Belmont Village at West University
2929 W. Holcombe Blvd. • Houston, TX 77025 • Phone 713-592-9200 • Fax 713-592-0274
February 2017
Our Team
A Note From Rachelle
Rachelle Park
Senior Executive Director
(713) 592-9200 x102
[email protected]
Bruce Goodrich
Dir. of Resident Care Services
(713) 592-9200 x109
[email protected]
Dianne Cooper
Community Relations
(713) 592-9200 x133
[email protected]
Carolyn DeWitt
Community Relations
(713) 592-9200 x107
[email protected]
Dave Butz
Director of Activities & Memory
Programs
(713) 592-9200 x111
[email protected]
Katie Snezhkova
Activity Programs Coordinator
(713) 592-9200 x104
[email protected]
Human Resources Generalist
(713) 592-9200 x103
David Godden
Building Engineer
(713) 592-9200 x105
[email protected]
Jason Tyroch
Chef Manager
(713) 592-9200 x106
[email protected]
Presidents Day
Presidents Day is the third
Monday of February. This year
Presidents Day falls on February
20th, exactly one month after the
Inauguration. Presidents Day
started off as Washington’s
Birthday, which was celebrated
throughout the 1800s and became
a federal holiday in 1879. But
George Washington is not our
only President who was born in
February. We have had 4
presidents born in February:
George Washington, Abraham
Lincoln, William Henry Harrison,
and Ronald Reagan. It wasn’t until
1971 that the nation started to
celebrate each of our
Commanders in Chief when
Richard Nixon signed the
observance of Presidents Day into
law as the 3rd Monday of
February. This was a shift from the
holiday being on Washington’s
birthday of February 22nd.
Many groups choose Presidents
Day as their day for staging
celebrations and reenactments.
And leading up to the holiday
public school children learn about
former and current presidents
during their history lessons. So
what about you? Do you do
anything special or have you in
the past to commemorate our
presidents?
All About February
February by the Numbers
39. Percentage of
Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog
Day predictions that have been
accurate, according to
Stormfax.com.
8 billion. Number of candy
conversation hearts manufactured
by New England Confectionery
Company each year.
135. Words in George
Washington’s second inaugural
speech, the shortest presidential
inaugural address in history.
Famous Faces Born
in February
Feb. 2, 1948: Ina Garten
Feb. 8, 1932: John Williams
Feb. 10, 1997: Chloe Grace
Moretz
Feb. 17, 1962: Lou Diamond
Phillips
Feb. 18, 1957: Vanna White
Feb. 20, 1927: Sidney Poitier
Feb. 23, 1983: Aziz Ansari
Feb. 28, 1977: Jason Aldean
Resident Birthdays
Betty Cunningham
Audrey Hinck
Doris McNair
Philip Smith
Roy Abshire
Jo Lukens
Elizabeth DeMeo
Helene Wiese
Jim LaPrade
Ruth Larson
Thomas Weed
William Rahner
Fred Sheets
Jim Bunting
02/01
02/04
02/05
02/05
02/07
02/07
02/09
02/10
02/12
02/12
02/12
02/14
02/14
02/18
Employee Birthdays
Madgeline Britt
Cresa Caso
Charles Morgan
Jason Tyroch
Chidrim Mburu
Dafra Sanon
Serah Sangili
Clarissa Washington
Kenya Branch
02/08
02/10
02/14
02/16
02/16
02/16
02/17
02/27
02/28
Resident
Party
Friday, February 24
Hey, Residents with a Birthday in
February. Join us at 11:45 a.m. in
Josephine’s Kitchen for a Special
Monthly Birthday Lunch! Please
RSVP at the Concierge desk.
February Is National
Heart Awareness
Month
Let’s join the mission to ensure
that we never have to deny
research that could save a life.
Let’s help the American Heart
Association raise the funds needed
for life-saving educational
programs and the development of
new treatments to fight heart
disease. During the month of
February, when you donate $1, a
paper heart will be displayed on the
wall with your name or the name
of someone whom you wish to
honor. The money raised will be
donated to the American Heart
Association. Please see the
concierge to donate.
