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WHAT’S HAPPENING
Spotlight on Activities
Thursday, May 1st: Earlham
Gentlemen’s Quartet will perform in the
Community Room at 7:00 p.m. This
will be a wonderful show!
May
2014
Volume 30
Issue 5
Saturday, May 3rd: Celebration for
Mothers: Harp and Flute Concert. A big
thank you to Richmond Symphony
Orchestra for bringing this to FFC.
Please join the musicians at 2:00 p.m. in
the Community Room.
Editor
Ted Halsted
Sunday, May 4th: Worship Service
will be held in the Assembly Room at
10:30 a.m. Leading the service will be
Dr. Jeff Carter, President of Bethany
Seminary.
Tuesday, May 6th: Gary Hardwick
will be in the Community Room at 2:00
p.m. to speak about bees. He will bring
in a hive for us to observe. Brooke
Sahm, Indianapolis 500 Princess, will
speak at 7:00 p.m. in the Community
Room.
Wednesday, May 7th: There will be
an Independent Ladies Luncheon at
11:30 a.m. in the Community Room.
Inside this issue:
Editorial
New Residents
2
3-4
Library News
5
Birthdays
6
Anniversaries
7
What’s Happening
In The Courtyards
8
Thank you to
Our Supporters
10
Marketing News
11
Saturday, May 10th: Americana
music with John Kogge in the
Community Room at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 11th: Worship Service
will be held in the Assembly Room at
10:30 a.m. Leading the service will be
Keith Kendall. There will be a
Mother’s Day Reception in the
Community Room for those residents
living in the Health Care Center and
Assisted Residential. Families and
residents may arrive at 2:00 p.m. to
enjoy appetizers and music by Carol
Lou Woodward.
Tuesday, May 13th: Residents in
Assisted Residential are invited to eat
lunch on the patio. Lunch will begin
at 11:30 a.m.
Friday, May 16th: Please join us in the
Community Room for the spring Wellness
Fair. It will begin at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17th: Friends, come help us
celebrate with those that have May birthdays
in the Community Room at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 18th: Worship Service will be
held in the Assembly Room at 10:30 a.m.
Leading the service will be Bonita Porter.
Monday, May 19th: Come and enjoy the
music of the Richmond Community Orchestra
in the Community Room at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20th: Health Care Center
residents are invited to eat lunch on the patio.
Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, May 22nd: There will be a
presentation of the artwork done by the
Overbeck sisters. This presentation will be
given by Judy Wodjik and includes the
opportunity to use clay and try some special
tea! This presentation will be in the
Community Room at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24th: Author Richard
Holden will be here to share his book at 2:00
p.m. in the Community Room. His book is a
collection of short stories from people that
live in a place similar to Friends Fellowship.
Sunday, May 25th: Worship Service will be
held in the Assembly Room at 10:30 a.m.
Leading the service will be Simon Thionga.
Tuesday, May 27th: Cope Environmental
Center will be here to share fossils. Traci will
be in the Assembly Room at 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28th: Men’s Breakfast
will be at 8:00 a.m. in the Community Room.
The speaker will be from the Cope
Environmental Center. Residents in Assisted
Residential are invited to eat lunch on the
patio. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m.
Pond Reflections
With spring at long last finally “busting out all over,” now is a
good time for a revised version of the Pond Reflections column
that was in the May 2012 issue of WHAT’S HAPPENING.
On a balmy April evening, I walked out of the FFC front
entrance after dark and crossed the driveway to the pond. On
a bench near water’s edge, I savored the night air, the gentle
breeze caressing my skin, welcome springtime sounds, and
the magnificent display of light and pulsing water shooting up
into the night from the illuminated fountain in the middle of the
pond.
The peaceful scene evoked thoughts and feelings of beauty, vitality, freshness, and life. The
fountain sang as water cascaded into the air, then splashed on the pond surface with symphonic
melody and gentle percussion. Thank you, Vic and Faye Jose, for this wonderful gift to Friends
Fellowship Community. It’s a fresh bouquet of beauty every day.
Transfixed by the end-of-day blessing that greeted my eyes, I saw a pair of mallard ducks out for
the evening and enjoying the fountain as they swam by, just outside the perimeter of the splash. I’m
glad the ducks come, and that now most of the Canada geese go elsewhere.
