Collington’s Weekly Courier10:00 Knitting & Crocheting Group – Brandywine Living Room 10:00 Aqua Fit – Pool ... on winter break from December 20, 2018 - January 1, 2019. All

Collington’s Weekly Courier December 24 – December 30

Key Contact Numbers In-house TV Channel - 972

Pool x2229 Fitness Center x2254 Frame Shop x5163 Country Store x2167 Salon x2226 Clinic x7791 Security x2020 Room Set-up x4774 Courtyard Dining x2135 Guest Rm. Reservation x4778 Work Orders x2151

RA Office x2214 Main Number: (301)560-3601

RA Website: collingtonresidents.org

All Courier submissions, meeting schedules, and meeting room reservations should be sent to:

Bianca Williams ([email protected])

Submission deadline for the Courier is

Thursdays at NOON.

* See descriptive article + Volunteer pushers needed to transport Creighton Center

residents to program

SAGE Winter Break will be from December 20, 2018 –

January 1, 2019.

MANAGER ON DUTY: Cory Hall 12/22-23

9AM-1PM Dora Gray 12/29-30

THIS WEEKEND

12/22 9AM Weed Warriors

MONDAY NIGHT MOVIE

12/24--NO MOVIE TONIGHT

Lunch at Severn Inn (Scheduled for 12/27)

is CANCELLED

Courier 2 December 24 – December 30, 2018

WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE MONDAY, December 24 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 9:00 Aqua Fit – Pool 10:00 Woodshop Drop-off Hour (Instruction and Estimates available) 10:00 Aqua Fit – Pool 10:30 Trip to Wegmans leaves Security, x2020 10:45 Chair Yoga with Marion Robbins – CANCELLED 1:00-2:30 Easy Tai Chi-Qigong for Seniors – Classroom D 1:30 Mah Jongg – 3rd Floor Meeting Room 2:30-4:30 OO Shop CLOSED *4:00 Christmas Eve Vespers – Arbor Great Room *+7:00 Monday Night Movie: NO MOVIE TONIGHT 7:00 Christmas Eve Vespers - Chapel TUESDAY, December 25 *CHRISTMAS DAY CLOSINGS 8:00 Christmas Breakfast – Ivy Lounge *10:00 Episcopal Service – Chapel 10:00 Woodshop Drop-off Hour (Instruction and Estimates available) 12:00-2:30 Pinochle – Ivy Lounge 1:00 - 2:00 Billiards 4:30 Lulu and Ricky Play the Lounge! – Ivy Lounge WEDNESDAY, December 26 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 9:00 Aqua Fit – Pool 10:00 Knitting & Crocheting Group – Brandywine Living Room 10:00 Aqua Fit – Pool 10:30 Trip to Wegmans leaves from Security, x2020 11:00 - 12:00 Billiards 12:00 – 2:00 Billiards 1:00 Collington Computer Clinic – CANCELLED 1:00 Beaders Group – Creative Arts Room


1:30 Birthday Party - Auditorium 2:30-4:30 OO Shop CLOSED 2:30 Wii Bowling – Classroom B 3:00 Collington Coloring Group - 1st Floor Meeting Room 4:00 Bible Study – CANCELLED *4:00 Mystery Discussion Club – Board Room 4:30-6 Easy Listening w/ Janyce Watt – Ivy Lounge THURSDAY, December 27 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, x2247 10:00 Woodshop Drop-off Hour (Instruction and Estimates available) 10:30 Trip to Giant Grocery Store Leaves Security, x2020 10:30 Yoga Practice - Auditorium 10:30 Frame Shop CLOSED 12:00- 2:30 Pinochle – Ivy Lounge 12:00 Zumba w/ Ebony Jordan – Classroom C 1:00 Billiards 1:00 Balance & Beyond (Fitness) – Classroom D 4:00 3rd Floor District Meeting – Game Room 4:30-6 Margaret Bagley on Piano, Don Lewis on Drums, & Grant Bagley on Bass - Ivy Lounge 6:30 Duplicate Bridge – Game Room FRIDAY, December 28 8:30/10:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, call x2247 9:00 Aqua Fit - Pool 10:00 Trip to Safeway Grocery Store (at Bowie Town Center), x2020 10:00 Aqua Fit – Pool 10:30 Wisdom Seekers Book Club – Board Room 12:00-2 RA Office CLOSED 12:00-2 Muslim Prayer – Chapel 1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 2:00 Collington Textile Arts Group – Creative Arts Room 2:30-4:30 OO Shop OPEN *+3:30 Sing-A-Long – Arbor Great Room; Volunteers needed!


