June THE SUNBURST 2016 719 Maiden Choice Lane, Catonsville, MD 21228 Congratula ons to the Graduates and Scholars of 2016!

On May 18, 2016, our community celebrated the awarding of the 2016 This fund contributes to the educa on of these 41 new graduates and the Scholarships provided by the residents of Charlestown to our 41 Graduat- ongoing 101 Scholars of the preceding three years. We greatly appreciate ing Scholars. The CCI Scholarship Commi ee and Philanthropy Depart- the generous spirit and contribu ons made by many residents to support ment worked with the community for months to raise over $173,000 for this excellent program to assist our student employees get a step up in this purpose. life! Thank you! Sherry Parrish, LCSW-C, Resident Life Director April Showers Brought for residents and families who are visi ng a loved one in Con nuing Care. Speaking of construc on, Caton Woods is progressing nicely and residents April showers brought ... showers, and I’m hopeful living in Renaissance Gardens Terrace have begun the exci ng process that the sun will come out in June! The weather has of choosing their new apartment homes. The rain and a par cularly sure been strange this spring. Despite all the chilly persnickety county electrical inspector have delayed the comple on of and rainy days, we con nue to make progress on our Caton Woods by a few weeks, but we are s ll on track to begin moving goals, projects and ini a ves at Charlestown. residents in this fall.

Our new grounds contract with Ruppert Landscaping June is a month when we dedicate special me to show our apprecia on is paying off as the grounds look beau ful and lush! for the hard-working staff who support your quality of life at Charlestown. New fl owers have been planted for the summer and we are working on a The week of June 20 - 24 will be fi lled with special events and comprehensive redesign of the gardens at the front gate to create a more opportuni es to recognize and celebrate our dedicated Charlestown impac ul “WOW” eff ect as you enter our beau ful campus. employees.

We have plans to repair several sidewalk areas around campus and to Did you know that Charlestown employs close to 1,200 staff to support add a sidewalk connec on between CTS parking lot and the perimeter the day-to-day needs of the 2,066 residents who called Charlestown home sidewalk around loop road. Unfortunately, the weather has delayed us, in May? Our staff is comprised of roughly 70% women and 30% men. but as soon as we can get going, you should see a lot of ac vity correc ng Interes ngly, this is the same sta s c for our resident popula on, as of areas that were damaged this winter. May 2016. Forty-nine percent of our non-student employees have been with us for fi ve years or more and, later this year, we will celebrate 90 staff We’ve received a lot of posi ve feedback from residents and families who will reach a milestone of 10, 15, 20, 25, and even 30 years of service resul ng from our parking changes near Con nuing Care, Fountain Hill with us! We have a thorough and exhaus ve hiring process, as we want and New Carroll. And, while this change may be somewhat temporary in to ensure our staff is not only trained, experienced and talented but also a nature due to on-going construc on, it is clearly having a posi ve impact strong fi t with our culture and our values. Some mes, as a result of our

In This Issue Mission Moments 5 Caton Woods 10 Bulletin Board 15 Board of Directors 2 General Services 7 Philanthropy 12 Resident Life 16 Residents’ Council 2 & 3 Community Resources 8 Puzzle 13 and more . . . Continuing Care 4 Performing Arts 9 Poet’s Spotlight 14 Page 2 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” June 2016 report and to provide an update of our health NEWS FROM THE CHARLESTOWN care ministry. In this role, I have par cipated in BOARD OF DIRECTORS “We’re Here For You” several such mee ngs in Rome.

I happen to have three connec ons to Charles- LISTEN WITH THE EAR OF OUR HEART town. My mother’s aunt was a resident in the Welcome to the nursing facility back in the early days of Charles- “Are we be er because of one another?” “Listen Board Corner! town. Years later, when I fi rst joined the Board, to one another with the ear of our heart.” These were some of the notes I took listening to our It is an honor and a privilege my mother-in-law, Ann Cecil, was a resident at keynote speaker during the Regional Resident to serve as a member of the Charlestown and lived in Harborview. She loved Advisory Council Conference, Held on May 19, Board of the Charlestown Com- living there before she died several years ago. it was a big success, and we were so proud to munity, Inc. My involvement And fi nally, last year, my mother was in Dorsey show off Charlestown, including the Chapel. The dates back to September, 2009, when, at the Center for a few weeks of rehab. Charlestown staff supported our eff orts with invita on of Reverend Philip Keane, a Sulpician great food and mee ng arrangements. priest and former Charlestown Board member, Serving on the Board of Charlestown is truly an honor, a responsibility, and an opportunity for I joined the Board of Directors of Charlestown. Father Roman Paur, OBS, talked about the mo- me to impact the community in a posi ve man- Father Phil specifi cally requested that I succeed nas c tradi ons of community living updated ner. I am indeed fortunate that the fi rm of Ellin the well-respected Pat Deering, a long- me for today. I was a li le nervous when he started & Tucker realizes the importance of community Board member, as Chair of the Audit Commi ee. talking about the Goths, Visigoths, Huns, and the service. The Charlestown Board is comprised Over the years, my responsibili es have grown fall of the Roman Empire. He went on to explain of dedicated, energe c, and commi ed board and, presently, in addi on to the Audit Commit- that we wouldn’t have wanted to live in the members. I strongly believe that Charlestown’s tee, I also serve on the Execu ve Commi ee and 4th, 5th, or 6th century. He also talked about St. future is in good hands! the Investment Commi ee. (Hopefully, Father Benedict’s need to get away from it all and be- Phil and Pat Deering are nodding their heads in come a hermit, but the groupies kept following Charlestown is a wonderful facility with a bright approval from heaven above.) him. I was thinking, okay, where is he going with future. The new Assisted Living Facility and this. It clicked when he said, “Benedict wanted the planned Memory Care and Skilled Nursing Born and raised in Bal more, I currently reside to develop a community of civility.” Just last Facili es will be much-needed new addi ons to in the Towson area with my wonderful wife of year, Past President Phyl Lansing had the Council the campus. I an cipate that, with the aging of almost 41 years, Joanne. We are the proud read Choosing Civility: the Twenty-Five Rules of the Baby Boomers, occupancy at Charlestown parents of two children and grandparents of fi ve Considerate Conduct, by P.M. Forni. grandchildren. Our son, Charlie IV, lives in Bal - should be strong well into the future. more and is an anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins Charles H. Brown Ill Paur used the Socra c method to pull out con- Hospital. Charlie IV and his wife, Marie, have cepts of community, encouraging us to defi ne three children. Our daughter, Elizabeth, and her what it meant and the necessary elements or husband, Dan, live in San Francisco. Elizabeth conƟ nued from page 1, “rules.” We got most of the concepts right with recently re red (at least temporarily) to be a full April Showers Brought his gentle and encouraging prodding. I was tak- me mom to her two children. My wife, Joanne, ing notes as he walked us through St. Benedict’s is the consummate volunteer and has served on high standards, it might take a li le longer to fi ll Rules for Community Living. The theme of listen- the boards of several organiza ons. certain roles but when we do, we normally have ing and hospitality came through over and over. a high degree of success. • Confl ict comes from our heels. We “dig in Following gradua on from Mount St. Mary’s our heels.” University (Emmitsburg, Maryland) in 1968, I Our employee reten on rate is one of the • Listening is necessary for nego a ng. began my career as a CPA with Price Waterhouse highest in the Erickson Living enterprise, and • Forgiveness is not a natural process it re- (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). A er thirteen we are proud that so many qualifi ed individuals quires love. years with PW, I con nued my career as a Cer - seek us out as their employer of choice! • Are we be er because of one another? Are fi ed Public Accountant at Ellin & Tucker Char- you be er because of me? Every employee we hire at Charlestown tered, a large regional accoun ng fi rm located • Are we building each other up through en- goes through seven hours of New Employee couragement? in downtown Bal more. My specialty is “taxes.” Orienta on, and clinical staff are required to Of course, there is always a sigh of relief each complete another 32-40 hours of specialized • How can we work together? year when April 15 passes. Approximately three training before they can serve our residents. • We need to be open to discovery. years ago, having reached re rement age with • The door to hospitality is through our ears. the fi rm, I withdrew as a partner. However, We have a strong commitment to training and • The best venue for learning is through wel- not quite ready to leave the working world, I development in all departments to ensure come. offi cially became “semi-re red” with the fi rm. our staff con nue to grow and learn and to • We need to learn “not needing to be right.” Although, I must admit, it seems that my work provide our residents with the best service and • If there is only one thing to learn today, it is days are as long and as busy as ever. Presently, experience possible. Last year, we delivered lateral accountability (collec ve responsibil- my plan is to offi cially and fully re re from the over 10,000 hours of specialized training for ity). fi rm at the end of 2016. My wife, children and our employees including our Person Centered grandchildren are very pleased. Approach training which was received by over He ended his talk with a slide of the “Eight Gi s 1,000 employees. of the Heart” or “What a Healthy Community In addi on to Charlestown, I am involved with Feels Like”: We con nue to look for ways to hire and retain Bon Secours. My commitment dates back to • Being safe • Being heard the best employees we can fi nd to support • Being affi rmed • Being included 1982, when I joined the Board of the Bon Sec- your lifestyle requirements at Charlestown! I • Being useful • Being praised ours Hospital in Bal more. Today, my involve- am proud of our hardworking and dedicated • Being forgiven • Being remembered ment con nues through my work with the Bon team. They are highly commi ed to opera onal Secours Health System (which was offi cially excellence and crea ng a highly excep onal I have a PDF handout of his slides and also the formed in 1983). Currently, I serve as the Board resident experience! summary report of the breakout sessions. If you Chair of the Bon Secours Health System and am Clara Parker, Execu ve Director would like a copy of either item, please send me also a member of Bon Secours Ministries (the an email at [email protected]. sponsor organiza on of the Health System). Bon Secours Ministries is required to provide Ann MacKay, President an annual report to the Va can. Consequently, Charlestown Residents’ every other year, the members of Bon Secours Council Website. Ministries have the opportunity to meet with ccicharlestown.org representa ves at the Va can to review the June 2016 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 3

