American House Grand Blanc 12640 Holly Rd. Grand Blanc Michigan 48439 (810) 694-7300 Fax: (810) 695-1443 ahgrandblanc@americanhouse.com americanhouse.com Jodi Colombe Samantha Barlow Barb Foerster Kathie Miller Helen Solomon Rod Tennant Giarah Payne Judy Allen American House Staff Executive Director Assistant Director Life Enrichment Director Culinary Director Housekeeping Supervisor Maint. Supervisor Weekend Manager Weekend Manager Medical Team Staff Site Nurse Brenda Kalush Site Supervisor Kristin Schwartz TMT (810) 694-0598 TMT Emergency (810) 282-8702 Important Phone Numbers Front Office (810) 694-7300 The Medical Team (810) 694-0598 Dr. Wilkerson (Amy Wilson AGNP-C) (810) 853-5875 Hairstylist (Carol Taggart) (810) 577-4949 Nail Technician (Julie Keebler) (810) 694-0778 June 2016 Resident Art Show What a wonderful art show we had; many residents displayed their artwork, from oil paintings, model ships, stained glass, wood carvings, jewelry, needlework, and more. We are very proud of our talented residents, our lobby was transformed to a beautiful art gallery. More pictures on page 7.
2 Looking Forward American House Resident Picnic On Wednesday, June 22nd, we will be going to Jaycee Park in Troy for our Resident Picnic. This is a fun day! We will join many other American house residents for music, games, dancing, prize giveaways and a great picnic. The bus will leave at 10:30 and we will be home about 3 pm. We look forward to this picnic each year so make sure you sign up in the lobby book! Last year s picnic: Pat and John are dancing around the tables. Flag Day Ceremony We will be having a Flag Day Ceremony on June 14th. The ceremony will start with our Veterans raising the Flag at 11:45 am in the front of the building along with the Pledge of Allegiance, then we will go directly to a picnic buffet, with all the summer fixings and flags for everybody. After our meal, Dan Hays will be here to entertain you with patriotic music. This is a special patriotic day; we are very proud of having our Veterans lead this day for us. Come join the fun! June Birthdays 6/7 Juanita W. 6/8 John R. 6/11 Pat D. 6/17 Rose M. 6/29 Joanne R. Welc me New Residents A104 Fred I. A106 Joann R. A210 Joan J. A212 Bob and Sherrie J. A205 Delores T. B210 Zoe R Resident Surveys On Tuesday, June 14th, you ll be receiving our Resident Survey. This is your chance to tell us what s working and what can be improved in your community! We re looking forward to hearing what s on your mind. We encourage you to fill this survey out; it s an opportunity to voice your concerns and your praise - your opinion matters! Please fill out the surveys; they are important to us! If you would like to see many changes or none at all, we need you to let us know. We will be having an Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, June 21st, at 2pm. This is our survey collection day. If you bring your completed and sealed survey to the office between the 14th and the 21st you will get your name in a drawing for a $25.00 gift card to be drawn during entertainment this day! We appreciate your cooperation.
3 Headline News Men s Breakfast Thursday, June 16th, we will be having a Father s Day Men s Breakfast 8am to 9am in the back of the dining room. This is a special treat just for the men. Bring your appetite, Barb will be making your eggs to order along with fried potatoes, toast, meat and homemade jam. Veterans Get-together Our Veterans get-together was a good time! Doug (from Patriot Ambulance Service), spent time getting to know our resident Veterans and giving information about his experiences. We had a small turnout, but hopefully our new resident Veterans will come to HAPPY FATHER S DAY these meetings, along with the guys who have been here for some time. This is only open for Veterans, so please feel free to come and join the other guys. Snacks and drinks are served, but mostly it s a chance to get to know each other. Bake Sale Our bake sale to raise money for the American House Foundation was a big hit. We raised $129.35 for the bake sale and $114.00 for the 50/50 raffle. The winner of half the 50/50 was Shayla from the Medical Team. Thank you for your generous donations! Resident Meetings We will be changing the resident meetings to quarterly. They will still be held in the lobby. Our next meeting will be held in August. Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the office, at any time.
