September Newsletter 2021 Welcome Spring
Yay! Spring has sprung. We have blossom on our trees and flowers beginning to bloom with
wonderful perfumes filling the air and overall just a good feel around us. We can finally see the back of winter and get on with some outdoor activities. We are at the start of a very busy season, which sees the beginning of a new gardening project in the Alice Golding garden with the new acquisition of three raised garden beds to be installed and a lot of new planting to be done. Val will be getting her scrap art group to put their heads together to create some of their creative objects for our new garden as well.
The Men’s Shed is always a big talking point around Cooinda, with their various woodwork projects and painting skills. Officially it is called the Men’s Shed, but we have had quite a few of our ladies join in over the past couple of years, helping out with their own unique skills. Terry Turner, one of our newest volunteers has put his hand up to help out with some projects at the Men’s/Ladies Shed in the coming months.
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You will be able to see Karen's Cooinda Crafter group’s artistic flair everywhere, from the front fence
“Yarn Bombing”, to bill boards showcasing Father’s Day, right through to this year’s Seniors Festival.
We weren't sure how the AFL was going to work this year, especially after last year’s turbulent off and on football agenda, but it has been managed quite creatively with the moving of teams to other
states, when they could. Of course as I write this, we are not sure which state the Grand Final will be played in. It all comes down to COVID restrictions. Whichever way it does go, we will still have our Footy Tipping Presentation Day, for which the date and time will be on our September program.
Ru OK Day on the 9th is a day to help out our fellow friends, family and work colleagues who may be having a down day, with a simple smile, a helping hand and a friend to lean on. One little gesture could help make another’s day brighter and clearer.
Lastly I wanted to talk about the upcoming Seniors Festival happening in October. All going well with COVID restrictions, we hope to have some in-house musical entertainment, as well as virtual
entertainment with various artists via video. There should also be the usual free travel for seniors and cost cut venues to attend throughout October
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So an exciting time for everyone to look forward to in September.Debra McCabe
Health & Wellbeing Coordin
ator
Upcoming Events
Legacy Week
Monday 29
thAugust – Sunday 4
thSeptember
Since the Legacy promise was made by a soldier to his dying mate in the trenches of WW1 to “look after the missus and the kids”, Legacy has supported Australian Defence Force families in times of great need. From those who lost partners in war to the children of today’s veterans, injured or killed in service to Australia, Legacy’s work continues for the families of all who sacrificed for their country.
Wear a Tie Day
in celebration of upcoming Father’s Day. Come and join in with the wearing of a tie for a great day of fun and laughter, finishing our day with a special father’s day Happy hour with entertainment by Billy Arnold if COVID restrictions allow.Fathers Day
celebrated on Sunday 5th.Crazy Hair Day
will be held on Friday 17th. This is what it is, a crazy hair day, with staff and residents having a mad, crazy day just because we can.RU OK Day
R U OK? is a suicide prevention charity in Australia, encouraging all of us to notice the signs of mental health struggle in friends, family, and colleagues. Inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation with those in their world who may be struggling with life. You don't need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listener.Monthly Birthday Party
to be held on Tuesday 28th September AGW in the activity room with music by Don DunnachieChristmas Celebration Ideas
Many of you will remember our Christmas party last year where various staff and residents provide the entertainment and fun with their own group skits.
Residents could you please put your thinking caps on and the Pink Team will organise a meeting on Thursday 16th to chat about your thoughts and ideas for this year’s party.
AFL Football Tipping presentation
It has finally arrived. Our winners of the football tipping and the presentation of all the awards and presents. Bev and the Pink Team will be putting on a special afternoon of award presentations and afternoon tea on Monday 27th in the LW activity room. See you all there.
Seniors Festival – October
Just a quick reminder that Seniors Festival will be arriving in October. Our October Program will showcase a few musical items, that will please most residents. Watch this space.
Monthly Noticeboard
Resident Visitors to Room
Regular Updates will be sent to all your loved ones to let them know what the latest regulations from the Health Department are, and when, and how visiting will be formulated in the forthcoming months.
Kiosk/Library Trolley Once again we have adapted our kiosk to ever changing times with a portable trolley which is taken around to everyone weekly, laden with delectable goodies and handy bits and pieces for your personal use. We have also incorporated a weekly Library Trolley for your enjoyment.
