belmont village at johns creek...4315 johns creek parkway · suwanee, ga 30024 · phone 770-813-9505...

4315 Johns Creek Parkway • Suwanee, GA 30024 • Phone 770-813-9505 • Fax 770-813-0380

Belmont Village at Johns Creek

August 2014

Jan BoatrightExecutive Director

(770) 813-9505 ext. [email protected]

Leslie SowdersCommunity Relations Coordinator


Teri GirardeauActivity Memory Programs

Coordinator(770) 813-9505 ext. 16

[email protected]

Theresa JacksonDirector Resident Care Services


Cathy OwensHuman Resources Generalist


David AutryBuilding Engineer


Patricia MannChef Manager


Let’s Celebrate August!Although there

are no officialholidays tocelebrate in August,we can create ourown moments tocelebrate. August isHappiness

Happens Month, AmericanAdventures Month, Jerry Garcia’sbirthday and the premiere ofCandid Camera happened inAugust. Whatever you decide tocelebrate, I hope your month isfilled with joy, wonder andlaughter.

August is the time of the yearwhen summer begins to draw to aclose, kids go back to school,traffic picks up again, schedulesget busy and our annual BelmontVillage luau takes place. We maythink that luaus are just an excuseto throw a tropic-inspired party,but the luau actually has atradition and history that datesback to the day of Hawaiianroyalty. Prior to the rule of KingKamehameha II, feasts known as‘aha’aina were celebrations ofmomentous events: a child’s firstbirthday or the return of warriors.Traditionally, men and women ateseparately at these events, asrequired by religious custom. KingKamehameha II parted withtradition, however, and threw a

feast at which men and women sattogether to eat. Many believe thiscelebration is the historical root ofthe modern luau. As thesecelebrations became morecommon, they came to be knownas “luaus” for the taro plant thatwas a popular ingredient in dishesserved at the celebrations.

Today, luaus are just as likely tobe a general party as they are to bea specific celebration. They arecharacterized by foods such aspoi, poke, and kalua pig.Entertainment typically includesmusic and dancing, so never to beoutdone, please put on your bestHawaiian party attire and join usfor a Belmont luau on Aug. 28from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for greatfun, food, festive music and, yes,hula dancing! Hope to see youthere.

Best Regards,Mahalo,Jan Boatright

Bo D. and family enjoying theBelmont Luau 2013.

August BirthdayLuncheon

It’s a Belmont Village traditionto celebrate resident birthdays

each month with a specialbirthday luncheon.

This month’s luncheon isFriday, Aug. 29, at

11:30 a.m.Each resident may bring oneguest on the house. Please notethere will be an extra chargeper additional guest, and we

MUST have your RSVPby Monday, Aug. 25.

Resident Birthdays8/11 John Scotellaro8/16 Ginny Millan8/18 Lily Alewine8/20 Leona Brown8/20 Bruce Weatherly8/21 Loyce Tatum8/27 Lillian Conklin8/29 Bill Epps8/30 Harold Ziegler8/31 Bo Davidson

Employee Birthdays8/2 Jeanne St.Fleur8/5 Leslie Sowders8/11 Nicole White8/15 Tomekia McRae8/17 Dolly Nwanjo8/18 Rose Allen8/27 Ashley Dargbeh8/31 Keisha Soumare

The distance between you andyour loved ones seems a whole lot

shorter when you can engage invideo chats.

Whether you have family andfriends across town or across thecountry, video chat services such

as Skype make electroniccommunication more personal

than ever. Just as telephonesbrought the joy and excitement ofhearing a loved one’s voice, videochatting takes it one step further

and lets you see one another, too.Just because you’re far away

doesn’t mean you have to missout on one another’s lives.

Most newer computers havecameras built in. If yours doesn’t,

you can purchase an add-onweb-cam.

Then simply log in through acomputer, tablet or smartphone,and you can catch up with thefamily or enjoy a cup of coffeewith a friend. Imagine visiting

with a grandchild and readingthem a bedtime story, or showinga friend the craft you made. Video

chatting makes it possible,without ever leaving your favorite

chair. Give it a try!

Pass It DownWhen it comes to leaving a legacy

for your children andgrandchildren, few things couldbe better than your knowledge

and memories. Take time to createa family history, including

personal memories and anecdotes.Whether you compile it in a

written format, or an audio orvideo recording, it’s a gift that will

always be treasured.

Mary Margaret N. and daughters.

Resident

Come share what you love aboutBelmont and also how we can

make it even better! The meetingwill be held on

Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 3 p.m.

