SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 9:30am: SIUMC Pickup (IC) 9:30am: Advanced Fitness DVD (BR) 9:30am: Aqua Fitness (PC) 9:30am: Aqua Fitness (PC) 8:30am: Flower Brigade (AR) 9am-1pm: Golf Cart & (PC) 8:30am: Flower Brigade (AR) 12pm: Brunch Buffet 1 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 2 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 3 9:30am: Advanced Fitness DVD (BR) 4 9:30am: Core Training (BR) 5 9:30am: Aqua Fitness (PC) 6 10am: Zumba Gold (BR) 7 2pm: Scrabble & Rummikub (CR) 10:30am: Fitness DVD (BR) 10:30am: Stretch & Strength (BR) 10am: Bible Study (CR) 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 10:30am: Holy Communion (Oaks) 11am: Stretch & Strength (BR) 2pm: Ch 95: The Last King of Scotland 1pm: Mahjong (CR) 12:30pm: Duplicate Bridge (AR) 10:30am: Fitness DVD (BR) 10:30am: Stretch & Strength (BR) 10:30am: Weights Workout (BR) 12:30pm: Duplicate Bridge (AR) 3pm: Bocce at The Cottages Park 1pm: Beginner Mahjong (CR) 1pm: Mahjong & Scrabble (CR) 11:30am: Blood Pressure (SR) 11am: St. James Lenten Group (SR) 11:30am: Line Dancing (AR) 1pm: Party Bridge (CR) 3:30pm: The Thornbirds Miniseries (AR) 1pm: Bingo (AR) 12:30pm: Men’s Luncheon (MR) 1pm: Mexican Train Dominoes (CR) 1pm: Game Time! (SR) 1pm: Chat with Chris (SR) 5pm: Happy Hour (CR) 3pm: Ch 95: In Good Company 1pm: Beginner’s Line Dancing (AR) 6pm: Depart for the Atlanta Symphony 1:30pm: Battle of the Sexes Poker (CR) 5:30pm: Dining with Directors (DR) 3pm: Book Club (AR) Orchestra - SavMusicFest 3pm: Line Dancing (AR) 5pm: Happy Hour (CR) 5pm: Happy Hour (CR) 9:30am: SIUMC Pickup (IC) 9:30am: Advanced Fitness DVD (BR) 9:30am: Aqua Fitness (PC) 9:30am: Aqua Fitness (PC) 8:30am: Flower Brigade (AR) 10:30am: Fitness DVD (BR) 8:30am: Flower Brigade (AR) 12pm: Brunch Buffet 8 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 9 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 10 9:30am: Advanced Fitness DVD (BR)11 9:30am: Core Training (BR) 12 11:15am: Ask Amanda (BR) 13 10:30am: Fitness DVD (BR) 14 12:15pm: Depart for Giselle - Bolshoi 10:30am: Fitness DVD (BR) 10:30am: Stretch & Strength (BR) 10am: Bible Study (CR) 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 1pm: Mexican Train Dominoes (CR) 11:50am: Depart for Luisa Miller - Ballet 1pm: Mahjong (CR) 11:15am: Mixing with Mary & Talking 10:30am: Fitness DVD (BR) 10:30am: Stretch & Strength (BR) 1pm: Party Bridge (SR) The Met Opera 2pm: Scrabble & Rummikub (CR) 1pm: Beginner Mahjong (CR) with Terry (CR) 11:30am: Blood Pressure (SR) 11am: St. James Lenten Group (SR) 1pm: Audiology Services (CONF) 12:30pm: Duplicate Bridge (AR) 2pm: Ch 95: Master and Commander 3:30pm: The Thornbirds Miniseries (AR) 12pm: Lunch with the Rector (DR) 1pm: Bunco (AR) 12:30pm: Men’s Luncheon (MR) 2:30pm: Musical Matinee - West 1pm: Party Bridge (CR) 3pm: Bocce at The Cottages Park 4pm: Prayer Service (Oaks) 12:30pm: Duplicate Bridge (AR) 1:30pm: Battle of the Sexes Poker (CR) 1pm: Knitting Group (SR) Side Story (BR) 1pm: Game Time! (SR) 5pm: Happy Hour (CR) 1pm: Mahjong & Scrabble (CR) 3pm: Line Dancing (AR) 1:15pm: Depart for SCAD Museum 5pm: Happy Hour (CR) 4:30pm: Meditation Session (BR) 5pm: Happy Hour celebrating birthdays 3pm: Ch 95: Tommy’s Honour 6:30pm: Depart for Classical Broadway with David Duckworth, pianist (CR) 4pm: Beyond Now Grief Support (SR) - SavMusicFest

