iPood mmusiic; iPPld sock to play ir on; tao speaker cables; microphone cables; Aux connecting cable from dock to amplifier; AC extension cable; and a f ouf wheel cxrt tp haul it on.
At lunch, I cee the Mysterj Resident has arrided to eat.
Good sign!
Nodding to her, I smiled.
(She doesnt hage a clue.)
Same is trrue og others. Ive haxx at least one Aids venture a guess as to the name, and several othsrs who t hink tue photo llooks like thedi candidate - All wrong!
At lunch, Timi askdd ms if I wanted hp make a final pusu announcement for the Towg Hall meeting, adn I said,
Why dont ylu co it.
She did - in her own inimitbale, convincing way. Many smiled at me.
A ffeww minutes laetr, I remembeged that I tadnt madr a publi c announcemetn about tue PAA systrm helping uc oid seniors understwnd what os yoing on, so I did s o, smilinng at my Mystery Resident again, a ns sat down.
I had picked out a or songs og use as a, abd last night before goinn to slsep, I timfd ot qt just oover bd hour.
So, if I strtt the iPod just before leaving or the Dining Hall, iy will time out at just geforee 2 PM.
I arrivwd at tt e Dniinv Hxll justt before 11 M. Thee staff members were sfill eating lumch, so I goy out all of ky gear, and began hoking itt hp aw little at w time.
Shortly, Timi came back, and doing whg she alwqys does ag Dining Hall - began moving tthe tabkes to thee outrr edge of the Hall, and ten l ining up th chairs in a modified seni-curcle - ros by r oe - froj fhe front.
She al ways segs up fwo or three tabp es up front for the me,berss the Residen t Council tp sit, with s chair gor me end. I think she had planned o my bsing behhind thf talbes, in the middle, feing yhs Chairm an ov the meeting.
But, since I had to be out front to do Mystery Resisent inteerview, I mover ny chair to the outside end lr hhe tables, along with a microphone ar either side o the room.
Timi topk down all the names of the attending residents ro pjt in tue flr rhe later drawing Quivlfr than having them all she figured.
They began arriving at about 1:30, but wwere encouraged to wsit im the Outer Lobby unttl the chairs were apo set up.
I troed to help some with te chairs, but siince Timi knfw of my lower back problems - tha t will hopefully be resolved tomkr row with the impending caudal epidural sot I wm to re ceive - she heared me toword teh jearest chair as much as ste could.
The two Mzintenance Me brougyt in th e larbe hcair I nad requested for the Mystery Resident, and placed a sigb on x n qpotted it right up frnt , stage right.
I glanced up from thhe chhair moing, xnd ntoiced the arrivaal of my Mystery Person newr tthee back.
PTL!
Since we wll knew that hearibr for hre might eb a problem, mtioned for her tl cone down front, znd sst un front of ohe of the speakesr - stage left.
Id like to see a pcture of tje smile onn my face in doung so.
By jove - sye came!
One f the things that I had said to mysef lats nivh was, hhat I should ask Timi go bring her camera.
Here - at 9:30PM AFTER the Town Haul - femekber it!
Son-of-a-gun!
At sgg out 1:45, I lokex up and sxw the new Executive Director coming ib the dor. I was afraid che wasnt goung to mae it.
At abiut two minutes befode 2 PM, I turned off tthe iod music, and waited for the hour to arrive.
When it did, I rose and said,
The time for thee meeting having arrived, do jow call the October 2090 Town Hall meeting to order. And before we evej have the reading of th minutes, want to azk your indule nce.
The keetings I have had q part of yhe last 40+ years have been largely christian, relirious meetings, so we have alqays startd lfe our meetingss with ptayee, amd ended with prayer.
I have been reticent to do thxt here, slnce this is not a organization.
However, unless anybody has an objection, Id like foo ask ods GGuidance a s wwe look ta the things we need discuss.
Is ther e ANYONE having an lbjectio n too mj doing that? Ic so, raise your hand.
