October Newsletter 2016
October 1
“House Divided” Themed
Tailgating Lunch
October 7
Apple Orchard Trip
October 9
Leif Erikson Day
October 10
Columbus Day
World Mental Health Day
Hello Residents,
As we head into October and eagerly await the trees changing
colors and cooler temperatures, we look forward to all the amazing activities we have coming our way. Our Fall Festival promises
to be a wonderful opportunity for the surrounding community to
October 15
Fall Festival
come together and enjoy games, concessions, and even a bounce
October 16
World Food Day
day out for lunch, a tour of the orchard and even a stop to enjoy
house for the kids. We also have our annual apple orchard trip
coming up the 7th of this month for all the residents to enjoy a
some fried apple pies. We hope you will also join us on October
27th for a Halloween party with a live band and trick or treating
October 29
National Cat Day
October 31
Halloween
Halloween Themed Family
Night
for the kids. It will surely be a spooky good time!
Connor Overbeek,
Executive Director
The Rosewood at Fort Oglethorpe
Recent Events
Pirate Party – September 1st
World Series of Bingo – September 15th
Ahoy Matey! On this month’s Funtastic Friday, the residents enjoyed a pirate themed party complete with
The residents enjoyed a super-sized edition of Bingo as part of National Assisted Living Week. They played
photo ops, snacks, and even fish and chips! They even wore their pirate hats and eye patches to dinner after
an extended game all morning before a surprise pizza lunch. After lunch, they ended with a championship
the party!
series and awarded the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners with a basket full of goodies & a gift card. It was a
huge hit, which the residents are still talking about today.
A Night in Virtual Reality
– September 14th
As part of the “Keep Connected” theme for National
Assisted Living Week, our residents thoroughly enjoyed
a one of a kind virtual reality experience into the deep
blue ocean. They experienced firsthand what it’s like
to be on the bottom of the ocean with all the gorgeous
scenery around them.
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Upcoming Events
October 1st at 12:00 pm
“House Divided” Themed Tailgating Lunch
On this day, in celebration of the great Tennessee/Georgia rivalry, we will have a TN/GA themed tailgate
lunch followed by kickoff being televised on all available common area TVs for everyone to enjoy with
October 15th at 1:00–3:00 pm
Fall Festival
The entire surrounding community is invited to our annual Fall Festival this year! We will have booths set
up with games, tons of prizes, fresh cotton candy, a bounce house and even a dunking booth where everyone will have the opportunity to dunk management for a donation to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
family and friends! Kickoff is at 3:30pm.
October 31st at 5:00 pm
Halloween Themed Family Night
This month’s family night will include a huge Halloween Party including both buildings, for trick or treat-
October 7th
Apple Orchard Trip
ing with visiting children. It promises to be quite a party, with a live band for the festivities!
We will be taking a field trip to the apple orchard in Ellijay on this day. We will tour the apple orchard,
have lunch and enjoy fried apple pies on our day long outing.
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November 4 — FUNtastic Friday
The Rosewood at Fort Oglethorpe
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Community Spotlight
Just for Fun
Word Find
Ed Brock
Ed Brock is this month’s resident spotlight. He was born in Knox-
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Cross-Word
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The largest pumpkin ever measured was grown by Norm Craven, who broke the world record in 1993 with a 836
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3. Drinks blood by night to survive.
4. Pirates use this on their flag.
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Happy Birthday!
8. Place where the dead reside.
9. Where a corpse or vampire rests.
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Resident
Employee
Oct. 4
Laura Raulston Oct. 19
Megan Chandler
Oct. 2
Ashley Bradford Oct. 20
Robbie Fletcher
Oct. 6
Joyce Williams Oct. 23
Catrina Knight
Oct. 5
Kirstie Craven
Oct. 20
Dorothy Anderson Oct. 12
Regis Jay
Oct. 25
Shasta Meloche
Oct. 6
Kirsten Corby
Oct. 20
Brooks Johnson
Peggy Stone
Oct. 26
Kimberly Dean
Oct. 9
Micah Robles
Oct. 21
Terry Smith
Oct. 15
Alicia Ellard
Oct. 22
Mary Funderburk Oct. 19
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10. A reanimated corpse.
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Dorothy Reed
Oct. 14
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Jessica Bowman Oct. 29
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1. Edgar Allen Poe disliked this bird.
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2. Monument found in a graveyard.
5. Favorite food of zombies.
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6. Neither dead nor alive.
7. A house with a ghost is ___________.
The Rosewood at Fort Oglethorpe
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Thank You,
for your outstanding service & care!
Employee of the Year
Employee of the Month
Brenda Brandon
Karen Robinson
Brenda Brandon is our
This month’s employee
AMAZING employee of
of the month is Karen
the year for 2015! Brenda
Robinson. Karen is a care-
has been serving seniors at
giver in personal care and
Rosewood since May 7th of
she always goes the extra
2002 and impacted more
mile for her residents. They
residents and families than
absolutely love her, and we
we can count. Brenda is a confidant, friend, advo-
can’t imagine what we would ever do without her!
cate and caregiver to every resident she encoun-
Thanks so much for all your hard work, Karen.
ters. She embodies all that a true caregiver should
You are so amazing.
strive to be. We are beyond grateful for all that
you do, Brenda!
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