The contributions of other residents came to mind as I reflected upon the springtime beauty of
the park in which Friends Fellowship is located. Recently we again enjoyed the riot of yellow daffodils
in the ash grove at the north end of the pond. Every spring when the daffodils burst into bloom I think of
Charlie Matthews and the many hours he spent on his knees planting hundreds of bulbs. Thank you,
Charlie.
The flowering trees and ornamental shrubs along the pathway to First Friends Meeting,
remembering and honoring loved ones and friends, is another springtime blessing. Thank you, Helen
Hudson, for promoting the plantings, and “thank you” to all who have given trees and other horticultural
gifts. Year by year, as time goes by, the beauty increases. A word of appreciation also to Dick
Lehman and the grounds crew, who skillfully plant and care for the trees and bushes along the
pathways and in the Memorial Garden and the bedding plants in various locations, and who also
helped plant the daffodils. The benches that have been donated and are along the pathways are also a
blessing. They provide places to rest, reflect, and enjoy the company of friends.
I mustn’t forget the contributions of nature and all creatures great and small. Heralding spring
each year are the crawdads that skillfully construct crawdad castles around the pond, and sometimes
100 or more feet back from water’s edge. Instead of just burrowing holes into the ground and leaving
piles of dirt on the surface, the crawdads carefully fashion clay marbles which they stack in towers
around their holes. What a feat of engineering!
The beauty around us in springtime, and in all seasons, reminds me of a truth expressed by
Jean Shinoda Bolen, a physician and author with profound insights into the spiritual dimension of
healing. Appreciation of beauty, says Dr. Bolen, leads to wonder, which leads to gratitude, which helps
heal body and soul. How true!
My nighttime reverie on a bench by the pond as I enjoyed the illuminated, cascading fountain in
springtime, brought peaceful closure to the day. This was a gift that a day-ending dose of bad news on
a TV screen can never give.
Ted Halsted, Editor
May 2014 Page 2
New Residents
New Residents
Marcia & Roger Grimm
Marcia & Malcolm Jeffers
January started off with Marcia and Roger Grimm moving into
IH 70. Four days later Marcia broke her right femur and went to Reid
Hospital for a partial hip replacement. Happily, that mishap with its
attendant incapacity is now in the past, and Marcia’s healing and
regaining mobility are progressing well.
The Jeffers moved to Apt. 303-304 on the 6th day of October, 2013,
and just four days later Malcolm was taken to Reid Hospital.
Malcolm’s recovery in the Health Care Center is progressing.
Malcolm was born in Richmond on December 8, 1930. He
graduated from Greens Fork High School in 1949. He has lived in
Wayne County his entire life. Malcolm became a general contractor
and worked for Earl Stackhouse for 30 years. He became an
independent contractor for the next 20 years. Malcolm refinished
over 30 pieces of furniture at the Morrisson-Reeves Library including
clocks, desks and cabinets.
Roger and Marcia are both natives of Richmond. Both were
born in August of 1935. Both went to Garfield Grade School and
Test Junior High and graduated from Richmond High School in 1953.
Marcia Jenkins Jeffers was the daughter of Clarence P. Jenkins. She was born on March 15, 1929
and graduated from Webster High School in 1947. Marcia went on to nurses’ training and graduated
in 1951. She then worked in surgery at Reid Hospital. Later she became a nurse for Dr. A. E.
Hollenberg for twelve years and then a school nurse for Northeastern High School for two years.
The Jeffers have two children. Mary Margret, born in 1952, and David Malcolm, born in 1954. Mary
Margret married Robert Feldmaier, whom she met at Purdue, and they have three children. David
Malcolm is married to Paula Elliot and they have two girls. Marcia and Malcolm have six great
grandchildren.
For hobbies, Marcia is a quilt maker. She has sewn from an early age. She received many awards
for her quilts. The Jeffers have traveled to Williamsburg, Virginia, over seven times to attend and
study at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt show. Malcolm toured the Village to watch furniture making.
Marcia has written a book entitled “Memories.” In the book she has a history of family, nurses’
training, quilting and where her quilts are today, homes the Jeffers have lived in and their gardens.
Marcia and Malcolm hope to participate more in the future as Malcolm’s health improves.
Interviewed by Roger Grimm
Attention all Residents!
Residents' Association Meeting Program for Saturday, May 10th, 2014 at
9:30 a.m. in the Community Room.