“We’re Here For You”

HEALTH CONCERNS COMMITTEE PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING BENEFIT EVERYONE

The Health Concerns Commi ee has heard re- The Conserva on Commi ee monitors con nuing conserva on programs, explores ports from residents concerning the Vials of Life. opportuni es for fi nancial as well as environmental conserva on, responds to resident inquiries, O en, it has been pointed out, the informa on and par cipates in displays and forums which explain conserva on ac vi es to encourage in the Vials is not current. It is ESSENTIAL that resident par cipa on. informa on be updated, especially a er recent medical appointments.

During the period of August, 2015, through February, 2016, Charlestown's monthly trash Please check your Vials of Life, which are found collec on has trended up from a low of 67% to a high of 78% of the total waste stream. Monthly in the bu er dish inside your refrigerator. recycling collec ons averaged 28.3%. The following materials are collected for recycling: • single stream pickup for plas c, glass, and metal bo les/cans, paper, and cardboard Leigh Anne Cooper • scrap metal from onsite maintenance • shredded products from secure pickup loca ons CHARLESTOWN VOTES • appliances • restaurant kitchen grease In the Primary Elec on on April 26, the residents • restaurant kitchen waste cooking oils of Charlestown voted using a new vo ng system of paper ballots. Although only about 47% of • ba eries the registered voters in the precinct actually • lightbulbs voted, most of the problems that had concerned the elec on judges did not happen. There were The previous RG Food Waste for the off site compos ng program is in fl ux. mes when the vo ng line was very long and about 5% of the voters “spoiled” their ballots. These ma ers can be corrected in the general The overall recorded solid waste is trending up from a low of 105.2 tons to a high of 116.1 tons, elec on with the addi on of a few more elec on (+ 10.6%), for the period of August, 2015, through February, 2016. judges and the use of a single ballot.

In addi on to the waste disposal, there are two "Reuse" programs: The vo ng process began with an announce- ment of the new vo ng system in The (1) Habitat for Humanity for serviceable appliances and construc on materials. Sunburst. The League of Women Voters, with (2) The Community's Treasure Sale program, which sells donated clothing, jewelry, household arrangements made by resident Phyl Lansing, items, books, small appliances, and furniture. This program produced $165,000 in revenue for began registering voters, supplying absentee 2015. ballots and arranging for resident volunteers to work in the precinct. The Erickson Living The commi ee resolves requests for informa on/reports of problems with recycled material personnel, with arrangements made by Mary and energy conserva on measures. Evans, Community Resources and Clara Parker, Execu ve Director, assisted in every phase of the vo ng process. This included: Dining The commi ee encourages management to include environmentally friendly prac ces and Services, Special Projects Team, Housekeeping, facili es in new construc on, whenever prac cal. Some of the "green" facili es which have been Transporta on, Security, Channel 972, included in recent reconstruc on and new construc on include a "green" roof at Charlestown Engineering, Front Desk Recep onists, and many Square, infi ltra on trenches south of Brookside/Caton Ridge parking areas, vegeta ve fi ltra on/ others who assisted these departments. The infi ltra on/stormwater storage at the new main parking lot expansion, a new electric-car Board of Elec ons, Bal more County, appointed recharging sta on in the new parking lot, ongoing replacement of incandescent bulbs with the elec on judges and even though several of more effi cient LED-type bulbs in common areas, and nigh me mer-controlled common them were new to Charlestown, they quickly ligh ng during late-night hours in residen al buildings. became part of the precinct team and provided outstanding service to the voters. Voters from The commi ee is always interested in new environmentally sensi ve ini a ves, cost reduc on Charlestown and surrounding neighborhoods procedures, and proper waste disposal prac ces. Contact Ed Serp at 443-575-6457 or email to were quite coopera ve with the precinct team [email protected] with ideas or ques ons. and volunteers, so vo ng went quite well. With the coopera on of everyone our vo ng process was quite successful. Ed Serp, Conserva on Commi ee Chair We have begun prepara ons for the general elec on by working with all the par es to improve the process. We hope the more residents vote by registering (last day, October 18), reques ng an absentee ballot (last day, November 1) or reques ng an electronic absentee ballot (last day, November 4) or vo ng early from October 27 through November 3, 2016. Informa on about vo ng can be obtained DUES CAMPAiGN ENDS topping last year. Contribu ons received by from the Board of Elec ons, 410-887-5700 the end of August will be counted in the 2015- or www.bal morecounty.md.gov/elec ons. Thanks to all who par cipated in the Annual 2016 Council year. Help us meet our goal of Reminders will be printed in The Sunburst Residents' Associa on Dues Campaign. At 80% response! before the elec on on November 8, 2016. present, we celebrate a 77% resident response, David Polli , Council Treasurer Charles Tucker Page 4 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” June 2016 Con nuing Care

