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THE GRAND AT TWIN LAKES

December, 2020

Events & Activities Pandemic Restrictions: As state restrictions change, our restrictions will likely change as well. We will update  Gingerbread House Competition: We love a you of any changes as we become aware of friendly competition here! Sign up to be a part of them. We appreciate all of your cooperation our decorating competition. You can decorate during this challenging time full of changes alone or have a team with up to 3 others. Supplies and uncertainty. will be provided and we will display the houses in our library! Please sign up at the Front Desk by Drive By Holiday Party: Mon, December 7th so we have enough ginger- Invite your family and friends to stop by our bread houses! socially distanced holiday drive-up on - day, December 13th at from 2PM-3PM.  Trail Mix Packing for Journeys: A new ongoing We will carol for our visitors from the front project we have will be to prepare trail mix bags to stoop and offer them some goodie bags of be delivered to Journeys (The Road Home) clients sweet treats! An invite with more infor- who are being housed in hotels throughout the pan- mation will be going out soon. Mark your demic. We need your help to pack up these bags calendar and see Caroline if you would like that will be delivered to them each Monday. We to be a part of the caroling group! will pack on Thursday mornings at 10:30AM in the activity room. Card Bank: Thanks to folks in and out of our community  Lights on Magnolia: Join us for our annual bus who have donated cards, we now have a ride to Magnolia Street in Rolling Meadows where wide variety of cards for any occasion you the neighborhood has put together a holiday light might need. Birthday? Holiday? Gradua- display to music. Sign up at the desk to save your tion? Get Well Soon? Come on down to the seat on the bus! Life Enrichment office next time you need a card of any kind!  Video Chat Help: If you need assistance or a device to video chat with family or friends, find a Gift Wrapping Station: staff member and we can get that set up for you! Between Dec 17th-23rd we will leave out a station in the basement for prepping and wrapping gifts. Stop by at any time! We will have some ribbons and paper, but feel free The Giving Tree to bring your own supplies as well. To celebrate the holidays and the of giving we will have a special tree in our Lemons of lobby that will offer many options of ways Lemons of Love: to be involved in our community this year. Love is looking for donations of Happy Pictures: drawings, color- ‘Giving’ can look like many different things, so the ing pages, or paintings and soft yarn knitted hats (no pom-pom) to add to their care pack- tree will have ‘ornaments’ with tasks or recommen- dations that you can take and do like: write a letter to ages for breast cancer patients. Any easy a homeless person or donate money to a favorite way to put a smile on someone’s face. See charity. You will also have the option to leave Caroline with questions or more infor- ‘ornaments’ like gently used hats, mittens, scarves mation. that can then be donated. Sun Mon Tue Wed

1 9:30AM-12:30PM: MEDICAL 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES(A) APPOINTMENTS (B) 11AM: DRYER BALLS (A) 10AM: FITNESS ZONE (F) 12:30AM: EUCHRE(GR) 11AM: HOLIDAY DECORATING (L) 1PM: BAKING CLUB (A) 1PM: MAHJONGG (L) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR:SPECIALTY 2PM: BINGO(C) DRINK 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: Wii BOWLING 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) 6:30PM: DOWNTON ABBEY (LB) World AIDS Day Giving Tuesday

6 7 8 9AM: ARCHDIOCESE SERVICE(LB) 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES (A) 9:30AM-12:30PM: MEDICAL 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES(A) 10:30AM: LUTHERAN SERVICE(LB) 11AM: SHORT STORIES W/ CONNIE APPOINTMENTS (B) 11AM: WINTER CENTERPIECES(A) 11:30AM: BUDDING COMPANIONS (LB) 10AM: FITNESS ZONE (F) 12:30AM: EUCHRE(GR) (LB) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: TRIVIA 1PM: MAHJONGG (L) 1:30PM: GINGERBREAD HOUSE 1PM: GROUP CROSSWORD(LB) 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) 2PM: BINGO(C) COMPETITION (C) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR : SPECIALTY 6:15PM: LIGHTS ON MAGNOLIA (B) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: Wii BOWLING 3PM: HAPPY HOUR:SPECIALTY DRINK & PRAJOY PIANO 6:30PM: DOWNTON ABBEY(LB) DRINK

7PM: NY PHILHARMONIC (LB) National Pearl Harbor Remembrance 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) St. Nicholas Day Day

