MAY 2012

Life Fulfi lling Community® For all life can besm

T’ai ChiThis ancient Chinese art form has evolved into an effec-

tive exercise for a healthy mind and body and is practiced by over 300 million people world-wide. Movements are gentle, fl uid, circular motions. Breathing is deep relaxed and slow.

Nancy Dellamura is a certifi ed in-structor of Yang Style T’ai Chi and Sun Style T’ai Chi for Arthritis. She has studied T’ai Chi for 19 years,

and has won numerous awards in tournament competition. Nancy specializes in teaching the Beginner Senior Student. T’ai Chi has many benefi ts to offer… WHATEVER YOUR FITNESS LEVEL! • Improve Your Balance and Flexibility • Reduce Falls • Lower Your Blood Pressure • Relieve Stress • Increase Your Bone Density • Improve Your Cardiovascular Function • Strengthen Your Immune System

Join us Wednesdays…8:30 a.m. – T’ai Chi at the Fitness Center

This class is for Members who are comfortable perform-ing standing movements without the support of a chair or balance rail. 55 minutes9:45 a.m. – Chair T’ai Chi at the Highlands

This class is for Members residing at the Highlands, who are comfortable performing movements while seated in a chair or standing behind a chair for balance support. 30 minutes10:30 a.m. – Chair T’ai Chi at the Fitness Center

This class is for Members who are comfortable perform-ing standing movements standing behind a chair for bal-ance support. 45 minutes

The Fitness Center Is Proud To Introduce Two Exciting New Programs by Kery Helmer, Fitness Program Manager

Posture and Body AlignmentPosture is the position of your body while standing, sit-

ting, and performing daily tasks. When your body is prop-erly aligned, it is well-balanced, with minimum stress and strain on supporting structures such as bones, ligaments, and muscles.

Good posture also provides appropriate positioning for your inner organs. Keeping your body straight gives your lungs the space they need for full expansion, and keeping your abdominal muscles tight provides support for intesti-nal and pelvic organs. Posture affects breathing, arm, and neck movements. It even affects how your jaw works and the way you chew.

Theatre PresentationThursday

May 31, 20122:30 p.m.

Ken Baldwin, M. Ed, CPA will be speaking to us about the importance of posture and body alignment, up-to-date research fi ndings, and how to dramatically improve pos-ture and body alignment. He is the Executive Director of the National Posture Institute and has been involved in the fi tness education profession for over 15 years. He has also taught, lectured and consulted at college and university departments, corporations, public events, international conferences, and national conventions including Purdue University, University of New York, ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) Health and Fitness Summit, Club Industry, IDEA World Conference, and the Medical Fitness Association.

In addition each of our fi tness trainers will attend NPI’s Certifi ed Posture Specialist workshop course. In the fall we will not only implement these tools into our classes and training sessions, but we will also launch a Posture and Body Alignment Program which is sure to have our Mem-

DON’T MISS THESE EXCITING EVENTS!

2 MAY 2012

Charley’s Cornerby Charley Tirrell, CEO

The Piper Member Editorial BoardPublisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenridge Board of Directors

Charley Tirrell, CEO

Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Measer

Editorial Staff Estelle Barrett Ken Bonwit Cynthia CudworthLorna Hard Jan Linehan Jean Minneman

Joyce Morrison Jean Owen . . . . Dorothea Sidney Phyllis Willever

Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcy Chapman, Piper Editing Coordinator

Design & Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beth McCaa, Graphic Designer

Letters to the Editor: Letters will be reviewed for suitability. Letters must be no longer than 250 words. The Editor may condense letters to save space, while preserving the basic substance. Letters must be signed and must not defame or malign individuals or groups. Submit to Member Services.

All submissions to the Piper are due to Member Services by the 15th of the month.

We now accept items via email at: piper@theglenridge.com

The Piper is available on our website at: www.theglenridge.com

Greetings to all,After eleven

months of construc-tion, the Carroll Center is awaiting the fi nal inspection from the Agency for

Healthcare Administration. All the hard work from so many people has reached its fruition. As you re-call, we had been licensed for thirty seven nursing home beds. Later this month, we will have the capac-ity to care for sixty one persons in our fi ve star rated Carroll Center. This will greatly enhance our abil-

ity to guarantee care on our cam-pus for all our current and future members. This project completes our “build out” from our original 2003 campus plans. Please make a point to tour this wonderful addi-tion to the healthcare component of our campus.

