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Another great day at Charlestown for the Fourth Annual Winter Pu erland Inter-Community Tournament. Residents from Ashby Ponds, Riderwood and Charlestown competed for the coveted traveling trophy at this Annual Event. Riderwood took the trophy once again for their outstanding golfers. Everyone enjoyed the friendly compe on and had a great me playing miniature golf. Proceeds from the week-long Winter Pu erland events benefi t the Charlestown Benevolent Care Fund. Pa Santoni, Philanthropy Director

Greatness To prac ce what I preach, I’ve spent a li le me this past month “looking for the great.” Not surprisingly, there is a lot of “greatness” around us. I am occasionally accused of being a pessimist, glass half empty kind of person. This makes me • We have great, dedicated staff . Eight out of 10 “love their jobs,” “trust refl ec ve, as I see myself in a totally diff erent way. their manager,” “feel valued and important at work,” and “would recommend Charlestown as a great place to work!” Our staff are In my heart and my mind, I’ve always been an engaged at a level that is well above the benchmark for employee op mist, sprinkled with a heavy dose of realism. engagement in the workplace outside of Charlestown. I am logical, some mes to a fault, and I accept imperfec on, but I am always challenged and • We have a great safety and security program with dedicated and highly challenging others to see beyond the imperfec ons trained staff here to support us 24/7. Clara Parker, ED and simply seek to be be er. • We have great health care services available to all residents and In school I almost always got A’s. It didn’t come naturally – I studied employees should the need arise. We are “elite” in that we have an hard for those grades and would beat myself up when I got a B. I played on-site Medical Center with trained gerontologists providing support sports, too, and in high school discovered lacrosse. I was not the most and even same-day visits for our residents. Our Cer fi ed Home Health graceful athlete – I tripped over my own feet a lot; my high school coach and Home Support agencies are ranked among the best in the country. called me “a bull in a china shop.” But, I was determined to excel in the Our Con nuing Care is considered one of the best in the na on and sport. I worked hard at it and earned myself a scholarship to college has achieved the highest possible quality ra ng from the Center for then made my way onto the United States Women’s Lacrosse Squad. Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). And, our State surveys are You couldn’t reach any higher at the me, but if you could... I would consistently among the best in the industry. have tried to. I’ve always tried to “reach for the stars” and some mes, admi edly, I get disappointed when I come up with a handful of I reported last month that I was disappointed with our Resident something else. Sa sfac on Results. Truthfully, I am disappointed that we didn’t “grab a star” this year, however, I am not dejected, nor did we come up empty That said, I keep reaching and as my experiences in life grow, I’ve handed. learned (am s ll learning) to appreciate and respect the “something else” – although I will always reach for something more. I frequently • Our Independent Living Occupancy remains above 98% - well above the tell our staff that I can’t promise every day at Charlestown will be great. industry average of only 87%. That is GREAT! But, I do promise you’ll fi nd something great in every day. It’s a pre y awesome mantra – especially on days that are challenging. ...Con nued on page 2 In This Issue Puzzle 7 Community Resources 10 Bulletin Board 15 Residents’ Council 2&3 Book Review 8 Performing Arts 11 Resident Life 16 General Services 5 ELLIC 8 Dining Services 12 and more . . . Continuing Care 6 Erickson Advantage 9 Philanthropy 13 Page 2 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” March 2018

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• 8.2 out of 10 residents love it here! That’s “We’re Here For You” been consistent for the past 3 years and compares reasonably well to the Erickson Beauty: most were discarded as fl awed, when it became Average of 8.5 out of 10 and the Holleran One Pillar of Stability and Hope clear that they led to absurd consequences. The Benchmark of 8.7 out of 10. current malaise will end someday, because it Are you one of those who worries or at least denies reality. Some consensus will arise that we • We con nue to see great improvement in our deplores that we Americans seem to have can’t carry on this way, and mankind will embark dining program and this year the Resident become a people adri , where the precepts we on something more reasonable. How can we survey showed sta s cal improvement in took for granted in our younger years no longer not be grateful that we possess knowledge of every single dining related ques on: seem to apply? history and can judge our me by it and think of • Cleanliness – up 2.1 points possible solu ons? There have been, and will be • Variety – up 2.5 points Examples: Police accused of stealing and drug many, spasms, and it clearly does not feel good • Service – up 4.7 points dealing; youngsters shoo ng each other over living during one, but there has been undeniable • Quality – up 2.3 points walking on the wrong side of the street; a whole progress in the world along the way. • Overall – up 2.1 points genera on no longer able to communicate face to face but resor ng to tex ng only; our (grand) During this coming spring, a me of burs ng with new life, look for beauty and give thanks • We rank be er than/above the Holleran kids no longer prac cing the religion or value that you can see and carry on with hope and Survey benchmark as it relates to: system which we tried to ins ll in them. confi dence. To the best of your ability, actually • Confi dence in emergency medical do li le deeds that make our me a be er one. response by security staff If you are one of the concerned, you are not alone. What is happening? • Quality of transporta on services Steve Harders, President • Resident ac vi es It is not that the mes are changing and we • Quality of wellness/fi tness programs seniors allegedly do not like change. We have • Quality of medical services in the Medical read in these pages about the numerous Residents’ Council Planning Center changes we have experienced in our lives, and for 2019 Budget most of us have adapted quite nicely to them Request for Sugges ons There is a lot to feel GREAT about at because the majority of them make life more Charlestown! My glass is always at least half full pleasant. The above examples go deeper, are Each year the Residents’ Council considers and, most days, it is literally overfl owing as I get societal in nature, and a ack the Golden Rule sugges ons that it might recommend to to see the good we do and the posi ve impact which we were taught to uphold. Management for considera on in the budget we can have each and every day. I will con nue process. For 2018, Management agreed with to push myself, and the rest of the team, to The root cause seems to be rampant rela vism 9 of the 10 sugges ons forwarded by the achieve be er results, especially as it relates to and the widespread rejec on of anything Council. These included a newer model pendant, your Resident Sa sfac on. as objec vely real outside of ourselves. The sidewalk improvements, be er traffi c signs framers of our Declara on of Independence and pavement markings, tree management, With dedicated and inten onal focus, I know knew that one cannot judge anything as good improvements around Lake Charles, erosion that together, we can achieve and even exceed or bad (and shades thereof), unless one has control measures, and several safety concerns. our goals and our vision for Charlestown to be sound principles and recognizes an authority Not all of the sugges ons could be implemented the most sought-a er place to live and work transcendent to mankind. in 2018, but it is important to have ini ated a in Maryland. In many ways, we are already dialogue on the sugges ons, some of which will there, and I thank you all for your contribu ons, We have to get back to this kind of thinking, but be updated for 2019. collabora on and posi ve spirit. If we put our the intellectual approach does not seem to work many hands together, I am confi dent we can these days. How about something that everyone So, what is next? The Council will consider grab hold of a few more stars to light the way! can experience, like beauty? I am not talking sugges ons for 2019 from residents as well about beauty in the sense of pre ness, because as items that the Council Commi ees have Clara Parker, Execu ve Director in that sense “it is in the eyes of the beholder” iden fi ed. This planning ac vity will look at and thereby rela ve. I am trying to say that we sugges ons that reduce cost as well as things all can recognize beauty as such, as an objec ve that improve residents’ safety, comfort, and reality outside of ourselves. For an example, convenience. one could think of a hard-nosed farmer, who counts the blossoms of his cherry trees in order In 2018, the Council received some sugges ons to predict the size of his harvest. Even he cannot that were of a rou ne nature (for example, help no cing that there is an objec ve fact of dining issues or small repairs needed). The beauty independent of his senses besides the Council Commi ees pursued some of these pre y picture of his orchard. Beauty in this ideas with the appropriate Management staff . sense establishes a principle and therefore can What the Council recommended to Management be used as an anchor. That is something good were things with a budget impact that had to be and therefore posi ve and worth preserving. It evaluated because of the limited availability of implies and leads to truth and therefore allows capital or opera ng funds. The Council is looking judgment. primarily for sugges ons that meet the threshold of signifi cant budget impact. But if in doubt, Obviously, recognizing objec ve reality does suggest your ideas. not by itself solve all problems of daily living, individually or in community, small or large. Please send your “2019 Budget Sugges ons” via It does, however, provide hope, confi dence, Charlestown campus mail to Residents’ Council, determina on, and expecta on that problems 142 Herberts Run. If you have ques ons, please are solvable. Indeed, innumerable acts of good call Gil Fisher at 410-314-2482. happen all around us. Examples are: Volunteers helping the down-trodden; increasing consensus Gil Fisher that we need to care for our environment; Finance Commi ee general aspira on to treat each other humanely under law. Regardless of their personal mo va on, there is a fi rm founda on, and these Residents’ Council E-MAIL Address advocates are not building on quicksand. Thus, [email protected] there is hope. Mankind has brains, can analyze Charlestown Residents’ what works and what does not, and has gone Council Website. through many thought processes. Ul mately ccicharlestown.org March 2018 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 3

