By Sidney Kirschner Member, Riderwood Jewish Community The Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will be celebrated by the Riderwood Jewish Community via Riderwood TV. These prerecorded services are being led by Rabbi Stan Levin, who will be accompanied at times by musicians, cantorial soloists, and a shofar blower. The following is the viewing schedule: • Rosh Hashanah evening service: Friday, September 18, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Channel 976 • Rosh Hashanah morning service: Saturday, September 19, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., Channel 976 • Yom Kippur evening service (Kol Nidre): Sunday, September 27, 7:00 – 8:15 p.m., Channel 976 • Yom Kippur morning service: Monday, September 28, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., Channel 976 • Yom Kippur memorial and concluding services: Monday, September 28, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Channel 972 Jewish High Holy Days services schedule on RWTV By Lauren Boss Coordinator, Community Resources Do you want to find ways to keep your brain active while safely social distancing? Tired of looking at your computer and television? Sign up for an activity packet. Community Resources puts together a weekly activity packet filled with 10 pages of word searches, crossword puzzles, logic games, word games, etc. There’s something for everyone! Call or email Amy Hahn to get on the mailing list. Once you’re signed up, the packet will be delivered to your cubby every Thursday. Each week will be something different and there are even ways to win prizes! Call and leave a voice mail with Amy Hahn at 301-572-8329 or email at amy.hahn@ erickson.com to get signed up for the next issue. You can also find all the past issues of activity packets in MyErickson under the Resident Resources section. New weekly activity packets still available from the Community Resources team By the Continuing Education Committee The Riderwood Continuing Education Committee (CEC) is seeking nominations for membership on the committee beginning in January 2021. The CEC facilitates the Seasoned Adults Growing Educationally (SAGE) program implemented by Prince Georges County Community College. In addition, the Committee also sponsors special lectures and constructs and offers special courses that operate separately from the SAGE program. Most recently the CEC has sponsored Great Courses offerings on Riderwood TV during the pandemic. It is desirable that Resident members of the committee have a background as educators, but it is not a requirement. Prospective members should demonstrate an interest in the mission of the Committee and a willingness to serve on subcommittees and work on the various tasks involved in carrying out the Committee’s mission. They must have access to an email account and be able to download attachments in order to receive timely correspondence from the Committee. They must endorse Riderwood’s values of diversity and inclusion. Members serve a term of two years with the option to renew for a second term. New members begin their terms at the first CEC meeting in January. For more information and to submit a nomination, contact one of the Committee’s co-chairpersons, Jean Sonntag ([email protected], 301-273-9300) or Terry Dowd ([email protected], 240-560-7910). Continuing Education Committee seeking membership nominations By Jack Wachtman Finance Liaison, Resident Advisory Council The Finance Committee of the Resident Advisory Council makes “suggestions with respect to programs, services, activities, amenities, and facilities for the annual budget.” It works closely with members of the Finance Department including Director of Finance Remi Ackerman and Assistant Director Gladstone James. The committee seeks to represent residents’ interests in maintaining a balance of security of deposit, affordability, quality of life, and maintenance of high occupancy. The financial status of Riderwood is reviewed monthly by the RAC Finance Committee sitting with members of the Finance Department. The Committee is composed of residents Carolyn Compton, Pat Davis, Carman Gannitti, Diana Glockner, Angus MacInnes, Diane Matuszak, Bob Phillips, John (Jack) Wachtman (chair), and Suzan Wynne (secretary). Each month the Committee examines a set of six financial documents. These are: 1. Occupancy Trends; 2. Profit and Loss by Natural Expense; 3. Profit and Loss by Line of Business; 4. Statement of Non-Operating Items; 5. Comparative Balance Sheet; 6. Statement of Cash Flows. At the end of each quarter two additional financial documents are provided. These are: 7. A statement of compliance with reporting required by bond holders; and 8. A summary of the status of the restricted funds, which are the Benevolent Care Fund, the Scholarship Fund, and the Staff Appreciation Fund. In examining these financial documents ,particular care is taken to compare the performance each year with the previous month and with the budget for the current year. Any substantial deviation from either is noted and possible reasons considered. Also of special interest is the investment in new capitalized items such as construction of new buildings, refurbishment of existing buildings, and equipment repair or replacement. The Finance Committee membership includes overlap of membership with the General Services Committee, which is useful because much of the major spending, both operating and capital projects, occurs in the General Service Area. Based on study and discussion of these financials, the Finance Committee each month prepares a short (typically about one page) summary report of the current situation, including the following: 1. Operating Results; 2. Non-Operating Results, 3. Cash; 4. Debt; 5. Capital Investment, 6. Occupancy; and 7. Restricted Funds. This report is submitted to RAC and is available to residents both in the notebooks in Community Buildings and by email on RACDOCS. In summary, the operating results are generally strong with an income of about 10% of revenue. The debt level is moderate and debt service measures are much better than conventional minimums. Cash on hand is strong, and major, multi-year maintenance and new facility programs are in progress to insure future competitive position and quality of resident life. Help celebrate this year’s Benevolent Care Fund campaign with song, dance, memories, and more! September 14 - 20 , 2020 Volume 13, Issue 27 RiderwoodTV.com The Riderwood Reporter A collaborative publication by the residents and staff of Riderwood Important Note: The Riderwood Reporter Weekly Newspaper will NOT have a new issue for the week of October 5 through October 11. A standalone TV Guide will be distributed that week instead.