9:30am: SIUMC Pickup (IC) 9:30am: Advanced Fitness DVD (BR) 9:30am: Aqua Fitness (PC) 9:30am: Aqua Fitness (PC) 8:30am: Flower Brigade (AR) 9:30am: Aqua Fitness (PC) 8:30am: Flower Brigade (AR) 12pm: Brunch Buffet 15 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 16 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 17 9:30am: Advanced Fitness DVD (BR)18 9am: Golf Cart Repair (PC) 19 10:30am: Weights Workout (BR) 20 10am: Zumba Gold (BR) 21 2pm: Scrabble & Rummikub (CR) 10:30am: Fitness DVD (BR) 10:30am: Stretch & Strength (BR) 10am: Bible Study (CR) 9:30am: Core Training (BR) 11:30am: Line Dancing (AR) 11am: Stretch & Strength (BR) 2pm: Ch 95: Friendly Persuasion 1pm: Mahjong (CR) 11:15am: Passion for Poetry (CR) 10:30am: Fitness DVD (BR) 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 1pm: Mexican Train Dominoes (CR) 12:30pm: Duplicate Bridge (AR) 2pm: Depart for The Piano Men at the 1pm: Beginner Mahjong (CR) 12:30pm: Duplicate Bridge (AR) 11:30am: Blood Pressure (SR) 10:30am: Stretch & Strength (BR) 1pm: Party Bridge (SR) 1pm: Party Bridge (CR) Historic Savannah Theater 4pm: Special Presentation: Volunteer- 1pm: Mahjong & Scrabble (CR) 1pm: Bingo (AR) 12:30pm: Men’s Luncheon (MR) 1pm: Beginner’s Line Dancing (AR) 1pm: Game Time! (SR) 3pm: Bocce at The Cottages Park ism & Hospice (BR) 1:30pm: Battle of the Sexes Poker (CR) 3pm: Ch 95: On the Town 4pm: Religious Discussion (BR) 6:45pm: Depart for All You Need Is 5pm: Happy Hour (CR) 3pm: General Resident Meeting (BR) 3:30pm: Shakespeare Video - Romeo 5pm: Happy Hour (CR) Love - SavPhilharmonic 3pm: Line Dancing (AR) and Juliet (BR) 5pm: Happy Hour (CR) 9:30am: SIUMC Pickup (IC) 9:30am: Advanced Fitness DVD (BR) 9:30am: Aqua Fitness (PC) 9:30am: Aqua Fitness (PC) 8:30am: Flower Brigade (AR) 9:30am: Aqua Fitness (PC) 8:30am: Flower Brigade (AR) 12pm: Brunch Buffet 22 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 23 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 24 9:30am: Advanced Fitness DVD (BR) 25 9:30am: Core Training (BR) 26 10:30am: Weights Workout (BR) 27 10am: Zumba Gold (BR) 28 2pm: Scrabble & Rummikub (CR) 10:30am: Fitness DVD (BR) 10am: Tour of The Oaks (Oaks) 10am: Bible Study (CR) 10am: Day Break (Oaks) 11:30am: Line Dancing (AR) 11am: Stretch & Strength (BR) 2pm: Ch 95: Meet Me in St. Louis 1pm: Mahjong (CR) 10:30am: Stretch & Strength (BR) 10:30am: Fitness DVD (BR) 10:30am: Stretch & Strength (BR) 1pm: Mexican Train Dominoes (CR) 12:15pm: Depart for Cendrillon - The 3pm: Bocce at The Cottages Park 1pm: Beginner Mahjong (CR) 12:30pm: Duplicate Bridge (AR) 11:30am: Blood Pressure (SR) 1pm: Knitting Group (SR) 1pm: Party Bridge (SR) Met Opera 1pm: Bunco (AR) 2pm: Tour of The Oaks (Oaks) 1pm: Mahjong & Scrabble (CR) 3pm: Ch 95: Jane Eyre 1:30pm: Battle of the Sexes Poker (CR) 1pm: Beginner’s Line Dancing (AR) 12:30pm: Duplicate Bridge (AR) 3:30pm: The Thornbirds Miniseries (AR) 4pm: Shakespeare Study - Romeo and 4pm: Volunteer Appreciation 3pm: Line Dancing (AR) 3pm: Movie Matinee - Romeo and Juliet 1pm: Party Bridge (CR) 5pm: Happy Hour (CR) Reception (BR) 4pm: Therapy Presentation (BR) Juliet (BR) Ballet (BR) 1pm: Game Time! (SR) 5pm: Happy Hour w/ David Duckworth (CR) 5pm: Happy Hour (CR)

