A PROGRESSIVE HEALTH NEWSLETTER�

Progressive�Health�

In This Issue�:�-Christmas Cookie Grams Fundraiser�-Letters To Our Soldiers�-Client’s Holiday Party�

-Ugly Sweater Contest�-Medieval Times Trip�-Holiday Trivia�

December 15, 2015� Volume 10 Issue 11�

Fundraising Group raised money for Angels�on a Christmas Tree. For $5, a Christmas Card,�Christmas cookie, and a “singing” gram was�sent to a lucky person. The Group had a�great time delivering the grams and�“tormenting” people with their singing.�We raised over $700 to�brighten the holiday of seven�local kids! The Fundraising Group�would like to thank everyone who�contributed to making this�fundraiser successful�.�

What better way to thank our deployed soldiers than to write letters of�thanks and gratitude this holiday season. This year, the members of Pen�Pal Group (Angela B., Doug W., Leann M., and Bonna M.)�worked on writing 25 letters to our soliders around the world.�

Christmas�Grams�Fundraiser�

The holidays are a very special time of year and Progressive Health showed�their holiday spirit by writing letters to our soldiers and raising money for�Angels on a Christmas Tree. By doing this we truly passed on the spirit of�Christmas.�

Our Client Christmas Party was�held on Wednesday, December�16th at Mount Haven Restaurant.�Everyone was in the holiday�spirit with the beautiful decorations�and holiday lights. A wonderful�all you can eat pasta, salad bar�along with an entree was enjoyed�by all.�Special Thanks to Party Planning�for making this event wonderful�and Gary M. for the music. Also,�thank you to Craft Group for the�cute favors!�

2nd� Ugly�

So Ugly That It’s Cute Sweater: Billy A.�The Ugliest Sweater: Neil W.�The “Naturally Ugly” Sweater: Donna H.�The Brightest Sweater: Roseanne R.�Best Use of Material on Sweater: Patrick M.�

Winners of the Ugly Sweater Contest:Đ

Medieval Times Trip�

On Tuesday, December�15th, a group of clients and�staff enjoyed an evening at�Medieval Times in�Lyndhurst, Clients and�staff alike became kings and�queens for the evening with a little bit of jostling and great food.�Thanks Helen for organizing the trip.�.�

Aladdin Jr.�The students of Dingman Delaware�Middle School hosted their 23rd�Annual dinner and theater event for the�“Young at Heart” citizens in the area.�Thanks Dara for organizing the trip!.�

-Large marshmallows such as�the Jet-Puffed brand�-lollipop sticks or pretzel�sticks�-Ribbon (optional)�-Melting Chocolate�-Cinnamon Dots or Mike& Ike’s�-Small Pretzels�-Pearl sprinkles (for the eyes)�-�

Ingredients:� Steps:�1. Start by breaking the pretzels into halves. These will be�the reindeer antlers. Two halves are needed for each reindeer’s�antlers.�2. Place each marshmallow on a stick. When you are�done, melt the chocolate in the microwave for about thirty�seconds or until smooth.�3. Once the chocolate is melted take each marshmallow and�dip it entirely in the chocolate.�4. Put the marshmallow on parchment paper and then place the�pretzel antlers, holding for a few seconds to ensure its secure.�5. Start adding the pieces for the nose and ears.�

Treat of the Month:� Chocolate Covered�Marshmallow Reindeer�

Holidays Fun Facts:�-The Germans were considered the first to make the artificial Christmas�

tree which was made out of dyed goose feathers!�

-Each year more than 3 billion Christmas cards are� sent in the United States alone.�

-The colors green, red, and gold are considered the traditional colors�of Christmas. Red symbolizes the color or rebirth, green the symbol of�

life and rebirth, and gold represents light, wealth, and gold.�

-Each year appropriately 20,000 people are trained as “rent a Santas”�across the United States. These people are trained on proper holiday�

behaviors such as maintaining a “jolly” attitude under pressing,�

-The first state to recognize Christmas is Alabama which was in 1836.�

-The United States didn’t consider Christmas an official holiday�until June 26th, 1870�.�

Wishing Everyone a Safe�and Happy New Year’s�

-In some South American countries the color of your underwear�determines your fate for the New Years. For example, red means�love, gold means wealth and white signifies peace.�

-In Spain, you must eat a grape for each strike at midnight for�prosperity.�

-In certain parts of Puerto Rico, people drop pails of water�outside their windows to drive away evil spirits.�

-In Australia, people walk through the streets banging loudly on�pots and pans at midnight.�

-In Colombia, they welcome the New Year by walking once�around the block with an empty suitcase. They hope to welcome�in the New Year with travel.�

-In Bolivia, people bake cakes and place a coin inside. The first�to find the coin has good luck in the New Year.�

Newsletter Staff�

New Year’s Traditions Celebrated Around the World