Men’s LuncheonWe would like to invite all of

our Belmont gentlemen to joinus for a Men’s Luncheon in the

activity room on Tuesday,Aug. 12, at 11:30 a.m.

Welc meNew Residents

Welcome Ruth F.

If you are new to our community,we would like to answer any

questions you may have and showyou around Belmont. You are

invited to join us for anorientation lunch in Josephine’s

Kitchen onTuesday, Aug. 26, at 11:30 a.m.

Wine andCheese Socials

Join us for great entertainmentevery Friday at 3 p.m.

8/1 Keith Peters8/8 Craig Gleason8/15 Steven Chappelle8/22 Tom & Harriet Jeneff8/29 Gary Squires

CookingWhat’s

Come chat with the chef andfind out what’s cooking. Share

your thoughts about our menu,the food and be part of

planning the special meals.The chat will be held on

Monday, Aug. 11, at 1 p.m.

Breakfast 7 a.m.–9 a.m.Lunch 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

Dinner 4:30 p.m.–7 p.m.Guest Meals:

Adults- $12 ; Children- $6

Beauty SalonServices

Maureen Watson, our Belmontbeautician, is here every

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.Please sign up at the front

activity table.Anna Ball, manicurist, is hereevery other Monday offering

manicures and pedicures.

Doctors’Appointments

Scheduled transportation isprovided to doctors’

appointments on TUESDAY andTHURSDAY between 10 a.m.

and 3 p.m. Please schedule withthe concierge two days in

advance so that we may betterserve all residents.

Edith W. playing Bingo.

Dottie S. and daughter.

DM Lee serenading MaryAnn C.

Don and Patricia H.

Harriet M. and Marge K.

Sunday Monday Tuesday

All Designated MBA

Activities Are Underlined

in the Calendar

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10:30 Catholic CommunionW/St. Brendon (AR)1:00 Categories Game (GR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:30 Chapel Service7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)10:00 Shopping at Publix11:00 Jumbo 5 Game (AR)2:00 Gentle Tai Chi (AR)2:30 Balloon Volleyball (AR)3:30 Category Game (AR)7:00 Movie Time

510:15 BV Boot Camp/ ArmchairExercise (AR)11:00 Minute to Win It (AR)1:00 Rosary W/Eileen (ALHallway)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:30 Word Aerobics W/Judy(AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

10

10:30 Catholic CommunionW/St. Brendon (AR)1:00 You Be the Judge (GR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:30 Chapel Service7:00 Movie Time (AR)

1110:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)11:00 Lunch Bunch toCabernet.1:00 Chat W/ Chef (AR)2:00 Gentle Tai Chi (AR)2:30 Balloon Tennis (AR)3:30 Front Porch Travel (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:15 BV Boot Camp/ ArmchairExercise (AR)11:30 Men’s Luncheon (AR)1:00 Rosary W/Eileen (ALHallway)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:30 Playing With Words (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:30 Catholic CommunionW/St. Brendon (AR)1:00 Alphabet Challenge (GR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:30 Chapel Service7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)11:00 Lunch Bunch to RedLobster2:00 Gentle Tai Chi (AR)2:30 Balloon Tennis (AR)3:30 Crossword Puzzle (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:15 BV Boot camp/ArmchairExercise (AR)11:00 Bubble Talk Game (AR)1:00 Rosary W/Eileen (ALHallway)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:30 Word Aerobics W/Judy(AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:30 Catholic CommunionW/St. Brendon (AR)1:00 Finish Lines (GR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:30 Chapel Service7:00 Movie Time (AR)

2510:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)10:30 Lunch Bunch to TacoMac2:00 Gentle Tai Chi (AR)2:30 Balloon Volleyball (AR)3:30 Belmont Buck Auction(AR)7:00 Movie Time

2610:15 BV Boot camp/ArmchairExercise (AR)11:30 New ResidentOrientation/Lunch (JK)1:00 Rosary W/Eileen (ALHallway)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:00 Resident Council Mtg.(AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

August 2014Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

**Limited Spaces Available,Please Sign Up in Activity Book

**Please note that activities’times and dates are subject tochange with proper notice.

Activity Locations:Activity Room- (AR)Great Room- (GR)Josephine’s Kitchen- (JK)Magnolia Room- (MR)Bistro- (BT)

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10:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)1:00 Puttin’ Around Golf (AR)2:00 Gentle Tai Chi(AR)3:00 Wine & Cheese: (GR)Featuring: Keith Peters7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:00 Table Top Games (AR)1:00 Rummikub (AR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:00 Hanna Herndon inConcert7:00 Movie Time (AR)

610:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)10:30 Tour the Cyclorama andLunch Bunch Outing (TBA)11:00 Rummikub Game (AR)1:00 Pokeno (AR)2:00 Gentle Tai Chi (AR)3:00 Lit, Wit and WisdomW/Carol (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

710:15 BV Boot Camp/Armchair Exercise (AR)11:00 Paxxon Vitals Clinic (AR)11:00 Arts and Craft HourW/Teri (AR)1:00 Let’s Stretch (AR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:00 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Question Quest (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)1:00 Corn Hole Toss Game (AR)2:00 Gentle Tai Chi(AR)3:00 Wine & Cheese: (GR)Featuring: Craig Gleason7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:00 Table Top Games (AR)1:00 Rummikub (AR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:30 Lemonade & Yard Games(by the Fountain)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

1310:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)10:00 Shopping at Kroger11:00 Rummikub Game (AR)1:00 Brain Games (AR)2:00 Gentle Tai Chi (AR)3:00 Lit, Wit and WisdomW/Carol (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

1410:15 BV Boot Camp/Armchair Exercise (AR)11:00 Art and Craft HourW/Sissy & Michele (AR)1:00 Let’s Stretch (AR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:00 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Name 10 Game (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)1:00 Puttin’ Around Golf (AR)2:00 Gentle Tai Chi (AR)3:00 Wine & Cheese: (GR)Featuring: Steven Chappelle7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:00 Table Top Games (AR)1:00 Rummikub (AR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:00 Ice Cream Floats (AR)3:30 Old Time Hymn SingAlong (GR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

2010:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)10:00 Shopping at Target11:00 Rummikub Game (AR)1:00 Pokeno (AR)2:00 Gentle Tai Chi (AR)3:00 Lit, Wit and WisdomW/Carol (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

2110:15 BV Boot Camp/Armchair Exercise (AR)11:00 Arts and Craft Hour W/Teri (AR)1:00 Let’s Stretch (AR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:00 Bible Study (AR)4:00 Time for Trivia (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)1:00 Corn Hole Game (AR)2:00 Gentle Tai Chi (AR)3:00 Wine & Cheese: (GR)Featuring: Tom & Harriet Jeneff7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:00 Table Top Games (AR)1:00 Rummikub (AR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:30 Lemonade & Yard Games(by the Fountain)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

2710:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)10:00 Shopping at Publix11:00 Rummikub Game (AR)1:00 Brain Games (AR)2:00 Gentle Tai Chi (AR)3:00 Lit, Wit and WisdomW/Carol (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:15 BV Boot Camp/Armchair Exercise (AR)11:00 Belmont’s HawaiianLuau1:00 Let’s Stretch (AR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:00 Bible Study (AR)4:00 August Trivia Packet (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

2910:15 Muscle Matters/Armchair Exercise (AR)11:30 Resident BirthdayLuncheon (AR)1:00 Puttin’ Around Golf (AR)2:00 Gentle Tai Chi(AR)3:00 Wine & Cheese: (GR)Featuring: Gary Squires7:00 Movie Time (AR)

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10:00 Table Top Games (AR)1:00 Rummikub (AR)2:00 Bingo (AR)3:30 Ice Cream Sundaes andSoda Shop Music (AR)7:00 Movie Time (AR)

NewsNeighborhood

• Music with Judy Boehm,Aug. 5, at 11 a.m.

• Music with FredrickJones, Aug. 13, at 11 a.m.

• Music with Smitty Lucas,Aug. 14, at 3 p.m.

• Belmont Luau Party, Aug.21, at 12:30 p.m.

• Bible Teaching withRichard Peacock, everyFriday, at 9:30 a.m.

• Wine and Cheese Socialevery Friday, at 3 p.m.

Margie M. and daughter.

John Adams in Neighborhood.

1793: One of the world’s most

prestigious galleries, the Louvre

Museum, opens in Paris.

1890: Baseball great Cy Young

pitches his first professional

game. The annual Cy Young

Award commemorates his career

by honoring the best major

league pitcher.

1912: Arthur R. Eldred of Oceanside,

N.Y., becomes the first person to

achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.

1939: The movie musical

“The Wizard of Oz” makes its

world premiere in Oconomowoc,

Wis. Studio MGM worried the film

might be a bust and launched it

in the Milwaukee suburb rather

than Hollywood.

1949: The Basketball Association of

America (BAA) and National

Basketball League (NBL) merge to

create the National Basketball

Association (NBA).

