Volume 9, Issue 1

January, 2015 Editor: Susan Luke

What’s Happening?

New Year’s Day Dance

Orange Park Kennel Club

Dinner and Dance at

Mandarin Lodge

Lunch at Corky Bell’s

Michigan Deck Dinner—

Canada

District Sports at Nassau

Lodge

Lakeshore Dinner and Dance

District Meeting at Nassau

Lunch at 4 Rivers

Smokehouse

Lakeshore Steak Dinner

Lakeshore Breakfast

John’s Social

Why make resolutions? Most of us never keep them anyway. I can’t tell you how many I have made and not carried through. I read a Christian article last week that stated why resolutions are still worth making so I would like to share them with you.

First, we all need change and have room for improvement. Owning up to our failures is the first step to becoming a better person.

Second, when changing your calendar it is a good time for reassessment. How did last year go? What can I do different-ly this year?

Third, we might fail, but if we fail to plan, then we plan to fail. For those of us who are determined to learn from it, failure can be your friend.

Fourth, New Year’s is a good time to learn to rely more heavily on the grace of God. His strength will see you through pain, through joy, and through accomplishment.

I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.

Phil 4:13

The New Year is the time for a fresh start. God Bless and Happy New Year Everyone!

Susan Luke

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Just John Well, Christmas 2014 is past and what a Christmas it was! Maintenance did their usual terrific job of hanging the outside decorations and thanks to staff from Resident Services and Activities and our numer-ous resident helpers the halls all looked beautiful.

A visit to Alhambra Theater started the month followed by the Lakeshore Lodge 2020 Christmas party and Mandarin Moose Riders Bingo. We had visitors from the Cub Scouts with gifts and holiday greeting for the residents and Island View Baptist Church Choir singing those beautiful traditional Christmas car-ols.

Then the whirlwind kicked off in full force…Georgia Moose Association came bearing gifts and holiday spirit. What used to be a weekend event now begins on Thursday with a Pizza Party, then the Ladies Tea on Friday afternoon and the wine and cheese party that evening.

There was a Georgia style picnic Saturday afternoon, followed by a short time to grab a little rest (I needed that) and then everyone gathered at the Chapel for the traditional Georgia Tree Lighting Ceremo-ny. After a slight hesitation, quickly corrected by our Resident Services “electrician,” Helen Taylor, the Chapel Christmas Tree lit up signaling the lighting of the rest of the campus. Man, what a sight? After-wards, everyone retired to the Michigan Building for more food, more fun, more gifts and some terrific entertainment.

Our Georgia friends left after church on Sunday leaving behind some tired residents and staff and more importantly a year’s worth of great memories. We thank Georgia Moose Association for their commit-ment to this annual event and for all the support they show us each and every day…Go Dawgs!

There was still more to come, though. The Resident Christmas Dinner at each hall and in the Brandon Place Clubhouse was called a resounding success by all followed by the annual dessert buffet in Michi-gan Building. Once again, everyone was treated to great musical entertainment and prizes galore in the resident raffle. Then there was the Drama Free Christmas Program and the Employee Christmas Party.

I do want to mention a new program this year. Chapters from all over the fraternity sent literally hun-dreds of Christmas cards for us to deliver to our residents. Each card served as a reminder to our resi-dents of the strength and support of the Loyal Order of Moose. Moosehaven is truly blessed by the men and women of this great fraternity. We thank all of you for all that you do and wish each and every one a happy, prosperous and blessed New Year.

Speaking of the New Year…as you consider your New Year’s resolutions, here are a few suggestions to keep yourselves, our fraternity and our nation healthy and strong:

Find time to pray for peace, for wisdom, for strength, for guidance for yourself and for the leaders in every domain of our lives - including our fraternal, state, national, and international leaders. Many of us spend a lot time criticizing the people in these roles, so let's carve out a few minutes to pray for them.

Avoid poisonous people: the hostile, the intoxicated, the chronic complainers - the guilt inducers - anyone who puts you and others down. Meanness spoils things for everybody.

And finally, quit trying to change certain people! Ya’ can't teach a pig to sing; it frustrates you, and it annoys the pig.

Just John

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With the New Year here, we pause to look back and look forward. It’s a time to reflect on what was good, what was not so good, and what we need to leave behind. The start of a New Year has a way of making me feel like “yes, I get another chance!” Another chance, you may ask? Yes, those “things” that you wanted to do last year, but didn’t for whatever reason, don’t give up, you get an-

other chance!