9:30am: SIUMC Pickup (IC) 29 9:30am: Advanced Fitness DVD (BR)30 Campus Location Key 12pm: Brunch Buffet 10am: Day Break (Oaks) AR = Activities Room 2pm: Scrabble & Rummikub (CR) 10:30am: Fitness DVD (BR) Key BR = Ballroom 2pm: Ch 95: Diana 1pm: Mahjong (CR) CR = Card Room 2:15pm: Depart for Savannah Winds 1pm: Beginner Mahjong (CR) On-Campus CONF = Conference Room Ed & Friends Pops Concert 3:30pm: The Thornbirds Miniseries (AR) SR = Sandpiper Room 3pm: Bocce at The Cottages Park 5pm: Happy Hour (CR) Off-Campus PC = Palmetto Club Pool MR = Modena Room DR = Dining Room

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DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS

Main Number 598-5030 Terry Lee, Environmental Services 721-9357

Concierge 598-3604 Mary Coombs, Facility Operations 598-3687

Amanda Elliott, Executive Director 598-3601 Marchel Fairchild, Nursing 598-3612 I N S I D E THIS ISSUE… Heather Kjelstad, Administrator 598-3611 Chris Lee, Home Care 598-3665

Amy Blevins, Marketing & Sales 598-3675 Angie Carroll, Human Resources 598-3613 SCAD MUSEUM TOUR

RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION Gaye Rountree, Office Manager 598-3607 Michael Reese, Food & Beverage 598-3668 MARSHES BOOK CLUB Keith Cameron, Executive Chef 721-9534 Lorna Carswell, Accounting 598-3606 SHAKESPEARE STUDY

Michelle Rice, Community Life 598-3677 Maxine Drake, Dining Room 598-3667 V O L U N T E E R APPRECIATION RECEPTION

The Marshes of Skidaway Island is a non-profit Life Plan Community dedicated VOLUNTEERISM to enriching the lives of seniors by creating an environment that encourages AND HOSPICE

the highest level of independence and well-being. C A R W A S H pages 2-3

UPCOMING EVENTS pages 4-5 The Savannah Theatre is excited to present for the first time on our stage — three world class pianists playing together in

CALENDAR an exhilarating tribute to The Most Famous Singer/Piano pages 6-7 Players of All Time! Along with our cast and band, the piano

men include BOBBY HAMILTON, direct from Las Vegas where The Marshes of Skidaway Island PRESENTATIONS he played for Cirque du Soleil; STERLIN COLVIN, premiere 95 Skidaway Island Park Road WELLNESS FOCUS entertainer on Hilton Head Island; and KENNY MUNSHAW, Savannah, GA 31411 who has performed around the world and shared the stage Phone (912) 598-5030 TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE & SERVICES with such musical legends as Gene Simmons of KISS, Shania

Twain, Beverly Mahood, Tim McGraw, and Billy Cyrus. B E Y O N D N O W GRIEF SUPPORT The audience may sing along as the cast leads them on a rip-roaring recall of the hottest hits of Billy Joel, Elton John, BIRTHDAYS pages 8-9 Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Barry Manilow, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, Floyd Cramer,

UPCOMING EVENTS Scott Joplin, Liberace, and many, many more! This is one you won’t want to miss! DID YOU KNOW?

KATI’S KORNER Tickets are $40 ($32 if we have 20 residents) and the pages 10-11 Savannah Theatre is handicapped accessible. Register online at MyMarshes.org or call Michelle at 598-3677.