The economy continues to im-prove. Sarasota was voted the top spot in the country to retire and lead the active lifestyle so preva-lent here at the Glenridge. Judging by our record breaking sales this year, there are many others who are choosing to begin their life at the

Glenridge this year. Our available apartments continue to become more and more scarce. Please urge your friends to visit today in order to assure a lovely home while some availability remains. Once we are full, it may be quite a while before we will have any open apartments for several months. Don’t wait—give us a call today.

The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch is the place to be!!!

Best regards, Charley

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Heartfelt thanks go out to the many supporters who helped to turn in over $750.00 to the Lighthouse of Manasota at the Jungle Walk on Saturday, April 14.

Suzie Hedstrom for the Low Vision Group

Three Years in a Row! Winner Best Retirement Community in Sarasota.

This honor was bestowed on the basis of Sarasota Magazine readers’ votes.

MAY 2012 3

AROUND THE GLENRIDGE

With ‘Meals-To-Go,’ Think What ‘Travels’ Bestby George Measer

The candles are fl ickering! The dish-es are in the warmer (if I had one) and the silverware is in place (never could remem-ber if the fork went

on the left or right). Now comes the crucial item…the delivery of the take-out order or “Meals-To-Go!” With a smile on their face, a Glenridge staff member rings the bell and hands over a container of “Meals-To-Go.” Time for dinner!

“When we fi rst started this pro-gram about six years ago,” Garry Franko, Director of Dining Servic-es, related, “we packaged 15 to 30 containers on a nightly basis. Now the staff prepares 50 to 60. Quite an increase!” The three compartment food containers, Franko informs, can be used in the microwave and cost 32 cents each.

When 5 o’clock rolls around, six dining staff members head for the kitchen and form a production line along with four chefs to start fi lling the containers. Dining Room Man-ager Claire Pelletier and Terri Irwin make sure the line runs smoothly. According to Pelletier, “Beef is a problem and does not travel well. The product keeps cooking; it’s the worst traveler. Chicken and fi sh are good while vegetables are not, with broccoli buds and asparagus being the worst. Pasta is also very diffi cult. It is hot when put into a container and then hot sauce is added keeping the pasta cooking…not good.”

When the containers are fi lled and in the carrying bags, the next challenge is to staple the right order tag to the right container. “We miss sometimes, but not very often,” Irwin said. After bagging, each

container is triple checked. It takes about a half hour for a driver and a waiter to deliver food-to-go to the north buildings and club homes. One wait staff member delivers to the east and west wings.

So the next time a “Meals-To-Go” order is placed, remember what travels well and that the staff does their best to ensure a quality and an on-time order. Bon Appetite!

The Dining Committee consists of ten members chaired by Mary Jane Cooper. Garry Franko, Director of Dining Services and Tim Pheasant, Executive Chef attend.

We discuss all aspects of dining: food, menus, ser-vice, dress code, reservations and comments from our Members.

At our March meeting, we discussed the importance of cancelling and or changing our reservations. It’s easy to forget, but forgetting causes problems. Food preparation, staffi ng in both the kitchen and dining rooms depend on the reservation count. Please call 552-5300 with any changes.

The Dining Committee meets on the second Tues-day of the month at 10 a.m. in the Sterling Room. Members are welcome to attend.

Dining Committee StudiesReservation Process

Mother’s Day BrunchSunday, May 13, 2012

11–1:45 p.m.

Carlos Escobar, Sous Chef and Matt Varner

4 MAY 2012

IN MEMORIAMKathryn Johannsen • Violet Rubin • Roy Walters

“What a beautiful difference one single life can make.”

Our mother was a noted gardener, and growing up, we always had a garden – actually, usually both fl ow-er garden(s) and a vegetable garden, the latter grow-ing everything from tomatoes to dill, beans, squash, asparagus and rhubarb. The fl ower gardens featured both annuals and perennials, often in vivid swaths of color, which lasted from late March to November.

It was in Connecticut where she had her fi rst green-house, and where she developed a love of orchids. Over the next 40 years, she grew and showed orchids in regional and national competitions. Not surpris-ingly, she became an expert in orchids, and knew many of the Latin names. She carried that knowledge to Selby Gardens, where she was a docent in her later years in Sarasota. Barbara also spoke with some

frequency to local garden club members in Connecti-cut and Florida, and was recognized by being named to the national board of the Garden Club of America, where she served a couple of terms.

Ted’s real loves were sailing and golf, but he pitched in, especially at the Glenridge. After our mother’s death, he became a member of the grounds committee and was often seen trimming the crinum lilies, which became one of his passions. He loved to walk with their dog Folly and admire the plantings around the grounds; that’s how he socialized with many of the other residents.

We hope that our gift will help maintain the grounds that they both loved so much.

