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eth Sholom Senior Living hosted its Virtual 2020 Annual Meeting, “A Year In Review” on Sunday, Oct. 25. The meeting was presented virtually to a “room full” of guests! Jonathan Joseph, outgoing chairperson, gave a warm welcome. He then introduced Rabbi Randi Nagel, who presented a heartwarming opening prayer followed by a musical performance by Jody Smith, Life Enrichment team member at Beth Sholom. She serenaded all with “Hatikvah” and the National Anthem. The event marked the end of Jonathan Joseph’s 2-year term as the board chairperson for Beth Sholom. At this meeting, Ellen Renee Adams, president of the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond, performed the installation of the new Chairperson Janet Gale, along with the other officers, Ben Humphreys, Vice Chairperson/Treasurer; Stanley Ullman, Secretary; Morris Funk, Chief Executive Officer; and new Board member Melissa Brownstein. Janet Gale has been a member of the Beth Sholom Board since 2014. She also served on the Board of Circle Center Adult Day Services and on the Development Committee of the Greater Richmond Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. In addition, she has a certificate in gerontology through the American Society of Aging. Janet currently is the director of Extended Care Marketing for McKesson Medical-Surgical. Incoming Board Member
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Melissa Brownstein
“Employee of the Year,” Samantha Goodman, with CEO Mo Funk.
Melissa Brownstein, is an active volunteer at Beth Sholom. In addition to her involvement with many events, for the last 2 years she has served on Beth Sholom’s Mah Jong Madness Committee. Welcome to the Board Melissa! CEO Morris “Mo” Funk, closed the meeting with an emotional “Year In Review.” He illustrated what life has been like for the Beth Sholom Senior Living Community since COVID-19 descended upon us. He extended his utmost gratitude to the Beth Sholom Team, the Board of Directors, residents, families, and the Community for their hard work and endless support! Other Beth Sholom News Beth Sholom recently announced the 2020 employee honors. Samantha or “Sam” Goodman, director of Life Enrichment,
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has been awarded Beth Sholom’s “Employee of the Year” for her hard work and dedication to Beth Sholom Senior Living and our residents and family members. Patti Patrus, office assistant at The Woods Independent Apartments, was awarded “Rookie of the Year” for her “can do” attitude with a smile. Patti is always willing to lend a helping hand when called upon! Congratulations and thank you, Sam and Patti! We are pleased to welcome Jamie Agee, admissions and marketing coordinator, to the Beth Sholom Team! Jamie comes to Beth Sholom with a wide range of experience and talents. She is a graduate of James Madison University and an accomplished violinist. Acclaimed for “playing with the heart and
“Rookie of the Year,” Patti Patrus, with CEO Mo Funk.
Jamie Agee, the new Beth Sholom admissions and marketing coordinator, is an accomplished violinist.
soul of a virtuoso,” we’re looking forward to working with Jamie and hearing her play! Beth Sholom’s Lunch & Learn virtual event, “Living with Dementia During COVID-19” on Nov. 10 was well attended. Presenter, Michael Skrajner, the director of Research and Innovation at the Hearthstone Institute, discussed how COVID-19 has changed all of our lives, especially those living with dementia and offered many useful tips for family members and caregivers. Beth Sholom is a certified Memory Care Center of Excellence for the Hearthstone Institute’s I’m Still Here® approach to dementia, the only program of its kind in Virginia. If you were unable to join us for this event, see his video on the
main page of our website: www.bethsholomliving.org. In keeping with the tradition Beth Sholom’s CEO, Morris “Mo” Funk, started shortly after arriving in 2018, all team members on campus will receive a holiday turkey to share with their family. Over 300 turkeys will be distributed! This was made possible through generous donations from the community. Thank you to all! For more about Beth Sholom. email communications@bslcc.org.. We hope you can join us! Beth Sholom Senior Living is supported, in part, by a generous annual contribution, programming grants and COVID-19 Crisis Relief Funds from the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond.
