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Weekly Courier
October 12-October 18 ,2020
FOR UPDATES ON ALL EVENTS: Continue to check email, voice mail for broadcast
messages, the TV (Channel 972) for updated information.
• Fitness Center Visits – will reopen contact 2254 to schedule an appointment.
• Outdoor Visits – Allowed 9am-8pm
• Dining – Carry-Out Hours
• Transportation – For Medical Appointments put in Transportation request form in at Security or Transportation. Transportation to medical appts runs: 8:30am, 10am, and 1pm.
MANAGER-ON-DUTY –October 10 & 11 Sandy Short
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
Submission deadline for The Courier is Wednesday at 12 noon.
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• Grocery Trips on Mondays- Wegmans, Wednesdays-Giant, Fridays-
Safeway
• Creighton Center Outdoor Visits- Will Begin Oct 13th
• BB&T trips to the Kettering Branch – Will Begin Oct 14th
• Housekeeping Services – Resumed
• Work Orders – Resumed
• 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
• Auditorium – residents may continue with presentations
• Classrooms (4-8)/Auditorium (10) use 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.
• Walking Trails-Open
• The Salon – open 9 AM to 3 PM
• The Library – open 12 noon to 3 PM
• The Chapel- Open (Subject to Chapel Use Guidelines)
• The Country Store – Pick-up hours are Monday-Saturday, 1 PM-3 PM.
Closed on Sunday
• The MedStar Center for Successful Aging Outpatient Clinic- Dr.Courtin is available via telehealth on Mon & Tues from 8:30am-Noon
• Outdoor seating areas on Broadway and outside of the private dining room and Ivy lounge area, Courtyard are available for use.
• Unit Turnovers will continue
• Contractors will continue work on campus wearing masks and physically distanced
• Ruppert services will continue
• Resident visits may continue to meet with residents outdoors or no more than 4 within one resident home at a time
• Meeting Room Reservations- You can now reserve your own meeting space via LiveCollington.org
• Guest Room Reservations – Cancelled
• Trips – Cancelled
• Pool – Closed
• The Landing – Closed
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KEY CONTACT NUMBERS:
Work Orders x2151 or https://collington.theworxhub.com RA Office x2214 RA Website: collingtonresidents.org
Main Number: (301) 560-3601 Security: (301) 925-7707
THIS WEEKEND
8:30 AM SATURDAY WEED WARRIORS: We will take the trail up the hill from the inner
gate house, going further up the hill to continue our work on vines and dead branches.
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).
SATURDAY, October 10th
CollingtonPresents is a new series featuring a variety of interesting and talented Collington residents, produced by Lois Brown and Heather Huyck and airing on Saturday afternoons at 3 on channel 972. The full list of participants, dates and times, is available on the poster in the Clocktower. The series is also being shared with other Kendal affiliates. The first program will feature George (better known as Bud) Gardiner, a retired psychiatrist and internist, talking about Living in Peculiar Times: Covid-19. He will share some thoughts about how we're doing after 6 months and what more we might do to keep happy and healthy. Tune in to channel 972 Saturday, Oct. 10, at 3 pm. Don't miss it!
SUNDAY, October 11th
Time Activity
3:00 pm CollingtonPresents -Bud Gardiner- Ch 972
Time Activity
9:00 am Pickleball Playing at The Courts
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MONDAY, October 12th
Time Activity
9-9:30am 10:00am -10:30am
OUTDOOR FITNESS BY GREENHOUSE- Ebony Jordan *New Time*
9am-3pm Salon Open
10:00 am Wood Shop drop-off hour
10:00 am Grocery Run to Wegmans
11:00 pm Lunchtime Lecture: Cello Century Episode 5-Ch 972
12pm-3pm Library Open
1:00 pm Senior HITT/Body Pump – (Recording) Ebony Jordan- Ch 972
2:30 pm- 4:30pm
OO Shop Open
Monday, 10/12, 11:00 am – Lunchtime Lecture: Cello Century Episode 5
In the final installment of Cello Century, we listen to “Notes on Light,” a cello concerto
by contemporary Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho. Learn how she uses a spectrograph
to translate the physical properties of sound waves into musical ideas, and hear an
orchestra imitating a solar eclipse in her imaginative, mesmerizing cello concerto.
