July - Friends Fellowship Community

2030 Chester Blvd. Richmond, IN 47374 Ph: 765-962-6546 Fax: 765-962-9188
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Spotlight on Activities
Wednesday, July 1st: Independent Ladies
Luncheon will be in the Community Room at
11:30 a.m. Please sign up to attend.
July
2015
Thursday, July 2nd: We will be taking a
shopping trip to Elder-Beerman at
10:00 a.m. Please sign up to attend.
Volume 31
Issue 7
Friday, July 3rd: Tom Walker will be
playing patriotic songs and leading the group
from FFC in a sing along. Please join the fun
in the Community Room at 2:00 p.m.
Editor
Ted Halsted
Sunday, July 26th: Worship Service
will be held in the Assembly Room at
10:30 a.m. Leading the service will be
Don Miller.
Sunday, July 5th: Worship Service will be
held in the Assembly Room at 10:30 a.m.
Leading the service will be Keith Kendall.
Monday, July 27th: Morrisson-Reeves
readers will be in the Assembly Room at
2:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 12th: Wor ship Ser vice will
be held in the Assembly Room at 10:30 a.m.
Leading the service will be Sandra WardAngell. Whitewater Valley Therapy dogs will
be in the Community Room at 1:45 p.m.
Pond Reflections
2
Recycle
3
New Residents
4-5
Birthdays
6
Anniversaries
7
Wellness News
9
Library News
10
Thank You to
Our Supporters
10
Marketing News
11
Friday, July 24th: The childr en that
attend the summer program at the
YMCA will be in the Community Room
to play games, work on crafts and visit
with FFC residents. Join in the fun with
the children at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 4th: Residents are welcome
to come to the Health Care Center patio at
2:00 p.m. for patriotic word games and trivia.
Tuesday, July 7th: There will be a picnic on
the patio for Health Care Center residents at
11:30 a.m.
Inside this issue:
Tuesday, July 21st: We will be taking a
bus trip to Paschal Farms to enjoy
fishing, the secret garden and golf cart
rides. Please sign up to attend.
Tuesday, July 14th: There will be a picnic
on the patio for Assisted Residential residents
at 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, July 16th: Tr aci Lewis fr om
Cope Environmental Center will be making a
return appearance in the Assembly Room at
2:00 p.m. Come learn about butterflies.
Friday, July 17th: Join Bob Ford as we all
celebrate with the residents who have
birthdays in July. Bob is a singer and
historian. All residents are welcome to attend
this party.
Sunday, July 19th: Wor ship Ser vice will
be held in the Assembly Room at 10:30 a.m.
Leading the service will be Barry Cramer.
Kendal and Lisa Davis will be back to share
therapy dog, Rio. They will be in the Health
Care Center lobby at 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 28th: Aileen Githens
will be the guest speaker for “Going
Down Memory Lane.” Those interested
in learning about our friends at FFC may
join in this activity at 2:00 p.m. in the
Assembly Room. We will be going out
to eat at The Kitchen, a new restaurant
in the Depot District. The bus will leave
at 4:30 p.m. Please sign up to attend.
Wednesday, July 29th: Magician
Tony Truitt will be our guest speaker at
Men’s Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. in the
Community Room. He will be talking
about his interest in magic and how he
got his start.
Thursday, July 30th: We will be
taking a bus trip to Twin Creek Tea
Room in West Alexandria, Ohio. Please
look for more information on the
bulletin board across from the Main
Dining Room. You will need to sign up
to attend.
Friday, July 31st: Share your collection
with FFC residents in the Community
Room at 2:00 p.m. Look for more
information and a registration form on
page 4 of this publication.
Pond Reflections
Last February I spent an enjoyable week with a high
school classmate, Dr. Jack Westman, at his bayside condo
in Madiera Beach, Florida. Dr. Westman has had a long,
distinguished career on the faculty of the University of
Wisconsin Medical School. He has a vital, intelligently
reflective Christian faith; so whether our conversation
turned to health matters or soul issues, we had rewarding
discussions. Dr. Westman shared with me a document he
had prepared that expresses his personal wishes for end of
life care. I found the document helpful and prepared a
similar document, with minor adaptations, expressing my
own wishes regarding end of life therapies. I have
discussed this document with my family and with my
physician. If you find it useful, you may wish to discuss
aspects of it with your family and physician.