Jeff and Jed Marshall

$20,000 Donation to the Grounds Committee Honors Barbara and Ted Marshall

A constant source of pleasure…The Glenridge landscape.

This very generous donation to the Grounds Committee will be utilized for something that befi ts honoring the Marshall’s love of the Glenridge campus. This decision will be reviewed and researched by the Grounds Commit-tee, the CEO and the Board of Directors.

MAY 2012 5

Greetings all,The Physical

Therapy Wing reno-vation (Phase II of the construction) is

nearly complete! Last week, all of the fi nal inspections by The Sara-sota County Building Department were conducted and passed. Fol-lowing this, furniture and equip-ment were delivered and set in

Construction Update: The Carroll Centerby Mark Crouch, PRAXEIS Senior Construction Representative

place. A week prior to the County inspections, we received a partial inspection from AHCA (Agency for Health Care Administration). Their fi nal inspection is currently scheduled to take place during the second week of May. Until then, our contractor will be wrapping up details such as fi nal paint touch-up, fi nal clean-up, and testing of all systems from the emergency

generator, fi re alarm, and nurse call to the new cooking equipment.

Shortly following the fi nal AHCA inspection, and complying with any requests, the last order of business will be to remove the temporary walls at both ends of the corridor.

Stay tuned…an Opening Gala coming in June!

Thursday, May 17Music and Dancing

in the Thistle Stopwith Daniel Fugazzotto

7 to 9 p.m.

Please join us in the Thistle StopWednesday, May 16, 2012

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.to meet your new neighbors!

Complimentary hors d’oeuvresCocktails by Signature

MEMORIAL DAY

BBQMonday, May 28, 2012

11:30 – 1:45 p.m.

Call for reservations552-5300

Sunday, May 20

The GlenridgeAfternoon Tea

4 p.m. – Mezzanine

6 MAY 2012

Thursday, May 24 Trivia Challenge game 4 p.m. Thistle Stop

Hair With CareFeatures Award Winning Redken Cover Fusion

Call for your spring make over! 552-5274Tues – Sat 9 to 5

The beauty of the campus and quality of life at The Glenridge motivated Bob Borkowski to join The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch Board of Directors this year.

Inspired by the value of a con-tinuing care retirement community, and the belief in “life fulfi llment” at any age, Borkowski felt it was a good fi t for him. A few years ago his parents found the importance of social interaction and a family of friends when they moved into Shell Point in Ft. Myers, Florida. Liv-ing in Sarasota he wanted to play a role in our vibrant community by safeguarding its reputation and esthetic appeal while upholding the business model.

Mr. Borkowski believes his job on the board is to bring a blend of best quality of life experience at

Robert ‘Bob’ Borkowski Joins Glenridge Board of Directorsby Kat Mathews, Director of Member Services

reasonable costs to the members in the decision making process with his fellow board members. He is committed to Glenridge’s success by balancing the investment while simultaneously accommodating es-

sential improvements that keep the Glenridge at the top of the competi-tive edge for the future.

Bob lives with his wife Karol in Lakewood Ranch. They have two grown children in Virginia and one grandchild. Bob is currently a Vice President, in the Investment Divi-sion at the Lakewood Ranch Offi ce of Northern Trust Bank of Florida.

The Board has changed their meeting times to 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon on the fi rst Wednesday of each month. It gives them an opportunity to mix and mingle with the members at the Thistle Stop after the meeting. May 2, 2012 is their next meeting – come and welcome Bob Borkowski to your board!

Robert “Bob” Borkowski

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MAY 2012 7

Future of U.S. Miltary Topic of Next Men’s Clubby Jack Stedman, Chairperson

The speaker for the Monday, May 21 Men’s Club Luncheon will be Glenridge member Major General William E. Cooper Jr., U.S. Army. General Cooper (Bill as he is known to us) will speak on a topic for which he is well qualifi ed, the future of the military.

The General holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Master’s degree in His-tory and a Doctor of Philosophy in international affairs. His distinguished career includes duty in Korea, following which Cooper attended Defense Intelligence School, Armed Forces Staff College and the Army War College. He served as Chief of Staff, North American Air Defense Com-mand.

He is married to Mary Jane Cooper and both are very active in affairs of the Glenridge.

For reservations, call the Concierge at 552-5315.Major General William E. Cooper, Jr.

At the end of the 2012 fi rst quarter, the Glenridge is 95% sold related Lisa Snyder, Director of the Glen-ridge Life Planning at the April Glenridge Advisory Council (GAC) monthly meeting. “That is 292 units sold with 285 units (93%) occupied,” Snyder further reported.