Your Association meeting on May 10th will feature Melissa Russell, Director of Resident Services, as
our speaker. We have asked her to identify and discuss with you the variety of services with which
she is able to assist you. Her department is here for you. Many do not realize that Melissa can help
us with many concerns and guide us to support groups and other community resources. If you have
anything that you feel you need assistance with, Melissa is here to assist you with your requests
which will be held in strict confidentiality. Her program this month will allow you to ask her if she can
assist with needs you have now or believe you may have in the future. If we all have an
understanding of everything Melissa can do for us, it will assure that help is near at hand.
May 2014 Page 3
Marcia attended Ball State Teachers College and graduated
with a B.A. in teaching in 1957. At Ball State she met Robert Hayes,
whom she married in 1958. Robert became an officer in the U.S. Air
Force and was stationed in Texas, Newfoundland, and Oklahoma. During this period two sons were born
to Bob and Marcia, and Marcia earned a master’s degree at the University of Oklahoma. When Bob, who
was then the R.O.T.C. instructor at the University of Oklahoma, was transferred to the
Philippines, Marcia and their two sons followed him there a couple of months later.
Tragedy struck in November of 1968 when Major Robert Hayes was killed when his AK97 was
shot down in Vietnam. Marcia returned to Richmond to raise her two sons and pursue a teaching career
as a learning disabilities resource teacher in the Richmond schools.
Marcia’s sons both graduated from Richmond High School. Brian Hayes attended Miami
University and then obtained a law degree from the University of Wisconsin. He is now the Wisconsin
State Budget Director. He and his wife Ginny have four children. Kevin Hayes graduated from Purdue
University with an electrical engineering degree. He is now the senior engineer with Qualcomm. He and
his wife Kirsten live in Mt. View, California. They have two daughters.
After high school, Roger Grimm attended General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan, where he
acquired a Dealership Management certificate. While at Vivian Buick in Richmond, where he worked for
22 years, he met and married Marilyn Foster from Cincinnati. They had three daughters: Karen, Sharon,
and Carol. Karen is married to Charles Naber, senior partner of Somerset CPAs in Zionsville. They have
two children. Sharon is married to Bryan Boggs who works for Lilly. They also live in Zionsville and have
two children. Carol is married to Chris Plopper. They own the Village Mattress Store in Zionsville and
have two children.
Roger had always wanted to become a GM new car dealer. In 1975 GM awarded the Pontiac
Buick franchise in Winchester to Roger, and he moved with his family 25 miles north. His dream of
becoming a dealer was fulfilled. In 2000, Roger was awarded the prestigious Time magazine-Goodyear
Tire Quality Dealer of the Year award at the NADA convention in Orlando, Florida. Each state gets one
of these awards each year.
Roger’s first wife, Marilyn, died from ovarian cancer in 1990. Several of Roger’s friends were
instrumental in matchmaking, and Roger married Marcia, whom he had known from childhood, in 1992.
In this blended marriage they have five children and twelve grandchildren, who are the best part of life.
“Travelling to see them all is a delight, and cruising with them all is wonderful,” says Roger.
Roger sold the dealership of Grimm Pontiac Buick GMC, Inc., in 2000 and moved back to
Richmond. In retirement the Grimm’s have stayed busy, with trips to China, Egypt, and South America,
cruises, playing golf, activities at Central United Methodist Church, and Golden K service club. Friends
Fellowship will be a good fit for the Grimm’s because they have many friends here and are making new
ones every day.
--Interviewed by Ted Halsted
May 2014 Page 4
EVENING’S
PAINTBRUSH
Library New
In Large Print:
Evening brought out her paintbrush
and splashed a glowing sunset
below those gray clouds
(now turned to lavender)
that all day denied us the sun.
The Daring Ladies of Lowell, by Kate Alcott
Lost Lake, by Sarah Addison Allen
The Chance, by Robin Carr
Power Play, by Danielle Steel
Evening Stars, by Susan Mallory
One touch of glory
lingering in the west
until swallowed by the twilight.
Promise of a better day
tomorrow.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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3
In Regular Print:
By Lois Jordan
FFC resident
A SENSE OF HUMOR
Think-it’s going to be a sunny spring day.
Get up and greet the dawn.
You have another day of life.
The dawn is greeting you,
welcoming you
as a partner in discovery-the discovery of life’s possibilities.
This is a new day-awaiting events bound to test
who you are-especially your sense of humor,
Spring can be so fickle-the afternoon bringing showers and shivers.
Annoying, but then you can be, too.
Teresa of Avila has said,
“God, deliver us from sullen saints.”
