Covenant

Bulletin

In this issue:

National Stress Awareness

Administrator’s Corner

Congregate Services

Social Service Coordinator Chat

National Volunteer Week

Resident Birthdays, Celebrations

and Important Dates

A Message from the Foundation

Maintenance Memo

Senior Space Calendar

Calendar of Events

United Methodist

Communities at

Covenant Place

623 East Front Street

Plainfield, NJ 07060

908-791-9430 (p)

908-791-9431 (f)

UMCommunities.org/CovenantPlace

National Stress Awareness Month

Stress Awareness Month has been held every April, since 1992.

Stress can have a negative impact on your mind and your body,

which many people may not know.

In honor of stress awareness there will be a few activities going on

here at Covenant Place to help you “Get Unstressed” and release

some tension while learning to manage your stress. We will be hav-

ing a meditation class on April 12th to help release the mental clutter

potentially causing stress. We will be having a massage therapist

come in to do chair massages on April 15th, to release some of the

tension that you may have in your body. These things may help to

release the stress that may be effecting your health. Please come out

to enjoy the activities. See the Social Service Coordinator for sign-

up.

In the meantime here are a few tips to help manage stress in a

healthy way according to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and

Prevention):

Take care of yourself. Eat healthy, well-balanced meals.

Exercise on a regular basis. Get plenty of sleep.

Talk to others. Share your problems and how you are feeling

and coping with a parent, friend, counselor, doctor, or pastor.

Take a break. Give yourself a break if you feel stressed out. If

news events are causing your stress, take a break from listening or

watching the news.

April 2019

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Administrator’s Corner

My Dear Residents, Spring is here and the flowers are starting to bloom. It is the season for cleaning and decluttering your homes. As mentioned in our last resident meeting, apartment inspections will be conducted this spring with dates to be announced. As we enjoy the spring days I want you all to remember to be the best you and make the best out of every situation. "Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is."-Jessica Harrelson Sincerely, India Santos Housing Administrator

Associate Directory

India Santos Housing Administrator isantos@UMCommunities.org

Tammie Forbes Social Service Coordinator tforbes@UMCommunities.org

Tamika Green Administrative Assistant tgreen@UMCommunities.org

Clark Armstrong Superintendent 908-405-7935 (for emergency use only) Desmond Green Maintenance dgreen@UMCommunities.org Security Desk 908-791-9373 M-F 4pm - 8am, Sat-Sun, 24hrs

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Congregate Services

We currently have a waiting list for

anyone who may want to obtain

housekeeping services through the

congregate services program. If you

would like to be added to the waitlist

please see the Social Service

Coordinator Tammie Forbes.

Resident Birthdays

4/4 Emma C.

4/7 Clara H.

4/15 Florence S.

4/15 Lloyd M.

4/16 Wesley D.

4/21 Selena B.

4/25 Betty C.

4/28 Dorothy C.

4/29 Filiberto A.

Important Dates

4/12 Meditation

4/14 Palm Sunday

4/15 Chair Massages

4/18 Will & Power of

Attorney Presentation

4/21 Easter Sunday

SNAP-Ed Presenters

Social Service Coordinator Chat By Tammie Forbes

Hello Covenant Place Residents and Happy Spring,

National Volunteer Week is April 7th—13th. I would like to thank all of

my volunteers for all that they do. Dorothy Muse, Eva Scott, Rose Daye,

Norma Taylor, Lee Jackson, Irene Bourne and Nurse Karen Shippey.

You all help out a great deal here at Covenant Place and I want you to

know that we truly appreciate it. You all do amazing work!

Ms. Angela McKnight, CEO & Founder of Angela Cares, Inc., will be

here on April 18th to discuss and answer any questions that you may

have about Will & Power of Attorney. Will & Power of Attorney is

something which is very important to have in place when allowing

someone that you trust to make decisions on your behalf in the event that

you are not able to. Some of you may stress about who will make deci-

sions on your behalf and this is a way to make sure that your needs and

wants are met.

Thank you to everyone who came out to the 20 year anniversary celebra-

tion of Covenant Place we had a really great time!

I’d also like to thank you all for participating in the survey to rename our

newsletter. The name that received the most votes was Covenant Bulle-

tin. So moving forward this will be the name of our newsletter here at

Covenant Place.

Lastly, I want to thank everyone who came out and participated in the

Snap-Education workshops that we just finished up in March it was a

great success.

March was an eventful month and I pray that you have an even better

April.

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Maintenance Memo

Please make sure all garbage is placed inside of a plastic bag and disposed of inside of the garbage

container located in the trash room. Loose garbage attracts rodents and is unacceptable.

