NEWS BRIEFS

★ COVID-19 protocols for visitors: Due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases around campus, our mask mandate will be temporarily reinstated for ALL residents and visitors throughout our PPH campus. The mask mandate is a minor inconvenience, but we must mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and we must act now. We appreciate your cooperation. Masks are still required in the Doctor’s Office, Personal Care, and Pathways. Please advise your guests to refrain from visiting if they feel sick or have been exposed to COVID-19.

★ Food Collection: The PPH Food Drive — a 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Project — will continue indefinitely as long as PPH’s neighbors are in need of food. Food will be collected the last week of the month, and then will be delivered the first day of the following month. There will be two collection sites: the vending machine area, located near the Wellness Center and in front of the Security office. For more information, call Tom Sexton at ext. 8368.

★ Trips:  Fees for trips are now added to each resident’s monthly bill (NO CASH). If you’d like to cancel, you must call the Business Office (ext. 8010) to have the trip fee removed.

★ Independent Living Residents Association:  The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 20 at 2 p.m in the Social Hall.

*(If subject to COVID-19 restrictions, this will broadcast on channel 7)

★ PPH Auxiliary: The Auxiliary’s next meeting will be held in the Social Hall and broadcast on PPH TV channel 7 on Tuesday, February 14 at 11:30 a.m.

Membership in the PPH Auxiliary is open to PPH residents, staff, and community supporters (only $5 per year). Dating back to its origins as the PPH Ladies Aid Society in 1889, the Auxiliary continues its initiatives to support the heart of PPH’s fundraising mission, Benevolent Care, as well as supporting staff/resident gratitude activities.

★ Black History Month

Presentation: On Thursday, February 2, at 2:00 p.m., there will be a special program for Black History Month with James Dupree. The event will be located in the Social Hall. Contact Kathy Nucero at ext. 8505 for questions.

★ Volunteers Needed: Volunteer Cashiers and Assistants (Baggers) are needed for Tabor Market and the Gift Shop. If you are interested, please contact Carol Cherrington at ext. 8027 for more information.

★ Attention: We will have Congressman Brendan Boyle and State Representative Anthony Bellmon giving a legislative update to the PPH residents at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, February 3 in the Social Hall. Each official will be given time to introduce themselves and speak about their vision, with plenty of time for questions. Coffee and danish will be provided. Contact Bill Conaway at ext. 8194 for any questions.

★ TED Talks: See the February calendar.

★ Veterans’ Meeting: The February Veterans’ meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 7, at 10 am in the Social Hall. If you have not provided your photos for the Veterans video, please bring them with you to the meeting. Please contact Bill Conaway at ext. 8194 with any questions.

★ Calling all Veterans: It is important to PPH that we identify all veterans living in our community. We want to make sure you are receiving the meeting notices, ceremonial invitations, and other veteran specific information. If you are new to the community and/or you have not completed the May 2021 veteran survey, please contact Bill Conaway at ext. 8194.

★ Dining Services: February 1 and 15, The Continental, featuring fresh pastries, bagels, yogurts, juices, fruit, and coffee, will be available for purchase and will take place in the Fountain Room from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

February 8 and 22, the Farmers Market will take place in the Fountain Room from 10:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m.

★ Accent Care: Join us on February 24 at 2pm in the Social Hall. Jennifer Paice, of Accent Care, inc., will give a presentation on how to remain in independent living longer. Please join us in this informative discussion.

Refreshments and raffle giveaways will be provided. Please contact Kathy Nucero at ext. 8505 for more information.

>>>Dr. Martin Luther King, continued from page 1 rather than creating his own speech. “Pastor Peter quoted from the book, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”

“I chose this partly because there is one threat still in our society today and that’s divisiveness”, Pastor Peter stated. PPH resident Carol Drummond performed the song “Dr. Martin Luther King” as an acapella, where she tapped along with her song using the microphone. The performance was followed up with keynote speaker, PPH resident Kathy Andrews-WIlliams, Ed.D., delivering her speech about “Sustaining a Caring Community in the Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Lucille described Kathy as “a teacher for change.”

As the event progressed, Executive Chef Jerome Seeney would be recognized by the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Committee for his exemplary committment to PPH, which he accepted on behalf of Dining Services. As he accepted the award, Chef Jerome paraphrased a quote from Dr. King, “Everbody can be great because anybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”

At the end of the event, the audience watched a PowerPoint video which featured all of the Dining Services staff members. The video also featured Cab Calloway’s song “Everybody Eats When They Come to My House”, which drew laughter and applause from the audience as they viewed each photo.

This well-attended event was also live-streamed on Channel 7. The program would be rebroadcast on Saturday, January 28, and Saturday, February 4, for residents to rewatch the MLK program if they were unable to attend.

>>>Black History Month, continued from page 5 races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice”, Dr. Woodson stated.

The week would be expanded to a month-long celebration, known as Black History Month. The celebration is every February when both President Abraham Lincoln's (February 12, 1809) and Frederick Douglass' birthdays (February 14, 1818) occur.

In the words of Jamaican political activist Marcus Garvey, “A people without knowledge of their past, history, origin or culture is like a tree without roots.”

This month's activity calendar and flyers will highlight films, presentations, and events that emphasize Black History Month's theme, as well as Marcus Garvey's poetic words.