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Fellowship Square improves the lives of older adults who struggle to make ends meet by providing them with affordable housing and supportive services. |
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Winter Wonderland Wrap-Up
"Generation to Generation"
Resident Life
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Prince George's County
Police Dept. Steps Up!
Christy's Corner
SL Nusbaum Staff Recognition
Meet Grace Foster
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Thank You for Supporting Our
2022 Winter Wonderland Benefit
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With over 100 guests in attendance, the Winter Wonderland Holiday benefit was a great success! We thank our 20 sponsors for supporting this event and making this year the best yet! Guests enjoyed delectable desserts, great holiday jazz music, raffles and over 20 silent auction items to bid from. There were many local vendors who donated items to our silent auction and a few residents from the houses donated "one-of-a-kind" knitted scarves and sweaters that were a huge hit!
Thank you to everyone who donated and volunteered to make this holiday benefit an event to remember!
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Thank You to our "Wonderful"
Winter Wonderland Sponsors!
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"Generation to Generation" |
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Hunters Woods Fellowship House partnered with South Lakes High School to create an art gallery in the newly renovated hallway space. Student curators Lena Marie Oschmann and Renee Cummings worked alongside their art teacher Mr. M. Rando, to showcase its first art exhibition ‘Generation to Generation.’ Both residents and art students submitted artwork that will be displayed from December to March . Residents are excited to see artwork from people of different backgrounds and ages in the exhibition.
Thank you to our partners at South Lakes High School in Reston, VA for their participation!
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Pictured above with South Lakes High School students are Hunters Woods Fellowship House residents D. Soldatenkov, S. Nelson, Z. Stefanovich, and S. Um. |
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Sustaining Healthy Habits |
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Hunters Woods Fellowship House
Hunters Woods residents participated in an interactive Medication Compliance Seminar where they learned about medications and services offered by My Dr's Pharmacy, located in Reston, VA.
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Largo Landing Fellowship House
On December 2nd, Largo Landing Fellowship House welcomed Dhruti Patel from the University of Maryland. Dhurti spoke to the residents about the importance of maintaining healthy habits for older adults.
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Lake Ridge Fellowship House
During the month of December, Lake Ridge Residents learned about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a mood disorder characterized by depression that occurs at the same time every year.
At right, Christine L. models her depression light for SAD Awareness month. SAD lamps simulate sunlight which helps trigger the brain to release serotonin, often called the feel-good hormone.
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Prince George's County Police Department Steps Up! |
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This month is one of my favorite times of the year and I’m so pleased to reflect on all that we have accomplished in 2022. And I appreciate all the smiles and thanks I’ve received from Fellowship House residents.
This year, many new partners, donors and volunteers helped us deliver necessities like groceries, meals, transportation to doctor’s appointments and important health services for residents. We intend to continue to be the safety net for our residents and look to expanding our health and wellness services in the coming year.
If you haven’t yet taken the step to be counted among our generous donors and supporters, I encourage you to get involved with us in 2023. Everyone can do something – and that includes you!
If you are a supporter, I cannot express how grateful I am for your involvement. Our mission is only successful when everyone plays a part. No matter how big or how small your part has been, you’ve gotten us where we are today.
Thank you to each person seeing this message today. I wish you all the success in 2023!
With gratitude,
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Summer/Spring Internship Opportunities:
Fellowship Square
Leadership & Learning Program
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SL Nusbaum Recognizes Outstanding Property Management Staff |
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Staff from our property management company, SL Nusbaum, were recognized in an annual award ceremony in Norfolk, VA. Regional managers nominate staff who have gone "above and beyond" to help their residents and to acknowledge teams for their hard work and dedication to their respective communities. |
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Cristian Mata from Lake Anne House received the "Service Employee of the Year" award in the Northern region area. Cristian has been at the Lake Anne community for 22 years! Prior to the moving to the new building, he manned the old 240-unit building alone for about a month, remaining on-call with no assistance, and no complaints. The Lake Anne House staff is honored to have him as a part of the team, and they know it will be hard to replace him when he decides to retire. |
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Phap Nguyen from Hunters Woods Fellowship House received the "Service Manager of the Year" award in the Northern region area. Phap earned this award due to hard work and diligence during the current two-year multi-million-dollar rehabilitation project. Phap is a dedicated and trusted member of the Hunters Woods team!
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Hunters Woods Fellowship House took home the "Best Community Involvement Program" award for the Northern region. With unique themed events including a Casino Style Father’s Day event, a hat decorating contest, a Senior Citizen Day party, and an Easter celebration with Mr. Bunny to name just a few, Hunters Woods Fellowship House keeps things fun and exciting for their residents year-round.
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Holiday Fun for Fellowship Square Staff |
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The Fellowship Square staff enjoyed an afternoon at Top Golf with much laughter, friendly competition and a white elephant gift exchange! |
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Residents Celebrate the Season! |
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WELCOME OUR NEW STAFF MEMBER! |
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Grace Foster
Service Coordinator, Largo Landing Fellowship House
Grace Foster resides in Baltimore, MD but is originally from Barbados in the Caribbean. She moved from the Caribbean to New York, where most of her family still resides and has also lived in New Jersey. She has a degree in social work, human services and a minor in sociology. Early on, she worked as a paralegal then promoted to Manager of Records at Farer Fersko Law in New Jersey for a number of years until finding her real passion in working with seniors. She then decided to reeducate herself by pursuing a degree in social work in 2017.
Upon graduation, Grace completed internships at nursing homes and volunteered at the Veteran's Association. One assignment was to visit every resident on a daily basis, obtain assessments, goals and develop solutions by working closely with staff. After the internship ended, she continued to visit the residents because they grown close and enjoyed keeping the connection.
Grace went on to work for multiple companies, including Volunteers of America - halfway house. During this time, she was responsible for acclimating prisoners into society using community resources, and independently carried a case load of 60 residents. Some assignments were to help the prisoners obtain identification, medical coverage, housing, and more. Grace was empathetic to the elderly, who had lost connection with family members, who had been incarcerated for several years.
She is now an empty nester, who has successfully raised two college graduates, has now turned the kids' room into an office, and is fervently pursuing her passion.
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