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Inside this issue:

Special Points of Interest / Birthdays

Athens Polytechnio

Activity Happenings

Travel Around the World

2016 Hellenic Legacy Gala

Feast Day of our Chapel

Thanksgiving

Black Friday

Note from the Administrator

Christmas Giving Tree

Volunteers Needed

Moments To Remember

Life Enrichment Calendar

THE GREEK-AMERICAN

TIMES

Every November, the hearts and minds of the people in Greece are at the Athens Polytechnio University for the heroic uprising of students, young people and all of Greece against the Junta, in November 1973.

The Polytechnio uprising symbolizes not only the heroic struggle but also the unity of all demo-crats.

Despite the harsh repressive measures of the military Junta during the seven-year dictatorship of 1967-1973 in Greece - the imprisonments, displacements, mass trials in emergency courts-martial, torture, mock executions and murders - popular demonstrations against the regime continued throughout the dictatorship, with young people always playing a leading part.

The 17th of November 1973 was the turning-point of the 1967 dictatorship. Although the students did not actually overthrow the regime, the intense and persistent reaction, the new voice heard from the Polytechnio and the earlier Law School sit-in, shook the Junta to its core. The November struggles are the highest expression of the seven-year fight against the dictatorship, and one of the most important moments in the fight for freedom of the Greek people and especially Greek youth since the end of world War II. It is commemorated every year with a peaceful demonstration in and around the Polytechnio University.

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Black Friday seems like a strange term for a generally fun day devoted to scoring some sweet deals. However, the term as we know it doesn't describe any emotions about the Friday after Thanksgiving. It's strictly business.

Black Friday is actually short for the phrase "in the black," which is an accounting term referring to when businesses turn a profit. These days, major retailers open their doors early, seemingly offer cra-zy-low prices and advertise special promotions in order to attract as many shoppers as possible so they can rack up some last-minute sales before the end of the year.

But believe it or not, Black Friday didn't always exist. In fact, it is a relatively recent phenomenon, whose name actually has much darker origins.

The term Black Friday traditionally had a negative connotation, as one might expect. One of the earli-est uses of the phrase in American history was to refer to the collapse of the United States gold market on Sept. 24, 1869. The "Black ___day" phrasing has also traditionally been used to refer to stock market crashes, such as Black Tuesday on Oct. 29, 1929 and Black Monday on Oct. 19, 1987.

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A special thank you to Demetri’s Restaurant in Deerfield for hosting

monthly lunch outings for our Residents.

Activity happenings ...

October was filled with unforgettable moments and wide smiles from all our residents. Now we are looking forward to welcoming November with all the great events that will take place throughout the month; a generous Thanksgiving dinner, live entertainment, fabulous food club baking and many, many others.

The beginning of Fall started with excellent weather, therefore, we took advantage of it and made as many outings as we could, which included shopping to Walmart and savoring tra-ditional Greek Food at Charcoal Flame Restaurant. Everyone enjoyed themselves im-mensely and we promise that we will repeat these visits in the near future.

Like always, our favorite friends were here with us sharing homemade treats with the resi-dents. We owe a sincere thank you to Saint Haralambos Ladies Philoptochos Society, the women from Saint Demetrios of Elmhurst, the Ladies of the Achladokambos Society, a group of friends and Saint John the Baptist Ladies. Additionally,, Saint Demetrios Ladies Philoptochos Society of Chicago and the Annunciation Cathedral Philoptochos Society payed us a visit with an abundance of many delicious pastries, rice pudding and jello. We also thank the Daughters of Penelope for their wonderful visit and ice cream social. We want to thank Saint Andrews who invited us to attend the Divine Liturgy at their church.. Following the Liturgy we were treated to a delicious luncheon meal and sweets.

Our monthly newsletter focuses on the great stories that live within our home-- residents whose past and present lives have made a difference, staff members whose extraordinary professionalism makes life better for residents and coworkers, speakers, entertainers, public events and fundraisers that enrich our residents and our community. Our residents, our families and our employees are all part of our home, the GREEK AMERICAN REHABILITATION AND CARE CENTRE!

Travel around the world

A new game that will entertain and at the same time educate our residents. Every week there will be a different destination around the world full of pho-tos, music, documentaries, traditional food and why not talk…. Many com-puter games and more will be available so in the end they will share experi-ence or what they have heard. The following week there will be 10 minutes review of the previous week's adventure, then we will travel to our new destination.

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Volunteers needed …

Have you ever wondered to yourself how you can make a positive impact on another person’s life? Well, becoming a volunteer

can be a very rewarding experience.

Here at the Greek American Rehabilitation and Care Centre we are always looking for friendly, outgoing and passionate individuals to lend a helping hand. There are many ways you can be of assistance such as, visiting with the Residents, providing additional support during activities, assisting with special projects or events, helping provide clerical assistance or even volunteering in our gift shop. To begin your volunteering experience today, visit our website at www.garcc.org and complete the volunteer application, or feel free to stop in and pick up an application from our first floor receptionist.