4:00 Meditation Group – Chapel 4:30 Music w/ Eulane Rose and Friends – Ivy Lounge SATURDAY, December 29

Metro shuttle schedule: 9AM, 10AM, 11AM, 1PM, 5PM, & 8:30PM 10:00 Ping Pong Playing – Game Room 10:30 Trip to Giant Grocery Store departs from Security, x2020 4:30 Bus to Mass at St. Joseph’s departs from Security, x2020 SUNDAY, December 30 Metro shuttle schedule: 9AM, 11AM, 1PM, & 5PM only 9:30 Bus to St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church, Village Baptist Church, & Hope Presbyterian Church leaves Clocktower.

THIS WEEKEND WEED WARRIORS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 9AM: We will continue the work we started two weeks ago, removing vines along the unpaved path across the culvert (between the 2000 and 3000 parking lot entries, just across the road from the dog-poop bag stand). We will keep an eye on the weather and cancel if it rains. Bring clippers, loppers, saws, etc.

THIS WEEK CHRISTMAS EVE VESPERS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 4PM – ARBOR GREAT ROOM: The Interfaith Chapel Committee is once again sponsoring a very special Christmas Eve service with music, carols, readings, and prayers for the entire Collington community. The service will be held at 4PM in the Great Room of the Arbor for the convenience of our residents who live in the Creighton Center. There will also be a service at 7PM in the Chapel. All, including visiting relatives and guests, are welcome to join to celebrate the vigil of the birth of Christ. A printed program will be provided.


MONDAY NIGHT MOVIE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 7PM - AUDITORIUM: NO MOVIE TONIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY CLOSINGS: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH: Christmas is a holiday for most staff. The Clocktower, Fitness Center, Pool, Admin offices, Resident Services, Salon 2226, Bank, etc. will be closed. There will be no S.A.G.E. classes, Doctor/Grocery store Shuttles. Metro will run on The Sunday schedule 9AM, 11AM, 1PM, & 5PM only. EPISCOPAL SERVICE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 10AM – CHAPEL: Rev. Louise Lusignan as our Celebrant, and Timothy Sabin preaching. Anyone who wishes to join us for Christmas Day worship is welcome! MYSTERY BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 4PM - BOARD ROOM: We examined Sara Paretsky’s novels at the meeting on November 28. We had some reservations about the heroine who seemed to survive no matter what physical challenge she endured. On Wednesday, December 26, we will consider the works of Alexander McCall Smith. We will also observe “Farewell to Fruitcake” Please join in.

WELCOME NEW MOVE INS Sheena Macpherson will move into cottage 2206 on December 20, 2018. This will be her temporary residence (until completion of her unit, 4105). Her telephone number in 2206 is 925-7287. Her

telephone number is 925-7353 when she moves into 4105.


ITEMS OF INTEREST We CAN make a difference! Resolve to practice sustainability and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

THE SALON will be open Sunday, December 23rd from 10 AM – 3 PM and Monday, December 24th from 9 AM – 3 PM. SAGE WINTER BREAK: Prince George’s Community College will be on winter break from December 20, 2018 - January 1, 2019. All classes will resume in the New Year unless your instructor has otherwise made plans to have make up classes. BIBLE STUDY: Bible study will resume on January 9, 2019 – that’s Wednesday at 4PM in The Chapel! SAVE THE DATE, NYE MEDITATION: From the Walker Interfaith Chapel Committee – The 25th Annual New Year’s Eve Meditation on December 31at 10:30 PM, in the Chapel. This half hour Service is a time for reflection as we approach 2019. All are welcome. CULLING THE DEER POPULATION AT COLLINGTON: As in previous years, BOW Hunters will be here to cull the deer population and reduce the risks associated with a large population of deer on campus. The hunters have been organized and led by a seasoned bow hunter with 20 years of experience. The lead hunter also works in senior living and is sensitive to the type of community we have. They will next be out hunting from January 9-12, 2019. The hunters will be hunting from elevated tree stands. Any deer culled will be processed and, depending on how much is culled, will be donated to the local food bank. Thanks to the Grounds Committee for restarting this conversation regarding the deer management process.