“What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year.” —Vern McLellan

No, dear brothers, I am still not all I should be, but I am bringing all my energies to bear on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead; I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God is calling us up to heaven because of what Christ Jesus did

for us.” Philippians 3:13-14 (TLB)

It takes faith to go forward with the new and leave the past behind. We can continue to chase after the way things used to be and be weighted down with regrets or we can take a leap of faith and

leave the past in the past and look forward to what lies ahead!

I thank God for all I experienced in 2014 and I look forward to 2015 and the potential it holds. I am anxious to see the many wonders of God because I know He has great plans for me!

"No one can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending" Unknown

It would be great if our lives were like those “Etch-a-Sketch” drawing games. If you don’t like your sketch you just pick it up and shake it and start over. That is what is great about serving God,

there’s always the opportunity to start anew. Jesus offers us a new sunrise, no matter how big a mess we made yesterday, today is a brand new day. I love this promise, “Because of the Lord’s

great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:22-23) Lamentations was written by the prophet Jeremiah

who was mourning the destruction of Jerusalem, but in this dark hour, as shown by what he wrote in the verses above, he did not forget the Lord’s faithfulness to his people.

At the start of this New Year, regardless of your circumstance, don’t forget the Lord’s faithfulness. Why not dedicate this new year to Him - to serve Him and love Him anew and as you travel down

“Interstate I-2015” invite Jesus to take the wheel!”

May the Lord fill you with a new hope and empower you to let go of the old and the faith to embrace the new!

Happy New Year! Simply Helen

Simply Helen

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GEORGIA TREE LIGHTING As always everyone had a terrific time with our Georgia family. Moosehaven residents love you and all of us appreciate your never ending support. THANK YOU FROM THE MOOSEHAVEN STAFF.

WISHING YOU ALL A BLESSED NEW YEAR!

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Continuing Care in your Retirement

Brandon Place at Moosehaven is a Continuing Care Retirement Community for

members of the Loyal Order of Moose. What does that mean? It means that eli-

gible members aged 65 and above can apply for retirement to Moosehaven, The

City of Contentment. To be approved for admission to Brandon Place, applicants

must qualify both financially and medically.

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) offer an innovative lifestyle

that includes independent living, assisted living, nursing care and, in many

cases, dementia care. In return for an entrance fee and monthly payments, resi-

dents have access to a wide array of services and amenities such as dining op-

tions, fitness facilities, beauty salons, housekeeping, transportation, emergency

services, recreational and educational activities, and much more. Residents of-

ten describe the security of knowing that long-term care is available in a familiar

setting as a major reason for entering into a continuing care contract.1

Moosehaven, a 5-star community, offers beautiful amenities, wonderfully

planned activities programs and top-rated healthcare when needed, all delivered

on a beautiful 73-acre riverfront campus. With a variety of one and two-bedroom

duplex villas and apartments to choose from, your retirement is tailored to meet

your preferences as well as your needs. In order to truly appreciate Moosehaven,

the services offered and how they are delivered, we invite you to plan a visit to

our campus, take a tour and get a true understanding of what campus life is like.

For more information on Moosehaven and Brandon Place at Moosehaven,

please visit www.brandonplace.org and www.moosehaven.org

Marina Mathews

Director of Marketing

Brandon Place at Moosehaven

1 www.leadingageflorida.org

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Up Close & Personal with

DOROTHY “DOTTIE” WILLIAMS

Dorothy “Dottie” Williams was born on May 11, 1928 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her parents were

Francis and Sigmond Ostrowski. She had five brothers and one sister. They moved to New York

when she was ten years old. After Dottie finished high school she worked in a chocolate factory with

her mother and went to business school.

One weekend Dottie went to visit a girlfriend on the Long Island Railroad and sat beside a hand-

some sailor named John Williams. They talked the whole trip and continued to write each other.

They dated when he came home on leave. They married on December 18, 1948 and were married

sixty-two years. They had three children, Valerie who lives in New York, John, in Maryland and Jo-

seph in Florida. There are three grandchildren and two great grand-children. Eventually they moved

to upstate New York and ran a gas station, snack bar and six unit hotel. When they retired they

bought a motor home and traveled for four years. Once they went to Canada in the motor home and

went to see Willie Nelson while they were there. They moved around every couple of weeks and

would visit the kids in the summer. In 1984 they spent two weeks in Hawaii. Dottie and her hus-

band John had lots of fun together. They loved to dance. One time they took a clogging class.

There were eighteen participants and her husband was the only man in the class.

In 1993 Dottie and John were invited to a dance at a Moose Lodge. After that, John joined the Loyal

Order of the Moose and Dottie joined in 1995. They moved to Moosehaven in 2009. John passed

away in July, 2011. Dottie says moving to Moosehaven was the best thing she ever did. She loves

living here. She likes to play bingo and be involved in the activities. She walks a lot and in the

mornings you will find her having coffee and visiting with other residents at the coffee shop. Dottie

loves country music and likes to watch game shows like Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, and Family

Feud.