* * If you have any questions in regards to volunteering, please feel free to contact Vasiliki Stratikopoulou, Volunteer Coordinator @ (847) 459 - 8700 ext. 1044 or

email her at vasilikis@GARCC.org. .

In the spirit of giving, we thought it would be nice to make sure the holidays are special for each and every one of our residents.

To participate: Pick a name from the Giving Tree Chose one of the three listed gifts to purchase Return the gift you purchased in a gift bag with the enclosed label (NO boxes please)

We will be labeling items before they are given to The residents to make sure nothing gets lost and

everyone receives a gift.

We ask that you return all gifts no later than December 15, 2016

Our Life Enrichment Department will pass out the gifts

at the Resident Christmas Party. Thank you for your

generosity and have a blessed holiday!

**For further details, please contact

Vasiliki Stratikopoulou, Life Enrichment Director

at 847-459-7000 ext 1044 or via email at

Vasilikis@garcc.org

Join us for an evening of excitement, fun and dance as you are entertained by the infamous

GLYKERIA

and the dynamic Kostas Karafotis.

Don’t delay, make your reservation today!

Tickets are going fast. Prices go up after November 7th!

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Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a day for families and friends to get together for a special meal. The meal often includes a turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, and vegetables. Thanksgiving Day is a time for many people to give thanks for what they have.

Thanksgiving Day has been an annual holiday in the United States since 1863. Not every-one sees Thanksgiving Day as a cause for celebration. Each year since 1970, a group of Native Americans and their supporters have staged a protest for a National Day of Mourning at Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Thanksgiving Day.American Indian Heritage Day is also observed at this time of the year. There are claims that the first Thanksgiving Day was held in the city of El Paso, Texas in 1598. Another early event was held in 1619 in the Virginia Colony. Many people trace the origins of the modern Thanksgiving Day to the harvest celebration that the Pilgrims held in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. However, their first true thanksgiving was in 1623, when they gave thanks for rain that ended a drought. These early thanksgivings took the form of a special church service, rather than a feast. In the second half of the 1600s, thanksgivings after the harvest became more common and started to become annual events. However, it was celebrated on different days in different communities and in some places there were more than one thanksgiving each year. George Washington, the first president of the United States, proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day in 1789.

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Note from the Administrator...

RE: STAFF HOLIDAY RAFFLE PRIZES/CASH CONTRIBUTIONS

In honor of our great staff that provides our residents consistent responsive care, and in cel-ebration of the Season; I am requesting your assistance with donations of raffle prizes, and or cash contributions to support our staff’s Holiday Celebrations.

If you so desire, drop off a gift to be raffled off at the reception desk. If your support will be in the form of a cash contribution, make your check payable to Greek American Rehabilitation & Care Centre (on the memo line reference Employee Holiday Party). Please respond by December 4, 2015.

Thank you for supporting our staff teams who work hard in varied departments 24/7, 365 days a year to brighten the corner where our residents truly live! Individual gifts of any kind to individual staff members is prohibited.

Your acknowledgement of that kind of caring is very much appreciated. On behalf of all GARCC employees, may these Holiday’s reveal true blessings of the Season to you and yours.

Cordially,

Mark Murphey

Mark Murphey

Feast Day of our Chapel ~ November 21st

Ta Eisodia Tis Theotokos ~ The Entrance of the Theotokos

Join us at 10:00 a.m. as we celebrate with a Divine Liturgy and Artoklasia

His Eminence, Metropolitan Iakovos presiding

A reception hosted by the Women’s Auxiliary will follow

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

10:00 Morning Exercise 2/3 floor

10:30 Travel around the world

1:30 Ask Dr .A– 2 FL TV RM

2:00 Fabulous Food Club-

Doughnut Cake 2FL

3:00 Bingo 3 FL

2

10:00 Bible Study– Ch

11:00 Massage day– 2FL

2:00 Make your own

presents 2 FL

3:00 Bingo 2FL

6:00 Scrabble for all 2 FL

3 10:00 Orthodox Service CH 11:30 Arts and Crafts Cards 2FL 2:00 Bingo 2fl 3:00 Greek Coffee with St. Haralambos– 2FL

4

10:00 Elections 2016

10:20 Stretching the mind 2/3FL

2:00 Bingo 3FL

3:00 Arts and Crafts:

Make your own Bracelet

5

10:00 Movie Classics-2&3

2:00 Catholic Service–

2FL

2:00 Bingo– 2 FL

6:15 Twilight Bingo- 1FL

6 10:00 Morning Stretch 3 10:15 Greek Service 2/3 TV Lounge 1:00 Beauty Time 2/3 FL

2:00 Movie N’ Snack

3:00 Bingo 2FL

7

10:00 Morning Exercise-2/3 FL

10:30 Brain Teasers-2FL &3FL

2:00 Greek Hour w/ refresh-

ments & Tea w/ Victoria 3FL

3:00 Bingo-3FL

4:00 Dinner Time Set Up

8 10:00 Light & Lively 2/3 FL 10:30 Balloon Volleyball 2/3FL

1:30 Ask Dr. A - 2FL TV RM

2:00 Fabulous Food Club -

Oreo Cake 2FL

3:00 Bingo – 2FL

6:15 Board Games 1FL

9

10:00 Bible Study– CH

11:30 Create your own story

2:00 Creative Expressions

Bead Bash – 2FL

3:00 Bingo 2FL

10 10:00 Orthodox Service CH 11:00 Arts and Crafts– Cards 1:30 Jewish Group 2FL 2:00 Bingo-2FL

