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PLEASE, DON’T FORGET YOUR MASK. Courier, Jan 11 – Jan 17, 2021

Weekly Courier January 11, 2021- January 17, 2021

FOR UPDATES ON ALL EVENTS: Continue to check email, voice mail for broadcast

messages, the TV (Channel 972) for updated information.

• Fitness Center Visits –contact 2254 to schedule an appointment.

• Outdoor Visits for IL – Allowed 9am-8pm

• Creighton Center Outdoor Visits- PAUSED

• BB&T trips to the Kettering Branch – Contact Security to Sign-up

• Outdoor Fitness Classes will remain available with increased measures to

ensure 6’ social distancing

• The OO Shop – Open M/W/F from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• Creatives Arts- Open

• Classrooms, Auditorium, Meeting Spaces- 1 person per 200sq limited to small meetings only.

• Resident packages and mail pick-up will continue

• Security will continue to deliver groceries to the apartments. Cottage/Villa residents may have the deliveries brought to their residences.

• Billiards Room- Open (Limited to 1 player, wear masks, Keep safe distance.)

• Walking Trails-Open

• The Salon – Open 9 AM to 3 PM

MANAGER-ON-DUTY – January 9 & 10 Megan Barbour

To contact the Manager-on-Duty, call Security on x2020 and they

will contact the MOD via cell phone to respond.

All Courier submissions, meeting schedules and meeting room reservations should be sent through EMAIL OR IN WRITING ONLY to:

Tiffan’e Markham ([email protected]).

Tiffan’e can be reached on x4778

mailto:[email protected]

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• The Library – Open 12 noon to 3 PM

• The Chapel- Open (Subject to Chapel Use Guidelines) -Contact Merritt Edner to Reserve the Chapel X7360

• The Country Store – Pick-up hours are Monday-Saturday, 1 PM-3 PM.

Closed on Sunday

• Outdoor seating areas on Broadway Verandas and outside of the private dining room and Ivy lounge area, Courtyard are available for use.

• Resident-to-Resident visits may continue outdoors or no more than 4 within one residence at a time

• Meeting Room Reservations- You can now reserve your own meeting space via LiveCollington.org

• Guest Room Reservations – Cancelled

• Trips – Cancelled

• Pool – Open, must sign up, 8 -person maximum.

• The Landing – Closed

DINING ROOM AND CARRY-OUT TIMES: (Delivery Hours 1pm-3pm).

ATTENTION: January 18th is Martin Luther King Day we will be serving meals

under the holiday schedule. The meal hours will be from 10:00AM-12:00PM and

1:00PM-3:00PM

• TRANSPORTATION: For Medical Appointments, complete the Transportation request form and drop it off at Security. Transportation to medical appts runs: 8:30am, 10am, and 1pm. Grocery Trips on Mondays- Wegmans, Wednesdays-Giant, Fridays- Safeway. Call Security x2020 to sign-up for Metro. Limited to 4 people.

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MEETING ROOM SPACES AND WHO TO CONTACT:

Natalee Zimmerman has provided the square footage and the capacity as regulated (1 person

per 200 SF) for all of our available rooms.

We are limited to only one room, the Auditorium, for any meeting/activity with 10

individuals. Also, the Auditorium is the only space that permits live and recorded broadcasting

on 972.

Tiffan’e Markham – Reserves meeting room spaces for meetings not requiring a Zoom

Connection or 972 broadcast. Tiffan’e may be reached on x4778.

Kim Rivers – Handling all requests for any activity/meeting to be aired on 972. Kim may be

reached on x7393

In addition, the Game Room, is being utilized by Marketing for appointments. Terri Mosley is

handling the reservations for this space and may be reached on x7703.

Please remember, Zoom and Outdoor gatherings (if the weather permits and we have a warm

winter day) are the safest options to gather together as we continue to navigate through the

pandemic.

Morning Metro Afternoon Metro

LEAVES Collington at 5:45am

LEAVES Collington at 3:15pm

ARRIVES Metro at 6:00am

LEAVES Metro at 3:35pm

LEAVES Metro at 6:05am

ARRIVES Collington 3:50pm

LEAVES Collington at 6:25am

LEAVES Collington at 3:55pm

ARRIVES Metro at 6:40am

LEAVES Metro at 4:15pm

LEAVES Metro at 6:45am

ARRIVES Collington at 4:30pm

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Meeting Room Capacities

Room Square feet Capacity 11/15/2020, 1person per 200sq feet

Classroom A 660.69 3

Classroom B 400 2

Fitness gym 668.67 3 (2 residents, 1 staff)

Billiards 355.66 1

First floor apt meeting room

264 1

Third floor apt meeting room

264 1

Chapel 1128.8888 5

Game Room 637 3

Auditorium Did not measure- following Gov. Mandate for 10 persons

Only allowing 10 currently

Library - Only allowing 3 currently

Creative Arts Room 1009.5925 5

Pool 1800sq feet not including the deck space around Spa- 80sq feet not including the deck space around

10 total including lifeguard & instructor: 8 residents max in a class 3 for lap swim 5 for therapeutic swim

OO Shop and Watch repair

1298 6

Flower shop TBD TBD

OO Shop Sorting Room 471 2

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This Weekend SATURDAY, January 9th

CollingtonPresents: Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 3 pm on Channel 972 - A dramatic

reading of two scenes from Samantha Rastles the Woman Question, featuring Marilyn

Haskel, Dick Garrison and Don Zelman. The play is adapted and directed by Katie

Courtice Basquin from the humorous essays of Marietta Holley, a 19th century feminist

humorist, as famous in her own day as her contemporary humorist Mark Twain. The

original adaptation had been scheduled for Women's History Month last March, but was

interrupted by the coronavirus shut-down. The play is sponsored jointly by the Drama

Committee and the Women's History Committee and presented by the RA.

