Sweet Success!

F airview’s Art of Chocolate, presented

by Groton Utilities, warmed up the winter by bringing chocolate decadence to eastern Connecticut and another success for Fairview. With 17 vendors in attendance, the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa was full of chocolate enthusiasts indulging in all things chocolate! Music was provided by Marcy Kelly and Izzy Malek of Sugarfree and The Red Door Salon & Spa provided mini spa services. See page 4 for more.

Honoring Extraordinary Commitment to Fairview

E ach year, the Fairview Medal Dinner

celebrates those who demonstrate

extraordinary commitment, dedication, and

support of Fairview through the awarding of Fairview

Medals, Community Partner Award, and Longevity

recognition for staff. The recipients of the Fairview

Medal (above) were Seth Wakeman

(left) and Theologos “Ted” Malahias,

D.D.S. (right).

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Fairview Newsletter for the Community of Fairview

Odd Fellows Home of ConnecticutSummer 2017

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Save the Date for the Art of Chocolate 2018, scheduled at the Mystic Marriott— Sunday, January 28, 2018!

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Fairview Medal Dinner (continued from cover)

1 Held on Saturday, April 26 at Fairview, this

year’s dinner honored Fairview Medal recipients

Theologos “Ted” Malahias, D.D.S. and Seth

Wakeman, who joined the distinguished ranks of past

recipients of the Fairview Medal. This prestigious

honor is given annually to two individuals who have

demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to

Fairview over an extended period of time. These men

and women have risen above their peers by providing

invaluable assistance to Fairview, whether through

personal effort, selfless gifts of time, financial aid, or

other behind-the-scenes involvement. Without such

people, Fairview could not maintain its high level of

excellence.

2 In addition to honoring these two individuals,

we were proud to present Fairview’s Community

Partner Award. This award is given to a business or

organization in the region that has consistently offered

its support to Fairview. Fairview presented this award

to Dominion Energy as they have been a steadfast

supporter of Fairview and our residents.

3 Fairview also recognized five longstanding staff

members for their years of commitment to

Fairview with the Longevity Award:

• Cora Kavanaugh - 19 years of service• Stephanie Atherley – 17 years of service • Lance French – 17 years of service• Cristina Potenciano – 16 years of service• Editha Phee – 16 years of service

These five staff members had a combined total of 75

years of service to Fairview and its residents. Fairview

greatly appreciates the commitment from its dedicated

staff and the continued efforts from the Community

Partner Award recipient Dominion Energy and the

honored Fairview Medal recipients Ted Malahias,

D.D.S. and Seth Wakeman. Their collective dedication

and service to Fairview have been an inspiration.

4 CEO & Administrator James Rosenman

presented Stephanie Atherley with her certificate

of recognition following the Medal Dinner.

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Friendship Love & Truth

Fairview Odd Fellows Home of CT235 Lestertown Road, Groton, CT 06340

860-445-7478 • www.fairviewct.org

MISSION STATEMENTFairview, the Odd Fellows Home of

Connecticut’s mission is to provide our

residents with the best nursing care and

rehabilitation services, while enhancing the

quality of their life in a dignified atmosphere

by using the skills and compassion of our staff,

and utilizing the latest advances in technology.

ABOUT FAIRVIEWThe Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut was

established in 1892 to provide care for the aged

and indigent members of the Independent

Order of Odd Fellows, their wives, widows, and

orphaned children. A century later the Odd

Fellows Home has expanded to include:

Fairview

Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Fellowship Manor and Chelsea Cottage

Independent Apartment Living

Thames Edge at Fairview

Independent Living Homes

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and

Rebekahs continue to provide humanitarian

care. There are no fraternal restrictions. We

welcome individuals and families to apply for

admission to our health care center and our

senior housing facility.

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This year’s chocolate tasting extravaganza featured Berry’s Ice Cream & Candy Bar, LLC, Big Belly Kelly’s BBQ & Catering, Cake by Franck at Foxwoods Resort Casino, East Coast Catering, Fairview, Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut, Flanagan’s Food and Drink, Gourmet Galley Catering The Garden Grille at Hilton Garden Inn Groton/Mystic, Grille 92 at Fairview, Oakwood Bar and Grille - Groton Inn & Suites Conference & Event Venue, Hard Rock Cafe Foxwoods, Hilton Mystic, Ivy’s Simply Homemade, Karma Kitchen Mystic, North End Deli and Caterers, Octagon at Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, and Pop On The Block. These businesses donated their time and chocolate creations and the crowd was beyond impressed. There was truly something to satisfy everyone’s taste buds.

