Assisted Living and
Cottage Care
of Raleigh
October 2014
Executive Director
Pamela Mayo
[email protected]
Resident Care Coordinator
Johnetta Rembert
[email protected]
Business Office Manager
Nancy Britt
[email protected]
Marketing Director
Donna Binkauskas
[email protected]
Cottage Care Coordinator
Rhenada Alford
[email protected]
Food Service Director
Darry Patterson
Activity & Wellness Director
James Broderick
Our family serving your family
with professional, compassionate care.
1810 N New Hope Road • Raleigh, NC 27604
phone: (919) 250-0255 • fax: (919) 250-0247
ACTIVITY Highlights
OCTOBER 2014
Oct. 1
World Vegetarian Day
Oct. 1, 8, 14, 23
Art From the Heart
Oct. 3
Homemade Cookie Social
Oct. 3
Yom Kippur
Oct. 6
Laugh Factory
Oct. 8
Sukkoth Social
Oct. 2, 9, 17, 24
Manicure & Movie
Oct. 13
Fluffernutter Social
Oct. 18
PRIZE BINGO with Marci
Oct. 21
Music with Paula Snyder
Oct. 28
Halloween Movie Marathon
Oct. 31
Halloween Party
Maintenance Director
Harold Mayo
Housekeeping Leader
Ruth Milton
By pumpkins fat and witches
lean ...
By coal black cats with eyes
of green,
By all the magic ever seen ...
I wish you luck this HALLOWEEN.
DIRECTOR’S Corner
September was a busy month
in our community in Paying it
Forward. I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all the
support from the Health Fair
participants and donators for
their continued support in making
the Health Fair a great success.
We have 18 vendors that
participated and many that
donated items for the silent
auction. We also had huge
support from ones in the
community with the Fish and
Chicken plate sale. All proceeds
with go to Alzheimer’s NC. We
have a team to walk on Oct. 4 in
Cary in honor of those with
Alzheimer’s and related
dementia. Please let us know if
you are interested in
participating. Pam
WELCOME TO SPRING ARBOR
Birthdays
RESIDENTS
Oct. 5
Sylvellie Cloud
Oct. 7
Christine Mizell
Oct. 17
Ruth Dugdale
Oct. 18
Hattie Cobb
Oct. 21
Lattie Hall
Oct. 27
Lillian Glover
Oct. 31
Martha Hendricks
STAFF
Oct. 7
Eptessam Karmous
Oct. 10
Jacklind Mbandi
Oct. 21
Measa Mamo
Oct. 22
Nina Agyeman-Duah
Oct. 23
Lupe Zuniga
Oct. 24
Rosa Toney
Oct. 26
Gloria Allen
*Time spent laughing
is time spent with the
Gods. *
Donna Binkauskas is not just a new
face in the Spring Arbor of Raleigh
community, but is our new Marketing
Director.
Donna grew up in New York State
outside of Rochester, N.Y. While
growing up Donna’s family spent
holidays at Wrightsville Beach and
loved it. She attended University of
Wilmington where she graduated with
a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
After college she worked for various
corporations around the U.S. but her
heart always stayed with the Tar-Heel
state. Family is a very important part of
Donna’s life. She has three beautiful
nieces and one very handsome
nephew. Donna is the youngest of
three children and her parents
currently live in Florida. When Donna
has free time she enjoys dancing,
knitting, animals, outdoors, and home
decor. So please welcome Donna to
the Spring Arbor of Raleigh FAMILY!
Popcorn Pick: “The Goonies”
Secret caves, a lost pirate ship, a
gang of kids who call themselves
“Goonies,” and a lovable creature
named Sloth. Those are just some of
the reasons the 1985 comedyadventure “The Goonies” remains a
cult classic among generations today.
After discovering an old map, the
Goonies go in search of a lost treasure
that could save their Oregon
neighborhood from developers. But in
order to claim One-Eyed Willy’s pirate
fortune, they have to outwit a series of
booby traps, as well as a family of
fugitives trying to beat them to it.
