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Adorable Amelia showing off her face paint
Inside this issue: • Children’s Party • Cashin Scholarship winner announced • Musical interlude • Meet Doris Margaret Stoddart Retirement Village Autumn Newsletter 2018
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Greetings from Merrin... Hello and welcome to the first edition of Stoddart Sparks for 2018! It has been lovely to see family and friends visiting the village over the holidays, it has been fantastic to meet you all. Our annual Children’s Party was a great success! The 'Down on the Farm' theme was embraced by the village and we enjoyed seeing the children play. We also celebrated Valentine’s Day and Waitangi Day and had a our family BBQ. Ryman is once again sponsoring the Royal New Zealand Ballet, and this year the RNZB will be performing a family favourite, The Nutcracker. We will have
more information and special discount offers on this later in the year. During April, we will be holding our 25th birthday bash. Keep an eye out for more information on this event. If anyone has memorabilia about the village, which they would like to loan to us, please feel free to contact me or my team. I hope to see everyone there!
Merrin Jack Village Manager
The Ryman Season of The Nutcracker The Royal New Zealand Ballet is hard at work to bring the new production of the muchloved Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, to New Zealand’s stages. The Ryman Healthcare Season of The Nutcracker will be the RNZB’s biggest tour of 2018, opening in Wellington on 31 October and touring to Blenheim, Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Napier, Auckland and Takapuna, through to 15 December. The Nutcracker is the third tour sponsored by Ryman, following the sell-out success of The Wizard of Oz and Romeo and Juliet.
Merrin Jack Village Manager Phone: 03 348 4955
Susie Cowles Sales Advisor Phone: 03 337 6500
Call Merrin for general enquiries or any information about resthome care.
Talk to Susie about retirement living options and availabilities in the village.
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Our Children’s Party was truly magical with a Down on the farm theme. True to theme, our staff dressed up in animal costumes and had a laugh with the children.
Doris Burnett's grandd aughter Amiee and great-granddaughter Addison
There were some great activities such as face painting, an obstacle course, bouncy castle, pony rides, and clowning around with Adam All Sorts! The children also had the opportunity to pet little farm animals and Mr Goat was a crowd favourite. The afternoon was finished off with a lolly scramble and of course, afternoon tea. We hope everyone had a fantastic time and we are already planning our next family day!
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The kids clown around with Adam All Sorts
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<generic recipe> Bob Scott bowlers take on Melbourne While most of us were sleeping off our Christmas feasts on Boxing Day, four residents from Bob Scott Retirement Village were heading to Melbourne. The winners of the Ryman lower North Island regional bowls tournament, Arie Molenaar, Shirley Wilson, Ron Scott and Reta Morris, were eager to take on Australian bowlers in the Glen Waverley Bowls Carnival. “The atmosphere was brilliant. There was a lot of interest in us and people asking how we were doing,” Arie says. The team also enjoyed their visit to Ryman’s 1st Melbourne village the Weary Dunlop Retirement Village where they had a tour and morning tea with the residents.
ta t, Shirely Wilson and Re Arie Molenaar, Ran Scot a ent Bob Scott in Australi es pr re to d ou pr re we Morris talk there. It’s a social spot,” Arie says. “Sometimes we’re there for half an hour and we don’t play bowls we just talk!”
They all agree that it is the best thing to have a bowling green in a village as it brings people together.
They all give a very big thank you to Ryman and Denise Thompson, Ryman community and relations team leader, and Russ Nicholls, from the Glen Waverley Bowls Club.
“A lot of people go there just to sit and
“We’re just so proud to be part of Ryman.
Cashin Scholarship Winner 2018 Emma Glasson is all set to pursue her dream career after winning the $5,000 Cashin Scholarship. The 18-year-old from Invercargill has started her first year studying for a Bachelor of Commerce and she says the scholarship has eased the pressure on her family. Emma’s mum Deanna is a senior caregiver at Rowena Jackson Retirement Village in Invercargill and started there in 2012 after the family moved south from Christchurch. Emma says the earthquakes were tough on the family. “The earthquakes took a toll on us all and mum and dad decided that Invercargill would be a good place to move to.’’ Emma is the seventh winner of the scholarship established in honour of
Ryman director Mike Cashin. Blair Cashin, Mike’s son, said Emma was a deserving winner. “We were delighted to support Emma’s ambitions to study accountancy. She’s part of a family whose lives were disrupted by the earthquakes but she is a determined character who has done well at school through her hard work.’’ The scholarship is open to all Ryman staff and their families.
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Resident Esma Rastrick with New Zealand Women’s Weekly editor Alice O’Connell
The hunt for fantastic grandparents is on! Ryman Healthcare has joined forces with New Zealand Women’s Weekly magazine in the search for the nation’s Grandparents of the Year. To help launch this year’s search, Ryman invited magazine editor Alice O’Connell and her team to a lavish high tea at its Bert Sutcliffe retirement village where residents gave them a very warm welcome.