Our Residents Give
Back
Our residents are always looking
for ways to give back to the
community. In 2017 we will
continue to work with SEARCH
and making sandwiches for the
homeless as well as making
blankets for children and seniors.
Starting this month, we will have
pottery pieces on display that you
will be able to purchase to help us
raise money for the Alzheimer’s
Association. These pieces are
painted with love by our residents.
Stop by and see our display.
BELMONT MOVIE NIGHT
This Valentine’s Day, join us for a romantic
picture, Me Before You.
Planning to stay just six months, Lou Clark
takes on the job of looking after rich but
depressed Will Traynor, who’s been left a
quadriplegic by an accident. Despite Will’s
disillusionment, Lou is determined to show
him that his life is worth living.
Tuesday, February 14
6:00 p.m. Great Room
Light Refreshments
Super Bowl Party
Valentine’s Day
Celebration
It’s a day known for love, hugs,
sweetness and fun. Party of Two
will be singing songs of love,
followed by a special Valentine’s
Day meal and another special
guest. Don’t forget to come by our
photo booth and take a picture
with someone you love.
Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 3 p.m.
Super Bowl LI will be the 51st
Super Bowl and the 47th
modern-era National Football
League championship game right
here in Houston!
So grab your neighbor and join us
in Town Hall for the game of the
year! We will have treats and light
refreshments for you.
Sunday, Feb. 5, at 5:30 p.m.
Town Hall
89th Academy Awards
Candy Grams
Would you like to send a treat to
someone special? Here is your
chance! For $1, you can purchase
a Candy Gram at the concierge
desk Feb. 7–Feb. 13.
The Candy Grams can be sent to
staff or residents and will be
delivered on Valentine’s Day. All
proceeds will benefit the American
Heart Association.
Belmont Couples
Calling all couples! Please come
to the Great Room for a picture on
Thursday, Feb. 9th, at 2:45 p.m.
This year the 89th Academy
Awards ceremony, presented by
the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences, will honor the
best films of 2016 and will take
place on
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017.
Out &
About
Shopping Day Target &
Walmart
Friday, Feb 3. 10 a.m./2:00 p.m.
The Crocodile Encounter Tour
Friday, Feb. 10. Bus will depart
Belmont at 9:15 a.m. Cost
$13.50
Houston Museum of African
American Culture
Friday, Feb. 17. Bus will depart
Belmont at 10:30 a.m.
Historic Scenic Tour of Sixth
Ward and The Houston
Heights
Friday, Feb. 24. Bus will depart
Belmont at 1:00 p.m.
We couldn’t wait to see the
Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker!
This month we will be watching
Academy Award winning movies
from years past to celebrate the
magic of movies!
• Forest Gump (1994) 02/03
• The Artist (2011) 02/17
• Casablanca (1942) 02/24
Doctors’ Appointments Days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
If you require transportation
to your appointment, please
schedule it with the driver 48
hours in advance.
Appointments made on
outing days (Thursdays and
Fridays) are not guaranteed
transportation.
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February 2017
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
9:30 TH Dancercise
10:00 B Game: Rummikub
2:00 TH Belmont Pottery
Studio
3:30 CL MBA Club Meeting
7:00 TH Bible Study
Super Bowl Sunday
5 Helping Hands Monday!
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9:30
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Dancercise
9:30 TH Chair Yoga
10:00 CL BV Book Worms Club
10:00 GR This Week in History with
10:00 B Games: Canasta
Concierge
11:30
JK New Resident Lunch
1:00 CF Church Service
1:30 TH Got Balance?
1:30 Scenic Drive
2:00 TH Community Outreach Linus
1:30 CT Poker
Project
2:00 GR Trivia w/ Concierge
3:00 TH African American History Discussion
5:30 TH Super Bowl LI Kick Off Party 6:00 GR Bible Stories
7:00 TH PBS Masterpiece Mystery
6:00 B Jigsaw Puzzle Night
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9:30
TH
Dancercise
9:30 TH Chair Yoga
10:00 CL BV Book Worms Club
10:00 GR This Week in History with
10:00 B Games: Canasta
Concierge
1:30 TH Got Balance?