Residents’ Dues Due and adopted and approved by Charlestown’s KEEPING MEMORIES ALIVE Residents’ Council in March, 2017. During the month of April, the annual dues of We are about to embark $2.00 per resident to support the Residents' Those seven tenets are: on another Scholarship Council's work will be requested. Each resident Campaign to recognize is invited to par cipate voluntarily in the work of Encouraging and prac cing cordial, responsive staff members seeking to the Council which was elected in July. interac ons with fellow residents, family enter or con nue pursuing members, staff and others, and maintaining educa onal career goals. Now, this is a good deal! You are the eyes and posi ve rela onships even under diffi cult Residents are encouraged ears of Charlestown, and the Council receives circumstances (Respect and Caring). to consider Named (special) what you see and hear about our community scholarships to assist with life. The Council, divided into 12 commi ees, is Seeking to understand and embrace a wide this campaign. in constant conversa on with the Management variety of tradi ons, cultures and preferences, leadership. From your comments about and showing openness to welcome everyone Here is an example of what the Virginia Niccolai your dining experience, to the celebra on (Diversity). family did to honor her. When former resident of your birthday with a balloon a ached to Virginia Niccolai moved from Pennsylvania your door, from the ease of having your trash Smiling, saying ‘hello’ and gree ng people by to Charlestown, she immediately con nued and recyclables picked up at your door, to name, and accentua ng the posi ve aspects of her passion for educa on. As an ar st, she representa ves from Annapolis and Washington living in our community rather than dwelling on got involved with teaching art classes and speaking to our community, and much more, nega ves (Friendliness and Enthusiasm). volunteered to assist with registra on for classes your Council has been involved. at CCBC. Upon her death, family members felt Doing the right thing by addressing and no be er way to honor her and the teaching In early April, a Dues Packet will be placed in repor ng unethical, inappropriate behavior, career than to con nue her legacy through the everyone's Cubby. We ask each of you to put being truthful and refraining from genera ng or establishment of a scholarship in her name. $2.00 (cash, or check made out to Charlestown spreading rumors (Integrity). Annually, a contribu on is made to the Student Residents' Council) for each resident in your Scholarship Program encouraging young men apartment into the envelope enclosed, and drop Prac cing good stewardship of the community’s and women to pursue a degree in educa on. it in the Campus mail baskets at your building's resources and coopera ng to address issues lobby desk. That envelope is addressed to of both residents and employees in a mely This is just one example of a scholarship legacy me. That's all there is to it. Your Council manner and resolving them with a sense of keeping memories alive. Named (special) representa ves will con nue to work to make urgency (Responsibility). scholarships can be established for general Charlestown the most beau ful and pleasant educa on or designa ng a par cular career place to live. Building las ng rela onships with both path. The following are examples of such legacy residents and staff , by pu ng others fi rst and memorials. Is that not a good deal? And it only seeks $2.00 making sugges ons for streamlining processes and improvement in services and effi ciency from each grateful resident living here. In 2005, Martha Yeager sought to honor her (Excellence). brother, Andrew Murray Meyers. This memorial I look forward to hearing from the en re scholarship recognizes a man of integrity Gratefully recognizing and acknowledging community soon. always seeking opportuni es to assist others. the values of every person’s contribu ons to Ms. Yeager hoped in honoring her brother personal growth and harmonious living, and Al Davies, Council Treasurer seeking and responding openly to feedback to she could encourage scholar recipients to live make Charlestown an ever-be er community with his values of honesty and integrity. He is (Teamwork). remembered as a quiet man, never seeking Say ‘Thanks’ to A Neighbor recogni on, but volunteering for the joy of With a Resident’s Mission Moment With these tenets, and the caring, sharing, providing service to others. though ul ac ons of Charlestown residents in Does your neighbor down the hall make mind, Charlestown proudly presents a Mission The Ruth Harden Inglis Scholarship Award special “get-well chicken soup” for folks in your Moments program for residents! This new originated with a contribu on to the campaign building who aren’t feeling well? Have you program is designed to enhance the posi ve for the specifi c purpose of encouraging been surprised to receive a beau ful, totally behaviors evidenced in Harmonious Community applicants to pursue a degree in teaching. unexpected birthday card from a resident you Living and off ers those of us who live and thrive have cha ed with in the halls or at lunch? Has a here a very special way to say ‘Thank you!’ Special scholarships need not be only memorials fellow resident ever knocked on your door and to the folks around us who have a knack for but can also be established as a living tribute for handed you a cute li le stuff ed toy to give to improving life here at Charlestown. friends and/or family members. Imagine what a your grandchild? delight a family member or special friend would The Residents’ Mission Moment Commi ee, Pat have mee ng a scholar who will be benefi ng And what do you do? Bake cookies and leave Kasuda, Phyl Lansing, Ione Wunderlich, Bill Tilles, from such generous giving. them in pre y bags on your neighbors’ ledges? Lon Chestnu , and Eugenia High, will review Spend me at Caton Woods wri ng le ers for your submissions and select residents to be The residents of Charlestown are very fortunate residents whose arthri s no longer allows them recognized every month in The Sunburst and at to have the opportunity to meet and mentor to write legibly, or reading to folks with failing Residents’ Council mee ngs. young folks who work for us daily to make our eyesight or who can no longer hold a book home a wonderful place to live. Encouraging easily? Help fellow residents reach out to staff So, when you see a resident walking a confused them to enhance their educa on is a privilege to address their issues? Simply extend a warm newcomer from one Charlestown loca on that should be pursued at every opportunity. If ‘hello’ and a smile to everyone you meet as you to another, watch a resident come into the you are interested in learning more about the walk around the campus? mail room and pick up mail for two or three establishment of a Named (special) scholarship, neighbors who are in post-surgical mode and please contact the Philanthropy Offi ce and And do any of us have any idea how very can’t get around, or are one of the recipients on discuss op ons with the Director, Pa Santoni. welcome the outreach or the smiles and ‘hellos’ your fl oor of a lovely n of homemade candy, really are? You, and these other caring, sharing nuts or cookies, submit a Mission Moment! Pat Kasuda residents who are living The Erickson Way -- and Scholar Fund Commi ee you are to be congratulated! Just write a brief summary of the ac on and submit it via email to Pat Kasuda pjkasuda238@ What, you might ask, is The Erickson Way? And gmail.com or send it in wri ng to Pat at since I feel that I’m simply being a caring human BR238 Chair: Harmonious Community Living who thinks of and values others, why should I be subcommi ee of the Residents’ Life Commi ee. congratulated? All submissions are due by the fi h of the month. The Erickson Way is based on the tenets of Harmonious Community Living developed Dayle Dawes and documented by Charlestown residents Page 4 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” March 2018

Scam Alert T F R E C CHARLESTOWN MEDICATION (2nd Ar cle in a Series) DISPOSAL DAY #2. REUSE

These days we are s ll very much a "Throw- away Society,” although I think that we've made some progress in terms of our 4 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Restore. Any improvement has come through greater awareness and educa on on environmental According to the Consumer Law Center, Inc. (CLC), issues. Last month we looked at the concept of The Opioid Addic on Awareness program held Americans lose an es mated $40 billion each year Reduce, and this month we look at the concept in the Charlestown Auditorium on Tuesday, to the fraudulent sale of goods and services over of Reuse. January 9, 2018, was a real eye-opener! The the telephone. The elderly are frequent targets panel of experts made us aware that addic on of telemarke ng frauds and sweepstakes scams. There are so many items which can be reused! can happen to anyone and that no community Studies conducted by CLC reveal that “fraudulent Just look at our Treasure Sales, which are the is immune to this epidemic! telemarketers direct anywhere from 56 percent to ul mate in the concept of Reuse. It's truly nearly 80 percent of their calls at older customers. beau ful how Charlestown literally makes a In an eff ort to do our part in the con nued One sweepstakes-related scam detailed on CBS’s business out of this idea. We are a community endeavor to stem the epidemic, the Residents’ 60 Minutes reportedly bilked seniors in 24 states which constantly has people depar ng it, and Council Health Commi ee, Charlestown’s out of an es mated $5 billion.” there are many items which families do not Security and Emergency Services, and the want when a rela ve leaves us. We have a Bal more County Police Department will Financial fraud can be diffi cult to recognize. This great group of volunteers who collect, clean, be holding a dedicated CHARLESTOWN type of fraud can include iden ty the , fake pack, categorize, price, and display these items, MEDICATION DISPOSAL DAY ON WEDNESDAY, check and wire transfer scams, investment and four mes a year. We not only sell these very MARCH 7 FROM 1:00 TO 3:00 P.M. credit card fraud, and bogus online charitable reusable items within our community but also solicita ons. Sta s cs indicate only one in fi ve of open the Treasure Sales to the surrounding This will give all of our residents and staff these crimes is reported. neighborhoods. Nothing is wasted, since an opportunity to dispose of unwanted and unsold items are donated to local chari es. outdated medica ons in a safe and secure Your Charlestown Community has had several Income usually averages about $30,000 per manner without the need to leave the recent incidents of these a empted crimes. Treasure Sale, and it all goes to our Benevolent campus. Fortunately, the would-be thieves were Care program. We can be proud of this effi cient unsuccessful! You are encouraged to report and cost-eff ec ve way to Reuse our goods and MEDICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE suspicious ac vi es to the Security and materials, while at the same me suppor ng FOLLOWING LOCATIONS FROM Emergency Services Dispatch Center 24/7/365. our community. 1:00 TO 3:00 P.M. ONLY: An offi cer will take the report and we can block the suspicious number community-wide. We We have several other good Reuse programs FIRESIDE LOBBY also followup with local, state and federal law here at Charlestown. Large appliances TERRACE LOBBY enforcement and related agencies. which are removed from apartments during CROSS CREEK LOBBY remodeling are made available to staff Some helpful ps for you: members or are donated to Habitat for All Par cipants will be eligible for a drawing Humanity and similar organiza ons. Working for a locked medica on box. Two winners • It’s shrewd, not rude to hang up on a automobiles are donated via our Cars for Care will be chosen. The drawing is free and the suspicious caller. Program. Books are donated via the Rotary winners will be picked at the end of the • Do NOT give personal informa on to people Club, and eyeglasses are donated for Reuse collec on at 3:00 p.m. you don’t know, unless you ini ated the call. via the Lions Club. And, of course, personal • Don’t let yourself get pressured into a verbal dona ons of clothing, books, etc. can be le at Please remember the date and mes: agreement or signing a contract. pickup points all around town. Wednesday, March 7 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. • Be skep cal of online charitable solicita ons, Be sure to mark your calendar! insurance claim payments, sweepstakes/ So, there are very few reusable items wasted lo ery winnings, or unusually low-cost or thrown away at Charlestown. The same can For more informa on, please contact purchase off ers. If it seems too good to be not be said for our recycling program, which is Louise Dempsey at 410-565-6073. true, it probably is! good, but can certainly use some improvement. • Never agree to pay for unsolicited products or We will look at Recycle in next month's services in advance. Sunburst ar cle on the 4 Rs of Conserva on. • For repor ng purposes, record as much Coming Soon... informa on about the caller as you can: Bert Clegern • Call-back number Charlestown Conserva on Commi ee General Services • Date/ me of the call(s) RESIDENT TOWN • Individual’s name CHARLESTOWN HALL MEETING • Company name MONDAY BOCCE BALL LEAGUE • Specifi c informa on about the off er Please join Michael Fischer & SPRING MEETING the General Services Leadership Team, *Source of informa on obtained from the FBI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018 at our upcoming mee ng. Bureau of Jus ce Assistance, and the Na onal IN THE AUDITORIUM AT 11:00 A.M. Crime Preven on Council* TEAMS WILL BE ABLE TO PICK UP THEIR Topics of discussion: Pond Assessment, SCHEDULE Maintenance Hours of Opera on, Winter Weather Safety, Emergency & SPRING SEASON BEGINS ON Urgent Communica ons. MARCH 26 AND ENDS ON JUNE 18 NEW PLAYERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME FRIDAY, MARCH 2 ~ AUDITORIUM ~ 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Light refreshments will be served.

