INDEX
For residents, the list of current activity leaders is here in the private, password-protected area of the website.
A-F AlbumsOfNewResidents, Apiary, Archives, ArtGallery, ArtStudio, AtriumArrangements, Auditing, Archives, Ballet, Birders, Bridge-Duplicate, Bridge-Progressive, Budget&Finance, BulletinBoards, ChamberMusic, Citizens, Computer, Copier, CourtyardMapping, CraftShow, Diversity, FamilyHistory, Farm, FinancialReview, FlowerShow, Food&Dining, FriendlyVisitors
G-M Giftshop, GreatDecisions, HaddonGreenHouse, Harmony-Everybody/Sings, Health, HealthVolunteers, HolidayDecorations, Hospitality, InteriorDesign, JigsawPuzzles, Knitting&Sewing, LeasForum, LeasLit, LeasPlayers, Library, Library-LargePrint, LowVision, MailDistribution-InHouse, MailDistribution-LicensedUnits, MedfordLeasLife, MedfordUniversity, Memorials, Movies-MonEvening, Movies-SatAfternoon, Music, MusicVideos
N-W NatureBulletinBoard, NatureCoordinating, NatureLibrary, NatureWalks, NeedleworkAndCrafts, Nominating, Opera, PhilaOrchestra, PlantSale, QuiltInterest, RecoveryAssistanceProgram, Recreation&Fitness, ResourceConservation, ShortTrips, Specticast, SymphonyInC, Tennis, Theater, ThriftShop, Transportation, VidU, Voice, WalnutTheater, Website, Woodland/Trails, Workshop, Worship-Vespers, Worship-FriendsWorship, WritersGroup
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Gallery (Go to Art Gallery) Great Decisions to index Great Decisions is a national program created by the Forieign Policy Association and sponsored by the World Affairs Council. It designed to help educate citizens and to promote discussion about timely and vital foreign policy issues. When Medford Leas residents decided to participate in the Great Decisions program, they elected to adopt a format in which each of the eight topics selected by the FPA would be discussed in a 25 to 30 minute presentation by a resident, followed by discussion from the audience. The
2014 sessions will be held Thursday mornings at 10:30 am, beginning
March 13 and continuing through April. One session will be on
Wednesday — March 26. A presiding discussion moderator may
speak on aspects of the topic, and a DVD will be shown on the
subject. Admission is free. Everyone is welcome. 2014 Haddon Greenhouse to index Haddon Greenhouse is located on the ground level of the Haddon Building near the Thrift Shop. It is open from mid-October through May. Each fall there is a signup sheet for the 90 spaces available to residents for their potted plants. After spaces are assigned, but before any plant can be put into the greenhouse, each plant is sprayed by our volunteers so as not to bring in pests. Once plants are in the greenhouse, each resident is responsible for the care of their own plants and for keeping their area tidy. Volunteers help keep the greenhouse neat and clean, replenish supplies as needed, hose down the benches and floor, and keep their eyes out for any pests or other trouble in the greenhouse. In the greenhouse there is a potting bench with a potting tub and potting soil; there are tools, fertilizer, and watering cans also for use by the residents. Whether or not a resident is a ‘space holder’, everyone is welcomed to enjoy the greenhouse. 2014 Visit the Haddon Greenhouse page -- Visit Perry's Haddon Greenhouse Blog
Health
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index The Committee concerns itself with the physical and emotional health, and safety needs of the residents and relays concerns of residents on the delivery of care from any department. Any health concerns should be referred to the Chairman of the Health Committee. Confidentiality must be respected at all times and at all levels. The Committee should be prepared to cooperate in the education of residents in matters of good health practices and accident prevention, either on an individual or group basis. Members of the committee are famliar with Medford Leas system of delivery of health care and personal services, and make recommendations for a change or improvements as needs are recognized. Members must be particularly alert to the needs of residents who may be unable to either recognize problems themselves. 2014 Holiday Decorations to index The aim of the committee is to provide appealig holiday decorations throughout the public areas for the enjoyment of residents and visitors. An attempt is made to include traditional decorations of various faiths. 2013 Hospitality to index The Hospitality Committee coordinates various activities designed to foster greater interaction among all Medford Leas residents. To this end, the Committee has: •