Now you’re up with a smile, even a chuckle,
and the course of the weather can be whatever.
A little humor does put things in perspective.
By Ken Schomaker
FFC resident
May 2014 Page 5
Your Life Calling, by Jane
Pauley. If you like this
popular broadcaster or are a
baby boomer, you need to
read this book.
The Casual Vacancy, by J.K.
Rowling. This is the first book
for adults from the author of
the blockbuster series about
the adventures of Harry
Potter.
According to Helen, by Florence Wallen. This
author is the wife of former Earlham College
president, Frank Wallen. Her book is an exciting
story about Helen of Troy.
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13
14
15
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Patricia
Clark
Helen
Johnson
Betty
Kelley
Maxine
Ashbaugh
Claire
McQuiston
Janis
Peacock
Wayne
Vincent
Jane
Baynes
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Jerry
Allen
Helen
Cowles
Lillian
Williams
Marjorie
Sell
Glen
Starbuck
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Phyllis
Wetherell
News Flash!
Friends Fellowship Community is honored
to have been given two new books by local
authors donated by David Stidham and
Cora Dragoo. Just off the presses:
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La Belle Residence, by Richard Holden. You will
recognize the cover photo. His stories are poignant
and humorous and will appeal to our readers.
Buon Giorno, Richmond, by Teresa Buene-Matson
and Elizabeth Papano Maddox. This book is about
the fascinating history of the Italian families who
came to Richmond from their homes in Europe. It is
full of pictures, dates, names and documented
stories of scores and scores of local folks.
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Jocelyn
White
Juanita
McGill
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Mary
Otlewski
Faye
Jose
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Ted
Halsted
May 2014 Page 6
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Resident Anniversaries
Nancy Brewster
19 Years
Anne Marie Pack
19 Years
Lucille Burdette
12 Years
Ann Mumford
11 Years
Becky Niersbach
11 Years
Janis Peacock
10 Years
Claire McQuiston
9 Years
Jane & Bill Stephenson
9 Years
Charlotte Kane
7 Years
Lorraine Hawkins
6 Years
Rena Warner
6 Years
Nancy Hoff
5 Years
Frank Hunyadi
4 Years
Mary Ann Langdon
4 Years
Helen & Richard Miller
4 Years
Joann Rahe
4 Years
Marcella Carter
3 Years
Jane & Wayne Vincent
3 Years
James Hardman
2 Years
Ann McDaniel
2 Years
Nola Reeves
2 Years
Delores & Paul Snarr
2 Years
In Memoriam
March 19 through April 20, 2014
Resident Name
Ruth Cooley
John “Jack” Disch
Elizabeth Harris
Muriel Jelly
Date of Death
March 22
March 27
March 31
April 9
May 2014 Page 7
Employee Anniversaries
Administration
Jeffrey Baxter
Carol Jelly
31 Years
6 Years
Dietary
Linda Leitner
AJ Burger
Mark Baxter
Gary Klobedanz
April Robinson
Matt Allen
12 Years
10 Years
7 Years
4 Years
3 Years
2 Years
Environmental Services
Debbie Goacher
Matina McGuire
Jamie Grow
10 Years
3 Years
1 Year
Maintenance
Gary Woodruff
Phillip Neal
32 Years
1 Year
Life Enhancement
Julia Shaffer-Smith
1 Year
Nursing
Melissa Harrison
Angie Steele
Brenda Rice
Linda Murphy
Jasmine Olinger
Jeremy Studt
Nicole Napier
16 Years
13 Years
8 Years
5 Years
2 Years
2 Years
1 Year
What’s Happening In The Courtyards
Spring has finally sprung in The Courtyards, and we have taken full advantage of the
beautiful weather. Our daffodils are in full bloom, and we have enjoyed watching the
green buds on the trees grow more and more each day. We have taken several walks
outside and have been greeted by some very hungry ducks!
This month has been full of activities. We listened to wonderful concerts from Brian
and Don Miller, The Earlham College Jazz Band, Richmond Symphony Singers, Tom
Walker, and Tom Wright. The West Richmond Friends School came and played
games and made paper flowers with the residents, and Carol Lou played several
numbers on the piano that got our toes tapping and some of our residents singing
solos on the microphone. We have a very talented group of residents! We had a
lovely Good Friday service with our Chaplain, Sandra Ward-Angell, and we greeted
many families visiting on Easter Sunday. We held our 1st Annual Easter Egg Hunt this
year and had a great turnout! Thank you to the staff, residents, and families who
joined us for the egg hunt, cookies, punch, and a raffle. We raised $114.00 towards
our Alzheimer’s Walk.
