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Cincinnati
promotes
social,
emotional, and physical
health to the Cincinnati
community
through
shared
meals
and
recreation, social work
and case management,
volunteer opportunities,
and health care services;
and helps prevent, delay
or avoid the move to a
residential care facility.
Rather than duplicating
the services of senior
centers or clinics, the
program utilizes existing
community services and
focuses on meeting
unmet needs .
By delivering programs
to older adults where
they
live,
greater
connections are built
among neighbors, and
between seniors and
their service providers.
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Dear Residents....2
“Keep Your Brain in
Shape” Games .…3
Something To Think
About……………..4
Game Solutions…5
November 2012
Mark Your Calendars...
For questions or to RSVP for an event, call 766-3364
FREE Blood
Pressure
Screenings…
Indian Creek:
Clubhouse
Tuesday, Nov. 6
10 AM to Noon
Amberley House:
Party Room
Thursday, Nov. 1
10 AM to Noon
Provided
by
Book Club
November 14 at 1:00 PM
Elliot House, Apartment 16.
Please RSVP
to Molli at
513513-766766-3364.
We’ll be reading
Tuesdays with
Morrie by Mitch
Albom
CARRY INN DINNER…
November 12 at 5:30 PM
Amberley House Party Room
November
Holidays...
(JFS Office is Closed)
Thursday, November
22: Thanksgiving
Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner
Appetizer Stuffing Veggies
Turkey & Gravy Cranberry Sauce
Pumpkin Pie and other desserts.
WE CANNOT ACCEPT
LATE RESERVATIONS.
$15 Payment and reservations
due by Thursday, November 7!
Exercise with
René…
Every Thursday
10:30-11:30 AM
Amberley House
Party Room
$2.00 per class
Office Hours…*
with Molli Monk,
Monk Options
Coordinator, 766-3364
*by appointment only*
Available to all residents of Indian
Creek or Amberley House
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Dear Residents...
Dear Residents:
Can you believe it's November already? This year it seems we already have beautifully colored leaves on trees, and perfect weather so far. It's a great time of year to
go pumpkin picking, taking walks outside before the weather turns cold or even just
meeting up with friends. It seems everyone starts to prepare early for Thanksgiving;
flights are made or cars are rented for long trips. My brother usually comes in from
Florida and complains that it's cold, but I know, the cold hasn't even started
yet! We usually get together as a family and eat early; then we sit back and watch
football. After every Thanksgiving, however, I am always SO FULL and ready to
take a nap. Does anyone else have the same feeling? This year I found a couple
tips on how to avoid overeating. I know these will be good for me this year.
Step 1: Eat a healthy, sensible breakfast and lunch. Many people choose to starve
themselves through the day so they can have more room for the scrumptious meal.
Instead, have a small, healthy breakfast and lunch. Drink water throughout the day
to keep you from overeating or consuming empty calories from soda or alcohol.
This will help you feel more satisfied so you won't overeat at dinner.
Step 2: Chew your meal slowly. Thanksgiving is the ideal time to sit down, eat your
meal slowly and relish every bite. Food is a wonderful part of Thanksgiving, but so is
spending time with family and friends. Put down the fork for a few minutes, join the
conversation, and you will eat less without noticing it.
Step 3: Use smaller plates. Depending on where you go for Thanksgiving dinner, it
may be impossible, but if you are the host or your family doesn't mind, consider
grabbing a smaller plate for your meal. You will feel like you are eating more than
your actually are and will be less likely to overeat.
Step 4: Create a tiny, portioned smorgasbord. Between all of the delectable food,
your great aunt asking if you tried her pie yet, and all of the goodies being passed
your way, it is easy to be tempted to eat everything. Instead of having a big meal of
turkey and potatoes and then trying everything else on top of it, have a little bit of
everything. Allow yourself a spoonful or two of everything you love, and pass over
what you don't love. You will end up feeling satisfied and will get to try everything you want
without stuffing yourself silly.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Enjoy the
month of November.
Molli Monk
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Keep Your Brain in Shape...
Games, Puzzles, and other fun stuff to keep your brain growing!
A cryptogram is a phrase or quote that has
been encrypted by substituting letters. The
phrase "This is a cryptogram!" might turn
into the encrypted phrase:
- practice makes perfect!
Here are a few tips to get you going:
•The only single letter words are "A" and
"I".
•Look for common letter combinations, like
In this example you can see that throughout "TH" and "SH".
