Mission Statement

COMMUNITY
MEETINGS
Mission Statement
“To be of service to the residents of Clairmont Place and The Montclair...
“To work together in a spirit of willing cooperation for the common
good of the community...
“To enhance the safety, security and comfort of our residents and to
promote an active, independent lifestyle...
“To be the best that we can be in order to preserve Clairmont Place as
the premier retirement community in the Atlanta area”
August Outings
Wednesday, August 1st
5:00 PM Dinner Outing to the Colonnade
Friday, August 3rd
9:15 AM Men’s Breakfast to JR’s Log House
12:30 PM IMAX Movie
Wednesday, August 8th
6:45 PM Sweet Charity at Aurora Theatre
Clairmont Place
Board of Directors
President: Betty Daniels
Vice President: Bob Uhl
Secretary: Elizabeth Mabry
Member: Jim Everett
Member: Hikie Allen
Thursday, August 9th
7:00 PM “I Ought to be in Pictures” ART Station
Senior Association
Management, LLC.
Friday, August 10th
11:00 AM TLC (The Lunch Club) to Olive
Garden
2:15 PM Trip to The DeKalb Farmer’s Market
Managing Director:
Saturday, August 11th
7:00 PM Atlanta Symphony Free Concert
Friday, August 17th
9:15 AM Southeastern Railway Museum
Saturday, August 18th
7:00 PM “Tea Party” at Ansley Park Playhouse
Sunday, August 19th
6:45 PM Dinner Outing to Nicola’s Greek/
Lebanese Restaurant
Friday, August 24th
9:15 AM Trolley Tour of Downtown Atlanta
Monday, August 27th
11:00 AM Ride the “The Golden Shuttle”
Thursday, August 30th
5:15 PM Red Snapper
Friday, August 31st
9:15 AM Ladies Breakfast Outing to J.
Christopher’s
12:45 PM Mystery Trip
Paul McGough
Business and Food Service Director:
Chris Rajack
Housekeeping Director:
Vazianna Davis
Maintenance Director:
Wade Smith
Montclair Director:
Breda Collins
Resident Services Director:
Lynn Mayer
Security Director:
Rodney Swain
The Neighboring News and
Clairmont Conversation are both designed and
edited by
Lynn Mayer, Paul Bugg
and Peggy Ray
Clairmont Place Senior Living Community,
2100 Clairmont Lake, Decatur, Ga. 30033
Professionally Managed by Senior Association
Management, LLC.
Lynn’s Pen
The Village Podiatry The Village Podiatrist will
be seeing residents in the Montclair on the third
Tuesday bi-monthly. The forms to fill out to see
the podiatrist are located at the Front Desk. If
you need to schedule an appointment with the
podiatrist you may schedule through the
Montclair. Ask Breda Collins for more
information. If you have diabetes you may need
the services of a Podiatrist to cut your toenails.
GA Tech Research Project Needs Wheel Chair
Residents Volunteers are needed to participate
in a Georgia Tech research study of TOILET
GRAB BARS. You will receive $25.00 for 1.5
hours of your time. You may go on your own or
a driver from GA Tech will come to get you and
take you home after your time is completed. You
must be 55 + years of age, use a wheel chair, get
on and off a toilet from a standing position
independently, and if you need grab bars. If you
are interested please contact Wanlin Xiang at
404– 386– 7978. This project began in July and
your help is needed ASAP.
CHAIR YOGA Would you be interested in
joining a Chair Yoga Class here at Clairmont
Place in the Fall? Please let Lynn Mayer know of
your interest.
Flu Shots Flu shots will be given on Sept. 20 at
9:00 am in the bar area. Residents must bring
their Medicare Card or a copy to receive a shot
and have it paid for by Medicare. Montclair
Residents will receive flu shots at 8:00 before the
Clairmont Place Residents. Sign up for Flu shots
at the Front Desk
Save the date for Sr. Provider Night– invite your
adult family member On September 19 from 56:30 Clairmont Place, The Montclair, and
Personal Care Home Health Providers are hosting
a Sr. Provider Fair with several providers here
with helpful information all in one stop
shopping. All residents are encouraged to invite
your family members, adult children or others
who may wish to gather pertinent information
regarding resources available to you. The fair
will be held in the Community Room .