Our birthday wishes went out to Estil Wright and Helen Cope. We also celebrated
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Horn’s and Mr. & Mrs. Donald Rohe’s anniversaries. Our cakes
were decorated with spring flowers and looked almost too good to eat, ALMOST!
We are preparing for our Mother’s Day Tea which will be May 10, 2014, at
12:00 p.m. in the Community Room. Invitations are going out in the mail this week.
Our Father’s Day cook-out will be held Saturday, June 7, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. on The
Courtyards patio.
The Courtyards
Denise Snow
Samantha Gilbert
Tabbatha Woolwine
LeAnn Lahmann
Heidi Robeson
11 Years
10 Years
8 Years
4 Years
2 Years
Above: Eager Easter Egg hunters! Debbie Goacher and her grandson, Joshua.
May 2014 Page 8
Amazing April
Thank You to Our Supporters
Even though April showers came our way, April also blew in many
wonderful entertainers to brighten our days. We enjoyed a wide variety
entertainment this month, including children and adults alike.
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Early in the month, Carol Ratliff shared the history of dolls. She
brought dolls to share and invited residents to share their dolls. She was
very excited about being at Friends Fellowship. Carol owns the Doll
Hospital in Greenfield, Indiana.
Don and Bryan Miller performed this month. This father and son
duo teamed up and played the clarinet and piano to entertain FFC
residents. We appreciate their willingness to share their talents.
The Earlham College Jazz Band was excellent. Their director, Pavel Palanco-Safadit, was very
entertaining and enthusiastic.
Tom Walker, Tom Wright, and Gil Miller, along with the residents, sang along to favorite tunes at
three different programs this month.
The Edsell girls came in to play their instruments for residents. It was a joy to have these talented
youngsters come back and play for us.
Richmond Symphony Singers arrived to provide wonderful music. What a treat!
If you attended the April birthday party, you enjoyed the Bridgewater Dulcimer Duet. It was a good
time had by all.
Whether you enjoyed dolls, music, games, or crafts this month, I hope you found something that
was entertaining in April.
Terry Price, Director of Life Enhancement
New (Almost) Books for the FFC Library
Quite a Year for Plums, by Bailey White. This is a short and rather quirky book, with a character that I
have to call kooky - very humorous reading. The plot is somewhat disconnected, but overall a fun story.
East of the Mountains, by David Gutherson. A retired heart surgeon, ill with cancer, takes a lifechanging trip through the mountains and farms of his childhood home in Washington. This is a serious and
thought-provoking story, full of beautiful descriptions of his travels and childhood memories, as well as his
exciting adventures every day.
Up Island, by Anne Rivers Siddons. Molly, upset by the disintegration of her family, moves from
Atlanta to Martha’s Vineyard, where a new and challenging life opens up for her.
No Room at the Inn, by Melody Carlson. Traveling west for a new job, a young couple gets stranded in
the Cascade Mountains by a snowstorm. Then their exciting Christmas adventure begins.
Gap Creek, by Robert Morgan. A poignant story of a life of poverty in the southern mountains in the late
19th century. Told in vernacular, the author portrays the strength and fortitude of hardworking Julie and her
family.
Submitted by Nancy Tyndall
May 2014 Page 9
Friends Fellowship Community is grateful for the financial support given by the following
during the period of March 27, 2014 through April 28, 2014 and for those naming Friends
Fellowship Community as a choice for memorial gifts.
GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND*
Gift:
Centerville Stamp Club
In Memory of Carolyn Ellington:
Helen Asbury, PhD
Connie Fox, MD
Cathy Kerr, PhD, LISW-S
Carol Willis, MD
In Memory of William Fishback:
Bill & Jane Stephenson
In Memory of Elizabeth Harris:
Brenda Bohl
Klindt & Kelly Ginsberg
Karen Johnston
Sharon Kenworthy
Juanita Lasley
Martin, Jill & Grace Sauser
Ken & Karen Twinem
GENERAL ENDOWMENT – Cont.*
In Memory of Rosie Lechner:
Lolina Alvarez & Larry Hughes
Robert & Barbara Lechner
Ted & Joyce Liljeholm
Bill & Jane Stephenson
In Memory Ruth Pfeiffer:
Richard & Martha Dickens
FRIENDS MINISTERS’ FUND*
Gift:
Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends
TREE
In Memory of Rosie Lechner:
Robert & Barbara Lechner
REECE MALE TRAILER HITCH
AND FOUR-WAY LUG WRENCH
Gift:
Richard Bohlander
*Endowment Fund income is used to support residents whose personal funds are diminished.
