st. clair sun - Schlegel Villages

MARCH 2015
ST. CLAIR SUN
MAY 2015
HAVE A LOOK:
Welcome to May!
Pg. 2: General
Manager’s Notes.
Pg. 3: The Amazing Race
Pg. 4: Entertainment.
Pg. 5: Reminders.
Pg. 6: Worship Services.
Pg. 7: Chaplain’s Corner.
Pg. 8: Food for Thought:
Notes from Food Services.
Pg. 9: May Birthdays
Pg. 10: Voice for the
Volunteer
Pg. 11 & 12: Know Your
Neighbour: by Jessica
Adlington
Pg. 13 & 14: RIA Article
Pg. 15: April in Pictures
Pg. 16: Village Directory
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If you were born in May, you are a Taurus
or Gemini, and you are lucky enough to
have the Emerald as your birthstone and
the Daisy or Sweet Pea for your birth
flower. With a good abundance of April
Showers behind us, it will be great to see
those May Flowers starting to bloom!
We have many fantastic programs planned
for the Merry Month of May, so keep your
calendars close—you won’t want to miss a
thing! Keep Saturday May 16th open from
10-3 to come and do some shopping at our
Spring Fling Fair in the Library. Flyers for
this event will be going up soon! Wishing
all our Ladies a Happy Mother’s Day!
Have a fun and busy month!
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General Mangers Notes:
It finally feels like Spring and it is lovely to see the
Village outdoor areas coming to life. Spring will be a
busy time and we are happy to share a few highlights.
Each year Schlegel Villages hosts a Team
Appreciation Event where we recognize and celebrate
the contributions of the team members throughout the
year. A significant part of the evening will be the
presentation of our first Success Awards. We have
been overwhelmed by the nominations from fellow
team members, families and Neighbours. All nominees will receive a card indicating that they have been
nominated, and the winners will be awarded at our
event on May 22nd. We would like to thank everyone
for recognizing our team members for their excellence
in care. We are looking forward to May and the new
traditions that will start to celebrate Mother’s Day and
the many opportunities with the warmer weather.
A Strawberry Social is planned to start to enjoy the
tastes of Spring. Enjoy the month!
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The Amazing Race
:Written by Jessica
Adlington
Suited up in our matching tie-dye shirts, we headed to Main
Street to await the beginning of The Amazing Race.
The games began with the sound of Noel screaming into the
microphone and each team, dressed in their funny, unique
uniforms set off to each neighbourhood to compete head-tohead in games that would test our minds, bodies, and spirits.
The games included the Toilet Paper Toss, the Memory Game,
Keep Up the Balloons, and Find the Hidden Treasures in
Spaghetti. With intensive training and preparation each team
competed using agility, flexibility, wit, strength, and undeniable
courage, team spirit, and love. It was two hours filled with
laughter and bonding. It was team members supporting
neighbours and neighbours supporting team members. As we
cheered, screamed, laughed, and hugged, we helped each other
to emerge victorious at each event. Not only did each team
create delightful memories, but also they looked good doing it.
Each team created a fantastic, not to mention hilarious, uniform
to compete in. Aesthetics aside, everyone had a wonderful time
and enjoyed being silly and creative. Thank you to the
Reaction Team and all who participated in the event!
We hope to see you again next time. Bring your A Game!
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ENTERTAINMENT
May 3rd—Music with Vera Colley—Accordion
May 5th—Some Guys Who Like to Sing
May 7th—Music with Chris Osborne
May 9th—Music with Mark Crampsie
May 12th—Seamus Gunn: Storyteller
May 16th—Music with Ron Ouellette
May 21st—Norman the Accordion Man Performs
May 23rd—Music with Roy Lesperance
May 30th—Music with Gord Ciliska
ALL ENTERTAINMENT WILL BE IN THE
CHAPEL / LIBRARY AT 2:00 PM
Please Join Us—Everyone is Welcome!
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SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!
JUST A REMINDER FOR THOSE WHO
VISIT THE Village, especially now
that more Neighbours and Guests
will want to use the outdoor
spaces. there is no smoking
allowed under the roof area at
the front of the Village or in any
of the three courtyard areas.
We thank you for your support
with this request.
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Join us and worship!
MAY 5TH —RC Italian Mass—10:30 am
MAY 7TH —WORSHIP SERVICE
WITH Rev. Derek - 10:30 am
MAY 14TH—Lutheran Church svc.
—10:30 am
MAY 21ST—Anglican Church Svc.
—10:30 am
MAY 28TH—RC Mass—10:30
Every sunday
10:45 am—Worship Service with Rev. Derek
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CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
Peace and blessings to all,
Sometimes our life gets hectic, complicated and even stressful. We seek out
peace from the world around us but never look inward for that peace. There is
a story told about Buddha who was journeying in the countryside
explaining how easily peace can be attained;
“Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his
followers. This was in the initial days. While they were traveling, they
happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his
disciples, "I am thirsty. Do get me some water from that lake there."
The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that right at
that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake. As a result, the
water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, "How can I give
this muddy water to Buddha to drink!"
