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EASTWYCKS U M M I T A T
Monthly Newsletter February 2019
L’amour est tout autour de nous!Love is all around us!
Kelly HotalingCommunity Manager
Happy Valentine’s Day!
February is a short month but we have packed the entire 28 days with LOVE! Join us for a “Fireside Love Chat” in the Great Room aft er “Tea and Scones” on February 11th. We will
be sharing stories about how we met our true loves, funny things we remember and special memories that we cherish.
Our Valentine’s Day Dinner will take place on February 14th and each table will sing a love song to the group aft er dessert. Helping hands are welcome to help set up at noon time as we decorate the great room with cupids, hearts and chocolates!
Don’t forget to wear red on February 1st to show support for Go Red for Women, this year’s American Heart Association campaign. We will be selling $1 hearts for this great cause in the month of February. You can Purchase them in the offi ce.
Karen Laing fr om Healthy Literacy for All, will be here on February 22nd to teach a heart health class. We will be learning about the link between diet and heart disease. What you put on your plate can eff ect just about every aspect of heart health, fr om blood pressure and infl ammation to cholesterol levels and triglycerides.
Thank you Residents and Summit Service Club for all the donations to the Capital City Rescue Mission!
THEManager’s Message
Staff
Community Manager
Kelly Hotaling
Administrative Assistant
Tarah Lobdell
Maintenance
Kyle Terry
Thomas Strain
Driver
Jerry Bruce
Custodian
Marcus Meehan
Weekend Clubhouse Attendants
Christine Kuzmak
Susie Ashley
Summit at Eastwyck1 Eastwyck Circle Rensselaer, NY 12144 518.874.1638 www.summitseniorlife.com
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This month we will be having our birthday and orientation on Monday, February 25th at 3:00.
At this orientation, we will discuss how to order weekly meals, how to RSVP for the monthly activities, and our concierge services, as well as answer any questions that you may have about your new home at Eastwyck. A representative fr om our welcoming committee will be there too!
Welcome to Eastwyck
February Birthdays
New Resident Orientation 2/2 Isobel Albert
2/4 Mary Agnes Pelletier
2/11 Eileen Kappes
2/16 Bea Stio
2/19 Richard Cesare
2/22 Diana Shelto
2/22 Cynthia Obidinski
2/25 Denise Widmer
2/25 Nancy Harrington
2/25 Josie Fasanaro
2/26 Ed Carey
2/27 Bernie Chamberlin
Help us celebrate our monthly birthdays on Monday, February 25th at 2:00
in the Great Room.
Cake & Ice Cream for all!
LILLIAN VARGA from New Jersey
BILL SCRIBNER from Castleton
TOM & DIANE WALSH from Troy
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Refresher Crochet WorkshopDid you crochet in the past and need a refresher?
Come to the craft room Friday, February 8th at 2 pm for a refresher class. Class size is limited. RSVP to Tarah.
A ball of worsted weight, acrylic yarn and crochet hook will be available to use during workshop. If you have your own favorite worsted weight yarn and crochet hook, feel free to bring and use.We will practice chaining and single crochet and how to start a row to maintain a straight edge. If time permits, we can review the double crochet stitch.
Potluck DinnerFebruary 8 at 5:00
Please bring a covered dinner dish to share
with others at this dinner. The Summit Drama
Club will be entertaining us with another one
of their hilarious skits.
Join your Eastwyck Friends in the Clubhouse Great
Room. Please bring an appetizer to share with
everyone & BYOB. There is a sign-up sheet in the
Great Room. Please be sure to note what you will
be bringing. If you have any questions, please
contact Sandy at 273-9497. Sandy will also be
organizing the Super Bowl squares for $5 each.
SUPER BOWL 53 Pa yFebruary 3 at 5: 0
Valentine’s Day CraftFebruary 4 at 2:00
Happy HourFebruary 7 at 5:00
Please bring an appetizer to share with each other and enjoy entertainment by pianist Seth Roberts and Jack Sherwood on the saxophone.
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Upcoming Events for February
We will be making Button Canvases.
Explore your crafty side and try this fun Valentine’s Day themed craft.
National Frozen Yogurt DayFebruary 6 at 1:00
Our bus will be going
down to our local
16 Handles to enjoy
some frozen yogurt.
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Tea & SconesFebruary 11 at 2:00
Enjoy afternoon tea in the Great Room .
TROY MUSIC HALL
Red Canna Trio
February 12 at 11:30
Red Canna Trio is a new chamber jazz trio
playing the original compositions and
arrangements of pianist/composer Elizabeth
Woodbury Kasius and a selection of other
modern composers. We will be stopping at
Tipsy Moose for lunch after the concert.