Proceeds from the Silent Auction Sale
help to support the
General Endowment Fund!
The recent Silent Auction held in April was a big success with a preliminary tabulation of $2,210
realized from the sale! All proceeds from the Silent Auction are contributed to the General
Endowment Fund of Friends Fellowship Community. Because of the General Endowment Fund,
member residents will never have to worry about leaving Friends Fellowship due to diminished
financial resources. We would like to extend a thank you to everyone who donated items and to the
many participants who purchased items. We also extend our thanks to the Environmental Services
Department for their hard work in organizing and staging this important event.
Over the past 25 years, the Silent Auction has been a steady source of contributions to the General
Endowment Fund. Since 1989, a total of 39 Silent Auctions have generated $105,656 in proceeds
directed to the General Endowment Fund.
May 2014 Page 10
News From the Marketing Department
Have you stopped by the Community Room to see India Cruse-Griffin’s “Memories
with Momentum” on display? It is well worth your time to spend a few minutes really
LOOKING at this wonderful mixed media artwork. FFC is very fortunate to have this
piece on display through May 16, 2014.
Our “Invite a Friend to Lunch or Dinner” marketing program has been a huge
success. We sent invitations to Phase I of Independent Housing around the middle
of April. THANK YOU for your calls to make reservations for your guests to dine at
FFC. We will continue with Phase II and III in the near future.
On Thursday, May 15, we will take our FFC display to the Senior Expo at The
Leland Residence. Stop by between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to check out the
various vendors attending this year’s event.
Are you interested in fitness? I know the answer is yes! Join us for our Wellness
Fair on May 16 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in the Community Room. You will
definitely want to stop by to receive your free FFC outdoor walking map!
Pam Merchanthouse
V.P. of Customer Service
Two FFC Residents in Zambia on a Mission Trip
Two FFC residents, Doris Miller and Rev. Ted Halsted, are in Zambia as part of a mission team
sponsored by Central United Methodist Church. The six-member team, with four from Richmond and
two from New York state, left for Zambia the day after Easter.
Currently the team is at Mujila Falls Agriculture Center in western Zambia, where they are
painting staff buildings, meeting with local church groups, engaging with local women in making
children’s clothes, helping with farm chores, and making a video for interpreting this agricultural ministry
of the United Methodist Church. Rev. Ted Halsted is leading a pastors’ training event.
Mujila Falls Agriculture Center was founded eleven years ago in the most impoverished area of
Zambia. Average life expectancy was only 35 years. Infant mortality was high, and nutrition severely
lacked protein. The main sources of protein were rats, mice, and insects because of over-hunting and
over-fishing. Hunting and gathering had been the traditional culture. In just a little over a decade, the
health and wellbeing of the people in the area have been greatly improved by the introduction of new
crops, goats, pigs, rabbits, chickens, improved strains of cattle, and the introduction of draft animals.
People have milk and eggs who didn’t have them before. Elementary technology, irrigation, and
fertilizer are boosting food production. More children are attending school. Housing has
improved. People have more income and better health. Ten years ago the area ranked last in the
province in maize production. Now it ranks first.
Following their work at the Mujila Falls Agriculture Center, the team will visit Victoria Falls and
game parks in southern Zambia before returning to the United States on May 9.
May 2014 Page 11
“When you judge another,
you do not define them, you
define yourself.”
—Wayne Dyer
The Courtyards May
SUNDAY
TUESDAY
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
Brain Waves is a
one-to-one brain
stimulation session.
Residents have a
weekly scheduled
time.

10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
7:00
10:30 Church
1:00 Exercise
2:00 Happy Birthday
Marjorie Sell
3:00 Snack & Chronicles
4:00 Rest & Relax
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
4:30
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MOTHER’S DAY
10:30
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Church
Exercise
Sunday Stroll
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
Church
Exercise
Sunday Stroll
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
4:30
10:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
6:30
Coffee & Conversation
Use Your Manners
Exercise
Tea Party
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
*Brain Waves
10:00 Coffee & Conversation
11:00 Rooster Day
1:00
Exercise
2:00
Book Club
3:00
Snack & Chronicles
6:30 Richmond Community
Orchestra CR
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
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MEMORIAL DAY
Coffee & Conversation
To Bee or Not to Bee Day
Exercise
Remember When...