1961: The amusement park Six Flags

Over Texas opens in Arlington to the

delight of thrill-seekers.

1967: Thurgood Marshall becomes

the first African-American to

be confirmed as a U.S. Supreme

Court justice. He served for 24 years

before retiring.

1981: IBM releases its new IBM PC.

The personal computer’s price tag:

$1,565.

1996: “The Macarena” hits the top of

the Billboard pop chart, prompting a

popular new dance craze.

2013: Described as a small

raccoon with a teddy bear face,

the olinguito becomes the first

mammal to be discovered in the

Americas in 35 years.

AUGUST

A Paws-itive InfluenceIf you’ve ever had a pet, you knowthe special kind of joy they bring

to your life. But did you alsoknow that interacting with

animals can improve your healthand longevity? More and more

studies are proving both thepsychological and physiological

benefits of pet therapy, especiallyto the senior population.

Interacting with dogs, cats andother animals decreases blood

pressure, encourages exercise, andreduces anxiety and depression.And it’s not just the furry friendsthat provide benefits. Birds, fishand other small pets have beenshown to reduce loneliness and

encourage healthy behaviors.For example, a study at Purdue

University revealed thatAlzheimer’s patients began to eat

more nutritious foods whenaquariums were added to theirdining room. Italian research

found an increased quality of lifeand fewer cases of depressionamong seniors who had been

given canaries as opposed to thosewho had no pets.

For people who like to interactwith animals but cannot care for

one, there are volunteer programsthat arrange for pets to visit on a

regular basis.

Positive Thought“When you change the way you

look at things, the things you lookat change.” —Max Planck

Ruth B. and her four legged friend.

Today Is the MostImportant Day

Finding the Motivation to ExerciseWe all understand that exercise

is important for health andwell-being. Recent research hasshown that regular exercise canstrengthen us both mentally andphysically, leading to bettermobility, reduced falls andimproved cognitive function.Most of us are committed tomaking fitness a regular part ofour daily lives but a lot ofdifferent factors affect our abilityto follow through on our goodintentions. The following tips aredesigned to help us overcomeexcuses and get started on thepath to a more physically activelifestyle:

Tip No. 1: Exercise increasesenergy—it will not make youtired all the time. Feeling tootired to exercise is a commonexcuse, but the lack of exercisemay actually be to blame. Evennormally active individuals whotake a few weeks off from exercisebegin to feel more sluggish,lethargic and unmotivated toexercise. Start standing up andmoving around more frequently,and you’ll likely feel re-energizedinstead of drained.

Tip No. 2: If you don’t use it,you lose it. Poor health is anothermajor barrier to exerciseparticipation, but not one thatyou can’t overcome. In fact,becoming more active actually

improves your health in so manyways, even if it’s ailing. Age itselfmay be considered an exercisebarrier. What you don’t use, youlose, though. So fight back andprevent some of the decline justby being physically active.

Tip No. 3: Make exercise fun.Take advantage of the fitnessactivities, support and equipmentat Belmont Village. Invite a friendto exercise with you—you’ll bemore motivated to keep the date ifyou know someone is counting onyou, and you’ll enjoy the activitymore.

Tip No. 4: Exercise one step ata time. The most common excusefor not exercising on a regularbasis is lack of time, so stopthinking of exercise as onlyplanned activities and insteadsimply try to move more all daylong. If you need a visualreminder, wear an inexpensivepedometer as a simple way tomotivate yourself to take thosesteps. Remember that all activitiescount, and doing anything isbetter than doing nothing.

We can’t change our past fitnessperformance, and we can’t alwayscontrol what tomorrow will bring,but we can make a differencetoday. By renewing ourcommitment to exercise each day,for one day, we can achieve asense of accomplishment that willcarry over to every aspect of ourlives. Don’t wait—commit to befit today.

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Congratulations, RosaCancinos, our Employee of the

Month! Rosa has beenemployed at Belmont Villagesince November of 2012. She

has a wonderful personality witha great sense of humor, which

makes working with her adelight. Rosa is a hard worker

who is quick to help out whereever needed and always does so

with a beautiful smile. She isdependable and can always becounted on to do a good job.

Thank you Rosa for your efforts,you are most appreciated.

Soothing SoakTea will help ease sunburn pain.Pour a pot of brewed tea into a

bathtub of lukewarm water.Soak in the tub until your skin

feels better.

Belmont Village Scene

Lunch Bunch to On The Border. Judy Boehm entertaining us. Liberty Quartet

Our resident organist, Alice C. Bo D. and Teri putting out the flags. Fun in the sun, enjoying the weather.

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