Living at The Gardens The Newsletter of The Gardens at Calvary Volume 16 November 2016 Issue 11 Answered Prayer Several months ago, Jennifer Williamson, head of Resident Services came to me and expressed her desire to return to frontline nursing. Knowing Jennifer s walk and commitment to the Lord, it was clear she was in tune to God s leading. In addition, you only need to watch her interact with our Elders and you know without a doubt this is where she is gifted. So we began to pray that God would lead and unfold His plan for not only Jennifer, but for The Garden s ministry to our Elders. God s faithfulness never disappoints, and I am constantly reminded of Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. I would like to take a moment to share in the celebration to this answered prayer. Jennifer has accepted the position as our 2 nd shift Licensed Practical Nurse. The other part of our prayer was for God to bring us the right person to lead Resident Services. I could go on and on about God s perfect timing and all the intricate details He worked out that led us here, but for sake of space, let me say God has brought us a gift. I am so excited to introduce you to our new Director of Resident Services, Jeannie Smith. No, we are not kin, but I am humbled to say, she is a sweet sister in Christ. She loves and is deeply committed to the Calvary Ministries. When I told her she was our answer to prayer and a gift from God she said, That s how I feel about coming to serve here at The Gardens; it too is my gift. Jeannie was born in Columbus and spent the majority of her life here. She is a Registered Nurse, and she comes with great experience and a heart of a caregiver. She began her nursing career at Cobb Hospital, Phenix City. She spent 25 years working at St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, holding Director positions in Telemetry, Critical Care and Patient Care Services. She has one daughter-andrea- who works in research for FOX 54. Jeannie s hobbies include reading, walking, and spending time with family Now, I know you will be excited to meet Jeannie, so please plan to join us as we warmly welcome her to The Garden s family. God Bless, Laurie Smith Executive Director
of all three floors. CONGRATULATIONS! Elizabeth Vann Received our November, 2nd Mile Service Award for outstanding service, going above and beyond the demands of duty. Please submit your nominations to Jennifer Little, Office Manager Her office is located on the 3rd floor Nomination cards are located on tables in the halls During the time Elizabeth worked at The Gardens she was a wonderful asset to our team. She has a kind and compassionate heart and it showed through her work. She was a dedicated team player and had a wonderful listening ear. She has a smile that lights up the room. We are so thankful to have had such a wonderful, patient and loving person on our team! WELCOME RECEPTION for JEANNIE SMITH, RN Tuesday, November 15 6:30 8:00 in the Sunroom A quote shared from a class our staff attended on humility as we continue to educate and grow each day. Look who we caught having fun during our birthday party! Please like us on Facebook The Gardens at Calvary and enjoy all of the wonderful photos taken daily of our elders as they LIVE LIFE!
As we celebrated birthday s in October, we thank our wonderful volunteers, Gloria, Linda, Joyce, and Roger for all of their help and thank you to Mr. Jack Dalton for his performance! "Safety Notice" We ask that all cars be parked in a parking space to allow for safety vehicles to access the building as needed. Pick up and drop off in the front of the building is limited to 10 minutes only. Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday of November. Please take a moment and set your clocks back an hour Fun Fact: Daylight saving started in the United States in 1918 after war time was established as a way See full calendar for ALL exciting events and programs this month 11/2/16 FIRST meeting for our Theater Group (preparing for our first play) 11/5/16 Crafts with Crisa 11/6/16 Daylight Saving Time Ends 11/7/16 Activity Council and Resident Council Meeting 11/8/16 VOTE 11/9/16 Special presentation 11/10/16 Wii Bowling Banquet 11/11/15 Veterans Day Luncheon 11/22/16 Offices close early 11/23/16 & 11/24/16 Offices Closed
Shopping, Coloring, playing Bingo and creating a Scarecrow for the Columbus Botanical Gardens contest...it is always fun when your among friends! Beauty Shop will be open Tuesday, November 22, 2016 Regular Hours Beauty Shop will be closing at NOON Wednesday, November 23, 2016 and will open again Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Podiatry Service offered December 1, 2016 12:00 PM If you are interested call Resident Services at 706-653-2000 Nicholas Smith D.P.M., M.S., A.A.C.F.A.S.