Spiritual Please refer to our monthly program to see when all church services will be, on or see any of the Pink Team to help with your enquiries.
Cooinda Achievers Trading Table
The Trading Table has replaced the cake stall for the time being until we return to normal practices. We have had a great response from Residents and Staff alike with the setting up of our tables in different areas of Cooinda selling different types of goodies. All proceeds go to our Achievers Club.
Hairdresser
We are very pleased to tell you our Hairdressing Salon is back up and running with newest hair dresser Deb McGuffie, as well as our regular Hair Dresser Donna Ward.
Deb will be available every Tuesday and Wednesday and Donna has added every second Thursday as well as her regular weekly Friday to her agenda
Bus Outings
Bus outings are arranged each month for all residents to enjoy. Dates for these trips can be found on monthly activity program.
Exercises
The Pink team are always finding different ways to make our exercise program more fun and interesting. Come along and join in. Once again you can find the dates for the exercises on our monthly program.
Footy Tipping Chaos ensues with more changes to AFL football. Bev Essenhigh will be ensuring that tipping will still go ahead with a lot of tweaking and hard work, so good luck everyone.
PLEASE Help our Wool Winders Once again we are looking for woolen jumpers; if
you are having a clean out before spring and have any hand knitted woolen jumpers
that you no longer require, our group would be happy to receive them as it would help
keep our wool winding activity going here at Cooinda. Please drop any unwanted items
into reception or to activity staff.
Monthly Birthday Party will be on Tuesday 28
thAGW Activity Room at 2pm
Continuous Improvement
Residents, families and friends are reminded that there are a number of avenues available for you to express your views, suggestions and complaints. The Blue and Pink feedback forms are available at Cooinda Reception, and at each entrance to all areas, as well as Health & Wellbeing Office. You can also submit a compliment or complaint via our website. We are happy to receive feedback at any time and strongly encourage everyone to contribute so that we can ensure that we continue to do the best we can.
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Articles, photos, reports on community outings, staff news, trivia, poems and amusing stories relating to residents and staff are most welcome.
Thank you!
Welcome Shirley Chamberlain Wilma Wippell Beryl Stapleton
Joan cooking up a storm Rose Healey Doreen Hillier on Friday 13th
Happy Birthday to our Residents having a birthday in
September
Debs Jokes
NASA was preparing for the Apollo project
When NASA was preparing for the Apollo project, some of the training of the astronauts took place on a Navajo reservation.
One day, a Navajo elder and his son were herding sheep and came across the space crew. The old man, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question that his son translated. "What are these guys in the big suits doing?"
A member of the crew said they were practising for their trip to the moon. The old man got all excited and asked if he could send a message to the moon with the astronauts. Recognising a promotional opportunity, the NASA folks found a tape recorder.
After the old man recorded his message, they asked his son to translate it. He refused. The NASA PR people brought the tape to the reservation, where the rest of the tribe listened and laughed, but
refused to translate the elder's message.
Finally, the NASA crew called in an official government translator. His translation of the old man's message was: "Watch out for these guys; they have come to steal your land."
A Mormon and an Irishman are on a plane
A Mormon was seated next to an Irishman on a flight from London to the US.
After the plane was airborne, drink orders were taken. The Irishman asked for a whisky, which was promptly brought and placed before him.
The flight attendant then asked the Mormon if he would like a drink. He replied in disgust, "I'd rather be savagely raped by a dozen whores than let liquor touch my lips."
The Irishman then handed his drink back to the attendant and said, "Me, too, I didn't know we had a choice."
Nice Lady
A nice, calm, respectable lady went into the pharmacy, right up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, "I would like to buy some cyanide."
The pharmacist asked, "Why in the world do you need cyanide?"
The lady replied, "I need it to poison my husband."
The pharmacist’s eyes got big and he exclaimed, "Lord have mercy! I can't give you cyanide to kill your husband! That's against the law! I'll lose my license! They'll throw both of us in jail! All kinds of bad things will happen. Absolutely not! You CANNOT have any cyanide!"
The lady reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of her husband in bed with the pharmacist's wife. The pharmacist looked at the picture and replied, "Well now. That's different. You didn't tell me you had a prescription."
Island Legend
There was once an island kingdom whose people were all fabulously wealthy.
