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AUGUST 2019 “Do The Loving Thing” 2 PRESENCE RESURRECTION RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ∙ CHICAGO From the desk of Ken Kolich Just a reminder that you should always Executive Director wear your name button so your name can be easily seen. If you need a new button, We have received the results of our Resi- please stop by the Activity Office and we dent Satisfaction Survey from National will be happy to make one for you. We al- Research Corporation, the company that so have lanyards available. These are calculates the results. We scored in the great to pin the name button on and even 75th percentile or above in most areas sur- attach your keys so you are never locked veyed. When asked if you would recom- out of your apartment. mend our community, we scored in the 77th percentile in Independent Living, and Please do not take a Phoenix off of anoth- the 85th percentile in Assisted Living. er residents door. If your family or friends Most areas surveyed increased in percen- would like to receive a copy each month, tile ranking when compared to our last please stop by the Activity Office with their survey. The two areas we will focus on to complete email address or mailing ad- achieve improvement are the taste of food dress so we can add them to our list. and keeping common areas clean. We appreciate your feedback, as it is vital in providing you with the best possible place to call home. * * * * Please mark your calendar for our annual Resident Family Picnic, which will take place on Saturday August 24th. There will From the desk of Cathy Claunch be food, entertainment, games and more Director of Assisted Living for people of all ages. Please make sure Livio Lencioni moved from E131 to the to invite your loved ones! Life Center Josie Kuta moved from C516 to E112 * * * * Marsha Heidkamp moved from C108 to E124 From the desk of Nina Kremidas Mary Roder moved in to E131 Director of Activities The Terrace Room is available for all resi- Welcome! dents to use but sometimes the room is scheduled back to back due to time re- strictions. If this should happen and you are playing cards or any other games, please feel free to move to the Atrium, the common area of your building, the com- puter room or even the Blue Room when available so you can play longer. AUGUST NEWSLETTER 3 August Birthdays Mary Donahue01 Catherine Lynn01 Norma Kramer01 Those we love don’t go away, they walk Richard Callahan02 beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but Patricia Ziegenhorn03 always near, still loved, still missed, and Joe Koukol03 very dear. Gerri Bomkamp05 Joanna Rossi05 Michael Lazzaro, Sr. Faye Heiberger06 (former resident) Barbara Taschler07 Anne Lechowski Shirley Weber07 Harriet Sugrue Pat Fergus07 Tom Liszewski08 Sr. Kathleen Heer10 Dudley Nee13 Mary Rita McCarthy13 When we learn that one of our residents Marie Kilroy15 has passed away, we will post the Dolores Vonder Haar16 information on the bulletin boards in each Michael Smith16 building , the front desk and in the Chande- Mary Ellen Matusik16 lier Lobby, near the hydration station. Sr. Hedwig Kuczynski16 There will also be a candle lite in his/her Rose D’Antonio18 honor. Donald D’Antonio20 Bernard O’Connor21 James Heneghan21 Edlyn Bolton22 * * * * Gerri Fisher23 Gladys Yezek24 If there is a movie that you would like Loda Lewinski25 shown here at PRRC, please cut out this Gladys Tabano25 form and bring to the Activity Office. Marilyn Arnold26 Evelyn Winiarski26 Kathleen Phelan26 Rita Lorkowski26 Rosemary Cushing27 MOVIE REQUESTS Alice Pendola28 Rosa Graham29 __________________________________________ Agnes Essig29 Ann Quinn30 __________________________________________ Veronica Polakow30 Loretta Tomcik31 __________________________________________ Frank Sullivan31 4 PRESENCE RESURRECTION RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ∙ CHICAGO From the desk of Tom Ryan From the desk of Rocco Bevilacqua Director of Food Service Director of Environmental/Maintenance Special Events for August Please remember to return shopping carts and wheel chairs after you are done using Happy Anniversary! them. Do not leave them in your apart- Please join us for the 41st Anniversary of ment or hallway. We have a limited num- RRC. ber and they should be available to every- one when needed. On Thursday, August 1st, we have a spe- cial dinner planned for you featuring Roast We have a small Lost & Found located at Beef Tenderloin or Poached Salmon for the front desk, please bring any items that the entrée. Wine will be served. you might find to the desk. Also remem- ber to check with them daily if you lose Regular meal times in the dining room; something. 