Valentine’s D ay D innerFebruary 14 at 5:00
February 20 at 10:30
Please RSVP if you would like to join us.
Men’s Breakfast
Enjoy a catered dinner
from Carols Place.
Entertainment by
Laura Collins. Please
RSVP by February 7th
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Community Activities
Shopping @ Lee OutletsFebruary 19 at 10:00
Take a trip on our bus to Lee, Massachusetts
BakeryFebruary 27 at 1:00
Take a tour of our North Greenbush ShopRite bakery. At the conclusion of the tour we will decorate cakes with their cake designer. $8 per person for an individual cake.
S M T W TH F S
Every Monday Every Tuesday Every Wednesday Every Thursday Every Friday Every Saturday & Sunday
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Summit At Eastwyck Office Phone: 518.874.1638 | Emergency Maintenance Phone: 518.338.7441
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2/15 5-10pm2/16 1-5pm
2/23 4-9 pm
Buy a heart for $1 at the Eastwyck office! All donations go to the
10:30 ShopRite11am Hannaford & Price Chopper
1:00 Wii Bowling G3:30 Rosary FS
4:00 Rumi-Cube CTR
National Wear Red Day
2pm SKAT CTR2:00 Monopoly GR4pm Rumi-Cube GR
Groundhog Day
2:00 Mah-Jong CTR3:00 Adult Coloring CR
5:00 Super Bowl Party GR
11:00 Karaoke Club1:00 Bridge CTR
2:00 Valentine’s Day Craft2:00 Movie GR
3:00 Rumi-Cube CTR4:00 Supper Club GR
6:00 Poker GR
2:00 Sing-A-Long GR3:00 Scrabble CTR
3:00 Mexican Train CTR3:00 Drama Club GR
5:00 Knitting GR6:30 Games CTR
1:00 16 Handles (Frozen Yogurt Day)1:00 Bible Study FR
2:00 SKAT CTR2:00 The Seventies
3:00 Scrabble4:00 Rumi-Cube
8-12 Medical Trolley1:00 Bridge CTR3:00 BINGO GR5:00 Knitting GR
5:00 Happy Hour GR
10:30 ShopRite11am Hannaford & Price Chopper
1:00 Wii Bowling G2:00 Crochet Lessons GR
3:30 Rosary FS4:00 Rumi-Cube CTR
5:00 Pot Luck Dinner GR
2pm SKAT CTR2:00 Monopoly GR4pm Rumi-Cube GR
2:00 Mah-Jong CTR3:00 Adult Coloring CR
11:00 Karaoke Club1:00 Bridge CTR
2:00 Tea & Scones GR3:00 Fireside Love Chat GR
3:00 Rumi-Cube CTR
11:30 TMH & Lunch Red Canna Trio
2:00 Sing-A-Long GR3:00 Scrabble CTR5:00 Knitting GR6:30 Games CTR
1:00 Bible Study FR2:00 SKAT CTR
12:00 Book Club GR2:30 Communion GR3:30 The Seventies 3:00 Scrabble CTR
4:00 Rumi-Cube
8-12 Medical Trolley1:00 Bridge CTR
5:00 Valentines Day Dinner GR6:00 Laura Collins
10:30 ShopRite11:00 Hannaford & Price Chopper
1:00 Wii Bowling G3:30 Rosary FS
4:00 Rumi-Cube CTR
2pm SKAT CTR2:00 Monopoly GR4pm Rumi-Cube GR
2:00 Mah-Jong CTR3:00 Adult Coloring CR
Office ClosedNo Fitness
President’s Day
10:00 Lee Outlets2:00 Sing-A-Long GR
3:00 Scrabble CTR3:00 Drama Club CTR4:00 Supper Club GR
5:00 Knitting GR6:30 Games CTR
10:30 Men’s Breakfast GR1:00 Bible Study FR
2:00 SKAT CTR2:00 The Seventies GR
3:00 Scrabble GR3:00 Mexican Train CTR
8-12 Medical Trolley1:00 Bridge CTR3:00 BINGO GR5:00 Knitting GR6:30 Games CTR
10:30 ShopRite11am Hannaford & Price Chopper
1:00 Wii Bowling G2:00 Heart Health Presentation
3:30 Rosary FS4:00 Rumi-Cube CTR
2pm SKAT CTR2:00 Monopoly GR4pm Rumi-Cube GR
2:00 Mah-Jong CTR3:00 Adult Coloring CR
11:00 Karaoke Club1:00 Bridge CTR
2:00 Birthday Party GR3:00 New Resident Orientation
3:00 Rumi-Cube CTR
2:00 Sing-A-Long GR3:00 Scrabble CTR5:00 Knitting GR6:30 Games CTR
1:00 ShopRite Bakery Tour1:00 Bible Study FS
2:00 SKAT CTR2:00 The Seventies
3:00 Scrabble4:00 Rumi Cube
8-12 Medical Trolley12:00 Lets Do Lunch GR
1:00 Bridge CTR2:00 Charades GR
3:00 BINGO GR5:00 Knitting GR6:30 Games CTR
Stretch & Flex FS 9:00Aqua Fit P 10:00
Hydro Bikes P 8:00 & 8:30Pilates FS 9:00
Chair Yoga GR 1:00
Sit To Be Fit FS 9:00Aqua Fit P 10:00
Therapeutic Tai-Chi 11:00
Hydro Bikes P 8:15Balance FS 9:00
Water Walking P 10:00Hydro Bikes P 11:00
Nia FS 1:00
Sit To Be Fit FS 9:00 Buddy Swim P 10:00 – 1:00 Residents Only
FITNESS
Great Room Reservations Location Key
CR ...................................... Craft RoomCTR ........................ Card Table RoomFS ................................. Fitness StudioG ....................................................... GymGR ..................................... Great RoomP ........................................................ Pool
