THE HIGHLANDS HAPPENINGS the Highlands at Wyomissing Weekly Newspaper Wyomissing, PA July 30, 2021
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THE HIGHLANDS HAPPENINGS The Highlands at Wyomissing Weekly Newspaper Wyomissing, PA July 30, 2021 SHRED DAY EVENT Protect your privacy and identity. Join your fellow residents at our annual Shred Day on Friday, August 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. outside the transportation center. The Highlands at Wyomissing will be providing onsite, safe, secure shredding services through our partner, DocuVault. Items to be shredded should be brought to the Transportation Center on the day and time of the event. You are welcome to watch your information be shredded. If you need assistance bringing your items to the shred event, please call the Home Care Office at 484-220-8281. For a nominal fee, Home Care will schedule a time to pick up your items for shredding. Any other questions, please call Beverly Szymborski at 484-220-8222. Acceptable items for shredding include financial and personal papers, staples & paper clips, manilla and hanging folders, and credit cards. Unacceptable items for shredding include computer discs, digital media, newspapers, plastic bags, binder clips, needles, batteries, notebooks, and magazines THE HIGHLANDS’ WEEKLY PSA FITNESS CENTER KEY FOBS Residents are allowed to place items on their balconies and patios such The Highlands at Wyomissing is committed to as flowers and patio furniture. In order to maintain the overall the safety and long-term health of our residents. appearance of outside areas, residents are asked to keep their balconies As such, The Highlands offers a state-of-the-art and patios clean and orderly. Please note that residents are not Fitness Center to help residents stay physically permitted to have vegetables or fruit plants, grills, and bird feeders, fit. Through resident feedback, we discovered except for the 1st floor in the mulch off their patio. Refer to page 24 of that residents viewed the log in process at the the Resident Handbook for all the details. Questions should be directed HUR kiosk as one of the largest barriers to their to Ashley Mest, Social Services Coordinator, at 484-220-8267 or use of the gym equipment. Previously, if you [email protected] wanted to use the HUR equipment, you needed to sign-in at the kiosk and put on a HUR band before proceeding to exercise. Residents will SPIRITUAL WELLNESS AT THE HIGHLANDS be receiving their Fitness Center Key Fob in their mailboxes on We are pleased to announce that West Lawn United Methodist Church Monday, August 2. Full details about the benefits and how to utilize will once again be providing a weekly chapel service in the Cultural the key fob will be detailed in communication attached to the key fob. Center for residents in all levels of care. Beginning on Wednesday, This key fob eliminates the need for residents to sign-in at the HUR September 1 at 2:00 p.m. there will be a weekly service (each kiosk and allows residents to immediately begin exercising upon Wednesday) including hymns, scripture, and a message. entering Gym. If you have already received your key fob, your key fob is still active, and you do not need a new one. Residents can contact Resident volunteers are needed for such things as playing the piano, Stephen Kupetz, Fitness Center Coordinator, at 484-220-8284 or greeting residents, reading scripture, and assisting residents to get to [email protected] with any questions and from the service. Residents interested in helping should sign up with the Concierge Desk by August 11. OL TIME MOUNTAIN FOLK 'N COAL MINE MUSIC Additionally, the programming team is actively working with local Jay Smar a local, renowned folk singer will be here on Wednesday, clergy to resume Bible Study as well as spiritual services for those who August 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cultural Center. His program titled “Ol would like to partake in Mass and communion. The return of the 92nd Time Mountain Folk 'n Coal Mine Music” is an uplifting interactive Street Y program is also being worked on. program of familiar folk, bluegrass, gospel, mountain and coal mine music performed with vocals and accompanied by guitar, claw- AAA SAFE DRIVING COURSE hammer banjo to emulate the coal mining musicians of Northeast The Highlands will be hosting the AAA safe driving courses. The 4- Pennsylvania. Register at the Concierge Desk. Limited to 100 hour recertification course will be held on Friday, August 6 from 9:00 residents. Residents will be asked to scan their key fob upon entering a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Cultural Center Side A. For all residents whose the Cultural