Look for this month’s Halloween
Movie Week starting Oct. 27-31. Each
day will have a themed snack so come
on down and get SPOOKED!
~The character most frequently
portrayed in horror films is Count
Dracula, the creation of the Irish writer
Bram Stoker (1847-1912).~
RESIDENT Spotlight
COTTAGE Care
Hi, I’m Rhenada Alford, your new
Cottage Care Coordinator. I am
from Nashville, NC, and currently
reside in Wilson, NC.
I attended NC A&T State University
in Greensboro, NC, where I earned
my bachelor of science degree in
Occupational Safety and Health. I
am currently pursuing my master’s
degree in Business Administration
with Concentration in Healthcare
Management.
I have worked in healthcare for
over 7 years. I began my career as a
CNA I and Med Tech. I have worked
as a Coordinator of a Memory Care
unit for over 3 years.
In my spare time I enjoy spending
time with my family and I like to
paint, listen to music and crochet. I
also enjoy decorating and planning
parties and events.
I am very happy and excited to
be a Spring Arbor teammate. I look
forward to being part of the Spring
Arbor community.
NEW STUFF
Phyllis Wright
This month’s resident spotlight at
Spring Arbor of Raleigh is Phyllis Wright.
Phyllis was born March 31, 1950. She is
originally from Durham, N.C., but has
lived in Kansas, Alabama, and
Charlotte, N.C.
Family is very important to Phyllis. She
was married to Larry Wright and they
had one daughter. Phyllis also is now a
grandmother to her daughter’s
handsome son. Her former occupation
was a Management Planner for
Environmental Protection Agency.
When Phyllis has free time some of
her favorite hobbies include reading,
movies and shopping, but her favorite
hobbies are cooking and baking. She
loved to have the family together and
to make meals that everyone enjoyed.
Phyllis is a wonderful and outgoing
person who does at times like her alone
time, but never turns down an activity.
She is full of love and compassion for
her fellow residents.
“Cooking is at once child’s play and
adult joy. And cooking done with care
is an act of love.” Craig Claiborne
A new logo has been
introduced for Spring
Arbor’s Art from the
Heart program. See
page 4 for more
details.
Congrats to Nancy
Britt on becoming a
great-grandmother to
this handsome man,
Jaxson Thomas
Trevino, who arrived
on Sept. 6 and was 6
pounds, 9 ounces.
Congratulations,
Nancy, on the new
member of your
family!!!!!
ART From The HEART
HHHunt Senior Living has introduced a new logo for Spring Arbor’s Art from the Heart programs. You
may have recently noticed the addition of the logo to our wall galleries of art in both the Assisted Living
and Cottage areas of the community.
Art stimulates the brain. It can be a useful way to reduce stress and anxiety, to help get in touch with
feelings, to learn something new or to explore a new means of creativity, or simply to feel better about
oneself. Art provides exercise for the brain and can help maintain or strengthen existing cognitive
function. Engagement in art may also assist in creating new communication pathways for those with
impaired verbal skills. Art encourages conversation and is often just plain old fun!!
Our Art from the Heart program is accessible to all residents. Some residents enjoy creating art from
their own imagination, while others prefer a visual prop to help stimulate their creativity. Some residents
are able to work independently, others benefit from cueing and prompting from a partner-artist. Painting
has proven the most popular approach to art in Spring Arbor, but some communities are also exploring
art using chalks, pencils and/or clay. Some residents prefer not to create art themselves, but instead
enjoy viewing and discussing works of art created by other professional or amateur artists. Each
community’s Art from the Heart program is directed by the interests and preferences of our residents.
We invite you to participate in Art from the Heart in our Spring Arbor community. You can actively
paint or create right along with our resident artists, you can teach a class, or you can simply engage as a
coach or helper! Please consider joining us!!
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Art—The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such
as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or
emotional power.
Spring Arbor
of Raleigh
Residential Assisted Living & Cottage Care
1810 N New Hope Road
Raleigh, NC 27604