—————————————————————————————————MY PARTICULAR WISHES FOR THERAPIES THAT COULD SUSTAIN MY LIFE
In addition to the information on other Advance Directive forms I have completed, I wish to make
my instructions known with respect to specific therapies that could save or prolong my life. This form is
meant to inform my physician, nurse, or other care provider of my consent or refusal of certain specific
therapies. It is also meant to guide my family or any other person I name to make health care
decisions for me if I cannot make those decisions myself.
I understand that it is impossible to know what a person would want in a particular circumstance,
unless that person has previously stated his or her wishes. I hope this document helps those who
must make difficult decisions to proceed with comfort and confidence. By following these instructions
they will know they are acting in my best interests and are consenting or refusing certain therapies just
as I would if I could hear, understand, and speak.
Decisions While I Am Capable
As long as I am able to understand my condition, the nature of any proposed therapy, and the
consequences of accepting or refusing the therapy, I want to make these decisions myself. I will
consult my doctor, family, and those close to me, spiritual advisors, and others as I choose. But the
final decision is mine. If I am unable to make decisions only because I am being kept sedated, I would
like the sedation lifted so I can rationally consider my situation and decide to accept or refuse a
particular therapy.
Comfort Care
I want any and all therapies to maintain my comfort and dignity. If following my
instructions in this document causes uncomfortable symptoms such as pain and
breathlessness, I want those symptoms relieved. I desire vigorous treatment of my discomfort,
even if the treatment unintentionally causes or hastens my death.
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Decisions for Specific Therapies
If my mental or physical state has deteriorated to the point that I lose my identity and am unable to
make decisions for myself because I do not know who I am, where I am, and who other persons are, and
there is little chance that I will ever regain mental or physical function, I do NOT want any of the following
treatments:
1. Antibiotics, if I develop a life-threatening infection of any kind.
2. Dialysis, if my kidneys cease to function, either temporarily or permanently.
3. Artificial ventilation (if I stop breathing); tube feeding; or IVs.
4. Electroshock or CPR, if my heart stops beating.
5. Heart regulating drugs including electrolyte replacement, if my heartbeat becomes irregular.
6. Cortisone or other steroid therapy, if tissue swelling threatens vital centers in my brain.
7.Stimulants, diuretics, or any other treatment for heart failure, if the strength and function of my heart is impaired.
8. Blood, plasma, or replacement fluids, if I bleed or lose fluid circulating in my body.
Signature:____________________ Date: _________ Witness:__________________ Date:________
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I hope these instructions for my own end of life care will be helpful to you as you reflect upon your own
desires and discuss them with your family and physician.
—Ted Halsted, Editor
Recycle
Don’t send resources to the landfill. Your great grandchildren will need them.
With your help FFC will recycle: corrugated cardboard, newspapers, slick paper, magazines, catalogs, glass, metal,
and plastic (No. 1 & 2), office paper, envelopes (without windows), and uncorrugated cardboard as well.
INDEPENDENT HOUSING RESIDENTS: Bag your recyclables and put them by the curb the evening before pick-up
day.
Phases 1 & 2 Pick-up:
Tuesday 9:00 A.M.
Phase 3 Pick-up:
Thursday 9:00 A.M.
MAIN BUILDING RESIDENTS: Pick-up is Tuesday. Please place recyclables outside your door on Monday evening,
or in the recycling bins in the H Wing 2nd and 3rd floor ironing rooms. Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, slick paper,
metal, and plastic (No. 1 & 2) can be placed there as well as office paper, envelopes (without windows), and
uncorrugated cardboard. Please do not put garbage, trash, food items, or Styrofoam in these containers.
OLD BATTERIES: A box for them is in the Main Office.
FLUORESCENT TUBES AND COMPACT FLUORESCENT BULBS: The Maintenance Department will recycle them.
OLD PRESCRIPTIONS: Please take old prescriptions, over the counter drugs, ointments, and other medical products
to the Health Care Center for recycling.
PLASTIC BAGS: Put them in a recycle barrel at a supermarket.
PLASTICS (other than No. 1 & 2 which you can recycle at FFC): If you have a relationship with West Richmond
Friends, Earlham College, or Cope Environmental Center, you can recycle these items there, as well as FFC
recyclables.
