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American House Riverview

May 2017OUR FRIENDLY STAFFExecutive Director

Elizabeth JonesAssistant Director

Lisa BrockLife Enrichment Director

Sherri SeiberMaintenance Supervisor

Gary GuslerOffice ManagersDelene StepaniakLaurie De Poorter

Culinary SupervisorHailey Prusky

Housekeeping SupervisorSue Thomas

IMPORTANT NUMBERSFront Office: (734) 479-1010Medical Team: (734) 479-4319Golden Shears Salon:(734) 626-9315DTE: (800) 477-4747AT&T: (800) 244-4444Comcast: (800) ComcastSmartBus: (866) 962-5515Trinity Cab: (734) 282-2222John Ingison: (734) 558-0493John is available to our community Fridays

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for medical (primary) andother (secondary) transportation. Please givehim 24–48 hours’ notice if you needtransportation. Parade Company Tour

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Trivia Whiz

MajesticMount Everest

In the Himalayas,on the borderbetween Nepaland China, standsMount Everest, oneof the most iconicmountains in theworld. Explore thesefacts about thenatural wonder:

Mount Everest isthe highest mountainon Earth, towering29,029 feet abovesea level.

In 1865, the RoyalGeographical Societynamed the mountainafter British surveyorGeorge Everest,who helped mapthe region.

At the peak,temperaturesaverage 35 degreesbelow zero, andwinds can top100 mph.

On May 29, 1953,Edmund Hillary ofNew Zealand andTenzing Norgay ofNepal were the firstconfirmed climbers toreach the summit.

Everest isnicknamed “the roofof the world.”

Supporting OurNation’s Mothers

For more than 80 years, theAmerican Mothers organization hasworked “to champion women byhonoring, educating and servingmothers at home, at work and inthe world.”

American Mothers was originally acommittee formed by a group ofinfluential citizens—includingJ.C. Penney, Norman Vincent Pealeand Eleanor Roosevelt—who strived tohonor the role that mothers hold instrengthening families and the nation.In 1935, Sara Delano Roosevelt,mother of then-president Franklin D.Roosevelt, presented the first Mother ofthe Year award to Lucy Keen Johnsonof Georgia.

Since then, the nonprofit organizationhas selected a Mother of the Year fromthe 50 states, the District of Columbiaand Puerto Rico, then named a nationalhonoree. Nominations can be made atAmericanMothers.org from Mother’sDay through Nov. 15.

The official sponsor of Mother’s Day,American Mothers works year-round toimplement service and educationalprograms, provide scholarships, andraise awareness of issues that impactmothers. They’ve also partnered withthe United Nations to serve mothersand families at a global level.

St. Patrick’s DayEveryone is Irish on St. Patty’s

Day. Joyce was here with hertwo harps to serenade us withsome Irish ditties. Her friends &family passed out chocolatecoins and Irish blessings.

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What’s New Is the “View”We are excited to host the DSO on May 12, at 2:00. Invite your family and

friends. If you enjoy the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, three Representatives willbe here and you don’t have to leave the building.

The comedian Evelyn Smallbladder will be here to give her take on aging onFriday, May 5, at 2:30.

For Mother’s Day, we are celebrating a Spa & Pampering Day for All Women.Bernetta and I will be doing hand massages near the Salon on the 3rd floor.

Rivergate will be doing a free auction on Friday, May 19, at 1:30. Also, goingon this Friday @ 2:00 is Picture Day, and everyone is going to be interviewedw/Sandy from Comcast.

May 27th, you can reserve a table for our Pitch and Purge Yard Sale onSaturday, June 10th, for $5.00.

We’re Movin’ & Groovin’In Riverview

Getting Ready for Summer!

Wit & Wisdom

“All the great thingsare simple, and many

can be expressedin a single word:freedom, justice,

honor, duty,mercy, hope.”

—Winston Churchill

“Honor alwayscomes at a price,

else it wouldbe worthless.”

—Michelle Griep

“Duty, Honor,Country: Those three

hallowed wordsreverently dictatewhat you ought to

be, what you can be,what you will be.”

—Douglas MacArthur

“There is no dishonorin losing the race.

