BenchmarkMoments2016 Calendar

Inspiring life Stories from The residents ofBenchmark Senior living

January

“WWII was underway as I graduated high school. After I was drafted into the army, I shipped out to Marseille, France, where my company was trucked up to the Vosges Mountains, captured by the Germans and sent to a prison camp near Leipzig. After 70 days we were liberated by Patton’s army. When I came back from the war, I thought I wanted to be an engineer in China to help them build the country but college showed me a different path. I became a Presbyterian minister, after attending Princeton Theological Seminary, and was the first pastor at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Groton, Connecti-cut. I am grateful to be here.”

academy Point at Mystic

Richard Van Deusen

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New Year’s Day

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Orchard Valley at Wilbraham Bedford Falls Village at Willow CrossingsBenchmark Senior Living at

Leominster Crossings

Lora Bartult turned 100 in July and says the secret to a long life is keeping active. “I love to travel, and we traveled a lot. Ha-waii, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Reno, and Canada. I also love to meet people, so I help out here at Middlebrook Farms in our country store, the office, on family tours. Until I was 95 I volunteered at St. Vincent’s Hospital in every department, and then I figured I would let someone else do it. It’s all about the people and the community.”

Middlebrook Farms at Trumbull

Lora Bartult

February2016

Carriage Green at Milford 

Greystone Farm at SalemThe Arbors at Shelbourne

Presidents’ Day

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Groundhog Day

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Bay Square at Yarmouth

Ray and Helen Lobovits have been mar-ried 65 years. They met in Sunday school and for their first date went to Howard Johnson’s and a movie. “When I was in the army, I jumped the fence at Fort Dix to meet Helen for lunch.” After serving in WWII, which included storming the beach on D-Day, Ray returned home to Helen to raise a family. “We had a good life, and traveled all over the world. I would never go anywhere without Helen. I would marry her all over again.”

The Falls at Cordingly dam

Ray and Helen Lobovits

March2016

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Benchmark Senior Living at Shrewsbury Crossings

St. Patrick’s Day

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Evans Park at Newton Corner 

Daylight Savings Time Begins

Palm Sunday Vernal Equinox Good Friday

Easter

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Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill

April2016

Alice Dossett is an artist and encourages others to be artists too. “I was in Copley Square in Boston presenting my work at an art show recently when a lady asked how much I wanted for a picture. I said $150, but I just couldn’t sell it. I liked it and decided to keep it. My personality is to look for anything new and different and get involved. If you are interested in art, my advice is to go right at it and do the best you can and you will improve and you will be happy with your outcome. It’s a lovely release.”

Benchmark Senior living at

Chelmsford Crossings

Alice Dossett

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April Fool’s Day

Passover Begins Earth Day

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The Village at Brookfield CommonTatnuck Park at WorcesterThe Atrium at Cardinal Drive

“In my family we were farmers, we were readers, and so many nights after all of the farm chores were done, we would read aloud to each other. We read great literature, and we had fun. When I was young, I played school in an abandoned one-room school house where I would teach the neighborhood children their lessons. Later, I became a professor of Ancient Greek and Latin at Trinity College. I’ve known since I was six years old I wanted to teach. Teaching is sharing what you know and love with others. If you don’t share what you’ve learned, it probably wasn’t worth learning in the first place.”

The Village at Buckland Court

John Williams

May2016

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Mother’s Day

Blenheim-NewportMemorial Day

The Birches at Concord

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June2016

Dr. Jack McIntosh is currently the fore-most expert on sauropod dinosaurs. Over the course of more than 30 years, Dr. McIntosh has made major contribu-tions to the field, writing many papers and several books, and serving as a consultant to natural history museums in New York and New Haven. He’s even had a dinosaur named after him, Brontomerus mcintoshi. “When I was five years old in Pittsburgh, I was excited about dino-saurs and visited the Carnegie Museum. I would go down to Pittsburgh and would get to know the people in charge. Most get over it at five. I didn’t.”

The Village at South Farms

Dr. Jack McIntosh

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The Atrium at Faxon Woods The Village at Mariner’s Point  Crescent Point at Niantic

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Flag Day

Father’s DaySummer Solstice

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July2016

As a boy Harry Takesian lived on a farm with seven sisters and three brothers, “where there was always a way to get into mischief.” In high school he was the pitch-er and captain the year his high school team won the baseball championship. Harry served in Europe during WWII, and then returned home, worked as a milk-man to pay his way through school, and became a manufacturer’s engineer at a company that encouraged experimenta-tion. “I learned early on the art of listening, the importance of trying new things. My advice in life is, learn something new every day.”