ELECTRONICS: Cope Environmental Center and Rosa’s Office Plus are cooperating to recycle electronic waste for
free. Bing your electronics to Rosa’s parking lot at 20 S. 11th Street on every 3rd Saturday of the month from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 noon. LIST OF ACCEPTED ITEMS:
Telecommunications equipment
Telephones, cell phones
Power cables
Cameras, disposable cameras
Computers
Photocopiers
Radios, VCRs, CD players
Monitors (CRTs) complete
Scanners, printers, monitors
Speakers, electronic wiring
Office paper, file folders
Used ink & toner cartridges
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New Resident
Anna Stolle
We are glad to have Anna Stolle as a new member of Friends
Fellowship Community. Last September Anna moved here from the Leland
Legacy where she had lived for several years and now resides in Apartment
316. Anna was born in New Paris, Ohio and for many years lived on a farm
a mile north of New Paris. She was a daughter of James and Mary (Heubler)
Horigan. She was one of seven children, with four brothers and two
sisters. She attended school in New Paris.
Following graduation from high school she worked at Belden for
around three years, where she was a timekeeper in the machine shop. It
was at Belden that she met her husband, Earl Stolle. Earl was a World War
II veteran who had worked at Belden before entering the military and
returned to Belden upon his discharge.
Anna and Earl have two sons, Thomas and Ronald. Thomas and his wife live in New Paris
where Thomas has a machine shop. Ronald, who is also married, works in the machine shop with his
brother. Anna’s husband, Earl Stolle, died three years ago.
Anna is a friendly, welcoming person and has an engaging smile. She loves being here at
Friends Fellowship. “The food is good,” she says. Anna enjoys embroidering. The embroidered
basket of flowers that hangs on her door and welcomes visitors is some of her handiwork. Here in
Richmond she is a member of St. Andrews Catholic Church.
here.
Anna is happy to be a member of Friends Fellowship Community, and we are happy to have her
—Interviewed by Ted Halsted
Do You Have a Collection?
Do you collect something that you would like to display for the members of FFC to view and
enjoy? Are you a collector of baseball cards, old typewriters, figurines, antiques, salt and
pepper shakers, coins, etc.?
Please contact Terry Price in the Life Enhancement office to reserve a table for your collection. Items will be
on display July 31 at 2:00 p.m. in the Community Room.
I, _____________________________________, would like to display my collection of
_____________________________________________________________.
I will need:
a card table
a 6 foot table
(circle a table size)
You may set up your display
beginning at 1:30 p.m.
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New Residents
Sandy and Leon Morrison
The Morrisons moved to IH # 7 on a nice sunny day in April. They
are all settled in and enjoying life here at FFC. Sandy was born in
New Castle in 1943. Her parents were Myron and Frances Sanford.
Her father worked in Connersville. Sandy graduated from Lincoln
High School (Cambridge City) in 1961. She worked for Dr.
Ringenberg as a chairside assistant and then for Dr. Siebert. She
then went to work for the Economy Elevator for ten years, then back
to dentistry. She worked for Dr. Stults and then Dr. Miller for 10
years as the office manager.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Leon was born in Richmond in 1940 to William and Mary Morrison.
His father was a furniture salesman. Leon went to Economy schools
and graduated in 1958. He attended barber school in Louisville and
barbered in Economy for 16 years. He then became a sales rep for a small pet supply distributor in
Cincinnati. This company was purchased by McKesson/Robbins and it was later acquired by Hills Pet
Nutrition which is a subsidy of Colgate. He worked for the sales department out of Topeka, Kansas. His
territory was in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Leon retired in 2001 due to a stroke.
Leon met Sandy through their best friends and ended up dating her by the end of the summer. They
were married in 1962. They have two children; daughter Lesa is married to Dave Wilson and they live in
Logan, Utah with their two children and their son Michael and his wife Cathy live in Wilmington, North
Carolina and they have three children.
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Are You Game For A Game?
The Game Room on the 1st floor back corridor of the H-Wing has new game equipment. Do you want
to play croquet or lawn darts? If so, croquet and lawn dart sets are available in the Game Room. Just
take a set outside, set it up on the lawn, and have fun with friends. Do you want to play corn hole or
indoor darts? Test your pitching and throwing skills in the Game Room.
The ping pong table gets a workout every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. with eight or more regulars. You
are invited to play either with them or any other time during the week. Paddles and balls are available
in the Game Room.