Overnight trip to Amicalola Falls October 25 &
26 We are looking ahead to plan for the
coming of Fall with cooler weather and lots of
colorful fall leaves. This Fall our overnight trip
takes us back to Amicalola with some side trips
along the way. We are scheduled to depart
Clairmont Place on Thursday, Oct. 25 and
return home on Oct. 26. We will travel by way
of Cartersville, and our first stop will be the
Tellus Science Museum. We will stop for a
lunch break and then travel on to the Funk
Heritage Center at Reinhardt College. All
aboard the bus to travel on to Amicalola for
dinner at the lodge and social time before we
retire for the evening. Bright and early for
those wishing to beat others to the breakfast
buffet at the lodge. Check out by 9:30 and off
for a quick stop at Burt’s Pumpkin Farm before
we go the Booth Western Art Museum, then a
lunch stop before heading home. We hope to
see some beautiful fall leaves as we travel up
into North Georgia. A letter with detailed
information will be in your cubbies soon, along
with a sign up sheet in the sign up book. Save
the date for Oct. 25 & 26 for our fall leaf fun
filled overnight get-away!
Scrabble anyone? Many thanks to the Fritts
family for donating the Scrabble game to us.
Two to four players may play this mind game
together. It’s the trend to play and it certainly is
good for our minds. Older grandchildren will
love playing this game with you when they
visit. The Scrabble board game can be found in
the bar or TV room so pull up a chair and one
or three friends and challenge your mind.
Brain Boosting Exercise
Take a painting or sculpture class—Learning a
new art form uses your “right brain,” which is
responsible for the visual memory as well as
creative imagination.
Benefits: right parietal lobe and right frontal
lobe.
Coffee Chat, Wednesday, August 1st, 9:00 AM. Speaker will
be from the Roost Gift Shop.
Dinner Outing to the Colonnade, Wednesday, August 1st,
5:00 PM. The Colonnade Restaurant on Cheshire Bridge
offers an Early Bird special and the servings are quite
generous portions. Cost: $3 for bus and money for dinner.
Deadline: July 26th. Need 10 or more.
Elder Fraud Speaker, Thursday, August 2nd, 2:00 PM. Guest
speaker, Vivian Wright, President of Common Sense Solutions
will give an informative session on avoiding Identity Theft.
Men’s Breakfast to JR’s Log House, Friday, August 3rd, 9:15
AM. The Clairmont Place men are going out for a hearty
breakfast and guy talk. All Clairmont Place men are invited to
sign up. Cost: $3 for bus and money for breakfast.
IMAX Movie, Friday, August 3rd, 12:30 PM. Fernbank
Museum. The IMAX movie is “To the Artic” and on a hot
August day it should be a refreshing movie. IMAX movies are
about 45 minutes long. Cost: $13.70, includes bus and
ticket. Deadline: July 24th. Need 10 people for group rate.
Sunday Cinema, Sunday, August 5th, 1:30 PM. Cinema.
“What Women Want”. Starring Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt,
Marisa Tomei, and Alan Alda. Rated PG-13.
Ice Cream Sundae’s on Monday, Monday, August 6th, 1:30
PM. Main Dining Room. Come enjoy an ice cream sundae
followed by music with entertainer, Jerry Foster at 2:00 PM.
Chair Massage with State Licensed Massage Therapist,
Tuesday, August 7th, beginning at 10:00 AM. Due to interest
and requests for a massage therapist to give chair massages,
we are please to offer appointments with Christine Lobkowicz
in the Montclair. Sign up to schedule an appointment for a
10 minute massage or book two appointments for 25
minutes. Cost: $12 for 10 minutes or $30 for 25 minutes.
Deadline: August 1st.
Cabaret Show, Tuesday, August 7th, 4:00—5:00 PM. Main
Dining Room. Life is a Cabaret my friend, come to the
Cabaret! Judy Boehm brings her Cabaret Show to Clairmont
Place for a pre-dinner performance. Wear black and white,
red bow ties, or anything cabaret style.
Coffee Chat, Wednesday, August 8th, 9:00 AM. Speaker:
ART Station.
Afternoon Movie, Wednesday, August 8th, 2:45 PM. Cinema.
Following Chapel, we’ll show an afternoon movie in the
Cinema. On August 8th and August 22nd, the movie will be
shown at 2:45. Leave Chapel and go next door to the Cinema
to watch the movie. See elevator sign for movie title today.
