I t is with our deepest sadness

that we say good bye to a

fellow housemate, friend and

family member. On January 17,

2014 Gerald Detzler passed away

with staff at his side. Gerald

spent the last couple of years

with declining health which then

resorted him into a wheel

chair. Before that Gerald had

walked all his life. Gerald would

commonly be seen walking the

halls of Reidwoods making his

happy noises. Gerald would wait

at the door for his family to

come and see him and take him

for drives. Some of Gerald’s

favorite activities were sitting in

the recliner chair where he

would lounge across the arms

with his legs hanging off the side,

he also loved wandering outside,

going for van rides in the country

to see the farm animals and trac-

tors and so much more. Gerald

came to Reidwoods in 1995 from

Oxford Region. Before that he

had lived at home with his par-

ents and siblings. Gerald will be

truly missed by everyone who

knew him.

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Birthday on Ice 2

2013 Scavenger Hunt

2

Guy Fawkes 2

Drum Circle 3

Movember Cele-bration

3

Red Hat Society 3

The Pledge to End Bullying

4

Santa came early to Centre

4

Service Awards 2013

5

Attendance Recognition

5

Fondue at Reid Woods

6

Paul’s 62nd Birth-day

6

Go Canada Go 6

Valentine’s Dance 6

2014 New Year’s Eve Gala

7

215’s Christmas Activities

7

Red Hat Society 7

Pet Therapy 8

Wilma’s 89th Birthday

8

HOTO’s Fun Night

8

Elmira Maple 9

Cindy’s Bid 9

Helping Hand Bob 9

Creative Wel-come

10

News around & about Town

10

Easter at Centre 10

Field of Dreams 10

Gerald Detzler E L M I R A D I S T R I C T

C O M M U N I T Y L I V I N G 1 1 8 B a r n s w a l l o w D r .

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M A Y 2 0 1 4 T H E P A T C H W O R K

O n May 27th a

provincial walk

was sponsored by

OPSEU to draw atten-

tion to the crisis in our

Sector. EDCL Employ-

ees/Local 253 members

of OPSEU, walked

through the town of

Elmira in support of the

families and individual

members of our Asso-

ciation. We thank

them for their support

of the work that we do

together.

Dignity is Not Optional

The

Scavenger

Hunt was

enjoyed by all

who

participated

and they all

look forward

to the 2014

event.

P A G E 2

2013 Scavenger Hunt

Guy Fawkes

Birthday On Ice

T H E P A T C H W O R K

Paul rented

the ice at

the Elmira

Memorial

Complex

for his

birthday

and invited

many of his

friends.

Happy

Birthday

Paul !

Reid Woods

held a Guy

Fawkes bon-

fire on Nov

5th with an

outdoor

lunch. The

residents

enjoyed a

beautiful fall

day outside.

Drum Circle At Reid Woods P A G E 3

T H E P A T C H W O R K

Reid Woods Celebrates Movember

Reid Woods

hosted a drum

circle facilitated by

Nii Addico

of http://

www.creationafric

a.com. Mr. Addico

is a sculptor and

drum maker

originally from

Ghana. Orton was

an especially

enthusiastic

participant and

demonstrated a

great sense of

rhythm.

Red Hat Society Tea Party

P A G E 4

Santa came

early to Centre

Street this

Christmas and

brought all the

guys a present.

The Pledge To End Bullying

T H E P A T C H W O R K

See our

very own

natural

stars Fern,

Jim and Kyle

in the latest

commercial

for The

Pledge To

End Bully-

ing.

C TV has produced the first

of 2 anti-bullying commer-

cials with the talent from a few

organizations in this area: EDCL,

KW Hab, Cambridge C.L., Sun-

beam and Parents for C.L.

Joan Goncalves and Laurie Thom-

son had the pleasure of escorting

Fern, Kyle and Jim to the CTV

studios to film segments of the

commercial which were then

edited into 2 separate commer-

cials. These commercials aired

late December during shows of

Ellen Degeneres, Late Night with

Jimmy Fallon, CTV News at

Noon and at 6, Dr. Oz and the

Tomorrow People.

Each person received a copy of

their commercial and it is also

available to view on our website

at www.elmiradcl.com and The

P a t c h w o r k o n l i n e a t

www.elmiracommunityliving.com.

They all did such an awesome job

and are natural stars!!

Santa Came Early

P A G E 5

Left: Linda making the

gingerbread house that

was given by her family,

with the help of staff. As

always coffee is a big

part of the activity.

Centre: Linda,

Cherylanne and Joanna

enjoyed the Elmira Santa

Claus parade. Linda having her coffee on a

very cold and crisp day.

Right: Elmira Maple

Syrup Festival Float

Years of Service Awards 2013 role McDonnell, Jamie Ooster-

huis, Lisa Reitzel, Alanna

Schedler, Meaghan Westman,

Kristina Wiersma, Christo

Wilson, and Susan Zantinge.

10 Years- Patti Angle, Kathy

Kirby, Joanne Martin, Brenda

McDougall, Cheryl Smith, Su-

zanne Sullivan, and Charlotte

Watt.

T H E P A T C H W O R K

C ongratulations to the

following employees who

received recognition at our

Christmas Party;

5 Years- Karen Bowman,

Tamara Bozic, Joy Colclough,

Patty Dorsey, Holly Drake,

Dorothy Gingrich, Joan Gon-

calves, Michelle Ingram-Smith,

Nancy Lichti, Kayla Lichti, Ka-

15 Years- Sheryl Martin

20 Years- Cheryl Martin

25 Years- Greg Bechard,

Cindy Briggs, Donna Fulcher,

Rodger Hanna, Karen Marche,

and Laurie Thomson.