Robo-pong invites residents and guests to develop their table tennis skills. The robot isn’t
sociable but fires ping pong balls to your end of the table at whatever speed and in whatever direction
you desire, either with or without spin, with the help of three motors. To get started you need
instruction. Lincoln Blake, Ted Halsted, Jim Johnson, Dick Miller, and Don Miller, any one of them will
be glad to help you get started. By the way, Robo-pong is excellent exercise. Half of your time is
retrieving balls and picking them off the floor.
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Nancy
Bishea
Martha
Freer
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20
Barbara
Buckmaster
14
4
John
Burgess
Judy
Ford
Donovan
Clark
June
Moorman
Barbara
Norman
Gilbert
Klose
8
Mary
Siebert
9
10
11
Margaret
Lacey
Emerson
Bennett
Sarah
Grohsmeyer
Nancy
Tyndall
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17
Leon
Morrison
Donald
Michel
Lois
Jordan
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22
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24
25
Alice
Fulle
Anna Lou
Arnett
Marjorie
Haisley
Lois
Gesell
Mary
(Becky)
Niersbach
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31
Cay
Harris
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Saturday
3
William
Moorman
12
Friday
2
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~Ted Halsted
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Thursday
1
Jon
Ford
Leon and Sandy love to travel. As of 1992, they had been to all 50 states. One of their highlights was
when they were in Alaska and flew to Barrow, which is the most northern point in the United States.
Their hobbies include golf, gardening and reading.
They are members of the Economy United Methodist Church. The built a house south of Economy on
Sugar Grove Rd, and lived there until selling it in 2011. They have also owned a house in Florida for the
past 16 years and will continue to be “snow birds” for as long as possible. They tell me that FFC has
meant a lot to them. They appreciate how friendly all the staff has been and how helpful and willing
everyone has been with whatever they need. They have enjoyed meeting new friends and already knew
many of the residents.
Interviewed by Roger Grimm
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Wednesday
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Employee Anniversaries
Resident Anniversaries
Ted Halsted
14 Years
Rodrick Gerrard
13 Years
Don Ashbaugh
12 Years
Patricia & Donovan Clark
9 Years
Lois Jordan
8 Years
Larry Coblentz
7 Years
June & William Moorman
7 Years
Sarah Pokorny
7 Years
Ada & Ken Brown
4 Years
Mary Chappell
3 Years
Dortha & Richard Meredith
3 Years
Erma Plasterer
3 Years
Carl (Barney) Thompson
3 Years
Doris & Jack Phelps
2 Years
Imogene & John Snarr
2 Years
Blessing We Take for
Granted
“A pound of clover honey, ecologist
Bernd Heinrich has estimated,
‘represents the food rewards from
approximately 8.7 million
flowers.’” Think of that the next time
you spread honey on a slice of
toast. How incredibly blessed we are
every day by amazing blessings that
escape our awareness. Thank you,
hosts of flowers! Thank you, thousands
of honey bees! Thank you, God!
Administration
Pam Merchanthouse
Corliss Brokamp
16 Years
14 Years
Environmental Services
Reba Hudson
Jessica Gellinger
9 Years
3 Years
Life Enhancement
Kem Rodefeld-Geier
3 Years
Maintenance
Frank Frioli
7 Years
Nursing
Katrina Wilson
Tracie Taylor
Rachel Bond
Macel Kaufman
Cherish Belt
Aurelia Martin
Courtney Kovach
17 Years
9 Years
4 Years
3 Years
2 Years
2 Years
1 Year
The Courtyards
Lakeyah Carpenter
Teresa Hardwick
Christina Craig
Karen Seal
Brooke Kirk
Ashlie Bowling
7 Years
5 Years
2 Years
2 Years
2 Years
1 Year
In Memoriam
May 26th through June 24th, 2015
Resident Name
Carter Lanning
Marcella Carter
Bill Heuing
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Date of Death
June 5
June 11
June 22
Rain
Relaxing With Friends
Outside on this
mild and pleasant June evening
I relax in the comfort of moderating temperatures,
observing animals, birds, and trees.
The trees are flirting with each other,
egged on by smiling breezes.
The birds are chattering away to one another,
eagerly sharing the latest news.
