march 2010 the gadsden volume 242 gab - bishop gadsden: active
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While much has been made of the many dis-
tinguished men at Bishop Gadsden, little has been
said of the interesting women who have made con-
tributions of note in the business world, education,
medicine and the military.
Margaret & Libby Williams both
graduated from Mt. Holyoke and joined
the Navy. They like the color blue better
than khaki. Their paths diverged when
Libby did her training at Mt. Holyoke,
and Margaret was sent to Smith College.
Libby was a Disbursing Officer. She
handed out the paychecks, a very respon-
sible job. If there was a mistake, she had
to pay it back. She was stationed in many
places including Philadelphia Naval Yard
and Whiting Field in
FL. She was in the Reserves for
several years in the same unit
with Ted Mappus. Ted Stern
was captain of the unit. After
leaving the Navy, she was with
the Medical College Library for
35 years and typed manuscripts
for leading authors including
Josephine Pinckney who wrote
Three O‘Clock Dinner.
Margaret was also a Dis-
bursing Officer, which was logi-
cal as she had banking experi-
ence before joining the Navy.
Disbursing Officers wore guns
and had to qualify on the firing
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range. Margaret got an expert pistol-shot
medal. After her Naval experience, she
worked for Bishop Temper at The Cathedral
here in Charleston for five years and at St. Mi-
chael‘s for 30 years.
Ruth Coyle graduated with a
degree in Pharmacy from USC. She
and her husband ran a successful
drug store in North Charleston for
16 years where she also kept the
books. After selling the store, Ruth
became Office Manager to Cooper
School District #4. When that district
was later incorporated into the
Charleston County School District,
she became the Administrative Assis-
tant. Ruth worked in many capaci-
ties for 27 years. At the time, pregnant girls
were not allowed to go to school, so the De-
partment of Education and the County School
District created the Homebound Program to
instruct pregnant girls, children who had con-
genital defects and those who were seriously
ill. Ruth was coordinator of this project. She
was Secretary to the County School Board for
many years.
When Dr. Marge Mengedoht realized
her daughter was struggling in school because
of dyslexia, she immediately did something
about it. There was no training in medical
school for this problem, so she went to semi-
nars and did research on her own. She began
to give lectures at PTA
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Career Women at Bishop Gadsden Marilou Watts
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President’s Message 2
Birthdays/Community News 4
Activities & Festivities 6-7
The Chaplain’s Corner 11
Girl Scout Day
March 12th
Don’t Forget
St. Patrick’s Day
March 17th
Palm Sunday
March 28th
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As I often tell the staff,
one of the most difficult
things about working at BG is
not that we must do things
―randomly‖ well, but that we
must do things consistently
well, as our work here is so
important. I, personally, identify with this, so I
can speak from self-awareness. I am very good
at doing things ―randomly‖ well in my life and
work, but am continually struggling with
―consistency.‖
In an exercise of ―coaching‖ myself, I am
always clipping quotes and tacking them to the
bulletin board beside my desk. One, which I
firmly believe, is from Aristotle, who said, ―We
are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an
act, but a habit.‖ Another quote is, ―Daily disci-
pline determines your destiny.‖ Helen Keller
said, ―I long to accomplish a great and noble
task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small
tasks as if they were great and noble.‖ Among
the others tacked on my board are, ―Enjoy the
process, but crave the goal.‖ ―Fail to honor peo-
President’s Message Bill Trawick
ple, and they will fail to honor you.‖; ―Find your
best strengths, develop them, use them, and
never give up.‖ The Chinese proverb, ―A small
deed done well is better than a great plan un-
done.‖ And yet another is, ―I learned that when-
ever I decide something with kindness, I usually
make the right decision.‖ The last one I will quote
is from my friend, one that some of you share,
and former BG staff member, Dilio Mariotti, who
at the eulogy of his son who was killed in Iraq,
said, ―He lived life simply, he kept the main thing,
the main thing.‖
Much of our management‘s time is spent
in planning in order to keep our focus consis-
tently on our core business/mission and how we
might carry it out with excellence and according
to best practices. This month, senior manage-
ment, trustees and several of your elected council
members will meet in an annual planning session
to look critically at BG‘s operations and to our
future. This ongoing and ever-evolving process is,
and always will be, key to Bishop Gadsden‘s con-
tinued success.
From the Development & Public Relations Office Kimberly Farfone
With all the wonderful happenings in and
around our community, we wanted to give you
an update on what is going on in the Office of
Development & Public Relations.