3:00 Greek Coffee with Friends -2FL 6:30 Wheel of Fortune-1FL

11

10:00 Sit and Be Fit - 2/3FL

10:20 Stretching The Mind 2&3 FL

10:30 Outing: Mac Donalds

2:00 Bingo 3FL

3:00 Birthday Bash - 3FL

6:15 Card Games—1FL

12

10:00 Movie Classics-

2&3Fl

2:00 Bingo- 2FL

3:00 National Pizza

Social -2Fl

4:00 TV Classics -2&3Fl

13 10:00 Morning Stretch 2&3 10:15 Greek Service -2&3

TV Lounge

3:00 Bingo –2 FL

14

10:00 Morning Stretch 2/3

10:30 Stretching The Mind -

2/3FL

2:00 Greek Hour w/ refresh-

ments & Tea w/ Victoria 3FL

3:00 Bingo-3FL

15

10:00 Light &Lively-2/3FL

10:30 Ring Toss 2/3FL

1:30 Ask Dr. A - 2FL TV RM

2:00 Fabulous Food Club - Apple Pie 2FL 3:00 Bingo—2FL 6:15 Twilight Trivia 1FL

16

10:00 Bible Study– CH

11:30 Outing to Senior Center

2:00 Fast Food Day!!

Piroshky

3:00 Bingo– 2FL

4:30 Dinner Time Set Up

17

10:00 Orthodox Service

1:30 Jewish Group 2FL

2:00 Greek Coffee with Demetrios, Elmhurst 3:00 Bingo – 2FLR

6:30 Wheel of Fortune 1FL

18

10:00 Morning Stretch - 2&3fL

2:00 Mickey Mouse Birthday

& Birthday Bash— 2 fl.

3:00 Bingo—2FL

6:15 Hangman—1FL

19

10:00 Movie Classics 2&3

11:00 Outing-St.Haralam–

bos Christmas Bazaar

2:00 Catholic Service–

2FL

3:00 Bingo time 2FL

20 10:00 Morning Stretch - 2&3 10:15 Greek Service -2&3 TV Lounge

2:00 Peanut Butter

Things

3:00 Bingo –2 FL

21 CHAPEL FEAST DAY

10:00 Divine Liturgy, Artoklasia -

followed by Reception

10:00 Morning Stretch 2/3FL

1:30 Life Enrichment Mtng– 2fl

3:00 Bingo 2nd Floor

22 10:00 Light &Lively-2/3FL 10:30 Bowling Balls 2/3FL

1:30 Ask Dr. A - 2FL TV RM

2:00 Fabulous Food Club-

Cheese pie

3:00 Bingo—2 FL 6:00 Monopoly time

23

10:00 Bible Study– CH

11:30 Outing to Senior Center

2:00 Creative Expressions

3:00 Bingo-2FL

4:30 Dinner Time Set Up 2/ 3 FL

24 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

10:00 Macy’s Parade—2 & 3 12:00 noon—Thanksgiving Feast—all floors 2:00 Sing-a-long w/ Mike 3:00 Bingo-2FL 6:30 Wheel of Fortune 1FL

25

10:00 Morning Stretch 2/3FL

10:30 Stretching The Mind-2/3FL

2:00 Apple Cider Social –3fl.

3:00 Bingo- 3FL

6:15 Scrabble 1FL

26

10:00 Movie Classics-2&3

2:00 We will make our

own cake 2FL

3:00 Bingo

4:00 TV Classics– 2&3

6:15 Board Games 1FL

27

10:00 Morning Stretch - 2&3 10:15 Greek Service -2&3 TV Lounge

2:00 Pumpkin Pie

Social—2FL

3:00 Bingo - 2FL

28

10:00 Morning Stretch 2&3

10:30 Stretching The Mind 2/3 FL

2:00 Greek Hour w/ refresh

ments & Tea w/Victoria 3FL

3:00 Bingo-3FL

29 10:00 Light &Lively-2FL&3FL 10:30 Target Toss 2/3FL

1:30 Ask Dr. A - 2FL TV RM

2:00 Greek Coffee w/St. John’s Philoptochos 3:00 Bingo-2FL 6:15 Card Games 1FL

30

10:00 Bible Study– CH

11:30 Outing to Senior Center

2:00 Resident & Food

Council Meeting 2FL

3:00 Bingo-2FL

4:00 Dinner Time Set Up

Greek American Rehabilitation & Care Center November 2016 Life Enrichment Calendar

All activities are subject to change. All changes will be posted on the large Life Enrichment Calendar on each floor.

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Moments to Remember

Pumpkin Decorating with Wheeling High School

Oxi Celebration

Baking Club hard at work...

Everyone enjoys a good magic show!

… but the results are rewarding and delicious!

Ice Cream Social

with the Daughters

of Penelope