1:00 CF Church Service
2:00 TH Golden Years Theater with Tom
1:30 Scenic Drive
from CurraConnector.com
3:00
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Community Outreach- SEARCH
1:30 CT Poker
Project
2:00 GR Trivia w/ Concierge
6:00 B Jigsaw Puzzle Night
7:00 TH PBS Masterpiece Mystery
6:00 GR Bible Stories
19 Presidents Day
9:30 TH Chair Yoga
10:00 GR This Week in History with
Concierge
1:00 CF Church Service
1:30 Scenic Drive
1:30 CT Poker
2:00 GR Trivia w/ Concierge
7:00 TH PBS Masterpiece Mystery
9:30
10:00
10:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
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6:00
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9:30 TH Chair Yoga
10:00 GR This Week in History with
Concierge
1:00 CF Church Service
1:30 CT Poker
1:30 Scenic Drive
2:00 GR Trivia w/ Concierge
7:00 TH PBS Masterpiece Mystery
9:30
10:00
10:00
1:00
1:30
2:00
3:00
6:30
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Tai Chi
Marketplace Open
Game: Bridge
Boggle
Body Fitness
Activities Round Up
Belmont Chorus Practice
Main Feature Movie Night
Valentine’s Day!
9:30
10:00
10:00
1:00
1:30
2:00
3:00
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6:00
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Tai Chi
Game: Bridge
Marketplace Open
Boggle
Body Fitness
30-Second 20th Century
Down the Memory Lane with
Bill Baum
6:30 TH Main Feature Movie Night
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10:00
10:00
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Dancercise
Games: Canasta
BV Book Worms Club
Got Balance?
Golden Years Theater
Bon Appétit!
Chat w/ the Chef
Jigsaw Puzzle Night
Bible Stories
9:30
10:00
1:15
2:00
Dancercise
Game: Rummikub
Belmont Chorus Practice
Stories Behind The Songs:
Frank Sinatra
3:15 TH Travel The World
Travelogue
7:00 TH Bible Study
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11:00
1:30
2:00
3:00
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7:00
3F
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Sit & Be Fit
Paw-sitive Pets Visit
Challenge Your Mind Games with
Katie: Phase 10
Computer Class
Body Fitness
Think Tank
Wine and Cheese Belmont Chorus
with Love Songs from Frank Sinatra
Game Night: Scrabble
Dancercise
9:30 TH
Game: Rummikub
10:00 B
Faithful Paws Pet Therapy 1:30 TH
Health Education with
2:00 TH
Bruce
3:00 GR
2:45 B Belmont Culinarians
7:00 3F
7:00 TH Bible Study
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9:30
Dancercise
10:00
Game: Rummikub
10:15
Belmont Chorus Practice
Poker Club
11:00
Katie’s Arts and Crafts
1:30
Corner
2:00
3:00 TH Healthy Learning Series with 3:00
TIRR
7:00
7:00 TH Bible Study
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3F
Sit & Be Fit
Tai Chi with Simone
Challenge Your Mind
Games:Scrabble Slam
Computer Class
Body Fitness
“Author Talk” with Ellen Harvey
Wine and Cheese Social
Game Night: Scrabble
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10:00
10:00
1:00
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2:00
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6:30
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New Resident Orientation
Tai Chi
Game: Bridge
Marketplace Open
Boggle
Body Fitness
Photography Exposed: The Story
Behind The Image
Resident Council
Main Feature Movie Night
**Programs are subject to change. Please check the daily postings for updates.
Transportation
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Doctors’ Appointments and Errands
Thursday
Circle of Friends Outing
Friday
Assisted Living Outing
Saturday
Neighborhood Outing and Shopping
Sunday
Church Transportation and Scenic Drives
Please make your appointments with the
driver 48 hours in advance.