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SCAD Giselle Cendrillon Bolshoi Ballet The Met Opera Museum Tour 12:15pm bus departure 12:15pm bus departure

Friday, April 20 Sunday, April 8 Saturday, April 28 THURSDAY, APRIL 12 4pm in the Ballroom Duration: Duration: 1:15PM DEPARTURE IS PHYSICIAN - ASSISTE D 2 hours 20 minutes 3 hours 15 minutes S U I C I D E M O R A L Tickets: $19.26 OR IMMORAL? Tickets: $23.54

Dying has become increasingly complicated. It’s getting harder to die “naturally.” Of the roughly 9,000 deaths

that occur in the U.S. daily, 80% are medically “managed” - that is, they are preceded by explicit in- These events are all on the big structions to stop or withhold life-sustaining treatments. Luisa Miller screen at the Regal Theater.

Further complicating the issue is medicine’s conquest of The Met Opera

infectious diseases that allows us to live longer. This is 11:50am bus departure exposing us to a new array of chronic diseases which are physically and emotionally degenerative and debilitating. Saturday, April 14

Enjoy the afternoon with a guided tour of the We have new fears of being suspended for long periods SCAD Museum. Current exhibitions are: of time in a state of marginal biological existence with- Duration:

out the possibility of being restored to “full health.” 4 hours Register online at MyMarshes.org Tom Burr - Sedimental and No Access Consequently, many are more afraid of the dying pro- or call Michelle at 598-3677. Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller - Two Works cess than of death itself! Tickets: $23.54 Mariana Castillo Deball - To-Day, February 20th It is a most particular irony that the very medical arsenal Yang Fudong - Moving Mountains we befriended to do battle against a premature and un- Pia Camil - Fade Into Black necessary death is now perceived as “a potential ene- Melissa Spitz - You Have Nothing to Worry About my.” This “enemy” may, through its impressive technol- ogy, subject us to a prolonged, painful and undignified Christopher Chiappa - LIVESTRONG Savannah Lily van der Stokker - Huh death. Nowadays, we consider those who die sudden, unexpected deaths to be the lucky ones! Core Training - Thursdays at 9:30am Toyin Ojih Odutola - Testing the Name Paola Pivi - I did it again Despite the fact that most deaths in America today are a Training your core enhances your balance and result of human deliberation and technologic manipula- stability to prevent falls and injuries. This class The tour will last approximately 45 minutes. tion, a new question is surfacing: do we need more help includes mostly sitting exercises that use muscle The SCAD Museum is handicapped in “managing” our dying? DID YOU KNOW you need to groups in the abdomen and lower back to accessible and tickets are $5. Lawrence E. Holst use your complimentary meal strengthen and tone your stomach. If you are ULCA Retired Pastor looking to work on your balance and improve Register at MyMarshes.org or call Now living at The Marshes of Skidaway Island certificate before it expires on mobility, this is the class for you! Michelle at 598-3677. June 30, 2018?

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Off-Campus Event Schedule Volunteer Appreciation Reception

Register online at MyMarshes.org or call Michelle at 598-3677.

In April, we continue the Shakespeare Study and the Bard’s Apr 7 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Savannah Music Festival April is National Volunteer Month - the perfect varieties of passionate love, as we time to show our appreciation for resident explore Shakespeare’s first authentic Apr 8 Giselle - Bolshoi Ballet volunteers! All residents are welcome to attend tragedy, ROMEO & JULIET. AND-- there this reception with a complimentary wine bar are several treats in store for us!

Apr 12 Tour of SCAD Museum and light hors d’oeuvres. David Duckworth will Here’s the calendar: charm on piano. See you there! Apr 13 Classical Broadway - Savannah Music Festival Friday, April 13 at 2:30pm WEST SIDE STORY (BR)