Dottie would like to tell the next generation to “Go to church, praise God, love everybody, and be

happy, not grumpy.” Sounds like wonderful words of advice. Dottie has lived a very good and satis-

fying life. She said when the Lord takes her home she is ready to go. What a testimony of faith.

It was such a delight to sit down and talk with Dottie. She has such a great outlook on life. If you

would like to find out more about Dottie and her travels just look for her in the morning at the coffee

shop enjoying her friends.

Paula Wrye, Medical Records

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Here is a quick age test: “She always has to get

her 2 cents in”, “penny wise and pound fool-

ish”, “he ain’t worth 2 cents”, “a penny saved

is a penny earned”, “see a penny, pick it up

and all the day you will have good luck”, and “a

penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss”. If

you have ever heard more than two of these

phrases you are probably over 30 (or spend

way too much time with your grandparents), if

you have ever used more than two of these

phrases you are probably over 45, if these

phrases actually mean something to you then

you are probably over 65. What is this test

based on? It is based on how old you were the

last time a penny was worth anything. These

phrases only have meaning if a penny has any

worth. In fact some people believe all of these

phrases originated in England around 525

years ago with the phrase “a penny for your

thoughts”. At that time an English penny was

considered a large sum of money and the offer

of a penny for your thoughts was a real comple-

ment. With the current worth of a penny being

so low these phrases have little meaning. In

fact they may disappear from use entirely over

the next generation.

According to the Wall Street Journal the US

Mint reports that they are considering discon-

tinuation of the penny and possibly the nickel.

In 2011 it cost 2.4 cents to produce a penny

and 11 cents to produce a nickel. In 2014 they

are using different materials and designs but it

still cost 1.7 cents and 8 cents apiece to make

these coins. It cost $90.5 million a year more

to make pennies and nickels than they are

worth. We could save $52.9 million dollars a

year by discontinuing the penny. Talk about not

getting your money’s worth.

You calculate the worth of money based on what

you are able to do with it. People use their money

for many things and it gets harder every year to

make your money cover all of the things you need

much less the things you want to do. We are very

thankful that so many Moose members make it a

priority to give a portion of their money for the

support of the children at Mooseheart and our

seniors at Moosehaven. The gifts provide support

all year but the gifts that are given in December

always carry special meaning. The gifts at Christ-

mas make special memories for our children and

our seniors. You can’t calculate that value.

At Moosehaven we have a tradition we call the

giving tree. Our employees volunteer to give gift

cards, money, toys, shoes, clothes, coats, food,

household goods and other requested items to

the giving tree. These items are given anony-

mously. The gifts are provided so other employ-

ees who for various reasons need help are able

to make the Christmas wishes of their family

come true. Those receiving the gifts also remain

anonymous. It is a pure act of giving. This year

the giving tree collected approximately $4,000

worth of gifts from Moosehaven staff to make

Christmas special for eight of our Moosehaven

families. What a wonderful community this is. You

cannot calculate the value of working at Moose-

haven where this spirit of caring for one another

is so active. I am thankful for the people who are

special enough to work at Moosehaven. I am

thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this

community.

By the way, in case you are wondering, the age

test in the first paragraph is just something out of

my imagination. It sounded good though. But the

rest of it is true.

Bill Tippins, Life Care Administrator

BILL’S BOARD

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Resident Birthdays In January! Annette Barbour Dottie Benson Robert Burlingham Al Carabas William Cherry Christine Davis Carol Gilbert Ruby Hekkel BJ Ledger Marvin Merriam Karen Moody John Peteroy Douglas Ruth Rosalea Suther Reta Trentt Bernice Zalesiak James Westmoreland Eva Zuleger

Make sure you visit the Moosehaven

website where you can see

information about all of our Upcoming

Events. Copies of the monthly

newsletter are also kept on the

website under the Moosehaven News

page!

Facebook

MOOSEHAVEN.ORG

Are you on Facebook? If so, be sure and LIKE Moosehaven! You can find all the latest news on our Heart Of The Community Events

I told you in the December newsletter that we would be considering four couples for admissions to Moosehaven. The four couples were approved and we have an admissions date of January 22nd for Bill and Bernadette Plowden from the Orlando, FL lodge and chapter. They both have been active in Orlando for a number of years.

Don and Barbara Bell from Longmont, CO lodge and chapter along with Robert and Darlene Monteith from Lebanon, OR will be coming in March. Additionally, we have three singles and three couples very close to going to Committee in January. A great start for the New Year.