Doctors’ Appointments Days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
If you require transportation to your
appointment, please schedule it with
the driver 48 hours in advance.
Appointments made on outing
days (Thursdays and Fridays) are
not guaranteed transportation.
9:30
11:45
1:00
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7:00
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9:30 TH Sit & Be Fit
1:15 TH Bingo
2:00 GR Word Search Challenge
Packet
2:00 Shopping @ Target
2:30 CT Poker
6:00 GR Trivia Night with Sam
7:00 CL Game Night: Monopoly
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9:15 O The Crocodile Encounter
Tour
9:30 TH Tai Chi
2:00 TH Academy Award Winner
Movie: An American in Paris
4:30 TH Shabbat Service
7:00 TH History Channel Watch and
Learn
23 Out and About Day
Special Program/Presenter
Saturday
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16 Out and About Day
9:30 TH Tai Chi
Sit & Be Fit
10:30 O Houston Museum of
Mexican Train
African American Culture
Body Fitness
2:00 TH Academy Award Winner
Think Tank
Movie: The Artist
Wine and Cheese Social
4:30 TH Shabbat Service
Game Night: Scrabble
7:00 TH History Channel Watch and
Learn
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9:30
10:00
1:15
2:00
2:00
Card Table 2nd Floor
Outing
Circle of Friends Room
3rd Floor by Room #387
MBA
Friday
9 Out and About Day
9:30
9:45
10:15
15
9:30
10:00
1:30
2:00
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3F
1 Groundhog Day
2 Out and About Day
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9:30 TH Sit & Be Fit
9:30 TH Tai Chi
10:00 TH Tai Chi with Simone
10:00 O Shopping at Target
1:30 TH Body Fitness
2:00 O Shopping at Walmart
2:00 TH Special Treat: Afternoon
2:00 TH Academy Award Winner
Movie Groundhog Day
Movie: Forest Gump
4:30 TH Shabbat Service
3:00 GR Wine and Cheese Piano
Music Social
7:00 TH History Channel Watch and
7:00 3F Game Night: Scrabble
Learn
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Thursday
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Tai Chi
Game: Bridge
Marketplace Open
Boggle
Body Fitness
Presentation by Robert Landau
Valentine’s Day Celebration of
Love with Party of Two
Belmont Movie Night
20
Dancercise
Games: Canasta
BV Book Worms Club
Got Balance?
Judaic Program
Chicken Soup for the Belmont Soul
Adventures in Art
Bible Stories
Jigsaw Puzzle Night
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Great Room
Josephine's Kitchen
Town Hall
Center for Learning-3rd Floor
Bistro
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9:30 TH Sit & Be Fit
1:15 TH Bingo
2:00 GR Word Search Challenge
Packet
2:00 Shopping @ Dollar Store
2:30 CT Poker
6:00 GR Trivia Night with Sam
7:00 CL Game Night: Monopoly
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9:30 TH Sit & Be Fit
1:15 TH Bingo
2:00 Shopping @ Walmart
2:00 GR Word Search Challenge Packet
2:15 TH NASA Speaker Todd Sullivan:
“The Rings and Moons of
Saturn”
2:30 CT Poker
6:00 GR Trivia Night with Sam
7:00 CL Game Night: Monopoly
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Tai Chi
Monthly Birthday Lunch
Historic Scenic Tour of the
Sixth Ward and Houston
Heights
Academy Award Winner Movie:
Casablanca
Shabbat Service
History Channel Watch and Learn
9:30 TH Sit & Be Fit
9:45 GR Paw-sitive Pets Visit
1:15 TH Bingo
2:00 Shopping @ Marshalls/Ross
2:00 Shopping @ Whole Foods
2:00 GR Word Search Challenge Packet
2:30 CT Poker
6:00 GR Trivia Night with Sam
7:00 CL Game Night: Monopoly
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Spiritual
Daisy is one of our newer nurses, but she has
already made her presence known.
