while dealing with major illnesses.

Acceptable items: Clothing, Shoes, Books, DVDs, Knick-knacks, Bedsheets, Blankets, Towels, Kitchenwares NON acceptable items: TVs, Computers, Printers, etc) VCR Videotapes; Furniture

The next collection date at Sunnycrest is April 17th!