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May Highlights—
Pella Tulip Festival
Date: May 4th
Time: 9:30 am– 2:00 pm
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Our mission is to provide an atmosphere of respect, comfort and elegance, where quality of life is of the utmost importance.
Date: May 5th
May
Observances
Time: 2 pm
David w/ Concept of Iowa Hearing
Date: May 10th
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Time: 2 pm
Please feel free to come and visit anytime with our
residents. They enjoy the company . Volunteers are
always welcome-please call Shannon at 957-8399
and I’d love to set something up with you.
Courtyard Estates At Hawthorne Crossing
601 Hawthorne Crossing Drive SE
Bondurant, Iowa
50035
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Hello Residents and Families-
Mother’s Day
May is one of the most beautiful months of the
year, the snow and ice are gone and the hot tempera ALS Awareness Month
tures haven't arrived. The first garden begins to sprout
 American Wetlands Month
in May. The wild flowers are blooming, and the trees
and grasses have turned green. Wild flowers that
 Better Hearing & Speech
bloom in different parts of America are the forsythia,
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dogwood, violets, and jack-in-the-box. Many birds
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Brain Tumor Awareness
have built their nests, and mother birds are sitting on
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the eggs, which will soon hatch. Of course we are a
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Carrots and Cauliflower
little ahead of schedule this year!
According to the early Roman calendar, May
 Clean Air Month
was the third month. Later, the ancient Romans used
 Community Living Month
January 1 for the beginning of their year, and May became the fifth month. May has always had 31 days.
 Family Wellness Month
Several stories are passed around to show how the
 Get Caught Reading Month
month of May was named. The most widely known, is
 Heal The Children Month
that it was named for Maia, the Roman goddess of
spring and growth.
 Melanoma/Skin Cancer
We had several new Residents join us in April
Detection & Prevention
and I am excited to welcome them into our Courtyard
Month
Estates family. Welcome Home, Dorothy
 National Bike Month
Baurkemper, Thomas Shannon, Gwen Madison and
Elva Butcher!!
 National Mental Health
Month
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National Salsa Month
Skin Cancer Awareness
Month
Megan Adams, Manager
May Fun Facts
May Birthdays
Birthstone: Emerald
Flower: Lilly-of-theValley
Residents
Slow-Cooker Orange –BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Ingredients:
Staff
Janette Hofert
Recipe of The Month...
Observances:
May 25
Mother’s Day &
Memorial Day
(1) Boneless pork shoulder (3 lb.)
(1) bottle (18 oz. ) KRAFT Original Barbeque Sauce
Juice from 1 medium orange
You’re invited to the
Alzheimer’s / Dementia
Support Group
Thursday May 10th
6-8 p.m.
At Berean Assembly Church
Pleasant Hill, Ia
5299 E. University Ave
12 Sandwich rolls, split, toasted
1/2 cup KRAFT Real Mayo Mayonnaise
Make it
Serves 12
Directions
Place meat in slow cooker; top with barbeque sauce and orange juice. Cover with lid.
Cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours (or on HIGH 4 to 6 hours). Remove
meat from slow cooker; cut into small pieces or shred with fork.
Return to slow cooker; stir evenly coat meat with sauce.
Spread rolls with mayo; fill with meat.
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above
hoarding gold, it would be a merrier world.” J.R.R.
Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Quick reminder: There is a $3.00 charge for tray service to your apartment’s unless you are feeling
under the weather. The charges will be added to your next month’s rent. Thank you!