Please mark your calendars and FOR MORE INFO CALL TONY ELLIS plan to a end!! AT 410 737-1419 March 2018 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 5

Charlestown Security and Emergency STORING THE VIAL-OF-LIFE General Services When the form is completed, fold it mul ple Services Vial-of-Life Program mes (make it small enough to fi t in the container). Put the Vial-of-Life s cker on the Mike Fischer, Director WHAT IS THE VIAL-OF-LIFE PROGRAM? outside of the vial. Place the Vial-of-Life in The Vial-of-Life provides a means by which the bu er dish part of your refrigerator door! every resident of Charlestown can ensure This is where Security and Emergency Services Do-Not-Resuscitate that the Charlestown Security and Emergency personnel will look for it an emergency. Do not Guidelines for Residents, Services have up-to-date medical and personal put it anywhere else! First Responders cannot Families & Caregivers informa on that they need when responding to aff ord delaying assistance while they look for it a medical emergency. It consists of a Vial-of Life elsewhere. Your health is at stake. DNR stands for “Do Not Resuscitate.” A DNR form, a special container for that form, and a order means that if cardiac arrest occurs— special s cker to iden fy the container. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ASSISTANCE if your heart stops bea ng and you stop WITH FORM. breathing— cardiopulmonary resuscita on WHY IS THE VIAL OF LIFE VITALLY IMPORTANT If you have any ques ons, concerns, need (CPR) will not be performed to revive you. A TO EVERY RESIDENT: assistance in comple ng the form, or need consent to a DNR order, whether in a hospital The Charlestown Security and Emergency a Vial-of-Life, do not hesitate to call Security or nonhospital se ng, is a type of advance Services Unit stands ready to respond to your and Emergency Services Dispatch at 601- instruc on you may give about your treatment. needs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When you, 8806. Addi onal forms can be obtained from as a resident, have a medical emergency, me is your lobby desk, Resident Life, or Security and Maryland EMS DNR Orders of the essence, and responders need access to Emergency Services Offi ces. To minimize the me it accurate medical informa on to help assess your takes for EMS personnel medical needs and provide eff ec ve and effi cient Thank you for helping us help you! to make the resuscitate/ medical assistance to resolve your issues. do not resuscitate decision, O en in a medical emergency, the resident a standardized document may be unconscious, incapacitated, or unable has been developed that to communicate clearly to the responders. The is readily recognizable throughout the state– great majority of our residents live alone in their That’s Not An Emergency Vehicle… Originally this was the blue form called the apartments, and, even if living with a partner, Or Is It? “Maryland Emergency Medical Services (EMS) the partner may be absent or too emo onally Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order.” This form involved to provide needed informa on. Clear An ambulance is approaching in the distance, has been replaced by the Medical Orders for and concise wri en informa on, located in a lights and sirens are fl ashing so what are Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) form. These consistent place, is the proven best method you supposed to do? Yield. Yielding to that forms allow rapid iden fi ca on of those pa ents of providing such informa on. The Vial-of- emergency vehicle is common prac ce on the who have chosen, either directly or through Life is designed to meet this need. In addi on road because their fl ashing lights signal an their legally authorized representa ves, NOT to providing essen al medical informa on, emergency response is taking place. Now, place to be resuscitated in the event of cardiac or the Vial-of-Life also provides responders with yourself here at Charlestown. You see security respiratory arrest. important emergency no fi ca on informa on, vehicles moving toward you with fl ashing yellow such as your physician’s name and phone lights, what do you do? Yield. Our Security lights These forms must be obtained from, and signed number and emergency contact informa on might be yellow fl ashers, but we are responding by, your primary care physician to become for selected family members you would like to an emergency. Unfortunately, it has become eff ec ve orders. Once you have a DNR/MOLST contacted in case of an emergency. a prac ce not to yield to Security. This can mean order, it should be placed in a readily accessible if you have a medical emergency, there can be loca on in your residence– We recommend you Make no mistake! Medical Emergencies can and a delay in the arrival of addi onal lifesaving place it with your Vial of Life, a ached to the do happen to all of us. Be prepared NOW! equipment since nobody yielded to our fl ashing refrigerator with a magnet, or taped to the back lights. of the front door to your apartment. COMPLETING THE VIAL-OF-LIFE FORM. The Vial-of-Life form contains spaces for all Charlestown Security and Emergency If the DNR/MOLST or Medic Alert are not essen al emergency informa on. Take me Services uses amber fl ashing lights when physically with you, life sustaining eff orts will to study the form and collect the informa on responding on emergency calls. We run two be ini ated. needed. Print clearly. If more than one person SES vehicles (a Ford Escape and a new Ford resides in the same apartment, be sure to Explorer) fully equipped with tools such as: Medic Alert ® complete separate forms for each person. The medical bags with oxygen and medica on, We strongly encourage you to contact the Medic Personal Informa on sec on iden fi es you defi brillators, bolt cu ers, li equipment, Alert Founda on to register your EMS DNR and your medical insurance informa on. The life preservers, gas meters, and other life- Order and obtain a piece of jewelry (bracelet Emergency Contact is the primary person that saving equipment — all purposed to serve the or necklace). This jewelry serves as your DNR you want no fi ed in an emergency, and the community of Charlestown in any emergency when the paper version is genuinely unavailable Secondary Contact is whom you want no fi ed if event. If you see our mobile unit fl ashing its (i.e. when you’re away from home). It is readily the primary contact cannot be reached. amber lights, here are some things to keep recognizable by EMS providers and legally in mind: We are responding to someone in authorizes us to honor your wishes in place of Briefl y but clearly describe any pre-exis ng need of emergency services, so please yield the paper form. Social workers are able to assist health problems or medical condi ons you to our vehicle. Every second counts in an you with this process. may have. This is very important in aiding the emergency. The mely delivery of lifesaving responder in assessing your emergency and equipment makes a diff erence. It may not be 1-800-432-5378 or www.medicalert.org providing proper care. To accurately complete your emergency, but please consider if it were the Medica on sec on, collect all your current your pendent ac va on, your pull cord, or Joshua Jones prescrip on containers and use them to list your fran c phone call for help. Charlestown Asst. Supervisor SES/EMR the name of each prescribed medica on and Security and Emergency Services thanks you dosage. Indicate any allergies you have to any for your coopera on and helping improve our medica ons. Also list any non-prescrip on or community safety. over-the-counter medica ons you regularly use. Give the name and phone number of your If security is responding with their lights on and primary care physician. Finally, be sure to sign using their horn: and date the form. • Please be aware of your surroundings. • Please pull to the side of the road and stop. Remember to keep your form up-to-date. • Allow Security to pass you, while you’re Replace your form when changes occur. stopped. • Be cau ous when returning into the roadway.