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS ELDERS Barbara Peebles 02 Elissa Tidwell 04 Bill Patterson 05 Stella Oss 10 Sara Twitty 18 Jeanette Knowlton 19 Martha J. Byrd 20 Pat Meahl 30 STAFF Hillary Vogel 02 Valerie Kleckley 11 Keyoka Shippman 28 Please join us as we celebrate our efforts in collecting items for OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Samaritan Purse 2016 We will be breaking bread and praying over all that we have collected on November 17th. We will reveal how many boxes we have collected during our celebration. We sincerely appreciate your donations of these items that have been collected. If you would like to donate $7, as this is the cost to ship each box, please see Wendy Boyd, VaNessa Green, or Helen Hall. Again, thank you for your continued support as we reach out to others and make a difference. Sharing the joy of preparing goody bags for sweet children in our community! Join us for our Meet and Greet Social Wednesday, November 2, 2016 2:30 P.M. Activity Room It s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. Mother Teresa
November SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Location Key 1st = First Floor Activity Room 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st 3rd = Third Floor Living Room 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st OC= Off Campus 10:00 AM Skee Ball/1st 3:00 PM Hand Bells/1st Meals Second Floor Dinning 3:30 PM Balance Exercise/1st Breakfast 8:00 AM Lunch 12:00 PM Dinner 6:00 PM 1-Nov 6-Nov 7-Nov 8-Nov 10:00 AM Catholic LEM 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st ELECTION DAY! (Living Room) 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:15 AM Current Events/1st 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st (Activity Room) 2:30 PM Activity Council/1st 10:45 AM Rehearsal/1st 10:40 AM Load Bus/3rd 3:00 PM Res. Council/1st 11:00 AM Bookmobile/3rd 11:00 AM Calvary Worship 4:00 PM Vol. Orientation./1st 1:30 PM Nail Care/1st 3:00 PM Chapel Service/1st 7:00 PM Load Bus 3:00 PM Hand Bells/1st Col. Community Orchestra 3:30 PM Balance Exercise/1st Jordan High School 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 10:00 AM Catholic LEM 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st (Living Room) 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:15 AM Current Events/1st 10:45 AM Rehearsal/1st (Activity Room) 2:00 PM Dollar Tree/1st 1:30 PM Nail Care/1st 10:40 AM Load Bus/3rd 3:30 PM Skee Ball/1st 3:00 PM Hand Bells/1st 11:00 AM Calvary Worship 4:00 PM Bingo/1st 3:30 PM Balance Exercise/1st 3:00 PM Chapel Service/1st 20-Nov 21-Nov 22-Nov 10:00 AM Catholic LEM 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st (Living Room) 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:15 AM Current Events/1st 10:45 AM Rehearsal/1st (Activity Room) 2:00 PM Walmart/OC 11:00 AM Bookmobile/3rd 10:40 AM Load Bus/3rd 3:30 PM Turkey Shoot/1st 1:30 PM Nail Care/1st 11:00 AM Calvary Worship 4:00 PM Vol. Orientation./1st 3:00 PM Hand Bells/1st 3:00 PM Chapel Service/1st 4:00 PM Bingo/1st 27-Nov 28-Nov 29-Nov 10:00 AM Catholic LEM 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st (Living Room) 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:15 AM Current Events/1st 10:45 AM Rehearsal/1st (Activity Room) 2:00 PM JCPenny's 1:30 PM Nail Care/1st 10:40 AM Load Bus/3rd 3:30 PM Skee Ball/1st 3:00 PM Rehearsal/1st 11:00 AM Calvary Worship 4:00 PM Bingo/1st 3:00 PM Chapel Service/1st
