the FEBRUARY 2015 newsletter AUTUMN GREEN AT WRIGHT CAMPUS | a Senior Lifestyle community | CHICAGO, IL 60634 | 773-202-3388 silver star THIS MONTH’S KIM HURLEY Kim Hurley moved to our community anticipating the benefits of a friendly community. She has blessed us with her kindness and friendship. Kim worked at St. Paul Federal Bank for 23 years and later dedicated 10 years to Concordia University where she retired as a Financial Aid and Graduate Admission Representative. Kim has two children and three siblings. She spends her free time with her sister, brother-in-law and their two kids. She enjoys reality TV and soap operas. Kim adores dogs, going to the movies, and loves to surf the web as she is very computer savvy. She is part of our Wii Bowling League Kim Hurley and a regular at Crosswords and Cranium Crunches. Kim is a helper and from what I can see she has been all her life. She always offers her help in assisting others in any way she can and, with such a friendly demeanor, it’s easy to open up to her. Though Kim feels that moving to Autumn Green has been one of the best decisions she has made, the truth is that having her here has been a great gain for our community. —Katarina Kulezic IT’S OUR PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU ... word from your executive director JOIN US THIS MONTH FOR golden hearts FEBRUARY IS THE MONTH OF LOVE. It’s a month to show everyone how big your heart really is. Tune in this month and participate in programs that celebrate our monthly theme: “Golden Hearts.” Enjoy National Wear Red Day, Random Acts of Kindness Week, Valentine Cards With Hilary and a Valentine’s Day Soiree. Don’t miss our in-between activities like Paczki’s for dinner on Fat Tuesday and documentaries on Black History Month. — Katarina Kulezic TRAIN YOUR BRAIN “things in the kitchen” 0 5 ( 7 1 8 2 & & 3 % 5 RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS 3 , Random acts of kindness are a means by which we make a deliberate attempt to brighten another person’s day by doing something thoughtful, nice and caring. Kindness is a way of showing others that they count and that, even in the face of hostility and selfishness, you’re making a stand for kindness. Originally associated with Anne Herbert, who is said to have once written “Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty” on a placemat in a restaurant. This concept has become an organized celebration through various events around the world, as well as referring to a general call to action in the name of kindness. You don’t need to wait for someone else to initiate a day or week of celebrations to practice random acts of kindness; you can put them into play any time you like! Join me this month in celebration of Natural Acts Of Kindness Week. Let’s get together and create loving Valentine’s Day Cards for our family and friends. ( . & * ' % * 6 / —Hilary King & 8 3 6 $ % 3 2 2 ' 3 1 ' 5 , 3 , 7 : 0 ' 3 * $ 6 / 9 ) 1 2 2 ' 5 7 ' 6 6 ( 6 ( 6 2 : ( * ( ) $ ( 5 7 $ 1 * * $ 2 6 8 6 6 3 ' 6 / , ' 6 9 & * ) 6 $ ) * 5 7 ) ' ( ( + 2 $ 1 * ) ' 6 * 5 1 ' % 5 / 6 ( 9 2 7 6 ( 9 , 1 . * 5 ( 7 6 $ 2 7 ' * ; 6 < POTS BOWLS CABINET COUNTER CUPS FORKS GLASSES KNIVES MICROWAVE OVEN PANS PEPPER PLATES REFRIGERATOR SALT SAUCERS SINK SPOONS STOVE TOASTER calendar & activities FEB 2015 BE INSPIRED • CONNECT • GROW • CONTRIBUTE • MOVE • FEEL • REFLECT LOCATIONS ACORN CAFE — AC SUNDAY DINING ROOM — DR GAME ROOM — GR LEAF LOUNGE — LL LIBRARY — LIB LOBBY — LOB PATIO — PT REHAB