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By Sidney KirschnerMember, Riderwood Jewish Community
The Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will be celebrated by the Riderwood Jewish Community via Riderwood TV.
These prerecorded services are being led by Rabbi Stan Levin, who will be accompanied at times by musicians, cantorial soloists, and a shofar blower.
The following is the viewing schedule:• Rosh Hashanah evening service: Friday, September 18, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Channel 976• Rosh Hashanah morning service: Saturday, September 19, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., Channel 976• Yom Kippur evening service (Kol Nidre): Sunday, September 27, 7:00 – 8:15 p.m., Channel 976• Yom Kippur morning service: Monday, September 28, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., Channel 976• Yom Kippur memorial and concluding services: Monday, September 28, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Channel 972
Jewish High Holy Days services schedule on RWTV
By Lauren BossCoordinator, Community Resources
Do you want to find ways to keep your brain active while safely social distancing? Tired of looking at your computer and television? Sign up for an activity packet. C o m m u n i t y Resources puts together a weekly activity packet filled with 10 pages of word searches, crossword puzzles, logic games, word games, etc. There’s something for everyone!
Call or email Amy Hahn to get on the mailing list. Once you’re signed up, the packet will be delivered to your cubby every Thursday. Each week will be something different and there are even ways to win prizes! Call and leave a voice mail with Amy Hahn at 301-572-8329 or email at [email protected] to get signed up for the next issue.
You can also find all the past issues of activity packets in MyErickson under the Resident Resources section.
New weekly activity packets still available from the Community Resources team
By the Continuing Education Committee
The Riderwood Continuing Education Committee (CEC) is seeking nominations for membership on the committee beginning in January 2021. The CEC facilitates the Seasoned Adults Growing Educationally (SAGE) program implemented by Prince Georges County Community College. In addition, the Committee also sponsors special lectures and constructs and offers special courses that operate separately from the SAGE program. Most recently the CEC has sponsored Great Courses offerings on Riderwood TV during the pandemic.
It is desirable that Resident members of the committee have a background as educators, but it is not a requirement. Prospective members
should demonstrate an interest in the mission of the Committee and a willingness to serve on subcommittees and work on the various tasks involved in carrying out the Committee’s mission. They must have access to an email account and be able to download attachments in order to receive timely correspondence from the Committee. They must endorse Riderwood’s values of diversity and inclusion.
Members serve a term of two years with the option to renew for a second term. New members begin their terms at the first CEC meeting in January. For more information and to submit a nomination, contact one of the Committee’s co-chairpersons, Jean Sonntag ([email protected], 301-273-9300) or Terry Dowd ([email protected], 240-560-7910).
By Jack WachtmanFinance Liaison, Resident Advisory Council
The Finance Committee of the Resident Advisory Council makes “suggestions with respect to programs, services, activities, amenities, and facilities for the annual budget.” It works closely with members of the Finance Department including Director of Finance Remi Ackerman and Assistant Director Gladstone James. The committee seeks to represent residents’ interests in maintaining a balance of security of deposit, affordability, quality of life, and maintenance of high occupancy.
The financial status of Riderwood is reviewed monthly by the RAC Finance Committee sitting with members of the Finance Department. The Committee is composed of residents Carolyn Compton, Pat Davis, Carman Gannitti, Diana Glockner, Angus MacInnes, Diane Matuszak, Bob Phillips, John (Jack) Wachtman (chair), and Suzan Wynne (secretary).