Snyder also told the members at the GAC meeting that the 2010 fi rst quarter produced 239 leads, 1,762

Snyder Reports at GAC…Glenridge is 95% Soldsales calls and 240 appointments and tours. “In addi-tion,” Snyder continued, “there are four settlements scheduled for April and two set for May. The Speaker Series and the Open Houses have produced signifi cant leads and are very successful.”

The Director concluded her remarks by thanking the members of the Ambassador group for their help and dedication.

by Jean Minneman

Bouquets to all the Glenridge members who participated in the 2012 Spring Art Show!…And more red roses to the committee and

helpers directed by the show’s director, Anne Lunghino.

And…bouquets to Phyllis Montmeat for sharing her wide range of original paintings

during the one person exhibition last month. Cynthia Cudworth arranged the set-up under director Jean Owen’s tutelage.

10 MAY 2012

Have you met The Glenridge Move-In Coordinator, Robert Sidlow? He looks so young you might wonder if he is old enough to know what to do. Then you are surprised to learn he is a married man with a son 17 years old!

Robert grew up in Southfi eld, Michi-gan. He moved to Tampa in 1974 be-cause his parents spent winters there. In Tampa he continued his education at the University of Tampa where he stud-ied Arts/Management (arts, music and business). At fi rst, he was in a jazz band playing a saxophone, but then proceeded to manage other groups and orchestras putting his Arts/Management education into practice.

After two years, he moved on to the Sarasota New College campus, which at that time was shared by the University of South Florida. There he obtained a B.S. degree in marketing. Next, he moved back to Detroit where he worked promoting bowling leagues. Howev-er, the winters were too cold, so in 1979 his next move was back to Florida.

A Sidlow Move is a Great Experienceby Estelle Barrett

Robert Sidlow

That is when he got a job with Yarnall Warehouse, Inc., a full service United Van Lines moving and stor-age company located in Sarasota, with whom he now

has been associated for 31 years. He has been involved in big commercial moves, selling and arranging jobs for hospitals and major companies including the Boars Head offi ces with 500 employees. But these jobs happened mostly on weekends and he tired of that. Then he met Linda Bishop, our former move-in specialist, and the rest is history. When she left he was recruited.

Currently, his wife Patricia’s mother is in the Carroll Center after living in the Cy-press and Highlands. Robert is an expert

mover having commercial and personal experience moving his own family around Sarasota several times for one reason or another. But now, in between Glenridge move-ins (which recently have been frequent) they have time for baseball games, the college search routine, and travel. When it comes to moving you can count on Robert. Have you had the “Sidlow” experience?

Jane and Dick FitzgeraldClub Home 4by Lorna Hard

After wintering in Boca Grande for twenty-one years, Jane and Dick Fitzgerald with their yellow Lab, Zelda, are happily settling into Club Home 4. They plan to continue spending summers at their

home in Friendship, Maine, as they have for the past twenty-fi ve years.

Dick grew up in Milton, MA. He graduated from Milton Academy and Providence College. Jane was born in Tampa and lived there until going away to Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, CT. She graduated from Finch College in New York. They met while in college and, after their marriage, settled in Milton where they lived in the same house for forty years.

Dick’s career was with his family’s fi rm, originally

Welcome New Members

Jane and Dick Fitzgerald

in engineering construction. When he assumed control from his father, Dick guided the fi rm into the fi eld of real estate development. He retired ten years ago. Jane raised their four children and was active in the Garden Club of America Clubs in Milton and Boca Grande. She also enjoyed serving on the Ladies Committee of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and has always been very involved with the Episcopal Church.

The Fitzgeralds were avid skiers while their children were young. When in his early twenties Dick was on the Mount Washington Ski Patrol. Both are passionate gardeners with a division of labor: Dick grows vegetables and Jane cultivates fl owers. Dick was active in the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association in Boca Grande. Jane is a lifelong golfer and both enjoy sailing and golf. They have six grandchildren and one great grandson.

We warmly welcome Jane and Dick to The Glenridge.

MAY 2012 11

Glenridge Academy has en-riched the lives of members from the very beginning of The Glenridge. Early in 2003 fi ve of the original members who were interested in Life-long Learning began plan-ning a program of classes to be offered. Dick Ambrosius of PRAXEIS encouraged them and appointed Jackie Pillsbury “Dean.” This was the beginning of Glenridge Academy.

The founding group secured approval from the Glenridge Board of Directors to bring in instructors and classes. They then established a relationship with Sarasota County Adult Community Education (now Adult Community Enrichment or A.C.E.). A.C.E. was very helpful and continues to provide about ninety percent of the teachers each semester.