C C “The Erickson Way” L T O F D 410-247-9700 (RGNS) 410-536-4743 (RGT) D C C TBD, ext. 8875 A A Phoebe Loyer, ext. 8581 D N Caroline Wagara, ext. 8003 A D N Sharon Lavin, ext. 3125 M D Myla Carpenter, M.D., ext. 8590 D O O Ma Rosewag, 410-737-8839 B O M Doedy Green, ext. 8347 H C C TDB, ext. 8578 Respect is caring, that’s what they say, but what I witness every day, and I’m proud to see older R M happens when you’re having a bad day and and younger people and people with diff erent Cathy A. Pelle er, ext. 8051 you don’t feel like following the Erickson Way? religions, lifestyles and ethnic groups working A D D S As you walk down the hallways, and you see together to achieve the Erickson Way. With Robin Moore, ext. 8037 the residents passing your way, something in that being said, teamwork is an essen al part you starts to change, and the residents always of our day. Whenever you need a helping hand, H S seem to brighten up your day. Integrity wasn’t just look to your right or le and somebody Kim Early, ext. 8557 meant for people to see, it was meant for will show the Erickson Way. We take pride and M S you to show and demonstrate in the Erickson demonstrate responsibility by holding ourselves Donald Hoff man, ext. 8363 Way without anyone looking your way. I see accountable for everything that happens on any friendliness and enthusiasm shown by the day and that’s the Erickson Way. Pa ence is the S W M Lisa Roeder, ext. 8057 residents each day. When the days are long, the key and leading each other in the right direc on residents give you strength and comfort, so you is excellence and our character traits. But, most P M can make it through the day and con nue to importantly, it is the Erickson Way. Rob Hunter, ext. 8974 show the Erickson Way. Diversity is something Travis Shaw, RGT Dining Supervisor A P M Denise Pucke , ext. 8575 June 2016 Birthday Date: June 23, 2016 V P C Celebration and Dinner Time: 5:00 p.m. Place: RG Mee ng Hall TBA, ext. 8133 If your loved one, residing in Renaissance Gardens/ F C Please RSVP to Ann Brown Steve Hall, ext. 8924 Terrace, has a June birthday, By Wednesday, June 15, 2016 look for the arrival of your O 410-737-8838, ext. 8227 Deonna Dreher, ext. 8359 invita on in the mail to our Birthday Dinner! A C C Shannon Loudermilk, ext. 8045 SHOES • Make sure laces are not too long so they P I M do not pose a trip hazard. Sharon Piemonte, ext. 8013 “If the shoe fi ts … buy one in Q C C • Find shoes that provide support. D: Maryann Ingram, ext. 8071 every color.” E P: Ugonma Nwokorie, ext. 8389 Shoes can play an important role in A L: Ojehomon Omoikhefe • Avoid soles that are too thick. ext. 8592 avoiding falls. C L G: Barry Uzoechi, ext. 8012 D C: Jamie Davis, ext. 8072 When looking for shoes, make sure they fi t • Heels may look good, but they do not M C M properly. always feel good and can impair your B F: Lauren Price, ext. 3121 balance, increasing your risk for falls.

RGT A L M This includes: Michael Willis, ext. 8571 Reaching for our feet can be as challenging • Avoiding loose fi tting as reaching for the stars! Don’t risk a fall… shoes that come away ask for help putting on your shoes. from your feet when you walk. June 2016 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 5

GUIDELINES FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITY AT CHARLESTOWN (Adopted by the Residents’ Council on 1- 5-2016)

All residents have a right to pursue poli cal interests or not to be involved in poli cal ac vity. Within the boundary of harmonious Alex Kareem and Anita Cager-Credle living in our close-knit community, the Feed a Hungry Family with Friendliness and Enthusiasm following guidelines are recommended:

Using June’s values of Friendliness and Enthusiasm is how we create a harmonious living and working environment. By focusing on posi ve interac ons with others, we convey commitment to, 1. Residents interested in candidates for public offi ce may gather with like-minded persons and passion for, our work! in their apartment, private dining areas or a reserved ac vity room on campus. Communica ons Manager Alex Kareem and Fireside Supervisor Anita Cager-Credle recently provided friendly and enthusias c customer service to a hungry family by making sure they were fed, even 2. Residents may announce their ac vity via though dining hours were offi cially over. Execu ve Assistant Susan Smith recognized Alex and emails with the caveat that individuals may opt Anita with a Mission Moment: “I stopped at the CTS front desk last night to say hi to Alex before out of receiving such emails. I le for the evening. A resident, her niece and niece’s young son were coming into Charlestown 3. Residents may send literature about their Square and approaching the front desk. They asked where they could s ll go to get dinner so Alex candidate to specifi c interest groups in plain started looking up the hours only to fi nd out the dining rooms had stopped serving shortly before envelopes through campus mail. they arrived. Alex started calling the dining rooms trying to fi nd somewhere for them to eat as you 4. Residents may place bumper s ckers on could see how disappointed they were. I remembered that the Fireside was having buff et style and their cars. that they s ll had food when I had passed just a li le earlier. I went up and found Anita who, even 5. Residents have the right to wear poli cal though she was having a challenging evening, smiled and greeted me. I told her about the people apparel, such as caps, badges and T-shirts, in downstairs and without a beat she told me to bring them up and she would make sure they were public areas. taken care of. I went down and brought the people back up and there was Anita wai ng to greet 6. Mee ng announcements (what, where them and escort them to their table. Thank You!!” and when) of poli cal interest (not including campaign literature) may be posted on bulle n boards. (Any fl yers that appear on the bulle n boards must be approved by the Community Resources Manager – Resident Handbook, p. 36.) 7. No poli cal signs or literature may be posted or distributed in public places; however, OBTAINING A RESIDENT DIRECTORY the acknowledgement in that me, please re- residents may post poli cal informa on within send your email request and allow her a second their personal space, including apartment chance to add you to the list. doors and shelves with considera on of harmonious living. The electronic version of the directory allows mul ple op ons for searching, including by fi rst name, last name, apartment number, or phone NOTE: We do not allow any residents to solicit number. The Resident Directory is intended for products or distribute poli cal candidate the members of the Charlestown community literature to residents via the cubbies or under only, so please refrain from distribu ng it to apartment doors (Resident Handbook, p. 37). people outside of the community. Distribu on of the Resident Directory, once published annually and placed in resident Charlie Eichenlaub, Charlestown Genealogy Club cubbies, has changed. Residents may now Communica ons Commi ee ask for the latest Resident Directory at their neighborhood lobby desk. Directories are printed in small batches up to a short me before the next directory is published. The directory is revised every two months. There Sunburst Staff may be a small window of unavailability if it Editor-In-Chief, Sherry Parrish, LCSW-C is close to the me for publica on of a new Resident Life Director directory. Publisher. . . Linda Radford, New-resident informa on requires a month Administrative Assistant, Resident Life turnaround me to appear in an updated Interested in family histories, from beginner to directory. If you fi nd errors in informa on Editors . . . Gif Intlekofer, Alvin Cohn, and Myrna and Herb Retsky advanced, for learning how to research your included in the directory, make the correc ons ancestors and share what you learn? by submi ng a resident directory update form, Deadline for July is which is available at all lobby desks. Return the June15 Every 2nd Friday of the month form no ng correc ons to the Communica ons You can submit your article by email: Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Specialist, as indicated on the form. If you [email protected] Place: Brookside Classroom 1 have an email account, you may request or that an electronic version of the directory be send it to the Resident Life Offi ce Contacts for more informa on: automa cally sent to you when it is available located in Cross Creek lobby each me that it is updated. Send your request Hope Tillman, 781-424-6358 to [email protected]. Erica will PLEASE, NO HAND WRITTEN ARTICLES send you an email acknowledgement of your Walt Howe, 781-820-9132 request within two weeks. If you do not receive Page 6 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life”