SUNDAY, January 10th

9:00 AM SATURDAY WEED WARRIORS: We plan to continue our work in the area of the

very large sycamore tree. Take the paved trail down the hill between villas 5004 and

5005. There is a large expanse of lovely woods there with lots of vines to cut. Please

bring clippers, loppers, saws, etc. Come and help or just to see what we do. As usual, we

will cancel if it rains. (WW ‐ check email for changes).

Time Activity

10:00 am Aqua Class with Marsha Voigt – Must sign up, 8- person maximum – Pool

1:45 pm Croquet for beginners at the croquet court if 50*

2:00 pm Croquet playing at the croquet court if 50*

3:00 pm CollingtonPresents: Katie Basquin & Co. – Ch 972

Time Activity

12:45 pm Croquet for beginners at the croquet court if 50*

1:00 pm Croquet playing at the croquet court if 50*

2:00 pm Pickleball playing – At the Courts

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MONDAY, January 11th

Time Activity

Transportation Greenbelt – 8:30 am, 10:00 am, and 1:00 pm departures

9:00 am Movement Monday w/ Ebony Jordan – By the Greenhouse

10:00 am Aqua Fitness with Ebony – Must sign up, 8- person maximum- Pool

10:00 am – 12:00 pm Wood Shop drop-off hour

10:00 am 10:30 am

Grocery Run to Wegmans (two departure times)

12pm-3pm Library Open

12:30pm-3:00pm Salon Open

2:30 pm- 4:30pm OO Shop Open

4:00 pm One Day University. – The National Parks in American History: Vistas of Democracy – Ch 972

TUESDAY, January 12th

Time Activity

Transportation Bowie – 8:30 am, 10:00 am, and 1:00 pm departures

9am-3pm Salon Open

9:00 am Tabata Tuesdays w/ Ebony – by the Greenhouse

10:00 am Senior Aerobic Fitness with Ebony Jordan- Ch 972

10:00 am Wood Shop drop-off hour

10:30 am Chair Yoga- Marion Robbins (Recording)- Ch 972

11:00 am Pickleball drills – At the Courts

11:30 am Tai- Chi YouTube Video – Ch 972


1:00 pm TED talk: Understanding Life in a Pandemic – Ch 972

3:15 pm Songs from our Front Porch- with Steve Woodbury & Ann Bauer– Ch 972

4:00 pm First Floor District Meeting – Ch 972/Zoom

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WEDNESDAY, January 13th

THURSDAY, January 14th

Time Activity

Transportation Greenbelt – 8:30 am, 10:00 am, and 1:00 pm departures

9am-3pm Salon Open

9:00 am Stretch Band Wednesday w/ Ebony Jordan – by the Greenhouse

10:00 am Senior Body Pump – Ebony Jordan – Ch 972

10:00 am Aqua Class w/Marsha Voigt – Must sign up, 8- person maximum- Pool

10:00 & 10:30 am Grocery Run to Giant (two departure times)

11:00 am Buildings Committee Meeting – Ch 972/Zoom

12:00 pm Balance and Beyond w/ Nelson Miraflor – (Recording) Ch 972


1:00 pm-2:00pm Wood Shop drop-off hour

1:00 pm- 3:00 pm Wood shop open – Do-it-yourself projects

1:00 pm Collington Computer Clinic- Dennis Evans -Zoom

2:30 pm- 4:30 pm OO Shop Open

3:00 pm Ask Me Anything: Operations – Zoom Only

4:00 pm One Day University – The Titanic: Conception, Construction, Catastrophe,

and Contradiction. – Ch 972

Time Activity

Transportation Bowie – 8:30 am, 10:00 am, and 1:00 pm departures

9am-3pm Salon Open

9:00 am Wild Card Thursday w/ Ebony Jordan – by the Greenhouse

10:00 am Chair Aerobics with Ebony Jordan – Ch 972

10:00 am Wood Shop drop-off hour

10:30 am Floor Yoga – Nadine Hathaway – Ch 972

11:00 am Pickleball Playing – At the Courts

11:30 am Live Camera – Adorable Animals! (w/peaceful music) – Ch 972


1:00 pm Weird Short Stories w/ Susan Wolf – Ch 972

1:00 pm Drama Committee Meeting – Zoom

3:00 pm Grounds Committee Meeting – Ch 972

4:15 pm Zoom Bingo w/ Kim Rivers (Call x7393 if interested) – Zoom

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FRIDAY, January 15th

Saturday, January 16th

Sunday, January 17th

*All activities times/topics are subject to change

Time Activity

Transportation Bowie – 8:30 am, 10:00 am departures Greenbelt – 1:00 pm departure

9:00 am Tabata Friday w/Ebony Jordan – by the Greenhouse

10:00 am HITT w/ Ebony Jordan – Ch 972

10:30 am Chair Yoga – Marion Robbins (Recording) Ch 972

11:30 am Categories of American Popular Music w/ Don Zelman – Ch 972

1:00 pm Ask Me Anything (Rebroadcast) – Ch 972

Time Activity

10:00 am Aqua Class with Marsha Voigt – Must sign up, 8- person maximum – Pool

1:45 pm Croquet for beginners at the croquet court if 50*– At the Courts

2:00 pm Croquet playing at the croquet court if 50*– At the Courts

Time Activity

12:45 pm Croquet for beginners at the croquet court if 50*– At the Courts

1:00 pm Croquet playing at the croquet court if 50*– At the Courts

2:00 pm Pickleball Playing – At the Courts

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Happening this Week

MONDAY, January 11th

Monday, 01/11, 9:00 am – Movement Monday: Cardiovascular and Functional Fitness

Class Heart healthy cardio exercises coupled with functional fitness training that is

designed to mimic ADL movements (activities of daily living) in your day-to-day life in an

effort to help your body prepare itself for common physical tasks – everything from

rising to a standing position, reaching down to pick something up, buttoning a shirt or

even putting on a sweater.