There are four semesters each year at Glenridge Academy. Typically sixteen to eighteen classes are of-fered per semester, although there are fewer during the summer semester.

Before each semester, the curriculum committee of the Academy board meets with A.C.E. staff to deter-mine the subjects and schedule of classes. The Acade-my board then produces a course catalog for the semes-ter. All classes are held on the Glenridge campus.

Among the very wide range of subjects offered are international relations, practical art, history, literature, art and music appreciation as well as technical instruc-tion in the use of computers and other electronic de-vices. More than fi fty percent of independent members

Wide Range of Enrichment Subjects Offered by Glenridge Academyby Lorna Hard

Glenridge Academy Dean, Bunny Nesbit

attend at least one class per year. The Academy board now has twelve members who

are elected to two year terms by the membership of the Academy. (Any member of The Glenridge who reg-isters for a course is a member for that calendar year.) Six terms expire each year. Terms begin in January. There are no term limits and two of the founding group are still actively serving on the Academy board. Bunny Nesbit recently succeeded Jackie Pillsbury as Dean.

The Academy is a fi nancially independent entity. Its entire income comes from registration and class fees supplemented by occasional gifts. Income is used to purchase equipment and cover other operating expens-es. Each year the Academy donates money accrued in excess of expenses to the Glenridge Benevolent Fund and the GPAC endowment. There is also an annual gift to A.C.E.

In 2009, the Academy board used some funds to establish a scholarship foundation for Glenridge em-ployees and their children or grandchildren who live at home. This foundation has its own board comprised of three Academy board members, three other members of The Glenridge and one staff member. Recipients of the scholarships are selected after careful review of their “blind” applications plus recommendations by sources from outside the Glenridge community. In June 2010, two scholarships of $600 each were awarded. When members learned of this program, a few supplemented the scholarship foundation’s funds with unsolicited donations. This year four scholarships in the amount of $1000 each may be awarded.

Academy is thriving and continues to expand its scope and curricula. It is an integral part of life at Glenridge, exemplifying the “life fulfi lling” aspect of this community.

If you are interested in having your prescriptions delivered, it is necessary for you to establish an account with one of the following pharmacies so your credit card can be billed for the medications. Do this now so when you need an emergency delivery you are in their system. The pharmacies currently delivering to The Glenridge are:

Account Required for Pharmacy Deliveriesby Pam Overton, Director of Health Services

Publix @ North Ridge.......................................................................................... 926-8532Walgreens @ Clark & Beneva ............................................................................. 923-2885CVS @ Central Sarasota Pkwy. & 41 .................................................................. 918-1514

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Tues., May 1, 8:00 PM: HUGO (2011)Adventure/Drama/Thriller/Family; Rated PG for thematic material and action; Run time: 126 min.Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfi eld, Chloe Moretz, Jude Law and Ray WinstoneIn 1930s Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station uncovers a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. Oscar Nominee for Best Picture.

Tues., May 8, 8:00 PM: THE IRON LADY (2011)Biography/Drama; Rated PG-13 for some violent images and brief nudity; Run time: 105 min.Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Alice da Cunha, Harry Lloyd and Anthony HeadHer daughter and her staff confi ne elderly Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s fi rst female prime minister, to her home. She talks to the imagined presence of her husband Denis who recently died. His ghost comments on her suc-cesses and failures from her fi rst run for Parliament to her premiership.

Tues., May 15, 8:00 PM: WAR HORSE (2011)Drama/History/War/Action; PG-13 for intense sequences of war violence; Run time: 146 min.Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, David Thewlis, Niels Arestrup and Tom HiddlestonThe fi lm is set in rural England and Europe during WW I. Albert tamed and trained a thoroughbred horse named Joey but they are separated when Joey is sold to the cavalry. The fi lm follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets.

Tues., May 22, 8:00 PM: WE BOUGHT A ZOO (2011)Comedy/Drama/Family; PG for language and some thematic elements; Run time: 124 min.Matt Damon, Scarlet Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford and Maggie Elizabeth JonesTo start his life over after his wife died, Benjamin bought a house that has a zoo. With the head keeper and the rest of the zoo staff, they renovate the dilapidated zoo to its former glory.

Tues., May 29, 8:00 PM: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (2011)Action/Mystery/Suspense/Thriller; PG-13, scenes of intense action & violence; Run time: 133 minTom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Paula Patton and Michael NyqvistThe IMF team is shut down when it is implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin. Disavowed by the US govern-ment under Ghost Protocol, the organization races against time to clear its name and prevent another attack.