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American House Dearborn Heights

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April 2017Your Friendly American HouseStaff at Dearborn Heights

Danyell Petrere Executive DirectorMichelle Green Assistant DirectorElizabeth Hatfield Life Enrichment Dir.Daryl Rogalski MaintenanceLinda Kaminski Culinary SupervisorLinda Marasheski Housekeeping Supervisor

Important Phone NumbersAmerican House Office 313-278-6430Medical Team 313-277-5140Medical Team Night 734-489-5350Med Team Rehab 313-598-4644Smart Bus Connector 866-962-5515Detroit Free Press 313-222-6400Kathy and Company Salon cell 313-460-3234

home 313-291-9136Renee Stokes (Transportation) 248-880-9130

Detroit Symphony Orchestra TripGet a Sneak Peek! Come on out and see

the action of orchestra hall on Thursday, April20th. This will be an all day outing so pleaseplan to spend the whole day with us. Bus willleave at 9:45am and return approximately4pm. Please make sure all walkers are markedwith community name and resident name.Please RSVP by April 6th.

DSO Ensemble PerformancePlease come and join us for an afternoon

outing to our Westland Joy location for anafternoon of music on Friday, April 7th. Ifinterested please see Elizabeth.

Opening Day Festivities!Take me out to the ballgame! Take me out with the

crowd! Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks...Come on out in your Tiger attire for our opening

day celebration on Friday, April 7th. We will behaving a ballpark-style lunch and watching the gamein the afternoon, as well as other baseball-relatedactivities. We might even have some peanuts andCracker Jacks, so come on down and show yourbaseball spirit.

Veterans’ Wall of HonorIn our community, we have a wall which displays

the photos of those who have served in the military. Iam sure we do not have everyone’s picture. So iffamilies and residents have a picture that we couldcolor copy and display, it would be muchappreciated. Please see Elizabeth.

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Thanks to OurVolunteers!

Thank you,volunteers, for all youdo for us at AmericanHouse. “You are theperson who makeslife easier and betterfor everyone. Yourcontinual acts ofthoughtfulness andkindness brighteneach day. Weappreciate YOU, andalways thank you.”

We are planning aspecial event onFriday, April 28th, at12:30 p.m. in theCommunity Room tohonor our volunteers.Again, thank you forall reasons forcoming to AmericanHouse.

We are proud tocount on someonespecial like you.

“Easter My Neighbors” ByDolores S.

It’s just another Sunday to sleepin late.Just another day to stay home fromthe job I hate.To send the children outside to playI don’t go to church, I am too tired,I give them a basket with lotsof candySend out for a burger—anythingthat’s handy.But my neighbors next door—I callthem weird.Always in church with Bible I heard.They knock on my door for theumpteenth time,To invite you to church for breadand wine.I decide to go and get rid ofthe pests,We dressed up and wear our best.All the people look different andfriendly, too,They shake our hands, what shouldI do.But when the preacher startedtalking,My knees started knocking.He talked about Jesus that’s allI heard.He kept saying it’s in the word.Down my face came many tears,Jesus is what I needed allthese years.That Easter morning, I’ll never forget,was I born again—you bet.I don’t sleep late on Sundaysanymore,I’m in the church when they openthat door.I read my Bible and pray every day,Jesus Christ is the only way.

Intergenerational andMulticultural Visit

Thank you so much forspending time with us. It was agreat experience.

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American House Transportation ServiceWe have an eight-passenger van, which includes a

wheelchair lift capable of lifting up to 300 pounds.The wheelchair cannot exceed 30 inches in width andthe van cannot accommodate electric wheelchairs.

Scheduled appointments need to be within10 miles of our building; medical appointments takepriority. To schedule an appointment, please callRenee Stokes at (248) 880-9130. Please allow48-72 hours’ notice. Please remember, our normalscheduled days are Mondays and Tuesdays.

Happy

BirthdayEveryone at American House

would like to extend birthdaygreetings to you on yourspecial day.

Resident Birthdays!4/3 Geraldine M4/4 Lucy D4/11 Gerald C4/15 Gladys S4/16 Virginia B4/17 Irene M4/25 Josephine C4/25 Betty M4/25 Billy P4/26 Leo B4/27 Erlene G4/27 Jeanette S4/29 John K

Staff Birthdays!4/6 Tatyana Branch-Jorgenson4/16 Pam Vardas

Welc meNew Residents

Let’s welcome the new residentsto our American House family. It onlytakes a few minutes of our time tointroduce ourselves and spread alittle sunshine!

So, go ahead: introduce yourself,smile, talk and make a new friend.“Practice random acts of kindness.”

Mary MVirginia SCarolyn D

Wit & Wisdom

“Baseball was,is and always will beto me the best game

in the world.”—Babe Ruth

“There are onlytwo seasons—winter

and baseball.”—Bill Veeck

“There’s nothing likeopening day. There’snothing like the startof a new season.”