TUESDAY, October 13th
Time Activity
Auditorium CLOSED
All 972 Activities are postponed until Wednesday Evening due to the Mandatory Fire & Safety Training
9:00 am Pickleball Practice Drills @ The Courts
9am-3pm Salon Open
10:00 am Outdoor Fitness with Ebony by the Greenhouse
10:00 am Interfaith Chapel Committee Meeting - Merritt Edner- Near the Greenhouse
10:00 am Wood Shop drop-off hour
12pm-3pm Library Open
3:00 pm Booker and Beyond- Ivy Room Patio
4:00 pm First Floor District Meeting-Zoom
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WEDNESDAY, October 14th
Buildings Committee Meeting- Attention Committee members, we will meet on ZOOM
ONLY, There will be no Channel 972 broadcast due to Mandatory Staff fire safety
training in the Auditorium.
Wednesday, 10/14, 7:00 pm – Soloist Series: Emily Doveala
Tune in to hear UMD cellist, Emily Doveala perform works by Eleanor Alberga, J.S. Bach,
Caroline Shaw, and Marc Mellits.
"With this program, my intention was to learn and perform music that evokes lighter
emotions than the repertoire I have explored in the past. I hope you as the listener can
find a sense of lightness, catharsis, relaxation, or even joy in the pieces I have
programmed."
Sustainability Committee Meeting. The Committee will meet on Wednesday, October
14, at 1 pm in Classroom A. To attend via Zoom, send your email address to Mike Burke
at [email protected] and a link will be provided. This will be an organizing meeting for
2020-2021. Ideas and new members welcome. We expect to cover ways to reduce our
Time Activity
Auditorium CLOSED
All 972 Activities are postponed until Wednesday Evening due to the Mandatory Fire & Safety Training
9am-3pm Salon Open
9:00am 10:00am
OUTDOOR FITNESS BY GREENHOUSE- Ebony Jordan **New Time**
10:00 am Wood Shop drop-off hour
10:00 am Buildings Committee Meeting- Zoom Only
10:00 am Grocery Run to Giant
12pm-3pm Library Open
1:00 pm Sustainability Committee Meeting- Mike Burke- Classroom A/Zoom
1:00 pm Collington Computer Clinic- Dennis Evans -Zoom
2:30 pm- 4:30 pm
OO Shop Open
7:00 pm Soloist Series: Emily Doveala- Ch 972
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carbon footprint, including energy efficiency, recycling, water conservation, recycling,
carbon capture, and electric vehicles. Mike Burke x5143
THURSDAY, October 15th
ESTATE SALE- Thursday, October 15, from 11:30am to 1pm in Apartment 207. This sale
is furniture only. There’s a twin bed and mattress, round maple dining table with leaf, 4
Maple dining chairs with painted backs, 2 end tables , low bench (for TV etc.), bedside
table with 1 drawer, square storage cube, desk chair, swivel chair with wood arms, high
rectangular table, recliner, walker with 3 wheels, white rectangular table, small stool
with woven seat. Only 2 people allowed in Apt 207 at one time.