Our guest judges this year included: CT State Senator Heather Somers; Chef Franck Iglesias, Executive Pastry Chef from Foxwoods Resort Casino; Lee Howard, The Day’s community news editor; and Abraham Jacob Friedman, manager of a specialty food shop in Manhattan.

These four judges teamed up to select the recipients of four awards. Judges’ Choice went to Oakwood Bar and Grille - Groton Inn & Suites Conference & Event Venue. Runner Up for Judges’ Choice went to the Octagon at Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa. Most Creative Use of Chocolate went to Gourmet Galley Catering, and Most Savory was awarded to Karma Kitchen Mystic. In addition to the awards given out by the guest judges, Best Display was awarded to Cake by Franck at Foxwoods Resort Casino, 1st Place People’s Choice went to Oakwood Bar and Grille - Groton Inn & Suites Conference & Event Venue, 2nd Place People’s Choice went to Grille 92 at Fairview, and 3rd Place People’s Choice went to North End Deli and Caterers.

The proceeds from this successful fundraiser will help support the Guided Journeys Memory Care Program at Fairview as well as Fairview’s unrestricted annual fund.

Thank you to committee members: Tricia Cunningham, Jonathan Duncklee, Amanda Toner Ganacoplos, Sandra Hawes, Ellen Spring, and Mary Hartmann. Thank you to all who volunteered to make this event a tremendous success including Deb Morgan, Jennifer Land, Nicole Romanski, Elizabeth Weeks, Mary Stonely, Amy Mullins, Nicole McDonough, Tracy Zagarzewski, and Tina Hall! And thank you to all who came to indulge in chocolate and support Fairview Odd Fellows Home of CT!

Sweet Success! (continued from cover)

Thank you to our sponsors!

Presented by

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors ASA Environmental Products, Inc.

Chelsea Groton Bank Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce

Mystic Shipyard Sheree Sirpenski Photography, LLC

Associate Sponsor Liberty Bank

Stifel

Friends of Fairview Bouvier Insurance - Mark Spinnato • People's United Bank

Judges’ Choice and First Place People’s Choice were awarded to Oakwood Bar and Grille - Groton Inn & Suites Conference & Event Venue.

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(l-r) Our guest judges this year included: Chef Franck Iglesias, Executive Pastry Chef from Foxwoods Resort Casino; CT State Senator Heather Somers; Lee Howard, The Day’s community news editor; and Abraham Jacob Friedman, manager of a specialty food shop in Manhattan.

Grille 92 at Fairview and Fairview Odd fellows Home of CT, Grille 92 received second place People’s Choice

Thank you to our Presenting sponsor at Groton Utilities for lighting up the event!

Award winning creation from Oakwood Bar & Grille - Groton Inn & Suites Conference & Events Venue

Creative concoction from Mystic Marriott

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Special Thanks to Fairview’s SupportersDonor support of Fairview directly benefits our residents and helps to enhance their quality of life. The following made a contribution to Fairview between December 1, 2016 to June 1, 2017. Donations made in honor or in memory of individuals may have been designated for one of the following: Annual Fund, Residents’ Fund, Land Development Fund, Nurses Fund or ROCK Employee Appreciation Fund.

Grants: AHEPA New London Foundation Inc. • Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credit Program: Comcast & Groton Utilities

Kalin Scholarship: Marshall & Edith Kalin

Land Development In Honor of Alan Stein…. Marshall & Edith Kalin

Fairview Medal Dinner: George P. Ververis, Jr.

Residents Fund: Arthur & Elizabeth Swan

ROCK Employee Appreciation Diane Arnold • Winston & JoAnn Barrows • Harold Fallon • Marshall & Edith Kalin

Unrestricted Annual Fund Ansantawae Ladies Encampment Auxiliary #20 • Nancy Bulkeley • Charter Oak Credit Union • Dominion • Michelle Doty • Shannon Flewelling • Remo Fusconi • David Gebhard • Evelyn Kennedy • John & Marilyn Turkowski • Jack Van Verdeghem Family Trust • George Ververis, Jr.

