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BY JIM MAHAFFIE

troll through a “Cars ‘n’ Coffee” event early Satur-day morning at the Corner Bakery Cafe onWestlakeDrive in Bethesda, or any of the similar independent

and club car collector events across the region, and you’lladmire the shiny vehicles and hear talk about “tri-power,”“buckets,” “strut spans” and “aluminum hubs.” At theseevents, held during fair weather, (mostly) men and womenof all ages gather to talk cars, and passersby stop to admirethe gleaming exotic roadster, the vintage Caddy, the mus-cle car or the lovingly restored antique.

There are more than 25 cars to see here on a warmSeptember morning. The beautiful maroon 1960Pontiac Ventura hardtop belongs to Richard Sisson, 68,of Potomac. “I’m a car nut. My brother was a car nut,and our father was, too,” he said proudly.

Sisson has owned more than 40 cars over the years,but said he’s down to just two these days—the Venturaand a striking, black 1954 Cadillac Eldorado convert-ible. “They’re very different,” he said. Sisson loves to goto cruise-ins in the Ventura; it’s a powerful car with a lotof torque and acceleration. “But the Eldorado is long,low, slinky and sexy, a more laid-back kind of ride.”

Car nuts love the history of their vehicles, too. Accord-ing to Sisson, his Cadillac was built in the second year themodel was made and there are only about 500 left of theoriginal 2,200 manufactured.

“People held onto those cars for a long time and caredfor them, and they were very expensive when they werenew,” he said.

A few cars up from Sisson’sVentura, Jim Churchill, 70,is another car nut. He left his own Cadillac at home andbrought a sleek 2012 Fisker Karma electric luxury vehi-

cle with him to Cars ‘n’ Coffee, complete with solar panelsembedded in the roof and an all-leather and rescued woodinterior. A Cadillac owner for 53 years, Churchill had hisfirst Caddy when he was 15—before he even had a dri-ver’s license. He has been a service expert and salesman atCapitol Cadillac in Greenbelt for more than 40 years.

Car nut Dave Deporter can’t pass up a car show orany event with classic, vintage or antique cars. Deporterdrives a 1961 MGA, a classic British sports car—whenit’s not up on blocks in his garage in Bethesda.

“I’ve messed with cars since I was 17,” said Deporter,now 57. “I would love to be a classic car collector. It takesa lot of effort to keep them running, especially these oldBritish sports cars. If I had bigger pockets, I would proba-bly have five or six of them.”

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“Car nut” Richard Sisson of Potomac ridesin his 1960 Pontiac Ventura hardtop.


BY KAREN FINUCAN CLARKSON

f you are looking to be passive in re-tirement, then this program is notright for you … But if you desireto make the county a better place to

live, Senior Leadership Montgomery(SLM) will give you the connections, toolsand resources to do that,” said Joan Schaf-fer,59,a 2010 SLM graduate.A lifelong res-ident of Montgomery County, Schaffergraduated from the program “with a newappreciation for and completely differentperspective” of the county’s development,governance and resources.

Now in its 11th year, SLM gives adults55 or older, opportunity to explore therichness and diversity that MontgomeryCounty has to offer. In the process, partic-ipants examine their own values, philoso-phies and beliefs, while building trust,rapport and networks among peers withdiffering backgrounds and experiences, ac-cording to Esther B. Newman, founderand executive director of LeadershipMontgomery, SLM’s parent organization.It’s important to note that “Senior Leader-ship Montgomery is not a leadership edu-cation program, but, rather, an issuesawareness program. We bring people to-gether and offer them opportunities tolearn more about the county where they liveor work,” she said.

The SLM program runs Septemberthrough April and includes seven days ofthematic activities—public safety, the artsand governance among them.

Classroom learning is combinedwith community adventures. “Every trip Iwent on was both educational and fun,”said Mimi I. Hassanein, a member ofSLM’s Class of 2011.

“My favorite part was riding in the air-plane and getting an entirely different viewof how waste and traffic are managed.Wetoured the county’s waste managementfacility, but seeing it from above gives youa completely different perspective.”

“When you go up in the traffic plane,you get an understanding of how the coun-ty makes adjustments to traffic patterns,how they time lights differently if there’s anaccident on I-270,” said Schaffer. “Despitehow awful we might think traffic is, itwould be much worse if the county didn’tdo these things.”

Other activities include lunch with theMontgomery County Council, a behind-the-scenes tour of Strathmore, a visit to

the county’s correctional facility in Boyds,ride-alongs with police and firefightersand dinner at a fire station. “They get tosee how leadership occurs at various levelsof county government and within the non-profit sector,” said Newman.

These activities expose participants to arange of social and community services,both public and private. The wealth of

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An art session at Strathmore for a Senior Leadership Montgomery class ends with a dance lesson from membersof the Chinese American Senior Services Association.

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BY JANET OCHS LOWENBACH

t begins like a rumble in the belly, travels up to thechest and slips out through the mouth—as a giggle,

a gasp, a guffaw or a side-slapping roar.Whatever you call it, it’s a laugh, and for the 15 sen-

iors at a recent LaughterYoga class at Emeritus at Po-tomac, an assisted-living and retirement community, itwas a gateway to feeling better mentally and physically.

Clad in a black and aqua jogging suit and Dr.Seuss cap, laugh instructor Nira Berry cavorted inthe center of a circle of expectant seniors, handingout funny hats and leis—“anything to make youfeel silly.”

“Go ‘ho ho ho’ and ‘ha ha ha,’” Berry repeated en-thusiastically. “Breathe deeply from your bellies.