Thursday, 10/15, 4:15 pm – Zoom Bingo
Come join the Zoom Bingo! Kim Rivers and residents have an opportunity to engage in
competition, fun, and laughter. All you need is a device for zoom and a cell phone (or
second device) for the electronic bingo card OR you can print your cards from the
bingobaker website: https://bingobaker.com/play/1228516 To have the zoom link and
bingo card link emailed to you call Kim Rivers, x7393. Thank you
Time Activity
9:00am Pickleball Playing @ The Courts
9am-3pm Salon Open
10:00 am Senior Aerobic Fitness – Ebony Jordan -Ch 972
10:00 am Wood Shop drop-off hour
10:30 am Floor Yoga – Nadine Hathaway -Ch 972
11:30- 1pm ESTATE SALE- Apt 207
11:30 am Tap it Out w/ Kim Rivers -Ch 972
12pm-3pm Library Open
1:00 pm Short story readings- Susan Wolf – Ch 972
3:00 pm Ask Me Anything- Zoom Only
4:15 pm Zoom Bingo – Kim Rivers and participating Residents- Zoom
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FRIDAY, October 16th
Friday, 10/16, 10:00 am – Collington Walk End to Alzheimer’s
- Different Walk, Same Reasons :Walk to End Alzheimer’s “The world may look a little different right now, but one thing hasn’t changed: The Alzheimer’s Association’s commitment to ending Alzheimer’s. This year, Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is everywhere — on every sidewalk,
track and trail. Your health and safety are top priorities. There will not be any large in-person gatherings — instead, you’re invited to walk in small teams while others in your community do the same. Because we are all still walking and fundraising for the same thing: a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.” Collington will hold a walk on Friday October 16th 10:00am to honor loved ones, past and present with Alzheimer’s and other dementia. If you would like to register through the Alzheimer’s Association you may by going to www.act.alz.org and clicking the Walk to End Alzheimer’s link, it is not necessary to register with the Alzheimer’s Association. However, please contact Kim Rivers to sign up , x7393 or [email protected] and plan to meet Ebony at the Clocktower at 10:00am.
Time Activity
9am-3pm Salon Open
10:00 am Collington Walk to End Alzheimer’s- Clocktower
10:00 am Wood Shop drop-off hour
10:00 am Grocery Store Run to Safeway
10:30 am Chair Yoga-Marion Robbins (Recording) Ch 972
11:30 am Categories of American Popular Music- Don Zelman-Ch 972
12pm-3pm Library Open
1:30 pm Collington Community Meeting- Ch 972
2:30pm-4:30pm
OO Shop Open
3:30 pm AMA Rebroadcast- Ch 972
4:00 pm Meditation- Nadine Hathaway-Chapel (limited to 10 people)
7:00 pm Soloist Series: Tonya Burton- Ch 972
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Meditation: Every Friday at 4 p.m. we gather in the chapel for a time of quiet – come as
you are, and as you are feeling -all invited. However, when we are ten people I’ll close
the door, per the chapel committee rules. Meditation can help quiet our minds, lower
our heart rate, help us breathe more deeply, and be more grateful for community. If you
have questions, please contact Nadine Hathaway X5148
Friday, 10/16, 7:00 pm – Soloist Series: Tonya Burton
In the first, of a three part series, Artist in Residence Tonya Burton will perform J.S.
Bach, Cello Suite No. 1 alongside Max Reger's Suite for Solo Viola No. 1. Max Reger
(1873-1916) was an avid admirer of J.S. Bach (1685-1759) and while their music differs
in its inherent reflection of its place history, their similarities make a lovely pairing.
Saturday, October 17th
Sunday, October 18th
*All activities times/topics are subject to change
INTERNAL MOVE
Paul & Elaine Darby will move to cottage 4115 on, October 15, 2020. Their telephone
number will remain 301-925-7352.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
In Memoriam of Margot Kernan- There will be a Memorial Service for Margot Kernan
on Wednesday, October 14th at 11AM at St George's Episcopal Church in Glenn Dale,
MD. The service will also broadcast on Zoom. Please refer to the memorial board for
more details.
Time Activity
9:00 am Pickleball Playing at The Courts
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From the Ivy Musicians- Ivy musicians are taking an autumn break. Thank you to our faithful fans who have stayed with us. Don’t give up on us. Stay tuned for our return. We will add some features which we think you will welcome. Stay safe and wear your masks.