Even though they could have afforded to live anywhere they wanted, tradition dictated they stay on their tiny island home.
Eventually, their king became frustrated and called a meeting of the tribe's elders. He said he wanted them to figure out a way he could enjoy his wealth, and stay within traditional guidelines.
After much consideration, the elders suggested he build a magnificent throne. When he objected there was not enough room in his hut for a throne, the elders suggested he call in an engineer to solve the problem.
Soon, the king's tiny hut was rigged with an elaborate system of ropes and pulleys. He could lower the huge throne for use during the day, and at night, he could haul the throne up, and lower his bed.
This was truly the best of both worlds for the king.
Unfortunately, after a few months of constant use, the ropes frayed, and one night, the throne slipped and came crashing down on the king, killing him.
The wise men of the island recognised a lesson in this experience and added to the lore of their people this statement: "People who live in grass houses should not stow thrones."
In the great desert lived a bunch of nomads.
Their leader, Benny, had risen to his rank, due to his magnificent beard. His people believed a man's strength and courage came from his beard, and thus the man with the biggest beard was their chief.
After leading the band for many years, Benny began to feel uncomfortable wearing the beards, in this hot and dusty land. He wanted to shave it off, so he called his council together to get their advice.
When he said he wanted to shave, the councilmen were shocked. One said, "Do you now remember the ancient legend, dire? The leader who removes his beard is cursed and made into a piece of earthenware."
Benny had heard this legend, but being a modern man, he scoffed at the tale.
Being headstrong, he went ahead and cut and scraped away his once magnificent beard. As the final whisker was cut off, a huge dust storm came up. It lasted only a few seconds, and when it cleared, there was a man-sized clay vessel where only moments before had stood their leader.
The council then knew the legend must be true. Their conclusion? "A Benny shaved is a Benny urned."
Native Maths
A Native American chief had three wives, each of whom was pregnant.
The first gave birth to a boy. The chief was so elated that he built her a teepee made of deer hide.
A few days later, the second gave birth, also to a boy. The chief was very happy. He built her a teepee made of antelope hide.
The third wife gave birth a few days later, but the chief kept the details a secret. He built this one a two story teepee, made out of a hippopotamus hide. The chief then challenged the tribe to guess what had occurred.
Many tried, unsuccessfully. Finally, one young brave declared that the third wife had given birth to twin boys.
"Correct," said the chief. "How did you figure it out?"
The warrior answered, "It's elementary. The value of the squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the sons of the squaws of the other two hides."
Go Home
Three guys were sitting in a biker bar. A man came in, already drunk, sat down at the bar and ordered a drink.
The man looked around and saw the 3 men sitting at a corner table. He got up, staggered to the table, leaned over, looked the biggest one in the face and said, "I went by your grandma's house and I saw her in the hallway, buck naked. Man, she is fine!"
The biker looked at him and didn't say a word. His buddies were confused, because he was a bad ass, and would fight at the drop of a hat. The drunk leaned on the table again and said, "I got it on with your grandma and she is good, the best I ever had!" The biker still said nothing. His buddies were starting to get mad. The drunk leaned on the table again and said, "I'll tell you something else boy, your grandma liked it!"
The biker stood up, took the drunk by the shoulder and said, "Damn it, Grandpa, you're drunk! Go home!"
Your Call
Dead ahead, through the pitch-black night, the captain sees a light on a collision course with his ship. He sends a signal: "Change your course ten degrees east." "Change yours ten degrees west,"
comes the reply. The captain responds, "I'm a United States Navy captain! Change your course, sir!"
"I'm a seaman second class," the next message reads. "Change your course, sir." The captain is furious. "I'm a battleship! I'm not changing course!" "I'm a lighthouse. Your call."
Blondes and their dogs
A girl was visiting her blonde friend, who had acquired two new dogs, and asked her what their names were. The blonde responded by saying that one was named Rolex and one was named Timex. Her friend said, 'Whoever heard of someone naming dogs like that?' 'HELLLOOOOOOO...,' answered the blonde. 'They're watch dogs'!
Cooinda Staff Movement August 2021 Say Hello to our newbies
Jenny King
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Sadly, we say goodbye to:
Chrissy Murray Stephanie Henwood Emily Wilson
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Jessica Kop Sheenam Goyal
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