“Look each other in the eye ... pretend you are ananimal laughing … grab the yellow ball and say ‘Howdo you do?’ Ha ha ha.”

The laughter swelled. Participants looked directly atone another for confirmation and laughed even louder.

At 96,Verna King was grinning like a cat, her redhat shaking as her head moved up and down. “Thelaughing makes me cheerful,” she said.Then, 76-year-old Julie Levenson moved in, laughing and joining inan impromptu minuet. Martha Hodsdon, 85, said the“movement of the laughing was sort of relaxing.”

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TOP LEFT:Instructor Nira Berry demonstrates aninfectious laugh.

CENTER:Verna King, 96, happily accepts theballoon, says her name and joinsthe group in laughter.

LEFT:Berry tells the participants at Emeritusat Potomac to pretend they areswallowing a big watermelon as theylaugh and stretch out their arms.

BELOW:King throws her arms up in the airand laughs.

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“Ha ha ha,” said Berry. “It doesn’t matter if the laugh-ter is ‘fake’ or ‘real.’ Both have positive health effects.”

This was all very funny, but what does it have to dowith health?

Just ask Berry.The Potomac resident discovered thecurative powers of laughter when she was recovering frombreast cancer in 2001; she now teaches LaughterYoga toadult groups and corporate organizations across the coun-ty. Berry has introduced her LaughingRx program to,among others, the National Institutes of Health, Mary-land Nurses Association, Holy Cross Hospital,Washing-ton Hospital Center, the Archdiocese of Washington,Celebrity Cruises, Baltimore City Commission on Agingand Retirement Education, The Ratner Museum inBethesda and the Holiday Park Senior Center inWheaton.

LaughterYoga uses laughter to reduce pain and stressand make people feel better overall. Created in India in1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria, a physician from Mumbai,the program has expanded from a handful of people gath-ered in a park in India to more than 6,000 laughter clubsin 60-plus countries today.

Deciding to try laughter herself to reduce the pain andstress from the cancer, Berry said,“I forced myself to laugheven if I could not get out of bed, even if my body felt bro-ken. I forced my stomach to go up and down in a laugh.And I felt better every time. I decided to spread this mes-sage through LaughingRx.” After studying in Switzerland,where Kataria offered LaughterYoga teacher training, and

here in Maryland, in Laurel, for health and wellness certi-fication, Berry began presenting her LaughingRx wellnessclasses locally and throughout the country.

“I found things became better after a laughing ses-sion—for me and the group—and we had more energy,”Berry said. “While laughing, we took in a lot of fresh oxy-gen into our lungs and brain, which helped us think betterand feel better. Laughing for an extended period of timehas an aerobic benefit just like riding a stationary bicycle.”

Over time, Berry learned that laughter did even more.In 1985, Lee Berk, M.D., of Loma Linda University’sSchool of Allied Health and Medicine, showed that laugh-ter reduced cortisol, a hormone associated with stress, andhad an effect on modulating components of the immunesystem. A 2005 University of Maryland Medical Centerstudy, led by Michael Miller, M.D., showed that laughtermay strengthen the heart by increasing blood flow.

NathanWei, M.D., director of the ArthritisTreatmentCenter in Frederick, cares for 2,800 arthritis patients inMontgomery County. He recently attested to the value ofLaughterYoga after Berry led a LaughingRx program atthe center.

“I have been in arthritis treatment more than 30 years.Medication and procedures, in my opinion, only accountfor half the improvement in patients.The other half is fromnonmedical aspects,” he said.

“The theory is that by laughing, the quality of breath-ing improves,”Wei added. “Also, endorphins and other

neurotransmitters, such as dopamine and serotonin, areincreased in the brain. These are the ‘feel good’ neuro-transmitters, or the messengers of neurologic informationfrom one cell to another. Since they are increased, theoverall effect of laughing improves outlook and helps re-lieve pain.”

“Seniors should be encouraged to laugh because theyhave so much fun in sharing laughter together and joiningin a social bonding experience,” said Berry. “Health bene-fits include pain reduction, reduced stress, increased ener-gy and aerobic breathing that clears out the lungs andbrings in fresh oxygen to the brain.”

At Emeritus, people were still laughing, but they didnot focus on health outcomes. King, a resident at the com-munity, said she was happy to laugh a lot and felt morecheerful after the program.

Berry holds LaughingRX classes at The RatnerMuseum in Bethesda every Tuesday from 12:15 to

1:15 p.m., and one Sunday a month from 3 to4 p.m. Check her website, Laughingrx.com, for

updates. She also offers health and wellnessseminars for seniors, other adults and corporateprograms and conferences. For more information,

call 240-888-6555 or email [email protected].

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BY BARBARA DARKO

othing says “happy birthday” quite like acake. Weddings, holidays, anniversariesand other special occasions also offer an

excuse to feast on fondant. But rather than pur-chase a fancy cake at your favorite pastry shop, con-sider taking a class to fill, frost and have fun whilelearning the art of cake decorating.

You don’t have to be a chef to master the art of cakedecorating, said Leslie Poyourow, owner of Fancy Cakesby Leslie in Bethesda. Poyourow teaches a two-hourhands-on class from 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays duringOctober, April and May.The sessions begin with a discus-sion about which type of cake to use—box mix cakes andicings versus scratch cakes and icings.Workshop partici-pants—usually between five and 12 people—also learnabout torting, or slicing a cake into layers, and filling.Thecost is $95, and all materials are provided.

