Volume 4, Issue 14 July 2021 Adult Services Presents Jill

Volume 4, Issue 14

Adult Services Presents

T - Together

E - Everyone

A - Achieves

M - More

141 S. Main Street

Manville NJ 08835

www.thearcofsomerset.org

Publisher & Editor

Cliff Leon

Karen Kowalski

Contributing Writers

Karen Kowalski

Mary Scibelli

Jason Scheib

Chris Corvino

Lauren Frary

Photographers

Cliff Leon

Karen Kowalski

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opportunity?

Be a guest contributor for

The BUZZ

Please contact:

Karen Kowalski

Jill Court Pen Pal Program

July 2021

A smal l group of ind ividuals at J il l Court have been act ive with a very spec ial step -by-step drawing vo lunteer project . The group wil l be sending their amaz ing drawings - ice cream in an ice cream cone, to their fe l low fr iends at O ld St i r l ing and the Commons Apartments by mail as a surpr ise! Everyone was so creat ive, espec ial ly when i t came to coloring their ice cream! Franny colored her ice cream blue for blueberry and Barbara colored her ice cream brown for chocolate. We look forward to address ing the envelopes and then mail ing these spec ia l t reats to our fr iends and having others at J il l Court contr ibute as wel l in the future.

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From al l of us at The Arc of Somerset County: Congratulat ions to Michel le Eng on graduat ing from Stockton Univers ity

with a Bachelor in Sc ience -Occupat ional Therapy

You have made us so proud.

Congratulations!!!

The Adventures of the Fantastic Four

It was a beautiful day for the "Fantastic Four" group! We started off with a 4th of July themed Bingo while listening to our favorite artists including Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Led Zeppelin, and Jimmy Buffet! Our first Bingo winner was Steve- following Jayne, Charlie, and Geri! After, we worked on hand-eye coordination and stretching our upper body by tossing a ball into a basket and imitating arm motions! We ended with a fun activity- peeling tape off the top of a basket to free the ball inside! We all shared some great laughs and it was a great way to start the holiday weekend!

Written by Kara Milke, OTAS

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Jill Court

Adventures of Damandeep

J i l l Court ’s Garden

Beaut ifu l home grown beans.

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This Week in Literacy

Mondays &

Fridays at 10AM

Summer is off ic ial ly here! In l i teracy class, we ta lked about words that we associate with summer. Shawn ta lked about going to camp and he even spelled the word for us! We al so talked about the beach and a ll the activ it ies that people do in the ocean. Michael told us about f i shing, and we a lso talked about boats and water skis. During the conversation about what we wear in the summer, Lesley talked about the red hat she wears when it i s hot outside. Joe and Donna a lso had a fun t ime answering questions. We a ll agreed it was important to make sure you dr ink extra water when it i s hot outside. Stay cool everyone!

Al l winning names fo r June were put into Mary ’s purple bowl, one name was se lected as the g rand pri ze winner and that

winner i s…


JAYNE FRANCES LORI

William Alex


The Arc of Somerset County i s thri l led to be able to offer a wide array of v i rtua l programming fo r indiv iduals within residences and for those whom are served through our day habi l i tat ion programs. Al l indiv idua ls a re welcome to attend any and a l l groups in order to catch up with f r iends and part icipate in fun and interact ive act iv i t ies . P lease re fer to the this months v i rtua l calendar and fee l f ree to contact Director of Adult Services, Karen Z. Kowalski , with any quest ions at: karenk@thearcofsomerset .org

• Bingo: Enjoy t ime with f r iends whi le p laying “Bingo” with Mary Scibell i in this very popula r group! Any new individuals interested in jo ining this group, p lease contact Karen Kowalsk i to coordinate so that you can receive b ingo cards

• “Art with A lec & Tonya”: Jo in fel low art ist s as they learn about di fferent types of penci l and paper drawings. Make sure to have paper, penci l s and either colored penci l s, crayons o r markers

• “Royal School of Yoga”: Enjoy a relax ing start to the week with Jane and friends with yoga. Yoga poses can be done seated or in standing based upon abi l i ty level .

• Literacy c lasses: Jo in Mary Scibell i with her very engaging classes wherein l i teracy concepts are taught. Would be help fu l for part icipants to have penci l and paper or someone to assi st with this .