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Congratula ons Kindling Reading and Math Skills at the Con nuing Care to February 2018 New Song Academy in Sandtown Employee of the Phoebe Graham, Director Month Tenae Green. Three Charlestown residents are already assis ng in second- and third-grade reading and You were nominated math classes at New Song Academy, a public by Amy Sarro for school in the Sandtown sec on of the City CONTINUING CARE CATON WOODS your commitment of Bal more. You may not feel you have the LEADERSHIP TEAM OTHERS and dedica on to our strength or skills to be a classroom assistant, but residents and staff . F D there is a way you could help. Residents who 410-247-9700 (RGN/S) a ended the January 17 Charlestown-Sandtown 410-536-4743 (C W) “Tenae goes far beyond her Care Associate Connec on mee ng became enthusias c about du es in Caton Woods. Just recently, when a buying Kindle Fire tablets for selected classes at A resident on her fl oor was about to pass away New Song. Phoebe Loyer-Graham, ext. 601.8875 in hospice, she was the one whom the resident wanted at her side. Tenae was not even this A A March 5-11 has been set aside as the period David Gearing, ext. 601.3111 resident’s primary caregiver in Caton Woods for gathering funds for the Kindle project. If, Chris Fitzgibbons, . 601.3715 but cared for her when she fi rst moved to perchance, Charlestown residents’ generosity RGT, and this resident and family never forgot exceeds the cost of the Kindles, the Steering D N Tenae’s kindness. The family has asked Tenae Commi ee of the Charlestown-Sandtown Caroline Wagara, ext. 601.8003 to light a candle at this resident’s upcoming Connec on will be considering funding for our other Sandtown projects. A D N funeral which shows how much she means JoAnn Rosario, ext. 601.8041 to this resident and family. There is not one Sharon Piemonte, ext. 601.8013 day that Tenae does not give 100 percent. Back to the Kindles. David Graham, one of the Her commitment to her residents and her volunteers, realized there are programs already A A coworkers is remarkable. Tenae helps out new available through the school system to help Lisa Vaughan, ext. 601.8359 team members. These new team members build math, reading, and word recogni on skills. will o en come to me and ask that they be David explained how Kindle Fire tablets work M D and that fi ve tablets for each of the classes, Myla Carpenter, M.D., ext. 601.8590 assigned to Tenae to orient them.” pre-K through the fourth grade, would help the B O M students and the teachers. We would explore Doris Mills, ext. 601.8347 Pollina on Group buying 30 tablets, cases, and earphones at a Event Recap favorable price and then evaluate their usage H C C with the school before enlarging the project. Alexandra Compton, ext. 601.8578 The solar energy presenta on at Charlestown on Tuesday evening, February 13, was informa ve. A Kindle Fire tablet can be used by four or R M The speakers were Robert Wallace, CEO of Cathy Pelle er, ext. 601.3136 fi ve students at once, with earphones for Power 52, and Daniel Myung, CEO of Norwegian each student. The school system has wi-fi A D D S Energy Systems and Solu ons (NESS). Mr. and “apps,” programs that support those vital Robin Moore, ext. 601.8037 Wallace’s group carries out the design, planning, math and reading skills. The tablets would not and building of large-scale commercial solar leave the classroom, and they have teacher H S installa ons. Mr. Myung explained that his controls so they would not be used for tex ng Kim Early, ext. 601.8557 company arranges fi nancing from Norway at or personal messaging. Though Kindles are M S a good interest rate to facilitate mul -decade sturdy, purchasing cases would provide extra George Taylor, . 601.8354 contracts for electricity. Installa on and protec on. maintenance costs are included. Their Ellico A L M-C W City companies work closely on projects, such Residents who were at the January 17 mee ng Amy Sarro, ext. 601.3725 as Nixon’s Farm, which is supplying energy for have already responded by sending in some Chris na Bryant, ext. 601.3710 four Bal more non-profi t organiza ons including checks. If you would like to support the Kindle W M public schools and apartments. A solar farm project and Sandtown, please make out a check Funmilayo Opadina, ext. 601.8926 puts electricity into the BG&E grid, and the to Charlestown-Sandtown Connec on and send Jacqueline Lamber s, ext. 601.3127 bills of par cipa ng organiza ons are reduced it to Ed Arthur, treasurer, HR-344. Charlestown- Tammy Sykes, ext. 601.8222 accordingly. Power 52 also trains Bal more Sandtown Connec on has received IRS approval as a 501(c)(3) corpora on, so your contribu on young people to do solar installa on work; they S W L is tax deduc ble to the extent allowed under the acquire cer fi ca on and well-paying jobs in the Sara Shanklin ext. 601.8349 law. solar energy industry. A C C For more informa on call David Polli at 410- Shannon Loudermilk Their well-received talk was followed by several 410-382-9384 536-1984 or Phyl Lansing at 410-536-4466. ques ons from the audience. P M Phyl Lansing Rob Hunter, ext. 601.8974 Chuck Wright, Pollina on Group

A P M Lighthouses of Prayer Denise Pucke , ext. 601.8575 Lent Devo onals V P C Kathleen Hart, ext. 601.8133

F C Steve Hall, ext. 601.8924

M C M Lauren Price, ext. 601.8181 “Around Town Tour” Q C C Watch TV Channel 972 D: Shaneild West, ext. 601.8071 Make your reservation Daily 8:15 a.m. & 11:15 p.m. E P: Peace Nwokorie, ext. 601.8389 for the next tour. February 14 - April 2 A L: Tracy Collins, ext. 601.8592 (Note: on Saturdays, the Lent devo onal C L G: Barry Uzoechi, Tuesday, March 6 will be aired about 10 minutes later a er ext. 601.8012 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. the Torah devo onal is fi nished) D C: Maryann Ingram, Lent is the season of… Prayer, Renewal, ext. 601.8072 Doris Cooney, 410-737-1556 Refl ec on, Prepara on for Easter March 2018 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 7

Take A Break MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! Charlestown's First NATURE FESTIVAL Solu on on page 15 "Celebra ng Charlestown's Natural Environment"

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2018 Charlestown Conference Center • The upscale evolu on of our previous Wildfl ower Day • 24 tables of displays and ac vi es • Nature videos • Homemade cookies • Walk the Nature Trail

BCPL’s Library On The Go Bookmobile Fridays 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Lobby 7 March 2, 16, and 30 Cross Creek In Memoriam March 9 and 23

Donald Perkins January 13, 2018 RGS-203 Phone: 410-887-7586 Mary (Be y) Nicholson January 18, 2018 RG-DC414 Dean Tuthill January 19, 2018 RGS-218 Hit Parade Memories Lillian Duden January 21, 2018 CW-217 With Bob and Ellie Margaret McFarland January 22, 2018 RGS-230 Robert Moore January 23, 2018 CW-412 Music for the Walter Sherwin January 30, 2018 HR-217 Richard Von Glatz February 1, 2018 HR-318 Charles Joneckis February 2, 2018 9216 ALL THE HITS ON ORIGINAL RECORDINGS Sarah Legere February 2, 2018 CW-211 ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s, and ‘60s Marina Fox February 3, 2018 RGN-212A Friday, March 2, 2018 Mary Riordan February 4, 2018 CW-414 Charlestown Square Classroom 116 Eleanor Dean February 5, 2018 ST-619 2:00 p.m. Paul McAdam February 7, 2018 BR-422 Friday, March 9, 2018 Stella Dorfman February 9, 2018 RGN-216 Maple Terrace Music Room 1:00 p.m. Jane Goetz February 12, 2018 RGS-335 Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Joyce Page February 12, 2018 RGN-202 Caton Woods Mee ng Hall Ruth Tresco February 13, 2018 RGS-433 2:00 p.m. 3 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS Come join us and bring your friends…it’s FREE! Page 8 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” March 2018

Book Review

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Reviewed by Ted Durr

I doubt if the 45th president March Off erings of the United States has ever read any of the works of Nicolò Machiavelli. There CHARLESTOWN'S 18S-13 Travelogue: Nepal and Tibet is no reason for him to have RUTH HOUCK LIBRARY Instructor: Steve Harders done so. He is a media Thursday, March 1, Auditorium success and a real estate tycoon. I doubt equally March Library Notes 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. as much if the 44th president has not read (*See pg. 7 for class details) Machiavelli. He, having been an undergraduate NEW BOOKS ARE HERE! student at Columbia as well as a law student at Come in and borrow one, or reserve one, 118S-15 Eco-Charlestown: Harvard and then a teacher at the University of now. Environmental Ac ons, Ac vi es, and Chicago’s law school, had plenty of reasons to Informa on at Charlestown read Machiavelli. These statements are pre y Instructor: Bert Clegern obvious. Sara Paretsky Fallout Monday, March, 5, Auditorium Tom Clancy Power and Empire 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. But underneath them is something else. I also (Marc Cameron) doubt if the 45th president of the United States (*See pg. 8 for class details) (Trump) has ever heard of necessità, which Stuart Woods Unbound is Machiavelli’s idea of the statecra that is Alan Bradley The Grave’s A Fine and 18S-20 Shake Hands with Sherlock necessary for good governance. He (so far) Private Place Instructors: William & Norma Hyder governs as though he has not read it. I equally Ken Folle A Column of Fire Monday, March 12, Auditorium doubt if the 44th president (Obama) is not 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. familiar with that term. He governed like he was. John LeCarre A Legacy of Spies (*See pg. 10 for class details) Michael Wolf Fire and Fury One more thing: I doubt if any of the people 18S-21 Puccini’s La Bohème Christopher Reich The Take who voted for the man who is now president Instructor: Tom Glenn ever considered necessità. And I also strongly Danielle Steel Fall from Grace believe that many of those who voted for the Wednesday, March, 14, Auditorium previous president did. They may not have Jayne Ann Krentz Promise Not To Tell 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. used that term but they were interested in his Jenn McKinlay Death in the Stacks (*See page 11 for class details) qualifi ca ons, and rightly so. J. D. Robb Dark in Death 18S-23 That’s a Wrap! Oscars, Award Poli cs, But the voters who elected the 45th president James Pa erson FOUR new tles and the Year in Film were more interested in his whiteness than in Instructor: Max Weiss his qualifi ca ons, and wrongly so. Keep on reading! Tuesday, March 20, Auditorium Myrna Retsky 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. This is why Ta-Nehisi Coates in his book, the (*See page 12 for class details) full tle of which is: We Were Eight Years in Contact Person: Power: An American Tragedy, calls Trump “the fi rst white president.” Obviously all of the Faye Redding, 410-242-7443 18S-25 Endangered Species in the Flesh other 43 presidents were white – they had to Library Direct Line, 410-737-8838, ext. 3118 Instructor: Zoo Volunteers be – but their whiteness was a diff erent kind of Saturday, March, 24, Auditorium requirement. It was the requirement of a not 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. so subtle form of racism in the 19th and fi rst (*See page 13 for class details) half of the 20th century (think lynching) and a 2018 An intergenera onal ac vity! A member may more subtle (but widely spread) form presently 4-Part Workshops reserve up to 4 seats. (housing, educa on, imprisonment). Children under 12 are free. Who is Ta-Nehisi Coates? He grew up in west Understanding Grief When: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 18S-26 When You Hear the Word Violence Bal more. He dropped out of college. Today, Instructor: Ed Sabin a er having a child and living with the child’s Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. mother on the dole, Coates has fi nally made it Loca on: Jerimiah Room Monday, March 26, Auditorium big- me. Toni Morrison calls him the country’s Facilitator: Paul Levine 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. second James Baldwin. (*See page 13 for class details) Mindfulness What does he think? How does he write like he When: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Coming in April does? Come and fi nd out as Ted Dürr gives the Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. 18S-34 The Lincoln Funeral Train March book review on Tuesday, March 13, at Loca on: Jerimiah Room Instructor: Daniel Carroll Toomey 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium. Facilitator: Paul Levine Jane Backstrom and Narka Ryan, Co-Chairs Expressive Arts When: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Loca on: Jerimiah Room Facilitator: Paul Levine Tuesday, April 17, Elkridge Furnace Inn Hope and Healing 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. When: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 (*See page 17 for class details) Twenty-three members of Seton High School Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Alumnae at Charlestown met for their Fall Loca on: Jerimiah Room Members - Present Your Reminder Card Luncheon in The Gallery to socialize and Facilitator: Paul Levine at the Door. Reminder Cards for these events exchange memories of their school-day are non-transferable. The Non-member Fee experiences at Seton. There are over 65 For more informa on, please contact for All Auditorium Events is $5.00 residents here who graduated from Seton Lisa Roeder at 601.8057. [Class limit 200]. High School from the years 1938 to 1968. *See ELLIC Spring Catalog Angie Beltram Jude Socher, ELLIC Communica ons March 2018 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 9