―Best Friends‖ Dog Park:
Your love of animals is quite clear, as
within four days, residents and staff happily do-
nated $19,000 toward a new dog park.
The park, which was spearheaded by resi-
dent Curtis Wise, has been something that resi-
dents have wanted for some time and after just a
few meetings, a design concept and budget were
approved. The caveat was that the funds had to
be raised from the community. Well, it didn‘t
take long - with a $10,000 lead gift from Joan &
Carl Schlemmer, and so many other generous
residents and staff, we are well on our way. Do-
nations are still being accepted and work has al-
ready begun on the park. Giving to the park (in
honor or memory of any animal) is a wonderful
way to celebrate your love for your ―best
friend‖ – hence the name of the park.
A ―Dogtail‖ Grand Opening will be
planned so the entire community (canine and
human alike) can celebrate – more information
to follow.
Tax & Estate Planning:
There are so many unknowns right now
when it comes to what Congress is thinking, but
especially when it comes to taxes on your retire-
ment and estate. Therefore, you are invited to
join the National Bank of South Carolina and
Moody CPAs & Advisors LLC for a discussion on
tax preparation and the Obama Administration‘s
outlook on estate planning. It will be held March
4, 2010 at 3:00pm in Blackmer Hall. Refresh-
ments will be served.
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meetings and kindergartens on how to recognize
dyslexia, attention deficit disorder and other
learning problems. Many of these students had
above-average IQs but were not reaching their
potential. In 1972, Marge started the Trident
Academy for these students. It started in trailers
in Mt. Pleasant with 80 students and is now an
internationally-known school with a beautiful
plant and 125 students. People come from all
over the world to take advantage of the Tilling-
ham Method of teaching. Many students can be
mainstreamed back into regular classes. This has
been a major sub-specialty for Marge in her
medical career. She also lectured at MUSC on
recognizing learning disabilities, and she had a
radio spot in Charleston.
Errol Lovering was 20 years old when she
joined the New Zealand Army Corps. Her high-
est rank was Sergeant Major as you had to be 25
to be an Officer. She was in the decoding area
and was privy to information on troop move-
ment and location. She had no idea the Pacific
was so important as all the news of WWII con-
cerned Europe. Then Pearl Harbor happened.
She met her husband, a CIA agent, in New Zea-
land, and they later moved to the US. U r s u l a
Holahan graduated from Cornell in 1947 with a
degree in Human Ecology. Her major was Nutri-
tion. She worked for a while in Borden‘s test
kitchen but found her true interest elsewhere.
She loved every aspect of fabrics. She went to
work with the Good Housekeeping Institute in
the textile lab for over four years and the fashion
department for five years. While checking cloth-
ing for washing, sun fastness and shrinkage, she
sent clothes to her nieces and nephews for severe
testing. She then got her Masters Degree from
the U of Minnesota where she also learned pat-
tern making. She worked in Rochester, NY, and
Clemson Extension Service as a clothing and tex-
tile specialist and later did consulting. Ursula re-
tired in 1981 to travel. She spent much time in
Nepal working with children who had intellec-
tual and developmental disabilities.
Sue Duckworth received her degree in So-
cial Science from Thomas Edison College in Tren-
ton, NJ. In the years she traveled to different
places with her husband, she discovered a talent
for helping disturbed children and became inter-
ested in Autism. Autism was once believed to be
a result of bad parenting, but it was later recog-
nized as a disease. Sue started a pre-school in
Pennington, NJ using the Lovaas technique. She
came to SC in 1971 to start a program in North
Charleston. The classrooms had one-way glass,
and the teachers wore aprons with many pockets
for reinforcement and rewards. Teachers from all
over the state were trained there. Sue then went
into the business world and worked for Capitol
South and later for MUSC, organizing the various
areas of the Radiology Department and creating
curriculum for med students. When licensed with
the Institute of Accident and Health, she loved
meeting all the policemen and firemen.
Sue has been on the boards of Crisis Minis-
tries, Affordable Housing, and Long-Range Plan-
ning of Education and Parks. She found working
with preschoolers and autistic children good
practice for working with executives. She has
been Coordinator of Lay Ministries at Grace
Church for eight years. Her skills at creating pro-
grams and organizing are superb. She is chair-
man of the Welcoming Committee at BG where
she has set up a good working system. Whatever
will she turn her mind to next! Sue‘s cousin, Joan
Bailey, opened a Caring Center in Clover, SC and
got the Jefferson Award for Outreach from the
state. She was entertained at the White House.
It must run in the family!