COLLINGTON POOL: The pool will be closed from Friday, December 28 – Tuesday, January 1. The pool will re-open on Wednesday, January 2. The Sports and Learning Complex at 8001 Sheriff RD in Landover, Maryland has both a warm water pool and a cool water pool. Residents are welcome to use it for $5.00. For pool hours, please call 301-583-2400. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY will meet Saturday, Jan. 5, 10-12, in the Game Room. Sally Hunt, LWVMD, will give a presentation on Death With Dignity, followed by a discussion with the membership. All members are urge to attend. Non-members are invited to attend the presentation. Info x7524 USPS RATE CHANGES: The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes to take effect Jan. 21, 2018. The new prices, if approved, include a one cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 49 cents to 50 cents. The proposed changes include:

Product Current ProposedLetters (1 oz.) 49 cents 50 cents

Letters additional ounces 21 cents 21 centsLetters (metered) 46 cents 47 cents

Outbound International Letters (1 oz.) $1.15 $1.15Domestic Postcards 34 cents 35 cents

FROM THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE: The Collington Community Outreach program wishes to thank the many, many residents who contributed so generously to the Food Pantry project this year. Wednesday morning, Nadine Hathaway and Gretta Estey made the last delivery to the Food Bowie Food Pantry for 2018. Every time we deliver food, people's eyes light up knowing that nutritious food is on its way. Nadine and Gretta will take a break from deliveries until after the New Year. Since hunger doesn't take a holiday, we will welcome your generous donations once again beginning in 2019.


Please call Nadine or Gretta if you have any questions. HAMPTON INN & SUITES: Located at 2901 Campus Way N, Glenarden, MD 20706. You may book directly with Hampton Inn by Hilton. The rate of $109/night is created when you reference Kendal Collington Corporation. Please follow the link below to make reservations directly. Phone: (301) 322-3200 or visit the site at: https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/hp/reservation/book.htm?ctyhocn=WASLAHX&corporateCode=0560027645&from=lnrlink

REDSKINS HOME GAME SCHEDULE

December 30 –1PM vs Eagles

JANUARY TRIPS! -Unless Noted Otherwise, All Trip Venues Are Wheelchair & Walker

Accessible. You MUST print/sign your name in the Green Trip Book to have a seat on the bus. All Trips Depart from Security and the transportation fee

is $10. If you need to cancel for any reason you MUST do so 48 hours in advance or you will be charged a $15 cancellation fee. If you need to cancel

w/in the 48- hour time frame, please call Bianca Williams, x4778.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 - WASHINGTON, DC: Will depart from Collington at 10AM; be back on the bus at 2PM to return to Collington. American photographer Gordon Parks (1912–2006) grew from a self-taught photographer making portraits and documenting everyday life in Saint Paul and Chicago to a visionary professional shooting for Ebony, Vogue, Fortune, and Life. For the first time, the formative decade of Parks’s 60-year career is the focus of an exhibition, which brings together 150 photographs and ephemera—including magazines, books, letters, and family pictures. TAKE 5! JAZZ, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 – WASHINGTON, DC: We will depart from Security at 3:45PM and return to Collington around


8PM. Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments. For added fun, borrow a board game to play during the concert. Drummer Quincy Phillips is a steady presence in the DC/ Baltimore jazz scene. He has toured with trumpeter Roy Hargrove for many years and won his first Grammy as a member of the Christian McBride Big Band for the album Bringin’ It. Phillips celebrates the iconic recording Double Take by trumpeters Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008) and Woody Shaw (1944–1989) with special guest trumpeters Josh Evans and Freddie Hendrix. NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, GREENBELT, MD: We will depart from Security at 12PM for a tour at 1PM. The tour will end around 3PM, when you will have time to browse through the gift shop. Be back on the bus by 3:30PM to return to Collington. NOTE: Photo ID is required for all visitors. There are no indoor lunch facilities, but you may bring a snack to eat on the bus. If it’s not too chilly, there is also an outdoor picnic area (shaded but not covered) if you wish to snack there. You must sign your name on the Trip Sheet by 12 Noon on Monday, January 15.