Sweet Charity, Wednesday, August 8th, 6:45 PM. Aurora
Theatre. Don’t miss a minute of Sweet Charity, Neil Simon hit
musical about the misadventures of Charity Hope Valentine, a
dance hall gal with a heart of gold who attempts to navigate
the emotionally treacherous terrain of romance and New
York city in the 1960’s. Cost: Season Tickets: $3 for bus;
Single Tickets: $22.02, includes ticket and bus. Deadline:
August 1st. Need 10 or more.
“I Ought to be in Pictures”, Thursday, August 9th, 7:00 PM.
ART Station. Neil Simon’s play focuses on Herb Tucker, a
writer’s blocked Hollywood script writer who abandoned his
New York family 16 years earlier. When Herb’s 16 year old
daughter surprises him and arrives at his door, he decides to
take another stab at fatherhood, and hopefully get it right this
time. “Terrific...sweet, dandy and touching play.” Cost:
Season ticket holders—$3 for bus. Single ticket cost: $24,
includes bus. Deadline: August 5th. Need 10 or more.
TLC (The Lunch Club) to Olive Garden, Friday, August 10th,
11:00 AM. Olive Garden—Ashford-Dunwoody Road. As
requested by residents our lunch outing with “TLC” is at the
Olive Garden. Cost: $3 for bus and money for lunch.
Deadline: August 7th. Need 10 or more.
The DeKalb Farmer’s Market, Friday, August 10th, 2:15 PM.
The bus will take residents on a trip to shop at the DeKalb
Farmer’s Market, but we’ll be home in time for the Cocktail
Party. Cost: $3 for bus and shopping money. Deadline:
August 8th. Need 10 or more.
Cocktail Party, Friday, August 10th, 4:00-5:00 PM. At our
monthly cocktail party the drinks and snacks are on the
house, but the residents bring the fun.
Atlanta Symphony Concert, Saturday, August 11th, 7:00 PM.
Woodruff Arts Center—Symphony Hall. A FREE ASO
Concefrt featuring: Mozart: Magic Flute Overture;
Copeland: Appalachian Spring; Bernstein: Three Dance
Episodes from On the Town; DeFalla: Ritual Fire Dance;
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Theofanidis: Rainbow Body.
Cost: $3 for bus—FREE concert. Deadline: August 1st. Need
10 or more.
Sunday Cinema, Sunday, August 12th, 1:30 PM. Cinema.
“Miss Congeniality” Starring Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine,
and Candice Bergen. Rated PG-13.
Craft Class, Tuesday, August 14th, 1:30 PM. Craft Room.
Craft class meets on August 14th and 28th and our own
Adelaide Owens will instruct us on how to make paper
flowers. We need lots of helpers to make the flowers which
we will give to each Montclair resident.
Birthday Dinner, Tuesday, August 14th, 5:00 PM. Main
Dining Room. Ned Cullen returns to entertain us on the
piano as we celebrate the August birthday residents.
Coffee Chat, Wednesday, August 15th, 9:00 AM.
Dinner and a Movie, Wednesday, August 15th, 6:15 PM.
Cinema. On Dinner and Movie night, we’ll show a movie
selected from the “Red Box” and surprise everyone. Movie
nights are August 15th and August 29th.
Watermelon on the Patio, Thursday, August 16th, 1:30 PM.
On the Patio. Refreshing juicy watermelon will be served on
the patio—last chance of the season so don’t miss out.
Sunday Cinema, Sunday, August 26th, 1:30 PM. Cinema.
“The Family Man” Starring Nicolas Cage, Tea Leoni. Rated PG
-13.
Southeastern Railway Museum, Friday, August 17th, 9:15
AM. Our outing takes us to the Southeastern Railway
Museum for a tour, followed by lunch at a nearby
restaurant. Cost: $9, includes museum and bus and bring
money for lunch. Deadline: August 10th. Need 12 people
to sign up.
“Tea Party”, Saturday, August 18th, 7:00 PM. Ansley Park
Playhouse. From the writer of “Peachtree Battle” comes this
hilarious comedy held over in August. “Clarissa Cannon’s
husband, Congressman Thurgood Cannon, is being
considered as Vice President for the Republican ticket. All
she has to do is convince the Tea Party.....they’re white!
Comedy. Cost: $20.50, includes ticket and bus. Deadline:
August 6th. Need 10 or more.
Ride the “The Golden Shuttle”, Monday, August 27th, 11:00
AM. Gather at the 2100 Front entrance to depart on the
“Golden Shuttle” for a free ride to a variety of destinations.
