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10 THE PENNSYLVA NI:\ ODD FELLOW July 2007MIDDLETOWN HOME NEWS Summer is here! Residents were enjoying the great weatherearly this year. Many sat outdoors with staff to breath in the freshair and enjoy the sunshine. Two van trips went to HarrisburgSenator's Baseball games. For one resident, it was his first time everto a minor league game. He loved the experience and will neverforget the sound of the crack ofthe bat! Residents also enjoyed theAntique CarShow, in honor ofFather's Day. Residents enjoyed thesunshine and reminisced about cars back in their day. They alsoenjoyed snow cones from an area vendor. Mmmmmm and oh socool!With Summer comes picnics and every year The MiddletownHome celebrates a Home Day picnic with a chicken barbeque andtime with family and friends. The weather always seems to cooperateand the social atmosphere is always pleasurable.Personal Care residents at The Home assisted staff with raisingnew American Flags around The Home. The Rags are important toal'! of us and have so much meaning to many of our residents whoserved in the armed forces.Van trips for the Summer include two trips to a local farm whereresidents can enjoy the beauty of the farm and its animals andreminisce about farm life. The owner of the farm lets residents givesnacks to the animals and pet them.Employee and Volunteer of the Month announcements arealways enjoyable. This month the employee of the month is SusanParkovic. Her ballot stated: Susie has been a faithful, devotedemployee for many years and a well deserving candidate foremployee of the Month. She has been the accountant, financialbookkeeper and ahove all she makes sure payro'll is completed forall of us every two weeks. We ha e never once missed a payday"Thanks to Susie". She is a kind and pleasant person and havingworked with her has been a great pleasure. Another ballot stated:Sue is quiet and goes about her \\·ork on a Jaily basis. She runs thebusi ness office very efficient! y. u i depenJableand hard working.Many are not aware of her dedic ti n and hard work.This month, the Volunteer f th month is Richard Brienzo. Hisballot stated: Richard is dedicated ro ()ur resiJents at TheMiddletown Home. He comes ( our home every Tuesday to praythe Rosary with many resident and they fee I comforted by his visits.We thank uur employee and volunteers for touching theresident's lives!Following the Arthritis Committee meeting on Sunday, June3,2007, representatives from the Eastern PA Chapter and CampJRA were presented with a check for $30,000. This represented theamount co'llected during the 2005-2006 year. Grand Patriarch,Craig Reinhart anJ Rebekah Assembly President, Doris Goerlitzwere very supporti ve ofCamp JRA during their terms anJ with thedonationssent in by the Lodges, we were able to support CampJRAin a big way. Cathy Benson, President ofEastern Chapter ArthritisFoundation expressed her appreciation to the group Clnd LaurenDarkes, also told the group how much Camp JRA has helped her.Lauren started out as a 10 year-old camper and is now a Counselorin-Training.She graduates from highschool ~n June and will attendKutztown University in September, majoring in Communications.They are grateful for all the IOOF efforts and appreciate ourinvolvement and support of the Arthritis Foundation.Thanks to all ofyou who have helped the PA IOOF ArthritisCommittee reach out and help those with arthritis. Keep up thegood work!CHECK PRESENTATIONPictured are L to R: Craig Reinhart, Lauren Darkes, Camp JRAcamper & now C.I.T., Cathy Benson, President, Eastern ChapterArthritis Foundation and Doris Goerlitz.