Monday, 01/11, 4:00 pm – One Day Univ. - The National Parks in American History:

Vistas of Democracy

The National Parks are environmental treasures. But they also embody the spirit of

democracy, inspiring constant debate about the meaning of American nature, culture,

identity, and history. From the ravages of industrialization in the 19th century to the

meaning of racial justice in our time, the National Parks have offered Americans a

powerful stage to reflect on, and address, some of society’s most pressing issues. Our

National Parks are not simply America’s best idea – they exemplify democracy in

motion.

In this class, Professor Newman will focus on several National Parks that offer

particularly compelling vistas on American democracy. While Yellowstone (in Idaho,

Montana, and Wyoming) and Yosemite (in Northern California) offer iconic natural

landscapes that have left generations of visitors in awe, they also have raised critical

questions about land use, environmental sustainability, and the displacement of

indigenous people in American history. On the other side of the country, Seneca Falls

Women’s Rights National Historical Park (in New York State) and Martin Luther King, Jr.,

National Historical Park (in Atlanta, Georgia) illuminate the many links between

American landscapes and the struggle for equal rights in the United States. Like the 422

other units in the National Park System, each of these places tells a powerful story

about American democracy.

TUESDAY, January 12th

Tuesday, 01/12, 9:00 am - Tabata Tuesday- High Intensity training for ALL levels!

Perform as many of the given exercises for 20 seconds followed by a short rest period

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before beginning the next repetition. The exercises vary and the results can be

outstanding! Challenge yourself at your own pace and work on continuous progression

for best results.

Tuesday, 01/12, 1:00 pm – TEDtalk – Understanding Life in a Pandemic

Poet and policymaker, Aaron Maniam, describes how the language we use to explain

COVID-19 shapes the way we think about it – whether it’s as a “war”, a “journey” or, as

he suggests, an “ecology”. He encourages us to explore a range of imaginative,

interlocking metaphors to gain a deeper understanding of the pandemic – and shows

how this can help us to envision a better, more inclusive future. (This virtual

conversation, hosted by TED’s head of curation Helen Walters and arts and design

curator Chee Pearlman, was recorded June 10, 2020.)

WEDNESDAY, January 13th

Wednesday, 01/13, 9:00 am – Stretch Band Wednesday

Stretch Band Wednesday - Resistance training with bands designed to maintain and/or

improve muscular strength. Consistency is key!

Wednesday, 01/13, 4:00 pm - One Day Univ. - The Titanic: Conception, Construction,

Catastrophe and Contradiction

In April 1912, White Star Line’s new transatlantic liner Titanic entered service as the

second of three Olympic class steamers. The largest ship in the world and the largest

moving object yet built by man, she set sail from Southampton bound for New York, but

mid-Atlantic she collided with an iceberg and sank with great loss of life. Thus, the

legend and fascination that is Titanic began. And it’s clear that even today, after more

than 100 years, interest in the ship and her tragic demise is as strong as ever.

As with all such disasters, there were numerous events that led up to the final act–some

of which may well have played out differently and could have altered the course of

history. Was the ship badly designed or poorly constructed? Was she negligently

navigated? And what actually happened that cold April night? In this illustrated

presentation, naval architect Stephen Payne –designer of today’s only remaining

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transatlantic liner, Queen Mary 2–assesses the facts and dispels the myths about this

famous ship and her enduring legacy.

THURSDAY, January 14th

Thursday, 01/14, 9:00 am – Wild Card Thursday

Every week there is a different focus. We mix up almost everything!

Thursday, 01/14, 11:30 am – LIVE Camera: Adorable Animals (w/peaceful music)

Take some time out of your day to enjoy the most adorable creatures on earth. From

penguins, to monkeys, to pandas, and more, zoos from around the world share the

activities of their animals. There will also be relaxing music playing in the background for

your enjoyment!

The Drama Committee will be meeting on THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 at 1 PM via Zoom. All members of the community are welcome to join us. We will be seeking ideas for presentations that are suitable for 972 broadcast or, longer term, for the return of live theater! For a link to the Zoom meeting, please contact Katie Basquin at [email protected].

FRIDAY, January 15th

Friday, 01/15, 9:00 am – Tabata Friday

Same as Tuesday, with a few different moves to mix it up. High Intensity training for ALL

levels! Perform as many of the given exercises for 20 seconds followed by a short rest

period before beginning the next repetition. The exercises vary and the results can be

outstanding! Challenge yourself at your own pace and work on continuous progression

for best results.

Friday, 01/15, 2:30 pm – TCM Movie Time – Guys and Dolls Musical

A singing Marlon Brando stars opposite Frank Sinatra in this classic musical. When Sky

Masterson is challenged to take a missionary to Havana, he finds himself falling in love.

But will she return his love when she realizes the trip was a ploy?

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SATURDAY, January 16TH SUNDAY, January 17TH

WELCOME Linda Hunt will move into cottage 4109 on January 7, 2021. Her telephone number is

925-7599.