And the animals, wary of any strange other,
are hiding out, texting their kind for a midnight prowl.
As the descending sun,
turning orange, beautifies the sky,
I feel the hope and well being
of this time and place
and tell my fellow creatures
I am grateful for their company.
“You make my day.”
By Ken Schomaker
FFC resident
There were a few sprinkles on this overcast day
then raindrops fell that were bigger and bigger.
A cloudburst followed.
It was an unpredictable April day.
Windshield wipers moved back and forth,
—back and forth, to form an arc of visibility.
Water ran down sides of the car like rivers.
Streams of water ran down roadsides.
Ditches grew wider and deeper.
It was secure and warm inside
with a torrent of cold water outside.
Pausing at the trip’s destination,
a sheet of liquid slid down the windshield.
Large drops of water penetrated the sheet
making a design of clear liquid polka dots.
It gave the appearance of intense motion
in the swirling and then pelting wetness.
Rain fell cleansing the car,
cleansing the countryside,
watering the soil for later crop planting.
Tomorrow will be sunny and warm,
but today, it was exciting to be caught
in the rapid downfall of a sudden rain.
By Doris Phelps
FFC resident
Support Group at First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church will be hosting a GriefShare support group starting on Thursday,
August 6, 2015 in the Parlor at First Presbyterian. The group will meet on Thursdays from 10:00
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for the 13-week session. The sessions will conclude on Thursday, October 29.
First Presbyterian Church is located at 100 North 10th Street in Richmond.
GriefShare is a video seminar series that features some of the nation's foremost Christian experts
on grief and recovery topics as seen from a biblical perspective. Some of the topics for sessions
include, “The Journey of Grief,” “The Effects of Grief,” “Loss of a Spouse,” and “Stuck in Grief.” The
video seminars are combined with support group discussion of the materials presented during the
video.
The group facilitators include Bette Davenport, Becky Harper, Barbara Taylor, and Bill Carter. If
you would like additional information regarding this worthwhile program, please feel free to contact
Bette Davenport at (765)939-1510 or [email protected]; Bill Carter at
[email protected]; Barbara Taylor at [email protected] or the office of First
Presbyterian at (765)966-2234.
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Love Triumphs
In Regular Print:
James M. Barrie, well known "Peter Pan" author and playwright, on giving a rectorial address at the St.
Andrew's University in Canada on May 3, 1922, the year our mother was born, mentioned that someone
once said "God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December."
Our mother has seen her roses fade as the Alzheimer's disease has taken those memories away one by
one. Each day and each time we see her, we try to water those roses just a bit, so for a very short moment,
she might remember again about the people she loved and the experiences she had.
We all have a beginning and an end, but Alzheimer's disease is a tragedy for so many individuals and their
families. It robs the joy from those later years in life. No roses in December for far too many, far too soon.
Our mother lives this stage of her life as she has all the others with a sense of style and grace, a surety and
sweetness, and a gentleness and serenity about herself and her surroundings.
We are so fortunate that she still remembers her daughters and grandchildren. She may not always be able
to put a name to our faces, but when she sees us a smile widens on her face for she knows that this is
someone she loves and someone who loves her. For that one last rose she still retains we are profoundly
grateful. Life inevitably has its joys and sorrows, but without the sorrows we wouldn't appreciate the joys.
And life's joys mean everything. It gives the meaning to everything we do and every relationship we have.
Our mother has given us a lifetime of caring and memories. Now we will be her memory-for Mommy you are
everything to us.
Your loving daughters
New Residents
Marjorie Haisley from
Richmond to IR 213-214
Bernice Crawford from
Richmond to CYII 86R
Rita Bruck from
Richmond to AR 324
Health and Wellness
Thank you to everyone who attended the
Wellness Health Assessments with Angie
Howard in June. Each and every one of
you did an excellent job. We look forward
to seeing you back in October for another
Wellness Health Assessment.
Have a great day and get outside and
move!
“If you don’t use it, you lose it.”
Tabbatha Woolwine
Wellness Coordinator
Vera King from
New Paris, OH to
CY1 72R
Library News
The Blue Bottle Club, by Penelope J. Stokes. Four friends gathered in a cold, dusty attic on
Christmas Day 1929. They made a solemn pact, and put their dreams for the future into a blue
bottle. Decades later a local news reporter stumbles upon that bottle . . . and into the most meaningful story
of her career. The reporter's search will uncover the secrets of that Blue Bottle Club, and her own life will
never be the same.
The Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. This first-time novelist - and real life foster-mother writes a primer for the language of love. She deftly gathers themes of maternal love, forgiveness and
redemption into an unforgettable literary bouquet. The protagonist, Victoria, realizes she has a gift for
helping others through the flowers she chooses for them.
In Large Print:
Echoes of Mercy, by Kim Vogel Sawyer. This book is a work of historical Christian fiction. It
takes place in a chocolate factory in the early 1900s in Sinclair, Kansas, and deals with some pressing
issues of that time. Child labor, the discrepancy in pay for women and children compared to men,
workplace safety, and the differences that existed between the classes in society are all explored. The
book has such a wide variety of characters that an interesting read is assured.
Miracle at Augusta, by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge. A year ago, Travis McKinley, an
unknown golfing amateur, shocked the world by winning the PGA Senior Open at Pebble Beach. Now
he's famous, he makes his living playing the game he loves, and everything should be perfect. Still,
Travis can't shake the feeling that he's a fraud, an imposter who doesn't deserve his success and after a
series of disappointments and personal screw-ups, he might just prove himself right. A shot at
redemption arrives in a teenage outcast with troubles of his own and a natural golf swing. As this
unlikely duo sets out to achieve the impossible on the world's most revered golf course, Travis is about
to learn that sometimes the greatest miracles of all take place when no one is watching.
Still Life and Bread Crumbs, by Anna Quindlen. A superb love story from the #1 New York Times
bestselling author Anna Quindlen. The book begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin
roof. Between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter, a photographer whose work
made her an unlikely heroine for many women. Her career is now descendent, her bank balance shaky
and she has fled the city for the middle of nowhere. There she discovers, in a tree stand with a roofer
named Jim Bates, that what she sees through a camera lens is not all there is to life.
Thank You to Our Supporters
Friends Fellowship Community is grateful for the financial support given by the following
during the period of May 28, 2015 through June 17, 2015.
GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND*
In Memory of All Residents who Passed
Away During the Month of June:
Dick & Jan Bohlander
In Memory of Marcella Carter:
Dick & Jan Bohlander
Ed & Mona McCrory
In Memory of Esther Clingenpeel:
Verne & Ruth Ann Clingenpeel
FRIENDS MINISTERS’ FUND*
Gifts:
John Norris
Spiceland Friends Church
*Endowment Fund income is used to support residents whose personal funds are diminished.
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News From the Marketing Department
Busy, busy, busy—and that is how we like it! IH #17 has been sold and there has been
LOTS of interest in #6 and #47. We are currently working our way down the waiting list.
I am in the process of rescheduling our Samaritan Alliance Marketing meeting in
Ft. Wayne. I hope to get our group together in July.
REMINDER—If you would like to have a friend join you for lunch or dinner, please let us
know. We would be happy to make reservations for you. It is a great way for someone to
experience FFC! Word of mouth is absolutely our best form of advertising. Thank you in
advance!
Pam Merchanthouse
Vice President of Customer Services
Stirring Up Some June Memories
In the spring, just after the ducklings are born and the fawns
dash off with their mothers into the woods, the weather becomes
warm. The sunshine seems to change our attitude in a positive way.
We have more energy and look for reasons to be outside. This is
what many residents have done in June. Residents are walking regularly and enjoying the porch and patio. The nice weather has freed us
to do some things not possible in the cold winter months. The activity
calendar provided many opportunities to be outside as well as to go
on trips in June.
Two patio picnics were planned in June for residents of the
Health Care Center and those living in the Assisted Residential areas. Unfortunately, the weather did
not cooperate for the first picnic. Hopefully, Mother Nature will be kind to us in July and we will have
lovely weather for our picnics.
Many residents sat out on the patio in the hats they made at Handmade to ward off the sun. Ice
cream bars and games were part of the entertainment during the month. Many residents enjoyed visiting and reminiscing as they enjoyed the weather.
A few residents ventured off campus in the bus for long distance field trips. A group went to Minnetrista Museum and Gardens in Muncie. Another group headed west to Indianapolis to enjoy Garfield
Park Conservatory and Sunken Garden. A few residents enjoyed the local Shakespeare Festival by
attending one or both of their shows.