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
Birth-To-Five play group
Exercise
Gary Hardwick CR
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
Movie Night
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10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
13
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
19
25
10:30 Church
1:00
Exercise
2:00 Happy Birthday
Mary Otlewski
3:00
Snack & Chronicles
4:00
Rest & Relax
Coffee & Conversation
Cinco de Mayo
Exercise
Book Club
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
*Brain Waves
12
18
10:30
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
6
5
4
Coffee & Conversation
Travelin’ Tune Tuesday
Exercise
Music By Carol Lou
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
10:00 Coffee & Conversation
11:00 Healthy Brain
1:00
Exercise
2:00 Book Club
3:15 Charles Elementary
Choir CR
4:00
Rest & Relax
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Sensory Box
Exercise
Happy Birthday Juanita
McGill
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
27
10:00 Coffee & Conversation
11:00 Tuesday Trivia
1:00
Exercise
2:00 Out for a Drive or
Cope Center AR
3:00
Snack & Chronicles
4:00
Rest & Relax
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
4:30
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
6:00
Coffee & Conversation
Pampering
Exercise
Book Club
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
*Brain Waves
2
Coffee & Conversation
Pampering
Exercise
Hawaiian Dancing
Snack & Chronicles
Earlham Gentlemen’s
Quartet CR
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Spring Poetry
Exercise
It’s a ‘BERRY” nice day
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
*Brain Waves
Coffee & Conversation
Pampering
Exercise
Love Lilacs Day
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
Did You Know?
10:15 West Richmond Friends
School
1:00
Exercise
2:00
Book Club
3:00
Snack & Chronicles
4:00
Rest & Relax
4:30
*Brain Waves
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Who Am I?
Exercise
Making Mint Juleps
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
*Brain Waves
3
9:30
10:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
In The Kitchen
Exercise
Horse Racing
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
Coffee & Conversation
Whatever Happened
To…?
Exercise
BINGO
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
10
9:30
10:00
12:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
In the Kitchen
Mother’s Day Tea
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
16
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
Chaplain Service
Exercise
Horseshoes
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
17
9:30
10:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
In The Kitchen
Exercise
Armed Forces Day
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
23
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
29
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
4:30
Coffee & Conversation
Short Stories
Exercise
Book Club
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
SATURDAY
9
22
28
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
4:30
1
15
21
10:00 Coffee & Conversation
11:00 Pampering
1:00
Exercise
2:00 Tiptoe Through The
Tulips
3:00
Snack & Chronicles
4:00
Rest & Relax
FRIDAY
8
14
20
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
Coffee & Conversation
Pampering
Exercise
Book Club
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
THURSDAY
Coffee & Conversation
Chaplain Service
Exercise
Out on the Patio
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
24
9:30
10:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
In The Kitchen
Exercise
Race Day
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
30
10:00
11:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
6:30
Coffee & Conversation
Swingin’ to the Oldies
Exercise
Book Club
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
Friday Night Movie
31
9:30
10:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Coffee & Conversation
In The Kitchen
Exercise
Sightseeing Saturday
Snack & Chronicles
Rest & Relax
“A Mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place NO ONE else can take.”
Friends Fellowship Community
May 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
SR—Sewing Room
AR— Assembly Room
LL—Library Lounge
CR—Community Room
MG—Memorial Garden
S—Solarium
FR— Family Room
FDR— Founders’ Room
RR—Recreation Room
AS—Art Studio
Legend
This Calendar is ALIVE.
Watch your mailbox and
the bulletin boards for
additions or changes
throughout the month.
