Nathan Mentos and Czarina Marcial showing off their fantastic face paint
Inside this issue: • Children’s Party • Cashin Scholarship winner announced • Meet Maryann • A visit to the breweries Grace Joel Retirement Village Autumn Newsletter 2018
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Greetings from Murray... Hello and welcome to the first edition of State of Grace for 2018. I trust you and your families had a relaxing time over the holiday season! We welcomed in the new year with a great breakfast and the year’s activities started off with a bang with the Children’s Party, which was a lot of fun in the sun. This year will see many welcome changes throughout the village. In the care centre we started with the refurbishment of furniture and in February we implemented the new myRyman Care app. All the residents now have surfaces in their rooms, which will be used to better manage their health and wellbeing. We have also installed new ‘Grace Joel
visitor only’ parking signs in front of Eastmed. In other news, the installation of fibre optic cables have now been completed for our independent residents. Please keep an eye on your calendars for all our upcoming activities. I look forward meeting you around the village and please feel free to contact me if you have any queries. Kind regards
Murray Parkes Village Manager
The Ryman Season of The Nutcracker The Royal New Zealand Ballet is hard at work to bring the new production of the muchloved Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, to New Zealand’s stages. The Ryman Healthcare Season of The Nutcracker will be the RNZB’s biggest tour of 2018, opening in Wellington on 31 October and touring to Blenheim, Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Napier, Auckland and Takapuna, through to 15 December. The Nutcracker is the third tour sponsored by Ryman, following the sell-out success of The Wizard of Oz and Romeo and Juliet.
Murray Parkes Village Manager Phone: 09 575 1572
Bronwen Steere Sales Advisor Phone: 09 575 1563
Call Murray for general enquiries, or any information about resthome and hospital care.
Talk to Bronwen about retirement living options and availabilities in the village.
184 St Heliers Bay Road, St Heliers, Auckland • www.gracejoel.co.nz
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We were worried the weather wouldn’t hold for our annual Children’s Party but luckily it did! The village was overflowing with children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren of residents and staff. Under the midmorning sun, the children enjoyed petting animals, riding on mechanical animals, face painting and playing giant jenga. We also had a clown who made the children giggle and a fantastic magic show. No party is complete without food and drink and we had plenty of those! Even the care centre residents came down to d join the festivities. We hope everyone had a spectacular time.
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<generic recipe> Bob Scott bowlers take on Melbourne While most of us were sleeping off our Christmas feasts on Boxing Day, four residents from Bob Scott Retirement Village were heading to Melbourne. The winners of the Ryman lower North Island regional bowls tournament, Arie Molenaar, Shirley Wilson, Ron Scott and Reta Morris, were eager to take on Australian bowlers in the Glen Waverley Bowls Carnival. “The atmosphere was brilliant. There was a lot of interest in us and people asking how we were doing,” Arie says. The team also enjoyed their visit to Ryman’s 1st Melbourne village the Weary Dunlop Retirement Village where they had a tour and morning tea with the residents.
ta t, Shirely Wilson and Re Arie Molenaar, Ran Scot a ent Bob Scott in Australi es pr re to d ou pr re we Morris talk there. It’s a social spot,” Arie says. “Sometimes we’re there for half an hour and we don’t play bowls we just talk!”
They all agree that it is the best thing to have a bowling green in a village as it brings people together.
They all give a very big thank you to Ryman and Denise Thompson, Ryman community and relations team leader, and Russ Nicholls, from the Glen Waverley Bowls Club.
“A lot of people go there just to sit and
“We’re just so proud to be part of Ryman.
Cashin Scholarship Winner 2018 Emma Glasson is all set to pursue her dream career after winning the $5,000 Cashin Scholarship. The 18-year-old from Invercargill has started her first year studying for a Bachelor of Commerce and she says the scholarship has eased the pressure on her family. Emma’s mum Deanna is a senior caregiver at Rowena Jackson Retirement Village in Invercargill and started there in 2012 after the family moved south from Christchurch. Emma says the earthquakes were tough on the family. “The earthquakes took a toll on us all and mum and dad decided that Invercargill would be a good place to move to.’’ Emma is the seventh winner of the scholarship established in honour of
Ryman director Mike Cashin. Blair Cashin, Mike’s son, said Emma was a deserving winner. “We were delighted to support Emma’s ambitions to study accountancy. She’s part of a family whose lives were disrupted by the earthquakes but she is a determined character who has done well at school through her hard work.’’ The scholarship is open to all Ryman staff and their families.