Color Codes
Games ........................................ GreenTrips ................................... Bold BlackSummit University ................... BlackAll Clubs .................................... PurpleSpecial Events ............................. RedMisc. In House ............................ Blue
Meal Options
Every Friday the Eastwyck bus goes to three local grocery stores: ShopRite, Price Chopper and Hannaford. We will leave Eastwyck at 10:30am. The bus will pick you up at your building. Please sign up in the main offi ce.
Friday Grocery Shopping
Every Thursday, we provide transportation to scheduled, routine medical appointments. This service is available between the hours of 8 AM and 1 PM. Call the office for more details.
Thursday Medical Appointments
Supper Club at 4:00
On-Site PodiatristDr. Michael Masias, DPM
Starting at 10:00
First Wednesday of every month he will be on site. Please call him directly to set up your appointment.518-320-8659.
Continental BreakfastMonday—Friday 8:30 till 10:30AMSaturday & Sunday 9:00– 11:00AM
Supper ClubYou have the option of a hot meal two Mondays of every month. They come ready to eat, from local restaurants. You can pick up pre-paid meals at the Clubhouse at 4pm.
The Food FloristPick up a frozen meal for $11 at the office. These meals serve two people and are an easy option if you don’t want to cook.
Let’s Do Lunch!Monthly lunch at the Clubhouse, prepay at the office and enjoy lunch with your neighbors.
For any of these meal options see the
office for more details!
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CONTINENTAL BREAKFASTMonday—Friday 8:30 AM until 10:30 AM,
Saturday & Sunday 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM in the GR
We are happy to offer a continental breakfast to our residents seven days a week. Start your morning off right with a healthy breakfast while enjoying each other’s company! There are complimentary copies of the newspaper located in the Great Room.
February 4Thanksgiving Wrap $11
February 19Beef Stew $11
— Let’s Do Lunch at 12:00 —February 28
Chicken Salad on Croissant $11
We are passionate about helping you live well and age well.Looking for something to do? We can help you fi nd seasonal events in the Capital District and directions to get there! Want to coordinate or plan a trip? Looking for a doctor or specialist? Need to dry-clean that winter coat or bed spread? Searching for a local veterinarian? In need of transportation? You name it we can help, simply reach out to Tarah in the offi ce!
At Summit At Eastwyck, we’re here for you!
Concierge Services
LEARNING
One of the things doctors are always warning us of
is “if you don’t control this, you could have a
heart attack!” But what is a heart attack, how do you prevent it and what
do you do once you have one? This class looks
at our cardiovascular system up close.
February 22 at 2:00
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DocuseriesTHESEVENTIESWednesdays at 2:00CNN’s ongoing decades-based documentary series provides a “remember when” account of all the major beats across US history from 1960 up to 2000.
Produced by Tom Hanks, the series ties together reels of archival footage with interviews from scholars, celebrities, and the people who were there to give you a solid glimpse into the mindsets and emotions of the times, if not the most in-depth information on any singular topic. Episodes touch on cultural zeitgeists like the battle of the sexes or specific moments like the Watergate break-in.
Heart Disease: A Public Health Perspective on Prevention
Article adapted from a Blue Zones interview with Dr. Dean Ornish
Dean Ornish, M.D., is one of medicine’s great pioneers of the last 40 years. His work has shown that a plant-based diet and healthy lifestyle can not only reverse heart disease but also perhaps slow the aging process. He proved that diet can reverse heart disease and he can now show us not only the right foods to feel our best, but also reveal how social connectedness and even love are the next blockbuster drugs.
