At Cypress Palms - The Goodman Group

at Cypress Palms
FEBRUARY 2015
www.cypressalf.com
Cypress Welcomes
Our New Residents!
Nancy G.
Helen S.
Martha P.
Walter D.
June R.
Caring Heart Run 2015
The Caring Heart Run will take place here at The Palms of Largo
on Feb. 28.
To register for the Run/Walk, go to
www.caregiverssupportnetwork.org or e-mail
Cheryl.white@thegoodmangroup.com
Come join the fun and meet friends from around the campus!
News from Chef Josh
We will be serving one Special “Residents Breakfast” in
February on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the Auditorium at 8 a.m.
Chef Josh will be making waffles, pancakes and french toast,
all to your liking with lots of toppings to choose from.
He will also visit each floor every Wednesday morning and
make personal omelets of your choice.
The following is the schedule for this special treat each
Wednesday during the month of February at 8 a.m.:
Feb. 4 — 1st floor residents
Feb. 11 — 2nd floor residents
Feb. 18 — 3rd floor residents
Feb. 25 — 4th floor residents
We look forward to seeing many of you on the day this treat
comes to your dining room. Be sure to get there in time to
place your request so you can be the early bird who gets
the eggs.
Our Talk.
Our Walk.
Every Day!
American Red Cross
to Provide Emergency
Preparedness Training
We are thrilled that in
December 2014, our
management company, The
Goodman Group, signed an
agreement with the American
National Red Cross to provide
emergency training courses
for employees at corporate
and in its senior living and
health care communities.
Our community will receive
training courses including
Adult and Pediatric First Aid
with CPR and AED, CPR/
Professional Rescuer, and
Team First Aid Exercises.
The agreement will allow
all managed communities to
benefit from the American Red
Cross’ knowledge, expertise
and consistently high quality
training. Constance Schein,
national director of Health
Services for The Goodman
Group, said, “This training
is vital for our staff at our
senior living and health care
communities where our
residents are typically in their
80s to 90s, with some even 100
years old or more.”
Faraway Places:
Written by Richard
Cutler, Resident
Sometimes, if you are that lucky in this life,
you may meet a person who is able to give you
a glimpse into a whole new way of thinking
of being a new universe of the mind
and of the heart and of the soul.
And so it seemed to be between my bride
from another culture and me.
We learned that the lust for travel is not
confined to the world around us.
It can also be to the world within us...
So we take the Yellow Brick Road
to Faraway Places
with strange sounding names,
to a desert oasis:
Timbuktu, maybe Samarkand
or fabled Cathay, or even,
for those who dare,
to where the Angels fear to tread.
This no longer is a Faraway Land
for you took me by the hand
and showed me the stranger’s ways
and, together, we have made this
our own home for you and me,
no longer a far away place.
Andy’s Nature Corner:
An Alligator Story
One day, Laverne and
I were visiting the
Goodman Pond when
we saw an alligator that
followed us along the
bank. We got out of there
very fast because they
cannot be trusted.
I checked the computer
and found some
interesting facts about
alligators:
The females are roughly
10 ft. long, while males
will grow up to 14 ft.
and may weigh up to
1,000 pounds. Young
alligators will eat insects,
amphibians and small fish. Adult alligators will eat fish,
snakes, turtles, small mammals, birds, other alligators
and people, if they are careless.
Two alligators were captured by trappers, who removed
them from the pond. We noticed birds and turtles were
missing for many weeks and assumed they became
alligator food.
So, be advised that they travel from pond to pond
through drainage pipes and may show up anytime either
here at the Goodman Pond or elsewhere.
Submitted by residents Laverne and Andy Onufer
Resident
Birthdays
Thea P., 8th
Angeline M., 16th
Dorothy D., 22nd
Harold G., 23rd
Muriel G., 24th
Norma K., 27th
The King and Queen of Hearts Will Be Named
at the Dolly Parton Impersonator Show on
Feb. 11, at 3:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. Be
Sure to Get There Early to Get a Seat!
Santa and Mrs. Claus
with children from the
Learning Center
Salvation Army
representatives
The Life Enrichment girls
Employee
Birthdays
William Crawford, 4th
Carlos Bobe, 4th
Seven of the 10 Roys and their mom with bow tie
Will and Michelle
at our Bazaar
Roqual Tillman, 5th
Stephanie Duffy, 6th
John Gamble III, 16th
Sinsdy Cajuste, 17th
Melissa Thomas, 17th
Elisei Carcalete, 18th
Stephan K., 21st
Pui Yi Hung, 21st
Come Celebrate With Us at
Our Mardi Gras
Party on Feb.
17, at 3:30
p.m. in the
Auditorium.
It Happened at Cypress
in December 2014!
Penny from Home
Instead organized gifts
for our residents.
A male sales representative
for Avon
Teacher Katrina with a toddler
from the Learning Center
Michael Mabel, 22nd
Roberto P., 23rd
Laurie M., 27th
Diane Barnum, 28th
Louise and Critter
with its mom, Misty
Children from the Learning Center making their own cookies
Laugh Lines:
Kids on Love
From children when asked the
question “What is love?”
Vendors at the Bazaar
Salvation Army Band
A Hawaiian Christmas
“Love is like a little old
woman and a little old man
who are still friends even
after they know each other so
well.” —Tommy, age 6
“Love is when Mommy gives
Daddy the best piece of
chicken.” —Elaine, age 5
Hanukkah observances
Intergenerational activity with Chef Josh
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Staff
Executive Director
Dawn Zabroske
Director of Nursing
Dianna Slutzker, RN
Life Enrichment Director
Pat Hazell
Director of Community Relations
Adriane Evert
Resident Care Coordinator
Tiffany McDonald
Resident Care Coordinator
Brittany Masi
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Jordan Turner
Business Development Associate
Leah Einboden
Resident Services Director
Marnie Matheny
Executive Chef
Joshua Wilson
Plant Operations Director
Peter Sala
Dietary Manager
Stephan Krienes
Susie’s Inspiration
Use your voice for kindness,
Your ears for compassion,
Your hands for charity,
Your mind for truth,
And your heart for love!
My body is older now, and not
as good as it used to be,
But my spirit is young and free.
Age is nothing but a number as
long as I never let go of the child
living inside of me.
You have not lived today until
You have done something for
Someone who can never
repay you.
Your value doesn’t decrease
Based on someone’s inability
To see your worth.
Taken from the internet