Center. certification has expired, the 8-house new course will be hosted on Thursday, September 9 and Friday, September 10 both from 9:00 a.m. PIANO MUSIC BY RESIDENT DR. MICHAEL EAGER to 1:00 p.m. Residents interested in the course can register by Resident Dr. Michael Eager will perform on the piano on Thursday, contacting Cheryl Gouker from AAA at 484-987-7025. August 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cultural Center. Register at the Concierge Desk. Limited to 100 residents. Residents will be asked to scan their TED TALK DISCUSSION – SAVING THE WORLD key fob upon entering the Cultural Center. This week’s TED talk discussion will focus on the six ways mushrooms, yes mushrooms, could save the world. After every TED SHARING AND CARING ~ OUR DISPLAY CASES talk, the class discusses the video and explores the topic. This program We share a lifetime of collecting memories and "treasures!" Please let will be held on Wednesday, August 4 at 10:00 a.m. in the Berkshire us know what you would like to share in our display cases outside the Room. Bistro. We will keep a list of possible treasures to display. We change the display every two months and welcome new ideas. Our next CALLING ALL RESIDENTS display will feature a wonderful antique doll house furniture collection Each day many residents enjoy the help-yourself free of Sandy and George Post. Do you have "tiny treasures" that would coffee available in the Bistro. Before enjoying your enhance that theme? Please contact Margaret Patch by leaving your cup of coffee, residents are asked to put a lid on the name, phone number and apartment/villa number as well as a description of items you would like to share in her mailbox #3111 in cup to prevent spills and drips on the carpet. Thank the main building or e-mail her at [email protected] you for helping to keep the carpet free of coffee stains. AQUA FIT Due to instructor absence, Aqua Fit is temporarily being moved to Thursday, August 5 at 10:15 a.m. in lieu of Friday, August 6. Aqua Fit will return to its normal schedule on Friday, August 13. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - SMORES NIGHT WEEK AT A GLANCE The Smores Night event scheduled for Tuesday, August 17 has been postponed to a date SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021 to be determined. This change has been made to accommodate an additional special 10:00am – Safe on your Feet on CH956 program. More details can be found in the “Mark Your Calendar” section of the 11:00am – Line Dancing in the FS Highlands Happenings. 7:00pm – Meet The Fockers in CCA UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 The Highlands will be taking a trip to the Doubletree in Reading 9:00am – Yoga Flow in the FS on Wednesday, August 18 for a performance by the United States 10:00am – Drum n’ Fit in the FS Air Force Band as part of the 30th anniversay of Berks Jazz Fest. 10:00am – Safe On Your Feet on CH956 Concert starts at 12:00 p.m, depature time will be 11:30 a.m. There 10:00am – Weis Grocery in the TD* will be a lunch, on your own, after the performance. Seats are 1:00pm – Mindfulness Breathing in MR limited. Residents have the option of utilizing Highlands 1:30pm – Seated Exercise in FS transportation or driving themselves. Any resident who utilizes 3:00pm – AA/Alanon Recovery Group in the MR 7:00pm – Card Party in the BR Highlands transportation must stay for the lunch. Register at the Concierge Desk. Please 7:00pm – Meet The Fockers on CH956 indicate which transportation method you will be using; only 14 spots are available for Highlands transportation. All associated transportation costs will be charged to your TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021 resident account. There is no fee for the concert ticket, lunch will be $20.00 on your 9:00am – Core Fitness in the FS own. When registering at the Concierge Desk, please fill out a meal form found in the 9:00am – Fresh Air Walking Group in the ML binder. 10:00am – Tech Topic in the BR 10:00am – Pilates in the FS TECH TOPIC IMPORTANT UPDATES 12:30pm – Dr. Winans in the HCHS 1. The Tech Topic is highly regarded by residents. Based on resident feedback, the class 1:00pm – Supervised Swim in the FCP will now be meeting on a new day of the week, Tuesday’s. This change is to allow 1:30pm – Fulton Bank in the TD* residents more opportunities to attend this class and other classes that were scheduled at 3:00pm – Ukulele’s Unite in the BR the same time on Thursdays. This change will go into effect during the week of August 7:00pm – Get Your Game On in the BR 3 at 10:00 a.m. in the Berkshire Room. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2021 2. The first tech topic series on this new date will be how to navigate Facebook.