Paper is to be recycled. Large amounts of paper (newspaper, copy paper, magazines, etc.) should be

contained with string or in a plastic bag.

Do not place large boxes in the trash rooms. Boxes should be broken down, tied and placed neatly to one side of

the trash room, clear of individuals dumping trash. Improper disposal of boxes can be a safety hazard.

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A Message from the Foundation

Nonprofit Status and Mission

What sets United Methodist Communities apart from

many other senior living organizations is our nonprofit

status. The difference between non- profit and for-

profits comes down to goals. For-profits deliver ser-

vices and

but their primary goal is using those profits to benefit

shareholders and executives. Nonprofits focus on mis-

sion. Our mission is compassionately serving in com-

munity so that all are free to choose abundant

life. UMC depends on financial support from generous

partners who believe in our mission. Like many chari-

table organizations, UMC has a foundation that exists

to support and advance UMC’s mission. We do this by

building relationships with residents- like you, associates, businesses, churches, and many others,

and inviting them to support our ministry in meaningful ways. Thank you for your support.

Governed by a board of trustees, Susan Sharp, vice pres-

ident of philanthropy; Pam Senatore, administrative as-

sistant; Rebecca Roe, donor relations coordinator; and

Gary Engelstad, annual giving officer.

Last Month ..

In the Month of March

there was a painting

class with the collabora-

tion of The Girls Scouts

and J Robinson Art. The

Girl Scouts came to

Covenant Place to have

a Sip & Paint event with

our residents, they

wanted to paint women

in honor of Women's

History Month. Pictured

are the results of that

painting class.

How Beautiful!

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Senior Space Plainfield Public Library

800 Park Avenue, Plainfield

Wednesdays, 10am to 2pm

April 2019

A place for older adults to live, learn, and socialize through activities, classes and more!

Activities, resources, and presentations at Senior Space include, but not limited to, Technology Support at the Internet

Café, Medicare/Medicaid/Entitlements, Financial Assistance Support, Transportation/Access Link, Nutrition/Food,

“Shut-In” Support or Monitoring, Senior Gold/PAAD, Mental Healthcare, Adult Day Care, Fitness and

Exercise, Volunteerism, Home And Community Based Services (HCBS), and Physician Finder. Remember, if you

have a prescription for bloodwork and cannot get to the lab, a mobile phlebotomist is available by appointment

through the Social Services Coordinator.

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Wednesday, April 3

10am Welcome “Coffee”

10:30-11:30 Senior Fitness w/ Gym Guyz

10:30-11:30 Zentangle Coloring w/ Zen Music

11:45– 12:15 Navigating Cell Phones—Learn how

to work your cell phone

12:30– 1:30 Baby Boomers 1950’s Activity

Wednesday, April 10

10am Welcome “Coffee”

10:30-11:30 Senior Fitness w/ Gym Guyz

10:45– 11:45 Hot Topics Discussion– What’s on

your mind?

12:00-1:00 Still Life Painting

12:30– 1:30 Meditation

Wednesday, April 17

10am Welcome “Coffee”

10:30-11:30 Senior Fitness w/ Gym Guyz

10:45– 11:45 Exercise your brain w/ Easter Trivia

12:00– 1:30 Easter Egg Wreath Craft

Wednesday, April 24

10am Welcome “Coffee”

10:30-11:30 Senior Fitness w/ Gym Guyz

11:30– 12:30 Music Appreciation– See if you

can name songs from 50’s & 60’s

11:45-12:15 Current Events Talk

12:30– 1:30 Meditation

Check out our calendar and plan to

attend the fun activities, educational

workshops, and special events

happening in our community.

April Calendar of Events

S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

All Activities

Held in the

Miller Room

unless stated

otherwise.

1

April Fools

Day

2

11am

Senior Fitness

3

10am-2pm

Senior Space

4

11:30am

Exercise

5

6

7 8

9

10am-12pm

Extra Food

Delivery

1pm

Senior Fitness

10

10am-2pm

Senior Space

11

11:30am

Exercise

12

1:30pm

Meditation

13

14

Palm Sunday

15

11am

Chair Massages

16

11am

Senior Fitness

17

10am-2pm

Senior Space

18

11:30am

Exercise

1:00pm

Will & Power

of Attorney

Presentation

19

Good Friday

OFFICE

CLOSED

20

21

Easter

Sunday

22

23

11am

Senior Fitness

24

10am-2pm

Senior Space

Podiatrist

Visit

(Appt. Only)

25

11:30am

Exercise

1:30pm

Blood Pressure

Nurse Shippey

26

10am-1130am

Food Box

Delivery

27

28 29

30

11am

Senior Fitness

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