• “Mus ic for Hope and Insp irat ion”: Jo in musicians and those whom just enjoy music fo r this varied music programs featuring guest musicians on a variety o f inst ruments such as gu itar, p iano, vo ice, harmonica , accordion. Part icipant s are encouraged to s ing, clap , dance to the music o r just smi le, make comments and enjoy a good musical t ime with fr i ends!

• “Se l f-Advocacy Group”: Jo in Suman and the Sel f -Advocacy Group to learn about current i ssues and events surrounding sel f -advocacy. P lease contact Karen Kowalsk i fo r more info rmation i f interested.

• “Shoot ing the Breeze with Fr iends ”: Spend t ime catch ing up with fr iends whom are both vi rtual and in -person so that we can keep up our community connect ions on a var iety of topics that are important to us and just to say ‘hi

Virtual Programing

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2:00-2:30: Art with Alec/Tonya

Meeting ID: 481 232 8925 Password: 12345

Tuesday, July 20th 1:00-1:30: “Music for Hope and Inspiration” - Outside at JCATC and Virtual Coffeehouse Project

Meeting ID: 481 232 8925 Password: 12345 3:30-4:00: Shooting the Breeze with Friends Meeting ID: 481 232 8925 Password: 12345

Wednesday, July 21st 10:00-10:30: Literacy Class—All Welcome

Meeting ID: 701 845 7910 Password :12345

11:15-11:45: Literacy Class—All Welcome all welcome!


Thursday, July 22nd



Friday, July 23rd

10:00-10:30: Bingo with Mary


1:00-1:30: Literacy class—All Welcome


2:00-2:30: Literacy class—All Welcome


Monday, July 12th



2:00-2:30: Art with Alec/Tonya


Tuesday, July 13th 1:00-1:30: “Music for Hope and Inspiration” - Outside at JCATC and Virtual Special Violin Performance Meeting ID: 481 232 8925 Password: 12345 2:00-2:30: Literacy Class—All Welcome


3:30-4:00: Shooting the Breeze with Friends Meeting ID: 481 232 8925 Password: 12345

Wednesday, July 14th

10:00-10:30: Literacy Class—All Welcome




Thursday, July 15th 11:15-11:45: Literacy Class—All Welcome all welcome!


Friday, July 16th



Monday, July 19th 10:00-10:30: Bingo with Mary


Virtual Zoom Schedule (July 12th—July 23rd)

Thank You Vinnie!!!


Tuesdays at

1pm

Thank You Justin! !!

The “Music for Hope and Insp iration” cooled off with some outstanding musical se lect ions on the accord ion with our fr iend, Vinnie! V innie played a select ion of tunes to inc lude some Beat les favor ites. The group had a lot of fun ident i fy ing the song and then lett ing the group know after each song was f in ished – the group was very good at song identi f icat ion. The group enjoyed l i stening to and s ing ing along with the Beat les c lass ic “When I ’m 64” as wel l as “Happy Birthday in honor of Vinnie ’s bi rthday in June!!! At the end of music today, there was an addit ional surpr ise … the “Fresh Ai r

Face” wheel was spun to reveal the winner of the June contest which was Cl i f f …but then C l i f f had another surpr ise in mind as he then sa id that he i s donat ing the p izza party to h is fr iends at J i l l Court . Everyone at Ji l l Court cheered and were so exc ited – thank you C l i f f as wel l as thank you to al l who part ic ipated in the “Fresh Air Face” chal lenge. We wil l look forward to th is chal lenge again next year.

Music for Hope and Insp irat ion' today was a jammin' good t ime! We were p leased to have one of our most favor ite guests today, Just in Brown! He p layed great tunes for us on his p iano, and we al l were al l amazed at h is ta lent . Just in began music today with an American class ic in honor of Independence Day this past July 4th weekend - God Bless America. To top off the patr iot ism within our music , a l l our J il l Court fr iends were wearing red, white, and blue. Alex had a red shirt on, Ray had a blue shirt on, and some other fr iends such as Scott , John, and Anthony were wearing

f i reworks or f lags on their sh irt s - so festive! Some of the other songs Just in played included "Under The Boardwalk" "Stand By Me" and "Yesterday ". We always look forward when Just in pays us a v is it , and we' l l al l be count ing down the days t il l he jo ins us again! Thank you, Just in, and Happy Birthday America!


