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Volume 41 Issue 02—February 2019

415 S. Market Street • Havre de Grace, MD 21078-3301

Phone : (410) 939-5500 • Fax (410) 939-3471 • Maryland RELAY (TDY) 1-800-735-2258

Chit-Chat

Table of Contents

Resident Birthdays….…...1 Employee Birthdays/Anniversaries...2 Activity Calendar….....3&4 Karen’s Korner…..5 Guild/Volunteer News…..6

Wednesday

February 06, 2018 12:00 PM

In The Chesapeake Room the menu will be as follows:

-Fried Rice -Asian Steamed

Vegetables -Mini Egg Rolls w/Duck Sauce -Birthday Cake

-Assortment of Drinks from the Bar

Chinese New Year Birthday Party

(year of the pig)

1. My origins can be traced back to Europe. 2. Money is my favorite subject. 3. I am oddly attracted to pillows. 4. I am very well known but rarely seen. 5. Shiny white is my favorite color. 6. People celebrate me at all different times

during the year. 7. The majority of my fans are under

13 years old. 8. I have a knack for going undetected. 9. I often leave behind a sprinkle of fairy dust

with my money. 10. My contemporaries are Santa Claus and the

Easter Bunny. 11. Can you guess who I am?

21 Freddy T. 26 Carmine C. 28 Alan C.

At Your

Service

Board of Directors

Chairperson

T. Joyce Jordan

Members

Wendell G. Baxter

Curtis Beulah

John P. Correri, Jr.

Bob Greene

Jacqueline Panowicz

Anna Mae Roberts

Gina Shaffer

James Welch

Edward D. Yoder

Administrator

Peter A. Panos, NHA

Department Directors

Admissions

Sandy Wenski

Activities

Jocelyn Silver, ADC

Business Operations

Cindy Quimby

Dietary

Darrick DeBoard, Sr.

CDM, CFPP

Environmental Services

& Laundry

Theresa Gebhardt

Facilities Operations

Richard Charles

Human Resources

Diana George

Medical Director

H. S. Sim

Nursing

Cassie Evering, RN

Risk Management

BJ Magness

Volunteer

Services/Public

Relations

Janet McDonald

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Who Am I?

I am the Tooth Fairy!

Answer

Employee Birthdays Employee Anniversaries

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1 Johanna B. (Nursing) 3 Mihaela B. (Nursing) 4 Peggy W. (Nursing) 5 Janet M. (Other Admin) 6 Gloria E. (Dietary) 8 Nancy C. (Nursing) 11 Shayla B. (Nursing) 11 Christine F. (Nursing) 11 Charles B. (Security) 12 Pamela B. (Dietary) 14 Regina S. (Dietary) 15 Angie T. (Nursing) 15 Anna W. (Nursing) 16 Oressa J. (Nursing) 17 Shirley T. (Dietary) 18 DJ D. (Other Admin) 20 Christie K. (Dietary) 22 Charles S. (Dietary) 22 Sherry J. (Security) 23 Colleen F. (Nursing) 24 Theresa G. (EVS) 26 Alexander H. (Dietary) 26 Manes H. (Nursing)

Shirley C. (EVS) 37 yrs. Linda M. (Nursing) 32 yrs. Sylvia S. (Nursing) 28 yrs. Catherine K. (Nursing) 13 yrs. Agatha M. (Nursing) 8 yrs. Bonface N. (Nursing) 8 yrs. Marissa Q. (Activities) 8 yrs. Diana U. (Nursing) 7 yrs. Shaleigh B. (Nursing) 5 yrs. Kelly P. (Nursing) 5 yrs. Pemela R. (Activities) 5 yrs. Anna W. (Nursing) 5 yrs. Grace N. (Nursing) 3 yrs. Hyein K. (Dietary) 3 yrs.

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The very first day of February is Freedom Day. This holiday is one that many people are not aware of. This date represents liberty. It stands for freedom from slavery in America. It honors the fact that by Lincoln’s signing of a joint resolution between the U.S House and Senate it became the 13th amendment to the United States Constitution. Although Lincoln signed this bill on February 1, 1865, it was not ratified by all the states until later. Therefore, February 1st is recognized as National Freedom Day. On June 3, 1948, President Truman signed a bill proclaiming February 1st as National Freedom Day. While this is all well and good, this writer does understand why when one president signs a proclamation for a national observation, why then does another president more than a hundred years later sign a duplicate proclamation, stating the exact same thing? Do you think he was trying to reinvent the wheel, so to speak? Two presidents’ birthdays occur in February. Lincoln’s birthday is the 12th and George Washington’s is on the 22nd. Lincoln and I share the same birthday date, although there is a difference of a “few” years. The 14th is Valentine’s Day-when all the world thinks of love and romance. Hope your February was good and not too cold. See you in March!

....Written by Karen Wiley Bay Lane

The Chit-Chat

Volunteer Hours December 2018: 506 hours

Thank You

Dining Program Service: Curtis Epps, Lynne Galloro, Margaret Reeves, Sandy Taylor. You are truly appreciated

Jewelry Gift Shop Donations: Young at Heart

Welcome Our New Volunteer Aleena Johny is a student at Harford Community College. She will be serving in Rehab/ Therapy on Saturdays at 10am-1pm and assisting in activity dept. with bingo in the afternoon.

Get Well Soon Wishing our volunteer Sally Wintrode who volunteers 3 days a week on Tidewater Cove a speedy recovery

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Inclement Weather Policy the Guild Volunteer Auxiliary Meeting is cancelled when Harford County public schools are delayed or closed due to inclement weather.

Guild Volunteer Auxiliary Meeting in Conference Room @ 10:30 am Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Light Refreshments served Please note the time change of meeting

“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?” -Martin Luther King Jr

N o t i c e We wish to reaffirm our policy that all

persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetics,

martial status or sexual orientation are considered for employment or admission to

Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center.

The Chit-Chat Staff Darrick DeBoard Jr. , Editor

Staff Support :

Jocelyn Silver Janet McDonald

Citizens Care &

Rehabilitation Center Long-term staff providing

long-term care and rehabilitation. We offer a supervised environment

with 24-hour nursing care and a variety of group and one-on-one activities.

Serving the Community for 52 years!

For more information, please contact

Sandy Wenski (Director of Admissions) at 410-939-5500 OR check-out our web site at

www.CitizensCareCenter.com

Telephone Assurance Program Do you live alone? Are you recuperating from a hospital stay or rehab? Do you want to feel secure that someone is checking on you each day? If you answered Yes to any of these questions, then the Telephone Assurance Program can be of service to you. T.A.P. is a free service provided by Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center and a group of Auxiliary Volunteers. T.A.P. is a daily person-to-person telephone call for individuals who have medical problems but wish to maintain their independence by remaining in their home. The participant who registers with the program provides a medical history and emergency contact or someone willing to consent to the “Good Neighbor Program.” The duties are to check on the well-being of the participant when the volun-teer is unable to contact you by telephone. A return call to the T.A.P. volunteer is re-quired by the good neighbor. State, county, and local police agencies participate in the program as an emergency back up in the event the participant and the good neighbor cannot be reached. If this occurs, an officer will make a check on the resi-dence and call the volunteer with information. All information received by T.A.P. is kept confidential. The participant will also receive a birthday card from the T.A.P. volunteers. If interested, please contact Janet McDonald at 410-942-2112