“With so many wonderful grandparents amongst our residents alone I just know choosing the winners is going to be extremely tough – I will have my tissues at the ready too!”
How to enter
Radio presenter Lorna Subritzky, was the MC for the event.
Describe in 500 words or less why you or your nominee deserves to be a winner
“With more mothers working and under so much pressure it’s grandparents who end up picking up the slack either with childcare or financially - they are the unsung heroes,” she said.
For more information head to: nowtolove.co.nz/grandparentsoftheyear for more information
“So we need to celebrate these people and say they’re doing something wonderful.” Alice said more judges had been brought on board to choose each category winner this year, including Ryman’s own Group Sales Manager Debbie McClure, who grew up living next door to her grandparents. “I know from first-hand experience just how special the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren can be and I’m thrilled that Ryman is involved with New Zealand Women’s Weekly to celebrate that.
The four categories are: Gran of the Year, Granddad of the Year, Honorary Grandparent of the Year (to recognise those who may not be bloodrelated but whose love is no less strong), and Grandparents of the Year. Closing date for entries is Sunday March 4, 2018. The competition is open to Ryman Residents.
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Enchanting afternoon tea
ted the Our resthome residents recently visi i. The villa enchanting Urailda Villa in Papanu s and its boasted spectacular English garden our residents owner Jenny Brunton, welcomed afternoon us with a warm heart and a delicio rs and tea. Jenny and her husband host tou for ney mo afternoon teas to collect motor neuron disease sufferers. d tea break Our residents taking a well-deserve
Musical interlude
Ryman favourite Carl Doy graced the village stage recently and it was a true musical fi esta. During the interval everyone enjoyed delicio us nibbles and drinks, and afterwards the resi dents had the opportunity to meet the musical leg end. Carl Doy with fans Nola Muir and Au drey Burton
Introducing Ariana Harper Hi, my name is Ariana Harper. I have been working as an activities coordinator at Margaret Stoddart since March 2017. I work mainly in the serviced apartments and independent townhouse areas. I was born in Christchurch but moved to Wellington with my family when I was just three years old. I studied in Wellington and obtained a Bachelor of Health Science with a major in Sport and Exercise from Massey University. In late 2016, when I completed my studies I decided to return to Christchurch. I am a 800m track athlete and the reason why I decided to move back to Christchurch was so that I could be trained by the best 800m track coach in New Zealand.
I enjoy tramping, and scrapbooking, and I am currently raising Monarch butterflies. I also sing, and will be performing alongside my Dad att the village in April. Dad is a professional musician and Mum is an artist. I really enjoy my role at Margaret Stoddart and it is especially rewarding to make people smile every day. I also love having fun with the residents! St Patrick's was aon lotoutings, of I drive the van, taking Day residents fun at Edmund Hillary with and being new to Christchurch, it has outfithe ts, green food, been greatgreen exploring city with the and of course, Guinness! residents, even going on a trip to Margaret Stoddart’s cottage in Diamond Harbour!
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and I separated, my son and I moved to South New Brighton, Christchurch. My son married his wife, Helen, in 1983, and soon welcomed my only grandchild Brian. Brian is now married to Amiee and they have three children, including a set of twins!
t t e n r u B is r o Meet D Hello, my name is Doris Burnett, and I am a resthome resident here at Margaret Stoddart Retirement Village. I was born on a farm in Amberley, North Canterbury. Most of my life I have worked on farms and I have also been a housekeeper. For many years I lived and worked on farms at Sefton and Prebbleton. I met my first husband Percy and we were married when I was 21 years old. Percy and I have a son, Leslie. In 1960, after Percy
I was lucky enough to meet the love of my life, John Burnett and we later married. While sick with motor neuron disease, I cared for him until he passed away in December 1998. My family was struck with another tragedy in 2015 when we lost my son to brain cancer. That was a really hard time for us. During my youth, I was a fantastic lawn bowler, an award-winning florist (Blue Ribbon for a cauliflower) and an avid gardener. I was a member of the Country Women’s Institute from 1962 to 1995. During this time, I received the good service badge for contribution as treasurer and president. In the four months I have lived at Margaret Stoddart, I have come to enjoy the company of others, the nice meals and the variety of daily activities keeps me active!
Shortbread The Ralph Family Recipe Makes approx 30 pieces Ingredients: 450g butter 3/4 cup caster sugar 1/2 cup cornflower
2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt
Method: • Cream butter and sugar well. • Add sifted flour, cornflour and salt. • Knead well, roll out fairly thick (1cm). • Cut into pieces, place on cold greased tray and prick with a fork.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes 180°C. • Leave to cool. Enjoy!
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Celebrating Christmas December was a jolly time for the village when we celebrated the Christmas season with Christmas Carols, a fantastic feast, sing-a-longs and great dancing. The Sweet Adelinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; voices were angelic during the carols and the music sounded so sweet to our ears. We look forward to hearing them sing again.
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