Community Matters Aberdeen Village
October 2017
‘Serving’ our residents love Respect, teamwork and service are just a few ways Jina Reinholdt carries out her duties as a server for Aberdeen Village’s memory care dining room. Jina has been upholding those high morals and values in our our dining services department for the last 14 years. “Dining services is an important part of resident life,” she said. “I want to make sure that our residents are happy and satisfied.” Jina understands how dementia affects residents of our memory care neighborhood, but she SERVING, continued on page 2 CEO, continued on page 4
Competition barbecue Backyard barbecuers to American Royal competitors So, we all are passionate about one thing or another, but how many of us can say we are actually fulfilling that passion? Scott Price, one of Aberdeen Village’s maintenance technicians, is doing just that. For many years Scott was a backyard cook who enjoyed coming together with his friends and family over some good barbecue. Many of them kept telling Scott and a few of his close friends how good their barbecue was, and they began to think they could take their passion for grilling and cooking to a different level: competition barbecue. Scott started volunteering with the American Royal World Series of Barbecue more than 15 years ago. The American Royal livestock show and rodeo has taken place in Kansas City since 1899; the barbecue event is held at the Kansas Speedway over Labor Day weekend. While volunteering, Scott met people who shared his passion, and he learned BARBECUE, continued on page 2
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about the competitive world of barbecue. About eight years ago Scott and his crew made the switch from volunteering to open competition. His team is the Disciples of Blues & BBQ. Their team motto is “we out fun everyone.” In this year’s contest, Scott and his Disciples competed in sausage, chicken, brisket, ribs, pork and turkey. Scott and his crew prove that you can take a passion and do so much with it!
believes they deserve to be treated like they are her own family. Jina is originally from South Korea and made her way to the United States 36 years ago when she met her husband. They were married for 10 years when he became ill with cancer and passed away. She smiled when she remembered him and said he was a kind, loving gentle man, but she thought she would never love again. However, she did meet a man who became her second husband, and they have been married for 27 years. “I’m so lucky to have found love twice in my lifetime,” she said. Jina has three children and six grandchildren. In her spare time she
loves to be with her grandchildren. She also enjoys gardening and home decorating. When asked what has kept her at Aberdeen Village for 14 years, Jina said: “I love this community. Everyone is kind, friendly and makes me feel a part of the team every day.” She also loves her supervisors, adding, “I feel that they really care about me.” Jina said she never has stress when she comes to work. She believes in coming to do her job with a smile on her face. “People always ask me how I can be so happy every day; I say, why not? It makes your day so much easier, and it makes a difference in the lives of our residents.”
Tell your holiday stories Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Aberdeen Village by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at: PresbyterianManors.org. Tim Allin, executive director Chrissie Ammann, director of sales and marketing To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Chrissie Ammann, director of sales and marketing, cammann@pmma.org. Telephone: 913-599-6100 Fax: 913-599-3810 Address: 17500 W. 119th St., Olathe, KS 66061-9524 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.
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Community Matters October 2017
We will feature Christmas in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. If you have a story about Christmas, whether a favorite tradition or a memorable holiday celebration, or if you just want to tell the world what you love about living in your senior living community, we want to share the story. Contact Chrissie Ammann, director of sales and marketing, and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.
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