LWV 2018 Film Series presents: I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Convenient Care from the Experts Prize-winning documentary fi lm featuring in Senior Health THE GALLERY NEWS JAMES BALDWIN From answering your billing inquiries to helping Coming to a theater near you: The Gallery constantly off ers us new pleasures, you prepare for upcoming medical procedures, our Classroom 116, Charlestown Square but this month we are ge ng a double dip, Erickson Advantage health plan representa ves 7:00 p.m. since we have not one but two ar sts of the give you the assistance and support you need. March 14, 2018 month: photographer Be y Caldwell and painter Carol Schimpff . Each Erickson Living community employs In 1979, the already world-famous writer an Erickson Advantage member services James Baldwin sent a query le er to his As a high school student, backpacking in the representa ve, so you can communicate with literary agent describing his idea for his Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon, Be y fi rst a real person face-to-face. In addi on, an on- next book, to be tled Remember This experienced the deep sense of connec on that site nurse care coordinator can personally assist House. Baldwin envisioned his book to be a emerged when she engaged with the natural you with health-related ques ons, issues and personal account of the lives and successive world and began her prac ce of medita ve educa on. assassina ons of his three close friends photography. We who live at Charlestown have – Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Mar n enjoyed her photo essays, which are broadcast Should you ever require hospitaliza on, your Luther King, Jr. on Channel 972. nurse-care coordinator can also act as a liaison, speeding up and simplifying your hospital However, by his death eight years later, at Be y’s work has been featured in many juried admission and discharge processes. age 63, Baldwin had only completed thirty exhibits and is currently on display in the “My pages of his intended manuscript. Movie Maryland” exhibi on in the Loew House of Call Jennifer Simon, your Charlestown licensed director Raoul Peck picked up the torch and Delegates, in Annapolis, Md. She was awarded insurance agent, for a complimentary insurance envisioned the rest of the book in this prize- the 2013 Peoples’ Choice Award for the evalua on at 443-297-3110 TTY 711. winning documentary fi lm. To date, I AM Howard County Conservancy Art of Stewardship NOT YOUR NEGRO has won 12 fi lm awards Show. Her photos have been shown in juried Plans are insured through UnitedHealthcare and has been nominated for many others, exhibi ons at the Na onal Wildlife Center, the Insurance Company or one of its affi liated including the Oscar. Recently, PBS showed Na onal Ins tutes of Health, Naturevisions companies, a Medicare Advantage organiza on the fi lm on television. If you missed that, or Photo Expo, the Frederick Camera Clique Juried with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in the plan would like to see the fi lm again, please join Exhibi on, The Chesapeake Bay Founda on, depends on the plan’s contract renewal with us on March 14. the University of Maryland, and the Howard Medicare. County Conservancy, and have been published This remarkable movie documents a journey by Columbia Magazine and publica ons of the Jennifer Simon of the Civil Rights Movement of the ‘60s Tai Sophia Ins tute. Health Insurance Resource Manager, and ‘70s to our present me of Black Lives Erickson Advantage Ma er. Using archival material, we meet Because of their shared interest in capturing James Baldwin extensively through his the beauty of the natural world, Carol and Be y speeches and interviews. The end result of WANT TO PLAY SOFTBALL? make perfect partners for their two-person the fi lm is to challenge our understanding JOIN THE SLUGGERS show, tled “Moments of Wonder.” As an of what America truly stood for ‘back in the architect and ar st, as well as a docent at the day’ and stands for today. Walters Art Museum, Carol Schimpff always had an interest in visual art, especially pain ng. She WHEN: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 started doing watercolors in the 1990s, and, in TIME: 7:00 p.m. 2014, one of her pain ngs was juried into the WHERE: Charlestown Square Classroom 116 Bal more Watercolor Society’s Mid-Atlan c HOW LONG: 93 minutes Exhibit. Our Charlestown so ball team likes to play ball, PLEASE JOIN US – FREE ADMISSION have a good me, and get some exercise. We have She and her husband, Steve, vaca on in the played tournaments with teams from the other Canaan Valley of West Virginia, where they hike Diana Holden area Erickson communi es since 2005, and we are and explore nature in the nearby mountains. always looking for more players. Many of Carol’s pain ngs are based on visual Taizé Prayer Service images she has seen of vistas from mountain Experience is preferred, but not a necessity. tops, of trees and forests, and of ever-changing Actually, most of us who play wish that we were clouds in the sky. half as good as we used to be. Some of us don't run too well anymore, but we s ll call ourselves Clearcu ng of the Canaan Valley occurred the Sluggers (not the Slugs). The same goes for from the 1880s to the 1920s. The original throwing, catching, and hi ng, but we have Boreal forest was totally removed. It will take learned to compensate. We all have various four centuries for re-growth. The character of maladies, but that's just part of senior so ball. the returning trees and forests, as well as the Bon Secours Retreat and We press on. vast open skies, has inspired many of Carol’s Conference Center pain ngs of the area. So with her art she has Saturday, March 10, 2018 So no excuses! If you are interested, come out created beauty from destruc on. Table fellowship dinner at 6:00 p.m. to the Charlestown ball fi eld and play. We have Taizé Prayer 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. plenty of bats and balls and some extra gloves. Don’t miss this special show. Men and women are welcome. Prac ce starts at Dinner cost - bring $10.00 cash 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 2. Then, weather And If you would like to become a member of Taizé Prayer - No charge; collec on permi ng, we will prac ce at 10:00 a.m. on the Fireside Ar sts, come to a mee ng. They are basket for gratuity Mondays and Fridays, for just two months, un l held at 10:00 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the the 2018 tournament, which is scheduled for June month, in the Charlestown Square Card Room. Transporta on via Charlestown Shu le 6. Visitors are welcome. (charged to your account) For more informa on or to sign up, contact Bert Jody Primoff Call Laura Mianulli, ST-507, 410-242- Clegern, the Sluggers' coach, at BR 102, 410-242- 4470 or Kit Knoll, CC-616, 410-744-6733 6003, or [email protected]. We look forward for more informa on and reserva ons. to your joining the team! Page 10 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” March 2018

C R WHERE YOUR IDEAS BECOME REALITY!

ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES Memory Fitness Article #5: MARCH UPDATES: Community Resources is your primary contact Healthy Brain Nutrition for groups and clubs, special events, monthly “MAHALO” CHARLESTOWN LEADERS! activities, and volunteer opportunities. We connect residents with on- and off -campus Preparing, discussing and ea ng food has organizations that provide services to become one of our greatest sources of enjoyment. Did you know that besides sa sfying Charlestown. Residents and employees of our palates, food plays an important role in Charlestown are encouraged to use the services keeping our brain health? Scien fi c evidence and programming support of Community shows that diet has a profound impact on how Resources. Families and friends of Charlestown our brains age. may also take advantage of our services. The Memory Fitness program off ered to Mary Evans residents focuses on good nutri on as an important principle in maintaining brain health. Resident leaders were celebrated at a luncheon (601.8558), [email protected] Good nutri on is not just going on a diet; on Thursday, February 15. Suitably appropriate it is changing the way we think about food. for the occasion was a Hawaiian-themed event Rose Sands Following the strategies described below can with “Mahalo” the word of the day. Translated, (601.8172), [email protected] help with protec ng and maintaining a healthy Mahalo means to thank, to show or express brain. gra tude, and this event was intended to do Erin Morris that. Thanking 266 resident group, club, and (601.8570), [email protected] • Strive to eat omega-3 fats from fi sh at least organiza on leaders for whom there is great twice a week. admira on, praise and respect is something that • An oxidant fruits and vegetables are great is ongoing. However, it is nice from me to me brain foods. Hint, the more colorful, the more an oxidants. to pause, admire, appreciate, and celebrate My Erickson “Did You Know” Facts • Incorporate health proteins from fi sh, their gi s! Mahalo Charlestown leaders! poultry, lean beef and soybeans into your Residents with access to My Erickson can update diet. their resident profi les including: • Alcohol and caff eine are good for the brain if consumed in modera on. • Preferred First Name Voulunteer Program • About Me If you are interested in joining the Summer • Favorite Things 2018 session, please contact Mary Evans, 410- • Interests 737-8838, ext. 601.8558. Sea ng is limited.