Dr. Ornish puts forth an important new and unifying theory. We tend to think of chronic diseases as being fundamentally diff erent from each other. That heart disease is diff erent than diabetes or prostate cancer or Alzheimer’s. But they’re really the same disease manifesting in diff erent forms because they all share the same underlying biological mechanisms: chronic infl ammation, oxidative stress, changes in the microbiome and DNA expression. Each one of these mechanisms is directly infl uenced by what we eat, how we respond to stress, how much exercise we get, and how much love and support we have.
“The radical underlying theory is that for the vast majority of chronic diseases in our 40 years of research, we didn’t fi nd that it was one set of lifestyle changes for reversing heart disease and a diff erent diet and lifestyle program for diabetes or prostate cancer. It was the same lifestyle changes for all of them.”
So, these lifestyle changes not only include putting more plants in our diet but also being socially connected through what we do everyday. Purpose and people is a good way to remember this. Cultures with strong communities live longer.
Lifestyle Changes Improve Heart Health
It’s how we’ve survived as a species all these years - taking care of each other. Often, most people think that the time they spend with friends and family is a luxury after we do the “important” stuff , but what science teaches us is that this time with the ones we love is the most important stuff . The time we spend with loved ones is the single most important determinant in how long and how well we live.
Dr. Ornish also advises to feel a sense of gratitude for what you do have. “It’s like when talking about diet—it’s more important to emphasize what you include versus what you exclude. it’s more important to be grateful for what you do have and who you have in your life and not what you don’t’.” So, here is the magic equation:
Heart health = more plants + people + purpose + gratitude
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Wellness Tip
Pretty in pink, this Cupid’s Arrow Cocktail is perfect for Valentine’s Day! Light and
refreshing with freshly squeezed lemon juice, raspberries, blood orange liquor and vodka, this libation is a great way to toast the day
dedicated to romance!
Ingredients:
1.5 ounces Vodka
.75 ounces Cointreau
1.5 ounces Orange Juice
Splash Lemon Juice
5 Raspberries
1 tsp sugar
½ can Sprite (6 oz.)
Ice
Garnish:
Slices Lemon
Raspberries
Instructions• Muddle raspberries in a shaker.
• Add vodka, liqueur, orange juice, lemon juice and sugar. Shake until well incorporated.
• Fill a cocktail glass with ice cubes. Pour shaken liquor mixture over ice. Add sprite and stir to mix.
• Garnish with slices of lemons and raspberries.
• Serve.
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T h eS i n g - A - L o n g
G r o u pE v e r y T u e s d a y a t 2 : 0 0 j o i n u s i n t h e G r e a t R o o m fo r a c o m m u n i t y
s i n g - a - l o n g . M i k e S e n t i w a n y l e a d s t h e g r o u p w i t h t h e l y r i c s o n
t h e T V s c r e e n . W e a r e a l s o l e d b y a p i a n o p l a y e r .
N o e x p e r i e n c e n e e d e d !
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February Recipe
We will be collecting pajamas through the month of February.Concerns U in Rensselaer is looking for any children sizes. You may drop off the items at the Eastwyck office.
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Live Well Age Well
The Connected Life Program focuses on
highlighting the four key aspects we believe are a
vital part of a healthy, happy, and balanced life.
Residents are able to choose activities and programs
that complement their personal tastes in Health &
Fitness, Lifelong Learning, Community Activities,
and Leisure & Recreation. The best part? All
programs are free for our residents along with a daily
continental breakfast.
This includes all of our wellness activities, referrals
to community service providers, an array of
educational programs, choices of weekly recreational
events, regular social opportunities and gatherings,
transportation services for shopping, medical visits,
and so much more!
As seniors, sometimes we think we have
seen (and know) it all, but as John Wooden
once said “It’s what you learn after you
know it all that counts.” We have monthly
lectures and presentations on an array of
topics to stimulate the mind.
LEARNING
Being part of a community is more than
just being neighbors. It’s individuals com-
ing together to build each other up, share
similar interests, laugh together, and help
each other grow.
ACTIVITIES
Healthy living is an integral part of the
Connected Life Program. Whether you’re
a devoted yoga class-goer, enjoy taking
evening walks with a friend, love water
aerobics, or just need to meditate in the
morning before you start your day, our
Health program has something for you.
HEALTH
Summit residents are never without an
opportunity to have some fun. Whether
it’s trying their hand at a friendly game
of cards, unwinding in the salon, perfect-
ing their cross stitch, or just relaxing and
catching up with other residents.
LEISURE
January Memories
One Eastwyck Circle • Rensselaer, New York 12144 • 518.874.1638