“Cake decorating is cross-generational,” Poyourowsaid. “Men like it, women like it, grandparents and chil-dren.” And everyone has his or her reason for taking theclass. “Some people do it just for fun, others are more se-rious,” she said.“It depends on where they’re coming fromand what they want to get out of it. For some [women],

it’s because‘I toldmy girlfriend, I’m goingto do [her] wedding cake.’”

At The Little Bitts Shop in Wheaton, owner BobSchilke said decorating a wedding cake in October is justas likely as in the traditional month of June.The art of cakedecorating means “taking what you think you want to doand transferring it into actual practice,” he said.

Schilke and his wife Ann have taught people of allages—from 80 to 12— “who haven’t been able to deco-rate their cakes very well.”

Their eight-week, two-hour class costs $150 in the falland winter. Participants can take the class onTuesdays or

Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m., or on Saturdays from 10a.m. to noon.

“The biggest thing is to just be relaxed,” said Schilke,who has owned The Little Bitts Shop for 15 years. Heoffers other secrets for successful cake decorating: “Be pa-tient, have a good imagination and talk to people you’redecorating for to find out what they like.”

Like Poyourow, Schilke considers cake decorating anart that allows the novice or seasoned baker to be creative

Bake for thecoming holidays,special occasionsor just for fun

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BY SCOTT HARRIS

uth Haley isn’t one to dwell on themore trying aspects of life. But thatdoesn’t mean they aren’t there.

“I guess I get stressed sometimes be-cause I’m by myself,” said the 85-year-oldDamascus resident. “When I get sick, Iworry. I worry about how I’m going to getto the doctor. And I might be too embar-rassed to call 911.”

Haley added that money is not a seri-ous concern; but then she reconsidered.

“I’m fortunate,” she said. “I have thebare essentials,but I don’t worry about whatI don’t have.As long as the price of groceriesdoesn’t go up again anytime soon.”

Stress is a fact of modern life. Between1983 and 2009, stress increased 18 per-cent for women and 24 percent for men,according to findings released in April byresearchers at Carnegie Mellon Universityin Pittsburgh.Though the study, publishedin the Journal of Applied Social Psycholo-gy, found that stress appears to decreasewith age, it’s still a factor for all age groups.

Stress in small doses can be healthy andmotivating, but it is common knowledgethat too much of the wrong kind of stress—also known as distress—can be harmful.When not properly managed, stress can takea toll on the body and the mind, contribut-ing to everything from chest pains to highblood pressure to sleep problems to moodswings, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The pace of life can slow down after re-tirement, but health and mobility concerns,the sickness or death of a spouse or otherloved ones and the difficulties of living on afixed income can all cause stress in seniors.

“There are big stressors like the disas-ter of the economy. But there are dailythings, too,” said Tony Edghill, director ofthe Damascus Senior Center and a mem-ber-at-large of the Maryland Associationof Senior Centers. “Getting older, you’renot always able to remember everything.Twenty years earlier, you could run up thestairs in the dark. Now you have to gomore slowly, and you have to turn thelights on first to make sure you don’t fall.

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All these things can cause stress.”Seniors also tend to face—or put off—

their share of difficult life decisions.“You can either plan for the future, or

you can wait for it to happen,” said SusyMurphy, director of care managementservices at Silver Spring-based Debra LevyEldercare Associates. “People know theyshould meet with a lawyer, but they put itoff because they don’t want to think aboutit, and then there’s a medical crisis and theyhave to do it all in a hurry. These aren’teasy things to think or talk about. But whenyou feel like you don’t have control, that’swhen you can become stressed.”

So how can seniors battle stress? Formany, an ounce of prevention equals apound of cure, and not just when it comesto the doctor’s office.

“There are lots of ways that you canbuild resilience,” said John J. Kenney,chief of Aging and Disability Servicesfor Montgomery County.“Stress is in-evitable in life.What we can do is protectourselves.We can create offsetting factorsthat act as buffers against the negative ef-fects of too much stress.”

Diet and exercise are part of it, but an-other powerful tool is planning ahead toanticipate and mitigate stressful situationsbefore they happen.

“I always say that if you have a bank ac-count and a car, you should have a med-ical power of attorney and a financialpower of attorney,” Murphy said, addingthat communities of faith and similar or-ganizations often provide free workshopson these topics.

Once they’ve planned, Murphy advisesthat seniors get those plans in the hands ofthe right people. Make sure family mem-bers understand final plans, and thatattorneys and doctors have access to the in-formation they need to properly executewills or advance directives.

“Do the right people have copies ofyour plans? Just knowing that can reallybring peace of mind,” Murphy said.

On a day-to-day basis, leveraging natu-ral talents and interests to give back to acommunity—an idea Kenney calls “gener-ativity”—can be a potent antidote to un-healthy stress levels.

“Be engaged in activities that interestyou,” Kenney said. “It’s individualized. Ifyou were a scientist during your career,maybe you could mentor young students.Be engaged culturally and civically. It givesyou a support network that is sustaining.Be around people that are positive.”

Haley goes to the Damascus SeniorCenter for support and relaxation.

“I come here to get de-stressed,” shesaid. “There are people to talk to.We playcards. We have music. You can tell yourwoes to somebody.”

When responsibilities seem overwhelm-ing, asking for help is always an option.

“People should understand that beinga caregiver doesn’t mean you have to do itby yourself,” Murphy said.

Sometimes, Edghill said, the toughestpart is the first step.

“You have to reach out.You have to ven-ture into a facility.Or your families can reachout on your behalf,” he said. “But you’llfind that there is a network of people outthere ready to help you and support you.”