2016 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 2-Nov 3-Nov 4-Nov 5-Nov 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st 9:30 AM Exercise with Mack/1st 10:30 AM Bingo/1st 10:00 AM River Town Dancers/1st 9:50 AM Bible Study/1st 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st 11:00 AM Theater Meeting/1st 10:50 AM Nail Care/1st 9:45 AM Load Bus 2:00 PM Creating with 2:30 PM Meet & Greet/1st 2:00 PM Balance Exercise/1 Holiday Bazaar Crisa Special Guest: 3:00 PM Rehearsal/1st Columbus Hospice/OC Join us for fun John Corpus 4:00 PM Creative Time/1st 10:00 AM Gardens Singers/1st in the Activity Room 4:00 PM Bingo/1st 3:15 PM Hand Bells/1st 4:00 PM Chit Chat Club Back porch with Cider 9-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st 9:30 AM Exercise with Mack/1st 10:30 AM Bingo/1st 9:45 AM Scarves N Motion/1st 9:50 AM Bible Study/1st 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st 10:00 AM Rehearsal/1st 10:50 AM Nail Care/1st 10:00 AM Gardens Singers/1st Independent 2:00 PM India 2:00 PM Wii Banquet/1st 12:00 PM Special Luncheon Games Presentation 4:00 PM Evangel Temple HONORING OUR Games are located on VaNessa Green/1st Gospel Sing A Long/1st VETERANS! the bookcase, 4:00 PM Bingo/1st 2:00 PM Hobby Lobby/1st right of TV in the Activity Room/1st 16-Nov 17-Nov 18-Nov 19-Nov 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st 9:30 AM Exercise with Mack/1st 10:30 AM Bingo/1st 9:45 AM Scarves N Motion/1st 9:50 AM Bible Study/1st 9:45 AM Strength Workout/1st 10:00 AM Rehearsal/1st 10:50 AM Nail Care/1st 10:00 AM Gardens Singers/1st Independent 2:30 PM Birthday Party/1st 2:30 PM Breaking Bread 11:00 AM Working on items Games Ding A Ling Band and Prayer for for our play Games are located on 4:00 PM Bingo/1st Operation Christmas Child 2:00 PM Scenic Ride/OC the bookcase, 4:00 PM Bingo/1st 3:30 PM Scenic Ride/OC right of TV in the Activity Room/1st 23-Nov 24-Nov 25-Nov 26-Nov 9:30 AM Chairobics/1st HAPPY 10:30 AM Bingo/1st 9:45 AM Scarves N Motion/1st THANKSGIVING Independent OFFICE OFFICE Games OFFICE CLOSING at NOON CLOSED CLOSED Games are located on the bookcase, right of TV in the Activity Room/1st 30-Nov *** Self Directive *** *All trips if weather permits 10:00 AM Tuesdays Quiz is located on Sign up sheets on 2nd floor Dress Rehearsal 2nd floor under large TV under the TV for off Preparing for campus trips PERFOMANCE 4:00 PM Curtain Call/1st *All Programs are subject In room Activity Sheet are to change. All changes will be delivered to rooms reflected on daily sheets on Monday's and/or announced.
Assisted Living Community 7595 Moon Road Columbus, GA 31909 706-653-2000 Assisted Living Services Three meals daily Medication management and/or monitoring Scheduled transportation 24 hour staffing Assistance with personal care needs Security alarm system Social, spiritual and cultural activities Personal laundry service Fire sprinklers & smoke detectors All utilities (except telephone) Call pendants House Keeping The Gardens at Calvary Administrative Team Laurie Smith Managing Director Joy Stilwell Marketing Director Ronnie Bush Dietary Director Jeannie Smith, RN Director Resident Services Wendy Boyd Life Enrichment Director Jennifer Little Office Manager Tommy Smith Building and Grounds Manager Norman Drummond Chaplain