Book Review

Why Have There Been No Great Women Ar sts? CHARLESTOWN'S RUTH HOUCK LIBRARY WOMEN, ART, and POWER and OTHER ESSAYS June MeeƟ ng Maple Terrace (Bldg. 2) – Main Street By Linda Nochlin END-OF-YEAR REPORT and CONCERT Open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Seth Kibel & Friends Monday – Friday For the June Book Review, Jane Backstrom will Klezmer, Jazz, Swing, and More review the last essay in the book Women, Art, Have you reviewed the list of new LARGE and Power, by Linda Nochlin, an essay she wrote ELLIC wishes to express PRlNT books yet? How about these? forty-fi ve years ago. When a gallery owner in our apprecia on to the New York City asked Nochlin, “Why have there community for suppor ng Fic on: been no great women ar sts?,” she wanted to our programs and classes. Archer, Jeff rey - COMETH THE HOUR This year, for our annual reply that of course there had been women art- Binchy, Maeve - A FEW OF THE GIRLS: STORlES spring mee ng, we have ists, but great women ar sts in the company of Chevalier, Tracy - AT THE EDGE OF THE invited Seth Kibel to return. ORCHARD Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Delacroix, Cezanne, Please come and get a Cussler, CliveISco , Jus n - THE GANGSTER Picasso, or Ma sse? If not, why not, and so she heads-up on our Elderhostel program, enjoy Martel, Yann - THE HIGH MOUNTAINS OF began to think about the making of art, the na- some refreshments and be entertained by an PORTUGAL ture of human excellence, and the role that the award-winning trio. They will wow you with Michaels, Fern - NO SAFE SECRET social order plays in all of this. the saxophone, clarinet, fl ute, piano, and Rothchild, Hannah - THE IMPROBABILITY OF double bass. Enjoy the folk music of Eastern Europe as well as music that emerged from LOVE Beginning in the Renaissance, Nochlin ends her the mel ng pot of the lower east side of Tripp, Dawn - GEORGIA - A NOVEL OF essay in the nineteenth century. She reveals how Manha an at the dawn of the 20th Century. GEORGIA O’KEEFE women were excluded in an all-male art world You will recognize the music of great Jewish- for a variety of reasons, and how some women American composers: Gershwin, Berlin, Kern, Mystery: were able to produce some really wonderful art and more. Historical commentary from Kibel Beaton, M.C. - DEATH OF A NURSE despite the exclusions. It may not have been will make the performance both educa onal Childs, Laura - DEVONSHIRE SCREAM “Great Art,” but it is art that the average viewer and entertaining. Coban, Harlan - FOOL ME ONCE can view in museums today. Fluke, Joanne - WEDDING CAKE MURDER Thursday, June 23 Jance, J.A. - CLAWBACK Auditorium, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Backstrom will outline what happened in the art Leon, Donna - THE WATERS OF ETERNAL Refreshments will be served YOUTH world a er the publica on of the essay that fi rst Perry, Anne - TREACHERY AT LANCASTER appeared in an ART News magazine in 1971 Coming this summer in July, Harper Griswold SOUND GOOD? Join us will present Hummingbirds. In August look for an intergenera onal event, Monkey Man. DROP BY June 21, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Have Monkey, Will Travel entertainer Jerry PICK UP A COUPLE OF BOOKS! Auditorium Brown and his monkey pal, Django, will charm Shirley Letmate you and your grandchildren. Then, in early Jane Backstrom and Narka Ryan, co-chairs Contact Person: September, look for our class catalog. Faye Redding, 410-242-7443 Jude Socher, ELLIC Communica ons Library Direct Line, 410-737-8838, ext. 3118

Dance Connections Dance Studio

Tuesday, June 28 Saturday, June 4 at 1:30 p.m. Auditorium TERRACE CAFE AND BAR: Come to this free program as students from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Dance Connections in Ellicott City share their talents! Family and friends are welcome! Please invite your Family and Friends to join in the Fun! FINE DRINKS AND LIGHT FARE AVAILABLE! Info: Ray Miles 301-412-9917, 9-GO9 [email protected] For more information, call (410) 737-8838, ext. 601.8577 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 7 General Services Tony Kuzawinski, Director

Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Week 2016

In 1973, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS prac oners and the THE GALLERY NEWS important work they do in our na on’s communi es. Back then, EMS was a new profession, and For art lovers in Charlestown, the Gallery beck- EMS prac oners had only just started to be recognized as a cri cal component of emergency ons, with something diff erent to see every medicine and the public health safety net. month. While a member’s show is on display for a six-month period, even there, things change, as A lot has changed since then. EMS is now fi rmly established as an essen al public func on and a pain ngs are sold, or ar sts subs tute new ones vital component of the medical care con nuum. On any given day, EMS prac oners help save lives to keep it a “living gallery.” by responding to medical emergencies, including heart a ack, diffi culty breathing, a fall or accident, drowning, cardiac arrest, stroke, drug overdose, or acute illness. EMS may provide both basic and In addi on, there is usually a “show within a advanced medical care at the scene of an emergency and en route to a hospital. EMS prac oners show,” as a featured ar st of the month adds care for their pa ents’ medical needs and show caring and compassion for their pa ents in their his or her work. In June, this ar st is Barbara most diffi cult moments. Fahey, who began pain ng in the 1970s when her children had reached adulthood. Self-taught, EMS Week brings together local communi es and medical personnel to honor the dedica on of she quickly became a prolifi c, crea ve and gi ed those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine’s “front line.”EMS Week provides watercolorist, never missing an opportunity an opportunity to publicize those contribu ons our fi rst responders provide to our Charlestown to ques on other painters about their special Community. Given the challenges facing our na on’s healthcare system and the rapid pace of techniques as she developed her own style of change, making sure the public and other stakeholders understand what EMS has to off er has never working. Winning blue ribbons, fi rst place and business purchase awards, her sales supported been more important. You see their uniforms and faces throughout the community, yet you never her fi nancial independence and Social Security know the skills they possess and the dedica on to their profession that they have un l your me re rement. Actress Elizabeth Taylor, then the of need. Charlestown Living off ers 24/7 Emergency Medical Services every day of the year. We also wife of Virginia Senator John Warner, purchased provide EMS transporta on via our medic units from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., seven days per week. In three of her pain ngs. your me of need, we are here for you. A er two decades, on the day that she sold Please take a few moments during your daily rou ne to thank those who care so much for you. every single one of her pain ngs at the annual Michael Fischer, Senior Service Manager “Arts in the Park Show” in Richmond, Virginia, Barbara decided to close her art ac vity and began to write. But in 2010, a er she moved to Charlestown, Barbara resumed pain ng, now mainly using acrylics. Her lively work here in the Gallery will make it clear that this was a good decision.

Members of the Fireside Art Commi ee main- tain and operate the Gallery. The FAC invites any residents who enjoy making art to join the group, come to monthly mee ngs, and exhibit in the Gallery. For the months of June, July and Au- gust, the monthly mee ngs will consist of plein air pain ng sessions. Members or not, anyone is welcome to join and try to capture some of the beauty of our campus, using whatever medium you prefer, from pencil and paper to oil paint. The fi rst group will gather at the lake on Tuesday, June 14, at 10:00 a.m. Join us!

Housekeeping staff visits recycling facility: Jody Primoff Some of the Housekeeping staff who handle recycling visited the recycling plant in Jessup, Md. on May 11, for a tour of the facility. The one-hour tour included a video and Q & A session. The staff got to see the single-stream process from beginning to end and what happens to recycling (cans, newspapers, boxes, etc.) once it leaves Charlestown.

“Around Town Tour” Make your reservation for the June tour. June 7 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Doris Cooney, 410-737-1556 Reach out to us when you are in need of a helping hand!

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES Reach out to us when you are in need of a helping hand!

CHARLESTOWN WRITERS’ Community Resources is your primary contact Volunteer Program for groups and clubs, special events, monthly FESTIVAL We Invite you to volunteer and join in the IS COMING OCTOBER 14! ac vi es, and volunteer opportuni es. We spirit of Charlestown connect residents with on- and off -campus organiza ons that provide services to The Volunteer Program strives to develop a Sponsored by the Charlestown Charlestown. Residents and employees of stable group of volunteers who can enjoy their Writers’ Cri que Group Charlestown are encouraged to use the services experience while suppor ng residents and Once upon a Ɵ me, long, long ago, Charlestown and programming support of Community staff at Charlestown and create an atmosphere had an annual Writers’ FesƟ val. AŌ er a Resources. Families and friends of Charlestown that celebrates life. Our purpose is to support severe winter fell upon it, the Writers’ may also take advantage of our services. a wide variety of on- and off -campus ac vi es FesƟ val disappeared. But in 2016, magically, that enhance the quality of life of our residents the FesƟ val returned and all the people of and the community at large, through the eff orts Charlestown and all the woodland creatures 2016 Election Information (Insertof dedicated Flyer volunteers. Here) lived happily ever aŌ er. Charlestown writers, readers and any interested public are invited to a new Charlestown Writers’ Fes val to be held Friday, October 14, 2016, from noon to 8:00 p.m. The Fes val will take place in the Gallery/Pub Area beside the Fireside Restaurant in Charlestown Square.