“THERE ARE BIG STRESSORSLIKE THE DISASTER OF THE ECONOMY.BUT THERE ARE DAILY THINGS, TOO.”

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is the season to be shopping, andthe stores and malls will soon becrowded with people of all ageschecking lists, carrying packages,

dealing with parking garages and crowds,and trying to make the holiday seasonbright. Staying safe during the season isalso a priority. Morton Davis runs theKeeping Seniors Safe program in conjunc-tion with the Montgomery County Policedepartment. Davis is also a board memberon the Montgomery County Commissionon Aging, which works with the police totry to help seniors protect themselvesagainst certain crimes. Davis has made it apersonal crusade to teach seniors aboutcrime and safety.

Q: Why are seniors more vulnerable?Davis: “They’re more trusting.They be-lieve you when you talk to them, andtherefore they’re more vulnerable topeople approaching them in parking lotsor pedestrian areas.”

Q: What are some problems to beaware of as a senior?

Davis: “Older people can be targeted ina busy shopping center or mall situation.A guy watching will wait for you to makea mistake.This is why you need to checkyour surroundings before getting back inyour car. Are there people hangingaround your car or leaning against yourcar? Are you in a well-lit area? Can youeasily find your car again after you parkit? Have a friend along if possible so

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Morton Davis confers with Maria Mercedes Diaz, Spanish language programcoordinator at the Holiday Park Senior Center in Wheaton. Davis runs theKeeping Seniors Safe program in conjunction with the Montgomery County

Police department and is a regular speaker on senior safety issues.

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there are two of you or more. That willhelp deter thieves.”

Q: What should you do if you senseany risk?

Davis: “Don’t go to your car. Go backinto the shopping center and go to theinformation desk and tell them what’sgoing on. ‘I’m worried about a suspi-cious man. Can a security person comeout to my car with me?’ They are morethan glad to do so, I promise. It won’thappen immediately, by the way. Secu-rity is busy during the holidays. But theywill get there in a few minutes and you’llhave nothing to worry about. Take ad-vantage of this. I hear all the time frompeople, ‘I shop there because they lookout for me.’ Stores and malls want totake care of their customers.”

Q: What should people do withtheir handbags and money?

Davis: “Don’t take all your credit cardsand cash in with you. But, don’t waituntil you get to the mall before puttingyour purse in the trunk. Do that whenyou leave home so no one has a chanceto watch you do it. A thief can get intoyour trunk in a minute with a screwdriv-er. When you’re shopping, you shouldhave a couple of credit cards andenough cash for lunch. That’s it. Put itin a belly bag. I was giving a talk and onewoman reached down her blouse andpulled out a little purse attached to herbra strap.That’s safe!”

Q: What about parking?Davis: “Be smart and park in a busy,well-lit area. And when you go out toyour car with all your packages, putthem in your trunk. But don’t go backin if you forgot something, like a card.Move your car first to another parkingarea. That tells the guy surveilling you

that you’re leaving the mall and you’reno longer a target.”

Q: What should you do ifapproached by someone?

Davis: “Thieves try various ways of dis-tracting you and then try to take yourpurse or packages. Never open yourwindow for a stranger. A typical crime iswhen someone knocks on your window,you roll it down and a thief grabs yourpurse on the seat. If you must have it inthe car when you’re driving, keep yourpurse safe by looping the straps or han-dle through your seat belt. Lots ofcrimes are snatch-and-grab jobs wherea thief will reach in and grab some-thing lying on a seat. This way a thiefwill be in for a surprise when they grabyour purse.”

Q: Parking lots seem to be opportu-nities for crime. Any other tips?

Davis: “I try to train people about this:When you come out of the mall, haveyour keys in your hand and the ignitionkey ready. Don’t wait ‘til you get to thecar to fumble for keys! It’s mostly aproblem with women, but they havepackages and the keys have probablyfallen to the bottom of their pocketbook.Be ready. Look around; put your pack-ages in your trunk. Look around againand then get in and start your car.”

Q: Any other risky behaviors to beaware of for the season?

Davis: “Yes, I tell women all the time:Take care of your pocketbooks and purs-es. I live at Leisure World (a retirementcommunity in Silver Spring).The policeare here every day because women leavetheir unzipped purses in a grocery cartor on a table. It happens all the time!”

Davis is available for talks and consultationon safety concerns. Call 240-242-3742.

“OLDER PEOPLE CAN BETARGETED IN A BUSY SHOPPING

CENTER OR MALL SITUATION.A GUY WATCHING WILL WAIT FOR YOU

TO MAKE A MISTAKE.”- MORTON DAVIS


BY JOHN BYRD

hereever you look,local seniors are find-ing both independent

and communal living arrange-ments that will help them live ac-tive lives. One recurring social ad-justment pattern is also a very oldone: the multigenerational familyhousehold. Overall, extended fam-ilies have been unusually adept atgetting business done, caring forall of their members and findingpractical ways to age in place.

Case in point: the three-generation Blue family of Tako-ma Park.

Matriarch Rosalie Blue, 68,has lived in a small, circa-1920s,two-level bungalow on a shadystreet since the late 1970s.Thereshe has raised five children.

While Blue has used a walkerfor about seven years, her homeremains the essential gatheringspot for local family members—the place where two daughtersand five grandchildren have mealsand spend quality time.

“We’re a tight-knit group,”said daughter Diane Brown. “Wefeel fortunate that we’ve beenable to live near each other all

these years and can really givesupport where it’s needed. Ofcourse, time brings changes, soyou have to be prepared.”