So he came back and told Buddha, "The water in there is very muddy. I don't
think it is fit to drink." After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same
disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple
obediently went back to the lake.
This time too, he found that the lake was muddy. He returned and informed
Buddha about the same. After sometime, again Buddha asked the same
disciple to go back. The disciple reached the lake to find the lake absolutely
clean and clear with pure water in it. The mud had settled down and the water
above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought
it to Buddha.
Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said,
“See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be ... . and the mud
settled down on its own - and you got clear water. Your mind is also like that!
When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its
own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is
effortless."
Until Next Month: Rev. Derek Davis—Chaplain
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Food for Thought:
Food Services would like to welcome all new
Neighbours and Families to the Village at St. Clair.
Here at the Village, we provide a four week rotating
menu cycle that includes seasonal entrees and fresh
ingredients. We prepare most menu items from scratch
using fresh ingredients where possible, although our
qualified chefs are always cooking with love. Included
in your welcome bags are two complementary meal
tickets. We encourage you to enjoy a meal on us with
your loved one. Meal tickets are also for sale in the
Village Office or with the Charge Nurse after business
hours. The price for meal tickets are: Breakfast $7.00,
Lunch $10.00 and Dinner $12.00. When you buy 10 or
more meal tickets you will receive 10% off your total !
We would love to be able to accommodate all guests.
If you let your Neighbourhood know when you will be
visiting for a meal with your loved one, we can ensure
that there is appropriate seating available.
We would also like to hear your comments: What your
favourite foods are and what you would like to see on
the menu in the future. All are welcome and encourated to attend the Food Committee meeting monthly.
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May 6th—Amherstburg & Gosfield
Birthday Party With: Riverside Strummers—2:00 pm
May 13th—Colchester & Kingsville
Birthday Party With: Vera Colley—2:00 pm
May 20th—Oldcastle & Harrow Birthday Party
With Music by Ernie Miller—2:00 pm
May 27th—Talbot & Essex Birthday Party
With Music By: Some Guys Who Like to Sing—2:00 pm
HAPPY MAY BIRTHDAYS
TO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBOURS!!!
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Voice For
The Volunteer
Tammy Zimmerman
Volunteer Coordinator
On April 18th, The Village at St. Clair had the
opportunity to celebrate our wonderful group of
Volulnteers. A lovely luncheon of tea sandwiches,
fresh fruit, cheese and homemade desserts was catered
by the ladies of The Church of St. David’s and St.
Marks. Each volunteer received a lapel pin, a certificate
(Best Volunteer in the World!) and a themed cookie.
Congratulations goes out to Tammy Zimmerman and
students Marie, Lily and Celeah (who was providing
balloon caricatures!) Thank you also to our wonderful
pianist Andrea Morosin for providing such beautiful
music! Don’t forget that our Volunteer Application is
online at www.schlegelvillages.com or you can contact
our Volunteer Coordinator Tammy Zimmerman
at x 8016. Our next Volunteer Orientation will be on
Saturday, May 16th from 10 am until noon.
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The Inspiring Journey of…Maxine Holder-Franklin
:Written by Jessica Adlington
Maxine was born in Boston, Massachusetts and lived there until age seven,
where her family moved back to St. John, New Brunswick. Maxine was the
oldest of three children and was blessed to have a younger brother and
sister. She was always an intelligent woman and had plans on becoming a
physician. Maxine attended the University of New Brunswick for two years
studying her Bachelors in Science, until she transferred to Dalhousie
University in Halifax and completed her degree. While completing her
Bachelors in Science, Maxine took a Microbiology course, which awakened
her passion for the subject. She realized her love for research and
investigation and decided to forego medical school and become a
Microbiologist. Maxine received her Masters in Microbiology at Dalhousie
University and published her thesis on Glomerulonephritis, which is a
disease you contract in the kidney.
“I identified the agent in post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. It’s a
polypeptide – part of the M protein,” Maxine states.
After becoming a Master in Microbiology, Maxine applied to Harvard for
a medical program and was granted acceptance and a scholarship for her
high grades and excellent work on her thesis. Once Maxine left Harvard, she
continued to do research and eventually found herself back in Canada at
McGill University getting her doctorate. While at McGill, Maxine met her
husband who was a professor of Microbiology.
Maxine and her husband moved to Windsor because her husband was
offered the position of President of the University of Windsor. He was
president for six years and during that time Maxine did research at the
University, mainly on profiles of bacteria in water.
Maxine also worked at New York Medical College, teaching physicians
and nurses Microbiology while they were in medical school. I asked Maxine
what kind of professor she was and she answered, “Fair.”
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Besides being an incredibly learned lady, Maxine recalls her family’s love for
sports, such as skiing and sailing.
“We lived in Fredericton for awhile and we enjoyed sailing. The picture
on the wall is my father’s sailboat, and the picture on my dresser was my
boat.”
Maxine adorns a gold sailboat necklace around her neck so she can keep
her favourite sport close to her heart.
She continues, “My husband and I learned to scuba dive, and when we
got older we traveled around the world scuba diving.”
The pair traveled to many amazing destinations, including Belize where
they scuba dived in the Great Blue Hole.