13 14 15 9AM: ARCHDIOCESE SERVICE(LB) 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES(A) 9:30AM-12:30PM: MEDICAL 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES(A) 10:30AM: LUTHERAN SERVICE(LB) 11AM: NAIL SALON W/ MIMOSA (A) APPOINTMENTS (B) 11AM: COCOA JAR CRAFT (A) 11:30AM: BUDDING COMPANIONS 1:30PM: WALKING CLUB 10AM: FITNESS ZONE(F) 12:30AM: EUCHRE(GR) (LB) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: TRIVIA 1PM: MAHJONGG (L) 1PM: BAKING CLUB W/ TIM(A) 1PM: GROUP CROSSWORD (LB) 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) 2PM: BINGO(C) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: WINE & 2PM: DRIVE-BY HOLIDAY PARTY 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: Wii BOWLING CHEESE 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: BLOODY MARY 7PM: WINTER TALES FROM 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) 7PM: NY PHILHARMONIC (LB) AROUND THE WORLD (LB) National Chocolate Covered Anything Worldwide Candle Lighting Day National Free Shipping Day Day

20 21 22 9AM: ARCHDIOCESE SERVICE(LB) 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES (A) 9:30AM-12:30PM: MEDICAL 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES(A) 10:30AM: LUTHERAN SERVICE(LB) 11AM: COMPUTER Q&A W/ CARO- APPOINTMENTS (B) 11AM: NAIL SALON (A) 11:30AM: BUDDING COMPANIONS LINE (LB) 10AM: FITNESS ZONE(F) 12:30AM: EUCHRE(GR) (LB) 1:30PM: SCENIC DRIVE (B) 1PM: MAHJONGG (L) 2:30PM: HOLIDAY KARAOKE (C) 1PM: GROUP CROSSWORD (LB) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: TRIVIA 2PM: BINGO(C) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: SPECIALTY 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: SPECIALTY 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: Wii BOWLING DRINK DRINK 6:30PM: DOWNTON ABBEY(LB) 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) 7PM: NY PHILHARMONIC (LB)

National Sangria Day Winter 27 28 29 9AM: ARCHDIOCESE SERVICE(LB) 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES (A) 9:30AM-12:30PM: MEDICAL 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES(A) 10:30AM: LUTHERAN SERVICE(LB) 1:30PM: WALKING CLUB APPOINTMENTS (B) 11AM: PAINTING (A) 11:30AM: BUDDING COMPANIONS 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: TRIVIA 10AM: FITNESS ZONE(F) 12:30AM: EUCHRE(GR) (LB) 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) 1PM: MAHJONGG (L) 2PM: BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION W/ 1PM: GROUP CROSSWORD (LB) 2PM: BINGO(C) BOBBY (C) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: SPECIALTY 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: Wii BOWLING 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) DRINK 6:30PM: DOWNTON ABBEY(LB) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: SPECIALTY 7PM: NY PHILHARMONIC (LB) DRINK National Call a Friend Day Thu Fri Sat 2 3 4 5 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES(A) 10:30AM: TRAIL MIX PACKING (A) 9AM: MEN’S GROUP MEETING© 10AM: KNIT WITS W/ CAROL (LB) 11AM: DRYER BALLS (A) 11AM: TEA TIME (LB) 10AM: WALKING CLUB 12PM: CHAIR YOGA (A) 12:30AM: EUCHRE(GR) 1:30PM: CHAIR VOLLEYBALL (A) 11AM: GROUP CROSSWORD (LB) 1PM: COLORING GROUP (A) 1PM: BAKING CLUB (A) 2PM: POKER (GR) 1PM: POOL/BRIDGE/GAMES (GR) 2PM: COURTYARD HOT COCOA(Y) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR:SPECIALTY 3PM: HAPPY HOUR 2PM: TOPIC JAR (LB) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR DRINK 6:30PM: RUMMIKUB (L) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE W/ DISCUS- 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) SION (T)

Giving Tuesday

9 10 11 12 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES(A) 10:30AM: TRAIL MIX PACKING (A) 10AM: WALKING CLUB 10AM: KNIT WITS W/ CAROL (LB) 11AM: WINTER CENTERPIECES(A) 1:30PM: CHAIR VOLLEYBALL (A) 11AM: GROUP CROSSWORD (LB) 12PM: CHAIR YOGA (A) 12:30AM: EUCHRE(GR) 2PM: POKER (GR) 1PM: BRAIN GAMES (LB) 1PM: COLORING GROUP (A) 1:30PM: GINGERBREAD HOUSE 3PM: HAPPY HOUR 2PM: CSO AT HOME (LB) 2PM: COURTYARD HOT COCOA(Y) COMPETITION (C) 6:30PM: RUMMIKUB (L) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR 3PM: HAPPY HOUR

3PM: HAPPY HOUR:SPECIALTY 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T)

DRINK

1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) Hanukkah Begins National Poinsettia Day