•The word "THE" is the most common
the phrase, the letter "T" has been rethree letter word. And “E” is the most
placed by the letter "F, the letter "A" has
commonly used letter.
been substituted with "U", and so on.
•Watch for the pattern "XCBX". This is usuOne final rule - a letter can never be substially the word "THAT".
tuted with itself.
•All words generally have at least one
You solve the cryptogram with a trial and
vowel.
error process, guessing the letters that have •Words with apostrophes usually end in an
been replaced.
“S” or “D”.
FKDR DR U BAZOFMIAUC!
Have fun and good luck!
After you work on cryptograms for a while
you learn to see patterns of common words
Thanksgiving Cryptogram
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Something to Think About...
Thanksgiving: Fun Facts
Here is an article about some things you may not have known about Thanksgiving. Ask your friends or family, I bet they didn't know all these facts.
Fun Facts about the First Thanksgiving
• The Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford, had organized the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621. He invited the neighboring Wampanoag Indians to the feast,
who were the people who taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land..
• The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days.
• Mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, popcorn, milk, corn on the cob, and cranberries
were not foods present on the first Thanksgiving's feast table.
• Lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions,
leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, and
goat cheese are thought to have made up the first Thanksgiving feast.
The pilgrims didn't use forks; they ate with spoons, knives, and their fingers.
Thanksgiving Facts throughout History
• Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States.
• Sarah Josepha Hale, an American magazine editor, persuaded Abraham Lincoln to
declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. She is also the author of the popular nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
• Abraham Lincoln issued a 'Thanksgiving Proclamation' on October 3, 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving.
• The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade tradition began in the 1920's.
• In 1939, President Roosevelt proclaimed that Thanksgiving would take place on
November 23rd, not November 30th, as a way to spur economic growth and extend the Christmas shopping season.
• Congress passed a law on December 26, 1941, ensuring that all Americans would
celebrate a unified Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November every year.
• Since 1947, the National Turkey Federation has presented a live turkey and two
dressed turkeys to the President. The President does not eat the live turkey. He
"pardons" it and allows it to live out its days on a historical farm.
Fun Facts about Thanksgiving Today
• In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations.
• Each year, the average American eats between 16 - 18 pounds of turkey.
•
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Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.
• Although Thanksgiving is widely considered an American holiday, it is also celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada.
Fun Turkey Facts
• Turkeys have heart attacks. The United States Air Force was doing test runs and
breaking the sound barrier. Nearby turkeys dropped dead with heart attacks.
• The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.
• The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is 15 pounds.
• A 15 pound turkey usually has about 70 percent white
meat and 30 percent dark meat.
• A 16-week-old turkey is called a fryer. A five to seven
month old turkey is called a young roaster.
• The five most popular ways to serve leftover turkey is as a
sandwich, in stew, chili or soup, casseroles and as a burger.
•
Turkey meat has more protein than chicken or beef.
• Turkeys will have 3,500 feathers at maturity.
• Male turkeys gobble. Hens make a clucking noise.
• Commercially raised turkeys cannot fly.
•
A large group of turkeys is called a flock.
• Turkeys have poor night vision.
• It takes 75-80 pounds of feed to raise a 30 pound turkey.
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Puzzle Solution
1. FAMILY
2. COLONY
3. PILGRIM
4. PARADE
5. HARVEST
6. PLYMOUTH ROCK
7. NOVEMBER
8. SETTLERS
9. TRADITION
10.MAYFLOWER
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Jewish Family Service
8487 Ridge Road
Cincinnati OH 45236
Phone: 513-469-1188
Visit us on the web at www.jfscinti.org for information on programs and services
Jewish Family Service (JFS) strengthens lives and our
community by providing professional social services
to individuals and families in times of need. JFS is
licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family
Services as a private adoption agency and by the
Ohio Department of Mental Health; is a member
agency of the Association of Jewish Family and
Children’s Agencies, and National Council on
Aging, and is a beneficiary agency of Council on
Aging of Southwestern Ohio, Jewish Federation of
Cincinnati, and the United Way of Greater
Cincinnati.
Options Cincinnati is a non-denominational
program of the Jewish Family Service Aging and
Caregiver Services department.
Options Cincinnati is supported by private
foundations, government funds,
partners, and individual donors.
Ann Sutton Burke, MPA CMC,
Director, Aging and Caregiver Services
Molli Monk, Care Manager
Carrie Krach, Administrative Support
Sandee Golden, Food Pantry and
Volunteer Programs Manager
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