Two new entertainers performed at FFC in June. Gene Sherfy sang gospel, country and oldie
music. John Koggie did an outstanding job with his guitar and vocals at his first appearance at FFC.
Another special event that occurred in June was the opportunity to hear the Nigerian Women’s
Choir. This was a wonderful opportunity for Friends Fellowship.
As the last of June fades and July begins, look for the many activities that are provided in this
What’s Happening Issue. Don’t miss out on the fun.
Terry Price, Director of Life Enhancement
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“Happiness is a butterfly,
which, when pursued, is
always just beyond your grasp,
but which, if you sit down
quietly, may alight upon you.”
~Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Courtyards July
SUNDAY
Monday
Tuesday
Brain Waves is a
one-to-one brain
stimulation session.
Residents have a
weekly scheduled time.

Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
2
3
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Pampering
Exercise
Book Club
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Brain Waves
Exercise
Corn Hole
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Chaplain Service
Exercise
Tom Walker CR
Snack
Daily Chronicles
Saturday
4
9:30
10:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
In The Kitchen
Exercise
Patriotic Fun
Snack
Daily Chronicles
Happy 4th of July
5
10:30
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Church
Exercise
Sun Tea Sunday
Snack
Daily Chronicles
6
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
6:30
12
10:30
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Church
Exercise
Sunday Stroll
Snack
Daily Chronicles
Church
Exercise
Crosswords
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Church
Exercise
Sunday Stroll
Snack
Daily Chronicles
Brain Waves is a
one-to-one brain
stimulation session.
Residents have a
weekly scheduled
time.

Coffee & Conversation
Pampering
Exercise
Book Club
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
6:30
Coffee & Conversation
Brain Waves
Exercise
Book Club
Snack
Daily Chronicles
Reminisce: Summer
Vacation
10:00
11:00
1:15
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Pampering
Exercise
Book Club
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
6:30
Coffee & conversation
Brain Waves
Out For A Drive
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Pampering
Exercise
Family Feud
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Brain Waves
Out For A Drive
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Did You Know?
Exercise
Book Club
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:0
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
6:30
Coffee & Conversation
Let’s Take A Walk
Exercise
Book Club
Snack
Daily Chronicles
Reminisce: Cars
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
6:30
Coffee & Conversation
States and Capitals
Exercise
Book Club
Snack
Daily Chronicles
Coffee & Conversation
Brain Waves
Exercise
Painting
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Chaplain Service
Exercise
Let’s Take A Walk
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Brain Waves
Exercise
Cope Center AR
Snack
Daily Chronicles
Reminisce: Pool Parties
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Chaplain Service
Exercise
Bob Ford B-Day
Party CR
Snack
Daily Chronicles
9:30
10:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Brain Waves
Exercise
Flower Arrangements
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00 Coffee & Conversation
11:00 Chaplain Service
1:00
Exercise
2:00 YMCA Children CR
3:00
Snack
4:00
Daily Chronicles
Coffee & Conversation
In The Kitchen
Exercise
Are you Blue?
Snack
Daily Chronicles
18
9:30
10:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
24
30
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
11
17
23
29
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
10
16
22
28
10:00
11:00
1:15
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Sensory Box
Exercise
Book Club
Snack
Daily Chronicles
Reminisce: State Fair
9
15
21
27
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Pampering
Exercise
Trivia Tuesday
Snack
Daily Chronicles
8
14
20
26
10:30
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
13
19
10:30
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Brain Waves
Exercise
Book Club
Snack
Daily Chronicles
Monday Night Movie
7
Coffee & Conversation
In The Kitchen
Exercise
La Ti Da Club
Snack
Daily Chronicles
25
9:30
10:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
In the Kitchen
Exercise
Summer Fun
Snack
Daily Chronicles
31
Coffee & Conversation
Which Word Fits?
Exercise
Let’s Take A Walk
Snack
Daily Chronicles
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Brain Waves
Exercise
Bingo
Snack
Daily Chronicles
May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please,
but as the opportunity to do what is right.