TRIPS COMMITTEE PRESENTS—VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOURS Explore both the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in D.C. and the Louvre in France on the same day! Also tour the world of art through many museum galleries in Google Arts & Culture, such as the Museo Frida Kahlo in Mexico, the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, the National Gallery in London, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) in Brazil, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea, and more. Alternatively, turn your living room into a famous gallery with the Art Projector from the Google Arts and Culture App! By simply pointing your smartphone camera at a blank wall, the app will digitally impose your choice of famous artwork in its true-to-life dimensions. The digital art gallery Artechouse is bringing a series of “Afrosurrealist” augmented reality artwork to Black Lives Matter Plaza. The three pieces that make up 'We Rise Above' by London artist Vince Frasier will be accessible via the Artechouse app. Joyfully submitted, Jeannie Bessmer, Trips Committee, Acting Chair
PODIATRY INFORMATION: Dr. Galitzer will be at Collington on the following dates in November: the 4th, 11th and 25th.As of now, Dr. Galitzer will also be at Collington in December: the 9th and the 23rd.Call for appointments: Phone w/ voicemail: 301.586.8818 www.homefootcare.com
MYSTERY BOOK CLUB- will meet Wednesday, October 21 at 2:30 pm The Ivy Bar patio. All are welcome. From.
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SILVER AND GOLD PEN PALS with University of Maryland
Are you interested in having a pen pal? Silver and Gold Pen Pals, a new club at the University of Maryland, is full of college students who would like to be pen pals with a Collington resident. Pen pals will write back and forth hand- written letters on average of two times per month. If you would like to be
matched with a college student from this club, please fill out the google form associated with this link: https://forms.gle/p6qJTX8MUoN2K2BbA.
FOOD DONATIONS: Thank you all for your food donations (particularly the soup and
fresh fruit), which were delivered last Wednesday! The food bank volunteers were very
grateful and said that these donations are very important right now. We also delivered
lots of brown paper bags which were helpful as well. We’ll watch the baskets for the
next time we go, and keep you posted. Again, many thanks! Nadine Hathaway and Mary
Kim
FROM THE LIBRARY- Please return Library books signed out in August before October 14th. Barbara will make "gentle reminder" telephone call if the book(s) are not returned by that date. ~Would you believe we need books for the window sill? We need books from you for the window sill. We ask they be in good physical condition. Of course, we are always happy to have your new books after you have finished reading them. If the book is a recent publication and a duplicate, we will keep it aside for the November Bazaar which is our fund raiser for the Residents Association.
NURSERY SALE WAS A SUCCESS- All of Collington’s wonderful resident volunteers and staff again helped to make an outdoor event an exciting success. Special thanks to Amy S, Annette F, Carol E, Charlie C, Denise B, Don L, Jeanne S, Jessica M, Joan L, Joyce G, Marianne M, Mary, K, Maya R, Marilyn M, Mike McC, Sara C and Steve W who not only offered their time, wagons and plant expertise but their muscle in helping neighbors get their products home. And a special thanks to the OO Shop for the loan of their dollies and Charlene Smith for arranging the table and chair set up. I am optimistic Ecoasis Garden Center will want to return to Collington in 2021. Ann Marie Rahn
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FLOOR YOGA: Please join us for yoga classes that help you stretch your whole body,
strengthen your muscles, relax and breathe deeply and improve your balance. We use a
mat, a strap and often a chair. Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. on 972. Nadine Hathaway and
Pat Zelman
The Donation Basket for the Creighton Center Residents that was in the Clocktower has
been moved in front of 262. Thank you to all who have made donations for the
Creighton Center Residents, at this time we will continue to accept any magazine and
novel donations from Independent Living Residents for the Creighton Center
Holiday Bazaar
Although I have not heard from many people, let us hope that the annual Holiday
Bazaar will take place this year, allowing for Covid-19 restrictions. The Administration
has told me to go ahead and prepare for it. The 2020 Holiday Bazaar will take place on
Friday, November 13th, 2020, from 10:00 until 2:00. Please let me know if you, or
others you know, would like to make items for the Bazaar (crafts, food, etc.) or
volunteer. Contact me, Maja Keech, at [email protected], cottage #2004, or tel.
x7253. Also, let me know if you will need a table(s). (There will be tables for food and
miscellaneous.) As always, most proceeds go to the Colington Residents’ Association,
which needs the money for the various committees, activities, programs, etc. that it
supports. Participants may retain the cost of materials.
