HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 2019
9 East Creek Rd.
Nantucket, MA 02554
508.228.0462
February 2019-
March 2019
Volume 2, Issue 3
OUR ISLAND HOME
Monthly Newsletter
Monthly
Newsletter
Inside This Issue:
• Event Spotlight • Flu Season • Donations • Staff Update
Highlights:
1. Resident Quote
2. Employee &
Volunteer of the
Month
3. Upcoming Events
Outing Spotlight:
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
kindly offered OIH residents and
staff a private tour of their
beautiful new facility, which
opens February 20th. Many of our
staff and residents in attendance
have worked or volunteered at
NCH, and it was a fantastic
experience to see the new
building and have our questions
answered- thank you, NCH!
Medicare Cards
Please be on the lookout for
your/your family member’s new
medicare card! The new
Medicare cards are being mailed
between April 2018-April 2019.
Please send or bring a copy of the
new card to the OIH Business
Office!
Donations
We are so grateful to Gale Arnold,
David and Bonnie Cantor, Annette
Lorber and Nancy and Joe Swain for
your donations! Your generosity
means so much to us.
Valentine’s Day Dance
Our annual Coast Guard Valentines
Day Dance was a huge success.
Thank you to our local CG for
coming- this is our favorite event of
the year! Please see the Activities
Board and the Inquirer and Mirror
for more pictures!
Resident Portraiture
Local Nantucket photographer
Barbara Clarke is offering her
portraiture services free of
charge to OIH residents. If you
would like to schedule group or
individual portraits for your
friend or family residing at OIH,
please contact Taylor Hilst at
thilst@nantucket-ma.gov to
schedule an appointment.
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9 East Creek Rd
Nantucket, MA 02554
PHONE:
508.228.0462
FAX:
508.228.6875
E-MAIL:
Brett Lennerton
Administrator
blennerton@nantucket-
ma.gov
Employee of the Month
Susan Rezendes
Susan joined the OIH team in January
2018, as the Executive Assistant to
the DON. She has a great rapport
with many of the residents and
always lends a helping hand.
Volunteer of the Month
Susan Richards
Susan is a teacher with the Nantucket
Community School, and each week
she facilitates an early childhood
playgroup at OIH. Parents bring their
babies to participate in the group and
interact with residents- Susan is so
fantastic with both our residents and
Nantucket’s children!
Family Council:
The next meeting is Wednesday,
February 20th, 10:00 am; and the
following Family Council meeting
is scheduled for Wednesday,
March 20th at 10am.
Early Childhood Playgroup:
This favorite group will resume
Monday mornings at 10:30 am
starting on March 4th.
Boys and Girls Club:
All are welcome to join us at 3pm
on March 6th in the OIH living
room for some fun and games with
the kids of our local BGC!
Author Talk:
Denise Kronau, author of The
World is Decorated with Stars, will
be coming to discuss her work and
life as a writer at 4pm on March
7th.
Kids Comedy Show:
This event has been re-scheduled
to 4pm on March 27th. Come on
down for some laughs!
Upcoming Live Musical Talent:
Paul Connors: Paul will play the
oldies but goodies for us on
February 21st!
Mollie Glazer: Classical music on
March 4th and 11th.
Susan Berman: returns with her
amazing musical partner, Ray, on
February 28th and March 21st.
Steve Tornovish: brings the
laughs and tunes on February 17th
and March 13th.
Jim Sulzer: Jim will play classical
guitar on February 18th, March
14th and March 28th.
All music performances begin at
4pm, in the OIH living room.
*Please note that starting on
2/15/19, the restriction on
visitors under the age of 18 is no
longer in effect. Thank you for
your cooperation!
Upcoming Events
Resident
Monthly
Quote
“You need to
be nice to
work here
and to live
here, it’s a
requirement!”
-Eileen M
We’re on the Web!
See us at:
www.nantucket-
ma.gov
Check out Our Island Home’s entry in the Whaling
Museum’s Festival of Trees: “Our Island Artists”!
Hairdresser Services
Our Island Home is very lucky to have
not one, but now two volunteer
hairdressers. Sallyanne Austin, owner
of Organic Hair Salon & Nail Spa, now
offers haircuts for OIH residents free
of charge. Sallyanne is visiting us
twice monthy, and also does perms
and colors. Please see Activities
Director to schedule!
Bea Santos chatting with current NCH
dietary employee Maria McGrath