Apr 14 Luisa Miller - The Met Opera Volunteerism and Hospice Thursday, April 19 at 3:30pm ROMEO & JULIET video (BR) 4pm on Monday, April 16 Apr 15 The Piano Men - Historic Savannah Theater Thursday, April 26 at 4 pm Do you want to make a positive difference in our ROMEO & JULIET Discussion (BR) community? Do you want to learn more about Apr 21 All You Need Is Love - Savannah Philharmonic Chorus Several residents will participate, hospice and volunteerism? Join us in the Ballroom for so don’t miss it! Apr 28 Cendrillon - The Met Opera an informative presentation that will help answer these questions. Volunteering can enrich your life Friday, April 27at 3pm We wrap our study with a film of and the lives of others. Denise Beasley, Community Apr 29 Savannah Winds “Ed & Friends” Pops Concert Fonteyn and Nureyev’s historical Royal Liaison, will share information on hospice, volunteerism Ballet performance of ROMEO & JULIET, May 5 Beethoven’s Immortal Ninth - Savannah Philharmonic opportunities, and benefits. Snacks and music by Prokofiev. This performance refreshments will be provided. is sheer perfection!!

Jul 1 Savannah Winds Patriotic Concert We look forward to having you join us at any and all of these events! Jul 5 Savannah Bananas Baseball Game - Grayson Stadium The Shakespeare Study Committee

Event Cancellation Policy

If you register to attend an off-campus event that requires a ticket, you are responsible for the cost of the ticket once it has been purchased. If you need to cancel, you will be billed for the Friday, April 6 price of the ticket unless it can be sold to someone on the Wait List. Many events require an 3pm in the advanced purchase to guarantee availability. Call Michelle at 598-3677 with questions. Activities Room 9am to 1pm

Friday, April 6 The Cat’s Table Thanks to all the residents that completed and returned the by Michael Ondaatje Palmetto Center Parking Lot Age Well Study Survey. We had a total of 71 residents participate. A $5 minimum donation benefitting Discussion Leader As promised, all the participants are welcome to enjoy a Elizabeth Penfield the American Cancer Society is York Peppermint Patty in the Community Life Suite! requested.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES Transportation Services - New Schedule Monday, April 2 Monday, April 9 3:30pm: Meet in the Activities Room to watch The 3:30pm: Meet in the Activities Room to watch The Thornbirds Miniseries. Thornbirds Miniseries. The Transportation Team began expanded transportation services, on-campus and to