ITEMS OF INTEREST

Podiatrist Visit: Dr Galizer’s (Podiatry) date Jan 20th.

From the Library: The Periodical Room has an excellent selection of magazines, thanks to the residents who donate them. We invite you to come and read some of them. The Biography and More room also has a chair to use for reading books.

Wood Shop: Prepare for spring--winterize your garden tools! We can remove surface

rust and sharpen garden tools such as shovels and hoes. Properly sharpened tools make

digging and weeding much easier. We can lightly sand rough wooden handles and use

wood preservative to protect them. We will lightly oil the metal to prevent further

rust. Please wash off mud and dirt before delivering the tools to the shop.

Do you have a story to tell? Kaleidoscope, our new magazine

Would like to have it. Something you did once upon a time

that you are proud of, but never spoke about? Something you were sorry for and need to tell about?

Something that happened to you that was unusual that you would like to share?

WRITE IT! Once upon a time …is always a good beginning

Email it: [email protected] Hard copy: N. Brown, Box 5015


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Happy New Year! Last year we all had to face many challenges. During our COVID‐19

restrictions, the Vitalize 360 program was paused at Collington for safety measures. As

we go into this new year, schedule some time to meet with Kim Rivers, your Health

Coach, to discuss what matters to you most, and how you can live your best day. For

more information, contact Kim! Thank you and hope to see you soon!

Kim Rivers, MSW

Resident Engagement Coordinator/Health Coach

x 7393 ~ [email protected]

THE MYSTERY BOOK meets Wednesday, January 27th at 2:30 pm Auditorium.

Faith Forum is beginning a new book for discussion: The Heart of Christianity by the

renowned Jesus scholar, Marcus Borg. He argues that the essential ingredients of a

Christian life—faith, being born again, the kingdom of God, the gospel of love—are as

vitally important today as they have always been, even during this time of conflict and

change in the church. Pastor Gloria Yi of Hope Presbyterian Church guides our

discussions. Meet with us by Zoom Wednesdays at 3 PM. Call Julia Freeman, x7298, for

more information.

COURIER DISTRIBUTION: In partnership with the Climate Action Committee, we are

again offering to email the Courier to you rather than receiving a paper copy in your

box. We currently have 25 households receiving the electronic version of the Courier

and we really would like to grow that number! Thank you to the additional residents

who signed up last week! Contact Karen Cheney, x5023 or

[email protected] if you would like to be added to our electronic copy

list. On average, the Courier has been running 24 pages two-sided. With 12 sheets of

paper each week at 385 paper copies, plus an additional 30 or so copies for the Clock

Tower desk, we are using almost a case of paper each week (4,980 sheets of paper). We

hope you will agree to the electronic version! Also, we will keep a copy of the weekly

Courier in the 3-ring notebook at the desk,but will begin reducing the “extra” copies at

the Clock Tower. For those of you with a green dot on your message slot, we will not be


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providing a “paper” copy. One final request – please make sure you only take your copy

and not your neighbor’s copy from the message slot. Thanks!

Did you know: You can save a tree? If you are reading a hard copy of this Courier, you

can switch to email instead of paper. You can help save trees and make Collington a

more sustainable community. To change from a paper Courier to an email copy, please

call Karen Cheney, Chief of Administration, at X5023, or email her at

[email protected] and request that your name be added to the Courier's

email delivery list. Together we can make a difference. Any questions or

comments: call Mike Burke, Chair, Climate Action Committee, at X5143.

Private Duty Aides and COVID Precautions - Please keep in mind that the private duty

aides often provide services to more than one resident in Independent Living. For the

safety of all, residents are reminded to ensure that they and their private aides are

wearing their masks when service is being provided. Private aides are also required to

first check-in at security before reporting to duty; and to wash their hands before and

after care. It is also important for all to follow this practice as it assists with contact

tracing and minimizes the risk of cross infection. Please contact IL Social Worker Phoebe

Graham at (301-883-4786) with any questions.

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Department Announcements

From Administration: January Community Meeting: January 22, 2020 (Announced during the December Community Meeting that we would be moving to the 4th Friday of the month). Ask Me Anything sessions:

o Operations: January 13 at 3 PM (Zoom) and rebroadcast on 972 Friday, January 15 at 1PM

o Board-related: February 24 at 3 PM (Zoom) and rebroadcast on 972 Friday, February 26 at 3:30 PM

o Marketing: March 31 at 3 PM (Zoom) and rebroadcast on 972 Friday, April 2 at 2 PM

Leadership Transition Announcement

Dear Collington Community,

Justin Reaves has submitted his resignation from Collington effective January 22,

2021. He has accepted a new opportunity with Fannie Mae.

Justin joined Collington as CFO in August 2016. Since that time, he has provided

oversight to all financial operations and governance. As importantly, however, Justin

has supported the Community through both good and challenging times, most recently

navigating the ever changing financial landscape during COVID. He has played a key

leadership role in our financial modeling for master planning and provided ongoing

leadership and support to the board’s finance committee and the resident fiscal review

committee. Since my arrival, I’ve appreciated Justin’s strategic and critical thinking

skills; the leadership team members and I will very much miss his humor and at-the-

ready willingness to jump in on whatever priority was in front of us! He is leaving us

with the financial part of our roadmap clearly defined and that is a tremendous parting

gift!

Please join me in congratulating Justin on his exciting new opportunity and in thanking

him for his service to Collington!

