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Touchmark at Mt. Bachelor Village - June 2014 Newsletter
1. TOUCHMARK AT MT. BACHELOR VILLAGE
THE{FULL}LIFE
June 2014
Touchmark hosts Advanced Stage Parkinson’s
Family Caregiver Training
Presented by Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon
and Central Oregon Parkinson’s Council, this
workshop can help prepare family members
and caregivers approach the advanced stages of
Parkinson’s with more confidence.
The event is June 30 and costs $20. People can
register at www.pro.eventbrite.com or at 800-
426-6806. The day will include two sessions,
lunch, and refreshments. Respite care is also
available, but space is limited and sign-up is
needed by June 23.
Segment 1: Specific Problems Associated
with Advanced Stage PD (9 am to noon)
by Neurologist Michael Bell, MD, with (cont.)
Three cheers for volunteers!
Touchmark honored
the 75-plus resident
volunteers during a festive
luncheon. Many give
their time and talents
throughout Touchmark
and the Bend community.
The celebration also
included volunteers from
the Bend area, including
a homeschool group and
musical and spiritual
service groups.
Following the event
theme—Penned by
the Heart—volunteers
received a heart-inspired award and penned
notes and pictures on the butcher-block-paper
tablecloths. They also received a Touchmark pen.
Angela Stewart, Touchmark memory care
administrator and Life Enrichment/Wellness
director, welcomed the group and highlighted
how volunteering builds the heart, creates smiles
and fun, builds your reservoir of brain neurons,
creates a vibrant community, prevents loneliness
and boredom, connects you to others and boosts
social skills, and helps you and others stay active,
connected, inspired, and challenged.
3. Many students were gone during that evening college
class when Monroe Weinberg received a handwritten
note from Carolyn. Do you know how to roast a
chicken? it read.
Monroe thought it was a joke, but Carolyn wanted
to know. His answer was no to the chicken but yes
to friendship. Monroe’s family friend did show
Carolyn how to roast a chicken and shared that she
knew right away they’d get married. Indeed, the
two married and enjoyed 63 years together and
had three daughters. Today, when thinking about
family, including his six (soon to be seven) great-
grandchildren, Monroe says, “I’m so proud of them.”
Serving in Europe
Right after they married, the Army drafted Monroe
to serve in the headquarters of a survey detachment
that examined the terrain for proper gun placement
and operation. During his time overseas, Monroe
attended university classes in England and France,
including a winetasting class. (The government
offered the classes to occupy soldiers’ downtime
time.)
Back in the United States, Carolyn and Monroe
started working together at a company that made
maternity apparel. With more than 50 years at the
company, Monroe worked in marketing, served as
vice president, and oversaw New York, Dallas, and
Los Angeles for
the outerwear
division. The
couple moved to
Touchmark in
2007 after living
in nearby Black
Butte Ranch for
27 years.
Since moving
to Touchmark,
Monroe has
been involved in
many different
activities. He
volunteers
for the Smart
Readers
program,
helping
elementary
students learn to read. The program has honored
Monroe’s services, especially for helping a girl
reach the top of her class in reading—in only two
semesters.
Monroe also participates in theater productions
at Touchmark, including a play last summer and
this summer’s readers’ theater production. “I love
music,” says Monroe, who plays the ukulele and a
wooden box drum called the cahone. He plays with
the Serenaders, a group of Touchmark residents.
When thinking about investing in life and
relationships, Monroe shared, “It sounds ridiculous
saying time is precious, but it is precious. If you’re
going to spend your time doing something, make it
meaningful or worthwhile.”
CAPTURING DELIGHT{FULL}
MOMENTS
From sunny
walks on the
Touchmark
campus
to musical
moments
with guest
performers,
we’re
welcoming the
summer fun!
Liz Anderson
pictured left.
Singer Mark
Kershner
pictured below.
Meet Monroe
Monroe donned a toga for a
Touchmark production. This
summer he’s taking part in
Touchmark’s reader’s theater
production.