Department Announcements
FROM ADMINISTRATION:
• Future Community Meetings for 2020 are as follows: October 16, November 20 and December 18. All meetings will be broadcast live on Channel 972 at 1:30 PM
• The October 15th (3:00 PM) Ask Me Anything Zoom call will focus on Financial services. The Zoom instructions will be sent out a day ahead of time. Send questions to Karen Cheney at [email protected] no later than close
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of business Monday, Oct 12th. For those who were unable to join the Zoom call, the recording will be rebroadcast on 972 on Friday, October 16th at 3:30 PM.
Clock Tower Help! Looking for back-up assistance to help with sorting, logging-in and
handing out packages. We are heading in to our busy holiday season (though with
COVID, it seems like we’ve been in it!) and the number of packages will increase as we
get closer to the end of the year. Just this past Friday, we took it 80 packages in one
day! If you are willing to help for an hour or two during the weekday or help with 4-
hours on a Saturday, please let Vern know. She will compile a list and call on you when
needed. Thanks!
From Natalee Zimmerman,
Life Enrichment/Fitness and Wellness Updates:
-The Treadmill for the Fitness Gym is tentatively scheduled to arrive Late October/ Early November. If this timeline changes we will update all the residents - Please call x2254 to set up a time to use the Fitness Gym, any previous reservations from the soft closure are no longer on the schedule. Please note there is only 1 slot open to use the gym on Monday 10/12/2020, we apologize for any inconveniences. - Outdoor fitness classes will remain outdoors for as long as the weather allows. There may be changes in the scheduled times due to low forecasted temperatures, however the class will remain outdoors until absolutely necessary to no longer do so. CREIGHTON CENTER OUTDOOR VISTATIONS begin Tuesday Oct 13th ,2020 General information- - No more than 2 visitors at a time per resident, must be ages 2 and above -Visits will take place outdoors, visitors are not allowed in buildings at this time, please plan and dress accordingly -We are asking that visitors wear masks and maintain 6ft distance -In the case of inclement weather, visits will be cancelled for that day. - Collington reserves the right to cancel visitations , if we do have positive COVID19 cases on our campus, please be advised that this can impact visitations. -Visits will take place Monday through Friday: 10:30a-4:00p (with a break for lunch for the residents). We are unable to accommodate all units on the same day at this time therefore they are divided as follows:
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- Potomac and Chesapeake visits occur Monday, Wednesday & Friday - Arbor and Brandywine visits occur Tuesday and Thursday -Visits will be for 30 minute time slots - Visits will occur with the resident in the Arbor courtyard and the visitor behind the fence, if you would like, please bring a lawn chair - If a resident is also on the zoom/facetime/video call list and is scheduled for an in-person visit, we will be canceling the zoom/video call as we anticipate in person visits replacing video visits. At this time we are unable to accommodate every resident to receive both in person and video visits. Scheduling a visit- -We are asking that visitors utilize signup genius. This is a website that will assist in securing your visit slot in the quickest and easiest fashion. -For Potomac and Chesapeake residents you can use the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044FAAA822A4FA7-collington -For Brandywine and Arbor residents you can use the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044FAAA822A4FA7-collington1
• You will be required to enter an access code: 20721 - You can also schedule a visit by going to https://www.signupgenius.com/ and clicking the green “find a signup” box in the lower right hand corner of the websites after scrolling to the bottom, after clicking enter my email: [email protected] and then click either Arbor/Brandywine or Potomac signups after entering the access code. -Please see attached document on specific guide to use sign up genius
• Note: Sign up genius will NOT show the person signed up or who they plan to visit. Due to HIPAA Natalee is the only one who can see who has signed up in the system.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Natalee x 7795
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From the COO, Megan Barbour:
COVID-19 PANDEMIC UPDATE:
We continue to ensure appropriate infection control measures are in place. We would
like to remind both residents and team members the need to ensure that masks are
covering both your mouth and your nose to be most effective. Hand washing remains an
important way to mitigate the spread of the virus as well as other germs and illnesses.
Physical distancing of 6 feet is also an important way to protect yourself and others
from the virus. Below is the most recent Collington COVID-19 dashboard.