Recently, Blue has been tran-sitioning from the walker to, occa-sionally, using a wheelchair, achange that can restrict mobilityin a house that is tight on space.

“The core challenge toproviding for Mrs. Blue’s mobilityneeds was redesigning the firstfloor into a universal design solu-tion,” said Rich Estes, a teamleader at Landis Construction, theWashington, D.C.-based designbuild firm that remodeled Blue’shome for wheelchair accessibility.

“We had to begin with a12-by-13-foot kitchen with veryfew contemporary appliances andtwo existing bathrooms that werespace restricted and quite dated,”he said. “Moreover, we wanteddoors and hallways to be compli-ant with ADA (Americans withDisabilities Act) requirements.”

The existing home’s entire firstlevel was configured in a tradi-tionalVictorian pattern—with theliving room and dining room tothe left side of a front-facing foyerPHOTOS COURTESY OF PAK CHEUNG

After remodelers enclosed a seldom-used rear porch and reconfigured the floor plan,Rosalie Blue was able to move about easily in her kitchen.

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BY ELLEN R. COHEN

sbury Methodist Village, located on an expan-sive campus in Gaithersburg, is a not-for-profitContinuing Care Retirement Community for

adults 60 and older. Asbury offers an array of seniorlifestyles—independent living, assisted living, nursingcare, continuing care, Alzheimer’s care and home care.

“Founded in 1926 as a charity to help widows andorphans, Asbury has evolved through the years, withits mission currently focused on providing services toolder adults,” said Cathy Ritter, vice president of mar-keting and communications. Today, Asbury has awide variety of independent-living options, including

more than 700 apartments, 74 Villas and 43 Court-yard Homes.

“The 43 duplex Courtyard Homes, the most high-end community and Asbury’s newest independent-living option, have been open since March 2011,” saidRitter. “These duplexes consist of two attached one-floor homes with a common wall between them. Justthree homes are left, with no more being built.Theyretain the best aspects of comfortable living withoutthe inconveniences.”

“These homes have everything you need and noth-ing you don’t need,” said resident Barbara Ellis.

Each two-bedroom Courtyard residence featurestwo bathrooms, a laundry room, a two-car garage and

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a private, fenced courtyard/patio. Ten-foot ceilings en-hance the spaciousness, and the open floor plan of the liv-ing area offers comfortable space for sitting and dining.Wood floors are standard in the living area, while flat en-tryways, wider doorways and senior-accessible showerscombine for ease of living and mobility. All appliances areincluded in the kitchens, as are ample counter and cabinetspace. Above-garage storage areas, together with multipleclosets, provide storage space.

A one-time entrance fee plus monthly service fees giveCourtyard residents a broad range of community servicesand amenities. Interior and exterior home maintenance isprovided, as well as 24-hour on-site security and emer-gency response; telephone, cable, water and sewer servic-es.They also cover property tax and structural insurance.Five campus restaurants welcome Courtyard residents forpay-as-you-go dining. The professionally landscapedhomes are close to the Rosborough Cultural Arts andWell-ness Center, walking trails and ponds.

Ellis and her husband Peter Cascio, with their poodleTeddy Bear, moved into their Courtyard Home about ayear ago. “We considered other retirement places, butthey did not compare with Asbury,” said Ellis. “After youhave lived in your previous home for many years, theworst thing is the moving. After you have done that, youcan do anything.”

Asbury is “a great place to live because of the people.There are many different backgrounds, so everyone brings

something special to the group,” said Ellis, who relocatedfrom Arlington,Va. An avid swimmer, she frequents thecommunity’s swimming pool. “I enjoy the water classesand think the pool is a terrific place to meet people,” shesaid. “I also like the lectures, trips you can take and otheractivities.The problem is I can’t do everything.”

Marilyn and Donald Carter moved into the CourtyardHomes in July 2011 from their Rockville residence of 50years. “Our new neighborhood is a very pleasant environ-ment and very much of a community,” said MarilynCarter, who writes about new Courtyard residents forVillage Life, the monthly Asbury newspaper. “There arewonderful people here—all professional, well educatedand full of energy.”

Resident “Happy” Veirs moved into her CourtyardHome in March; her husband passed away shortly there-after.Veirs said she likes “the many delightful people wholive near me” together with her “well-made, substantialhome, particularly the patio.”Veirs, who has eight childrenand once had “every kind of pet imaginable at home,” saidshe enjoys Asbury’s numerous activity options and her new“supportive” community.

Courtyard residents currently live an independentlifestyle. “However, as their needs change over their life-time,Asbury residents have access to assisted living, skilledcare and memory support services when they need anoth-er level of help, even if they exhaust their financial re-sources through no fault of their own,” said Ritter.

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ad it been financially possible, Loretta Lawrencewould have taken care of her grandchildrenyears ago. So when she finally retired last year,

one of the first things the Kensington resident did wasto offer to watch her younger daughter’s children.“What my daughter was paying [for child care] was ex-orbitant. My own mother did it for me, so I know whatit means,” she said.

Today, about 13 percent of grandparents in the U.S.care for their grandchildren on a regular basis, accord-ing to a study issued in September by the MetLife Ma-ture Market Institute. Of those grandparents, about athird do so five or more days per week, while 42 percentlimit themselves to fewer than five days weekly. Overall,30 percent of preschoolers and 17 percent of gradeschool students with working mothers receive care froma grandparent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The reasons grandparents mind their grandchildrenare manifold.While 53 percent provide care so parentscan work and 37 percent do so to help families savemoney on day care, most—nearly 60 percent, accord-ing to the MetLife study—do it because they enjoy it.