Do you play the piano? Would you like to MEMORY FITNESS The Writers’ Fes val will feature our own share your gi s with a wonderful group of Charlestown authors and their books, along Memory Fitness is a wellness program off ered enthusias c, “non-professional” singers for a with lots of informa on about self-publishing to Charlestown residents who are worried sing-a-long? The Happy Day Singers are currently and marke ng via guest speakers and about their memory. The program is a six-week, looking for a piano player to provide background workshops. A full schedule of events will be twelve-session, classroom-based program based music for a weekly sing-a-long in Con nuing posted prior to the Fes val. on Dr. Gary Small’s book, “The Alzheimer’s Care. This group meets every Monday in Preven on Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy Con nuing Care for 30-45 minutes and provides Refreshments will be served and a cash bar for the Rest of Your Life.” Par cipants learn fun, light-hearted and engaging sing-a-longs to will be open. Come and browse our books, strategies and techniques to enhance memory, learn new aspects of wri ng, publishing and the residents in Con nuing Care. You will be increase physical fi tness, reduce stress, and marke ng, and meet and talk with others with certain to have a blast! adopt brain-healthy ea ng habits. Memory common interests. Fitness sessions are under way for 2016. The Do you enjoy pain ng (from amateur to Course fee is $35 (includes book, workbook and WRITERS: If you have wri en any published intermediate), spending me with neighbors reference materials) If you are interested in any materials (published by a publishing house or while enjoying conversa on? The Con nuing sessions that are being off ered, please contact self-published), you are invited to par cipate in Care Ceramics Group is looking for a leader and/ the Fes val by having a space with your work Mary Evans, 410-737-8838, ext. 8558. or co-leader(s) to help with this long-standing on display. Send an email to CharlestownWC@ SUMMER 2016 group. The group leader/co-leader works yahoo.com or telephone: 443- 833-3660. Every Monday and Thursday very closely with the Program Department in June 20 through July 28 Con nuing Care to provide oversight to the READERS: Come see what our many 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. group. They meet every Friday from 9:30 - 11:00 Charlestown authors have produced for your Charlestown Square Classroom 116 a.m. in the Con nuing Care Mee ng Hall. The reading pleasure! You will be amazed at the

group works one-on-one assis ng residents to talents of our neighbors and friends who write FALL 2016 paint ceramics. It’s fun and gets the crea ve fi c on and non-fi c on that range from romance Every Monday and Thursday to mystery, travel to memoir, and all genres in juices fl owing! No experience necessary. Feel October 4 through November 11 between. 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. free to stop by one Friday to see the group in Charlestown Square Classroom 116 ac on. ALL: If you know of any published Charlestown writers who may not have received our If you are interested in either of these volunteer message, please pass on the informa on about opportuni es, please contact Rose Sands in the Writers’ Fes val to them. NAME BADGE REPLACEMENTS Community Resources at 410-737-8838, ext. MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Friday, October 14, Community Resources is re- 601-8172. 2016; noon to 8:00 p.m. sponsible for the distribu on of name badges to all residents living in the community. We Community Displays! regularly prepare badges for new residents and provide replacements, as needed. Eff ec ve, March 1, If you have a collec on that you would 2016 name badge replacements for “LOST” like to share with the community and badges will cost $5.00. display for one month in one of our Magnets may s ll be purchased for $2.00. community displays, please contact Please stop by Community Resources in Community Resources at ext. 601.8558. Brookside if you need a badge or magnet. June 2016 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 9

PERFORMING ARTS Finance Arts Alive! At Charlestown Neal Gantert, Director

Your guide to the Performing Arts at Charlestown! To fi nd out what performances are happening: Sales • Arts Alive! in “The Sunburst” newspaper Don Grove, Director • CCI Monthly Calendar of Events and Quarterly Performing Arts Flyer • CH 972 Scroll The Harmonizers • CH 972 Charlestown Today Show - Re-occupancy Fee Update “Entertainment Minute” Our 2016 Spring Concerts will be held on • Local newspaper announcements, Thursday, June 2, and Friday, June 3, at 7:30 As part of our rou ne eff orts to evaluate “Bal more Sun” and “Catonsville Times” p.m. in the Auditorium. The program will costs and the amounts we charge for specifi c • Flyers on campus bulle n boards consist of love songs, show tunes, folk songs, services, we have recently undertaken a • Online Performing Arts Calendar at: and inspira onal pieces. review of costs related to apartment-home www.charlestownperformingarts.com refurbishing fees and found the need to make • CCIcharletown.org If you haven’t already purchased ckets, you some adjustments. Per sec on 9.4 of most If you have ques ons regarding performing arts may be able to purchase them at the door for versions of the Residence and Care agreement, events at Charlestown, please contact: $6. Please call Joan Wellman at 410-247-0390 upon move out, you will be charged for costs Jennifer Tille for cket availability. We will also provide associated with bringing your apartment to Concert Coordinator ‘valet service’ for anyone using a walker. For like-new condi on. 410-737-8838, ext. 8577 more informa on you may visit our website Jennifer.Tille @Erickson.com at Charlestownharmonizers.org, or call Joan For the majority of apartment homes, the Wellman at 410-247-0390. We look forward to primary costs associated with refurbishing COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES seeing you at this semi-annual event! are fl ooring, pain ng, housekeeping and light maintenance. You would incur addi onal charges, if there is damage to the apartment home exceeding normal wear and tear. For the past several years, this cost was es mated at $6.10 per square foot. While this was a reasonable rate to cover costs several years ago, our evalua on has determined a need to adjust our charges to cover current rates for me and materials.

OUTDOOR HAWAIIAN SHOW Friday ~ June 10 ~ 7:00 p.m. BCPL’s Library In upda ng the rate we will also be modifying Terrace Café Pa o On The Go Bookmobile the methodology used to charge apartment- (Wx: Conference Center) home refurbishment, to provide the most Fridays accurate pricing possible. Eff ec ve July 1, 2016, at the me of move-out, we will provide you Join us on the Terrace Cafe Pa o as the 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. with an es mated range of re-occupancy costs, Community Concert Series hosts a fun based on fl oor plan, apartment-home size Hawaiian/Polynesian program of music and Cross Creek and historical experience. At the conclusion dance. Hawaiian Entertainment Co. will June 3 and 17 of the refurbishing work, we will create a provide an interac ve Hawaiian/Polynesian summary of costs including pain ng, fl ooring, dance show and demonstra on that will housekeeping and light maintenance. This delight and entertain all! A endees are Lobby 7 schedule will be based on actual invoices encouraged to wear tropical a re, so break June 10 and 24 for pain ng and fl ooring. Housekeeping and out those Hawaiian shirts, grass skirts and maintenance charges will be based on current leis as we celebrate summer! We’ll also host Phone: 410-887-7586 hourly rates. Finally, if there is damage to the a 50/50 raffl e during the show. (In the event apartment home exceeding normal wear and of inclement weather, this performance will tear, these costs will also be detailed. While take place in the Conference Center. Please addi onal wear and tear charges are rare, call the number listed examples include costs associated with smoke below on the day of remedia on, signifi cant damage to cabinetry or the event to verify the large holes in the wall. loca on.)

Neal Gantert, Finance Director ADMISSION is free! Don Grove, Sales Director There will be sea ng available, but you are also welcome to bring your own lawn chair or blanket and sit on the grass. For more informa on, please call Jennifer Tille , Concert Coordinator, at ext. 601.8577. Page 10 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” June 2016 Caton Woods Update

Matt Rosewag, Director of Operations

Work con nues to trudge along despite the amount of rain in April/May, so thank goodness we are under roof! Some major work that’s occurring is (1) Interior drywall within units, (2) MEP rough-ins, (3) Begin se ng mechanical equipment, (4) Start elevator installa on, and (5) Install permanent power. You will also no ce window placement being completed and the exterior of the building going up with the stone, brick and EIFS (exterior insula on and fi nishing system) surfaces. An exterior mock-up is shown at the bo om.

