August 2014 Fredonia Place Newsletter

 August 2014
Fredonia Place
Newsletter
Upcoming Events:
8/1 Happy Hour with Steve and Tom
8/4 Social Hour:
Smoothie Bar with Gina
8/6 Concert in the Park with
Dave Golando
8/7 Summer Wind Boat Cruise
8/8 Happy Hour with
Desperate Measures
8/11 Resident Council Meeting
8/11 Social Hour: Rootbeer Floats
8/13 Concert in the Park with
Dave Yuen
8/14 Crafting Corner: Stained Glass
8/15 Happy Hour with Jen Palmer
8/18 Social Hour: Milkshakes
8/20 Garden Club Project
8/21 Performance by
Danielle DiStefano
8/22 Trip to the Fredonia Farm
Festival
8/25 All About Food Meeting
8/25 Social Hour: Sundaes
8/27 Resident Birthday Party
8/27 Concert in the Park with
Sean Patrick McGraw
8/28 Crafting Corner:
Foil Art Project
8/29 Labor Day Luau Party
Employee Birthdays
8/9 Wendy Riewaldt
8/24 Julie Green
8/27 Lynette Fox
Resident Birthday
8/4 Ed Pasierb
8/13 Fran Gatto
8/15 Betty Kern
8/16 Josephine Ball
8/24 Virginia Nichols
Page 1 Fredonia Place Community News August 2014 Back by Popular Demand!
Danielle DiStefano
will be back to perform for
us on Thursday, August 21st
at 3:00 pm in the Bistro.
Do you have family that lives out
of town? Would you like to be
able to have a face-to-face
conversation? Fredonia Place is
happy to be able to offer a new
program that will allow you to
chat with your family through
the computer screen. If this is
something that you are
interested in please see Brittany
for more information and we
will get you set up!
Crafting Corner
Projects:
Stained Glass Painting: This
is a two-day class. We will
start the projects on 8/14
and finish them on 8/18.
Foil Art: This will also be a
two-day class. We will start
them on 8/28 and finish
them on 9/4. Some examples
of this kind of art are…
We will be setting sail on a
cruise around the Chautauqua
Lake on the Summer Wind on
Thursday, August 7th.
A picnic lunch will be provided
before the cruise. If you are
interested in attending there
will be a sign up sheet over by
the mailboxes with
additional details.
Every Wednesday there will be
a shuttle to downtown
Fredonia for the Summer
Concert in the Park Series The
shuttle will leave at 6:00 pm
from the lobby.
There will not be a concert on
Wednesday, August 20th
Page 2 Fredonia Place Community News August 2014 Staff Spotlight Interview: Kathy Luszcak
Q. If you could pick an age to stay
forever what age would you pick?
A If I could pick to stay at any age I
would choose to be 30.
Q. If you won the lottery what is the
first thing you would do?
A. I would pay off all my bills and
then share some with my kids.
Q. What do you like to do in your free
time?
A. Sit on my front porch and relax.
Q. If you pick anywhere in the world
to live where would it be and why?
A. Florida, the ocean is nice and I like
the palm trees.
Q. If you could meet anyone, living or
dead who would you meet and why?
A. Lucille Ball, she’s funny and plays
her TV character very well in her
shows!
Resident Spotlight: Robert Paddock
Q. If you could pick an age to stay
forever what age would you pick?
A. If I could pick and age to stay at
forever I would pick 40.
Q. If you won the lottery what is the
first thing you would do?
A. I would give some to charity and
people in need
Q. What do you like to do in your
free time?
A. I like to watch TV
Q. If you pick anywhere in the world
to live where would it be and why?
A. I would pick Alaska because it is
beautiful.
Q. If you could meet anyone, living
or dead who would you meet and
why?
A. I would like to meet Abraham
Lincoln because he was the best
president we ever had.
In the Good Old Days of August
In August 1932, the average annual income was $1,652.
A new house cost $6,515, and a new car cost $610.
A gallon of milk cost 43 cents, but you could get a gallon of gasoline for only 10 cents.
In August 1990, the average annual income was $14,777.
A new house cost $128,732, and a new car cost $9,437.
A gallon of milk cost $2.15, but you could get a gallon of gasoline for only $1.08.
August Birthdays
Some famous people born during the month of August include:
Andy Warhol (artist) – August 6, 1928
Hulk Hogan (wrestler) – August 11, 1953
Alfred Hitchcock (writer) – August 13, 1899
Julia Child (chef) – August 15, 1912
Sean Penn (actor) – August 17, 1960
Madonna (entertainer) – August 16, 1958
Bill Clinton (U.S. president) – August 19, 1946
Connie Chung (journalist) – August 20, 1946
Page 3 Fredonia Place Community News August 2014 Make sure that you are drinking
plenty of fluids on hot days!
Especially if you are exercising!!
Congratulations to the
July Shining Star:
Nancy Colvenback
Congratulations to the
July Employee of the Month:
Kathy Luszcak
We would like to welcome our
new Director of Health and
Wellness, Jennifer Szalkowski. She
is a Registered Nurse that has
recently joined our Management
Team. If you see her in the
hallway please take a minute to
introduce yourself and welcome
her to the Fredonia Place Team! If
you need to contact her extension
is 313.
Welcome Jen!
Attention Residents SUNY
Fredonia has asked for our
help!
Your opinions are needed for a
research study on successful
aging. Students from SUNY
Fredonia, Amanda and Hailey,
under supervision of Dr. Joseph
McFall, will be visiting each
week to volunteer with the
morning exercise group and
conduct interviews. They also
developed a small game and have
various prizes that you can earn
by participating. They would
like to meet everyone in the
building. There are various
levels of participation available
so that everyone can help the
research, from simply being part
of a one-time interview up to
participating weekly in the
game. All meetings are
confidential and any information
you provide will be anonymous not connected to your name or
room number. Feel free to
introduce yourself to Hailey and
Amanda at the morning exercise
program on Tuesdays and
Thursdays and they will tell you
how you can help the research.
Or, call Dr. McFall at 673-3891 for
more information/sign up.
Participation is voluntary and
you can stop at any time. Thank
you in advance your help!
Page 4 Fredonia Place Community News August 2014