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“I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first
in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice
and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.” 2 Timothy 1:15
May
2009
OUR NEIGHBOURS
Take Note:
•
Monica Rose
Fashion Show
Thur., May 7th - 7 pm
•
Soli deo Gloria Choir of
Holland Christian Homes
Thur., May 14th - 11 am
•
Alzheimer's Presentation
Tues., May 19th -11 am
Inside this issue:
Our Neighbours
1
From The Office
2
Yard Sale Success &
Car Rally Upcoming
3
On Wings of Prayer
4
Residents’ Council
5
Information Board
6
Worship & Movies
7
Ongoing Activities
8
Sunday, May 10th is
Mother’s Day! Please
note that there will be a
regional Sunday Service
for Mother’s Day held in
our auditorium at 6:30
pm. Plan to attend.
Ernest
Tutt
(P-910)
passed away on Monday,
May 4th. Our prayers
and sympathies go out to
his family and friends.
Ernie will be missed by
all. Ernie was the gentleman who faithfully fed
our fish each morning in
the main lobby. May he
rest in peace.
Special
Birthdays
Birthday
greetings
are extended to
George Hiemstra (T208) who turns 80 on
May 12, Lucy Hendriks
(P-907) who turns 80 on
May 19, Theresa Nieuwhof (P-703) who turns
85 on May 22, Lloyd
Wesselius (P-103) who
turns 85 on May 22 and
to our new resident,
Kay Hayes (T-1011)
who turns 80 on May
30th. We wish each of
you a wonderful birthday and God’s richest
blessings for a most
amazing year ahead.
Welcome
to our new
r esident s:
Kay Hayes
(T-1011),
S y l v i a
Walker (T-307), Doris
Kidd (P-706), Patricia
Leonard (P-107). Please
note that Peter
&
Lammy VanGinhoven
have moved from P-107
to P-108 & Lisa Berkhuizen from P-706 to P708. We pray that you
will all enjoy your new
home.
Move-Outs
We bid farewell to: Lillie
Keefe (T-1010). May the
Lord keep her in His tender care.
WEEKEND SECURITY
If you need emergency assistance on the weekend you may call: 905-424-3479.
Your on-duty weekend attendants are:
Activities/Events/Trips 9
May
9-10
Advance Notice
May
16-18
George Hiemstra (T-208)
May
23-24
Walter Ciona (T-612)
May
30-31
Danny Wallace (T-101)
10
Move-Ins
Danny Wallace (T-101)
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NOTES FROM THE OFFICE
Monday, May 18th is Victoria Day
Please be advised that our offices will be closed on this day.
For emergencies only, please contact on-call security.
Window Cleaning
On May 19 the window cleaners will be here to clean the outside windows
and you will need to remove your window screens before they come, and
put them back in place when they are finished. If you would like to have
your interior windows cleaned, you must let the office know by May 19.
Interior windows can be cleaned the week of May 25. A flat service charge,
based on the size of your apartment, will be charged to residents who opt to
have their inside windows cleaned.
Do you like to Garden ?
We would like to plant flowers in our flower gardens on Sat., May 30th.
If you are willing and able to help with planting or with future watering or
weeding duties please sign-up in the activities room. We are trying to
share the tasks involved, so that any residents who like to garden may
have a task or be in charge of a specific flower bed.
Meals Survey Results & Kitchen Update
Based on the 169 survey responses, 65 residents responded ‘yes’ to our
proposed ‘meals service’. Thus, we intend to proceed with our plans to offer
home cooked meals from our DCH kitchen. We have contracted with a professional Chef who currently works in a retirement home in Whitby. She will finalize our kitchen design and develop an implementation plan for this service. We
are looking at a start date of September, and plan to hold an information session for residents sometime during the summer.
When Calling for Emergency Assistance
If you call 911 or other services for emergency assistance, please
remember that you (or the person calling for you) needs to inform
the operator that access to 100 Glen Hill Drive S. (Providence
Place) is through the main call board at 200 Glen Hill Drive S. You
need to specifically give this information to the operator so that ambulance attendants/emergency workers can gain quick access to our
buildings.
No Laundry on Balconies & No Sweeping from Balconies
Please DO NOT hang laundry anywhere on your balconies. Use your vacuum cleaner to clean off your balcony floor. Please DO NOT sweep your
balconies, as dust and glass particles will land on your neighbour’s balcony.
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Yard Sale Volunteers
to be commended!
Hats off to all our Yard Sale volunteers! Give
praise to God for the wonderful results that have
come out of our annual Yard Sale! When we work
together as a team, the results are absolutely
amazing! We made $7,400 + and we’re still counting the dollars coming in from left-over sales!