Lynn Mayer takes our group to ride the shuttle to get off at
Northlake Mall. We will shop and have lunch in the Food
Court and catch the shuttle to ride home. Limited to 13
residents. Shuttle schedules are at the Front Desk. Cost: Free
shuttle ride— bring money for lunch and shopping.
Deadline: August 21st. Limited to 13 residents.
Sunday Cinema, Sunday, August 19th, 1:30 PM. Cinema.
“Happy Feet” Starring the voices of Robin Williams, Elijah
Wood, Nicole Kidman, and Hugh Jackman. Rated PG.
Dinner Outing to Nicola’s Greek/Lebanese Restaurant,
Sunday, August 19th, 6:45 PM. We’re returning to Nicola’s
for a fun evening watching Belly Dancers, dancing with the
belly dancers and enjoying a feast of food. Cost: $3 for bus
and money for dinner. Deadline: August 13th. Need 12 or
more people.
“Mystery Movie”, Monday, August 20th, 1:30 PM. Cinema.
We’ve got a “Mystery Movie” in store for our movie goers at
1:30 PM on Monday, August 20th. All are welcome.
Jewelry Vendor, Tuesday, August 21st, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM.
Bar Area. Harris Fenster, jewelry maker, returns to
Clairmont Place to sell his personally made jewelry that
many of you liked. See what Harris brings to sell on August
21.
Coffee Chat, Wednesday, August 22nd, 9:00 AM.
Afternoon Movie, Wednesday, August 22nd, 2:45 PM.
Cinema. Following Chapel, we’ll show an afternoon movie
in the Cinema. On August 8th and August 22nd, the movie
will be shown at 2:45. Leave Chapel and go next door to the
Cinema to watch the movie. See elevator sign for movie title
today.
Sing-along, Thursday, August 23rd, 1:30 PM.. Main Dining
Room. Come join in for an afternoon sing-along with Peggy,
Lynn and others and enjoy punch and cookies.
Trolley Tour of Downtown Atlanta, Friday, August 24th,
9:15 AM. The Trolley Tour of Atlanta has been re-scheduled
for Friday, August 24th, departing at 9:15 AM. Following
our Trolley Tour we will stop for lunch at the Varsity. Cost:
$19, includes bus. Deadline: July 31st.
Craft Class, Tuesday, August 28th, 1:30 PM. Craft Room.
Craft class meets on August 14th and 28th and our own
Adelaide Owens will instruct us on how to make paper
flowers. We need lots of helpers to make the flowers which
we will give to each Montclair resident.
Dinner and a Movie, Wednesday, August 29th, 6:15 PM.
Cinema. On Dinner and Movie night, we’ll show a movie
selected from the “Red Box” and surprise everyone. Movie
nights are August 15th and August 29th.
Bingo and Beverage, Thursday, August 30th, 11:00 AM.
Patio—weather permitting. Come one, come all to play Bingo
and enjoy a cool glass of tea or ice water on the patio—
weather permitting or in the bar area, otherwise.
Dinner Outing to Red Snapper, Thursday, August 30th,5:00
PM. Good news! Our bus is scheduled to take you to the Red
Snapper for dinner, one of your favorite dinner spots. Cost:
$3 for dinner and money for dinner. Deadline: August 26th.
Need 10 or more.
Ladies Breakfast Outing to J. Christopher’s, Friday, August
31st, 9:15 AM. On Dresden Drive. All ladies from Clairmont
Place may sign up to go to breakfast and not only enjoy the
meal, but the company of other friends from Clairmont Place.
Cost: $3 for bus and money for breakfast. Deadline: August
28th. Need 10 or more ladies to sign up.
Mystery Trip, Friday, August 31st, 12:45 PM. Atlanta Area.
Eat lunch before you depart at 12:45 PM for a FREE and
interesting mystery trip—to a location you may have never
visited. Indoors, but some walking or standing—not too
much. Cost: $3 for bus. Deadline: August 23rd. 10 or more
needed.
Upcoming Events with August Deadline:
Quilt Exhibit, Tuesday, September 4th, 10:30 AM. CDC
Museum. Art meets Science—features 35 textiles by
international artists—all masters in transforming quilt making
into Art making. Many of the quilts are inspired by the
“world unseen” microscope reflections of viruses, bacteria,
and other cellular forms. Picture ID required—a valid drivers
license or current passport. Cost: $3 for bus. Deadline:
August 27th. Need 10 or more.