Ann Olsen always loved math. While at
Duke, she suggested Math as a major and was
asked what grade she wanted to teach. She
wound up with degrees in English and History.
Later as a faculty wife, she took computer courses
at Clemson and an accounting course at the Col-
lege of Charleston. She did the books for the
Gibbes Museum and loved it so she took the CPA
exam, passed it and worked for Dan McKnight
for two years. She was certified and started her
own business in 1985. She loved helping wid-
ows, some of whom had never written a check
or owned a driver‘s license. Ann enjoys tax
work and estate planning. To maintain her li-
cense, she must do 40
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Apts/Cottages
Lee & Mitzi Boatwright 35 795-0614
Myers Hall
Peggy Schwacke 1029 795-3686
Elizabeth Freeman 1064 795-4931
Read Cloister
Doris Momeier 110 406-2339
Virginia Doran 209 406-6541
Arcadia Close
Sue Gough 14 762-3343
March Birthdays!
elcome
New Residents
Doris Momeier 2
Stella Barnett 3
Jean Rodgers 5
Marjorie Mengedoht 5
Betty O’Connor 6
Jeanne Herndon 7
Polly Graustein 7
Louise Dougherty 7
Wilhelmina Wright 8
Margaret Wieters 10
Elizabeth Leonard 11
Herb Arnold 11
West Woodbridge 11
Geoff Place 11
Betty Parker 12
Min Richardson 14
Fred Thomas 15
Frances Melton 16
Taki Andriadis 17
Dottie Ewald 17
Martha Walder 19
Jean Howe 19
Lillian McGougan 19
Betty Murrell 21
Jan Beebe 25
Connie Hare 25
Septima Murray 29
Elizabeth Wagoner 30
After the construction of the Commons area and Winningham Court in 1999, the ‗gates‘, which
are reminiscent of iron works in old Charleston, became the theme that has been repeated throughout
the BG community. The Winningham Gates, with their stylized marsh grass, were done by Charleston
blacksmith Rick Avert. These gates can be compared to the Frederick Dining Room gates, with their
waves, bubbles and egrets, which were done by a prominent Santa Fe blacksmith and were donated
by a former resident, Blanche Bell. Also, the mural of the gate painted on a mirror in the Grand Buf-
fet, between Winningham and the Café, was done by Columbia artist Christian Thee, who also
painted the Winningham Court ceiling. Christian Thee also was the artist for the first and original
Spoleto poster and painted the murals in the comedienne Joan Rivers‘ New York penthouse.
Did you Know? Dr. Walton Ector
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New Residents: Marabeth & Don Wedewer Kent Freeman
How fortunate we are that Marabeth
and Don Wedewer chose Bishop Gadsden.
The old saying, ―Behind every successful and
achieving man is a good woman‖ applies to
them. An absolutely fascinating couple—They
have been married sixty years! Sixty years of
compatibility and a sense of humor. The
Wedewers are proud parents of five children,
seven grandchildren and three great grandchil-
dren.
Don was born in Dyesville, Iowa (the
town in which Field of Dreams was filmed).
He served in the US Army in World War II and
was wounded twice in the Battle of the Bulge.
Don is a recipient of the Purple Heart. He lost
both legs in battle and was blinded when a
bomb hit the hospital he was in. Back in the
United States, he had treatment in twenty-one
hospitals (he even met Helen Keller). It was in
Connecticut that Don met Marabeth at a rehab
center. Together they have done heroic work
for people with disabilities.
Don received his BS degree in Education
from the University of Missouri in 1950, fol-
lowed by a Master‘s Degree in History. He
completed many courses in Continuing Education
at state universities before and after moving to
Florida. These are just a few of his accomplish-
ments and affiliations: he was co-founder of the
Conklin Center for the Deaf and Blind, a rehab
facility in Daytona; he‘s served as chairman of
numerous boards including Florida‘s Transporta-
tion for the Handicapped; he‘s also served as a
trustee for the American Foundation for the Blind
in New York.
Of all of his accomplishments, he cites one
of his proudest as being voted Boss of the Year
by the Florida Association of Rehabilitation Sec-
retaries in 1974. He also started a program with
Social Security to employ blind people and a pro-
gram for giving scholarships to outstanding blind
students at top schools. Don was honored by
four governors of Florida, state legislators and
their cabinets and made eight congressional ap-
pearances.
Marabeth & Don moved to the Charleston
area from Florida and lived briefly on Daniel Is-
land before becoming residents of Bishop Gads-
den. Marabeth has a brother in the area, and
three of their four sons are Citadel graduates.