Wednesday, April 4 Tuesday, April 10 The Village, on February 1. We have discovered the actual demand for the evening portion of 1pm: Meet in the Sandpiper Room for “Chat with 11:15am: Mixing with Mary & Talking with Terry will the service is very low. As of March 31, we will discontinue evening transportation services. Chris.” Chris Lee, Director of Home Care and Resi- be in the Card Room. This is an opportunity to chat However, the new daytime services have been very successful. We have had many residents dent Services, will discuss how Home Care and Resi- with Mary Coombs, Director of Facility Operations, dent Services can help residents, as well as the bene- and Terry Lee, Director of Environmental Services. express their thanks for making these additional daytime services available, and they will fits of Home Care aides. Questions you may have continue as a permanent transportation feature. regarding all of these services can be answered. 12pm: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will host “Lunch with the Rector” in the Dining Room. Church mem- Great news: beginning May 1, we will offer complimentary errand service on Saturdays. We Thursday, April 5 bers and those interested in becoming a member are 5:30pm: Enjoy a great conversation and a superb welcome. Register at MyMarshes.org or call will begin Saturday at 10am with a Kroger grocery trip. Residents may submit transportation meal at Dining with Directors with Amanda Elliott, Michelle at 598-3677. requests for other errands as well, such as a trip to the mall, your favorite bakery, salon, etc. Executive Director, and Heather Kjelstad, Adminis- Saturday services will conclude at 3pm. A Transportation Request must be submitted trator. Register at MyMarshes.org or call Michelle 4:30pm: Meet in the Ballroom for a Meditation Ses- at 598-3677. sion with Kati. This 30-minute meditation promotes 48 hours in advance. Requests are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. We expect healing, reduces anxiety and stress, and gives one a it to be busy and appointment time slots to fill. Call Michelle Rice, Director of Community Friday, April 6 sense of peace, love and overall wellness. Life Services, at 598-3677 with questions. 9am-1pm: Bring your Golf Cart or Car to the Car Wash at the Palmetto Club in the maintenance park- Wednesday, April 11 ing lot. We are raising money for the American Can- 5pm: Enjoy Happy Hour in the Card Room with Da- cer Society. A $5 minimum donation is greatly ap- vid Duckworth, pianist, and celebrate birthdays for Thursday, April 12 preciated. the month. 4pm in the Sandpiper Room 3pm: Book Club will meet in the Activities Room Thursday, April 12 (details on page 2). 1:15pm: The bus departs for a tour at the SCAD Mu- “Beyond Now” is our monthly grief support group. seum (details on page 2). Saturday, April 7 This group is led by Betsy Kane, RN. Bring a friend, family member, 6pm: The bus departs for the Atlanta Symphony Or- 4pm: Beyond Now, our grief support group, will or come and support a friend who can benefit from the positive chestra, a Savannah Music Festival event. The world- meet in the Sandpiper Room (details on page 9). nd renowned Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) re- support this group provides. The group meets the 2 Thursday of turns to the Lucas stage under maestro Robert Friday, April 13 each month at 4pm in the Sandpiper Room. Spano. In this performance, Georgia native violinist 11:15am: Meet in the Ballroom for “Ask Amanda,” a Robert McDuffie continues the ASO’s season-wide Q&A session with Amanda Elliott, Executive Direc- celebration of the music of Leonard Bernstein in a tor. April Jim Fendig April 7 Dottie Strickler April 20 performance of the “Serenade.” The concert opens John Gillespie April 9 Pendleton White April 23 with the effervescent “May Cause Dizziness” by the 2:30pm: Enjoy West Side Story, ASO’s own Michael Kurth, and concludes with Bee- the classic musical in which a Birthdays Kate Salus April 9 Mary Hunter April 24 thoven’s “Eroica” Symphony, a majestic essay on free- modern day Romeo and Juliet Peggy Umsted April 9 Howard Stryker April 25 dom composed in 1803. Tickets: $62+. Duration: are involved in New York street Richard O’Connor April 1 Sheila O’Connor April 10 Ann Beurle April 27 approx. 1 hour 45 minutes. Location: Lucas Theatre gangs. The situation becomes Barbara Hamlet April 2 Heidi Wenz April 10 John Colglazier April 27 for the Arts. Register at MyMarshes.org or call complicated when a gang mem- Sigrid Kirk April 3 Nancy Hartmann April 12 Richard Hess April 28 Michelle at 598-3677. ber falls in love with a rival gang Grace Walter April 3 Carol Diver April 13 member’s sister. This is part of Sunday, April 8 the Shakespeare Study lineup Inez Izzard April 4 Donald Kipp April 15 12:15pm: The bus will depart for Giselle presented by this month. And there will be Joyce Eddy April 5 Dottie Anderson April 19 the Bolshoi Ballet (details on page 11). popcorn! Ross Hanson April 6 Bobbie King April 20