• Profession SUMMER 2018 • E-Mail Address Every Monday and Friday • Upload a Photo June 11 through July 26 (No Class on June 18 or July 16) These fi elds along with a phone number will Charlestown Square Classroom 116 be available in the on-line Resident Directory. 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Residents can elect to “Opt Out” of the on- Brookside Classroom 1 The Volunteer Program is looking for a couple line Resident Directory simply by upda ng a of EXCEPTIONAL SUPERHEROES for interes ng new assignments on campus check box. This is a great way to get to know your neighbors! This “My Profi le” feature only 2018 AARP Tax-Aide • Archives Volunteer – This is a brand new pertains to residents who signed up for “My Volunteer assignment in Charlestown’s newly Erickson.” revamped Archives Department. Thanks to our Archives Leader, Janel Douglass, the To sign up for My Erickson, please stop by the valuable records of Charlestown’s history following signup sessions: have been sorted, cleaned, and fi led, and many of the archived documents have been 1st Wednesday of Each Month AARP TAX-AIDE PREPARATION APPOINTMENTS digi zed and fi led electronically to make 10:00 a.m. – Noon AT CHARLESTOWN ARE FULL!! it easier to access the informa on. The Cross Creek Lobby Archives are located in Building #1, on “Main AARP Tax-Aide prepara on is a service provided Street,” across from the pharmacy. Janel is 3rd Wednesday of Each Month by AARP trained volunteers. Please be advised looking for a new Archives Volunteer with computer skills, who can help her catalogue, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. that Charlestown is not able to guarantee appointments. digi ze and archive all new items that come Fireside Lounge into the department. Must have a passion Currently there are wai ng lists at the Cross for Charlestown, and be able to do a li le Creek and Charlestown Square Front Desks. “detec ve work” and research. INTERESTED?? You may be placed on a wai ng list. If an Please contact the Volunteer Program. appointment becomes available, we will contact DISPLAY CASES the fi rst name on the wai ng list in the order in • Friendly Helper in Independent Living – Do which it appears. The following Senior Centers you have a friendly, outgoing personality? During the month of March, make sure to also provide AARP Tax-Aide Services. Please Able to donate a few hours a week to lend a check out the display about the Girl Scouts’ contact any of them to see if they have any open hand? One of our neighbors in Independent Thinking Day by Roberta Poulton in the Cross appointments. Living (Herbert’s Run) is looking for a Creek Lobby. We s ll have many open spots volunteer to stop by twice a week and help to display your collec ons in 2018. Call Erin The Catonsville Senior Center: (410) 887-0900 with sor ng/reading mail and assis ng her with light paperwork organiza on; also to Morris at 410-737-8838 ext. 601-8570 to Arbutus Senior Center: (410) 887-1410 pick up a carryout item from the Shortline reserve your month! Elkridge Senior Center: (410) 313-5192 AARP: (888) 687-2277 occasionally. Must love dogs.

Thank you for your understanding from your Contact the Volunteer Department at Community Resources Team! 410-737-8838, ext. 601.8133 or [email protected] March 2018 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 11

The repertoire is comprised of both tradi onal PERFORMING ARTS and contemporary music of Irish composers and lyricists. The Chorale performs a variety Arts Alive! At Charlestown of music, including patrio c, spiritual, and fun songs, as well as ballads and sea chanteys. The director of the Chorale is Mr. Leslie Lucco. Your guide to the Performing Arts at Charlestown! The Li le Theatre Company’s “Reading To fi nd out what performances are happening: Ms. Bonnie Davis is the Assistant Director and accompanist. Commi ee” is always challenged to fi nd a play • Arts Alive! in “The Sunburst” newspaper which will off er a subject that will appeal to • CCI Monthly Calendar of Events and Charlestown residents, have a reasonable cast Quarterly Performing Arts Flyer size, suggest a set that can be removed from the • CH 972 Scroll COMMUNITY CONCERT stage daily to make way for use by other groups, • CH 972 Charlestown Today Show - SERIES and inspire extra residents to help out just for “Entertainment Minute” the fun of it all. This annual quandary has led to • Local newspaper announcements, the upcoming presenta on in late April of THE “Bal more Sun” and “Catonsville Times” For more informa on on any Community Concert • Flyers on campus bulle n boards Series event, please call Jennifer Tille , Concert RIVERVIEW REST HOME, a “world premiere” • Online Performing Arts Calendar at: Coordinator, at 410-737-8838, Ext. 601-8577. original. The director is Uncle John Lorenz; Joyce www.charlestownperformingarts.com Bathgate is designing the set; the cast includes: TEELIN IRISH DANCE COMPANY • CCIcharlestown.org Rick Jones, Walt Howe, Cindy Jones, Barbara Saturday ~ March 3 If you have ques ons regarding performing arts Carlisle, Martha DeSanc s, Linda Holfelder, events at Charlestown, please contact: 3:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Muriel Rafe-Goins, Lorraine Varacalle, and Gene Auditorium Jennifer Tille and Charlo e Langbehn. Concert Coordinator 410-737-8838, ext. 8577 If you are a Charlestown resident and are willing Jennifer.Tille @Erickson.com to help out for a few hours as stagehand, cket taker, usher, costumes, or other, please call Don CHAPEL CONCERT SERIES Schiller at 410-247-1511, or come to the next mee ng of the Company on Tuesday, March 6, Members of the Chapel Concert Commi ee 1:30 p.m., in the Cross Creek Cra Room. cordially invite you to join other music lovers FUN FRIDAY moves to Saturday as Teelin Irish for the concerts men oned below. Admission Dance Company returns to Charlestown for a is free, but an off ering to help cover concert expenses will be taken during intermission. produc on celebra ng Irish culture with dancers For more informa on, please call Gale Jenkins at performing tradi onal steps with an innova ve OLOA CONCERT SERIES 410-247-9066. style. Two show mes are off ered on Saturday, March 3, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the MARYLAND CHORAL SOCIETY Auditorium, so invite your friends and family! Sunday ~ March 4 ~ 3:00 p.m. F.A.M.E. YOUTH ORCHESTRA Chapel Sunday ~ March 11 ~ 3:00 p.m. TICKETS for this show will be sold on Saturday, *Conference Center* March 3, at the door 1 hour before each The Our Lady of the Angels Concert Series performance (if not sold out at the February presents the Maryland Choral Society in a F.A.M.E. (For the Advancement of Musical 26 cket sale) and will cost $5.00. Please program en tled “Songs of the Roman cs,” Ensembles) is a non-profi t organiza on, founded contact Jennifer Tille (Jennifer.Tille @erickson. featuring the music of Brahms, Schubert, in 1985, for the promo on of a regional youth com) to determine cket availability if you Mendelssohn, and Bach. orchestra. The orchestra is open to students wish to purchase ckets at the door. This is an experience not to be missed! in grades 7 through college who qualify by Admission to any OLOA Concert Series program audi on. Each young member of the group, made up of students from public, private, and is free, but a freewill off ering to cover concert home schools, con nues the study of his or expenses will be taken. Your support is greatly her instrument and receives training in string CATONSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL STEEL BAND appreciated. For further informa on, please orchestra and ensemble repertoire. Cer fi ed Friday ~ April 6 ~ 7:00 p.m. contact Brenda Doetzer at 410-737-8838, Ext. music teachers and professional musicians coach 601-8298. over 50 youngsters from Bal more City and Conference Center surrounding coun es. These young musicians experience opportuni es for advanced musical FUN FRIDAY fl ies to expression in a s mula ng atmosphere. Their the Caribbean as the Two More Performances needs are met through exchange of ideas and Community Concert techniques at regular rehearsals and concerts. Series hosts Catonsville Please join Charlestown Brass + 1 as they F.A.M.E. Orchestra performs not only in the High School Steel Band celebrate the “Luck ‘O the Irish” and present a Bal more area but has been invited to perform on Friday, April 6, at 7:00 special St. Patrick’s Day Program on Thursday, interna onally. The Conductor is Lucy Rouse. p.m. in the Conference Center. The Catonsville March 15, at 3:00 p.m. in the Chesapeake Please note this performance will take place in High School Steel Drum Band, directed by Jim Lounge. For more informa on, please call Paul the Conference Center. Wharton, was founded in 1991, and for seven Bagley at 410-242-8950. years was the only school steel drum program in the State of Maryland. Formed as a means IRISHMAN’S CHORALE for students to study and perform music from Sunday ~ March 18 ~ 3:00 p.m. a culture other than their own, the band Chapel shares the music of Trinidad and Tobago with audiences throughout the Maryland region. Save the Date… Over 30 spirited performances are given each year in se ngs as diverse as school assemblies, the Inner Harbor Amphitheatre, university Residents Gene Langbehn and Charlo e Clem- conferences, state and na onal conven ons of Langbehn will perform a concert en tled “More music educators, community fes vals, church Love Songs From the Heart” on Friday, April 20 and synagogue social events and services. at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. Tickets will cost The Irishman’s Chorale was founded in 1985 by Addi onally, the band has performed with $5 and all proceeds will benefi t Charlestown’s Larry Feely and is one of the largest male Irish interna onally known steel drum ar sts Andy Benevolent Care Fund. For more informa on, choruses in the Mid-Atlan c area. It is dedicated please call Gene Langbehn at 410-536-5136. to the preserva on of Irish culture and history Narell and Robert Greenidge at the Berks County through music. There are approximately fi y Jazz Fes val in Reading, Pennsylvania. Admission members, mainly from the Mid-Atlan c area. will be $5.00 per person at the door. Page 12 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” March 2018

JOIN CHARLESTOWN’S JEWISH Dining Services COMMUNITY FOR A Aida Blanco, Director P This month is all about updates and posi ve very proud of all the hard work our student changes that you will see happening in our employees have put in and wish them well as S M Charlestown dining rooms. I men oned last they move through the applica on process. month that the renova ons for Shortline and This program would not be possible without the WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018 Chesapeake would be star ng at the end of contribu ons of our residents and for that, we 5:00 p.m. March/beginning of April, and we are s ll on thank you for caring about these young adults CHARLESTOWN SQUARE GALLERY track with that plan and meline. We have and inves ng in their futures. also been discussing changing the name of the Hear the story of the Exodus from Egypt Shortline Café when it reopens, and we want We are currently in the process of preparing for Full Course Dinner with Wine your input as to what the name should be. To the spring menu rollout which will be happening $22.00 help accomplish this, we have placed a ballot across campus on Monday, April 9. Menu focus box in the Shortline where you can cast your groups were a big success, and our chefs and All residents, family, friends vote and have your voice heard. In prepara on managers are now wri ng the new menus based and staff are invited! for this transi on, we have started off ering Carry on your feedback and what will be in season. In Out service at the Chesapeake from 2:30 - 3:30 addi on to the new menus, we will be adding a Please make reserva ons by p.m., with orders being turned in between 11:00 weekly dessert special to off er you even more March 23, 2018, by sending a check to a.m. - 1:30 p.m. We s ll have delivery available variety. Also, in answer to your requests, we now Sara Cohn, ST-313 for your carryout meals through Shortline as have a kid’s menu available in our restaurants. well, and once we begin renova ons this service This menu will be available to your young guests Ques ons, please call 410-314-2504 will con nue from the Chesapeake. In addi on or anyone who has need of it. to the renova ons, we will be conver ng the Whistlestop Store into a new gym space. We will We have some exci ng news regarding our start retailing the most popular items carried at chefs. Chef Bailey has been moved to Fireside, the Whistlestop in a designated retail sec on, Chef Paul has been moved to Chesapeake that will become part of the new Shortline. This and we are happy to announce and welcome change brings a great opportunity to provide new Execu ve Chef Sean Grady to the the Cross Creek side of campus an exci ng new Refectory/Terrace. These moves will allow our Dining Ambassadors Needs YOU fi tness experience. By u lizing some space in current chefs to con nue their professional the new Shortline, we will help ensure that development and growth and make room for Back in 2009, Sally Pound and Mary Ann popular items stay available in one convenient Chef Sean to join our team and become an Ressler had a great idea: “Let’s start a group of loca on. integral member of Dining Services. resident volunteers who will become ‘Dining Ambassadors’ and welcome new residents to You can also expect to see new uniforms for the Last but not least, please mark your calendar join them for dinner and conversa on.” service staff in all the full-service dining rooms to a end the Dining Services Town Hall which in the near future. Based on your feedback, will be on Friday, March 30, at 11:00 a.m. , in Sally, Mary Ann and their volunteers were the new uniforms will add a more professional the auditorium. Please note that we have gone gracious hosts for all these years and we thank appearance to our dining rooms and staff . On to one Town Hall mee ng me instead of two them for their dedica on and help. In August another exci ng note about staff , we have 32 which started in February. 2017, they decided they fi nally needed to scholarship applicants for this year! We are “re re.” (Wouldn’t you, a er having met 1,312 April Williams, General Manager new residents? WOW!) The group was a vital part of welcoming new neighbors and making them feel at home.