Every time you see Daisy interacting with
residents and coworkers you can honestly say
that she is a special nurse. She is kind, but can
be firm when needed, funny, energetic and a
pleasure to be around. Daisy is passionate
about her job and truly cares for the people
around her. She is a problem solver, team
player and an asset to the Belmont Village
community.
Thank you for all you do, Daisy!
Corner
Church Service
Sundays, 1 p.m.
Circle of Friends Room
Bible Study
Wednesdays, 7 p.m.
Town Hall
Shabbat Service
Fridays, 4:30 p.m.
Church Transportation
Sign up with the Concierge.
Communion available upon
request.
Welc me
Circle of
Friends&
Neighborhood
New Residents
Welcome to Belmont Village!
Please join us for the New
Resident Lunch to meet our
Resident Council officers and
other residents. Welcome; we’re
glad you came!
Monday, February 13.
Resident
Sandi Bhatia- President
Marie Gerety- Vice President
The Resident Council meetings
are held on the last Tuesday of
the month at 3:00 p.m. Next
meeting will be held on
Tuesday, February 28.
Here, the residents are being quizzed
on the state capitols. No surprise:
they aced it!
Feeding our bodies before we feed
our brains!
January’s theme for the Circle
of Friends was “Great
Explorations.” We learned about
the explorations of the North and
South Poles, outer space, and
under sea. For our lunch outing,
we dined at the Armadillo Palace
and enjoyed the décor, which
included the mounted heads of
many large animals, some of
whose relatives were being served
on the table!
What a frigid start to the new
year we had! Thankfully, we had
the heat turned up in the
Neighborhood and we enjoyed
reminiscing about a time when
our residents couldn’t enjoy many
of our modern luxuries. It’s neat
to think of our residents as living
encyclopedias; they have so much
to teach us if we take the time to
listen and learn!
Health
Boost Your Circulation
for Stronger
Heart Health
More than 75 percent of women
sometimes, often or always
experience cold hands or cold feet,
which may be a symptom of poor
circulation. In a January 2007
Harris survey, 80 percent of the
women surveyed said they found
these symptoms to be at least
somewhat bothersome.
Beyond the nuisance factor, these
symptoms may indicate health
concerns. For example, poor
circulation can trigger health
problems or aggravate existing
conditions, such as diabetes and
cardiac complications.
Other symptoms of poor
circulation include numbness or
tingling in the extremities and
changes in the color of the skin.
Improve your circulation by:
Eating a healthy, balanced diet.
Include plenty of low-fat foods.
Exercising more. Even a short
daily walk helps get muscles
moving and the heart
pumping.
Kicking the habit. Smoking can
aggravate poor blood
circulation.
—NewsUSA
Ceramics Class at the
JCC
Thank you to the Jewish
Community Center for welcoming
our residents. We had a great time
making our own ceramic pieces
from clay.
Sam enjoyed working with his hands.
Linda and Barbara wanted to make
sure their bowls had plenty of
designs.
Stacy showed us new techniques to
make our pottery beautiful.
Poetry
Corner
with Carolyn Moss
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Adapted from Sonnet 43
How to I love thee? Let me
count the ways,
I love thee to the depth and
breadth and height
My soul can reach, when
feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and
ideal Grace...
I love thee freely, as men
strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they
turn from Praise.
I love thee...with my
childhood’s faith.
I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!and if God choose,
I shall but love thee better
after death.
Since February is Valentine’s
month, I chose Browning’s love
poem for her husband Robert
Barrerr Browning for my
Poetry Corner.
The Belmont Scene
Our monthly Faithful Paws pet
therapy visitors.
Sara working on the blueberry
cheese pastries.
Zeut, the baby alligator, visited us
with the Houston ZooMobile.
The trivia circle keeps growing.
Having fun in ceramics class.
Carolyn and Jo challenging their
minds with a game of Sequence.
2929 W. Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77025
SENIOR LIVING
WEST UNIVERSITY
ALF 030197
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