For those who genuinely want to care for theirgrandchildren, the arrangement can benefit all threegenerations. “It is a gift to everyone involved,” said PamVan Prooyen, a former nursery school director whocares for her 4-year-old granddaughter. “It’s such a joyfor a grandparent to be so involved in a grandchild’slife. For parents, it’s such a relief and comfort to knowthat grandma or grandpa is watching over their child.And the grandchild becomes part of a unique and spe-cial relationship that she may not fully appreciate whenshe’s young, but will carry with her all of her life.”

The most contented grandparents are usuallythose who enter the arrangement with realistic expecta-

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tions. Discussions regarding the grandparent’s availabili-ty, child’s needs and parents’ child-rearing preferencesshould be had in advance to prevent misunderstandingsdown the line.

It’s not unusual for there to be differences in parentingphilosophies between the generations, said Kate Campion,with education operations at the Kensington-based ParentEncouragement Program (PEP), a nonprofit educationalorganization dedicated to the building and strengthening ofhealthy, harmonious adult-child relationships. For example,“grandparents may have expectations—in regard to a child’sobedience and unquestioning willingness to follow direc-tion—that parents of this generation don’t fully share.”

When parents and grandparents don’t see eye to eye,it’s important that both parties understand which issuesare open to compromise and which are not. “I recognizethat Sophia is my grandchild, not my child,” said VanProoyen. “Her mother and father are raising her using val-ues they feel are important.They don’t believe in watchingTV. I respect that. But every once in a great while I will puton ‘Sesame Street’ at my house and they can live with that.”

Because caregiving requires the establishment oflimits, some older adults worry that stepping into the roleof disciplinarian will negatively affect their relationshipwith a grandchild.Van Prooyen disagrees. “It is true thatwhen you’re not the care provider, you have a blanket ofamnesty and can give into a grandchild. But it is possible

to set limits and say no when you need to without jeop-ardizing anything,” said the Gaithersburg resident.

“I treat these children just like my own,” saidLawrence. “I have always felt children need discipline andwhen done the right way, it works out.”

“One wouldn’t want to spoil a grandparent-grandchildrelationship with heavy tactics,” said Campion. “Disciplineis a challenge for anyone, which is why the PEP program

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and a kitchen,pantry and small bath in the rightrear of the house. Each room was an independ-ent, wall-bound space with narrow doors andsmall windows, and the house had no air-con-ditioning and depreciated insulation. Morepointedly, there was no means for wheelchairaccess to a convenient parking place.

“What’s always fascinating about spaceplanning,” said Landis Construction principalChris Landis,“is how dramatically you can im-prove a working floor plan by adding a fairlysmall amount of new square footage and re-thinking the whole.”

By enclosing a seldom-used rear porchand reconfiguring some floor space, for in-stance, Estes and his team created a wheel-chair-accessible breakfast nook, a mudroomwith an ADA-compliant rear door and accessto a full bath designed to accommodate Blue’sparticular needs.

In addition, the newly introduced openplan invites useful interaction between thekitchen and dining room. A food preparationisland facilitates cooking and works as a handyserving station for both the custom-designed

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“The plan allows the whole family to gathercomfortably and for Mom to move aboutfreely,” said Brown. “It’s great for a large grouplike ours that gets together a lot.”

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Finally, a 15-by-20-foot deck was built-out from the rear kitchen door.Here,a path-way through the landscaped backyard leadsto an alley for easy access to a waiting car.

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red Shapiro said that he always had a philosophy inhis career as a consultant in the package printingand publishing business: “If I ever had a chance to

travel, I took it.”As a result, he has spent time in exotic locales around

the world, and he often managed to mix business withpleasure, bringing his longtime bride Madeline alongwhenever possible.

Today, Fred and Madeline Shapiro live at LeisureWorld in Silver Spring, a 600-plus-acre active-adult com-munity. Fred, 80, retired just last year.The couple is heav-ily involved in their community. Retired from a career asa controller for a company that buys and sells paperwaste, Madeline, 78, works in the library at LeisureWorld. Fred is politically active—president of LeisureWorld’s Fireside Forum and also its Tennis Club, and apast president of the Jewish Residents of Leisure World.Friend and fellow resident Morton Davis calls FredShapiro “the Mayor.” The Shapiros moved to LeisureWorld from NewYork 10 years ago.

Married in 1953, the couple has spent the past 59years practicing Fred’s philosophy.When he was servingin the U.S. military, they lived inTexas and spent time inMexico. While stationed in Germany, he coached andplayed soccer around the country. “You take historyclasses in college and those are the times you can go andsee where it all happened,” said Fred.

For Madeline, airplane trips to Texas and Germanywith Fred were her first. “Growing up in NewYork City,

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“Lots of folks around here have thetime and financial resources to enjoy thishobby,” said Eric Grandi, owner of EricsMuscle Cars in Clarksburg.The sales con-signment business connects buyers andowners. “We call ‘em rolling certificates ofdeposit,” he said of classic cars. “Whereelse can you buy something, enjoy it foryears and then sell it for more money?”

“These cars are an actual commoditythat you can cherish,” agreed Sisson. “Ifyou want, you can sell them anytime andat least make your money back—or more.”He said he has put more money into hisPontiac than it’s currently worth. “Butthat’s OK with me.”

While some owners trailer their preciouscars to various events, Sisson drives hisVen-tura and Eldorado around town. “This is ahuge hobby crowd and it’s grown by leapsand bounds,” said Sisson of his fellow carnuts. “The camaraderie is wonderful.”