Eff orts are being made to reorganize this important group. If you can answer “yes” to the following ques ons, we are looking for you:

1. Are you friendly and like to talk with people? 2. Do you like living at Charlestown and are willing to share your posi ve experiences? 3. Do you like to eat? 4. Can you share one evening meal me (4:00 – 6:30 p.m.) every few months? 5. Can you smile?

Please give Dawn Strumsky a call at 410-501- 3417 or email [email protected] for details.

With your help, we hope to be able to invite our new neighbors to join us for dinner soon. March 2018 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 13 Philanthropy Patti Santoni, Director Philanthropy welcomes new member TREASURE SALE to the team…… THANK YOU to everyone who helped make Lisa Zehring comes to Charlestown the February Treasure Sale a success! with a background in Human Resources and Community Our Treasure Sale Directors Sara Nixon, Tom Outreach. She earned her Master’s Showe, and Sharon Stewart, and 300+ volun- Thirty-Year Tradi on for our Degree in Human Resources teers dedicate hundreds of hours each week Charlestown Scholars’ Fund! Management and Development and worked to prepare for our quarterly sale events. If you her way up within the Human Resources made a Treasure Sale dona on over the past Happy 30th Anniversary to the Charlestown department at Verizon Wireless. Lisa has worked few months and/or shopped this last sale, you Scholars’ Fund! This Program is a wonderful way for many years in Community Outreach at JDRF, helped us raise $35,272! Items for sale in the for residents to support student employees in as a volunteer, Execu ve Board member and as Treasure Sale come from daily resident do- their pursuit of higher educa on. Currently our Fund supports 135 students now ac ve in our the Outreach Manager for the Maryland chapter. na ons and apartment cleanouts. Proceeds Program at an average cost of $270,000. She is passionate about being in a role that benefi t The Benevolent Care Fund (75%), The makes a posi ve impact on others and, thus, is Charlestown Scholarship Fund (3%), Chapel Last year, the individual scholarship for each excited to be a part of the Philanthropy team. Concerts (2%), Staff Apprecia on (3%), The student was increased to $2,000 per year, which Lisa lives in Elkridge with her husband, Mike, and Ruth H. Houck Library (2%), The Film Library is a commitment to each student for four years, their three children: Madison, Nick, and Braden (2%) and The Harmonizers ($400), as well as provided they supply the Philanthropy offi ce with (and two bull mas ff s: Colby and Finley). various projects in and around the community. their grades and schedule each semester. If you would like to be part of this amazing Lisa will be responsible for overseeing the group of volunteers, contact Emily Fowler at The student employees earn scholarships by Scholars Program, Cars for Care, and the Annual 410-737-8892. working here for a least 1,000 hours by the me Gala. Be sure to stop by the Philanthropy offi ce of the ceremony and must have a minimum and say hello. You can reach Lisa by phone at Mark your Calendar for our 2.5 GPA in high school. In 2017, 135 students 410-737-8838 ext. 601.8397 or by email at May Treasure Sale! received scholarship checks to help off set [email protected]. THURSDAY, MAY 3 – SATURDAY, MAY 5 college expenses. This year we have 32 scholar candidates. The candidates are easily iden fi able Would you like to make a dona on to the next in their respec ve work areas by their green I਎ Rਅ਍ਅ਍ਂ਒ਁ਎ਃਅ Treasure Sale? Please call the Treasure Sale “Scholar Candidate” aprons. Gi s were made during the month of January Pickup Line at ext. 601.8124 to arrange a pick- to Benevolent Care in memory of Bonnie up. Last year only 52% of all resident households gave to the Scholars’ Fund. Collec vely, we have Clendaniel, Jo Collins, Colein Fischbach, Harper made this commitment to those who have served Griswold, Ruby Higdon, Jeanne Leroy, Be y For larger dona ons such as tables, chairs us well. Importantly, every resident can help us Mehalko, Marvin Meyer, Mary Oxenham, Janet and lamps, please contact Emily Fowler at meet this fi nancial commitment through some Shaw, Anthony Stracke, and Paul Wareheim. 410-737-8892 so that your dona on can be approved prior to pickups from Housekeeping. contribu on, great or small. Par cipa on by all These gi s serve as a tribute to their interests residents reduces the burden carried by only half. and accomplishments. Please join us in This is to ensure that dona ons are in saleable condi on. We are aiming for ALL residents to give this year. extending hear elt sympathy to loved ones le Some ideas to make it easy to contribute are: behind. monthly deduc ons on your Resident Account, Please do not leave dona ons outside credit card dona ons (minimum $20), a check, the Treasure Sale stores. I਎ Hਏ਎ਏ਒ Oਆ or cash to the Philanthropy Offi ce in Cross Creek. Gi s were made during the month of January Dona ons for the Scholars’ Fund are accepted to the Benevolent Care Fund in honor of Jack all year around. The Philanthropy Offi ce accepts Harrison’s excellent service as a Charlestown Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and now also accepts Tech Tutor. Thank you Jack for your great work! American Express. The Scholars’ Fund is 95% funded by the BE SURE TO VISIT residents. Dona ons are 100% tax deduc ble as allowed by law, and all monies collected are TREASURES UNLIMITED restricted to the Scholars’ Fund. Scholarship checks are mailed directly to the Universi es, not Open Every Tuesday the students. 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. HERBERT’S RUN TLEVEL Please try to give; this is your chance to help change a young person's life for the be er. The LADIES’ BOUTIQUE Scholars’ Fund Campaign offi cially begins on Open Every Tuesday March 19 and con nues through April 30. Checks 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. may be made payable to the Scholars’ Fund. How Does Cars for Care Work? HERBERT’S RUN TLEVEL Please be generous, they need our help! Our goal and this year is to exceed what we raised last year ($175,000). With everyone’s help – we know this It’s easy! We are asking residents and their by Appointments is totally achievable. families to consider donating no-longer- Shirley - 410-242-7871 needed cars to Charlestown’s Benevolent Sally - 410-247-0171 Care Fund. We will take care of the details, Any further ques ons may be directed to Barbara - 410-314-9039 working with a wholesale buyer to ensure that our Scholar Commi ee members: Michelle Chenoweth, Pat Kasuda, Leigh Anne Cooper, Be y your car receives the highest value possible. Ruff , Norma Goldberg, Roland Gray, Tony Hansen, We will pick up the vehicle and take care of TREASURE CHEST Mel Milio, Marie Skane, and myself, or contact turning in vehicle tags at no cost to you! Open Every Tuesday and Lisa Zehring in the Philanthropy Offi ce at 410-737- 100% Tax Deductible! Friday 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 8838 ext. 601.8397. For more information or to set up an Every Monday Thank you for suppor ng our scholars! appointment, contact the Philanthropy Offi ce 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Charlie Eichenlaub at 410-737-8892. BROOKSIDE TLEVEL Scholar Commi ee Chair Page 14 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” March 2018 A en on Military Re rees and Fitness Center The Parkinson’s Disease and Their Dependents Movement Disorders Support Group Betsy and I moved to Charlestown in October Fishing for Be er Heart Health invites you to a end the following 2016. Both of us are re red Army. Soon a er discussion group mee ng: we moved in, we learned that CVS, the on- Ea ng fi sh on a regular basis site pharmacy, was no longer in the TRICARE can substan ally lower levels of Monday, March 12, 2018 network. That means that we do not have the infl amma on associated with *Presenta on: Drum Circle in Treatment of convenience of having a pharmacy co-located heart disease risk, according to Parkinson’s Disease by Nellie Hill* with the Medical Center on campus. a study that appeared in the July 5 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. and We o en are able to get a same-day Monday, March 26, 2018 appointment with a doctor at the Medical The study also found that even small, lean 10:00-11:00 a.m. Center, but then, regardless of the weather, we varie es of fi sh can have a health benefi t. CTS Card/TV Room #202 have to drive off campus to get a prescrip on This is signifi cant because previous studies fi lled. I men oned this to Management and have found a heart benefi t only from ea ng found out that CVS has contracted with Erickson fa y, cold-water fi sh, such as salmon, which For more informa on call: to rent the pharmacy space at all of the contain high levels of omega-3 fa y acids. Lillian Ossorio Erickson proper es, not just at Charlestown. There is also new evidence that heart health Resident Service Coordinator at Management said they would take this up with is important to brain health. People with both 410-737-8838, ext. 601.8459 Corporate, considering the number of TRICARE type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease are enrollees. at increased risk of cogni ve decline. There has been a lot of research looking at the links I called TRICARE North and found out that, as between type 2 diabetes and increased risk Parkinson’s Disease Caregivers’ of January 1, 2018, TRICARE North and TRICARE for demen a. People with heart disease are at Group Mee ng East have merged to form TRICARE East, and higher risk for cogni ve impairment, providing Humana Military has become the regional more evidence of the interconnec on between Wednesday, March 14, 2018 contractor for TRICARE East. The Humana our physical and mental health. Mayo Clinic 1:30 p.m. researchers found that in a study of more than Military telephone number is 800-444-5445. Charlestown Square I talked to a Humana Military representa ve 2,719 people aged 70–89, those with heart and learned that our co-pay is essen ally the disease—especially women—were more likely Mee ng Room 116 same throughout the network, as long as the to experience mild cogni ve impairment, pharmacy is in the TRICARE network. exemplifi ed by problems with language, For more informa on call: thinking and judgment. Lillian Ossorio We have been driving to WalMart or CostCo Resident Services Coordinator at to fi ll prescrip ons, assuming that the co- Shawn Cook 410-737-8838, ext. 601.8459 pays there were less expensive than at other Fitness Specialist pharmacies. With this new knowledge, we went to Giant and Rite Aid (across the street from Weis). Both accept TRICARE at their pharmacies, so you can take the Charlestown shu le to fi ll a prescrip on. General Services has agreed to extend their Weis shu le route to include Poets’ Spotlight the Rite Aid, upon request. Rite Aid will soon become Walgreen’s, which accepts TRICARE. Marching In Next, we went to the Catonsville Pharmacy at 6350 Frederick Road. If you go straight across Will you enter in like a lion, and roar like a strong wind a-blow-in Frederick Road on Paradise Avenue, you are or will you blanket the ground with white as it begins a-snow-in. there. The telephone number is 410-744-5959. I give you this informa on about the Catonsville Ahh, the ides of March are here as Mother Nature sings, Pharmacy because they have free local delivery, she has some hidden treasures that only a March day brings. to include delivery to Charlestown. Betsy and I gave the pharmacist our TRICARE informa on The robin fl ying here and there not knowing where to go, for future prescrip on needs. fi rst, a day of sunshine then a day of snow. But pre y soon she’ll do her best, to fi nd the perfect li le nest. Remember that none of this aff ects Express Scripts for maintenance prescrip ons, which One of the treasures will don shades of green, come through the mail. Songs of Kilarney, heard but not seen.