October 7, 2020
Creighton
Center
Residents
Independent
Living
Residents
Team
Members
Current Persons
Under Investigation
(PUIs)- those
showing symptoms
consistent with
COVID
0 0 0
Active Positive Cases 0 2/Cottage 0
Total Positive Cases
During Pandemic
(Cumulative)
13 3/ Apartment
2/Cottage 26
Released/ Recovered
from COVID 7 3/ Apartment 26
Deaths with COVID 6 0 0
Facilities Update:
The annual fire safety training program will be broadcasted on 972 at 1:45pm on
Tuesday, October 13th. Thank you to Gene Davis, Buildings and Life Safety Manager, for
all his efforts in coordinating this training for team members and residents with our fire
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safety resource partners, Russell Phillips. If you have specific questions that you would
like covered during the presentation, please send the to Gene at
MedStar Center for Successful Aging On- Call Practitioner number changed to 301-570-
7363
To increase ease of communication and accessibility to reach practitioners after hours
and on the weekends, MedStar Center for Successful Aging Outpatient Clinic at
Collington now has a direct phone line number to reach the on-call practitioners.
Residents who need to reach a practitioner outside of the regular clinic scheduled hours
may now dial 301-570-7363 directly. Regular clinic hours remain Monday through Friday
8:30am to 4:30pm. Residents may still call the clinic after hours and on the weekends to
hear this number on the clinic voicemail also.
FROM THE CHIEF OF FINANCE, Justin Reaves
Dear Collington Residents,
As you are aware, the BB&T Bank branch, located on Collington’s campus, closed at the
beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic for the safety of residents, team members, and
the BB&T employees. Since then, we’ve had numerous discussions with BB&T and sent a
letter on behalf of the Collington residents, communicating the need for banking
services. Unfortunately, BB&T is not comfortable opening the Collington branch in the
midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the safety of residents, team members, and the
BB&T employees the Collington BB&T branch will not open for the foreseeable future.
In partnership with BB&T, we developed a plan to provide transportation to the
Kettering BB&T branch, beginning Wednesday October 14th, 2020. BB&T Kettering has
developed a plan to serve Collington residents on Wednesday afternoons each week.
During this time, Collingon residents will have access to BB&T Kettering and all its
banking services. See below for additional information.
For those residents who have safe deposit boxes, you can email Justin G. Reaves, CFO at
[email protected] to request access to your safe deposit box. Please
provide a date and time that works best for you at the time of your request. Once your
safe deposit box request is made, it can take up to one week for confirmation.
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Below are instructions on how to schedule transportation to the Kettering BB&T branch.
Beginning October 14th, 2020, trips to the BB&T Kettering will be every Wednesday,
leaving Collington at 1:00 pm.
To request a trip to the BB&T Kettering Branch:
1. Call Security at x2020. 2. Provide Security with your name and a brief description of your banking needs. 3. All requests need to be received by 9:00 am on Monday for the trip on
Wednesday. 4. The maximum number of residents who can be transported to BB&T Kettering is
4 and will be on a first come first serve basis. 5. Please arrive at the Security entrance by 12:45 pm on Wednesday so the bus can
leave promptly at 1:00 pm. We continue to work with BB&T on additional banking solutions to serve Collington’s
residents. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Justin G. Reaves
Chief Financial Officer
Office: (301) 883-4768
Employee Appreciation Fund
Dear fellow residents:
Throughout the covid months of 2020 we’ve been thanking our staff in all departments for working hard and consistently to keep
us fed, protected, entertained and safe. Now is the time for putting our appreciation in the form of an end-of-year financial
program that the RA calls the Employee Appreciation Fund.
Since we are a non-tipping community, this is your only chance
to make a financial thank-you. So please express your gratitude in the form of a tax-deductible check to the Fund, which will
receive donations until December 4, after which individual checks will be made out to employees in time for the holidays.
Contributions may be put in the locked black box outside the Residents Association office across from the Landing. Make your
check out to the Collington Residents Association with a note on the bottom “for EAF.”
No amount is too small or large, but we hope you will be at least
as generous as in previous years. Some of us may have a little
extra in our accounts from the travel plans we had to cancel because of covid – this would be a fine way of having that money
find a good new home.