Car nuts meet pretty much anywhereto look at cars and talk about them. Oneevent Sisson likes is the weekly Bur-tonsville Cruise-In. Car nuts call this year-round Sunday morning event the “Churchof the Holy Donut,” as it was once locatedby the Dunkin’ Donuts in the BurtonsvilleCrossing Shopping Center parking lot atthe intersection of routes 198 and 29.

Different clubs and events attract differ-ent kinds of cars, from vintage vehicles to

exotic late-model cars and all the classics,hot rods, different brands and historic vehi-cles in between. One of the biggest eventsin Montgomery County is the annual An-tique and Classic Car Show, held every Oc-tober at Glenview Mansion at RockvilleCivic Center Park.

But the “granddaddy” of all car shows,according to Sisson, is the Eastern DivisionAntique Automobile Club of America Na-tional Fall Meet in Hershey, Pa. It takesplace each year during the first full week inOctober; this year marked Sisson’s 46thyear in a row in attendance.

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Many grandparents, having raisedtheir own children, understand the de-mands of child care.They may not, how-ever, fully appreciate how physically tax-ing it can be. “You need to be agileenough to keep up with the child,” saidVan Prooyen. “For safety’s sake, it’s im-portant to be honest about that. Chil-dren have high activity and energy lev-els.” Van Prooyen has taught her grand-daughter to swim and enjoys takingSophia hiking. “It certainly keeps agrandparent young; I’ll say that.”

“We do a lot together—go shoppingor, quite often, on nice days go to thepark. Sometimes she’ll grab my handand just start running,” said Lawrence,who enjoys keeping up with her 2-year-old granddaughter.

To keep pace with the physical de-mands, some grandparents opt to care fortheir grandchildren part time. “The timeoff allows them to recharge, to do some-thing like a yoga class to replenish their en-ergy levels,” said Campion.

Both Van Prooyen and Lawrence pro-vide part-time care as their granddaughtersattend morning nursery school several daysa week and their adult children have someflexibility in their work schedules. “It’sideal,” said Van Prooyen. “I never wantedthis to be like a job. I wanted it to be de-lightful and fun and loving for both of us.”

Despite the challenges that oldercaregivers face, some find it easier the sec-ond time around. “Grandparents are oftenless anxious and exude a sense of calm,which children pick up on,” said Campion.

“Older adults aren’t as rushed and can begenerous with their time. Children respondto the gentleness and grace of a grandpar-ent who will sit and enjoy their company.”

Grandchildren also benefit from agrandparent’s wisdom and experiences.Having watched her parents and in-lawsinteract with her own children, Campionloves “the way they share their passionsand hobbies and jokes and opinions unfet-tered.The children look up to them andcrave their attention,” she said.

While child care requires an investmentof time, it also can necessitate an invest-ment of financial resources. Grandparentsmay need to purchase an approved childsafety seat for the car or crib for the homeor spend money on things like gas, snacks,or movie tickets. It’s important to deter-mine what expenses will be reimbursed, aswell as whether the grandparent will becompensated for child care at the start. ForLawrence, “it’s the hugs and arms aroundthe neck that’s my pay,” she said.

Grandparents will find that child carepractices have changed appreciably sincetheir kids were young. New research andtechnological advances have altered thestandards for safety, nutrition and childdevelopment. Some grandparents mayneed to brush up on the changes.

If caring for the child in their ownhome, grandparents should make sure it ischildproof,with medications, cleaning sup-plies, and sharp objects out of reach andstairwells closed off, among other things.For that reason, along with the addedclean-up duties, some grandparents preferto care for a grandchild in her own home.

No matter where the care occurs,grand-parents who are a regular part of a grand-child’s life develop a special relationship.

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while learning how to decorate for specificevents.

At Fancy Cakes by Leslie, that’s meantdecorating cakes for many upscale, high-profile customers, including recent cakesfor an office party held in theWestWing ofthe White House, a Democratic Partyfundraiser and for Caroline Kennedy, whocelebrated a family member’s birthday.

Fancy Cakes by Leslie began 17 yearsago in Gaithersburg and expanded fouryears ago to a larger facility in Bethesda.“I’ve seen the cake business go from a verycottage industry of people passionateabout decorating cakes to being a big busi-ness,” said Poyourow, who credits the In-ternet and popular reality television pro-grams, such as “Ace of Cakes” and “CakeBoss,” for making cake decorating morefashionable over the past five years.

Before,Wilton Industries was, and stillis, a leader in the world of cake decorating.Founded in 1929,Wilton has been teach-ing cake decorators theWilton Method ofCake Decorating. Four courses include:decorating basics, flowers and cake design,gum paste and fondant, and advancedgum paste flowers.

Headquartered in suburban Chicago,Wilton runs several classes in theWashing-ton, D.C., area, including four locations inMontgomery County at Michaels Stores,a specialty retailer of arts and crafts.

Cristal Saxon is a full-time WiltonMethod instructor at Michaels in Ger-mantown and Frederick. She teaches allfour Wilton courses at both locations. Afour-week course costs about $45 perclass, with frequent specials and discounts.An instructor for over eight years, Saxon

estimates she has taught more than 700students throughout the area and averagesabout 40 to 50 students each month.

She raves about the success of her stu-dents, including some who’ve opened uptheir own bakeshops after taking theWilton course—a testament, Saxon said,to her motto: “Making the world sweet-er…one class at a time.”