CENTER — RC WELLNESS CENTER — WC TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE MONDAY, 10 A.M. Butera A MONDAY, 11:30 A.M. Fourth Monday of the Month: Casino Drop-Off TUESDAY, 8:30-10 A.M. Paid Personal Transportation TUESDAY, 10 A.M. Norridge Commons Plaza WEDNESDAY, 8:30-11 A.M. AND 1:15-3:30 P.M. Personal Transportation WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M. Aldi Food Store THURSDAY, 8:30 A.M. Resurrection Medical Center at Talcott THURSDAY, 9:30 A.M. Jewel-Osco THURSDAY, 1:15-3:30 P.M. Personal Transportation FRIDAY See Calendar for Special Trips www.SeniorLifestyle.com Activities are subject to change TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY ADDITIONAL SERVICES AYNOT HAIR SALON Wednesday & Friday, 9:30 a.m. FITNESS CENTER Open 24 Hours, Excluding Program Times SATURDAY BRUNCH HOURS 10-11 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.-noon Dining Room DINING HOURS 4-5 p.m. or 5:15-6:15 p.m., Dining Room ART STUDIO — AS COMMUNITY ROOM — CR MONDAY 1 • • • • • • • • 9:30 Sunday TV Mass w/ Communion | CR 12:00 Wii Baseball | CR 2:00 Bingo | DR 5:00 Bible Study | AS 5:30 Super Bowl | CR 6:00 Game Night | GR 6:30 Poker Club | GR 7:00 Sunday Night Uplifting Movie | CR • • • • • • • • 9:30 Sunday 15 TV Mass w/ Communion | CR Wii Baseball | CR Bingo | DR Bible Study | AS Game Night | GR Poker Club | GR Sunday Night Uplifting Movie | CR • • • • • • 12:00 2:00 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:00 • • • • • • • 22 9:30 Sunday TV Mass w/ Communion | CR 12:00 Wii Baseball | CR 2:00 Bingo | DR 5:00 Bible Study | AS 6:00 Game Night | GR 6:30 Poker Club | GR 7:00 Sunday Night Uplifting Movie | CR BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH ROSEMARY SPILOPULOS — 1st ELAINE COOK — 10th MARGARET BRADLEY — 22nd JANET LADEWIG — 6th EDWARD WISE — 10th RON SCHWINGEN — 22nd GENESIS REHAB CENTER Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CHARLES BRADFORD — 7th MILLIE GOTTSPONER — 12th FRANCES MAJEWSKI — 25th WILLIAM BIKE — 7th IRENE GROPP — 12th THERESA BANOUL — 25th HHSI HEALTH CARE RM#121 Monday to Friday, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. VIRGINIA ZYBART — 8th DALE JACKSON — 13th BETTY DOMBROWSKI — 8th VICTOR SMODILLA — 14th FREDERICA BRADFORD — 26th GROUNDHOG DAY 2 • Memory Challenge w/ Genesis | AS 11:00• Jump Start Exercise w/ Genesis | CR 12:00 • Monday Matinee | CR 1:00• All Bets In! | GR 3:00• Rosary | CR 6:15 • Game: Left, Center, Right | AS 7:00• Monday Night 10:00 Movie | CR ACTS OF •RANDOMWEEK BEGINS! 8 KINDNESS 9:30 Sunday TV Mass w/ Communion | CR 12:00 Wii Baseball | CR 2:00 Bingo | DR 5:00 Bible Study | AS 6:00 Game Night | GR 6:30 Poker Club | GR 7:00 Sunday Night Uplifting Movie | CR SATURDAY • • • • • • • • 9 Memory Challenge w/ Genesis | AS 11:00 Jump Start Exercise w/ Genesis | CR 12:00 Monday Matinee | CR 1:00 All Bets In! | GR 2:00 Health Talk w/ Genesis | CR 3:00 Rosary | CR 6:15 Game: Left, Center, Right | AS 7:00 Monday Night Movie | CR 10:00 PRESIDENTS DAY 16 • • • • • • • • • 3 • • • • • • • • • • 10 10:30 Crosswords | AS 11:15 Cranium Crunches | AS 12:30 Pinochle | AS 1:30 Tune Up Clinic w/ Genesis | RC 2:00 Daily Fit Test | CR 3:00 Wii Bowling | CR 6:15 Dominoes | GR 6:15 Wined Down Hour | CR 7:00 Tuesday Night Movie | CR 10:30 Crosswords | AS 11:15 Cranium Crunches | AS 11:30 Chap’s Chow Club Outing w/ Keith | LOB 12:30 Pinochle | AS 1:30 Chef Chat w/ Ryan | DR 2:00 Daily Fit Test | CR 3:00 Wii Bowling | CR 6:15 Dominoes | GR 