SUBSCRIPTION SERIES BSO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, NORTH BETHESDA, MD: Will depart from Security at 6:30PM and return to Collington around 10PM. ARENA STAGE, “Anything Goes,” WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, WASHINGTON, D.C.: Will depart from Security at 10:45AM and return to Collington around 3:30PM. NSO: THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, WASHINGTON, D.C.: Will depart from Security at 5:15PM and return to Collington around 9:30PM.


The RA Executive Committee wishes our

Neighbors, Staff, and Management and all

those you love a very Happy Holiday season and

Good Health, Prosperity, and Joy in 2019.

Lois Brown, Nadine Hathaway, Sue Regen, Judy Collins, and Linda Ewald


Collington’s Strategic Journey

Update on Health Services Alliance Activities Our architect firm, SFCS, has now received all the results of the resident-wide survey, and is working quickly to complete the analysis, so that the architects can take the wishes of everyone into account. On their last visit to Collington the team also had meetings with health and fitness staff to get their views and inputs.

Using preliminary results, the firm has already started preparing designs and sketches for options for the upgrade of the health and fitness facilities. They shared these early ideas with members of the Health Alliance at a meeting on December 19. They will be taking member comments into account as they refine these first-round sketches into real architectural designs, which they will be showing at the next meeting on January 9, 2019.

These options are still only at the idea stage. None have been fully discussed. None have had financial considerations attached. But all are taking resident wishes, as expressed in the charrette and survey, closely into account. The Alliance members have been pleased to notice how seriously the architects are taking client wishes. The Alliance feels that the project is moving well; members look forward to being able to share optional designs with the Board, the Strategic Planning Group, and fellow residents sometime in the first quarter of 2019.

From Marian Fuchs, on behalf of the Health Services Alliance.

Collington Health & Fitness

HEALTH TIP OF THE MONTH

Keep your pancreas happy by lowering your sugar intake!

EXCESSIVE INTAKE OF SUGAR CAN HAVE HARMFUL EFFECTS ON YOUR

PANCREATIC FUNCTION.

Dinner 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 11:30AM- 3:00PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday24-Dec 25-Dec 26-Dec 27-Dec

Roasted Carrots

Mashed Sweet

Potatoes

Salad Bar

Sauteed Isreaeli

couscous

Mashed Gruyere

potatoesSpinach

Fruit Salad

Chef Special Raw Oysters

Salad Bar

Antipasti

Collington Main Dining Weekly Menu

Christmas Soup Asparagus Bisque Beef Consume New England Clam

Chowder

Pickled CucumberAssorted Salads

Pot Roast Seafood Station Stir Fry BarGrilled Chicken

Breast

Chicken Noodle SoupBroccoli & Cheese

Soup

Tuscany Wild Rice

Soup

White Bean & Ham

Soup

Flounder FlorentineRack of Lamb and

Rosemary Chicken

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Salad Bar Salad Bar

Beef Liver and

Onions

Roasted Carrots

Pan Seared Bass

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Grilled Asparagus

and Carrot Souffle

Mustard Greens

Mashed Rutabaga

4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM

Friday Saturday Sunday28-Dec 29-Dec 30-Dec

Weekly

Desserts

Asparagus

Chef Special

Lemon Chicken Soup

Radish Salad

Seafood Creole

Omelette and Waffle

BarChef Special

Roasted Pork

Grilled Grouper with

Olives, Capers and

Tomatoes

Salad Bar

Grilled Shrimp

Skewers

Collington Main Dining Weekly Menu

Mushroom Broth Potato Leek Soup Grits & Oatmeal

Tomato Bisque

Salad Bar

Arugula, Feta, and

Pecan Salad

Strip SteakChicken Breast with

Tomato & Mozzarella

Salad Bar

Pumpkin Soup

Bacon and Egg

Potato Salad

Cheesy Scalloped

Potatoes

Portobello

Mushrooms

Mushroom Risotto

Mixed Greens

Grilled Yellow

Squash

Polenta

Mixed Vegetables

Roasted Fennel

Pumpkin Pie

Lemon Bars

Flan

Spice Cake with

Cream Cheese

Frosting

Sugar Free

Strawberry

Mousse

Sugar Free

Chocolate Cake

with Whipped

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