November 2014
Geo Cam Newsletter
Georgetown and Cambridge Manor
141-151 Port Sheldon Rd. Grandville, MI 49418
Www.georgetownandcambridgemanor.org
UPCOMING
HAPPENINGS
NOVEMBER 2
DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS
“FALL BACK”
NOVEMBER 4
ELECTION DAY
NOVEMBER 11
VETERAN’S DAY
NOVEMBER 15
BAKE, BOOK &
CRAFT FAIR
NOVEMBER 27
THANKSGIVING
DAY
Thankless People?
I’m more often like the nine cleansed lepers than the
one who returned to give thanks. See Luke 17: 1119 for the complete story.
I think I represent many of us – Thankless People.
We are rich in turkey and dressing, but poor in thanks; rich in cars &
houses, stocks and bonds, clothes and gadgets, but poor in thanks.
Our thanklessness shows in how little we thank God for our comfortable
lives, both physical and spiritual. When was the last time you thanked
God for your clothes – your bed, etc.? When was the last time you
thanked God for His forgiveness and His care?
Psalm 103 verse 1 and 2 says “ Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost
being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul and forget not all
His benefits.
Here’s what I’m doing this Thanksgiving and Christmas season – the
season of bounty and blessings. So as to not forget all God’s blessings to
me I’m going to read every day Psalm 103 and then spend time in prayer,
praising and thanking God for the many ways He has blessed me.
Care to join me?
Pastor Rick
Honoring our Veterans
Don’t miss our back page where we are honoring our current
residents who are veterans!
Make sure to thank a Veteran on November 11th!
Happy Birthday!
To our residents…
To our staff…
“Corky” VanLeeuwen- 11th
Michelle VerHoef- 1st
Catherine Decker- 11th
Melissa Baltrusaitis- 5th
Lillian Nyhuis- 15th “101”
Delynn Steenstra- 18th
Doris Kreft- 15th
Kristi Holt- 28th
Madeline Herman- 16th
Lynsey Pelak- 25th
Virginia Finkbeiner- 25th
Lucy Dunn- 26th
Save the Date!
Sat., November 15
Wed., December 3
Wed., December 10
Thurs., December 11
Bake, Book & Craft Fair
Join us for our Tree
Christmas Tea at
Christmas Tea at
9am-4pm
Lighting Ceremony at
6:30pm for Cambridge
6:30pm for Cambridge
Community Room
6:30 in the Community
South and
North and Georgetown
Room to honor and
Georgetown East in
West in the Community
remember our loved
the Unit Dining
Room and Unit Dining
ones.
Rooms.
Rooms.
Recipe of the month: Pumpkin Spice Krispie Treats
Ingredients:
Directions:
4 cups marshmallows
1. Plop your butter into a large
pan on medium low heat and
let it melt
1/4 cup pumpkin
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 TBSP butter
6 cups rice krispies cereal
2. Add your marshmallows.
3. When your marshmallows
have melted, add your pumpkin and spices and stir.
4. Allow the marshmallow mixture to cool 10-20 minutes
(to eliminate the issue of your
treats being too moist)
5. Toss in Rice Krispies and stir
6. Pour treat mix into 9x13
greased, baking pan. Use wax
paper to flatten treats.
7. Cool, then enjoy!
Bake, Book and Craft Fair
WHO:
Families, friends and the
community
WHEN:
November 15th
9am-4pm
WHERE:
Georgetown and
Cambridge Manor
Connector
151 Port Sheldon Rd.
Grandville, MI 49418
WHY: To help raise
money for our
Join us for a day filled
with sweet treats, good
reads and crafts!
Cambridge Manor.
We are asking for
donations of books from
now until November
13th.
Bring your friends and
let the guys hunt for
that big buck they’ve
been dreaming about all
year! A percentage of
the proceeds with go to
Georgetown and
If you’d like to bake a
treat to donate to the
baked goods table
please drop it off to
Jessica Spooner
from
November 11th-14th!
connector project.
Thoughts and Prayers
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Families and Friends of...
Jeanne Wondergem, Patricia Paoletti, Leatrice Knipp, Jane Ritsema,
James “Jim” Koetje and Christine Vos!
Operation Christmas Child: We need your help!
Each year our residents
take part in a handful of
community projects. This
month we will be packing
shoeboxes for Operation
Christmas Child. Each
shoebox is filled with a
mixture of toys and everyday needs like hygiene
items and small clothing
items. We will be stuffing
shoeboxes on the morning
of November 20th. Shoeboxes will be shipped to
countries in need and will
be delivered to children by
local ministry partners of
Samaritan’s Purse.
To complete this project we
are asking for empty shoeboxes and the following items:
small toys, school supplies,
non-liquid hygiene items and
accessories like shirts, socks,
hairclips, hats and sunglasses.
For a more detailed list of
items you can check out the
website mentioned below.
More information can be
found about the
Samaritan’s Purse
Christmas Child
Project at
www.samartitanspurse.org
Donations can be dropped
off to Jessica Spooner anytime until November 19th.
Thank you in advance for
your donations. Look for a
message in our December
newsletter to find out how
many shoeboxes we packed.
A Little Bit About our Veterans at The Manor
Ward Standish
Ward was stationed in Germany and was prepared for war,
but thankfully did not have to serve in the Vietnam War that was
taking place.
Arena Smith
Arena was a 1st Lieutenant and Registered Nurse in the Army during
WWII. She was stationed in India for two and a half years and served for a
total of 5 years.
John DeHaan
John was stationed in Alaska. He served in the Army during the Korean
War from May 1-October 1.
Thomas “Tom” Campbell
Tom served in the Army during WWII. He was stationed in Germany and
served for 24 months.
Robert “Bob” Pastoor
Bob served in the Army during the Korean War. He was stationed in Fort
Knox, Kentucky for 2 years.
James “Jim” Koetje
Jim was stationed in Germany for one and a half years. He served in the
Army during the Korean War.
Join us in Welcoming the Following Residents to Georgetown and Cambridge Manor
Lillian Eisentrager to 7 West and
Elizabeth “Betty” Jansheski to 4 East
Popcorn Fridays
This month we will be serving Popcorn on November
14th and 21st! A bag of popcorn is FREE for residents
and 25 cents for family, staff and visitors!
All popcorn funds will go towards the future purchase of
popcorn supplies.
Laugh a Little...
Q: Who is never hungry on
Thanksgiving?
A: The turkey, since he’s already
stuffed!