September Birthdays

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W e are excited to welcome two new residents this month. Martha R.s’ family owned the land that Randall

Residence is built on. Her family bought it from the federal government in the 1800’s and sold it to the

Randall’s in 2005. Barb C. also moved in this month. We

are excited to have both of these residents here and get to

know them both.

August has been another great month, and we have so many new and

exci$ng things going on here at Randall Residence. We were able to

ride on General Harrison at the Johnston Farm in Piqua on the Miami

Erie Canal. That sec$on of the canal was opened in 1837 and was last

used in the early 1900’s. The boat was pulled by a mule named Kit who

gave us a very smooth and steady ride. It was a beau$ful, sunny and

rela$vely cool day to take a boat ride. Zeke C., Bob T., Arlene P., Cathe-

rine S., Jean S., and Lois R. were all able to go. They all had a wonderful

$me and we looking forward to going again next year.

We had some great lunch bunch trips this month.

We went to Marion’s pizza and then went to the

country bulk barn in Troy for ice cream and were

able to walk around downtown Troy. We also

went to Jimmy’s Ladder 11 in downtown Dayton

and also to Bad Frog on Brown Street for frozen

yogurt. The weather was absolutely perfect for

walking around and exploring the towns.

Our prairie con$nues to blossom! Zeke and Jean

went out to look at the prairie and they were able

to spot seven monarch caterpillars on the bu;er-

fly milkweed. We are looking forward to watch-

ing them make their chrysa-

lis and change into bu;er-

flies within the next month.

Black swallowtail caterpillars

on the parsley were also

spo;ed. “If you plant it they

will come” certainly applies

here!

Now that school is back in

session, our school programs

are beginning again. This is

the second year that we will have both the Tipp City High School students as well as the Miami Montessori students join-

ing us on a regular basis. The Tipp City Students help with housekeeping as well as work in the kitchen. They will be

here on Mondays, Thursday, and Fridays from 9:00am-10:10am. We appreciated their services so much and are excited

to have them back for another school year. Make sure to say “hello” to them when you see them in the hallways.

We are also looking forward to having the Miami Montessori Students join us again this year. They will be here the third

Friday of every month from 9:30am-11:00am. and will join us for exercise and various other ac$vi$es. In September we

will have the students and residents write memoirs about one another. In October the students will be doing a presen-

ta$on for the residents about Montessori and how it is different from tradi$onal educa$on. In November we will be

doing a movie night with the students and residents. In the spring the residents will be puDng together a presenta$on

for the students about World War II. We would love for residents to share their personal experiences of serving in the

world and also what it was like being state side during this $me period. If you have any memorabilia, pictures, or stories

we would love for you to share this part of history with the students. Let Lindsy know if you are interested in par$ci-

pa$ng in this program.

We are excited to con$nue partnering with “Project Believe.” It is a non-profit organiza$on started by Tammie Rafferty

from Tipp City who has the desire to provide items to youth, many who are in foster care, who are in residen$al psychi-

atric treatment centers. “Project Believe”

supplied these youth with back packs filled

with supplies to start the school year. Our

residents were able to make 67 bracelets to

go in the back packs. Oma H., Margie S., Lois

R., Carolyn H., and Catherine S. all par$cipat-

ed in this project. We are looking forward to

partnering with Project Believe in the future

as well. For Christmas we will be making 175

Christmas Cards for them as well as baked

goods for 7 facili$es. We are also planning on

making Valen$nes’ day cards and boxes for

the youth. This is a wonderful organiza$on

and we are excited to be part of it!

Left: A mosaic mas-terpiece created by residents at Canal Crossing.

Right: We planted a whole row of sun-

flowers that we have enjoyed watching

grow. Lois S. gazes up at their height!

01- Maxine W.

02- Catherine S.

15- Gwen E.

18- Naomi M.

24- Bob S.

29- Metha S.

We have many exci$ng ac$vi$es

planned for September

• Book Club: A Full Life: The Jimmy

Carter Memoirs

• Grandparent’s Day Celebra$on

• Lincoln Funeral Train

• WACO Fly-In

So flip this page over to the calendar

on the other side and see our daily

schedules!