Each month the Committee examines a set of six financial documents. These are: 1. Occupancy Trends; 2. Profit and Loss by Natural Expense; 3. Profit and Loss by Line of Business; 4. Statement of Non-Operating Items; 5. Comparative Balance Sheet; 6. Statement of Cash Flows. At the end of each quarter two additional financial documents are provided. These are: 7. A statement of compliance with reporting required by bond holders; and 8. A summary of the status of the restricted funds, which are the Benevolent Care Fund, the Scholarship Fund, and the Staff Appreciation Fund.
In examining these financial documents ,particular care is taken to compare the performance each year with the previous month and with the budget for the current year. Any substantial deviation from either is noted and possible reasons considered.
Also of special interest is the investment in new capitalized items such as construction of new buildings, refurbishment of existing buildings, and equipment repair or replacement. The Finance Committee membership includes overlap of membership with the General Services Committee, which is useful because much of the major spending, both operating and capital projects, occurs in the General Service Area.
Based on study and discussion of these financials, the Finance Committee each month prepares a short (typically about one page) summary report of the current situation, including the following: 1. Operating Results; 2. Non-Operating Results, 3. Cash; 4. Debt; 5. Capital Investment, 6. Occupancy; and 7. Restricted Funds. This report is submitted to RAC and is available to residents both in the notebooks in Community Buildings and by email on RACDOCS.
In summary, the operating results are generally strong with an income of about 10% of revenue. The debt level is moderate and debt service measures are much better than conventional minimums. Cash on hand is strong, and major, multi-year maintenance and new facility programs are in progress to insure future competitive position and quality of resident life.
Help celebrate this year’s Benevolent Care Fund campaign with song,
The RiderwoodReporterA collaborative publication by theresidents and staff of Riderwood
Important Note:The Riderwood Reporter Weekly Newspaper will NOT have a new issue for the week of
October 5 through October 11.
A standalone TV Guide will be distributed that week instead.
The Great Courses on Channel 976
Fall 2020 Trimester Courses (These are not the PGCC SAGE classes)
Classes begin on September 21
Mondays 11:30 a.m. - Beethoven: His Life & Music (45 min classes; concludes on November 9)
4:00 p.m. - Great American Best Sellers: The Books that Shaped America
Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. - From Monet to Van Gogh:
A History of Impressionism 4:00 p.m. - The Persian Empire
Wednesdays 11:30 a.m. - How to Look at and Understand Great Art
4:00 p.m. - The World’s Greatest Geological Wonders (Continuation of Summer 2020
course; concludes on October 28)
Thursdays 11:30 a.m. - America’s Founding Fathers
4:00 p.m. - The Black Death
Fridays 11:30 a.m. - The History of British India
4:00 p.m. - Mysteries of the Microscopic World
Saturdays 11:30 a.m. - London: A Short History of the
Greatest City in the Western World 4:00 p.m. - Everyday Guide to Wine
Sundays 11:30 a.m. - Cultural Literacy and Religion
4:00 p.m. - Fundamentals of Photography II
Monday, September 14Replay of the Masterworks in American Art
Great Course scheduled for September 8---------------------------------------
Tuesday, September 15The Riderwood GraceNotes
2019 Spring Concert (May 17, 2019)---------------------------------------
Wednesday, September 16 (*New*)“Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American
Women Codebreakers of World War II” by Liza Mundy, author (September 8, 2020)
---------------------------------------Thursday, September 17
Jewish High Holy Days Primer with Rabbi Stan ---------------------------------------
Friday, September 18The Riderwood Gentlemen Songsters present
“An All Gershwin Concert” (May 11, 2019)---------------------------------------
Saturday, September 19The Performing Arts Council presents
Capital Focus Jazz Band (August 15, 2014) ---------------------------------------
Sunday, September 20 (*New*)Church of Resurrection Sunday Mass
Special Programming on Channel 972Every day at 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m., 10:30 p.m., and the following day at 1:00 a.m.
A Hollywood classic every night at 7:00 p.m., directly to your living room on Channel 972!
---------------------------------------Monday, September 14 - Annie
(1982, PG, 2h 7m) The classic story of a young orphan girl’s musical
adventures in finding a family.---------------------------------------
Tuesday, September 15 - Concussion(2015, PG-13, 2h 3m)
In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain
damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
---------------------------------------Wednesday, September 16 at 8:00 p.m. -
The Benevolent Care Pajama Ball (*New*) Join the Philanthropy Team as they celebrate
the results of this year’s Benevolent Care Fund Campaign and share some fun entertainment.