PERSON CENTERED APPROACH (PCA) the family home-life while also teaching high school chemistry. An avid baseball fan, she kept the radio always tuned to the games, when the ENHANCING THE GUEST/RESIDENT’S EXPE- family could not get to Wrigley Field. RIENCE: THE DINING EXPERIENCE Mrs. D’s children have all married and now live across the country. Erickson Living’s (EL) Person Centered Approach Although they do not get to visit o en, Mrs. D video chats with her (PCA) defi ni on is: “Caring enough to understand children at least once a week. Mrs. D is s ll an avid Cubs fan and the individual and customizing our approach to watches or listens to the game if she can fi nd it on the TV or the radio. recognize the persons’ gi s, their needs, their preferences, and their goals.” Mrs. D suff ered a stroke that aff ected her le side. She needs assistance with ambula on and ge ng dressed and is receiving therapy on an PCA model is about the vocabulary we use, the outpa ent basis to improve her gait and endurance. behavior we exhibit, the care we provide, and the service we deliver. Based upon what we know about Mrs. D and your posi on and role, how would we address the diff erent levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Transi oning the PCA model from a concept to our day-to-day culture will Need? (sample responses below) take me and prac ce with a constant check on our own thought processes. • Self-actualiza on: Serve Mrs. D dinner in the living room, so she This review is designed to help with this transi on. can con nue watching the game, and ask Mrs. D about her love of the game; ask about her years teaching high school chemistry or Discuss the following story: managing family life while Mr. D was in Korea. Mrs. D, 84 years old, moved into Assisted Living last month. Married for 50 • Esteem: Ask Mrs. D what her favorite baseball food is and serve it years, her husband died in 2000. They grew up together in a small town in during a game she is watching; allow Mrs. D to assist in the meal Iowa. They married and moved to Chicago and together raised 5 children, 2 prepara on. boys and 3 girls. While her husband was serving in Korea, Mrs. D managed June 2016 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 11

• Love/Belonging: Ask about Mr. D and her children; watch some of a Cubs game with Mrs. D. • Safety: Ensure the dining room fl oor is clear ContinuingEducationCoursesforAdultLearners of trip or slip hazards; follow safe food handling prac ce; serve food at proper SummerCourses temperature. • Physiological: Serve food and drink in an July–September2016 appealing manner to enhance appe te; 10WeekSessions  provide snacks and drinks to Mrs. D while she is watching/listening to the game. ™Music by the Masters ™Contemporary Issues and Ideas

™Great American Poets ™Presidential Campaign of 2016 NEW Ma Rosewag, NHA, MBA, MPT, BSPE Director of Opera ons ™Writing Poetry NEW ™History of American Media NEW

All courses held at Charlestown Retiremennt Community Community Assistance Network, Details are provided in the easily identifiable goldenrod Inc., Honors Charlestown Resident CCBCSummerCourseGuide Pat Kasuda for Her Volunteer available at all lobby desks or through CCI website at: Support of Westside Men's Shelter in http:ccicharlestown.org under ResidentLife/Events:ContinuingEducation Catonsville, MD   RegistrationDays: Dates:Wed.,June8Locations:Chesapeake~Fireside~TerraceCafe Fri.,June17Location:Chesapeake Time:10:30a.m.–Noon  Expx and your mind through

Pat Kasuda is the 2016 recipient of Community Assistance Network, Inc.’s “Community Service Award” (photo by Mel Tansill). Summer me and the Learning Is Easy! * Poetry Wri ng (5 weeks) On May 17, 2016, Mrs. Kasuda received Enjoy your summer with these Summer Session Instructor: Alan Bri the Community Assistance Network, Inc.'s classes off ered right here at Charlestown by Thursdays, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m., star ng July 7. 2016 "Community Service Award," given in the Community College of Bal more County Learn how to write poetry following poe c recogni on of her ongoing support of Westside (CCBC): forms and formulas used by classical and Men's Shelter through her volunteerism modern poe c masters. with the Rotary Club of Catonsville and * Music by the Masters (10 weeks) Charlestown’s Diversity & Inclusion Council. Instructor: Cliff ord Alper * History of American Media (10 weeks) She has assisted with coordina ng fi nancial Mondays, 10:30 a.m. - Noon, star ng July 11. Instructor: David Hatch dona ons for the shelter and raising dona ons Experience symphony, tone poems, opera, Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., star ng July 7. of supplies and food for its Thanksgiving and choral, and chamber music by eminent Examine media’s profound impact on Christmas holiday events. composers. signifi cant events in American history.

Westside Men's Shelter houses about 120 * Contemporary Issues and Ideas (10 weeks) * Great American Poets (10 weeks) men every night. "It is with the support of Instructor: Toby Essrog Instructor: Daniel Maguire volunteers like Pat that we are able to serve the Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., star ng July 5. Fridays, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., star ng July 8. men and provide the necessary resources that Increase awareness about current Read and discuss works of the great they need," said Megan Goff ney, Director of local, na onal and interna onal events American poets of the 19th and 20th Homeless and Housing Services for Community that infl uence contemporary American centuries. Assistance Network, Inc. society. Need more informa on? Contact Sara Nixon, About Community Assistance Network, Inc.: * Presiden al Campaign of 2016 (5 weeks) 410-501-3572, [email protected] or Rita Instructor: Patrick Heline Tschiff ely, 443-878-2104, ritatschiff ely@gmail. Community Assistance Network, Inc., operates Thursdays, 3:30-5:00 p.m., star ng August 25 com. two of Bal more County's largest homeless shelters: the Eastside Family Emergency Shelter, Explore the 2016 presiden al candidates Rita Tshiff ely located in Rosedale, and the Westside Men's and their agendas and the vo ng and Emergency Shelter, located in Catonsville. On electoral process. any given night, more than 230 men, women and children sleep in these shelters. The shelters serve as an all-inclusive resource to help stabilize the homeless of Bal more County through case management, rapid re-housing programs, a ercare coordina on, and a Samaritan Housing Program for the chronically homeless. Mel Tansill Page 12 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” June 2016 Philanthropy Patti Santoni, Director

Treasure Sale BE SURE TO VISIT The Charlestown Finance and Philanthropy Departments Did you fi nd any treasures during the May TREASURES UNLIMITED Invite You and Your Family to a

Treasure Sale? If so, then you contributed Open Every Tuesday Special Informa on Session to the $26,837 profi t that was raised! 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. These proceeds will go to benefi t The HERBERT’S RUN TLEVEL

Benevolent Care Fund, The Charlestown LADIES’ BOUTIQUE Scholarship Fund, Chapel Concerts, Staff Open Every Tuesday Apprecia on, RG Ac vi es, The Ruth H. 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Houck Library, The Film Library and The 1st Thursday of the month Harmonizers, as well as various projects 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The path to your peace of mind in and around the community. Over 300 HERBERT’S RUN T-LEVEL Thursday, June 9 at 11:00 a.m. in the Auditorium volunteers con nue to amaze us with their dedica on and hard work all year long - TREASURE CHEST Open Every Tuesday and Friday Join Neal Gantert, Director of Finance, and from checking messages for dona ons, 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Pa Santoni, Director of Philanthropy, picking up dona ons, cleaning out Every Monday as they explore the following topics: apartments, sor ng dona ons and then 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. • Charlestown’s fi nancial viability organizing all of the dona ons for each BROOKSIDE TLEVEL • Your fi nancial resources in various levels of big sale event! THANK YOU to all of the care: people who helped make the Treasure Spend Down N EMEMBRANCE Sale a success! I R Benevolent Care Medicaid Gi s were made during the month of April to We are always looking for more • Gi ing guidelines and their rela on to Benevolent Care in memory of Dorothy Brooker, Medicaid eligibility volunteers! If you would like to be part of Elsie Burton, George Rolandelli, Mar n Buker, • The Charlestown Residence and Care this incredible team, please contact Emily and Philip London. Gi s were also made to the Agreement — how it protects our Fowler at 410-737-8892. Scholars’ Fund in memory of Esther Blackburn community and you. and John Dallas. These gi s serve as a tribute • When you should seek support. to their interests and accomplishments. Please Save the Date! join us in extending hear elt sympathy to loved Space is limited. Please RSVP to Emily Thursday, July 28 Fowler in Philanthropy, ext. 601.8892. ones le behind. 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