IN HONOR OFGeorge P. Ververis, Sr. ..W. Wynn Riley

IN MEMORY OF

Mary Arnold ............Jeri BakerDavid Babcock .........Clinton & Patricia BabcockBeatrice Bibeault ........Rita StewardJack & Gen Bitters ......John BittersPaul Bowden ...........Edward & Michele O’DonnellRoswell P. Bryant .......Barbara Ann BryantDolores Buhren ......... Mary AthaEdith DeMaio ..........Emily Buccino, Linda Buccino,

Eleanor & Rose Cerreta, Elizabeth DeMaio, Mark & Janet Janis,

Marilyn Marino & Robert Carubia, Theresa Maffuci

Sebastian Paul Didato ...Geraldine Didato, Nancy Driscoll, Joanne Eck, Hazel Fuhrmeister, Monica Fey Kilcoyne, Maureen Tynes, Kenneth & Nancy Wildman, Woodward & Curran

Edward J. Feeney & Gary A. Feeney ........Lucille FeeneyThomas Feeney, Sr. .....Lucille FeeneyJohn Firgeleski ..........Edward & Loretta Firgeleski,

Virginia Firgeleski, Bill & Anna Hawthorne, Connie Kloskowski, Peggy Trakas

John Fuhrmeister ........Hazel FuhrmeisterSybil Gibbs ..............Lisa GibbsAudrey Golub ...........Donna GodereAnne Elizabeth “Betty” Jacobsen .......Paul Bates, Nancy d’Estang,

Penelope E MillerMary Kelly ..............Marcia Lockaby Catherine Phelan Lange ..The family of Catherine Phelan

Lange, Dan & Tracy Bellman, Andrew Combs, Nancy Driscoll, Joanne Eck, Hazel Fuhrmeister, Lucille Feeney, Walter Lange, Deborah Mather, Elizabeth Menaghan & James Phelan, Becky & Steve Scurlock, Independent Bankers Association of Texas

Julio Leandri ............Lisa Leandri Trolan & Michael Trolan

Harry D. McCutcheon ..Dorothy McCutcheonJanice Madura ..........Nancy Driscoll, Joanne Eck, Hazel

Fuhrmeister, Frances Leandri, Mabel Welch

David Munson ..........Patricia MunsonEmily Nawrocki .........David Deveau, Kimberly DeveauBeverly Pruitt ...........Ann Baker, Donald & Mary RoyGuy “Tom” Quercia .....Paula Beaudette, John & Honore

Feeney, Donald & Lois Steinman, Dorothy & Glenn Weston-Murphy

John & Rita Salvatore ...Robert & Pat CarsonCasimir & Thomas Schneider .............Mary LaForceBarbara Ann Walsh .....Christine FournierWilliam Warren ........Hilda DeemRaymond Welch .........Jeri Baker

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G roton Utilities, once again participated in

the Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA)

that provided key funding for energy conservation

related projects at Fairview. Offered by the State of

Connecticut, the NAA program is designed to provide

funding for municipal and tax exempt organizations

by offering a tax credit for businesses that make cash

contributions to these entities. A tax credit equal to

100% of the cash invested is available to business firms

that invest in energy conservation projects. Through

this State program, City of Groton Government

Mayor Marian Galbraith; Ronald Gaudet, Director

of Utilities at Groton Utilities; and David Collard,

General Manager – Utility Finance for Groton Utilities

were able to present a check for $58,505 to James

Rosenman, CEO & Administrator of Fairview, Odd

Fellows Home of Connecticut.

Thank you to AHEPA for its continued support of Fairview. On May 24, 2017, Ted Malahias D.D.S., President of the AHEPA

New London Foundation Inc., presented Fairview with a $300.00 grant.