Each of the employees recog-

n i z e d r e c e i v e d a n

award. Congratulations Eve-

ryone!

Woolwich Great Ride ’n’ Stride I ndependent Living

Supports share a

photograph from the

Woolwich Great Ride

’n’ Stride event that

took place on Sunday

April 27th. Participants

collected pledges to-

wards the fight against

cancer and walked 5

kms. The gang had lots

of fun walking in the

beautiful sunshine and

sporting homemade T-

shirts. Our team name

was Riverside Rebels!

From Left Kristen, Fern,

John, Ruth, Alanna, Andy

& Paul.

We would like to recognize those full-time staff who have had exceptional attendance for the 2013-14

fiscal year, and thank them for being mindful of the amount of absences they used. It is a great cost savings

when absenteeism is not abused. Understandably we get illnesses, and some of us are luckier than others

when it comes to getting sick, but for those employees who are careful with their absenteeism – we wish

to applaud their dedication and have thanked them with a monetary acknowledgement as well as a recog-

nition letter to their file. Of course this person stands alone…. Kim Detweiler – PERFECT ATTENDANCE–FIVE YEARS

IN A ROW!!!! (amazing!!)

Also PERFECT attendance! Sarah Cadeau, Randy Martin, Gerry Smith, Cheryl Peterson, Laurie Thom-

son.

Only ONE DAY absent! Jeanette Kraal, Rodger Hanna Only TWO DAYS absent! Bernadette Budicky McCandles, Sheri Dowdall, Sandy Evans, Bill Rogers, Di-

ane Bauman-MacLachlan, Michelle Ingram Smith

Only THREE DAYS absent! Karen Brubacher, Cindy O’Connell, Francis Poirier, Donna Fulcher

Only THREE and A HALF Days absent! Joan Goncalves, Alanna MacDonald, Tami Schaafsma, Joanna

Brubacher, Gail Bartlett

Only FOUR Days absent! Donna Boht, Brenda McDougall

Attendance Recognition

P A G E 6

Reidwoods

residents

had fun sup-

porting

Team Cana-

da during

the 2014

Winter

Olympics.

Fondue Party at Reid Woods

T H E P A T C H W O R K

P aul enjoyed a

nice lunch out at

Cross Roads with his

friends from

Reidwoods to Cele-

brate his 62nd Birth-

day.

R eidwoods held its annual choc-

olate fondue party to fight the

winter blahs. We would show you

more pictures of residents indulging in

lots of chocolate… but things got

messy. Here is Bill enjoying a choco-

late covered pretzel.

Happy Birthday Paul !

Go Canada Go !

Valentine’s Day Dance

HAPPY

NEW

YEAR !!!

Red Hat Society Dinner

2014 New Year’s Eve Gala

T H E P A T C H W O R K

P A G E 7

Submitted

by Bill Rogers, EDCL Recreation

Committee

T hank you everyone who

attended the second

annual New Year’s Gala; what

a great way to bring in 2014.

The evening was as great of a

success as last year. The dinner

and snacks were delightful, and

everyone looked spectacular

from their best attire to their

most pristine dance moves.

The count down to the new

year and balloon drop was a

huge hit enjoyed by all. Once

again thank you to all who

helped with the Gala this year,

your hard work and dedication

is appreciated!!!! There were

many great memories made

and good times had. I truly

hope everyone enjoyed the

2014 New Year’s Gala and

hope to see you all again next

year. WECOME 2014!!!!!!!!

215’s Christmas Activities

T H E P A T C H W O R K

Crane Dr. Residents Out and About

Bringing out the sun Going on a sleigh ride

Art on Fire

T hanks to Charlene at Art on

Fire!! The guys and gals at ALC

are enjoying their picture frames and

jewellery boxes.

Pet Therapy

T he ladies

and gen-

tlemen of the

ALC enjoying a

visit from Joker

and Libby.

HOTO’s Fun Night Far Right:

HOTO

guys enjoy-

ing a hock-

ey game at

the Kitche-

ner audito-

rium.

Happy Birthday Wilma

Right: Wil-

ma enjoying

a doughnut

celebrating

her 89th

birthday

with Julie

and Janie.

P A G E 8

P A G E 9

E lmira District

Community Liv-

ing’s pancake line with

Rodger, Greg, Laurie

and Donna. Gail was

on plates and butter.

Successful Auction Bid

T H E P A T C H W O R K

C indy is a huge fan of the Elmira

Sugar Kings, she attended the

Auction of Jerseys to raise money for

Women’s Cancers. She bid on a jersey

and was successful in her bid, it took

her no time at all to put the jersey on

and find a few Elmira Sugar Kings, Jona-

thon Reinhart and Zac Coulter to get

some photos taken.

Bob Helping out at ALC

Elmira Maple Syrup Festival 2014

P aul & Muriel from

Reid Woods visited

the Butterfly Conservato-

ry near Breslau on April

11. They saw many inter-

esting tropical birds, but-

terflies and other insects.

Butterfly Conservatory

P A G E 1 0

News Around And About Town

T H E P A T C H W O R K

Far Right:

Paul was

letting his

hair grow

long like

Greg’s, and

said that

he

wouldn’t

cut it until

Greg did.

A Creative Welcome

O rton enthusiastically created a welcome sign

for a new resident at the Reid Woods

Group Home.

Our HOTO guys who came to our Spring Fling with their staff, Lydia and Robyn.

Easter at Centre Street

T he guys were so good that the Easter Bunny stopped by and

they all received chocolates and movies.

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