Congratulations to all the volunteers who baked goodies, lugged furniture around, stood on their feet selling all day or created wonders to sell. All your hard work really paid off. To the best of our knowledge this
Yard Sale has yielded the most income for our Spring sale to date! On behalf of the Promotions Committee organizers - we thank each and every person involved with making our 2009 Yard Sale such a success! Thank you, thank you, thank you, and may the Lord bless you too.
Car Rally/Tour & BBQ
Come one . . . Come all !
We’d like to invite and intrigue you to sign-up this year for the Car
Rally/Tour which is always a fun scavenger hunt of sorts—on
wheels! Basically, you pick a partner—male, female, relative,
non-relative or pool tournament buddy—whomever you like!
There can be more than two to a car, but you will need one driver
and one navigator!
You’re given a set of driving directions and asked to stop along the route and write down various answers
to questions— the answers come from simply observing your location. This is a great exercise for keeping the brain tuned-in and it’s a great way to spend some quality time with family and friends while having
some fun along the way!
The Car Rally/Tour usually starts around 9:00 am and ends at a barbeque location for lunch. The cost
this year will be $20 pp for residents and $30 for non-residents—lunch included! This is cheap entertainment folks! Ask anyone who’s participated in the past. You’ll have a real blast!
The planned date for the Car Rally/Tour & BBQ is Saturday, June 20th. In order for us to proceed
with this event we must have 20 cars registered to participate before the end of May. Please ask
your friends and family to participate and sign-up in the Activities Room ASAP.
Thank You ... Thank You ... Hobby Show Participants
We sure enjoyed seeing all your hobbies and talents on Wednesday, April 22 at our
Resident Hobby Show. Wow ! We really have some talented residents. Woodworking,
knitting, crocheting, painting, crafting - it was all so wonderful to see. Thank you so much
to all the residents who showed us their hobbies and talents. Everyone really enjoyed the
show!
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ON THE WINGS OF A PRAYER
Just close your eyes and open your heart,
And feel your worries and cares depart.
Just yield yourself to the Father above,
And let him hold you secure in his love.
For life on earth grows more involved,
With endless problems that can't be solved,
But God only ask us to do our best,
Then he will take over and finish the rest...
So when you are tired, discouraged and blue,
There is always one door that is open to you,
And that is the door to The House of Prayer,
And you'll find God waiting to meet you there.
And The House of Prayer is no further away,
than the quiet spot where you kneel and pray.
For the heart is a temple when God is there
As we place ourselves in his loving care.
And he hears every prayer and answers each one
When we Pray in His name - Thy will be done.
The burdens that seemed too heavy to bear
Are lifted away on the wings of a prayer.
by: Helen Steiner Rice
Courtice Dutch Imports
D ur ha m C hr is ti
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H ai rs ty lin g
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the Whole F
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In Our Lobby
Wednesday, May 20th
9:30 am—3:00 pm
Dutch Groceries, Cheese Products, Licorice,
Indonesian Treats, Raisin Bread, Cookies,
Koeks, Soups, Spices, Meats & Much More!
Call:
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Hennie Wonde
Jean Paton &
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905-668-384
RePerms, Hair
Highlights,
Cuts, Colours,
icures,
Waxing, Man
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laxing, Upmuch more!
Shaving and
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From Residents’ Council
As you have read elsewhere, the Yard Sale was a great success. Although we seemed to have fewer
visitors this year, the sales totals did not reflect this. We ate hamburgers, poffertjes, croquettes and other
treats, while we bargained for that something special that we could use or give as a gift to a friend.
On top of the barbequed food and treats which we consumed, we could also buy eggs and apples. What
a wonderful way to spend a Saturday—making money for DCH and socializing with friends too!
There are a few garden plots left if anyone is interested. The spinach is coming up nicely and it will soon
be time to plant flowers, beans and zucchini. Please enjoy my tulips in plot A2. Enjoy the month of May.
.
Frederick Wind
Chair
Find ‘Mother’ In Different Languages
Moeder (Dutch)
Ahm (Arabic)
Mother (English)
Maman (French)
Mutter (German)
Makuahine (Hawaiian)
Maji (Hindi)
Mamma (Italian)
Okaasan (Japanese)
Mater (Latin)
Haakui (Maori)
Paobo (Punjabi)
Madre (Spanish)
Mzazi (Swahili)
Muter (Yiddish)
May 2009
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Volunteer Appreciation Invite
Lucy Hendriks
All our DCH volunteers and on-going regular
non-resident volunteers are invited to come to
an evening of appreciation on:
(P-907)
Thursday, May 21st
at
6:30 pm
If you are able to accept this invitation please
print your name on the ‘I can come’ list in the
Activities Room by May 11th or ASAP, as we
need to know how many volunteers are planning to attend.
