Thanks to the generosity of Mary Lou Donarski, an F-14 pinball machine has been donated to Kendal and is available for playing in the Hudson Room.
The machine was a favorite game of her late daughter Amy. Mary Lou was sure Amy would have been happy to share it with all the residents of Kendal.
Players should follow the simple rules posted and not play while a ping-pong game is in progress.
Enjoy the machine. Maybe some day we'll have an F-14 Tomcat contest.
Because of the long wait lists for the performances of Aida on Oct. 6 and La Traviata on Dec. 15, two vans will be available to transport residents to and from the City Center Cinema.
There are sign-up and payment instructions in the July 9 edition of Spotlight.
In addition, Jan Myers, Chair of the Trips Committee, advises us that there is a short wait list for the July 25 trip to the Maritime Aquarium.
Questions? Get in touch with Jan.
The sort of balance the Fitness Center deals with has nothing to do with checkbooks. More importantly, it has to do with physical balance to keep residents from falling.
If you have attended at least one Balance Clinic you may sign-up to use the stability stations with Fitness Staff members. Sessions are brief, yet challenging.
Time slots are available on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 - 11:30 am.
To sign up or have your questions answered, please contact the Fitness Center.
On Monday evening July 9 at 7:30 pm Kendal residents will hear from Anahaita Kotval, the Executive Director of Lifting Up Westchester, a non-profit agency that cares for homeless individuals in our community.
Ms. Kotval will talk about finding long-term housing and providing the support needed to rebuild the lives of our homeless citizens. She has been doing this sort of work for almost four decades in Fairfield County, CT and Westchester.
All residents are invited. It should be a most interesting evening.
Photo by Arthur Brady
Sleepy Hollow is a very mixed community. It contains people of all kinds. Most who have reached their golden years, like many of us at Kendal, have had very productive lives, perhaps with a little fame. There is one group that has received more public acclaim than many others and the members reside in one place-- the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Click here to see a list compiled by Wikipedia of the most famous people buried there. The list contains their names with a brief identification and links to read more about them.
You can have a chance to hone your poetry writing with the newly formed Poetry Writing Group.
The group will meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 3:30 pm in the Art Room on the C-Level. July meeting will take place on July 12th.
Questions? Contact Sheila Benedis
Check your calendars for these upcoming events...
July 2 - Lecture by Ruth Cowan - "Technology is neither Good, nor Bad nor Neutral" -Monday, July 2 at 7:30 pm in the Gathering Room
July 4 - Fourth of July Celebration - 7:00 pm in the Gathering Room
July 1 - 7 Give & Take Table - Mary Powell Bldg. T-Level
In a letter from Howard Smith, Chair of the Kendal on Hudson Search Committee, it was announced that James Antonucci, Jr. has been selected as Kendal's new Executive Director.
Since 2016 Mr. Antonucci has served as Executive Director of Heron's Key, an Emerald Communities Life Plan Community in Gig Harbor, WA. Prior to that, from 2011 - 2016 he was Executive director of The Village, a Santa Fe Senior Living rental community in Gainsville, FL.
Mr. Antonucci holds a BA from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT and an MA from the University of New Haven. In addition he earned a doctorate in design construction and planning with a focus on environmental gerontology at the University of Florida in Gainsville, FL.
The new Executive Director began his career as a chef, graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 1987. He worked for highly regarded restaurants in Zurich, New York and Connecticut as well as serving as Executive Chef with Marriot Management Services for Columbia Presbyterian Medical center in NYC.
Mr. Antonucci will take over the reins at Kendal from Pat Doyle, who was the community's founding Executive Director.
The staff at the the Kendal Residents Website join with all the other residents at Kendal in welcoming Jim Antonucci who will take office on Sept. 1.
Here's your chance to have input into both what we eat at Kendal and the surroundings in which the food is served - namely the Bistro.
The Dining Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Monday, July 9 at 2:00 pm in the Private Dining Room. All residents are welcome to attend.
Questions? Speak to Margo Berger.
For the July Breakfast Club on Palliative Care, Click here
For the July Vitality Calendar, click here
For the Spirituality Program, click here
For the Autumn Games, click here
For the Vitality Program's Newsletter, click here
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