Ann Gillespie, CEO

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From the COO, Megan Barbour:

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics

Please see the attached letter regarding the most recent COVID-19 vaccination update

for Collington. We are excited to share that 171 persons received the first dose of the

Pfizer vaccine at the first vaccination clinic with CVS on December 26th. This included

Creighton Center residents, Collington team members, Assisted Rehab team members,

private duty aides and physicians within the Creighton Center. The second dose will be

received at the next vaccination clinic on Saturday, January 16th.

Governor Hogan provided an update earlier this week on the vaccination distribution,

whose included in each phase, and also issued a mandate requiring pharmacies to

report the vaccination distributions within 24 hours. Maryland is still currently in Phase

January 7, 2021

Creighton

Center

Residents

Independent

Living

Residents

Team

Members

Current Persons

Under Investigation

(PUIs)- those showing

symptoms consistent

with COVID

0 1 0

Active Positive Cases 0 3/Apartment 9

Total Positive Cases

During Pandemic

(Cumulative)

35 6/ Apartment

3/Cottage 52

Released/ Recovered

from COVID 26

3/ Apartment

2/Cottage 43

Deaths with COVID 8 1/Cottage 0

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1A but is anticipated to begin Phase 1B at the end of January.

As soon as Collington receives information on when the vaccination clinics will be held

for Independent Living residents, we will share that information.

MedStar Center for Successful Aging Outpatient Clinic at Collington- Renovation in

progress

Construction is well underway for the clinic space. Thank you to Rob Riegle who is

leading project manager on this initiative. Please pardon our mess and any disruptions

caused during construction.

COVID-19 Updates

The best defense we have against COVID-19 is hand washing. It is recommended that

you wash your hands often. If you find yourself in instances where you can’t wash your

hands, using hand sanitizer is recommended.

Physical distancing is another defense against COVID-19. Maintaining 6 feet distance

between each other helps prevent the spread of any possible infection.

If you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 or are not feeling well, please

contact MedStar Center for Successful Aging at Collington at extension 7791 or your

primary care physician. Please also alert a Collington team member by calling security at

extension 2020. We ask that you stay home and order meal delivery service if you are

not feeling well.

It’s important to understand the risks when you leave Collington’s campus. Certain

activities may pose a higher risk of potential exposure to COVID-19. These instances

would include activities where you are around large crowds, activities where you do not

have the ability to physical distance 6 feet from others, activities where you have many

“touch points”- meaning items that multiple people can touch- without disinfecting the

items in between contact, activities where you are not wearing a mask, and activities

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where you are around persons who are not well or have symptoms of COVID-19.

Curbside pickup has the lowest risk and is still the most recommended way to obtain

any needed supplies that can’t be delivered.

It is recommended that you keep a journal of who you have contact with and where you

go. This information will be important if you are contacted due to exposure for contact

tracing. Please know that there are many scams going around contact tracing. If you are

contacted by a contract tracer, they should never ask you for money or for your social

security number. If you are contacted by someone and have questions to its validity,

please contact Megan Barbour or Karen Cheney.

The mask mandate for Prince George’s County is continuing and includes wearing a

mask when outdoors as well, unless engaging in rigorous activity. Please also remember

to wear a mask when a Collington team member is within your home providing services,

such as housekeeping or a team member completing a facilities work order.

Maryland also remains under a travel advisory and we ask that you try to limit your

travel to essential travel only. Thank you for staying vigilant as we enter 2021 and

continue to fight against the spread of the COVID-19 virus during the pandemic.

Life Enrichment/Fitness and Wellness Updates:

The Pool Reminders:

1. You must exit the pool after the slotted time session is up, the lifeguard MUST sanitize the pool items, towel hooks, benches, railings etc.

2. You must sign up in advance for a pool slot, for contract tracing purposes 3. The slots are based on allotment for capacity, please do not add your name once

the slots are full.

• We are continuing to the monitor the heater, we know the temperature has not

been increasing. Premier Pool is aware and is adjusting various levels and

gauges to find the problem. At this time, the temperature is set to 85 degrees.

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-The Fitness Center Gym.

-At this time we have 1 available slot for general fitness center use. Residents working

with Assisted Rehab have the other slot.

-We are unable to accept reservations more than 48hrs in advance. There are no

“standing” reservations.

-Please continue to call the fitness center x2254 to make your reservation

Fitness Classes: -There will be no outdoor fitness or aqua class with Ebony on 1/18/2021

The Foundation answers some donor questions:

1. To whom do I make out my check?

You can make it out to The Collington Foundation.

2. How do I specify the purpose?

You can write the purpose on the memo line.

3. Where do I put my gift?

The new donation box is in the administration hallway opposite

the finance office box.

4. How do I pledge?

You fill out a pledge form, received in the office, stating the amount, sign it

and mark your calendar for monthly payments throughout 2021.

5. How else may I give?

You can give on-line through the foundation website:

https://collington.kendal.org/about/giving/

Or

In January you might designate the foundation as a recipient

from your Required Minimum Distribution for 2021.

Our goal is to raise $250,000 by January 31, 2021

Thank you – Every gift counts and is appreciated!!

Together we can do this.

From: Marian Fuchs, RA President. I’m sharing this piece, which I

originally wrote for the December Board meeting, for all residents interested in understanding how we got to where we are in Master Planning. It is a

short and quick overview, and I may have a few things wrong! What I’m

doing is sharing the construction project back-story

In the last quarter of 2016, as a resident member of one of the focus groups

appointed to help prepare the Strategic Plan, I devised and ran a small

questionnaire that had only two questions: 1. If you could change just ONE thing about Collington, what would it be?

a. What would you suggest be done to make that change?