2:20 pm M 5:30 pm seating times. Rocco’s Riddle Carry Out service will be available 1:30 July Riddle: A murderer is condemned pm to 5:30 pm to death. He has to choose between Meal Deliveries start at 3:45 pm, three rooms. The first is full of raging please call in your order before 2:30 fires, the second is full of assassins with pm loaded guns, and the third is full of lions Guest charge for this meal is $15.00 that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him? RRC Resident Picnic Due to the PRRC Resident Picnic on Sat- urday, August 24th, we will change the to Marilyn Scheuermann for an- meal time for the Picnic Saturday only. swering correctly! The correct Since most residents will be enjoying the answer is the room full of lions picnic in the afternoon, we will have Sun- because they starved to death. day hours. August Riddle: What word is the same up down? Seating hours in the dining room 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm Remember that no phone Carry out hours 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm calls are allowed and you Take ups will be at the usual delivery must track Tim down on or time starting at 3:45 pm after Monday, August 5th Guest Meal price is $10.00 with your answer! Good Bistro Hours; 8:00 am M 10:30 am luck and remember that the food voucher is only valid for 30 days! Anticipated Mass will be at 7:00 pm in the Chapel and the Blue Room Winner will receive lunch and beverage! AUGUST NEWSLETTER 5 Kudos to the staff! Dear Nina, Allie & Jamie, Dear Tony, Thank you again for the awesome enter- Thank you ever so much for your kind at- tainment you have blessed us with. There tention to the celebration of Rene is always something new to see here and Wojtowicz. We were all so happy and eve- join in. rything was perfect and beautiful. God bless you all, God bless you, Laverne Jacobazzi Vel Rubio Dear Ken, Rocco and Nina, Cathy, Thank you so much for providing closed Thank you for coming to say good bye to captions on the Blue Room movies. Even Grandma. It meant a lot to see you there. with my hearing handicap the dialog is now Thank you for the mass card, too. Grand- discernible. The movies become so much ma would appreciate that. more enjoyable. Another big plus is the availability of the movies on channel 13. In Love & thanks for all your years of care! our own apartments we can no adjust the volume to our own personal needs. There Jenny Greco is no excuse not for missing any of the good, even excellent movies available to us, as we lounge in pj’s with wine or pop- corn at our pleasure. Thank you, Dear PRRC Staff, Marie Strauch Thank you all for caring for Mom for the past year and a half! She loved it there! Love, Abby is outstanding! She is polite, efficient The Grear Family & accurate. ~ Sr. Donna Marie Wolowicki PRESENCE RESURRECTION RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ∙ CHICAGO Hello everyone! Happy Senior Citizens Day ! My name is Lily and I’m an occupational therapist and the new rehab manager here at PRRC! I am truly excited to be working here and have been so impressed by the friendliness of the residents and staff so far. Here is a little information about myself.. I am originally from Indianapolis, IN. I com- pleted my undergraduate degree in 2013 at Indiana University and received my mas- ter’s degree in 2015 from University of Indi- On August 19, 1988, President Ronald anapolis. I moved to Chicago three years Reagan signed Proclamation 5847 declaring ago and have loved living here so far! Last August 21 as National Senior Citizens Day. summer, I got married to my husband, Rob- * * * * ert, and we currently live downtown with our two cats. My Rememberer I feel blessed to be given the opportunity to My forgetter's getting better work at such a wonderful facility. I am sin- But my rememberer is broke cerely excited to get to know everyone. To you that may seem funny Please feel free to stop by the Fitness Cen- But, to me, that is no joke. ter and say hi so we can formally meet! For when I'm 'here' I'm wondering If I really should be 'there' And, when I try to think it through, I haven't got a prayer! Often times I walk into a room, Say "what am I here for?" * * * * I wrack my brain, but all in vain A zero, is my score. At times I put something away Where it is safe, but, Gee! The person it is safest from Is, generally, me! When shopping I may see someone, Say "Hi" and have a chat, The 42nd Annual Resident and Family Then, when the person walks away I ask myself, "who was that?" Picnic will be on Saturday, August 24th from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.