There is onlydishonor in not racing

because you areafraid to lose.”—Garth Stein

“He who is false tothe present duty

breaks a thread in theloom, and you will

see the effect whenthe weaving of a

lifetime is unraveled.”—William Ellery

Channing

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May 2017Riverview

OutingsEntertainmentThings to Do in BuildingExercise

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

18:00 Coffee and Chat (DR)9:30 Banks

10:00 Meijer (O)2:00 Bingo (DR)6:30 Bible Study (CH)

28:00 Coffee and Chat (DR)

10:00 Poker Promenade (LO)1:00 Pinochle (L)2:00 Cooking with Class (TBD)2:00 Cozy Corner General Store3:30 Brain Games (LO)6:00 Sing Along (LO)


10:00 Euchre (L)1:00 Computer Class w/Dina (CH)1:30 Bible Study Group (3rd Fl

North)2:00 Chair Yoga w/Peg (TH)2:00 Bingo (DR)3:30 Baggo (LO)


10:00 Target (O)2:00 Movin’ & Groovin’ w/JoLynn2:00 Feel Good Stretching (LO)3:30 Uno Card Game (LO)5:30 Putting for Store Bucks (LO)


10:00 Rosary and Communion (CH)10:30 Wii Bowling (TH)1:30 Voting for best Derby Hat (LO)2:00 Happy 1/2 Hour2:30 Evelyn

Smallbladder/Comedian (DR)7:00 Bingo (DR)

Kentucky Derby 610:30 Wii Bowling (TH)2:00 Bingo (DR)3:30 Uno Card Game (LO)

71:00 Wii Games (TH)1:00 Hangman (LO)3:00 Church Services (CH)


10:00 Meijer (O)12:00 Choir Rehearsal / Carpenter

(O)2:00 Bingo (DR)6:30 Bible Study (CH)


10:00 Poker Promenade (LO)10:00 Poetry Reading (L)1:00 Pinochle (L)2:00 Chair Dancing w/Kelly Miller

(DR)2:00 Cozy Corner General Store3:30 Brain Games (LO)6:00 Sing Along (LO)

Celebrating Women of Riverview 108:00 Coffee and Chat (DR)

10:00 Euchre (L)1:30 Spa Day for the Ladies of the

House (Salon)2:00 Bingo (DR)3:30 Baggo (LO)


12:20 RIVERVIEW BINGO2:00 Feel Good Stretching (LO)3:30 Uno Card Game (LO)5:30 Putting for Store Bucks

(LO)


10:00 Rosary and Communion(CH)

10:30 Wii Bowling (TH)2:00 Detroit Symphony Orchestra

(DR)7:00 Bingo (DR)

1310:30 Wii Bowling (TH)2:00 Bingo (DR)3:30 Uno Card Game (LO)

141:00 Hangman (LO)1:00 Wii Games (TH)3:00 Church Services (CH)




10:00 Poker Promenade (LO)1:00 Pinochle (L)2:00 Cozy Corner General Store2:00 Cooking with Class

(TBD)3:30 Brain Games (LO)6:00 Sing Along (LO)



North)2:00 Bingo (DR)3:30 Baggo (LO)


10:00 Walmart (O)2:00 Feel Good Stretching (LO)3:30 Uno Card Game (LO)5:30 Putting for Store Bucks

(LO)


10:00 Rosary and Communion (CH)10:30 Wii Bowling (TH)1:30 Rivergate Free Auction (LO)2:00 Happy 1/2 Hour2:30 Picture Day (DR)7:00 Bingo (DR)


211:00 Wii Games (TH)1:00 Hangman (LO)2:00 Church Services (CH)2:00 Church Services (CH)


10:00 Meijer (O)12:00 Choir Rehearsal/ Dearborn

Heights (O)2:00 Bingo (DR)6:30 Bible Study (CH)

238:00 Hospice of Michigan/Cathy

(DR)8:00 Coffee and Chat (DR)

10:00 Poker Promenade (LO)1:00 Pinochle (L)2:00 Cozy Corner General Store3:30 Brain Games (LO)6:00 Sing Along (LO)


10:00 Euchre (L)12:00 Hawaiian Island Chinese

restaurant (O)1:30 Bible Study Group (3rd Fl

North)2:00 Bingo (DR)3:30 Baggo (LO)


12:20 RIVERVIEW BINGO2:00 Feel Good Stretching (LO)3:30 Uno Card Game (LO)5:30 Putting for Store Bucks

(LO)


10:00 Rosary and Communion (CH)10:30 Wii Bowling (TH)2:00 Happy 1/2 Hour2:30 Entertainment w/Black Tie

Affair (DR)7:00 Bingo (DR)

Reserve a Table for CommunityYard Sale $5.00

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281:00 Wii Games (TH)1:00 Hangman (LO)3:00 Church Services (CH)

Memorial Day 298:00 Coffee and Chat (DR)9:30 Banks



10:00 Resident Monthly Meeting (DR)10:00 Poker Promenade (LO)

1:00 Pinochle (L)2:00 Cozy Corner General Store3:30 Brain Games (LO)6:00 Sing Along (LO)



North)2:00 Bingo (DR) Guest Caller

Cathy3:30 Baggo (LO)

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Talk About It

Memorial DayTraditions

The last Monday inMay is Memorial Day,a time to rememberand honor those whohave given their livesin service to thecountry. The federalholiday is associatedwith many traditionsthat Americanscarry on to paytheir respects.