2. What is the one thing about Collington you would NOT want to change?

175 residents responded, and by far the greatest number (81) chose health services as the one thing they would change. (Several respondents,

disobeying the rules, included health services as a second choice). (The next priority at the time, chosen by 25 people, was dining services.) (I have full documentation of this survey should anyone want it.)

This ensured that health services would have a high priority in strategic

planning. And since that time, much has been done to improve health services at Collington: thanks to the endless negotiations and patience of

Peter Fielding, we now have a Medstar Clinic for Successful Aging that next year will have its full-time doctor, and support staff. For therapy, we now

have a popular partnership with Assisted Rehab. We have an ever-stronger team of professionals, under Megan Barbour, directing our health center.

What we don’t have is a physical health center that is really fit for purpose.

Recognizing the need to reposition Creighton, Management issued an RFP to identify architects to do the work sometime at the end of 2017 or early

2018. In late spring 2018, I was one of the residents chosen to work with

board, staff and resident colleagues to evaluate the proposals and select a winner. The four firms that responded all came in with bids around the

$15m level suggested in the Request for Proposals. After a false start, by

August we had selected SFCS, and begun working with them under the umbrella of becoming the Health Services Alliance. Other professionals were

added to the group, including Steve Bailey from Kendal Corp and a

representative from Warfel, the company that had built our bistro – the

Landing. There followed a flurry of meetings; as ‘scribe’ of the group, I wrote and sent a total of 32 reports on our meetings to the Strategic

Planning Group of the Board.

We were encouraged to do ‘blue sky’ thinking, and not worry about cost.

So, over the weeks and months we had a great time, designing ever better projects, with, say, a new swimming pool, new blocks added on to

Creighton, and physical improvements to the Dining Room, the Ivy Lounge,

and the Auditorium. It was wonderful fun, and educational for all. And then

the costing began, and at one meeting we learned that our latest plans

would cost some $72million. Gulp, sticker shock.

By this time, Frank Mandy, also from KCorp, had replaced Steve Bailey, and it was he who introduced the idea, pioneered at other Kendals, of building

new IL units to finance our grand plans. We started exploring this idea, but

soon the group realized that the whole project was becoming too big for us, and needed to be paused until Collington could come up with a five-year

plan, based on its strategy, budgeted out without the project, so that there

would be a context in which to make properly informed decisions about the scope and cost of the construction.

Ann Gillespie had joined Collington in the summer of 2019, and quickly saw the need to pick up the stray pieces of the planning process, and try to link

up the strategy, the construction project and the five-year operational plans and budget. She paused the HSA, and created a group that over a few

months became the Master Planning Team (staff members only) and the Master Planning Committee that initially had only two resident members,

neither members of the HSA, but that now has expanded to include several residents.

The covid virus hit, and Collington went into lockdown. During this time, the

Master Planning Team moved forward with the architects, and selected a modified scope for the construction project that was costed out at about

$53m, to be financed by lending based on new income from the construction of 38 new IL dwellings.

After a few months, residents were re-admitted to the process in the form of Master Planning Committee meetings, involving a handful of residents and

three Gatherings involving about 60. The 4th Gathering was held in

November 2020 and broadcast on television, bringing everything about the project before all the residents for the first time.

That, in a rough outline, is the backstory to the current attempt by

Collington to create a health center that is fit for purpose.

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Dear Community,

Every morning when I open my NYT feed, I skip the headlines and go to one of

my favorite sections, like Arts, Books and Music. I lucked out Wednesday

morning with this piece. It made me think of all the gardeners gracing our

campus!

With love and gratitude,

Ann

It’s a New Year in the Garden, Too: Time for Some Resolutions - The New York

Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/realestate/new-years-garden-

resolutions.html?referringSource=articleShare 1/6

IN THE GARDEN

Itʼs a New Year in the Garden, Too: Time for Some Resolutions

In advance of the growing season, itʼs helpful for gardeners to acknowledge what

went wrong in the previous year, and figure out what to do instead.

By Margaret Roach

Jan. 6, 2021

A beloved small tree died last year and, once again, the garden-as-Buddha offered

the same message it always does when delivering a loss: “Let it go.”

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The red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) had come by mail from across the country

decades ago, a tiny whip of a thing, its root system confined to a cardboard tube

no bigger than the one inside a roll of paper towels.

My baby tree.

We had been happy together, or so I thought. And then, apparently, one of us

wasn’t. It was early in the year, and so its demise marked the official start to the

inevitable list of regrets a gardener harvests — one by unfortunate one — as they

are dealt every season.

I tried to muster all the conventional-wisdom responses, adopting my perkiest

voice and proclaiming, “Room for something new!” But against the 2020

backdrop of unbearable impermanence in everything, the little tree’s hole felt too

big to fill.

Still, I will try. And so begins the annual exercise of making a garden resolutions

list, with “replace the red buckeye” at the top.

The next entries on my “what went wrong, and what to do instead” list sound

oddly familiar: to work (yet again) on eradicating a ground cover planted years

ago that turned out to be a thug; to reclaim overgrown pathways; and to take a

firm hand to the beds that have grown misshapen.

I vow to tackle these issues in the growing season ahead. But for now, while the

garden alternates between uninviting bouts of ice and muck, I will simply give

voice to the casualties, to my shortcomings and to possible remedies — and yes,

to remind myself of what went right.

‘Out, Damned Ground Cover. Out, I Say!’

Although its variegated leaves are showy, the nonnative ground cover called

yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon or Lamiastrum galeobdolon) is invasive. A

stoloniferous perennial, it must be dug up over several seasons to clear it out.