16 17 18 19 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES(A) 10:30AM: TRAIL MIX PACKING (A) 10AM: WALKING CLUB 10AM: KNIT WITS W/ CAROL (LB) 11AM: COCOA JAR CRAFT (A) 11AM: TEA TIME (LB) 11AM: GROUP CROSSWORD(LB) 12PM: CHAIR YOGA (A) 12:30AM: EUCHRE(GR) 1:30PM: CHAIR VOLLEYBALL (A) 1PM: POOL/BRIDGE/GAMES (GR) 1PM: COLORING GROUP (A) 1PM: BAKING CLUB W/ TIM(A) 2PM: POKER (GR) 2PM: MY GRAND LIFE STORY (LB) 2PM: COURTYARD HOT COCOA (Y) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: WINE & 3PM: HAPPY HOUR 3PM: HAPPY HOUR 3PM: HAPPY HOUR 6:30PM: RUMMIKUB (L) 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE W/ DISCUS- 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) SION (T) National Chocolate Covered Anything National Wreaths Across America Day Day

23 24 25 26 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES(A) 10:30AM: TRAIL MIX PACKING (A) ALL DAY: FILM: A 10AM: KNIT WITS W/ CAROL(LB) 11AM: NAIL SALON (A) 1:30PM: CHAIR VOLLEYBALL (A) STORY (T) 12PM: CHAIR YOGA (A) 12:30AM: EUCHRE(GR) 2PM: POKER (GR) 11AM: HOLIDAY CROSSWORD(LB) 1PM: COLORING GROUP (A) 2:30PM: HOLIDAY KARAOKE (C) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR 1-4PM: HOLIDAY BUFFET (C) 2PM: COURTYARD HOT COCOA (Y) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: SPECIALTY 6:30PM: RUMMIKUB (L) 2PM: TOPIC JAR (LB) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR 4PM: HOLIDAY DRINK 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T)

Christmas Eve Christmas Kwanzaa Begins

30 31 ROOM KEY 10:30AM: CHAIR EXERCISES(A) 10AM: AQUA AEROBICS (P) L—Lobby LB—Library 11AM: PAINTING (A) 11AM: TEA TIME (LB) GR— Game Room T— Theater 12:30AM: EUCHRE(GR) 1PM: BOOK CLUB (LB) 2PM: BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION W/ 1:30PM: CHAIR VOLLEYBALL (A) A— Activity Room P— Pool 2PM: POKER (GR) F— Fitness Room Y– Courtyard 1PM & 6:30PM: MOVIE (T) 3PM: HAPPY HOUR 3PM: HAPPY HOUR: SPECIALTY 6:30PM: RUMMIKUB (L) B— Bus Outing *—Public C– Café New Year’s Eve December Solstice For us in the the solstice marks the shortest day of the year, but in the (847) 496-5559 it’s the longest! The sol- stice happens twice a year because spins Resident Referral Program on a titled axis. The tilt means that for half of the When a friend or relative that you refer moves into year the North Pole is pointed toward the sun the Grand at Twin Lakes and stays for at least 3 and the other half of the year the South Pole gets months, you are eligible to receive a $500 $1000 rent more light. credit. (Special going on through the end of the year)! The exact moment of the solstice occurs when See the Marketing office for more details the sun is directly over the . The solstice occurs at the same moment all across the globe– in the Central Time Zone it will be at 4:02AM on December 21st this year. In terms of daylight the is 6 hours (224) 775-6352 and 6 minutes shorter than the ! How many daylight hours on the Solstice? December | June Olga will be here every Tues- day starting at 9AM. Schedule Fairbanks, AK: 3:41 | 21:49 your appointment with the , Germany: 7:39 | 16:50 Front Desk at 224-338-1880 and wear a mask! Seattle, WA: 8:25 | 15:59 Health Tip of the Month: Make An Effort To Move! Chicago, IL: 9:07 | 15:13 We know it’s hard to find the motivation to stay active when the , FL: 10:31 | 13:44 days are short and the temp is cold, but it is SO important. Pop into one of our fitness classes throughout the week or take a , South Africa: 13:47 | 10:29 stroll through the halls or even parking lot on a sunny day– get a , Chile: 14:22 | 9:56 little bit of that much needed Vitamin D!

December Birthdays Dec 6th: Felicia Compton Dec 17th: Dan Bhgat Dec 10th: Jeanni Tiedje Dec 20th: Paul Bernstein Dec 12th: Wendy Dorf Dec 22nd: Jane Bierncki Dec 15th: Liz Franklin Dec 23rd: Betty Rorer Dec 17th: Jean Nelson

Administrative Staff Ivy Bonilla Administrative Director 224-338-1880 Tony Mazza Director of Sales & Marketing 224-338-1883 Caroline Hempleman Life Enrichment Manager 224-338-1882 Jerry Raap Maintenance Supervisor 224-338-1880 Timothy Russell Director of Dining Services 224-338-1884

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