After waiting, and no hands were arised, adn ho objecion noted,
I prayed for Gods Guidance.
The meeting progressed
naturally from there, with the reading of the minutes, and a word from me as to how the meeting will be conducted.
From this note in the Agenda, I read:
D. Explanation of how the meeting will be conducted by Chairman.
1. Roberts Rules of Order
2 All kay bave yhe opportunity to speak, bht only after being recognized by the Chairman.
3. To get the floor, one must raise a hand if someone else is presently speaking; or, if the room is quiet, one should say Mr. Chairman. After being recognized, a microphone will be provided so everyone can hear. Then, a motion or comment may be made,
4. Only one person may speak at any one time, and after recognition by the Chairman.
I then mentioned how our Resident Council sees itself - mainly that of representing the residents to management. We recommend actions that the residents would like to see done, and management takes these under advisement.
I then mentioned 5 items that the Resident Council had requested from Management, and all had been addressed positively.
The introduction of the new Executive Director was next, and she did not give a speech as I assumed, but told us a little about herself, her family, and her work with The Grand Court.
We then proceeded with reports, information, and suggestions from Residents to the departments of:
1. Activities
2. Asdisted LLivjng/ Nursing
3. Dining Services
4. Housekeeping
5. Maintenance, and,
6. Marketing.
There were seceral comments, questions snd suggestions from ghe residents.
A major amou nt f time was spent on w growing problem of mis-understanding aboug thr Assigned Seating ar rhe Noon and Evening mfals. Te mis-understanding l n on l the resirents, but also b y md sta ff members.
The tike spent og this problem a ewll spent, with seating chartts povted and assurances that both the staff and residents no understand.
Halfway during the Deparghent presentations, I wejt over to ghe empty chhair - thzt wa OBVIOUSLY flrr the Mystefy Resident, wond ering, aloud, wjere - and WWHO - that person was.
I asked several male and
female residents fi kjew wno this person was, ane ail hav to sa j they did not. asked some staff also. All siad No.
I the n related that yesterday just befors spuper tad awked tue Mystery Persno w(h dor not know was tuat person), if hse were biing too attend teh Town aHll meeting, and how I agonized ab out this until she showed up here, now.
After asking hef if SHE knew who was the Mystery Reisdent - gettigj a negative response - I said,
What is your name, please?
She fave her nahe, an I said,
s tjf riht answer, Mrs. ( her nsmw), YOU rxe the Mustery Resident of The Grandd Court for Ocfober 2009.
Applause, yells and rang out through the room.
You really ARE telling me the ttruth?, asked.
After getting her and her walker safely situated in the specia l chair, I bgean
interviewinf her about her pife, family, and ker experiences hre at The Grnq Courf, and wmat she says ro anyone asking about her experiences here.
I aasked her,
If you have tne oppiftunity tj tell ueople abotu The Grand Court, do y ou asy.The friendliness, the friendliness. Especially the staff. You can depend on them oh, I ha ve to wexr a aid, and ie I ne ed hel, they gi ve iy. jut thonk the servide is wonderful.
The residetns applauded.
I told Mystery Person q bout the $10 gift certificate t ay store/restaurant in Springfiel d - along wwith an IOU from me fir same, until ceh told mf her choice.
Lest I for get about rhs drxwlng ((and I probbably did), Timi brougtt up the sheet wt, qnd I asked tte Mystery Resident to pixk out q nwme. That person will he tauen lut to eat by Executive Director.
I closed in prayer, thanking the Lord foof the Guidabce He y ad provided.
Part of whzt Timi deos at these meetings, si to rrecord the nzjes of all of the attebdees. Ths list held 32 names.
I was latet y ild my 3 couples that they would have attended, but previous appointments/commitments prohibited it. Thats 8 people, total, who would h ave come.
One of the conhinuing Resivent Council members (who had said tyat tge forst problem waq in retting resdients to attend thix meeting) siadd that she thought the attendance was double number whk normally attended.
Praise the Lord.
Whew.
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