I’ll be reminding you about the Fund regularly between now and early December. Until then, be thinking of how much you can
spare, and how happy the recipients will be.
On behalf of our staff, thanks for your generosity.
Marian Fuchs, RA President
10/7/2020
Voting in the November 2020 Election
Absentee (mail-in) ballots
The Board of Elections (BOE) is mailing out absentee ballots to those who have applied for them. Since ballots are mailed out in batches, they are trickling in and not everyone is receiving them at once. Each day, a few more arrive.
You may mail back your voted ballot or drop it off in an official drop-off box. Those boxes are under 24-hour surveillance and are emptied by election officials at least twice a day. The closest box to Collington is outside the Board of Elections office at 1100 Mercantile Lane, Suite 115A. It will be available through election day, Nov. 3rd.
If you don’t wish to use the mail and don’t drive, you may give your voted ballot to Vern in the clocktower. In order to preserve the integrity of the process, it is important that we maintain a log of ballots received. Please hand the ballot directly to Vern – do NOT just leave it on her desk if she is at lunch or away from her desk. She will log in your ballot. Periodically, a MaCCRA volunteer is picking up the ballots from Vern, signing the bottom of the log, and dropping them off at the drop box by the BOE.
If you haven't applied for an absentee ballot, you won't be sent one. Many Collingtonians have already applied online or mailed in their applications. If you want to vote by absentee ballot and you have not yet applied and you don't have the application that the Board mailed to you, call Lorrie (x7371) and she will put an application form in your slot.
You can check the status of your application or ballot online. If you are not comfortable using a computer to do this check, you may call Lorrie (x7371) and she will check for you. https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/VoterSearch. Key in your name, birth date, and zip code, and click Search. The resulting screen shows your registration info. Scroll down and click Status of my Mailed-in or Provisional Ballots. If you have not applied or they have not received your application, it will say "There is currently no mailed-in ballot status to display." If they have received your application, as it goes through the process, it will show "Application Received", then "Application Processed", then "Ballot Sent", then "Ballot Received", and finally "Accepted" or "Rejected".
The PGC Board of Elections will begin counting absentee ballots on Oct. 13th, continuing through the 27th or 28th. Results will be included in the count released on Election night. Ballots received after that will be counted after Election day and included in the final certified count.
Voting in Person
Early voting is from Monday, Oct. 26th through Monday, Nov. 2nd. The closest Early Voting Centers to Collington are the Wayne K. Curry Sports and Learning Center, 8001 Sheriff Rd, Landover, 20785 and Bowie Gymnasium, 4100 Northview Dr., Bowie, 20716
Election day voting is Tuesday, Nov. 3rd. We can vote at our usual precinct, Charles H. Flowers High School, 10001 Ardwick Ardmore Rd or at any Early Voting Center (see above).
Information provided by Collington MaCCRA (Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association)
FROM THE DRAMA COMMITTEE – A PUBLIC SERVICE for those who feel deprived by
the absence of live theater – a listing of some notable free on-line performance events.
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Shakespeare Theater Company – Shakespeare Hour Live! Discussions about aspects of
Shakespeare’s work hosted online by Simon Godwin & Drew Lichtenberg
Cost: Free for STC members and subscribers; $10 for non-members; you must register; then, a
link is e-mailed to you one hour before the performance
October 14 -: Shakespeare & Japan
October 21 & 28: “This England”: Shakespeare & Britain Today
November 4: Shakespeare & Musicals
Register/contribute at: https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/shakespeare-hour-live/
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The Kennedy Center – Arts Across America
In collaboration with arts organizations from coast to coast, the series will present 20 weeks of
free, online programming available on Facebook Live, YouTube, as well as the Kennedy Center
website, five days a week at 4 p.m. ET. The schedule changes daily, plus there are some past
performances still available—check the Kennedy Center website:www.kennedy-center.org
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WORLD PREMIERE INCIDENTAL MOMENTS OF THE DAY
The Apple Family: Life on Zoom
Written and Directed by Richard Nelson
INCIDENTAL MOMENTS OF THE DAY streams for free through November 5th, 2020
The final play in the acclaimed Pandemic Trilogy (received great reviews)
Access the play for free on YouTube via the Apple Family Plays Website:
theapplefamilyplays.com
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Mint Theater Company, streaming free from October 19 to November 1: Conflict: A Love Story
by Miles Malleson (recorded 2016). Go to www.minttheater.org. Password: vote!