Whether at Wilton, Fancy Cakes byLeslie or The Little Bitts Shop, designingand decorating cakes is a great way tospend the day with friends and family.Most cake decorating classes are foradults, but children are allowed dependingon their age and ability.

“The art of cake decorating is personalto whoever is making the cake,” Poyourowsaid. She called it a “passion” to makethings you can share.

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we didn’t travel much when we wereyounger. I’d never been out of the city,” shesaid. It was exciting, and gave her a tastefor more travel.The short list of places theyhave been includes Hawaii twice, Ireland,Russia, Egypt, Southeast Asia, Italy,Greece and Eastern Europe. Keeping withhis philosophy, Fred would spend a monthor more on business in Alexandria inNorth Africa, Saint Petersburg, Russia andBangkok,Thailand, and then take Made-line back to various places when theycould see them as tourists. “When you’rethere working, it’s a lot different than beinga tourist,” he said.

“There are some trips you look at thatyou’d like to take but they’re just too ac-tive,” said Madeline, who had a hip re-placement in 2005. But that hasn’t stoppedthe Shapiros. In 2010, they traveled fromVenice, Italy to Athens, Greece and toCroatia. Despite plenty of walking, Made-line fared just fine. Before that, the coupleenjoyed a cruise down the Rhine river fromAntwerp in Belgium to Switzerland.Theyjourneyed to Israel this summer, and havealso taken a memorable Jewish heritage tripto Ukraine and Russia.

With layovers and increased securityon airlines, as well as overall cost, travelingis not as easy or romantic as it was back inthe day, the Shapiros agreed. But theydon’t let that stop them because “there areso many places to go to,” said Madeline.

Always taking advantage of opportunities,the Shapiros visit their son who works forThe Walt Disney Company in California,and make stops along the way—and out ofthe way.They have visited many nationalparks across the country and have spenttime visiting destinations in the UnitedStates as far north as Alaska.“We enjoy thiscountry as much as overseas,” said Fred.In fact, Madeline said she adores the littletowns on Maryland’s Eastern Shore just asmuch as she loved Stockholm, Sweden.

Madeline used to plan the couple’strips, but these days the Shapiros usuallytravel in an organized group, as they preferguides and specific agendas, at least whenventuring overseas. They often chooseRoad Scholar, an international not-for-profit organization whose mission it is toinspire adults to learn, discover and travel.“Trips are laid out by level of activity andyou can pick and choose your own level,”Madeline said of the group trips.“And youdon’t go shopping!”

Most recently, the Shapiros joined sev-eral members of the Jewish Residents ofLeisure World for an excursion to Wild-wood, N.J., and Atlantic City. The samegroup took them to Nationals Park onSept. 20 when the baseball team clinchedits first play-off berth. Between local jauntsand trips abroad, there are virtually bound-less travel opportunities for the Shapiros,and they’re still taking every one they get.

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Community service is an expectation of SLM.“What we say to participants is, ‘We expect you to giveback.’ But we don’t say where or how.We want them to dosomething they feel passionate about,” said Newman.

By following his passion, Terry Vann found himselfserving as a member of the county’s Human Rights Com-mission. The former federal government attorney waslooking not just to become more involved, but also to finda volunteer position that allowed him to utilize his legalbackground while serving the community. SLM “helpspeople who have experience in different things get moti-vated and find a way to channel their expertise,” saidVann,a 69-year-old Potomac resident.

WhatVann most appreciates is the way in which SLMexpands participants’ horizons.“It takes people out of theirnormal comfort zone and helps them discover skills theymight not have recognized—skills that can benefit boththem personally as well as the greater community.”

Community service is integrated into the eight-month SLM program. Each class tackles a project.TheClass of 2010 partnered with the county’s Departmentof Health and Human Services and IMPACT SilverSpring to develop a program to “get information aboutavailable services out into the neighborhoods,” saidVann.“I was surprised at how well we were able to work to-gether to create a product in an area in which none of ushad any real experience.”

Vann’s work on that project opened his eyes to a num-ber of issues in the county. “I’d had this perception ofMontgomery County as a wealthy county,” he said.“While I had some inkling of the extent of diversity inthe county and the needs of people living here, I didn’ttruly grasp the number of people who need help.”

What initially attracted Vann to SML was thechance to do something with his wife Linda. Both of themare retired, but had interests that took them in different di-rections.“My primary motivation was to do something thatboth my wife and I would find interesting and could enjoytogether,” he said.

“We like to have one or two couples in each class,” saidNewman. “It adds to the rich mixture.”That mixture in-cludes a range of ages, gender and backgrounds. Partici-pants “range from 55 to 90, with an average age of 67.Forty-three percent are retired, 37 percent are mostly re-tired and 17 percent work full time. Anywhere from 23 to50 percent are male.”

SLM is a selective program. “It has becomeincreasingly competitive over the years,” said Newman.Applications are generally due in April. At 33, the currentclass is significantly larger than those in years prior.The$500 tuition is a bargain, according to Schaffer. “Whenyou compare it to Leadership Montgomery, you get 60 to70 percent of the content for a fraction of the price.”

A testament to SLM’s success is the number of peoplewho apply based on the recommendation of family orfriends. Both Schaffer and Newman’s husbands are in thecurrent class. “I’m certain the program will give him agreat overview of the county and experiences that will helphim find his niche,” said Schaffer.

For more information, call 301-881-3333or visit leadershipmontgomerymd.org.

LEADERSHIP, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6

PHOTO BY ESTHER B. NEWMAN, LEADERSHIP MONTGOMERY

A county bus tour included a visit to historicButton Farm in Germantown.

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