How did yourfamily observeMemorial Daywhen you weregrowing up?

Parades are oftenheld in cities andtowns across thecountry. Did yourhometown havea parade?

Veterans groupsoften observe the dayby decorating publicspaces with flags,wreaths or ribbons.Have you ever beenpart of a group thatperformed thesetasks? Talk aboutyour participation.

If you have familymembers or friendswho lost their liveswhile serving thenation, sharetheir stories.

HappyBirthday5/2 Jean D5/4 Michael C5/4 Sarah Y5/5 Margaret G5/14 Betty W5/16 Janet B5/17 Richard I5/18 Fred S5/21 Ida S5/24 Mary R5/28 Roy B5/31 Thomas I

Bible StudyMondays at 6:30 p.m.

in the Chapel

Rosary/CommunionFridays at 10 a.m. in the Chapel

Church: Sundays at 3 p.m.in the Chapel

Dr. Attois here on

Wednesday AfternoonsDr. Cohen

is here every other Thursday

Oakwood DRCL LabWednesday, May 3 & 17,

at 8 a.m.in the Chapel (CH)

Welcome, New ResidentsBetty WRaymond SAnnette PBetty WBarb K

HAPPY

DAY

MEMORIAL

is on its way!

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Care in a BoxWhether for a soldier serving

overseas, a student at college or afaraway friend, care packages todayoften provide recipients with food andtokens of comfort, packed into acardboard box. But in the days afterWorld War II, care packages were partof a lifesaving mission.

In 1945, just months after the warended, a group of 22 Americancharities combined efforts to form thehumanitarian organization CARE, theCooperative for AmericanRemittances to Europe. Its purposewas to rush emergency food aid to themillions of people in war-torn Europewho were at risk of starvation.

Using nearly 3 million parcels ofsurplus U.S. Army rations, CAREcreated a program in which Americanscould purchase a package for $10 tosend to their loved ones or ananonymous recipient in Europe. Eachbox contained 16 staples, includingcanned meat, powdered milk, coffeeand margarine. Delivery wasguaranteed within four months.

On May 11, 1946, the first shipmentof 15,000 packages, each stampedwith “CARE” in capital letters, arrivedat France’s port city of Le Havre.

As the relief effort continued, theboxed aid supplies transitioned fromfood to clothing, school supplies,medicine and tools.

CARE’s program continued fordecades and provided more than100 million packages to those in needall over the world.

The tradition of sendingcare packages datesback to World War II

Favorite Derby FoodsThe Kentucky Derby, the annual

horse race called “the most excitingtwo minutes in sports,” is also famousfor its festivities off the track, includingfood. Saddle up with these traditionalDerby dishes.

Hot Brown. This hot, open-facedsandwich was named for where it wasfirst served in 1926, the Brown Hotel,just miles from the Derby’s home,Churchill Downs. It’s made with thickslices of toasted bread that arelayered with roasted turkey andtomatoes, covered with a cheesesauce, broiled, then topped with twoslices of bacon and paprika.

Burgoo. There are hundreds ofrecipes for this hearty stew, which isa longtime tradition. Thick and spicy,it usually contains a blend of beef,pork, chicken or lamb simmeredwith a medley of vegetables, beansand seasonings.

Benedictine. In the early 1900s,Louisville, Ky., caterer JennieBenedict combined cream cheese,cucumber and onion to make a savoryspread. It is typically served on breadas a tea sandwich filling or used asa dip.

Chocolate-nut pie. A gooey, sweetfilling that includes chocolate chipsand pecans or walnuts atop a pastrycrust make up this dessert, a staple atthe Derby.

Laugh Lines

Pitch & PurgeYard SaleSaturday,June 10

If you’re notwearing thoseclothes from 1970,get rid of them. If youwant to de-clutteryour apartment, youcan join our yardsale. Tables will cost$5, and proceeds willgo to the AmericanHouse Foundation,which helps localseniors in the areawith some of theirneeds such as newwheelchairs, personalneeds, or bills to bepaid.

If you would like toreserve a table for theyard sale, please doso by May 27 @ 4pm,as tables and spaceare limited.

May 2017

AMERICAN HOUSE RIVERVIEW

20300 Fort Street

Riverview, MI 48193

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