Wallace's Words Autumn Newsletter 2019

Wallace’s Words Julia Wallace Retirement Village • Autumn edition 2019 0 19 01 019 9

Our ann nual Chilldren’s Party pro oved to be a hit!

Meet Sylvia & John

Musical moments

Relay for Life

Greetings from Christina...

Hello and welcome to the autumn edition of Wallace’s Words.

What a long hot summer it has been! With autumn now making its presence felt, it is much cooler.

We have been very busy at the village with many events, including our fantastic Children’s Party.

It was a scorching day in the park and I am sure everyone enjoyed meeting our unexpected guests.

Read more on page 3.

an appointment. The more of us who protect ourselves, the better it will be for our village and the community.

There is always something fun to do at our village so be sure to join in when you can. I hope to see you at one of these events soon.

Please remember my door is always open if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind regards,

At the village our activity and lifestyle coordinators help organise a variety of fun events for our residents to enjoy. Together with our Triple A programme, we hope that this will help residents with exercising both physically and mentally.

Ryman Healthcare will be offering free flu shots soon and we will let you know when you can book

Christina Brenton Village Manager Ph: 06 354 9262

A note from Chrissy...

My favourite season has arrived. There is nothing like waking up and smelling the rustic and sweet air of a chilly autumn morning!

Our village gardens are changing each season and it’s a pleasure to welcome rainy days to give the grass some colour. I’m sure the plants are smiling!

Smiling is what we do best at Julia Wallace, with concerts, happy hours and meeting up with friends at our Triple A exercise programme.

We were pleased to sponsor the season of Roger Hall’s Middle Age Spread at Centrepoint Theatre this year. I’m looking forward to spending lots of time with the actors and sharing their stories.

Pictured: Residents Dot Collins, Jill Morrison and Isabelle Cairns met actor Aaron Ward at the village.

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Chrissy Thompson Sales Advisor Ph: 06 354 9761

Village news

Children’s Party!

It was a fun-filled day at our annual Children’s Party, with residents, staff, children and grandchildren.

The village has a close relationship with the Ruahine Kindergarten and we invited them to come an enjoy the day with us too. The playground near the village was packed with happy, laughing kids.

The bouncy castle, face painting, giant pick-up sticks and sack race have ensured the day was an all-time favourite!

We even had some real-life heroes turn up! Four firemen from the Milson Fire Station were doing a routine route check when they kindly decided to join in the fun. Everyone got a turn to go inside the truck. It was a fabulous addition to the celebrations.

We ended the day with delicious pizzas and ice cream.

Pictured: Little Jed Tatterton loved the fire truck.

Inset: The Milson Fire Station’s truck and firemen were the highlight of the day!

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Long Road Home brings team together Ryman supports veterans’ charity event A memorial service to celebrate the end of The Long Road Home charity trek brought a tear to the eye for many involved in the walk.

The walk was organised to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI), and was sponsored by Ryman Healthcare.

The early new year trek from St Arnaud along 110km of high-country station roads ended in Hanmer, on January 12, with a memorial service at Soldier’s Block in the South Island township.

Dozens of onlookers gathered at the block to hear accounts from the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Charitable Trust (NZMRT) team that took part in the horse-ride and walk.

They had followed the route taken by soldiers returning from World War 1, 100 years ago, but with the benefit of blue-sky days and a support team.

The event remembered that soldiers returning from WW1 were often left to make their own way home. Many felt abandoned, hopeless and segregated from their fellow Kiwis after witnessing the horrors of war.

The walk was a success and Ryman has signed on to support the trek next year, and the plan is to make it an annual event.

The trust was also in contact with overseas groups, to help spread the idea of supporting those with PTSI. PTSI continues to impact the lives of soldiers that have served in arenas such as Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Timor and Afghanistan.

“I think 800 people a year are exiting our current armed forces … some of those will definitely be suffering from PTSI,” Mark said.

Organisers Bernard Shapiro, Murray Hill and Mark Appleton, president of the NZMRT, said the group was raising funds for people suffering from PTSI as a result of traumatic events.

The walk was a success and Ryman has signed on to support the trek next year, and the plan is to make it an annual event.

There were wreaths laid at the memorial on behalf of Ryman, a sponsor of the trust and its work.

Above: NZMRT members, Ryan Haigh and Anna Keehan, with their horses.

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Book review

Dust to Gold The compelling story of Bendigo station, home of Shrek.

Written by John Perriam and photographed by Stephen Jaquiery.

This fascinating history of Central Otago’s iconic Bendigo Station is illustrated with stunning photographs of a wild and rugged landscape. It also showcases the farms owners, the Perriam Family as well as stockmen, animals, wildlife and memorable characters including the legendary Shrek, filling the pages with vibrant colour.

Shrek was the woolly hermit merino, whose story captivated the world when he was discovered high in a mountain cave after avoiding muster for six years. Read about his famous discovery and his subsequent travels throughout the country as an ambassador for Cure Kids. Incidentally, all profits from the sale of Dust to Gold will also go to Cure Kids, a worthy charity for sick children.