—George Brett

“Love is the mostimportant thing in theworld, but baseball is

pretty good, too.”—Yogi Berra

“Every day is a newopportunity. You canbuild on yesterday’ssuccess or put its

failures behind andstart over again.

That’s the way life is,with a new game

every day, and that’sthe way baseball is.”

—Bob Feller

“Baseball, it is said,is only a game. True.

And the GrandCanyon is only a hole

in Arizona.”—George Will

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April 2017Dearborn Heights

EntertainmentOutingLobbyDining RoomGame Room

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

111:15 Jigsaw Puzzles

1:30 Rummy with Catherine2:00 College for Creative

Studies3:30 Trivia with Dolores5:00 Lawrence Welk6:00 Scrabble

211:00 Catholic Service1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion

with Dolores3:30 Afternoon Movie

Week at the Ocean 39:15 Shopping at Walmart

10:15 Riddles and Rhymes10:30 Exercise to oceans sounds11:15 Anacrostics with an ocean twist

1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 Ocean Bingo3:30 Rosary6:30 Pinochle Club

49:30 Word Challenge

10:15 Ocean Trivia10:30 Exercise to Natures Sounds11:15 Resident Council Meeting

1:00 Blood Pressure1:30 Ocean Theme Hangman2:30 Afternoon Movie: Moby Dick and Popcorn4:00 Spelling Bee with Jan6:15 Music with Robin Beck6:30 The Knit Wit Club

59:15 iPad Games

10:00 Catholic Mass with Father Bucon10:15 Divers view of the Ocean (TED)11:15 Can You Guess the Ocean Item?

1:30 Ocean Crafts2:30 Beach Bingo3:30 Blackjack3:30 Bible Study with Evelyn6:30 Movie Night-20,00 Leagues Under

the Sea

69:30 Ocean Word Search

10:15 Ocean Stories of Adventure10:30 Exercise11:15 Unscramble1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Trivia Quest2:30 Fur Angels Pet Therapy3:00 Movie: Splash and popcorn6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle

710:00 Tiger Trivia10:30 Exercise with Med Team Rehab11:00 Making of the Ocean Cookies12:30 Ball Park Theme Meal

1:10 Opening Tiger Game1:30 DSO Ensemble at AH Venoy2:30 Entertainment by Garvin

Freeman6:30 Pinochle Club

811:15 Jigsaw Puzzles

1:30 Rummy with Catherine2:30 Afternoon with the

Easter Bunny5:00 Lawrence Welk6:00 Scrabble

911:00 Catholic Service1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion

with Dolores3:30 Afternoon Movie

108:00 Catholic Mass at St. Sabina

10:15 Riddles and Rhymes10:30 Exercise11:15 Anacrostics12:45 Choir Rehearsal at AH Southgate

1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 Bingo3:30 Rosary6:30 Pinochle Club

119:30 Word Challenge

10:15 Chicken Soup for the Soul10:30 Exercise11:00 Music with Bobby G11:15 Brain Games

1:00 Blood Pressure1:30 Hangman2:30 Afternoon and Popcorn4:00 Spelling Bee with Jan6:30 The Knit Wit Club

129:15 iPad Games

10:15 Creative Expressions11:15 Jumbline1:30 Current Events2:30 Bingo6:30 Monopoly6:30 Movie Night

139:30 Word Search

10:15 Short Stories/Reminiscing10:30 Exercise11:15 Unscramble1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Trivia Quest3:00 Wellness Bingo with the

Med Team6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle

149:30 IPAD Games

10:30 Exercise with Med TeamRehab

11:15 US History1:30 Beanbag Toss2:30 Entertainment with John Latini3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club

1510:30 Tai Chi With Andrea11:15 Jigsaw Puzzles

1:30 Rummy with Catherine3:30 Trivia with Dolores5:00 Lawrence Welk6:00 Scrabble

1611:00 Catholic Service1:30 Coupon Clipping3:30 Afternoon Movie

179:15 Shopping at Meijer

10:15 Riddles and Rhymes10:30 Exercise11:15 Anacrostics1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 Bingo3:30 Rosary6:30 Pinochle Club

189:00 Universal Learning Academy Student Visits9:30 Word Challenge

10:15 Balloon Volleyball10:30 Exercise11:15 Brain Games

1:00 Blood Pressure1:30 Hangman2:30 Afternoon and Popcorn3:30 Blackjack4:00 Spelling Bee with Jan6:15 Music with Robin Beck6:30 The Knit Wit Club

199:15 iPad Games

10:15 Creative Expressions10:30 Lutheran Service with Pastor

Colleen11:15 Jumbline

1:30 Current Events2:30 Bingo3:30 Bible Study with Chaplain Eric6:30 Monopoly6:30 Movie Night