Grand Blanc June 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5 3:30 Senior Chapel Movie- CH 12 3:30 Senior Chapel Movie- CH Father's Day 19 3:30 Senior Chapel Movie- CH 26 2:00 Nondenominational service with Chaplain Goodie - CH 6 9:30 Shopping Trip to Meijer / Dollar Tree - B 4:30 One on One with Barb 13 9:30 Shopping Trip to Walmart - B 4:30 Fun with the ipad- Lo Summer Begins 20 9:30 Shopping Trip to Meijer / Dollar Tree - B 4:30 One on One with Barb 27 9:30 Shopping Trip to JCPenney / Dollar and Party- B 2:00-2:30 Culinary Chat with Kathie- Bistro 4:30 Fun with the ipad- LO 7 10:30 Trip to Davison Farmers Market- B 2:30 Entertainment by Frank Willett and Happy Hour - DR U.S. Flag Day 14 11:15 Flag Raising Ceremony- Front lawn 12:00 Picnic Buffet - Dr 1:30 Entertainment, Patriotic music by Dan Hays- DR 3:00 Lobby Chat with Barb 21 10:30 Crochet Corner - AR 2:00 Sundae Bar and resident survey collection, followed by entertainment with Arlyn Willett - DR 28 11:00 Let s go out for Lunch- B 2:30 Entertainment by Mo and Happy Hour - DR 1 8 15 2:00 Therapy Dog Visits- LO 3:00 Chair Massages with Rae - CH 22 10:30 American House resident picnic at Jaycee Part in Troy- B 29 2 10:45 Holy Family Catholic Church Service - CH 2:30 Entertainment by Leonard Dow and Happy Hour - DR 3:30 Trivia Time - LO 9 10:00 Bingo! - AR ( no evening bingo) 2:30 Entertainment by Bob Lowe and Happy Hour- Dr 4:00 Puzzle Time 16 8:00-9:00 am Father s Day, men s breakfast- DR 10:30 LCR Game - bistro 2:30 Let s go for a ride in the countryside - B 4:00 Puzzle Time 8:45 Soaring Eagle Casino Trip - B 2:30 Cards in the Bistro 23 30 10:30 Color your world, adult color pages - AR 2:30 Veterans get together- AR 4:00 Puzzle Time 10:00 Walking Club, meet in lobby 10:00 Avon Lady Visits 10:30 Craft class, R/W/B wreaths- AR 2:00 Popcorn in the lobby 2:30 1st Baptist Church of Goodrich, service - CH 3:30 New Resident Meet and Greet - LO 10 2:30 Cards in the bistro - Bistro 17 10:00 Walking Club, meet in lobby 10:00 Avon lady visits 10:30 Craft Class- AR 1:45 Bingo Bash at American House North- B 24 10:00 Walking Club, meet in lobby 10:30 All about you, family history- AR 2:30 Cocktails and Sing-a-long- DR - Bistro 3 Flag Day Outings Exercise Games Entertainment 4 11 18 25 Copyright 2015 Uhlig LLC
6 Talk About It May Mystery Resident Our mystery resident is Anita B. Please see Barb to be put in the Patriot as a mystery resident, we love to see pictures from the past and it is fun to guess who it is. Community News Our dining room is missing dishes and silverware. Please be sure to return these items to the dining room. We have styrofoam cups and containers to take your food and drinks with you, so please ask the dietary staff. June 15th, in the afternoon Kathie will be stopping at apartments to collect dining room items. Please put them out on your counter. Thank you! Interesting Ice Cream Facts Let s Get Festive! Independence Day is coming fast and so is Flag Day. We all like to show off our red, white and blue so let s get creative and dress our doors in style. We take trips on the bus to the dollar store, along with other fairly inexpensive stores to get decorations so sign up and let s pick up some decorations. A special craft class will be on Friday, June 3rd, at 10:30 for the new residents, so you can make a red, white and blue wreath for your door. This is also for those who did not make one last year. If you have already made one, feel free to come and help our new residents. Ju By Brian Rosso, R.D. Michigan ranks No. 5 in the nation for producing great-tasting ice cream. I hope you find these facts about ice cream interesting: The first ice cream parlor in America opened in New York City. Vanilla ice cream is consumed more than any other flavor. Sunday is the No. 1 day that ice cream is purchased. About 50 licks are needed to eat a single scoop of ice cream. On average, each person in America eats 23.2 quarts of ice cream annually. The No. 1 ice cream topping is chocolate syrup. Ice cream is an $11 billion industry in the U.S. The U.S. is the No. 1 country for ice cream consumption. s Flag Day! i 4 1 ne
7 Resident Art Show Pictures Thank you to all of our residents for participating in the art show and making it a big success! Just a Reminder... PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN FRONT CIRCLE DRIVE Just a friendly reminder that the front entrance is for quick pickups and drop-offs only. EMS must have access as much as possible for the safety of residents. Cars parked at the front entrance for extended periods risk being towed. Elvis Performs What a fun time we had with our Elvis impersonator, he is always a big hit with the residents! We look forward to seeing him again in August! Rose and her daughters enjoy the show! One on One On Monday afternoons we have One on One with Barb. If there are little things you need done in your apartment, such as writing out envelopes, taking out summer items and putting winter up, and other things that are sometimes hard to get to, please sign up in the lobby book and Barb will be glad to come help you.
June 2016, AMERICAN HOUSE GRAND BLANC 12640 Holly Rd. Grand Blanc, MI 48439