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Friday, April 13 (continued) Presentations APRIL FOCUS: VOCATIONAL 6:30pm: The bus departs for Classical Broadway. Monday, April 23 The Savannah Music Festival and Savannah VOICE 2pm: Want to learn more about the services and Thursday, April 12 Festival team deliver musical hits. Maria Zouves facilities at The Oaks? Join us for a tour with the 4pm in the Sandpiper Room teams up with Dan Gettinger to direct this lively leadership to answer all your questions. Register at B E Y O N D N O W - G R I E F show with special host, Sherrill Milnes. Tickets $40+. MyMarshes.org or call Michelle at 598-3677. SUPPORT GROUP Location: Charles H. Morris Center. Duration: ap- Betsy Kane, RN prox. 1 hour 15 minutes. Register at MyMarsh- 3:30pm: Meet in the Activities Room to watch The Volunteers age 55 and over serve hundreds of thousands of people es.org or call Michelle at 598-3677. Thornbirds Miniseries. Friday, April 13 in their communities through Senior Corps programs. Now new 11:15am in the Ballroom research shows that the volunteers themselves are enjoying health Saturday, April 14 Tuesday, April 24 A S K A M A N D A 11:50am: The bus departs for Luisa Miller presented 10am: Want to learn more about the services and benefits after just one year of service, including decreases in anxiety Amanda Elliott, Executive Director by The Met Opera (details on page 11). facilities at The Oaks? Join us for a tour with the and depression, loneliness and social isolation. They also report en- leadership to answer all your questions. Register at Friday, April 13 hanced physical capacity and higher life satisfaction. Senior Corps is Sunday, April 15 MyMarshes.org or call Michelle at 598-3677. 2:30pm in the Ballroom led by the Corporation for National and Community Service 2pm: The bus departs for The Piano Men at the His- SHAKESPEARE DVD toric Savannah Theater (details on page 1). 4pm: Join us in the Ballroom for our Volunteer Ap- (CNCS), a federal agency for service, volunteering and civic engage- West Side Story preciation Reception (details on page 3). ment. To look at the health benefits of volunteering for older Monday,April 16 Monday, April 16 adults, CNCS launched two longitudinal studies in 2015 that assess 4pm: Meet in the Ballroom for a special presentation Wednesday, April 25 4pm in the Ballroom on Volunteerism and Hospice (details on page 3). 4pm: Join us in the Ballroom for a presentation by VOLUNTEERISM the impact of service on their Foster Grandparent and Senior Com- the Therapy Department. AND HOSPICE panion programs. Researchers found: Tuesday, April 17 Denise Beasley Compassionate Care Hospice • Almost two-thirds of Senior Corps volunteers reported a de- 11:15am: “Passion for Poetry” meets in the Card 5pm: Happy Hour entertainment features pianist Da- Room. New members are welcome! Attendees are vid Duckworth. crease in feelings of isolation, and 67 percent of those who first re- encouraged to bring a poem to share. Wednesday, April 18 ported they “often” lack companionship stated that they had im- 3pm in the Ballroom Thursday, April 26 GENERAL RESIDENT proved social connections. Wednesday, April 18 4pm: Meet in the Ballroom for analysis and discus- MEETING • Seventy percent of volunteers who initially reported five or 3pm: Meet in the Ballroom for the General Resident sion of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Meeting. All residents are encouraged to attend. more symptoms of depression reported fewer symptoms at the Thursday, April 19 Friday, April 27 3:30pm in the Ballroom end of the first year. Thursday, April 19 3pm: Enjoy the Movie Matinee in the Ballroom. We SHAKESPEARE DVD • Sixty-three percent of volunteers who initially indicated three or 3:30pm: The Shakespeare Study continues in the will watch Fonteyn and Nureyev’s historical Royal Romeo and Juliet four symptoms of depression reported fewer symptoms after one Ballroom with a video of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Ballet performance of Romeo and Juliet, music by Pro- Juliet. kofiev. Popcorn and refreshments will be served. year. Friday, April 20

4pm in the Ballroom "These preliminary findings support a larger body of research that Friday, April 20 Saturday, April 28 RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION 4pm: Religious Discussion will be in the Ballroom 12:15pm: The bus departs for Cendrillon presented by Pastor Larry Holst highlights the positive impact of volunteering, particularly for older (details on page 2). The Met Opera (details on page 11). adults, and are a valuable addition to the conversation on healthy Wednesday, April 25 aging," CNCS spokesperson Samantha Jo Warfield tells AARP. Saturday, April 21 Sunday, April 29 4pm in the Ballroom "Senior Corps volunteers are deeply dedicated to the communities 6:45pm: The bus departs for the Savannah Philhar- 2:15pm: The bus departs for the Savannah Winds HEALTH monic’s All You Need Is Love. Join the Savannah Phil- “Ed & Friends” Pops Concert. Enjoy this great annual PRESENTATION they serve, spending 15-40 hours a week committed to a single or- harmonic Chorus for an evening of love songs to stir event with all your favorite songs. Tickets: $12. Lo- Therapy Department ganization, often for several years, developing intensive and ongoing the soul and fill the heart with joy, including Danny cation: Armstrong Fine Arts Hall. Register at My- relationships with those they serve." Boy, All You Need Is Love, If Music Be the Food of Love, Marshes.org or call Michelle at 598-3677. Thursday, April 26 The King of Love My Shepherd Is, What the World Needs 3:30pm in the Ballroom Now, and other love songs from the classical, pop, Monday, April 30 SHAKESPEARE STUDY https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2017/health-benefits- and sacred genres. Tickets: $35. Location: Arm- 3:30pm: Meet in the Activities Room to watch The Romeo and Juliet volunteering-seniors-fd.html strong Fine Arts Hall (handicapped accessible). Regis- Thornbirds Miniseries.

ter at MyMarshes.org or call Michelle at 598-3677.

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