4
5
6
10:30 FFC Church
Dr. Jeff Carter President
of Bethany Seminary AR
2:00 Ice Cream Cones GR
3:00 Richmond Symphony
Broadway Comes to
Richmond
10:30 Exercise GR
2:00 Plan Patio Garden GR
3:30 Wellness AR
3:30 Painting with Anita AS
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
9:00 - 12:00 Traveling Board CR
2:00 Art by India
Cruse-Griffin CR
2:00 Current Events LL
7:00 Earlham Gentlemen’s
Quartet CR
10:00 Writer’s Group S
10:00 Car trip to Walmart
HCC/AR
10:30 Exercise GR
1:45 Movie GR
3:30 Wellness AR
10:00 Puzzles GR
2:00 Celebration for Mothers
Special guests from the
symphony to play the harp and
flute CR
7
8
9
10
10:00 Great Courses LL
10:30 Bible Study GR
2:00 Beeville with
Gary Hardwick CR
3:15 First Friends Worship AR
3:30 Crocheting & Knitting S
7:00 Brooke Sahm
Indy 500 Princess CR
10:30 Exercise GR
11:30 Ladies Luncheon CR
2:00 Bingo AR
3:30 Wellness AR
4:30 Folk Dancing CR
6:30 After Dinner LL
10:oo Bus Trip to Richmond
Square Mall and Kohl’s
2:00 Current Events LL
2:00 Handmade GR
2:30 Catholic Communion FR
6:00 Penny Hester and Jingles
HCC Lounge
10:00 Writer’s Group S
10:30 Exercise GR
1:45 Movie GR
3:30 Wellness AR
9:30 Residents’ Association
Meeting CR
2:00 Ice Cream Bars on the
Patio
7:30 Lend Me a Tenor
Civic Theatre Production
13
14
11
12
10:30 FFC Church
Keith Kendall AR
2:00 Mother’s Day
Reception with Carol Lou
CR
10:30 Exercise GR
2:00 Gourmet Club GR
3:30 Wellness AR
18
19
20
21
10:30 FFC Church
Bonita Porter AR
1:30 Brain Games GR
10:30 Exercise GR
2:00 Gourmet Club GR
3:30 Wellness AR
3:30 Painting with Anita AS
6:30 Richmond Community
Orchestra CR
10:00 Great Courses LL
10:30 Bible Study GR
11:30 Lunch on the Patio/HCC
3:15 First Presbyterian
Communion AR
3:30 Crocheting and Knitting Club S
6:00 “Alvin” in the HCC Lounge
25
26
10:30 Exercise GR
2:00 Gourmet Club GR
3:30 Wellness AR
10:30 FFC Church
Simon Thiongo AR
2:00 Sundae Sunday GR
15
16
17
10:00 Handmade GR
2:00 Plant Flowers on
the Patio
2:00 Current Events LL
6:30 Progressive Euchre AR
10:00 Writer’s Group S
10:30 Exercise GR
2:00 Wellness Fair CR
10:00 Manicures
2:00 May Birthday Party CR
8:00 Civic Hall
Performing Arts
The Inspiration
of Broadway
23
24
10:30 Exercise GR
2:00 Bingo AR
3:30 Wellness AR
4:30 Folk Dancing CR
6:30 After Dinner LL
22
10:15 West Richmond Friends
School CY
2:00 Current Events LL
2:00 Overbeck Presentation by
Judy Wodjik, including fun
with clay & tea tasting CR
6:45 Classic Red Skelton TV
10:00 Writer’s Group S
10:30 Exercise GR
1:45 Movie GR
3:30 Wellness AR
10:00 Hand Massages
2:00 Author
Richard Holden
CR
27
28
29
30
31
10:00 Great Courses LL
10:30 Bible Study GR
11:00 Out to Lunch AR/HCC
2:00 Cope Center—Fossils AR
3:00 West Richmond Friends
1st floor A.R. North Dining Rm.
4:30 Out to Dinner - # 9
Cambridge City
7:00 Silent Meeting S
7:00 Yahtzee GR
Mens’ Breakfast with Cope
Center
10:30 Exercise GR
2:00 Bingo AR
3:30 Wellness AR
4:30 Folk Dancing CR
6:30 After Dinner LL
10:00 Handmade GR
2:00 Current Events LL
2:30 Central United Methodist
Church AR
2:30 Catholic Communion FR
7:00 Progressive Euchre AR
10:00 Writer’s Group S
10:00 Car trip to Warm Glow
AR/HCC
10:30 Exercise GR
1:45 Movie GR
3:30 Wellness AR
10:00 Manicures
1:45 Bus trip to the
Rose Garden
10:00 Great Courses LL
10:30 Exercise GR
10:30 Bible Study GR
2:00 Bingo AR
11:30 Assisted Residential—Lunch 3:15 Charles Elementary School
on the Patio
Choir CR
3:15 First Presbyterian Church AR
3:30 Wellness AR
6:30 Checkers GR
4:30 Folk Dancing CR
7:00 Silent Meeting S
6:30 After Dinner LL