*Friday, July 29 IN HONOR OF

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Gi s were made during the month of April to The Benevolent Care Fund in honor of Lorraine *Saturday, July 30 Weeks’ and Richard Nagel’s recent nup als. 9:00 a.m.– Noon Congratula ons! C C *All Welcome! ars for are CHARLESTOWN PRESENTS *Visitors will be allowed on campus beginning at A unique opportunity to support Charlestown’s Benevolent Care. 8:30 a.m. both days. THE 24TH ANNUAL Would you like to make a dona on to the next Treasure Sale? You can call the Treasure Sale TIN CUP Pickup Line at ext. 601.8124 to arrange a pickup. GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT For larger dona ons, such as tables, chairs and CHARLESTOWN BENEVOLENT CARE FUND lamps, please contact Emily Fowler at 410-737- How Does Cars for Care Work? 8892 so that your dona on can be approved prior to pickups by Housekeeping. This is to ensure that It’s easy! We are asking residents and their families to dona ons are in saleable condi on. consider donaƟng no longer needed cars to Charlestown’s Benevolent Care Fund. We will take care of the details, Please do not leave donaƟ ons outside the Hole-in-One Car Contest Treasure Sale stores. 50/50 Raffle working with a wholesale buyer to ensure that your car re- Chance to win ceives the highest value possible. We will pick up the vehi- $2,500 Cash! 2016 Ford Mustang Monday, June 13, 2016 cle and take care of turning in vehicle tags at no cost to Rolling Road Golf Club you! 100% Tax DeducƟble! Catonsville, Maryland 9:00am Shotgun Start For more informaon or to set up an appointment contact the Golfers Will Receive: Philanthropy Office: Round of Golf with Cart, Commemorave Gi, Breakfast, Lunch Buffet, On- Course Beverages to include: Beer, Soda, and Water Briany Owens, 410-737-8838, ext. 8397

Registraon $150 per person or $600 per foursome Please contact the Philanthropy Office for more informaon or registraon. 410-737-8892 June 2016 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 13

An -Virus So ware for Personal Computers Take A Break In order to help protect computers from viruses, malware, ransomware and other threats, it is necessary to run An -virus so ware on the computers. On the Charlestown Connect network, there is a fi rewall that is set up to protect against known threats to the network itself – not to individual devices. This security measure monitors network traffi c and connec on a empts into and out of the network and determines whether or not to allow it to pass. It is monitored through a third party. No fi ca on of any issues or a empts to break into the fi rewall is sent to the appropriate Erickson personnel to inves gate and take ac on if required. Erickson does not manage resident individual devices, resident email or any so ware that is installed on residents’ devices.

An -virus so ware is needed to fi nd programs/ fi les/so ware, etc., that may be infected and could compromise individual devices. There are many ways individual devices can become infected. The most common are from infected a achments sent in email messages and links or pop-up messages that when clicked on link to an infected website. Another way computers can become infected is by a direct transfer of an infected fi le from a portable storage device (e.g. a USB drive) to the computer. While running updated An -virus so ware does not eliminate the possibility of a computer ge ng infected, it does signifi cantly decrease the risk.

If you need assistance with se ng up An - virus so ware, or if you think your computer may be infected or at risk of infec on, please call Erickson Resident Computer Services (ERCS) at 800-677-0211 to setup an appointment for an in-home service call. Precious Hardcastle

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Having Issues with your Computer or Phone?

Call Erickson Connect Free Blood Pressure Clinic Wednesdays 1-800-677-0211 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. June 1 - Cross Creek June 15 - Fireside CTS Home Support 410-247-3400, ext. 8801 Page 14 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” June 2016

GOAL ACCOMPLISHED! Poets’ Spotlight

MAY 2016 TRIBUTE TO OUR VOLUNTEERS Birthday Angels

Creeping around in the dead of night While most of the residents are out of sight. Bringing balloons and cards and joy To every birthday “girl” and “boy.”

No ma er how many years have gone by, Being remembered makes the day fl y. We feel like kids with a special gi , And our hearts dance with an extra li .

So, birthday angels, please accept our thanks for treats and fun instead of pranks.

Myrna Retsky

Congratula ons, Charlestown Residents! Scholarship ($1,500); Alayla Abernathy, the My Memory of Dad Due to your generous dona ons, we Charlestown/UMBC Scholarship ($5,000 exceeded our goal of $145,000 by raising per year for 4 years); and Alwin Joy, the He was handsome and tall, happy, caring and $173,029. On May 18, we awarded 41 new Commi ee Choice Award ($500). kind. scholarships at our Scholars’ Ceremony, I was last to be born and s ll ny and shy and their $1,500-per-year award will go So I had to be clever to catch Daddy’s eye. directly to the university for the student We thank each of our residents who made I made up a game without any name. scholarships (not to the student). The a dona on to the 2016 Scholar Campaign, Each me Dad would sit down, and with no one new Scholars are: Alayla Abernathy, which helps to alleviate some of the around, Robert Adams, Israel Asfaw, Odani Bowen, fi nancial burdens our scholars experience I made sure he was willing to play. Deonchae Briscoe, James Brown, Imani during their college years. With a small piece of paper I’d knock on his Collins, Khari Cooper, Joseph Dagirmanjian, knee. Tyler Emanuel, Seirra Evans, Teirra Evans, “Who’s there,” he would ask, bending over to We thank this year’s guest speaker, Cindy Malcolm Facey, Jasmine Garre , Natnael see. Ripple, a past Scholarship winner. Cindy “It’s me,” I would say and hand him my paper to Gebrehawariat, Joshua Gist, Gerard Gross started working here in Dining and is now in pass. III, Morgan Haddaway, Shannon Harris, our Finance Department as the Move-Out Up into his lap I would climb, and we’d smile and Shamar Harry, Brianna Hayes, Alicia Coordinator, having been with Charlestown laugh. Homans, Shinaya Jones, Alwin Joy, Cyn ya for 15 years. Her speech content, directed As he snuggled with me, our game was Kanjirakadan, Sabin Kuruthukulam, Jamal to the Scholars and the residents, was complete. Maolud, Chamia McMoris, Keyounta excep onal! With a hug and a kiss I’d go off to play. Murray, Chisom Obiechefu, Da’Twaun And that’s how my Dad and I started each day! Raikes, Morgan Roberts, Danait Selamawi, Dominic Solomon, Sasha Taylor, Albin A special thank you to my fellow Scholar Barbara Fahey Thekkiniath, Shaunda Thompson, Savanna Commi ee members: Art and Michelle Wells, Derika White, Lanae Wilks, and Eric Chenoweth, Pat Kasuda, Leigh Anne Winn. These students join the current 101 Cooper, Be y Ruff , Norma Goldberg, and On Handwri ng Charlestown Scholars bringing the new Roland Gray, and to the Philanthropy total of scholars in the program to 142. Department of Pa Santoni, Emily Fowler and Bri any Owens. Excellent eff ort made Handwri ng has to go by all! It takes me; much too slow Along with the Charlestown scholarship, Computers are the children’s choice the students had an opportunity to apply We must make sure they have a voice for addi onal scholarships. During the The Charlestown Scholar Ceremony will No longer are we wri ng le ers Ceremony, the Special Named Awards air June 4 and 5 on Channel 972! Tune in email is so much be er. were presented to Julie Homans, the at 1:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. on each day to Wouldn’t you rather get some mail? Harden-Inglis Scholarship ($750) and watch this year’s terrifi c ceremony. from your postman without fail? the Nicolai Scholarship ($1,000); Odani He comes most every day and Bowen, the Yingling Scholarship ($1,200); brings us bills that we must pay Shannon Harris, the Andrew Murray Myers Charlie Eichenlaub, Scholar Commi ee But long ago it was very nice to get a le er once or twice- A gree ng card with a note that traveled far by plane or boat. Some mes it came from across the street Thank you from a current Charlestown Scholar An invita on can’t be beat- I am a gradua ng senior at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and a Criminal Jus ce Handwri ng once was very feasable major, who is now pursuing work in my fi eld, as well as looking into graduate school at But some say its no longer reasonable Towson University and Morgan State University. My overall career goal is to work in a But I wish someone will say “cool” federal government agency and down the line in life become a college professor. I have when handwri ng is kept in school! worked with Charlestown ever since I was in the 9th grade, and I think the scholarship is by Margaret Milleker far one of the best benefi ts of being a student working at Charlestown. The scholarship has helped me tremendously with everything from books to tui on. Now all I hope is one day a scholarship can be created for employees pursuing master's and doctorate degrees as well, so even more people here at Charlestown can enjoy such a great blessing. Thank you again, Charlestown Family! Alyssa Cole June 2016 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 15 BBulletinulletin BBoardoard