(This program will begin at 8:00 p.m. instead of the usual 7:00 p.m. time slot)---------------------------------------
Thursday, September 17 - Genius: Charles Darwin (2000, NR, 50m)
This riveting documentary chronicles the life of an extraordinary man and the lasting effect of his groundbreaking work. (This film sponsored
by the Science & Technology Film Series)---------------------------------------
Friday, September 18 - Bombshell(2019, R, 1h 49m)
A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over
at the network. (This film is rated R for sexual material and language throughout)
---------------------------------------Saturday, September 19 - The Man Who Killed
Don Quixote (2018, NR, 2h 12m) Toby, a cynical but supposedly genius film
director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who
believes himself to be Don Quixote. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality.
---------------------------------------Sunday, September 20 - City Slickers
(1991, PG-13, 1h 53m) On the verge of turning 40, an unhappy
Manhattan yuppie is roped into joining his two friends on a cattle drive in the southwest.
Riderwood TV Live! on Channel 972Monday, September 14 at 2:00 p.m.
(*New & Live*)Riderwood Wellness Center Grand Opening
Join the Fitness and Executive Teams for the grand opening of the new
Wellness & Aquatic Center at Riderwood.-----------------------------
Wednesday, September 16 at 2:00 p.m. (*New & Live*)
Mid-Week Trivia with Chris TaydusPlay along on your phone, tablet, or computer,
or just answer the questions for some fun.-----------------------------
Thursday, September 17 at 2:00 p.m. (*New & Live*)
& Friday, September 18 at 2:00 p.m.Meet the Pets Party
Meet the furry friends of the Community Resources and Riderwood TV Teams,
and introduce your pets!(Live on Thursday, Rebroadcast on Friday)
Take a MinuteEvery day on Channel 972 at 2:00 a.m.,
8:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., & 6:30 p.m.Enjoy a mindfulness meditation exercise followed by a program to help you unwind and release the
stress with beautiful imagery & calming music.THIS WEEK’S SHOW:
Take a Minute...in New Zealand!
Riderwood in Focus on Channel 972
10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Next Day at 12:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., 5:00 a.m.
---------------------------------------Monday, September 14 (*Rebroadcast*)
Meet the Riderwood Fitness StaffWith today’s Wellness Center Grand Opening, take a minute to meet some of the Riderwood
Fitness Team including Paula Butler, Ethan Barrett, and new coordinator Emily Brooks.
(Originally broadcast on August 27)---------------------------------------
Tuesday, September 15 (*New & Live*) and Wednesday, September 16 Community COVID-19 Updates
with the Administration Gary Hibbs & guests discuss campus operations. (New on Tuesday, Rebroadcast on Wednesday) (Also available live on www.riderwoodtv.com)
---------------------------------------Thursday, September 17
Meet the Riderwood Fitness Staff A rebroadcast of the show from September 14.
---------------------------------------Friday, September 18 (*New & Live*),
Saturday, September 19,and Sunday, September 20
Community COVID-19 Updates with the Administration
Gary Hibbs & guests discuss campus operations. (New on Friday, Rebroadcast on the weekend)(Also available live on www.riderwoodtv.com)
TV Guide September 14 - 20
By Amy HahnLead Coordinator, Community Resources
In an effort to bring people together and create moments of fun and joy, the Community Resources and Riderwood TV Teams will be bringing you a Virtual Social Hour. Each Thursday at 2:00 p.m., join your hostesses Amy Hahn, Libby Rodriguez, and Lauren Boss, for a fun event, game, or cultural experience live on Zoom. You will get a chance to talk, laugh, and see faces you might not have seen in a while!
Join Community Resources and Riderwood TV on Thursday, September 17 at 2:00 PM for a Pet Party! Meet and get to know the Community Resources team’s pride and joy (AKA their dogs and cats). Bring your pets too to introduce them and show them off!
You can find the link to join the Social Hour below as well as the Meeting ID and password. The link and information will also be available on MyErickson in the Activities and Resident Resources sections.
It’s a Pet Party at this week’s virtual social hour!
Virtual Social HourEvery Thursday at 2:00 p.m.
https://bit.ly/rwvsocialhour(Web address is case sensitive)