Reinstated Name Tag day on the first Monday of the month. All residents – but especially newcomers – are encouraged to attend these activities. The committee also meets with appropriate administrators as needed and requested. 2013 Interior Design to index The purpose of the committee is to be aware of design and decorating concerns within the Medford Leas communities. Both resident and staff input continue to be valuable and ideas will be discussed with a professional interior designer who has expertise in issues involving senior living design. The committee’s main focus is on the public areas of the Medford Campus, but it is open to other areas as they may come under review for redecorating or redesign. The committee was formed in September 2002. It is comprised of residents and a staff person. The committee acts only in an advisory capacity. There is a recognition that many issues of design have to do with one’s personal taste. The committee acknowledges that it will not always be able to satisfy everyone’s concerns. 2013
Jigsaw Puzzles to index A committee of one person sets up jigsaw puzzles in the Lounge. Residents should feel free to work at these puzzles at any time. Add just one piece or finish the whole thing. 2014
Leas Players Leas Players is dormant at the present time pending resident interest. 2014 Library - Large Print to index The Large Print Library maintains a collection of books as well as the NY Times Large Print edition which are available for circulation to the residents. As needed, these materials are delivered to residents in the medical facilities. 2013 Low Vision Committee to index The Low Vision Audio-Visual Library is located on the ground floor Haddon-Estaugh near the Pharmacy. It contains a collection of video tapes (in large part British drama which has previously been shown on public television stations), talking books on CD’s and educational tapes/DVD’s. There is also a reading room with equipment that will enlarge printed material. 2013
Mailbox Distribution -- Licensed Units to index The committee distributes incoming mail to residents of Estaugh, first floor Haddon, and Woolman. Mail distribution occurs every US Mail delivery day. 2013
Memorials index The committee prepares four sets of announcements for the deaths and memorial services of residents. A vase of red silk roses accompanies framed announcements and together they are placed on a table at the entrance to the Atrium Lounge, at the entrance to the Garden Dining Room and on a table near the entrance to the Large Print Library. Also there is a notice on the Atrium Bulletin Board. 2014- Movies - Monday Evening to index The Monday Evening Music Committee shows films in the Theater. meets a few times a year to discuss movies and decide which ones will be shown. The committee chair is almost always the projectionist in the Sound Booth. Sources for recent movies have been residents, the county bookmobile, and Netflix. In recent years no funds for rental expenses have been necessary. 2013 Movies - Saturday Afternoon to index The Saturday Afternoon Music Committee shows films in the Activities Room next to the Skilled Nursing unit using the TV and VCR there. This is for the entertainment of residents in the licensed unit but now there are very few who attend -- only three or four. During the show two members of the committee remain to observe the audience and provide assitance when needed. There is now a new Medford Leas video program with daily shows which tends to eliminate the need for Saturday Afternoon shows. 2013 Music to index The Music Committee arranges for the presentation of music programs (classical music, jazz and folk) for Medford Leas residents and their guests. The Committee, operating within a budget approved by the MLRA Council, selects performers, negotiates their contracts, schedules performance dates, reserves the Theater, gives notice of each performance to those responsible for the events calendars and the Theater Committee, writes any necessary work orders, publicizes each event and requests checks from the MLRA Treasurer to pay performers' fees. The Music committee also arranges for the tuning of all Medford Leas pianos in the fall of each year, and for the tuning of the piano in the Theater two or three days any performance which is using the piano. Medford Leas pays for all piano tuning and maintenance costs. 2013 Music Videos index The Music Video Page provides links to YouTube videos which have been presented. The Music Video Committee streams videos to the screen in the Theater. While the audience is small - about 35 people, the Theater is used because of the excellent projection and sound equipment in that venue.Committee members are responsible for choosing programs, making room reservations, and calendar requests. Trained committee members provide technical support so the Music Video Activity is not a burden for the Theater Committee technicians. This Activity began in the fall of 2013 on Thursday evenings and continues in 2014 each Thursday evening and two Monday evenings a month. 2014 |
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