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Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2018 JULIANA VILLAGE RESIDENTS’ NEWSLETTER January 2018 Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2018 Diary dates to remember… Mon 1st - New Year’s Day – Public Holiday No Activities, Georges Centre CLOSED Tue 2nd - Singing with Joy & Men’s Shed at 10:00am Wed 3rd - Podiatry Day, No Devotion Service Today Thur 4th - Hairdresser Day, Fri 5th Short Bus Trip at 1:30pm Residents Committee Meeting 2pm Mon 8th Renata- Nails Day Monthly Shopping Trip to Southgate, Bus leaves at 10:30am Tue 9th - Library Day , Singing with Joy & Men’s Shed at 10:00am Wed 10th – No Devotion Service Today Thur 11th – Hairdresser Day, Happy Hour at 2pm Tue 16th – Singing with Joy & Men’s Shed at 10:00am Music with Jenni at 2pm in Georges Centre Wed 17th - Devotion Service with Tony 1:45pm Thur 18th - Hairdresser Day Fri 19th – Short Shopping Trip to Menai Marketplace, Bus leaves at 1:30pm Mon 22nd- Renata- Nails Day Tue 23rd Library Day , Singing with Joy & Men’s Shed at 10:00am Wed 24th Devotion Service with Tony 1:45pm th Thur 25 Hairdresser Day Fri 26th Australia Day- Public Holiday No Activities, Georges Centre CLOSED Tue 30th Singing with Joy & Men’s Shed at 10:00am, Birthday Party with Neil Anthony at 2pm Wed 31st Devotion Service with Tony 1:45pm ** Please see the notice board for unforeseen changes to this program** Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2018 JANUARY BIRTHDAYS Hostel and Sharpe House: 5th Margaret Wilton 15th Mavis Price 15th Vi Pointer 15th Foong Yap 17th Joan Young 21st Anne Pautschnig 25th Joan Turner 28th Irene Hunt 29th Bob Potts Self-Care: 11th Willy Vanderzee Staff birthdays: 1st Shresha Srijana 2nd Ashok Dangal 3rd Adrian Cook 9th Vicky Shresha 13th Lucy Wang 24th Wai Ming Chan 25th Katrina Labang 28th Maerhea Valdez 29th Sashi Joshi Famous People: 3rd Mel Gibson 17th Betty White 29th Oprah Winfrey Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2018 Resident Winners of Raffle 1st - Wendy O’Brien 2nd -Jo Massar 3rd -Joyce Sayre EWH Basket- Nel Tysmans Staff Raffle Winners 1st – Chris Karaiskakis ( Hospitality Services ). 2nd – Julie Montoya ( Nursing Staff ). General Information Spiritual Services at Juliana Village: For your spiritual needs we have Chaplain, Tony Everett, who is here Monday to Wednesday and who also gives a devotional service most Wednesday afternoons. Tony also holds bible studies in his Chapel from 9am to 9:30am on Monday to Wednesday. These times can always be found in the monthly program. Chaplain Tony will be away 8th , 9th and 10th January 2018 ___________________________________________________________________________ Vi’s 100th Birthday : Vi Pointer’s Family will be celebrating her 100th Birthday in a get together with Family & Friends. They have extended an invitation to Residents & Staff from Juliana Village who would like to attend. If so, please let (Wendy, Galina or Jeanette) know and they can inform her family on who will be attending.9541 3405 Where : St Luke’s Church ( 538-540 Kingsway, Miranda ). When : Saturday 20th January 2018 Time : 10:00am – 1:00pm Ps. This event has been organised by V’is Family, If you wish to attend you will need to organise your own transportation. The Dutch Shop located in the Village open between the hours of 3pm to 4pm, Monday to Friday. The shop contains a variety of condiments, cakes, treats & gifts. Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2018 Van Twist Reading Room In Logeman Court, the Van Twist Reading Room which is located off the Common Room also offers a quality collection of books which can be borrowed and returned freely at any time. There are approximately the same number of books in English as there are in Dutch, the latter for those who like to remember their Dutch roots! Your Mail: Dear Residents For your convenience, there is an outgoing mail box situated in the Bruinsma Hostel (mail box area) .Please place any letters that you would like posted, into this box. Rose from the office clears this mail box throughout the week. If you have any questions regarding your mail please speak to Rose in the main office. Hairdresser Day : Jean our Hairdresser is available Thursday’s for Perms, Blow Dries, Styling, Haircut’s & Colours. Appointments can be made through Nurses Stations or with our Recreation Staff. For Residents who are unable to attend the salon due to mobility, Jean will provide hairdressing services . in the resident’s room. Bus Trips : As of this month we will no longer be using Activus for our bus outings. They are no longer available to us as they are combining with another company. We will now be going with another very reputable service provider called Sydney Mini Buses. They are family owned and have been operating within the Shire for many years. ____________________________________________________________________ * LUNCH OUTING :Our next monthly lunch outing will be Wednesday 21st February 2018 _____________________________________________ Logemen & Miranda/Bimbadeen Court Residents A movie will be shown at 3pm in the Common Room of Logeman Court and afterwards ( 5pm) residents will enjoy Happy Hour together. *** This may be subject to change, So for further information call Jo: 9540 5090 or Judy: 9525 6225. Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2018 LIBRARY SERVICES & GENERAL READING For your convenience the Sutherland Shire Library service comes to the Village every fortnight ( 2 weeks ) to bring books to the residents who have requested them. If you would like to start receiving books as well, please speak to an Activities Staff Member ( Wendy, Galina ,Jeanette or Leanne) or advise a Nurse and they will advise us. If the fortnightly service is not for you but you enjoy reading the occasional book, then come along to the George’s Centre and have a browse through our overflowing book collection which has many good books which have been kindly donated by residents and families all the time so you are sure to pick up a new release or two. You are free to take these books at any time. Invitation Mah-Jongg – want to learn to play?? If so, come to my home, Unit 49 Logeman Court, each Tuesday (after Tony’s Praise & Devotional) at 2:15pm. The invitation is open for those of you who would like to play or just want to pop around for a peek. Please phone & let Judy know so she can make provision for those coming. Judy Wise 9525 6225 Resident Committee Meetings Next Year: As of January, next year Residents Committee Meetings will take place on the First Friday of each month at 2pm. Christmas Day Lunch at Juliana Village : A Big Thank you to Bruce & our kitchen staff for their special efforts on Christmas Day. Residents enjoyed a beautiful traditional lunch with all the trimmings. Complete with a traditional gingerbread house ! Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2018 COUNTRY OF THE MONTH IS : AUSTRALIA Flag of Australia. ... The flag of Australia is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton (upper hoist quarter), and a large white seven- pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT AUSTRALIA Ask the question of what Australia is known for to Aussies and foreigners and you'll get answers like Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, kangaroos, koalas, cricket, swimming, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House, Bondi Beach, Aborigines, Minerals, wine and vegemite. Australia is much more than these. Here are 40 interesting facts to share with family, friends and visitors about Australia. 1) It is the 6th largest country in the world, occupying an entire continent of some 7.6 million square kilometres. 2) It has the world's 3rd largest ocean territory, spanning three oceans and covering around 12 million square kilometres. 3) Vegetation covers nearly 7 million square kilometres or 91 percent of Australia. 4) The largest Greek population in the world beside Athens in Greece can be found in Melbourne Victoria. Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2018 5) Most of Australia's exotic flora and fauna cannot be found anywhere else in the world. 6) The Indigenous 'Dream Time' is the foundation for tens of thousands of years of spiritual aboriginal art, traditions, legends, myths, folklore and culture. 7) The only nation-continent of 20 million people in the world. 8) The wattle was adopted as the national floral emblem in 1912. 9) The first Australian Friendly Society with the motto of 'Advance Australia' was the Australian Natives' Association (ANA) formed in Victoria in 1871. 10) More than 80 percent of Australians live within 100 kilometres of the coast making Australia one of the world's most urbanised coastal dwelling populations. 11) Over 200 different languages and dialects are spoken in Australia including 45 Indigenous languages. The most common non-English spoken languages are Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Mandarin. 12) The world's highest proportion of migrant settlers in a developed nation with over 25% of Australians born in another country. City of Sydney Multiculturalism in Australia 13) Today's Australia is very multicultural with Indigenous peoples and migrants from some 200 countries. 14) Australia's first small step to a fully multicultural Australia was the result of immigrants from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean after 1945. Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2018 15) It contains an amazing ecosystem with unique flora and fauna including pristine rainforest, ancient rock formations and beautiful beaches. 16) The first Australian of the Year award was awarded to Professor Macfarlane Burnet who had won the Nobel Prize in the same year of 1960 for his ground breaking physiology research. 17) Debate continues today on the calls to change the Australian flag because of the prominence of the British Union Jack, which does not reflect contemporary Australian society.