November 2012 • Issue 532
HAPPY THANKSGIVING “Remember, there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” –Scott Adams Summer’s memories are fading and we are now into the part of the fall season where the trees are losing leaves faster than the ticking of the
Daryl speaks at the Annual Resident’s Association Meeting
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Daryl L. Martin, Executive Director
clock. And before long it will be snow that the wind blows and not the gloriously painted maple leaves. But before welcoming winter there is important business to accomplish. November is here and that means it is time to observe Thanksgiving! And celebrate we should! Swiss Village provides a unique opportunity to nurture community. And within the interconnectedness that comes with community comes numerous occasions to bestow gifts. Kindness, friendship, generosity of spirit, and even patience with one
another are life-giving gifts that cost little but provide much. And truth be told, all of us need these expressions of love to carry us across rough terrain. The close proximity of life together does mean that we share the edginess of life’s experiences. And from these shared experiences we get opportunities to give and receive. This Thanksgiving give thanks that God created us to live in community. Loneliness fades as we engage in the lives of those around us. Enhance life by giving the gifts of kindness, friendship, generosity of spirit, and (CONT. ON PAGE 2)
SWISS VILLAGE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND BOARD MEMBERS Executive Team: Daryl L. Martin Executive Director Linda Arnold Director of Healthcare Services
Board of Directors: Kent Liechty, President Tom Muselman, Vice-President Linda Eicher, Secretary
Derick Bailey Director of Resident Services
Ted Lautzenheiser, Treasurer
Joe Burkhead Director of Information Services
Andrew Briggs
Margie Dougherty Director of Human Resources
Paul Zuercher, Immediate Past President Mark Settlemyre
Michelle McIntosh Director of Marketing
Sharon Sprunger Wulliman
Roger Young Controller
Greg Meyer Nancy Subler
Inside this issue: New Residents
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Saturday Night at the Village-The Jay Fox Band
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Holiday Bazaar, Book Fair, & Santa arrives
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Residential & Healthcare 5 Activities South Campus Wellness & Wellness PavilionActive Aging Week
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Kinder Haus
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Staff News
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Swiss Village Mission Statement: Swiss Village Retirement Community is a not-for-profit corporation, committed to providing quality and affordable retirement living facilities and services in a Christian environment that enhances life with dignity, meaning and appropriate care for the senior adults from the surrounding community without regard to race, religion, sex, or handicaps that can be accommodated within our delivery system.