We spend the first years of garden-making waiting for things to grow in, and the

following ones pushing them back when they have overdone it.

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It is easier to keep turning a blind eye as certain plants pursue a doctrine of

Manifest Destiny than it is to be the enforcer. But I have looked away long

enough.

Many long-popular garden perennials considered to be ground covers are

nonnatives. They promised to be helpers — to tie together our gardens and

simplify maintenance, with less weeding and rarely any mulch required — but

they’ve gone rogue.

Miles of real estate have been consumed by culprits like vinca, Japanese

pachysandra and English ivy. These plants are still available to buy, although

they’re now listed as noxious weeds or invasives in a growing number of states,

where they have romped into natural woodlands, choking out native vegetation.

(The ivy, Hedera helix, is capable of climbing and strangling large trees.)

Even if they merely run across our backyards, a ground cover like this has little to

offer pollinators and other beneficial insects. Let it go?

In this instance, happily.

My particular villain is variegated yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon or

Lamiastrum galeobdolon), a European and West Asian native. My plan: to replace

it with native ferns or other perennials like wild ginger (Asarum canadense) or

foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia).

But first, the unplanting. My herbicide-free approach is to dig, and dig, and dig

again — to loosen moistened soil, then crawl around teasing out roots, allowing

time between attacks for left-behind bits to re-sprout. And they do, lustily. I

estimate that I’ll need to make three or four passes in each area — in the spring,

fall, the following spring and maybe the following fall — before replanting can

begin.

A caveat: Disposal of the remains is no easy task, particularly with stoloniferous

plants like the Lamium, or those that are rhizomatous.

They would survive my passive compost pile to root again. They must go to a burn

pile, or at least be heaped up on a tarp in a sunny spot they can’t root into, like

the driveway, then covered securely with a second tarp and cooked to death — a

bit like the process of solarizing for chemical-free weed control when you’re

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making a new garden bed. Before adding any of these invasives to your household

trash or curbside yard waste, do the research: Some municipalities may have

specific rules about disposing of such materials.

One Area at a Time

My ambitious ground-cover campaign necessitates its own corollary resolution.

As with every other large-scale garden task, I am subject to being overwhelmed

by the scope, even to the point of paralysis. Yes, I will recruit some help — but

still.

There are swaths of the unwanted ground cover in several areas, but my best

chance of success is to focus on one spot at a time. Only when the first area has

been tackled and is nearly ready for planting will I start on the next.

Restore Pleasing Proportions

Most years, no formal resolution is necessary to convince me to edge the beds.

There is satisfaction in cleaning up the lines between turf and plantings that grow

fuzzy by season’s end. Edging, like weeding and mowing, offers tangible signs of

progress, of mission accomplished (unlike many other parts of life).

Almost imperceptibly, though, this essential annual chore backfires over time, as

a mere smidgen of lawn removed with each pass of the step-on edging tool —

and then another and another, in spring after spring — results in bigger beds and,

in other spots, narrower pathways, and a loss of proportion. Time to beat back

the escaped bed inhabitants and get out the grass seed.

Before committing to redrawing the lines, however, there is one essential step:

Go back inside and look out the window. That’s the perspective I’ll be

appreciating the restored proportions from afterward, and quite a different

vantage point than standing alongside a bed.

A small Southeastern native tree, the red buckeye (Aesculus pavia), bloomed in

early June for many years on the hillside above the house. Then one spring, it

didn’t leaf out.

Plant It Anyway

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I found a new red buckeye that’s bigger than the one I started with all those years

ago, although hardly full-grown. But even if all I had found was a rooted cutting,

I’d be following the resolution suggested last year by a friend who was lamenting

his own lost tree and craving a quick fix, as I am now.

An image from many years earlier reminded him of the wisdom of resisting that

impulse. He had visited the home of a wealthy philanthropist who was about 75

years old, a patron of various botanical gardens. She was planting magnolia whips

— unbranched rooted cuttings — despite the protests of those who questioned

her thinking, suggesting that she could well afford a more instantly gratifying

solution.

Her long view paid off, and well into her 90s, the story goes, she enjoyed sitting

on a bench in the shade of those trees. The lesson is one that I’m adopting in

2021, along with my replacement baby tree: Plant it anyway, and watch it grow.

The Little Things That Add Up

Some promises I have made to myself for the year ahead are “to buy” rather than

“to do” — to order seed early, for example, after being shut out on some varieties

in 2020’s mad rush.

I miss my old cold frame, for extending the vegetable-growing season, so

replacing it makes the list, too.

There will be new grow lights for seed starting, specifically more efficient LEDs.

The good news: The reflective hood that held my older T5

high-output (or T5 HO) fluorescent tubes can be retrofitted with the LED bulbs, so

I don’t need to replace everything.

I am grateful for the quiet, gas- and oil-free operation of my lithium-ion battery-

powered mower, and the minimal maintenance it requires,

beyond changing the occasional dull blade. But a single charge doesn’t quite cover

an entire moving, so there’s another item on my list:

“Order spare battery

And the Winners Are …

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The garden taketh away, and giveth, too. Yes, the buckeye died, but there were

abundant greens and beans for all the vegetable soup I made and froze. And the

ancient apple trees I inherited — estimated by one local expert to be well over

125 years old — were generous in spite of their age. So there is a year’s stash of

Mason jars of their puréed pink goodness in the freezer, too.

Most of all, in the plus column: The garden was there as companion and refuge,

day in and out, steadfastly unfazed by the headlines, unrattled by the occasional

lost plant.

