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2019
SeniorS’ Chat
Don’s Column Hello, Happy Hands Members and Friends,
Happy Easter! How do we help Senior Citizens celebrate Easter holidays?
There are a lot of ways [Source: https://seniors.lovetoknow.com/Nursing_Home_Activities_Ideas].
Symbolic Celebrations -- If a Senior Citizen is in a nursing home, give her/him an Easter lily to put into a
window. The Easter Lily symbolizes hope and life. You can also give seeds, or plant flowers with a
Senior Citizen to mark the beginning of spring. You can take her/him on a bird watching trip. Candles
can also be lit as symbols of new life and rebirth.
Arts and Crafts -- The Senior Citizens can participate in egg decorating by using plastic eggs. They can
add stickers or glitter glue and put candy inside. When done, those eggs can be donated to a preschool or
community organization for a children’s Easter egg hunt. Making Easter baskets is another way to
celebrate the season, as well as baking and sharing Easter cookies.
Why Celebrate Easter? Celebrating Easter is a great way to remember the past and welcome a new season.
Mark your calendar for April 3rd Luncheon at NVRC. See page 2 for more information.
Stay Happy with Our Awesome Hands!
~ Don
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
...to the folks with birthdays in April
Robert McNab [4th]
Brenda Aron [5th]
Kathy Jones [11th]
Laurie Dowling [15th]
Paul Daniels [20th]
Carolyn Willis [30th]
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Happy Hands Luncheon April 3, 2019 at 10:00 AM
Easter Menu:
Ham — Cheryl & Rocky Rockburn
Chicken — Janet & Marty Blakely
Scalloped Potatoes (13x9 pan) — Peter & Claudia Bradley
Mashed Sweet Potatoes — Melanie Williams
Deviled Eggs — JoAnn Pelarski
Corn Pudding — Selina Gilson
Rolls & Butter — Jerry Pelarski
Tossed Salad — Kathy Jones
Cole Slaw — Nancy Rarus
Fruit Salad — Elizabeth Noriega
Jell-O Salad — Ann Marie Swiatkowski
Green Beans — Nancy Cowles
Lamb Cake — Jill Moebus
Cookies — Paul Daniels
Pie — Joe Cohen
We will have:
50/50 Raffles
Easter Egg Games
For more information about the menu or meeting, please contact
Don Ames at [email protected].
FYI: If Fairfax County Government is closed due to weather (i.e., snow), NVRC will be closed, too.
HH Financial
Report
Account as of February 28:
$5,863.30
Cash on hand as of March 6:
$539.50
Total of both accounts
$6,402.80
Fair Housing Rights in Nursing
Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
Nancy Rarus (DSA president) wanted to share this with you
all. This link [https://youtu.be/1jOUjpZ8ZzA] shows a very
good short film about how to find an accessible assistive
program. It could also be a nursing home or an Assisted
Living Facility, if you are looking to move from your home
to a place that would be good for you. Save this on your
mobile phone so you can share it with the assistive program
director! And the nursing home director!
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Photos from Happy Hands Luncheon on March 6, 2019
To see more pictures, here is URL: http://www.beechasl.net/happyhands/03-06-2019/Photos.html.
Selina Gilson and Janet Blakely
Potato Throw Team #1
Don Ames, Nancy Cowles,
Elizabeth Noriega, and Jill Moebus
Potato Throw Team #2
Paul Daniels, Jerry Pelarski,
Kea Manfredonio, and Peggy Daniels
Janet Blakely with
Elizabeth Noriega,
who won a hat for the
Potato Throw Contest
Playing Skip-Bo
Janet Blakely shows the
potatoes used in the
Potato Throw Contest
Kea Manfredonio won
the Pounds Contest
for the candy jar
Nancy Rarus signs “Happy Birthday”
to Elizabeth Noriega and Phuong Duong
Photos from Happy Hands Luncheon on March 6, 2019
(continued from page 3)
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Sitting: Bob Seremeth, Nancy Rarus,
Peggy Daniels, and JoAnn & Jerry Pelarski
Standing: Don Ames, Paul Daniels,
George Herberger, and Ann Marie Swiatkowski
Sitting: Peter & Claudia Brawley,
Ross Gilson, and Robert McNab
Standing: Serry Fahmy, Kathy Jones,
Jill Moebus, Elizabeth Noriega, Eve Christian,
Jean Poole, Joe Cohen, and Phuong Duong
Pat Beech and
Janet Blakely
Nancy Cowles and
Kea Manfredonio
Debbie Jones and
Shelley Simms
Janet Blakely with Debbie Jones and
Andaleeb Elayan, judges of
“Who Is Wearing The Most Green?”
Eve Christian won
a hat for the
“Who Is Wearing
The Most Green?”
Contest
Sitting: Steve Williams
and Tom Drake
Standing: Melanie Williams
Raffle 50/50 Winners
Peter Brawley (1st Place) and Jill Moebus (2nd Place)
Photos from Happy Hands Luncheon on March 6, 2019
(continued from page 4)
Don Ames, Chair of Happy Hands
talks about St. Patrick’s Trivia
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Photos from Happy Hands Luncheon on March 6, 2019
(continued from page 4)
Photos from Happy Hands Luncheon on March 6, 2019
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Photos from Happy Hands Luncheon on March 6, 2019
(continued from page 4)
Don Ames talks about Orienteering (1 of 2 hobbies)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orienteering]
Don Ames talks about his other hobby, Geocaching
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching]
Nancy Rarus talks about two of her hobbies,
Crocheting and Cross-Stitching
Bob Seremeth talks about
orienteering as a Boy Scout
Eve Christian talks about
her ILY collection
Jill Moebus talks about her Dopey,
Ukraine, and Lighthouse collections
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Thanks to:
Ann Marie Swiatkowski for being the lunch coordinator at the March Luncheon
All who helped with the set-up and clean-up at the March Luncheon
Those who brought goodies to the March Luncheon
Janet Blakely for planning the Potato Throw game, Guess the Pounds contest,
and “Who Is Wearing The Most Green?” contest
Debbie Jones and Andaleeb Elayan for being judges for “Who Is Wearing The Most Green?”
