Spring Arbor Assisted Living
& Willows Alzheimer’s Center
The Spring Arbor Messenger
FEBRUARY 2015
HAPPY VALENTINES!
REGULARLY SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
Exercise & Happy Hour
BINGO
Monday through Friday from
9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
EVERY TUESDAY AT 1:45 p.m.
IN THE ACTIVITY ROOM
Held in the 2nd Dining Room
EVERY SATURDAY AT 1:45 p.m.
IN THE ACTIVITY ROOM
Residents lead exercise on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.
Manicures in the Activity Room
Enjoy yourself and get pampered every
Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.
CURRENT EVENTS...
EVERY TUESDAY AT 3:00 p.m.
IN THE ACTIVITY ROOM
Weekly Church Services
We offer a variety of faiths to support spiritual
growth every Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
Communion is offered the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Thursdays of the month with Phyllis.
The 4th Thursday of each month, we
welcome Father Dennis from St. Catherine’s
Catholic Church for Mass.
GROCERY SHOPPING IS
OFFERED EVERY THURSDAY
LISTS ARE DUE TO JODI BY
BREAKFAST ON THURSDAY
READING GROUP
WEDNESDAYS AT 3:15
IN THE ACTIVITY ROOM
***Activities are subject to
change.
FEBRUARY Resident
Birthdays
Eveyln Griffes
8th
Lorraine Whiteman
9th
Dorothy desmyther
11th
Marjorie yarmer
Bob logan
19th
20th
James march
21st
FEBRUARY STAFF
BIRTHDAYS
Deb parsons
3rd
Janice Watson
3rd
Marlee Wetzel
4th
Deb morris
6th
Sandy bailey
7th
James kuryvial
Joann Cleveland
25th
Deb Shaffer
Birdie Cleveland
26th
Victoria baker
9th
15th
Robert mcnally
16th
20th
Kristina Snyder
21st
Tonya Snyder
23rd
Danielle blair
27th
Spring Arbor Assisted Living & Willows Alzheimer’s Center
“You’ve
trusted us for over 45 years,
and we’re still caring!”
3700 S. Dearing Rd.
Spring Arbor, MI 49283
Phone: 517-750-2700
Fax: 517-750-3955
E-mail: [email protected]
www.gantonretirement.com
Lloyd & Judi Ganton, Owners
Paul Buchholz, President / CFO
Debbie Morris, Administrator
Susan Stubbins, LPN., Dir. of Nursing
Jodi Maske, Activities Director
Elisha Walker, Dietary Manager
Sandy Bailey, Administrative Asst.
KEEP THE E-MAIL COMING!!!
The residents love hearing from you. Thanks to
those of you who have used our e-mail service to
communicate with your family members. Send
your e-mails to [email protected]
and put the resident’s name in the subject line.
Do you have any travels that you would
like to share with our Residents here at
Spring Arbor Assisted Living? If so, we
would love to have you speak about
them. Let Jodi know if you would like
to share and a date can be set up at your
convenience.
We are looking for multiple individuals
that might be interested in leading Bible
Study for our residents here at S.A.A.L.
The commitment would be on a month by
month basis. We currently hold our Bible
Study on Thursday afternoons and they last
approximately one hour. If you or someone
you know can help, please call Jodi , Activity Director,
at 517-750-2700 x 3009 or email to [email protected]
NEW STAFF
Ashleigh Bean - Dietary Aide
Victoria Zeiler - Resident Aide
Alyssa Moore - Resident Aide
Samantha Miller - Resident Aide
Paulette Smith - LPN
Sandy Bailey - Administrative
Assistant
Morgan Blackburn - Resident Aide
Victoria Baker - Resident Aide
Do you have any extra time on your hands?
Volunteers are always welcome to help out with our
Activities. If this interests you, please contact
Jodi Maske, Activities Director,
here at Spring Arbor Assisted Living at 517-750-2700.
FEBRUARY 2015 RESIDENT OF THE MONTH
Phyllis was born in Jackson, she lived in Stockbridge until the age
of four, when her family moved to Flint for her father’s job. After
the depression, the family moved to Parma, where her father
owned a grocery store. Phyllis graduated from Parma High School
and met her husband, Sam. They were married soon after her
graduation. Phyllis has five children, four sons and one daughter.
While living in their second house, the kids raised animals during
the summer, including cows, goats and ponies. Sam was in the
construction business and built both of the homes Phyllis and her
family lived in throughout the years. Phyllis just recently sold the
second house that they built while living here at Spring Arbor
Assisted Living.
Phyllis is an accomplished painter, she has given lessons to others
and much of her own artwork is displayed in her apartment.
Phyllis also enjoys collecting things. She has several collections
some of which consist of angels, thimbles, tea pots, birds and
beanie babies. Phyllis also enjoys gardening, growing house
plants, knitting and crocheting and sewing. Phyllis and her
family enjoyed a few trips to Florida until it got to be too much
work to take a family of seven on vacation.
Phyllis enjoys trivia, word games, visiting with new friends and
trying new things. We are glad to have Phyllis here at S.A.A.L.
Phyllis Thomas
Resident of the Month
FEBRUARY 2015 EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
James was born in Ann Arbor and raised in Trenton. After
high school, James attended the University of Michigan,
graduating in May of 2014 with a degree in Biopsychology,
Cognition and Neuroscience. Currently he is a Post
Baccalaureate student at Eastern Michigan University. James
hopes to attend PA school in the Fall of 2015 and specialize
in Pediatric Neurology. James lives in Jackson with his
girlfriend, Aubrie Marsh, and enjoys many extracurricular
activities like golf, soccer and basketball. He also enjoys
playing cards and writing short stories and novels.
James Kuryvial
Employee of the Month