Annual General
Membership
Meeting
of
Durham Christian
Homes Inc.
to be held
Monday, June 15th
at
7:30 pm
Membership
Fees
In our Auditorium
are due
now!
80th Birthday Party
Saturday, May 23rd
2 pm– 4 pm
You are invited to greet her in the
Main Lobby this day.
Pool
Tournament
Results:
This year’s overall
Pool Tournament Winner is:
Ernie McIlwraith
(T-406)
2nd Place:
John Clarke
3rd Place:
Charles Corner
(P-806)
(P-701)
Be sure to practice up over the
summer. Pool Tournaments will
start up again in September.
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Worship Services in Friendship Hall
Sunday, May 10
Pastor Norman Sennema
6:30 pm
With VOP Choir from Hebron
Church Participating
In the Auditorium
Sunday, May 24
Pastor Martin Spoelstra
3:00 pm
Coffee Social
Tuesday, May 12
Job Brobbel Opening
10:00 am
In the Auditorium
Last Meeting - Lunch at
Buffet World after
Bible Study
May 5, 19, & 26
10:00 am
Meet in the Activities Room
with Sandra McRae
Movies Playing in Friendship Hall at 7:00 pm
Friday, May 8:
Cotters Wilderness Trail—Spring Time (23 mins)
Songs of Praise During Wartime (25 mins)
Monday, May 11:
Railway Adventures Across Canada
Friday, May 15:
America’s Wilderness— The West
Desert, Mountain and Canyon
Friday, May 22:
Travel to Holland—Hoorn, Medemblik, Makkem, Giethoorn
and more (25 mins) & Canadian River—The Moise (25 mins)
Monday, May 25:
“Fireproof” - (Part 2) Starring Kirk Cameron
An Inspirational Story
Friday, May 29:
John & Janet: A Love Affair with Algonquin Park (45 mins)
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Top Players & Ongoing Activities
Bowling
Bingo
Meet in the main
Lobby Mondays at
12:30pm to car pool
a ride. The top bowlers for April:
April 6: Lloyd Wesselius
Progressive
Euchre
Mondays from 2:30
pm-3:30 pm meet
fellow bingo players in the Providence Place Lounge (1st Floor).
Cost: $1:00 for 2 cards. The
Bingo winners for April were:
On Wednesdays at
7:00 pm Progressive Euchre players meet in the
Activities Room. Bring $1.00 to
play. Our April winners were:
(Game 1 & 2)
April 13: Thea Verrydt (Game 1)
Norma Krabbendam(G.2)
April 20: Norma Krabbendam(G.1)
Helen Van Essen (G.2)
April 27: Jacob Koene (Game 1) &
April 6: Helen Hoekstra
April 20: Matti Engelage
April 27: Ingrid VandePol
April 1:
April 8:
April 15:
April 22:
April 29:
Ben Brown
Pete Zuidema
Mary Gouldurn
Adrienne Bourgeois
Joyce Shaw
No Bowling on Monday, May 18
Congratulations players!
Bingo will be held Victoria Day:
Monday, May 18
Gentle Fitness
Crafts
Line Dancing
Maintain your flexibility at these exercise classes which
run Mondays &
Thursdays at 9:30
am in the auditorium. Invite a new
resident to join the group! Please
note that there will be no class on
Victoria Day - Monday, May 18.
Please be sure to wear appropriate shoes for this class.
For anyone who likes
to work with their
hands, Crafts will resume in September on Tuesdays
from 2:00-4:00 pm in the Providence Place Lounge which is located on the 1st floor in Providence Place. Thank you to
Jackie Wamsteeker for overseeing this activity. Be sure to join
this group in September.
Line Dancing is a
fun way to exercise. Come to
the auditorium on
Wednesdays at
9:00 am and join in on the fun.
Anyone can join at anytime.
Please note that a $2. donation
per class will be accepted by Margaret Dasley, our outside instructor.
Shuffleboard
Card Making
Darts & Bridge
Scheduled games
run on Tuesday,
Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. There are two shuffleboard areas that play two different styles of shuffleboard. Please
direct questions to our conveners:
Sam Jongsma (P-800) 905-6688681 and John Vandepol (T-501)
905-430-1993.
Learn to make
cards for those
special occasions, like Birthdays or Anniversaries. Thanks to
Jane Dykstra for overseeing this
activity. Card Making has discontinued till the fall and will resume
in September on Fridays at 10
am for two days out of the month
in the Providence Place lounge.
We collect $2.00 per person to
cover the cost of supplies.
Meet fellow residents
in the Prov. Place
basement on Thursdays at 7 pm to play
darts. High scores for April:
April 2: Maurice O’Toole (T-110)
April 9: Maurice O’Toole (T-110)
April 16: Bill DeRidder
April 23: Dylan DeRidder
April 30: Maurice O’Toole (T-110)
Helen Van Essen (G. 2)
Bid Euchre meets 1-3 pm on
Wednesdays in Activities Room.