F. Ross Fleet

Semi-Retired

Director of Admissions

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Thank you to those that took the time to send in your gratitude for our contributions last month. It is really a joy

to share my thoughts and hear that they were able to touch another’s heart.

Well, here I am writing to you again and it is another new year and time for all those fun resolutions. I, for one,

will renew a resolution I failed at last January to find and maintain balance. Finding joy and gratitude in all the

little miracles we experience every day is certainly a good start, but it doesn’t mean I am above getting caught

up in trying to do too much and getting stressed out.

From the time I can remember, even as a small child, I always felt like I wanted to make a difference in the lives

of others. I wanted to help people. One of the core values of Therapy Management Corp is to provide “service

excellence to all.” That is a lofty goal and one I still strongly believe in. So how do you go about each day trying

to make a positive difference in the lives of everyone you come into contact with and not also pile so much onto

your plate that you feel overburdened and stressed?

This is a lesson I am still perfecting, but it really has to mean I also have to have boundaries. You can’t give to

someone else when you are fragmented and feeling a lack in yourself. You have to develop good self-

awareness and do a temperature check with yourself often. Develop good coping strategies and don’t be afraid

to take time outs when necessary. Do things that feed your soul. Learn to not only tolerate, but crave solitude.

Turn off your brain! (This is one of the things that is the most difficult for me.)

I’ve been reading a bit from Bill Hybels’ book Simplify: 10 practices to unclutter your soul. There always needs to

be a balance between these two ideals of serving others while also taking care of you. First, please strive to live

a life that isn’t centered around you, but on what you can do for others. When you develop a legacy of living a

life beyond yourself, you make a meaningful impact on the rest of the world. This doesn’t have to be some

grandiose plan that reaches the masses. Smile and be present. Be genuine when asking someone how they are

or if you can help. Be sincere whenever you say thank you. We have so very much to be thankful for in each and

every day. The other piece to this puzzle is not putting yourself last. Here is a quote I read recently.” You do not

drift into becoming the person you want to become. You declare it.” To me, this says I don’t want to write a goal

to be a better person next week or next year. I EMBODY that person I want to be right now! Live life with inten-

tion and make every moment count. We don’t have to wait for a health crisis to occur or for the ball to drop on a

new year, we can make a conscious decision to be and do our best every moment in every day.

In the coming year, my resolution is actually to do a little bit LESS. That doesn’t mean I’m going to slack off in

my job or neglect my family, but I am resolving to prioritize my connection to God and my creative nature at least

in some small way every day. I resolve to laugh more. That is the kind of balance I am currently in pursuit of.

Look in the coming year for more articles which I hope will be both informative and maybe occasionally also in-

spirational. We are all in this together, learning and growing and striving to do our best every single day. It is an

honor and privilege to also be continuously inspired by each of you.

Jennifer Bothast, Therapy Director

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Rebecca Matos, PTA is basically awesome for being so willing to think outside the box and giving

110% to each of her patients everyday.

Ador Tuazon, PT is basically awesome for going above and beyond in assisting residents with

everything from their computers to cell phones and even hair styles, all on his own time.

Beth Markey, PT is basically awesome for her generous and compassionate nature. It is so

obvious in everything she does.

Kevin Ruttle and Alan Wittkamp are both basically awesome for all of their help with Christmas

decorations.

The Georgia Moose is basically awesome for their support of our residents and all that we do

here at Moosehaven.

Gloria Shaver basically awesome because of her attentiveness to her residents and willingness

to do whatever is asked.

Suzie Hopkins is basically awesome because of her gentle soothing interactions with residents

and staff.

Anne Cronin and Terri Reed are basically awesome for the time and effort they put into

managing the Giving Tree project.

Everyone who donated to the Giving Tree is basically awesome for helping others.

Brenda Jewell and Polly Rhoden are basically awesome for making all of the Holiday celebrations

so special.

The entire Maintenance department, Doreen Vance and Ashley Hendricks are all basically

awesome for all of their hard work preparing for the Georgia Tree Lighting,

The Leadership Team is basically awesome for doing such a great job with the Georgia and

residents Christmas parties.

Maggie Lazuka is basically awesome for finding Nemo!!!

If you know of someone who is Basic-ally Awesome, contact the Executive Director’s Assistant at

ext. 1210 and turn in their name as being someone “Getting Back To Basics!”

Staff Birthdays in January

Shona Gibbs Paulette Little Angelina Alquiros

Lillian Jordan James Carson Cheryl Hutchinson

Gregory Kent Simone Ullisse Marie Celestine

Louise Funches Lettie Neguse Doris Pavan

Sequoia Britt Richard Pedrozo Lilia Lee

Sarah Thompson

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