NEW CLASSS FORMINGOR “DANCE - A - LINE”

Our Newest Residents Do you like to move to music? Do you like to line dance? Mr. John Arledge CY7-302 Would you like to learn some Mr. Don Blair PV-420 easy steps to music such as Mr. John Blakemore ST-218 “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and Mr. Mar n O’Neil & Ingrid Carlson BR-319 “Mama Mia”? Mr. & Mrs. Forest & Dayle Dawes ST-524 Ms. Jane Dipaula CY7-305 Then, this FUN, Ms. Shirley Evans HR-216 NEW class is for you! Mr. Brian & Sandra Macdonald MT2-410 Ms. Ann White HV-610 Wednesday, June 15 Mr. & Ms. Bill & Joanne Wood ST-613 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Charlestown Square Fitness Studio

Resident, Norma Wolff will be teaching a line dance plus class. The routine uses easy line dance style steps.

This class is free to all Charlestown residents and will be Lauren, Sheep and Wool winner! held every Wednesday, starting June 15 in the time and location shown above and will end in mid-August.

For more information, please call 410-314-2832

It’s that time again!!!! Housekeeping Annual 2016 Spring/Fall Cleaning Special

In one day our professional housekeeping staff will complete the Lauren Clements, from the RGT Programming following items:

Department, won 2nd- and 3rd-place ribbons from x Carpets vacuumed and edged & baseboards cleaned the Maryland Sheep & Wool Fes val at Howard x Venetian blinds cleaned County Fair Grounds. x Upholstery & Drapes vacuumed Denise Pucke x Furniture pulled out, cleaned behind, and under (Sorry no china closets) x Mattress flipped x Light fixtures cleaned x High and low dusting x Bathrooms cleaned/sanitized x Kitchen (Cabinets wiped down, oven cleaned, refrigerator cleaned out, trash cans cleaned) Cost: $295.00 * Polovoy Custom ~~ADDED BONUS~~ x Two rooms of carpet shampooed (Additional rooms and traffic areas at regular Cleaners price ) We do not shampoo oriental, scatter and throw rugs. x $5.00 SAVINGS COUPON (Towards future housekeeping cleanings.)

June Special: Call 443-29SERVE to schedule your cleaning today!!!!!!!! 10% Discount on household items; Special starts May 02, 2016 and ends October 31, 2016 blankets, comforters, duvets, drapes, area rugs, ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT AND LET US DO THE WORK!!! carpet, etc. Pickup and Delivery Service right to your door. ODE TO YOUTH Every Wednesday Life, it seems an endless cakewalk Savior-faire, then ends too soon. 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Choose with care your dancing partners Aware of when to change the tune. Call now and start your service! 410-653-1277 Maxine Stebbins Page 16 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” June 2016 Resident Life Sherry Parrish, LCSW-C, Director INTERMISSIONS CORNER June Challenge: Change the First Letter MAUREEN MOMENTS Make a word into a new word by changing the It’s hard to believe that we are fi rst le er. almost halfway through the year Do you know that doing something new or already! We have had so many Example: Change an adult male (man) to Ɵ n in a diff erent way helps to strengthen your exci ng programs at Intermissions container (can) brain? Any physical or cogni ve ac vity is that have not only made us laugh good, but you get the maximum benefi t by but challenged us as well. At the beginning of The answers will be in the July edi on of the “switching it up.” Have you ever tried brushing the month, we will go over to visit our friends sunburst, good luck! your teeth with your non-dominant hand? It is in Renaissance Gardens Terrace to compete in a a challenge. It is easy to make a fi gure eight on friendly and fun spelling bee compe on. Last 1. Change a metal pin _____ to a young male the fl oor with your right foot. Try doing that me we were amazed at how well everyone did horse ______and making an L on the fl oor with your le with their words, and even if you’re not a good foot at the same me. It sounds simple but it speller, it’s s ll fun to watch the teams compete! 2. Change a crustacean _____ to a dull Did you know that Flag Day is June 14? We will appearance ______is hard to do. celebrate this by learning all about the history of 3. Change a small ape ______to a narrow Many of us have done the word ac vity where Old Glory and how it has changed through the cloth used to e things ______years. In honor of Father’s Day, we will reminisce you write down a big word and rearrange about our most memorable moments with our 4. Change a large cave ______to an inn the le ers to make new smaller words. The fathers, talk about how the roles of fathers have ______objec ve is to get as many words as you changed, and take a look at some of our favorite 5. Change a brass instrument ______to a can. This is always a fun ac vity. Another fi c onal dads like Ward Cleaver, Andy Taylor and large wasp ______word game that is challenging in a diff erent Ozzie Nelson. way is to write down words that have a 6. Change a hat ______to a poem with specifi c number of le ers or sequences. For fourteen lines ______*Update* We are s ll in the process of looking example, try to fi nd words that begin with for a permanent assistant to fi ll our Mondays 7. Change a feeling of strong support for an R, end with a T and have fi ve le ers. The spot so we can open the program to fi ve someone ______to an elite class ______parameters aren’t important. The important days a week. We will let you know as soon as part of the ac vity is using your brain in a possible when the Monday program day will 8. Change cause to sprout ______to give a start. We greatly appreciate your pa ence pink slip to ______diff erent way. I have found these word games can be addic ve! Do them alone or with a and understanding during this exci ng me of 9. Change a gnome ______to the citadel of group. Help your brain and have some fun by expansion for our program. If you would like to Moscow ______hear more about the Intermissions Program, “switching it up”! or if you are interested in volunteering, please 10. Change a blemish ______to a golf ball Maureen Po er, contact Kayleigh Reese at 443-297-3500 for indenta on ______Intermissions Assistant more informa on. 11. Change a Maine seafood ______to a Kayleigh Reese gangster ______Charlestown is #1 in 12. Change a rhinoceros feature ______to Mind your Memory: Employee Safety! brought forth from the womb ______Brought to you by Intermissions Congratula ons to the May Challenge (Answers): Staff of Charlestown for Here are the answers to the tennis word leading the Enterprise of unscramble from last month. CAREGIVER TIP 19 Erickson Communi es across the country in 1. doubles 10. crosscourt Brought to you by Intermissions fewest workplace injuries and me away 2. backhand 11. service Someone with Alzheimer’s disease may from the workplace. 3. racket 12. overhead start rummaging or searching through This accomplishment is measured by 4. tournament 13. return cabinets, drawers, closets, the refrigera- Workers’ Compensa on expenses. Workers’ 5. point 14. singles tor, and other places where things are Compensa on is a program that pays our 6. topspin 15. dropshot stored. He or she also may hide items employees when they are “injured” on the around the house. You can take steps job and unable to work for a period of me. 7. volley 16. Wimbledon The injuries most o en are things such as that allow the person with Alzheimer’s to 8. advantage 17. championship back injuries, cuts, scrapes, burns, etc. We rummage while protecting your belong- 9. baseline 18. grass are very pleased to share that Charlestown ings and keeping the person safe. One leads the company in the fewest injuries and Answers for puzzle on page 13 thing is to remove valuable items that lost work days. could be misplaced or hidden by the per- You might ask how this happened with so son, like important papers, checkbooks, many employees and opportuni es for charge cards, jewelry, and keys. You injury. The answer is that we train our staff also can create a special place where regularly on safe li ing, skin protec on your loved one can rummage freely or from burns, safe work prac ces and sort things. This could be a chest of hazard awareness. This training happens drawers, a bag of objects or a basket in all departments throughout the year for our staff ’s protec on and yours. Our of clothing to fold or unfold. Give him or management team is commi ed to safe her a personal box, chest or cupboard to work prac ces and the training of our staff store special objects. so that they can provide the best service possible to you.

Sherry Parrish, LCSW-C, Resident Life Director