As you read, you begin to feel part of this resilient family, joining them in their struggles and setbacks as they nurture the land in their care while also promoting their merino breed of sheep from “fleece to fashion”.

I felt their pain as they watched their family’s original farm, brimming with memories and dreams, sink below the waters of Lake Dunstan: the trigger

for the eventual purchase of Bendigo Station.

From droughts, weeds, gorse and rabbits to indifferent bureaucrats and meddling politicians, many battles were fought and not always won.

The Perriam family story is a compelling one.

“For me it was a nostalgic reminder of my roots in the nearby North Otago high country.”

This is a book for rural and urban dwellers alike.

For me it was a nostalgic reminder of my roots in the nearby North Otago high country.

It is also an insight into the lives of those who work with and care for our land and country, a blue print on diversifying and a connection with the past for us all.

John Perriam’s prose is easy and uncluttered, with the pages full of accurately drawn high country characters and the sometimes cruel events impacting on the lives of his family.

Reviewed by Phyllis Thorby Edmund Hillary Retirement Village.

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Melbourne bowls challenge Ryman supports trans-Tasman bowls excursion A group of Charles Upham village lawn bowls enthusiasts have made the most of a trip across the Tasman making friends and enjoying some Ryman hospitality in Melbourne.

The group of bowlers and supporters from the Canterbury-based village took on some of the best from Australia at Melbourne greens located at the Glen Waverley Bowls Club, not too far from where Ryman’s Weary Dunlop and Nellie Melba villages are based.

They won the right to represent Ryman having topped a South Island Ryman village competition held at Charles Upham village in November.

The bowlers Barbara McJarrow, Bruce McCorkindale, Alan Pegley and Frances McDowell plus supporters Trevor McJarrow, Anna Armstrong and Gill Small flew out on Boxing Day and stayed in Australia until New Year’s Day. Ryman is a major sponsor of the Glen Waverley club and bowls carnival.

Alan says the team competed on four of the five days in the open competition.

“The calibre of competition was of a very high standard with many of the locals having represented Victoria and Australia,” Barbara says.

“We won a few and lost more than we won,” Alan adds.

Two days saw temperatures in the mid-30s, with more than 150 players at the club to contend with the sweltering conditions. The thermometer reached 36.4 degrees on the first day.

Between them the group members have been bowling for a considerable number of years and have watched changes in the game including more modern bowls running on a ‘tighter draw’, meaning they don’t have to be played so wide.

Nowadays the events are social, colourful and regularly held at most Ryman villages.

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Gemma wins the Cashin Scholarship Gemma Ballantyne’s year has got off to the best start possible thanks to the 2019 Cashin Scholarship.

Gemma has opted for a pharmacy degree after her first year, which adds another four years at university followed by an internship.

Gemma, 18, will use the scholarship to fund her pharmacy studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin.

Gemma’s looking forward to starting back at university and says the scholarship will be a big help with a busy year of learning ahead.

She was thrilled to get the news.

“I’m thrilled to win and I’m honoured that the Cashin family selected me,” Gemma says.

“I’m thrilled to win and I’m honoured that the Cashin family selected me.”

“It’s awesome to win. It means that it will ease the financial stress this year and allow me to focus on my studies so that I can be the best that I can be.”

Gemma has been part of the Ryman family since 2016, when she was a part-time receptionist at Anthony Wilding Retirement Village in Christchurch.

“I’m really grateful.”

Blair Cashin, Mike Cashin’s son, said the family wished Gemma all the best with her studies.

There were 100 applicants this year, a record for the scholarship.

The Cashin Scholarship

She says she loved the job from the very start.

“I was 16 and it was my first job and I couldn’t have had a better place to work. I loved talking to the residents, they were always interested in what I was studying and it was like having 200 grandparents.”

In 2018 she began her first year at university, studying health sciences at Otago University. She worked at Yvette Williams Retirement Village in Dunedin part-time to support herself.

The Cashin Scholarship was established to honour the memory of former Ryman director Mike Cashin. Mike was a strong believer in the power of education to change lives and was a great advocate for Ryman Healthcare and its staff. The scholarship is designed to provide a helping hand to members of the Ryman family who are taking on tertiary study. Each year the Cashin family help select the winner of the $5,000 grant, which is intended to help with study costs.

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Independent resident profile

Meet Sylvia & John

We married in 1960 and raised two beautiful children, Lynda and Tony. Unfortunately, our son Tony died when he was 37, leaving behind a wife and two beautiful daughters.

Over the years we were fortunate enough to live in several countries, Canada being one. While living there we had a house fire, but we were lucky to get out safely. It was a difficult time but the community around us were all so kind. We stayed in Canada for two years before returning to England.

John, who was a master builder, worked day and night to get us back on our feet by renovating houses. The last house we renovated was a 16th century cottage which we loved living in.

In 1992 we move to Majorca, Spain, where we bought a derelict cottage. We lived in a caravan whilst building our house.

The last house we renovated T was a 16th century cottage which we loved living in.

Hello, my name is Sylvia Mead. My husband John and I moved into our lovely townhouse at the village in March 2018.

We were born in Middlesex, England and met in secondary school. John was 15 and I was 14 years old.