Benchmark Senior living at

Haverhill Crossings

Harry Takesian

Independence Day

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The Atrium at Veronica DriveGreenwich Farms at Warwick Harbor Point at Centerville

August2016

Dr. Liza Yassayan Dulgarian enjoyed a long career in medicine, caring for children with neurologic disorders. As a child neurologist, Liza was on the staff at Boston Children’s Hospital and on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, where besides caring for children, she nurtured a new generation of doctors in this challenging field. “We tried to teach medical students and residents lessons beyond just medicine, such as how to interact and empathize with patients and families. When you teach young doctors and know you are contributing to their development, it is so fulfilling. Several of our residents have gone on to become leaders in their specialties.”

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Benchmark Senior Living at Ridgefield Crossings

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The Atrium at Drum Hill

The Village at Kensington Place

September2016

Mary Michaud is 87 years young. “I am an avid exerciser, I love to cook and I love my family. In our Bistro I make cookies, coffee cake, beef stews, pea soup, whatever we feel like. My sister Sadie, who’s 95, recently came to visit and made pierogis with us, and often my grandchildren visit and cook with me, too. I believe that when you lose someone you love, it is best to turn to what you love to do the best, and for me that’s cooking. Families are a blessing and I believe everyone feels the same.”

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The Village at East Farms 

Labor Day

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Autumnal Equinox

Benchmark Senior Living at Hamden River Ridge at Avon

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Filomena Scioli moved from Italy to the United States in 1956—but she has never forgotten her hometown of Melissa. Famous for her Italian cooking, Filomena is a stickler for fresh ingredients, like those she can find at her Benchmark community garden. “I make lasagna, gnocchi, pizza, meatballs. We cook with fresh ingredients—only the freshest! I use tomatoes from our garden, basil, whatever is in season. I cook in our community’s Country Kitchen. I cook because it brings back memories of Italy.”

Benchmark Senior living at Waltham CrossingsFilomena Scioli

October2016

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Benchmark Senior Living at Plymouth Crossings 

Coachman Square at Woodbridge

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Columbus Day

Halloween

EdgehillBenchmark Senior Living at

Nashua Crossings

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Yom Kippur Begins

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November2016

Louis Pugliese is known as the artist-in-residence at Capitol Ridge at Providence. “I didn’t become an artist until I retired. It was almost natural for me to pick up an art after I left architecture, and I’m glad I did. When I came to Benchmark, I took up art in earnest. I studied and worked at it diligently and have become almost a professional at it. My advice for someone who might want to take up art is simple: the only thing an artist can do is examine his or her conscience and figure out if they have a natural inclination for artwork. The rest of it involves a high degree of concentration and dedication.”

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Louis Pugliese

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Benchmark Senior Living at Putnam Farm

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Benchmark Senior Living at Robbins Brook

The Atrium at Rocky Hill

Election Day Veterans’ Day

Thanksgiving

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Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock

Stanley Gird is a cartoonist in retirement after working as a fine carpenter in Beacon Hill and elsewhere in Boston. “I used to work as a carpenter, and I would carry my wooden tool box on my shoulder—it was too heavy to carry by hand. I designed and built my own house in Newton, Massachusetts, and created a shoe shine box, which I still have in my apartment. When I was learning my trade, I would work closely with the old timers. They liked to teach me and that’s where I learned to build. Now at 95 I am a cartoonist and about to exhibit my work.”

Benchmark Senior living at

Billerica Crossings

Stanley Gird

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Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle

Winter Solstice Hanukkah Begins

Cabot Park Village

Christmas Kwanzaa Begins

Wellington at Hershey’s Mill

ConnecticutRiver Ridge at Avon860-677-2155 101 Bickford ext avon, CT 06001

The Village at Brookfield Common203-775-8696 246a Federal rd Brookfield, CT 06804

The Village at Mariner’s Point  203-467-0067 111 South Shore dr east Haven, CT 06512

Benchmark Senior Living at Hamden 203-248-1864 35 Hamden Hills dr Hamden, CT 06518

The Village at Kensington Place 203-235-0181 511 Kensington dr Meriden, CT 06451

The Village at South Farms 860-344-8788 645 Saybrook rd Middletown, CT 06075

Carriage Green at Milford 203-874-4408 77 Plains rd Milford, CT 06461

Academy Point at Mystic 860-536-1133 20 academy ln Mystic, CT 06355

Crescent Point at Niantic860-739-9479 417 Main St niantic, CT 06357

Benchmark Senior Living at Ridgefield Crossings203-431-2255 640 danbury rd Ridgefield, CT 06877

The Atrium at Rocky Hill  860-563-5588 1160 elm St ext rocky Hill, CT 06074

Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock203-929-1111 708a Bridgeport ave Shelton, CT 06484

The Village at Buckland Court 860-644-7366 432 Buckland rd South Windsor, CT 06074

Edgehill203-323-2323 122 Palmers Hill rd Stamford, CT 06902

Middlebrook Farms at Trumbull  203-268-2400 2750 reservoir ave Trumbull, CT 06611