We hope this informa on is helpful. And now the laddie takes a bow and steals your heart away, as his Irish eyes are smiling on this fi ne St. Pa y’s Day. William S. Li le COL, JAG, USA Re red Another treasure comes to call with fancy skirts a-twirlin, a fi ne fair lassie with bright red hair clogging round and whirling

(We look at the castles standing so grand, with the beau ful green moors of sweet Ireland.)

On to the pub with an old rus c jug, watching the lads take a swig, giving a shout and leaping about dancing a fi ne Irish jig. Free Blood Pressure Clinic Wednesdays So, top “O” the morning to all ye fi ne folks, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. now let’s head to the chapel and pray. March 7- Cross Creek For our Dear Lord doesn’t care if you’re Irish or not March 21 - Fireside CTS “Tis a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!” Home Support Angie Baroch 410-247-3400, ext. 8801 March 2018 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” Page 15 BBulletinulletin BBoardoard

Our NewestN t Residents Theme: Our Choking Planet BEYOND RECYCLING: THE MORAL URGENCY OF LIVING SIMPLER What does your faith perspec ve or sense of the “common good” tell you about living in Mr. & Mrs. Barbara and Howard Aylesworth HR-105 harmony with planet Earth? Mr. & Mrs. Peggy and Dick Crebs ST-104 Ms. MaryLou Houtz CC-113 Re red pastor Mary Gaut serves on the Ecumenical Leaders Green Advisory Group and is Board Chair of Mr. & Mrs. Joanne and Charlie Jesilionis HR-502 Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake. Since the fi rst Mr. & Mrs. Della and Lou LeConte HR-201 Earth Day in 1970, she has been ac ve in environmental Mr. & Mrs. Rochelle and Yogi Savetman PV-408 issues and sustainability. Mr. Bob Troll HV-303 Mr. Steve Webster HR-T27 Tuesday, March 13, 7:00 P.M. in the Auditorium SPONSORED BY THE POLLINATION TEAM Women’s History Month

A Musical Theatre Event featuring FamousF Women of American History Sponsored by Charlestown Diversityty & IInclusionncl Council presents… the Charlestown Diversity & Inclusion Council

Monday, March 19, 2018 “Cooking with Dean” 10:00 a.m. to Noon Auditorium Friday, March 16, 2018 All are invited to come out and enjoy this wonderful 11:00 a.m. – Noon in the Auditorium musical event! Dean Crawford from the Medical Center will be your Host.

Pa y Carver is a professional singer, actress and writer with interna onal Our “Guest Chef” for the hour will be credits. She has wri en over 40 original Eric Queen musicals for all audiences. Her award- Dining Services Assistant Manager winning and cri cally acclaimed one- With Special Guest: Eric’s Mom woman musicals have been performed in theaters, schools, libraries, and community centers throughout New Join us as Eric recreates his mother’s delicious Matzo Ball Soup England and up and down the East Coast. and recounts the story of how her special recipe of this classic dish came into being.

Samples of the soup prepared during this event will be made available to everyone in a endance.

*Refreshments will be served*

REMINDER

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Copies of "Eco-Charlestown" are available at the Charlestown Square and Cross Creek lobby desks. If you are interested in the environment of our Charlestown area and what we do to our environment, give this 20+ page document a read. It also has species lists of our Charlestown trees, mammals, and birds. If you prefer, send me a note at [email protected] and I'll send a hard copy to your cubby. Bert Clegern, BR-102. Page 16 “Sharing our Gifts to Create a Community that Celebrates Life” March 2018 Resident Life Sherry Parrish, LCSW-C, Director INTERMISSIONS CORNER Maureen’s Moment Mind your Memory We strive to provide a welcoming Here are the answers to the February Challenge: A er a long and cold winter, environment that is cogni vely 1. Second month February March is fi nally here! With spring s mula ng and non-judgmental. 2. Sing in the Alps Yodel almost here and Easter soon to We recognize that everyone has 3. Tanned hide Leather follow, there is much to celebrate diff erent strengths and weaknesses 4. Not a one-way fl ight Roundtrip about this month. It’s me for us to come out and, by working as a group, we achieve success. 5. Skydiver’s need Parachute of hiberna on! On Monday, March 5, we will We focus on the posi ve, and we embrace the 6. Peppy, full of life Energe c be having a combined musical ac vity when we no on that “laughter is the best medicine.” I 7. Young cow Calf take a trip to visit our friends in Caton Woods. would like to share some Intermissions humor 8. Know around the world Famous We look forward to the opportunity to spend with you. 9. Lunchbox item Sandwich some me with them and sing our favorite 10. Challenging Hard songs. We start our day by welcoming each person 11. Sunrise Dawn and off ering a cup of coff ee, tea or water, and 12. Not wide Narrow March is also Women’s History Month and on cookies. As each person gets comfortable, we 13. Billfold Wallet March 1, we will be watching a special slideshow begin to chat. There is a par cipant that is 14. Cab Taxi program about some infl uen al and famous always one step ahead of us when it comes to a 15. Against the law Illegal women and their role in our history. We’ll also play on words or one-liners. I asked him, “What’s 16. Rent collector Landlord take a look at some female inventors and talk new?” He replied, “New York, New Jersey, New 17. Mar n Luther King had one Dream about how their contribu ons have le a las ng Hampshire.” I now use that line on friends. 18. When spring arrives March legacy on our lives. One of our par cipants said she was going into March Challenge: Word Unscramble Many of our ac vi es this month will focus on the restroom to put on lips ck. As she came out How good are you at word puzzles? Our St. Patrick’s Day and the coming spring season. of the restroom a staff member said, “You look Some of our other highlights for the month challenge this month deals with unscrambling even pre er.” The resident replied, “I know.” words associated with music, more specifi cally, include: a marching band. Try to rearrange the le ers in Another par cipant was telling us about having the words below to come up with a common • A virtual trip to Kenya an aide help him in his apartment. The resident marching band term or instrument. The fi rst • Celebra ng Maryland Day by playing a special said, “The aide helps me go places, and now she answer is provided for you. The answers will be Jeopardy Game and watching a presenta on lives with me and my wife doesn’t mind.” in next month’s sunburst! about Maryland’s history 1. NABTO Baton • The career, music and life of Elton John This last quip s ll has me wondering as to its 2. OCIURSSEPN • A History of the Kilt and its importance in true meaning. We were having a discussion Sco sh heritage 3. OBOENTMR about mothers. I said to the group, “I have a 4. BUTA great mother.” A resident replied, “She must 5. OOCURTCND If you or anyone you know would like to learn be great, she raised you.” Hmmmm, was that a 6. OUDOSORT more about Intermissions, or are interested in compliment to me or to my mother’s tenacity?? 7. EURMTPT becoming a volunteer, please contact Kayleigh Maureen Po er 8. JTETORMEA Reese at 443-297-3500. 9. RSENA RUDM 10. ACLYSMB Kayleigh Reese, Intermissions Coordinator 11. TIARECLN 12. FTULE 13. RMHCA 14. SSBRA Resident Services 15. CRHNFE ROHN 16. IUNOFRM We are here to assist you. 17. DWONIDOW Please u lize this lis ng to fi nd the appropriate staff member for your area! 18. HXEOLOPYN

Sunburst Staff

Editor-In-Chief, Sherry Parrish, LCSW-C Resident Life Director

Publisher. . . Brittany Owens Administrative Assistant, Resident Life

Editors . . . Gif Intlekofer, Herb and Myrna Retsky, and Mel Milio

Deadline for April 2018 issue is March 15 You can submit your article by email: [email protected] or send it to the Resident Life Offi ce located in Cross Creek lobby

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