“The Great Barrier Reef in Australia was the most spectacular place I’ve
dived,” she tells me.
Out of all of Maxine’s prestigious accomplishments she says, “The most
important thing was raising my three daughters.”
Maxine is a very proud mother. Her daughters, no doubt, are also highly
educated, intelligent women.
Now living her life at The Village at St. Clair, Maxine enjoys reading,
which she wasn’t able to do for a long time until recently, when she had her
cataracts removed. Since her arrival at The Village, Maxine estimates she has
already read seven or eight books! She also enjoys playing word games with
the Recreation Team and doing daily exercises. She loves cookies and
chocolate, and if you ever wish to stop in and pay this fascinating lady a visit,
be sure to grab her a chocolate out of her nightstand and read her a few pages from one of her mystery novels.
Ps. If you Google Maxine Holder-Franklin you will find many of her
publications on Amazon, or search for her peer-reviewed articles. We have a
world-renowned Microbiologist in our midst and we didn’t even know it!
How lucky are we?
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April...In Pictures!
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The Inspiring Journey of… Kristin Ziebart
Written by Jessica Adlington
Many of you may be quite familiar with the cheerful voice over the phone
when they call the Charge Nurse. That is the voice of the clever, sophisticated,
and compassionate Kristin Ziebart. Kristin is the full-time days Charge Nurse
on Gosfield, so if you need anything at all, chances are you’re going to call
Kristin.
Kristin graduated from nursing five years ago. She took the combined
program with St. Clair College and the University of Windsor. Her story didn’t
always include nursing, however, she first finished the three-year Medical
Laboratory Science program at St. Clair College before deciding nursing was
her true calling.
Once Kristin finished the Med Lab program, she took a year off to assist her
sister with the birth of her beautiful niece. When her niece was born,
everything in Kristin’s and her family’s lives changed. Her niece was born in
SickKids Hospital in Toronto and would later pass away after only 17 days.
The devastating loss of her niece, coupled with her undeniable strength and
desire to help others made Kristin realize she needed to be a nurse.
“The experience with my niece – watching her in the hospital and how
well she was cared for inspired me to be a nurse,” Kristin tells me, pushing
her black eyeglasses further on her nose.
Kristin is a gentle and sweet soul, along with being highly educated and
intelligent. She is caring towards the neighbours and always lends a hand
around the neighbourhood whenever she can.
“My favourite part about working at The Village is interacting with the
neighbours and building relationships with them and the Team Members.
I’ve made a lot of great friends here and have met so many amazing people who
have changed my perspective on life,” Kristin says with the upmost sincerity.
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Kristin worked as a Personal Support Worker for the last two years of her nursing
education.
“I enjoyed my time as a PSW and it gave me a lot of knowledge and
experience to work as a nurse in long-term care,” she explains.
When asked what her favourite part of working at The Village at St. Clair is,
Kristin pauses, and then says, “That’s difficult. There are so many things that I
love about The Village and the Schlegel Philosophy. I guess I would have to say,
though, I love being able to see my Nana everyday.”
Kristin’s Nana lives in the Essex Neighbourhood.
“I stop in everyday to see how she is and make sure she’s comfortable and
happy,” Kristin tells me.
I had the pleasure of meeting Muriel, Kristin’s Nana, and I have to say there
is a striking resemblance between the two. You can definitely see they’re related!
Their personalities are also similar – subtle but kind, with a great sense of
humour.
Being the Charge Nurse on the day shift can be quite stressful and put Kristin
under a lot of pressure, but she has ways of letting off steam after work. Kristin
enjoys watching her favourite television show, the Bachelor, with a healthy glass
of wine, while curled up on the couch with her adorable fur baby, Sage. Kristin
adopted Sage from the Humane Society and loves taking the puppy for walks at
the dog park.
Next time you’re on Gosfield, stop in and say hello to our Village’s one and
only Kristin Ziebart!
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Village at St. Clair Directory
Joanne Potts
Senior General Manager
x8003
Heather King
Administrative Coordinator
x8002
Kari Lappan
Administrative Assistant
x8001
Emily Swirgon
Director of Nursing
x8005
Kimberly Arquette
Director of Nursing
x8005
Denise Green
Asst. Director of Nursing
x8010
Mercedes Phalavong Asst. Director of Nursing
x8009
Peter Brouwers
Director of Environmental
x8006
Hannah Renaud
Director of Recreation
x8007
Michelle Palubeskie
Director of Food Services
x8004
Jillian Studman
Asst. Director of Food Svc
x8014
Jacqueline Reinhardt Dietician
x8014
Ken Parish
x8020
Neighbourhood Coordinator
Gosfield & Kingsville
Candace Manwaring
Neighbourhood Coordinator
x8038
Amherstburg & Colchester
Mark Mitchell
Neighbourhood Coordinator
x8032
Talbot & Essex
Tammy Roberts
Neighbourhood Coordinator
x8026
Oldcastle & Harrow
Derek Davis
Chaplain / Councillor
x8052
Tammy Zimmerman
Volunteer Coordinator
x8016
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