Don Ames, Eve Christian, Jill Moebus, and Nancy Rarus for talking about their hobbies
All who helped with clean-up after the March Luncheon
Pat Beech and Nancy Rarus taking pictures at the March Luncheon
Pat Beech for doing the monthly HH Newsletter issue
Sharon Svenningsen for proofreading the monthly HH Newsletter issue
Debbie Jones for stuffing the monthly HH Newsletter hardcopies and getting them ready for mail
When: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 11:30AM
Where: Supreme Court
Admission: Free
Interpreters: None
Wheelchairs: Yes (will provide)
Tour length: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Lunch after: Will discuss where
Transportation: May rent a van
POC: Don Ames
Meet at NVRC @ 8:30AM (we will leave at 9:00AM)
$20 per person; no refunds
URLs:
https://www.supremecourt.gov
https://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/visiting.aspx
For info: Janet Blakely at [email protected]
Spring Trip on April 10
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Deaf Aging Study on April 17 at 10:30AM
Celebrate Communication
2019
Dr. Poorna Kushalnagar, director of Deaf Health Communication and Quality of Life Center
at Gallaudet University, will share preliminary results from her Deaf Aging Study on April
17 at 10:30AM-11:30AM, with time afterwards for questions. The study is funded by the
National Institute on Aging (NIA/NIH). The Deaf Aging Study collects primary data from
deaf older adults who were born deaf or became deaf before age 13.
At 12:00PM-1:00PM, Happy Hands will provide pizza for lunch. Choices will be ExtravaganZZa, MeatZZa,
Pacific Veggie, Honolulu Hawaiian, Ultimate Pepperoni, and Wisconsin 6 Cheese.
During 1:00PM-3:00PM, Dr. Kushalnagar’s team will be available to administer Deaf Aging Survey for those
who meet eligibility. Each person who takes this survey will receive $25 cash. If you want more information
about the study, you can visit http://www.deafhealthqol.com/deaf-aging-project.html or send email to Dr.
Kushalnagar at [email protected]. Her assistant, Dr. Zach Featherstone, will reach out via VP to
explain a little bit about the study and then send the link to the consent ASL webpage.
Dr. Kushalnagar received her B.A. in Psychology at Gallaudet University; M.A. in Psychology at the
University of Houston; and Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of Houston. She completed a
NIH diversity postdoctoral training in patient reported outcomes research at the Seattle Quality of Life Center
at University of Washington and a NIH T32 postdoctoral fellowship in preventive medicine at the University of
Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Dr. Kushalnagar teaches Psychology, and Health Disparities in the Deaf/HH Community at Gallaudet
University. She is a research mentor for undergraduate and graduate students in biobehavioral, social science,
and public health fields. She is a member of the NAD-DSA Task Force on Aging.
For more information, see: https://nvrc.org/celebrate-communication/.
Events for April 2019
Happy Hands
Luncheon
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Happy Hands
Fine Tuners
Don Ames, Chair
Janet Blakely, Vice Chair
Pat Beech, Editor
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: www.nvrc.org
VP 571-350-8656
3951 Pender Drive
Suite 130
Fairfax, VA 22030
URL:
http://nvrc.org/resources/
happy-hands/
See page 8
Happy Hands
Tour (see pg. 7)
Happy Hands
Presentation
(see pg. 8)
If Fairfax County Government is closed due to weather conditions, NVRC will be closed.
For more information about Maryland Deaf Senior Citizens, Inc. (MDSC), contact Leslie Zinza at
[email protected], or see: http://www.mddeafseniors.org/.
For more information about Frederick Deaf Seniors, contact Jackie Kanekuni at
For more information about Northern Virginia Association of the Deaf (NVAD) , contact Melanie
Williams at [email protected].
For more information about the Cascades Coffee Chat group, contact Bev Young at [email protected].
This group meets @ 10:00AM at Starbucks Marketplace, 210-21 Southbank Street, Sterling, VA 20165.
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Election of Officers (Fine Tuners)
for 2019-2020
on May 1, 2019
During the May 2nd luncheon, Happy Hands will have an election of officers (Fine Tuners) for 2019-
2020. The Nominations Committee chair is Nancy Rarus. If you are interested in any of the positions
below, please let Nancy know at [email protected].
Chair will:
Lead meetings
Develop Agenda
Assist with Newsletter
Assist with Social and Activities committee planning
Vice-Chair will:
Substitute for the Chair when needed
Assist with other committee planning whenever needed
Secretary will:
Take minutes
Share summaries with the membership through e-mail and newsletter, upon approval of the Fine
Tuners
Treasurer will:
Maintain detailed records of all cash activities
Collect dues and membership forms
Appoint Membership Director and Raffles Director
Make copies of the membership forms and give to the Membership Director
Dues and the original membership forms will be turned over to a designated NVRC staff member
Treasurer’s Report will be published monthly in the Happy Hands newsletter
Member-At-Large (3-5) will:
Help wherever needed
Volunteers are needed for the following positions:
Sunshine Committee Chair
Food/Menu Committee Chair
Historian (filled)
Newsletter editor (filled)