The Village at East Farms 203-757-7660 180 Scott rd Waterbury, CT 06705

Coachman Square at Woodbridge203-397-7544 21 Bradley rd Woodbridge, CT 06525

MaineBay Square at Yarmouth 207-846-0044 27 Forest Falls dr Yarmouth, Me 04096

VermontThe Arbors at Shelburne 802-985-8600 687 Harbor rd Shelburne, VT 05482

New HampshireBedford Falls603-471-2555 5 Corporate dr Bedford, nH 03110

The Birches at Concord603-224-9111 300 Pleasant St Concord, nH 03301

Benchmark Senior Living at Nashua Crossings603-882-2898 674 West Hollis St nashua, nH 03062

Greystone Farm at Salem603-898-5393 242 Main St Salem, nH 03079

Rhode IslandBlenheim-Newport401-849-0031 303 Valley rd newport, rI 02842

Capitol Ridge at Providence   401-521-0090 700 Smith St Providence, rI 02908

Greenwich Farms at Warwick401-737-7222 75 Minnesota ave Warwick, rI 02888

PennsylvaniaWellington at Hershey’s Mill 484-653-1200 1361 Boot road West Chester, Pa 19380

Benchmark Senior living Communities

MassachusettsBenchmark Senior Living at Robbins Brook978-264-4666 10 devon dr acton, Ma 01720

The Atrium at Cardinal Drive413-821-9911 153 Cardinal dr agawam, Ma 01001

Benchmark Senior Living at Billerica Crossings978-667-0898 20 Charnstaff ln Billerica, Ma 01821

Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle617-566-1700 50 Sutherland rd Brighton, Ma 0213

Harbor Point at Centerville508-778-2311 22 richardson rd Centerville, Ma 02632

Benchmark Senior Living at Chelmsford Crossings978-250-8855 199 Chelmsford St Chelmsford, Ma 01830

Benchmark Senior Living at Putnam Farm978-774-5959 9 Summer St danvers, Ma 01923

The Atrium at Veronica Drive978-762-7625 1 Veronica dr danvers, Ma 01923

Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill508-528-9200 4 Forge Hill rd Franklin, Ma 02038

Benchmark Senior Living at Haverhill Crossings978-556-1600 254 amesbury rd Haverhill, Ma 01830

Benchmark Senior Living at Leominster Crossings978-537-2424 1160 Main St leominster, Ma 01453

The Commons in Lincoln781-430-6000 1 Harvest Circle lincoln, Ma 01773

The Village at Willow Crossings508-261-1333 25 Cobb St Mansfield, MA 02048

Cabot Park Village617-965-7707 280 newtonville ave newton, Ma 02460

Evans Park at Newton Corner 617-965-9400 430 Centre St newton, Ma 02458

The Falls at Cordingly Dam 617-928-0007 2300 Washington St newton, Ma 02462

Ashland Farm at North Andover 978-683-1300 700 Chickering rd north andover, Ma 01845

The Atrium at Drum Hill978-934-0000 2 Technology dr north Chelmsford, Ma 01863

Benchmark Senior Living at Plymouth Crossings 508-830-4744 157 South St Plymouth, Ma 02360

The Atrium at Faxon Woods617-471-5595 2003 Falls Blvd Quincy, Ma 02169

Benchmark Senior Living at Shrewsbury Crossings   508-845-2100 311 Main St Shrewsbury, Ma 01545

Benchmark Senior Living at Waltham Crossings  781-466-9912 126 Smith St Waltham, Ma 02451

Orchard Valley at Wilbraham 413-596-0006 2387 Boston rd Wilbraham, Ma 01095

Tatnuck Park at Worcester508-755-7277 340 May St Worcester, Ma 01602

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Benchmark Senior Living at The CommonsOne Harvest Circle lincoln, Ma 01773 Opening Spring 2016 Subject to Regulatory Approval, License Application Pending

Benchmark Senior Living at Norwood40 Clapboardtree Street norwood, Ma 02062 Opening Summer 2016 License Application Pending

Benchmark Senior Living at Woburn1 Cedar Street Woburn, Ma 01801 Opening Summer 2016 License Application Pending

BenchmarkSeniorLiving.com

Celebrate living life to the fullest with our new Benchmark Moments Calendar for 2016. This delightful calendar is unlike any other, featuring the stories of 12 remarkable residents

of Benchmark Senior Living. These inspiring stories celebrate the joys, passions and achievements of our residents and all those who live life to the fullest.

May every day of 2016 be a good one for you and all you love.

Thank you to our residents, Families and associates, who shared generouslyof their time and of themselves for The Benchmark Moments Calendar,

providing us with inspiration throughout the year.

The Benchmark Moments Calendar

Thomas H. Grape, Chairman and CEO

Stephanie Handelson, President and COO

2016