After ten years we finally decided to join our daughter and her family in New Zealand. We lived in Pukekohe until we settled in Julia Wallace, a wonderful place to be safe and secure.

The residents here are very friendly along with the happy and helpful staff, it all makes up one big happy place to live. We have plenty of friends and lots of daily activities to join in with.

Village news

Musical moments Recently we welcomed New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s (NZSO) musical director Zac Johns who gave an entertaining talk to residents and guests.

Zac talked about touring with the NZSO and the audience was also able to listen to an array of pieces from the NZSO’s Ryman-sponsored Classical Journey.

Zac gave a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it’s like to belong to the orchestra, which he described as family. What an inspiration!

Pictured: Serviced apartment resident Jean Rombach with NZSO’s musical director Zac Johns and fundraiser accounts manager Chantelle Cole.

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News from our care centre residents

Our little garden

Personalised coasters

Our resthome residents enjoyed the sunshine by planting edible plants in a new planter box made by our village Men’s Club. For our residents, it was an opportunity to get back into gardening and it also allowed them to get more active.

In an effort to make sure that everyone got their favourite drinks our hospital residents decided to create their own personalised coasters. Residents were delighted with the results!

Pictured: Residents Lorraine Mobberley and Val Dayman have a favourite pastime - gardening.

Pictured: Care resident Beryl Wakelin-Hobbs shows off her specially designed coaster.

Staff profile

Introducing Antony

Hello, my name is Antony Lonappan and I am the Hospital Coordinator at the village.

My family has also grown when we welcomed our little baby boy.

He recently turned one.

Before I started working at Julia Wallace, I was working as a registered nurse in the aged care industry for five years.

During my spare time I try to stay active by playing badminton and cricket.

I am originally from Kerala, a southern state of India. I lived in Christchurch for the last six years and I love this country.

During my spare time I try to stay active by playing badminton and cricket.

My family and I moved to Palmerston North in September last year because my wife started studying nursing at UCOL.

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I am also very social, and I’m enjoying making new friends here in Palmerston North. I love travelling and look forward to exploring the North Island.

I look forward to getting to meet more of you and so far, I am loving it here.

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Savoury or sweet profiteroles Ingredients ¾ cup water 125g butter 1 cup high grade flour

Pinch of salt 4 eggs

Savoury filling 150g middle rindless bacon

Sweet filling 200g fresh or frozen raspberries 3 tbsp icing sugar 2 tbsp lemon juice 200ml double cream 150g white chocolate 50g shelled pistachio

(diced)

500g smoked chicken breast (diced)

125g sour cream 125g mayonnaise ½ cup spring onions

A note from Ryman chef,

Timothy Garlick This makes a delicious finger food as it’s small and easy to eat. It’s always a big hit with everyone and you can change it up and serve it as an entrée or dessert.

This is on the menu at Jane Mander Retirement Village and the residents absolutely love it!

(finely chopped)

Profiterole method

Sweet filling

• Preheat oven to 180˚C. • Bring water to the boil in saucepan, add butter and stir until melted. Sift in flour and salt, and mix with a wooden spoon over a low heat until the paste starts to dry out. Allow to cool.

• Place paste in a bowl and beat in eggs, one at a time, mixing really well after each egg is added.

• Place tablespoonfuls of mixture onto a tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool profiteroles on a wire rack.

• Put the raspberries, icing sugar and lemon juice into a food processor or mini blender and blitz until smooth. Press through a sieve into a bowl.

• Whip the cream until stiff, then fold in 4tbsp of the raspberry sauce. Spoon the filling into a piping bag and make a hole in each profiterole.

Make sure the profiteroles are cool before piping in the filling.

• Break up the chocolate into a small bowl and melt in the microwave on low for 1½-2 mins.

Leave to cool briefly until slightly thickened.

• Carefully spoon the melted chocolate over each filled profiterole and sprinkle with pistachios.

Leave to set. To serve, drizzle the remaining raspberry sauce over the profiteroles.

Savoury filling • Fry the diced bacon and place in a bowl to cool.

Add the diced chicken with the sour cream, mayonnaise and spring onions. Slice the top off the puff, add the filling and put the lid back on top.

• Serve with your favourite chutney.

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Village news

Relay for life The Relay for Life event to raise funds for the Cancer Society was hugely successful and involved residents from all areas of the village. The relay followed a set route and residents walked for 15 minutes before handing over to another team.

Our residents started their day with a hearty breakfast before participating in the relay. At 3pm, there was a moment of silence for our loved ones who have been affected by cancer.

Thank you to our townhouse and serviced apartment residents who stayed to participate for the whole day. Our resthome residents also came through periodically and enjoyed the event immensely.

Collectively our village raised $7,300 for the Cancer Society! Well done everyone.

Pictured: Our relay residents, Peter and Corinne Richdale (left) and Robyn Penellum.

Christina Brenton Village Manager Ph: 06 354 9262 Call Christina for general enquiries, or information about resthome, hospital and dementia care.

Chrissy Thompson Sales Advisor Ph: 06 354 9761 Talk to Chrissy for information about townhouses or serviced apartments.

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