*Peter Marshall
Friends Fellowship Community
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
July 2015
AR-Assembly Room
LL-Library Lounge
CR-Community Room
MG-Memorial Garden
S-Solarium
FR-Family Room
FDR-Founders’ Room
RR-Recreation Room
AS-Art Studio
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
2
3
10:30 Exercise AR
11:30 Ladies Luncheon CR
2:00 Bingo AR
3:30 Wellness CR
6:30 After Dinner LL
10:00 Bus trip to the Richmond
Elder-Beerman
10:30 Bible Study GR
2:00 Patriotic Crafts GR
2:00 Current Events LL
7:00 Hand Massages
10:00 Writer’s Group S
10:30 Exercise AR
2:00 Tom Walker Patriotic
Sing Along CR
3:30 Wellness AR
Saturday
4
10:00 Manicures
2:00 Patriotic Word Game
and Trivia on the
Patio
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
10:30 FFC Church
Keith Kendall AR
2:00 Watermelon on
the Patio
10:30 Exercise AR
2:00 Gourmet Club GR
3:30 Wellness AR
10:00 Great Courses LL
10:30 Exercise AR
11:30 Picnic on the Patio HCC
7:00 Silent Meeting S
7:00 Let’s Go Outside
10:30 Exercise AR
2:00 Bingo AR
3:30 Wellness AR
6:30 After Dinner LL
10:30 Bible Study GR
2:00 Current Events LL
2:00 Handmade GR
2:30 Catholic Communion FR
3:15 Bible Study-Bob Hall AR
6:30 Let’s Play Cards AR
10:00 Writer’s Group S
10:30 Exercise AR
1:45 Movie GR
3:30 Wellness AR
9:30 Residents’ Association
Meeting CR
2:00 Rummy GR
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
10:30 FFC Church
Sandra Ward-Angell AR
1:45 Whitewater Valley
Therapy Dogs CR
10:30 Exercise AR
2:00 Orange Floats on the Patio
3:30 Wellness AR
3:30 Painting with Anita AS
10:00 Great Courses LL
10:30 Exercise AR
11:30 Picnic on the Patio for
Assisted Residential
7:00 Silent Meeting S
7:00 Let’s Go Outside GR
10:30 Exercise AR
2:00 Bingo AR
3:30 Wellness AR
6:30 After Dinner LL
10:30 Bible Study GR
2:00 Cope Center AR
2:00 Current Events LL
6:30 Hand Massages
10:00 Writer’s Group S
10:30 Exercise AR
2:00 July Birthday Party with
Bob Ford CR
3:30 Wellness AR
10:00 Manicures
2:00 Movie GR
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
10:30 FFC Church
Barry Cramer AR
2:00 Sundae Sunday GR
10:30 Exercise AR
2:00 Gourmet Club GR
3:30 Wellness AR
9:30 Trip to Paschal Farms to
fish, enjoy the secret garden and
golf cart rides.
10:00 Great Courses LL
3:15 Reid Presbyterian
AR 1 N Dining
7:00 Silent Meeting S
7:00 Red Skelton GR
10:30 Exercise GR
2:00 Bingo AR
3:30 Wellness AR
6:30 After Dinner LL
10:30 Bible Study GR
2:00 Handmade GR
6:30 Let’s Play Cards AR
10:00 Writer’s Group S
10:30 Exercise AR
2:00 YMCA Children CR
3:30 Wellness AR
10:00 Hand Massages
2:00 Let’s Go Outside
26
27
28
29
30
31
10:30 FFC Church
Don Miller AR
12:30 Therapy Dog
HCC Lobby
Lisa and Kendal Davis
2:00 Morrisson-Reeves Library
Readers
3:30 Wellness AR
3:30 Painting with Anita AS
10:00 Great Courses LL
10:30 Exercise AR
2:00 Going Down Memory
Lane-Aileen Githens AR
3:00 W. Richmond Friends
AR N Dining Room
4:30 Out to DinnerThe Kitchen
7:00 Silent Meeting S
8:00 Men’s Breakfast
Speaker—Tony Truitt CR
10:30 Exercise AR
2:00 Bingo AR
3:30 Wellness AR
6:30 After Dinner LL
10:30 Bible Study GR
11:30 Bus Trip to Twin Creek
Tea Room in W. Alexandria
2:00 Lemonade on the Patio
2:30 Catholic Mass AR
7:00 Manicures
10:00 Writer’s Group S
10:30 Exercise AR
2:00 Share Your Collection CR
3:30 Wellness AR
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Watch your mailbox
and the bulletin boards
for
additions or changes
throughout the month.