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Moliére in the Park presents A School for Wives, live, October 24, 2 PM & & PM
Starring Tony Award-Winner Tonya Pinkins in the lead role of the patriarch ARNOLPHE among an all-woman cast. A recording of the show will be accessible until October 29th.
More information: https://www.moliereinthepark.org/school-for-wives-online
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AND DON’T FORGET –
The Metropolitan Opera streams a different opera every night-schedule and details at
https://www.metopera.org/user-information/nightly-met-opera-streams/
Jazz at Lincoln Center offers a rotation of streaming concerts, free or low-cost, from all over the
country
https://www.jazz.org/blog/coronavirus-jazz-livestreams/
The National Symphony Orchestra is offering its library of broadcast concerts at NSO@Home
https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/
11:30 AM- 1:30 PM 11:30 AM- 1:30 PM 11:30 AM- 1:30 PM 11:30 AM- 1:30 PM
2:30 PM- 4:30 PM 2:30 PM- 4:30 PM 2:30 PM- 4:30 PM 2:30 PM- 4:30 PM
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct
Salad Bar Salad Bar Deli Bar
Fried Rice Crispy Red Potatoes Glazed Beets
Mashed Potatoes and
Gravy
Pic
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Corn on the Cob
Israele Couscous Collard Greens
Buttered Peas Candied Carrots
Mushroom QuicheSpinach and Tofu Puff
PastryVegetable Pot Pie
Collington Dining Service Weekly Menu
Orange/Pear Banana Apple
Stuffed Bell Pepper
Soup
Grilled Flat Iron Steak Chicken and DumplingsFish Filet with Lemon
Sauce
Beef Liver with Onions
and Bacon
Apple
Berry and Walnut
Spinach Salad
Hoppin John Soup
Teriyaki Chicken Seared Fluke
Broccoli Salad
SO
UP
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Tossed Salad
New England Clam
ChowderCream of Mushroom
Bacon Ranch Pasta
Salad
SA
LA
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SE
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Braised Swiss Chard
Sautéed Celery and
Sweet Red Peppers
Grilled Baby Bok Choy
Fried Chicken Pork Loin Dijonnaise
Zucchini Parmesan and
Pasta
11:30 AM- 1:30 PM 11:30 AM- 1:30 PM 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM
2:30 PM- 4:30 PM 2:30 PM- 4:30 PM 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Friday Saturday Sunday Available M-F
16-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct
Salad Bar Carved Beef Roast Breakfast Bar
Potato Pancakes with
Applesauce Buttered PastaCornbread Stuffing
Delivery will occur
between 11:30am and
1:00pm
Alternative Menu
Open Faced
Omelette**
Hot Dog
Alternative Menu
Instructions
Roasted Kosher
ChickenTo obtain this menu please
do the following:
This menu is call ahead for
delivery only.
Call x2135 by 9:00am.
Please leave your order,
name and unit number.
Grilled Sirloin
Steak*
This menu is available
every Monday through
Friday.Build your own
Pizza:
Mushrooms,
green peppers,
onion, olives,
sausage,
pepperoni, ham,
bacon, spinach
Rainbow
Trout***
Arugula, Almond,
Mandarin Oranges
Salad
Vegetable Burger
Collington Dining Service Weekly Menu
Orange/Pear
Kale and Sausage SoupMatzo Ball Soup
Banana Apple
Pear and Cranberry
Salad
Beef Brisket Pesto Chicken
Cucumber Dill with
Sour Cream
Chicken Barley Soup
Sautéed Spinach
Mixed Vegetables
Baked Trout
Green Bean Casserole
Breakfast Bar
Sauteed Zucchini
Lima Beans
Whole Roasted Turkey
Grilled Salmon Crab Quiche
Mushroom RavioliGruyere and Spinach
Quiche