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Resident Esma Rastrick with New Zealand Women’s Weekly editor Alice O’Connell
The hunt for fantastic grandparents is on! Ryman Healthcare has joined forces with New Zealand Women’s Weekly magazine in the search for the nation’s Grandparents of the Year. To help launch this year’s search, Ryman invited magazine editor Alice O’Connell and her team to a lavish high tea at its Bert Sutcliffe retirement village where residents gave them a very warm welcome.
“With so many wonderful grandparents amongst our residents alone I just know choosing the winners is going to be extremely tough – I will have my tissues at the ready too!”
How to enter
Radio presenter Lorna Subritzky, was the MC for the event.
Describe in 500 words or less why you or your nominee deserves to be a winner
“With more mothers working and under so much pressure it’s grandparents who end up picking up the slack either with childcare or financially - they are the unsung heroes,” she said.
For more information head to: nowtolove.co.nz/grandparentsoftheyear for more information
“So we need to celebrate these people and say they’re doing something wonderful.” Alice said more judges had been brought on board to choose each category winner this year, including Ryman’s own Group Sales Manager Debbie McClure, who grew up living next door to her grandparents. “I know from first-hand experience just how special the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren can be and I’m thrilled that Ryman is involved with New Zealand Women’s Weekly to celebrate that.
The four categories are: Gran of the Year, Granddad of the Year, Honorary Grandparent of the Year (to recognise those who may not be bloodrelated but whose love is no less strong), and Grandparents of the Year. Closing date for entries is Sunday March 4, 2018. The competition is open to Ryman Residents.
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The care centre resid ents were delighted by the special New Year s' breakfast of ham , eggs, sausages, croissants and other treats. Th ere is no better way to celebrate than to ha ve a delicious meal to w elcome the coming year with friends. It was a full house fo r New Year's breakf ast
Introducing Simran Hi, my name is Simran Kaur, and I was born in Punjab, India. As a child, I always wanted to work in healthcare and so I eventually decided to study nursing. I completed my studies in 2008. During that time, I realised my passion was caring for the elderly. I also worked in India as a trained nurse in private hospitals. In 2010, I immigrated to New Zealand in order to ďŹ nd a better life. Here, I decided to study infection prevention and control in Rotorua. A year later I moved to Auckland and started working at Grace Joel as a caregiver. I got married to the man of my dreams, Baldev in 2016. We love cooking, the
outdoors, especially the beach, and travelling. We visit India every year to see both our families. In October 2017, I i d apartment t t started my role as a serviced unit coordinator. Because I have already worked as a caregiver it means I fully understand my role and I am happy to St Patrick's pitch in when needed.Day was a lot of fun at Edmund Hillary with The villagegreen has now second outďŹ become ts, greenafood, home to me. The love I receive from and of course, Guinness! residents and staff have made sure that I never feel homesick.
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My dearest husband was German, and he worked for a pharmaceutical company based in West Berlin. It was here that we started our family. Two weeks after we arrived, the infamous Berlin wall was erected. It was an uncertain time and we were not too sure if we would stay but the wall remained for 29 years.
n n a y r a M t e Me Hello, my name is Maryann Buelow (née Peterson) and I was born in Greytown. When I was six years old, we moved to Wellington. I travelled after college and met many wonderful people in different countries, including my relatives in Sweden. Not long after my return to Wellington, I met my future husband. Little did I know it, but our future was overseas where we lived for nearly 40 years.
We lived in Berlin for 22 years and I have no regrets. In fact, it has become my favourite city in Europe with the most reliable and friendly people. I still visit the city every year. My husband was transferred to Paris and our family moved to France. It was a challenge to learn another language. Paris became our home for 11 years before my husband retired. We returned to New Zealand after we retired, but we continued to travel back to Europe to see our family and friends. Sadly, my husband passed away and I therefore had to start a new life on my own. Coming to this lovely village and meeting with so many lovely people has made the transition easier.
Shortbread The Ralph Family Recipe Makes approx 30 pieces Ingredients: 450g butter 3/4 cup caster sugar 1/2 cup cornflower
2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt
Method: • Cream butter and sugar well. • Add sifted flour, cornflour and salt. • Knead well, roll out fairly thick (1cm). • Cut into pieces, place on cold greased tray and prick with a fork.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes 180°C. • Leave to cool. Enjoy!
State of Grace The men had a fantastic time visiting the brewery
A visit to the breweries Although the winds were high and the rain pelted down, our men were determined to visit Brothers Brewery in Mt Eden. They had the chance to talk to the brew master and learned much about the brewing process. Of course, everyone got a wee taste with delicious food.
Upcoming Events St Patrick's Day Easter Celebration Anzac Celebration
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The interior of the Brot