6:15 Wined Down Hour | CR 7:00 Tuesday Night Movie | CR MARDI GRAS • • Challenge w/ Genesis | AS 11:00• Jump Start Exercise w/ Genesis | CR 12:00 • Monday Matinee | CR 1:00 • All Bets In! | GR 3:00• Rosary | CR 6:15 • Game: Left, Center, Right | AS 7:00• Monday Night Movie | CR • • • • • • • • Memory Challenge 23 w/ Genesis | AS 11:00• Jump Start Exercise w/ Genesis | CR 12:00• Monday Matinee | CR 12:30• R U on Time? Watch Man Dave | GR 1:00 • Green Store | AS 1:00 • All Bets In! | GR 3:00• Rosary | CR 6:15 • Game: Left, Center, Right | AS 7:00• Monday Night Movie | CR • • • • • • • • • 10:00 10:00 Memory 17 AT TUESDAY! F 10:30 Crosswords | AS 11:15 Cranium Crunches | AS 12:30 Pinochle | AS 2:00 Daily Fit Test | CR 3:00 Wii Bowling | CR 6:15 Dominoes | GR 6:15 Wined Down Hour | CR 7:00 Tuesday Night Movie | CR 10:30 Crosswords | AS 11:15 Cranium Crunches | AS 12:30 Pinochle | AS 2:00 Daily Fit Test | CR 3:00 Wii Bowling | CR 6:15 Dominoes | GR 6:15 Wined Down Hour | CR 7:00 Tuesday Night Movie | CR 7:30 Coffee Clutch w/ Miriam | LOB 24 10:00 • Be Mine 4 Creative Painting | AS Zumba Gold w/ Art | CR Liverpool Rummy | LIB Chap’s Chow Club | DR Scrabble | GR Hot Chocolate | DR Bingo Night | DR • 12:00 • 12:00 • 1:30• 2:00• 6:45• 11:30 • Catholic 11 Mass | CR 12:00 • Liverpool Rummy | LIB 1:00• Valentine’s Day Cards w/ Hilary | AS 1:30• Scrabble | GR 2:00• Hot Chocolate | DR 3:00• That’s Random! | AS 6:45• Bingo Night | DR 11:00 ASH WEDNESDAY 18 • Creative Painting | AS 10:30 • Drury Lane Outing: West Side Story | LOB 11:30• Zumba Gold w/ Art | CR 12:00 • Liverpool Rummy | LIB 1:00 • Sweet Tooth w/ Kate | DR 1:30 • Scrabble | GR 2:00• Resident Council | AS 2:00• Hot Chocolate | DR 6:45• Bingo Night | DR 10:00 10:00 Heart-Felt • Inspirational 25 Creative Painting | AS 11:30 Zumba Gold w/ Art | CR 12:00 Liverpool Rummy | LIB 1:15 Pennie’s for Our Troops w/ New Horizon | DR 1:30 Scrabble | GR 2:00 Hot Chocolate | DR 6:45 Bingo Night | DR • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • NATIONAL WEAR 6 5 •RED DAY! 9:45• Reading w/ New Horizon | LIB 11:00• Exercise w/ Genesis | CR 12:15• Ladies’ Choice Social Club | DR 1:30• Liverpool Rummy | LIB 6:15 • Card Games | AS 6:30• Poker Club | GR 7:00• Friday Night Movie | CR 10:30 Crosswords | AS 11:15 Mental Fitness | AS 12:00 Five Crown | LIB 12:30 Pinochle | AS 2:00 Let’s Get Physical | CR 2:15 Game: Left, Center, Right | AS 3:00 Wii Bowling | CR 6:15 UNO Card Game | GR 7:00 Thursday Night Documentary | CR • • • • • • • • • • 12 • • • • • • • • • 19 • • • • • • • • • 26 10:30 Crosswords | AS 11:15 Mental Fitness | AS 12:00 Five Crown | LIB 12:30 Pinochle | AS 2:00 Let’s Get Physical | CR 2:15 Game: Left, Center, Right | AS 3:00 Wii Bowling | CR 4:30 Valentine’s Day Soiree | DR 6:15 UNO Card Game | GR 7:00 Thursday Night Documentary | CR 10:30 Crosswords | AS 11:15 Mental Fitness | AS 12:00 Five Crown | LIB 12:30 Pinochle | AS 2:00 Let’s Get Physical | CR 2:15 Game: Left, Center, Right | AS 3:00 Wii Bowling | CR 6:15 UNO Card Game | GR 7:00 Thursday Night Documentary | CR 10:30 Crosswords | AS 11:15 Mental Fitness | AS 12:00 Five Crown | LIB 12:30 Pinochle | AS 2:00 Let’s Get Physical | CR 2:15 Game: Left, Center, Right | AS 3:00 Wii Bowling | CR 6:15 UNO Card Game | GR 7:00 Thursday Night Documentary | CR 10:00 Ceramics | AS 10:30 Blessings Jewelry | GR 11:00 Exercise w/ Genesis | CR 1:30 Liverpool Rummy | LIB 2:00 Book Club | AS 6:15 Card Games | AS 6:30 Poker Club | GR 7:00 Friday Night Movie | CR 13 • • • • • • • 7 • Boutique | GR 11:00 • Saturday Mindbender | AS 12:00 • Wii Bowling | CR 12:00 • Five Crown | LIB 1:00• Ping Pong | GR 2:00• Scrabble | GR 3:00• Pokeno | DR 7:00• Blockbuster Movie | CR 10:00 Lorraine’s VALENTINE’S DAY 14 • Brunch | DR 11:00• Saturday Mindbender | AS 12:00 • Wii Bowling | CR 12:00 • Five Crown | LIB 12:30• Valentine’s Day Puzzles | AS 1:00 • Ping Pong | GR 2:00• Scrabble | GR 3:00• Pokeno | DR 7:00• Blockbuster Movie | CR 10:00 Super • All-Resident 20 Meeting | CR 11:00 • Exercise w/ Genesis | CR 11:00 • Ladies’ Choice Outing 1:30• Liverpool Rummy | LIB 6:15• Card Games | AS 6:30• Poker Club | GR 7:00• Friday Night • Mindbender | AS 12:00 • Wii Bowling | CR 12:00 • Five Crown | LIB 1:00• Ping Pong | GR 2:00• Scrabble | GR 3:00• Pokeno | DR 7:00• Blockbuster Movie | CR • Craft 27 Corner | AS 11:00 • Exercise w/ Genesis | CR 1:30• Liverpool Rummy | LIB 2:00• Book Club | AS 6:15• Card Games | AS 6:30• Poker Club | GR 7:00• Friday Night • Saturday Mindbender | AS 12:00 • Wii Bowling | CR 12:00 • Five Crown | LIB 1:00• Ping Pong | GR 2:00• Scrabble | GR 3:00• Pokeno | DR 7:00• Blockbuster Movie | CR 10:00 Movie | CR 11:00 10:30 Movie | CR 11:00 Saturday 21 28 EVENT RECAP last month’s highlights LAST MONTH WAS FULL OF GREAT PROGRAMS. We enjoyed ceramics, puzzles and plenty of card games. It was definitely a challenge fighting the extremely cold days we had in January, but Hot Chocolate Wednesdays kept us warm. We explored new ways to improve ourselves as individuals. It was the beginning of a new year and a new outlook on life. We concentrated on making positive changes and finding the good in ourselves and those around us. January has definitely prepared us for the year to come. I believe that if we focus on staying positive, being happy and doing good to others it will call for a very prosperous new year! — Katarina Kulezic Frank enjoying the challenge of a puzzle. The ladies having a great time playing cards. THIS MONTH’Schart hero CARING, HONESTY, APPRECIATION, RESPECT, TEAMWORK Pat Sciaraffa is one of our wonderful front desk concierges. She has dedicated her hard work to our community since May of last year. During her gerontology studies at Wright College, Pat stumbled across information about our community and soon after became a great addition to our team. She has two children, a Pat Sciaraffa twin boy and girl, whom she has raised to be accomplished adults. When Pat’s not hard at work, she enjoys watching crime shows and “Game of Thrones.” Pat is definitely a representation of CHART. She’s committed to maintaining communication at all times, staying positive, being reliable, honest and professional. You will always be greeted with a warm smile and a friendly welcome. We are glad to have her and proud to call her our CHART Hero! — Katarina Kulezic Nina taking advantage of Ceramic’s Class. MANAGEMENT TEAM Hilary King, Executive Director Katarina Kulezic, Director of Resident Programs Kate Schrager, Business Office Manager Magdelena Pawlowska, Director of Sales & Marketing Ryan Ferrel, Dining Services Director Keith Broadney, Director of Plant Operations Jocelyn Lee, Assisted Living Director TRAIN YOUR BRAIN solution 0 5 ( 7 1 8 2 & & 3 % 5 3 , & 8 3 6 $ % 3 2 2 ' ( . & * ' % * 6 / 3 1 ' 5 , 3 , 7 : 0 ' 3 * $ 6 / 9 ) 1 2 2 ' 5 7 ' 6 6 ( 6 ( 6 2 : ( * ( ) $ ( 5 7 $ 1 * * $ 2 6 8 6 6 3 ' 6 / , ' 6 9 & * ) 6 $ ) * 5 7 ) ' ( ( + 2 $ 1 * ) ' 6 * 5 1 ' % 5 / 6 ( 9 2 7 6 ( 9 , 1 . * 5 ( 7 6 $ 2 7 ' * ; 6 <