The Clubhouse

September 2020 A publication of the Sally and Howard Levin Clubhouse. A program of Jewish Residential Services.

In order to stay connected while our Clubhouse is closed, we will host recurring touch-base meetings and other programming via zoom for Clubhouse colleagues daily, Monday through Friday! Refer to the schedule above for those touch-bases and other programming times. The colors indicate who is facilitating the group, these are subject to change.

You can join the meeting online via smartphone or computer using this link (https:// zoom.us/j/956983055) OR by calling via cellphone or landline to this toll free number: 1- 301-715-8592 and entering this meeting ID #: 956983055

These meetings and programs are designed to bring colleagues together during a time of in- creased isolation. We hope to share resources, healthy coping strategies and support, and the opportunity for socialization.

*New Dining Rule: There are now only 5 people permitted in the dining room to eat, one per table. Please make sure when you are coming to the Clubhouse you are being vigilant and precautious. SHLC Mask Safety Guidelines With the colder weather approaching, we will likely find ourselves indoors more often, and sur- rounded by more people. Given that we are still experiencing the Coronavirus pandemic, SHLC will be taking the following precautions to all colleagues and staff. We will maintain safety together with digni- ty and respect. -If someone is in need of a new mask, is wearing a disheveled one, or one that appears overly used, please privately alert them in a confidential manner, and offer a replacement. Replacements can be found at the front desk. Mask Guidelines If a colleague, or staff, is having a hard time wearing a mask, we would like to offer the following interventions. The first step is alerting the individual they are not wearing their mask. When talk- ing to an individual not wearing a mask, or reminding them to put it back on, please explain the importance of why we need to continue to practice safety precautions. Make sure it is understood why we are doing this, and why their safety and SHLC safety matters. Please alert them, that if this persists we will have another safety conversation. (document conversation)

If an individual is still having difficulty wearing a mask, please sit down with them, and again explain the importance of wearing a mask. At this point, we will offer solutions to help find out why this may be difficult for someone. For example Offer time outside for a mask break Offer a new mask that may be more comfortable Talk to the individual, and allow them a chance to express what the issue may be. Again, please explain the importance of why wearing a mask is essential, for the individual, and the Clubhouse. Help the individual find the best way to continue safe practice. Listen and talk collaboratively to find a solution. We are all important pieces to the Clubhouse, so if someone is having difficulty, we need to be empathetic to the situation. If you can, make a checklist, or small plan, with the individual, so they are now knowledgeable about these parameters and can now actively work on it. (document conversation and plan) We want to stress education and understanding.

If an individual needs to be reminded a third time, and has not been able to follow their plan, SHLC will then have to consider the safety of the Clubhouse and colleagues/staff. We admire and appre- ciate each person that comes through our door, and keeping you all safe is our number one priori- ty. Colleagues/Staff will then revisit the documented conversations with the individual, and po- litely explain why this is a safety concern, and why it needs to be followed. An inability to adhere to these plans and conversations is a safety concern, and as a result, SHLC will respectfully in- form the individual we can no longer take any risks that day. BARGAIN BIN RECORD REVIEWS FOR SEPTEMBER BY: Mike Hogan

Lots of folks believe that rock music started with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. This is a bit inaccurate. These folks put the beginning of rock music at 1964, when the Beatles first came to America. In actuality, rock music, as we know it, started in 1963 in America. The catalyst for this music explosion was the Kingsmen. They had a monster hit in “Louie Lou- ie.” It was covered by hundreds of bands across the USA. The success of this song led to the formation of scores of similar bands, which played the popular songs of the day. I have an original Kingsmen album. It is Volume 3 of their se- ries. It includes their hit “The Jolly Green Giant,” but not “Louie Louie.” The Kingsmen set the tone for rock and roll to come. There were scores of bands like the Kingsmen in the 1960’s. Most were formed, played, and broke up in obscurity. A few were able to record a song or two. Some cut albums and became famous. Among these lucky few were The Trashmen from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Trashmen were typical of bands at the time. They played the popular songs of the day, (1965 through 1967), and some original songs as well. They were at the core a surf music band which was hundreds of miles from the nearest wave. The Trashmen struck gold with a novelty song. It was called “Surfin’ Bird.” Its lyrics, in part, read: “Ba-Ba-Ba Bird, Bird, Bird—Bird is the word!” This left field song went multi-platinum. It carried the band for several years, and still is a demented classic. You can find it on the Trash- men’s live album. The CD also has covers of other surf music and rock classics, and several ra- dio interviews with the band when it was on tour. The album is a real hoot, and a virtual time capsule of what rock music was like in the 1960’s. So there you have it. The success of the Trashmen proves that imagination and primitive mar- keting techniques could make a silly song a national craze. “Surfin’ Bird” gave rise to a dance craze and a nationwide tour for the Trash- men. It is still a good laugh.

AS ALWAYS:

Keep on Rocking! The Trashmen

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She had a big headache.

I showed how to make a pressure point. You put your right thumb between the left thumb and first Poetry finger.

Betsy did this and her headaches were gone.

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Snack Bar

The snack bar is now open and with a few new items!

Hershey Miniature 10 cents Skinny pop Popcorn 50 cents Snyders Mini Pretzel 20 cents Ritz Hand Snacks 30 cents Nature Valley Protein Bars 40 cents Fruit Nut trail Mix 30 cents Cereal Varieties 90 cents White Horizon Milk $1.00 or free with purchase of cereal Kirkland Chocolate Milk 75 cents Coffee

We are looking for people that are interested in working various shifts, we specifically need someone for our Tuesday afternoon shift! Please let us know if you are interested in working at the snack bar?

Finding the Good in Goodbye

How has this time passed so quickly?! I just wanted to take some time here to thank everyone for making my experience at SHLC so memorable! I remember the first touch base meeting that I joined back in March over Zoom and how welcomed you all made me feel. That was a feeling that I will never forget and I was so excited to come into the clubhouse for the first time in June. I have enjoyed working on the orienta- tion process both at the clubhouse and on Zoom. Shoutout to Mike, Stanley, and all of the other colleagues who joined the meetings with me on Friday mornings! Thank you for working so hard and being enthusiastic about my ideas. I could not have completed this last leg of my OT school journey without you all. Some of my favorite times here at the clubhouse include going to the garden with Hayly (I now know what a cucamelon is), playing with Poppy the clubhouse kitten, learning how to draw with Hannah, becoming culturally compe- tent with Christina, and facilitating all kinds of different groups with colleagues. I hope that you all have learned as much from me as I have learned from you.

2020 Election Tips By Christina Dadey

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020 If you are voting in person, find your polling place you can go to https:// www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/ or call (412) 350-4500 (the Allegheny County Division of Election Office)

The Deadline to register online to vote is October 19, 2020

If you register by mail to vote, it must be postmarked by Monday October 19, 2020 https://www.eac.gov/voters/national-mail-voter-registration-form

If you register in person to vote, you must do it by Monday October 19th, 2020. You can register to vote at the local election office

The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Tuesday, October 27th, 2020

The earlier you request the mail in-ballot, the better! Send in your mail-in ballot back as soon as you can to make sure it arrives in time.

Mail-in ballots have the candidates listed on them, so it is much easier to research candidates from your home rather than have to memorize them at the polling place.

Pennsylvania will start sending out mail-in ballots to citizens, but they should be sent at least 2 weeks before the election to make sure your ballot is received on time