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September-October 2007 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 29
Spa Day at the Breman Jewish Home
Entering the auditorium, I was overwhelmed.
There were balloons and lights on
all of the little trees, and there were smiling
faces in a roomful of people. Lots of residents
were present to take advantage of everything
that was offered at Spa Day.
And offered it was, by a wonderful
woman named Sydell Harris—yes, Miss Spa
Sydell, as I nicknamed her, who has been
involved with the William Breman Jewish
Home for 20 years, including a stint on the
board. She brings spa services to the residents
on the last Tuesday of every month and created
the festive, annual Spa Day three years
ago.
Marie Allen, Spa Sydell education
director, and Adelle Levine, resident
The first person I ran into was Audrey
Galex, who is volunteer director at the home
and who puts her heart and soul into her job.
Then, I met Mr. Martin Isenberg and his wife,
Phyllis. I was impressed by Martin’s contribution
that day—taking pictures of everybody,
which he did non-stop. Phyllis
described the goings-on as “incredible,” and
Marice
Katz
no other word could have properly described
it.
The pampering the residents received was
impressive. Ann Lamb told me how much she
looks forward to Spa Day. Billie Smith told
me she is from St. Anne’s Terrace, but she
comes to the home because it is the best place
for therapy that she has ever known. Several
residents described Spa Day as “relaxing.”
In every corner, there were staff members
from several Spa Sydell locations, giving
manicures and hand, neck, and shoulder massages.
I asked several of the staff what made
them give up their Sunday to do this work,
and they all said the same thing—they wanted
to give back to the community and wanted
to make the people at the home feel good.
Kimberly Hard, director of the Park Place
at Perimeter Spa Sydell, put in a lot of time
making arrangements for the food, entertainment,
and the staff who would attend. Doug
Jervey, who played the piano and sang
throughout the event, did a great job.
Kimberly and I even joined him in singing
“New York, New York,” which was not too
good, because neither she nor I can carry a
tune.
Oh me, oh my, what a wonderful, joyful
day!
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