Fairview, Odd Fellows Home of CT presenting Groton Utilities with a Certificate of Appreciation. (l to r) City of Groton Mayor Marian Galbraith; David Collard, General Manager Utility Finance for Groton Utilities; James Rosenman, CEO & Administrator of Fairview, Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut; and Ronald Gaudet, Director of Utilities at Groton Utilities

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C ongratulations to Fairview’s own Deb Morgan for

receiving the Aging Services Award of Excellence

from LeadingAge Connecticut. Her nomination,

submitted by Fairview CEO & Administrator,

James Rosenman read: “During Deborah’s tenure

as its Director of Nursing, Fairview has seen many

accomplishments. Most recently, she was an integral

force behind establishing the Guided Journeys Memory

Care Program and expanding the Therapy Department

to now also include outpatient therapy. Under her

new title of Director of Clinical Services, she is leading

the charge of launching a comprehensive Cardiac

Rehabilitation Program as well as a Home Care Program.

Where there is a new opportunity for expanded care,

Deborah easily shifts her passion and purpose to drive

that new service line to ultimate success. Due in large

part to her leadership, Fairview continues to be in the

top 5% of all skilled nursing facilities in Connecticut

according to the CMS star ratings, and maintains five star

ratings in all categories. Deborah’s compassion, drive,

humor, extensive clinical knowledge and enormous

work ethic have made a positive impact for all she comes

into contact with. Deborah has a true passion for our

industry, she mentors those coming up the ranks and

leads with purpose, to ensure the highest quality of life

for those in Fairview’s care. When it comes to caring for

our residents, she is a force to be reckoned with.”

Award-Winning Caregiver

(l-r) James Rosenman, CEO & Administrator, Fairview; Deb Morgan, Director of Clinical Services, Fairview; Molly Savard, Executive Director, The Bradley Home; Ari Santiago, President, IT Direct & the sponsor of the Aging Services Award of Excellence

Fairview is proud to announce the new Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and pleased to introduce you to our consulting Cardiologist Dr. Andrias.

Dr. Andrias received his undergraduate from Notre Dame followed by Medical School at Tufts University graduating in 1971, he conducted his internship and residency in San Francisco. Dr. Andrias participated in the Cardiology Fellowship Program at Tufts University from 1975 -1978 and is a fellow of the College of Cardiology and is Board Certified in Echo Cardiology and Nuclear Cardiology.

Dr. Andrias served as the Chief of Cardiology for 20 years at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, he started the Cardiac Rehab Department and served as director for 20 years. He started and directed the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and conducted the first cardiac catheterization at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. After twenty years with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, Dr. Andrias went back to practicing outpatient clinical cardiology in 2000. In March of this year, Dr. Andrias moved from his private practice in clinical cardiology and joined the team at Fairview to help lead the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.

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Ice Cream Sundae Social

to benefit the Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Thursday, July 27th

1:00 – 4:00 in Fairview’s Auditorium

$3.00 per sundae

Please consider joining Fairview’s team for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, September 16th at Ocean Beach.

A representative from the Alzheimer’s Association will be on hand at the Ice Cream Social to help you register online.

Go Team Fairview!

F airview, Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut

was recognized with two awards by the

Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter. One

award was for being a Top 5 Company/Organization

Fundraising Team, Team Fairview First collectively raised

$7,577 which put us in Third Place! The other award

was for the Team with the Most Team Spirit! Go Team

Fairview! We will have a team once again this year for the

walk which will take place on Saturday, September 16,

2017 at Ocean Beach Park. We’d love to have you join

us! If you’d like to walk with Team Fairview, please call

860-448-4722.

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Proceeds from this year’s auction will be used for

Fairview’s unrestricted annual fundand to help fund the

Guided Journeys Memory Care Program

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hors d’oeuvres, desserts and complimentary beer & wine Music from local jazz favorite, Ian Kelly Trio

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2017 • 6:00PM

Individual Tickets $50, Table of 8 $400BROMFIELD-WILSON AUDITORIUM AT FAIRVIEW

235 Lestertown Road • Groton, CT 06340 860.448.4722 • www.FairviewCT.org

Presented by Stonington Lodge #26 I.O.O.F.

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SpotlightGrateful acknowledGement “... all of the wonderful care of my mother, Jeanette Driscoll, received at Fairview. She is now walking without an assistive device inside her home and when outside she is using a straight cane. She is doing all of her ADL’s and doing remarkably well! Again, thanks to all of the staff for returning her to almost brand new!”

—Grateful Family Member

Sincere thankS “Thank you for creating an environment in which caregiving is supported in a way that fosters trust & compassion—both in patients and their families. Thank you for getting to know Martha as a person.” — Catherine Foxson

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