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In a year of loss, the garden offered consolation: The old apple trees, perhaps 40 feet across and more than 125 years old, were generous with their fruit in spite of their age. Credit...Margaret Roach

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Although its variegated leaves are showy, the nonnative ground cover called yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon or Lamiastrum galeobdolon) is invasive. A stoloniferous perennial, it must be dug up over several seasons to clear it out. Credit...Margaret Roach

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A small Southeastern native tree, the red buckeye (Aesculus pavia), bloomed in early June for

many years on the hillside above the house. Then one spring, it didn’t leaf out. Credit...Margaret

Roach

Once nonnative ground covers are removed from the garden, native ferns and other perennials

like foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) or wild ginger can replace them. Credit...Margaret Roach

A green frog pays a visit to the antique Indonesian bust of Buddha that surveys the garden from

its perch on a stone wall above a small pond. Credit...Margaret Roach

Important Information – Vaccination Update January 6, 2021

While we wait for further information regarding the COVID-19 vaccination clinics for Independent Living residents, we wanted to provide an update on what we do know so far. We would like to emphasize: 1. We will continue to protect ourselves and our Community with COVID-19

precautions even after residents and team members are vaccinated, per the

recommendations from the CDC.

2. The following plans are subject to change as additional information becomes

available.

State of Maryland Vaccination Plan

On Tuesday, January 6th, Governor Hogan updated Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccination plan.

Vaccination Update January 6, 2021

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Phase 1A As indicated in the above diagram from the Office of Governor Larry Hogan’s website, the state continues to progress through Phase 1A. This phase has expanded to include priority populations including all licensed, registered, and certified healthcare providers. Local health departments are working with providers to get this accomplished. Soon correctional officers, law enforcement agencies and front-line judiciary staff will also be vaccinated within this phase. Phase 1A includes over 500,00 Marylanders. Collington’s team members, and Creighton Center residents, rehab partners, physicians and private duty aides were included in Phase 1A. Of this group, more than 171 persons received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the CVS vaccination clinic on December 26th. The second dose vaccination clinic for those in this group, will be held on Saturday, January 16th. Information, consent forms and instructions for the clinic was shared with eligible persons this week. Team members who did not receive the first dose vaccination at the December vaccination clinic will have the opportunity to receive their first dose at the January 16th vaccination clinic. Phase 1B This phase has been expanded to include all Marylanders age 75 and older, special needs group homes, high-risk inmates, developmentally disabled populations, continuity of government vaccinations, teachers, childcare and education staff. Based on the current rate of allocation, it is expected that Maryland will begin phase 1B at the end of January. Phase 1B includes an estimated 860,000 Marylanders. We believe that Collington’s Independent Living residents will be included in Phase 1B, but we do not have confirmation on that yet. We keep updated daily about the distribution plans and are in regular communication with LeadingAge Maryland, local and state Department of Health, Kendal Corporation and Department of Aging to get all current information so we can share that with the Community.


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Phase 1C Phase 1C will include Marylanders age 65-74, workers in other critical sectors, including grocery stores, public transit, agriculture production, and manufacturing. Phase 1C is estimated to include 772,000 Marylanders and is expected to begin in early March. Phase 2 Phase 2 will include Marylanders ages 16-64 who are at increased risk of COVID-19 due to comorbidities, as well as essential workers in critical utilities and other sectors. Phase 2 includes an estimated 1.1 million Marylanders and does not currently have an estimated start date. Statewide Update on Vaccinations According to Governor Hogan’s website, the state successfully allocated and deployed 270,150 doses of the COVID-19 vaccinations representing 98.7% of all the doses that the federal government has allotted to the state of Maryland. According to the Maryland Department of Health, the state has conducted 76,916 vaccinations, including a single-date record of 11,553 this past Monday. Beginning today, the Maryland National Guard will dispatch emergency support teams to assist local health departments with their vaccination clinics. Also issued was an executive order requiring providers to report data of vaccinations administered within 24 hours. The state also adopted a rolling vaccine allocation model where it will not wait for all the members of a particular group to get vaccinated before moving on the next group in line. COVID-19 at Collington Update As of today, the state’s positivity rate is at 9.44% with 3,146 new cases in Maryland confirmed within the past 24 hours. Hospitalizations are at 1,862. Prince George’s County has had 57,286 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic has started.


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Collington currently remains in outbreak status, meaning that we still have active cases of COVID-19 on our campus. We will continue to share the COVID-19 dashboard in the weekly Courier. We ask all residents and team members to stay vigilant in following our health bundle- wearing a mask, washing your hands, physical distancing, staying home if not feeling well and keep a journal of any interactions to help with contact tracing. The state of Maryland remains under a travel advisory and we continue to urge residents to postpone travel, and to leave campus only for essential reasons and limit in person gatherings when possible. The number of persons able to gather indoors at one time remains at 10 and Prince George’s County remains under a mask mandate that includes wearing a mask even when outdoors. The final leg of our long journey is still ahead of us, but we have a great community of committed residents, team members and health professionals, and have adequate personal protective equipment on hand. Thank you for all you have done through this pandemic and for staying vigilant through the fight ahead of us! Education Below is a list of some information websites regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19.

• www.cdc.com

• https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/index.html

• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html

• https://www.omnicare.com/covid-19-vaccine-resource

• https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/

• https://covidlink.maryland.gov/content/

• https://governor.maryland.gov/coronavirus/

Thank you and be safe, Ann Gillespie, CEO Megan Barbour, COO Hope Nevins, Health Services Administrator

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Banana Apple Orange/Pear

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