209:30 DSO Sneak Peek9:30 Word Search

10:15 Short Stories/Reminiscing10:30 Exercise11:15 Unscramble

1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Trivia Quest2:00 Afternoon Movie and Popcorn3:15 Poetry and Prose with Joyce6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle

219:30 IPAD Games

10:30 Exercise with Med Team Rehab11:15 US History

1:30 Nifty Crafters1:30 Beanbag Toss2:30 Entertainment with Joe Moore3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club

2211:15 Jigsaw Puzzles

1:30 Rummy with Catherine3:30 Trivia with Dolores5:00 Lawrence Welk6:00 Scrabble

2311:00 Catholic Service1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion with Dolores3:30 Afternoon Movie

3011:00 Catholic Service1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion with Dolores3:30 Afternoon Movie

2410:15 Riddles and Rhymes10:30 Exercise11:15 Anacrostics12:45 Choir Rehearsal at AH

Southland1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 Bingo3:30 Rosary6:30 Pinochle Club

259:30 Word Challenge

10:15 Chicken Soup for the Soul10:30 Exercise11:15 Brain Games1:00 Blood Pressure1:30 Hangman2:30 Afternoon and Popcorn4:00 Spelling Bee with Jan6:30 The Knit Wit Club

269:15 Greektown Casino9:15 iPad Games

10:15 Creative Expressions11:15 Jumbline

1:30 Current Events2:30 Bingo6:30 Movie Night6:30 Monopoly

279:15 Outing to Michigan Science

Center10:15 Short Stories/Reminiscing10:30 Exercise11:15 Unscramble1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Trivia Quest2:00 iPad Games6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle

289:30 IPAD Games

10:30 Exercise with Med Team Rehab11:15 US History12:30 Volunteer Appreciation Lunch(CR)

1:30 Beanbag Toss2:00 Nifty Crafters2:30 Exercise to Music with Brooke3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club

2911:15 Jigsaw Puzzles

1:30 Rummy with Catherine3:30 Trivia with Dolores5:00 Lawrence Welk6:00 Scrabble

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Sign-OutSheets!

Our residents,families and friendsmust remember touse the sign-outsheet when theirloved one leaves thebuilding. The sign-outsheet is under theActivity calendar inthe front hall. In theevent of anemergency, we needto know whichresidents are out ofthe building. Thankyou for yourcooperation.

MaintenanceReminders!

Please make sureyou call or stop bythe office and have arequest form filledout for any repairsthat need to be donein your apartment.

Reminders!Advanced Medical

House calls will behere weekly.

Dr. Howell,podiatrist, will behere on Tuesday,April 4th, at10:30 a.m.

Mardi Gras Celebration!

Residents celebrated with festiveNew Orleans jazz music andtasty treats.

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Meet the New ExecutiveDirector

Our Dearborn Heights community isdelighted to announce that Danyell(Zajac) Petrere is returning to us afterfour years to be our ExecutiveDirector. When she was at ourcommunity four years ago she wasthe Life Enrichment Director and thenwent to work at a sister community asthe Executive Director. Please help usin welcoming her back!

Dawn Steckroth,Executive Director

If you haven’t already heard, Dawnpassed away in March in a tragic caraccident. Dawn was a valuableemployee of American House with 10years of service. We will miss her andher beautiful smile.

Easter EggsBy: Brian Rosso, R.D.The Easter egg is a tradition that is

celebrated around the world. Manypeople believe that the egg is a sign ofrebirth. Originally, people would takegreat time and effort to paint anddecorate eggs. However, over time,some people chose to use plasticeggs or chocolate eggs instead.

• Decorating Easter eggs datesback 2,500 years.

• Countries such as Russia,Romania and Poland still createvery detailed colored eggs.

• Some people prefer tan Eastereggs, so they boil the eggs inwater containing onion skins.

• In England, different coloredyarns are also tied to the eggs tocreate a unique look.

• On Easter in the United Kingdom,painted eggs are rolled downsteep hills for fun.

• In the United States, children rolleggs on the ground using aspoon, which is an annual eventat the White House.

• Easter egg hunts are anotherfamous tradition.

• Beeping Easter eggs are nowused to allow the visuallyimpaired the opportunity to alsohunt for Easter eggs.

Happy Easter!

F.Y.I.

PotentialOutings forSpring andSummer!

Please keep youreyes open for newand exciting outingsfrom our community.These outings mayrequire you to paybefore the trip isbooked. The possibleoutings are baseballgame, Portofino’s,Zukey Lake tavern,Purple Rose Theatre,Firekeeper’s Casino,Toledo Mudhens,evening concert inthe park, afternoonconcerts at thelibrary, concerts inthe park, Genitti’s,County Picnic, andRiver Raisin NationalPark. If you aredefinitely interestedin going to any ofthese proposedplaces, please voiceyour interest toElizabeth.

April 2017

AMERICAN HOUSE DEARBORN HEIGHTS

26600 Ann Arbor Trail

Dearborn Heights, MI 48127