don’t miss these dear residents, friends and family...
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Don’t miss these important dates in
November!
November 3 Daylight Savings Ends
November 5 Election Day
November 11 Veterans Day
November 28 Thanksgiving
Dear Residents, Friends and Family,
Residents had such a fun time at out Halloween
party! It was certainly just one of the many highlights of this
month that included: a scrabble tournament, a violin concert,
pumpkin decorating and a lot more. We hope you all enjoyed
the programming last month and are excited for November.
November 3rd marks the end of daylight savings time.
As a reminder, the clocks will be turning back 1 hour in the
early hours of Sunday. If you have clocks or watches, set them
back by an hour before heading to bed on Saturday. I’m sure
you’ll all enjoy the extra hour of sleep!
The end of this month marks the start of the holiday
season with Thanksgiving. Whatever your plans may be for
the holiday, we wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving full of
thanks, blessings and lots of delicious food!
Happy November!
Director Jessica Schmidt Community Services Coordinator Krystyna Zubik Building Operations Manager Eric Anglin Marketing & Outreach Assistant Reina Victoria Concierge Elizabeth Pecoraino
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A Look at October
Oktoberfest
Riverview residents celebrated Oktoberfest with a BBQ meal accompanied with wine & beer. Our chef
also prepared some delicious pretzels and apple strudels. Yum!
Did you know?
The celebration of Oktoberfest originated in 1810 in Munich, Germany. It began as a celebration of the royal wedding between King Ludwig I and Princess
Teresa of Sassonia-Hildburghausen. It was an extensive celebration that included all of Munich’s
residents. Since then, it has become an annual celebration in Munich. It lasts 16-18 days and hosts
over 6 million attendees from around the world every year.
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Pumpkin Decorating
Pumpkin decorating was such a fun time. Krystyna did such a wonderful job setting the table for the decoration process. A few of our Riverview ladies joined us on PH1
to get creative and design their own pumpkin. Our pumpkins turned out very diverse! The pumpkins had moustaches, eyelashes and some even had lipstick!
These masterpieces were displayed in the dining room as well as PH1, we hope you enjoyed them!
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Scrabble Tournament Round 1
Starting off round 1 of our scrabble tournament were Muriel vs. Stuart and Gaby vs. Evy. Gaby and Evy’s board was a visual delight, very neat as the words naturally fell into a diagonal pattern. On the other side, we had Muriel and Stuart with a board that resulted in many surprise moves. All of our
players did a magnificent job in the first round and Muriel and Evy advanced to the finals.
Scrabble Tournament FINAL
Whew! The final game for our Scrabble Tournament sure was exciting! Evy and Muriel started off with a tight board and it didn’t let up much throughout the course of the game. We must say that both players did a great job adapting to the circumstances and using their skills to work around their difficult tile
draws. We saw some great moves from both players and it was an incredibly close game right
until the very end. The game ended with tied scores of 272… both ladies emerged as winners!
Congratulations Muriel and Evy!
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Acting Class with Jane
Acting classes with Jane have been a lot of fun this month and they will
continue throughout November. Have you been keeping up with your vocal
and breathing exercises?
Life Experiences with Lottie
This month, our special speaker for the Life Experiences series was none other than Lottie! Lottie shared many childhood experiences including her move to New York when she was a young child. We loved
getting to hear about her career development and the various organizations she is involved with. Afterwards, Lottie had a Q&A where her fellow residents asked many questions ranging from all the famous people
she is acquainted with to the evolution of women’s workwear throughout the years, goodbye silk stockings! Thank you very much for sharing with us Lottie and thank you to everyone who attended.
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Fall Traditions Around the World
Ireland
Modern day Halloween is said to have
originated in Ireland. Rural areas lit bonfires
much like they did during the days of the Celts
and the children dress up and “trick-or treat”
around the neighborhood.
Mexico
Día de los Muertos spans from late night on
October 31st to November 2nd. Altars and
offerings are set to honor the dead who are
said to return to earth during this period of
time. The altars include the deceased
favorite foods, snacks and drinks. Some are
designed to be quite large and elaborate like
the one pictured here.
Important Dates
November 1 2:00 PM Fiber Art Presentation
w/ Mary
November 7 2:00 PM Charlene’s Jewelry
Workshop
November 8 2:00 PM Spanish Conversation
November 12 6:00 PM Live Entertainment w/
Albert
November 22 2:00 PM Sharing Life Experiences
w/ Stuart
November 26 2:00 PM Birthday Party Live
Entertainment
November Birthdays
November 6 Anthony A.
November 23
Gertrude J.
Poland
Wszystkich Swietych
All Saint’s Day in Poland is a very
important time for remembrance. During
this holiday families go to the cemetery
throughout the day of November 1st to
visit the resting places of their loved ones.
The cemeteries are filled with countless
candles, like the one pictured on the left.
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The Riverview Journal Riverview Senior Independent Living
519 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10019 (212) 586-4546 [email protected]
Riverview Halloween Fest