Bridge Players
meet on Fridays
from 1- 4:00 pm
in the Activities
Room.
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Upcoming Activities/Events/Trips
Monica Rose
Fashion Show
Plan to attend a
fashion show on
Thursday, May 7
at 7 pm. Please pick-up your
ticket at the Servery before
noon Thursday, May 7th. Enjoy
the social time, spring fashions,
and a scrumptious dessert.
Draw prizes too! Proceeds will
go towards our Terrace Building Fund.
Ann of
Green
Gables
This trip to
Elgin Theatre which includes
lunch at the Mandarin in Toronto runs on Wednesday,
May 20. All residents signed
up for this trip are asked to
meet in the main lobby before
10:15 am.
Spring Planting
Our spring planting day
this year will take place
on Saturday, May 30,
starting at 9:00 am. Any residents or outside volunteers
interested in helping us plant
flowers this day are asked to
please sign-up in the Activities
Room. If you’d be interested in
maintaining a flower bed,
please also sign-up for this.
Soli deo
Gloria
This group
of senior
choir members is from Holland
Christian Homes in Brampton.
They will be coming to sing in
our auditorium on Thursday,
May 14 at 11:00 am. They also
plan to stay and buy lunch at
our servery this day. Plan to
attend and make a donation at
the door.
WalMart
Trip
We will run a
bus to the
WalMart at
Brock and Taunton in Whitby
on Thursday, May 21 leaving
at 9:30 am. The cost is $4.50
per person round trip. Please
sign-up in the Activities Room
before noon on Wed., May 20
and pay Darlene before
boarding the bus.
“Oliver”
This play will
be presented
in our auditorium on Thursday, June 11 at
1:00 pm by the students of
E.A. Fairman Public School and
you are invited to attend. Donations for the Terrace will be
collected.
A representative from the Alzheimer’s Society will be in our
auditorium on Tuesday, May
19 at 11:00 am to speak to us
about Alzheimer’s and some of
the services offered by the Alzheimer’s Society. Please plan
to attend. This promises to be
very informative.
Free
Scrapbooking
Class
Learn how to
scrapbook on
Friday, May 29 from 2- 4pm in
the Providence Place Lounge.
Just bring ten pictures that
you’d like to arrange nicely in
an album. All the supplies will
be provided. If interested you
must sign-up before May 25th
in the Activities Room.
Frank Sinatra
Tribute
There will be a tribute concert at Class Act Dinner
Theatre in Whitby on Friday,
June 12 at 6 pm. Frank Sinatra’s all time classic songs will
be sung. Cost: $58 pp if at
least ten sign-up. Details and
sign-up in the activities room.
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Advance Notice
Note from your
Editor:
You are invited to drop off your
suggestions for the June’s
“Friendship Banner” before
Fri., May 29th
Servery News
Coffee Service
10:00am - 11:30am
Hot Lunches
Car Rally/
Tour & BBQ
Plan ahead to participate in our Car
Rally which is proposed to take
place on Saturday, June 20th starting at 9 am for Rally participants and
ending in a BBQ at a yet to be disclosed location. The cost will be $20
pp for residents and $30 pp for nonresidents. Family members &
friends are encouraged to participate. Proceeds go to the Terrace
building fund. Sign-up ASAP in the
Activities Room.
Comfort
Shoes
Comfort Shoe
Haven will be
selling both
ladies and men’s shoes in our
main lobby on Wednesday,
June 24th from 10:00 am- 3:00
pm. Be sure to check out this
wonderful selection of shoes
made for comfort. There should
be something to suit anyone!
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Dutch Day
Cafeteria Style Hot Meal
Wednesday, May 27th
12:15 –1:15 pm.
Don’t forget to bring your own
plate, mug & cutlery.
Cost: $8.50 p.p.
Sign-up by Mon., May 25th
in the Activities Room.
Holland Christian
Homes in Brampton is hosting a
Dutch day on:
Sat., June 27th.
If there are enough
people interested in going, we
will rent a bus. Sign-up and details are in the Activities Room.
The more passengers, the
cheaper the bus fair.
Leendert Kooi
Will be directing his choir
and orchestra at the Roy
Thompson Hall in
Toronto on Friday, Nov.
20th. We will rent a bus
to leave DCH at 5:45pm.
Eat your dinner before
boarding. The cost will be $43. pp
for ticket and bus ride. Sign-up in
the Activities Room.
Mothers never really die,
They just keep house up in the sky.
They polish the sun by day
And light the stars that shine at night,
Keep the moonbeams silvery bright
And in the heavenly home above
They wait to welcome those they love.
Written by: Helen Steiner Rice