Tuesdays at

3:30PM

Virtual Basketball

Today during ' Shoot ing the Breeze ' we dec ided to play a class ic v i rtual game - drum rol l p lease - V IRTUAL BASKETBALL. We switched things up this t ime and made some of the rounds t r ick shots which Damandeep, Kait , and Kara needed to conquer and score! Some of the t r icks we incorporated inc luded shoot ing with our oppos ite hand, shoot ing bl indfo lded, and shoot ing without looking at the basket. Each round was intense as we waited in ant ic ipat ion to see who would score b ig. Kait quickly fe l l into last place whi le Damandeep and Kara were neck -and-neck. At the end, i t was Damandeep who was crowned king of Virtual Basketball th is t ime around! Congrats Damandeep and great job with those bl indfo lded shots - we al l were impressed that you made 2/3 in! Amaz ing.

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Mondays at

2pm

A beaut i ful waterfal l scene to coo l a group of ta lented art i st s on a hot f i rst day of summer in June – thank you Tonya for guid ing us through this process!

Damandeep ’s completed art work

Fireworks at n ight ! What a f it t ing picture as we see that July i s on the hor izon. Thank you Alec for fac il itat ing this beaut i ful art i st ic experience!

Damandeep ’s completed art work

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CLIFF L.

Enjoy seeing different people from The Arc of Somerset being magically transformed into cartoons!!!

Toon Me

MELANIE (Cliff’s Niece)

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Word Search


July Holidays (July 10th—July 24th)

Thursday, July 15th

Friday, July 16th

Saturday, July 10th

Sunday, July 11th

Monday, July 12th

Tuesday, July 13th

Wednesday, July 14th

Saturday, July 17


July Holidays (July 10th—July 24th)

Tuesday, July 20th

Friday, July 23rd

Thursday, July 22nd

Wednesday, July 21st

Sunday, July 18th Saturday, July 24th


Guess That Baby!

WHO AM I?

Find out the answer in the next issue of The Buzz!!!

STEVE

1. I spend my days play ing with k ids. 2. I have three older k ids of my own. 3. I have an off ice in Manvi l le. 4. I love gett ing my hands in the dirt gardening!


4th of July Hidden Pictures


Craftsman Corner Some Appliance Care Tips for your Home

Don’t use dish soap in the dishwasher. This can hamper the machine’s performance with gunky buildup. Use only dish detergent.

Rinsing dishes before putting them in the dishwasher can prevent clogs.

Scrape off plates

Food debris can clog dishwasher pumps. It’s going to stop up the spray arms and, in the case of emptying the water out, it’s possibly going to make the pump … fail prematurely.

Don’t overload your clothes washing machine

Doing so adds strain on the motor, tub bearings and other parts, besides not getting your clothes clean if water and detergent can’t swish between them. This practice can shorten the life of the

machine. Instead, follow the owner manual instructions on how much to load. Hint: If your machine is

banging around under the weight of all of your laundry, you’ve gone overboard.

Improve your dryer’s circulation Often forgotten, the lint screen needs to be cleaned after each load. Failing to do or allowing your dryer vent to become clogged will force your dryer to work overtime and can present a

serious fire hazard.

Our Preventative Maintenance Technician checks the dryer’s exhaust system monthly.

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What a great summer i ssue of The Buzz – I for one am excited to see the reports of BBQ ’s , outdoor events and even the harvests f rom some hard fought gardens at programs and homes! Recent ly, we have seen safety t ips f rom our Maintenance Department for keeping cool and using our gr i l l s a longs ide t ips for other appl iances in th is i ssue. I would l ike to h ighl ight another summer safety i tem as we hopeful ly cont inue to get out and about more – Footwear. Exc it ing? Maybe not, but for our consumers, staff and vis i tors i t can mean the d i f ference between a good day and a … less good day. Whi le the heat outside certain ly leads many of us to sandals, f l ip f lops and al l manner of open shoes we do not al low their use among staff in our programs and pol i te ly caut ion vis i tors on the subject. Our environments are busy, often ful l of people and movement and in many cases mobi l i ty devices such as chairs, scooters and other equipment l ike hospital beds and l i f ts. These i tems can easi ly cause injury i f acc idental ly k icked, rol led over an open toe shoe or otherwise put in contact with us. For the safety of our staff and consumers, our program areas require c losed toe shoes f rom al l employees – vis i tors and guests take note for your comfort and safety. We hope that everyone i s exc ited to keep the summer fun coming - stay cool , dr ink some water and check your shoes.

Sincerely, Christopher Corvino Associate Executive Director

The Arc Of Somerset County

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Volume 4, Issue 14 July 2021 Adult Services Presents Jill