Did you Know? Several people have asked about the origins of the names of the dining rooms at Bishop Gads-
den. Here are some interesting facts about these wonderful facilities. They each came about through
gifts given in honor of a family member. Each donor had a family member who was a resident of BG.
Winningham Court was named for Margaret Winningham who became a resident of Myers
Hall in June, 1992, and died in the Read Cloister in December 1998. A donation for the development
of this Court was given by Mr. and Mrs. James Smith (Jimmy & Jane). Jane is Margaret Winning-
ham‘s daughter.
The Frederick Dining Room, associated with Myers Hall, was developed as a result of a dona-
tion in thanksgiving for the life of Marian Frederick who became a resident of Myers Hall in 1994 and
died in the Read Cloister in 1998. This donation was given by Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Principe. Tissy
Principe is the daughter of Mrs. Frederick. Dr. Principe is a retired Obstetrician/Gynecologist who
practiced in Charleston. Ralph is still active in charitable endeavors in the area.
The Middleton Dining Room is the private dining room for BG. This resulted from a gift of
Mrs. Frances Middleton, the widow of William Middleton, Sr. This donation was given in thanksgiv-
ing for the life of her son, Dr. William Middleton, Jr. Frances was a resident of Myers Hall from Feb-
ruary 1998 until her death in the Read Cloister in March, 2003.
Dr. Walton Ector
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Activities & Festivities: What’s happening around campus! Katie Jayne, Cynthia Marterre, Christy Smith & Kay Jenkins
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Residents enjoyed our annual visit from the Hat Ladies in Morse Activity Room. All
were dancing and donning their hats! Frances Carlisle played piano and all enjoyed a parade of hats. Lovely refreshments were
provided by Dining Services.
Pictured starting above: 1. Lucia Heins & Juanita Sanders; 2. Gordon Stine; 3. A hat lady
& Betty Parker; 4. Mary Lynn O’Sheasy; 5. Marjorie Peale; 6. Joan Hazzard; 7. Mary
Cone; 8. Stella Barnett & a hat lady; 9. a hat lady & Betty Burris; 10. Don Hall; 11. Frances
Carlisle; 12. Elizabeth Leonard
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Activities & Festivities: What’s happening around campus! Katie Jayne, Cynthia Marterre, Christy Smith & Kay Jenkins
You Don’t Want to Miss This… Tuesday, March 2 - 3:00 PM
Myers Hall Activity Room ~ Celebrating Dr. Seuss
Wednesday, March 10 - 7:00 PM Chapel ~ David Gee Cello & Piano Concert
Thursday, March 8 - 12:15 PM Myers Hall Activity Room ~ Chinese Takeout -- Eat-In
Saturday, March13 - 11:00 AM Morse Activity Room ~ Redhot & Blue a cappella group
from Yale University will perform
Saturday, March 20 - 12:00 PM Morse Activity Room ~ Full Tea Social to Celebrate the
First Day of Spring
Saturday, March 20 - 2:00 PM Chapel ~ Children’s Violin Concert
Monday, March 22 - 7:30 PM Chapel ~ Charleston Music Club Concert
Thursday, March 25 - 5:00 PM Front Horseshoe Drive ~ Oyster Roast
Friday, March 26 - 10:00 AM Blackmer Hall ~ Porter Gaud Children’s Concert
For February, your donations, and those of our employees, have resulted in a donation to Water Mission’s International of nearly $7,000. Our “water wishing well” in the Café was a wonderful source of dona-tions and shows how one’s change can really create change in the world. Many thanks for your generosity! For March’s Generous Spirit Pro-gram, we will once again head out to cheer on a Charleston Miracle League Game. This was a fun event last year, and we are looking forward to another game. A sign-up sheet is available in the activity book – friends and family are encouraged to attend. Attendees will cheer on an adult team and be a buddy to a player!
Charleston Miracle League Game Saturday, March 20, 2010
Leave the BG Commons at 9:15am, Return by 11:30am, Game at 10:00am
Residents enjoyed the celebration of Fat Tuesday and danced to the music of
the Dixieland Trio in Polly’s Pub. Pictured below: 1. Hal Aronson & Marilou Watts; 2. Lillian McGougan; 3. Dan & Marji Mengedoht; 4. Phyllis Miller with the band; 5. Chance Scran-tom & Louise Dougherty. 1. 2.
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Update Meetings
Myers Hall: March 11th at 11:00 AM
New Residents: Ralph & Nancy Edwards Taki Andriadis
Walk…………………...Don’t Ride Wendy DeBona
They met in first grade at a Greensboro,
N.C. elementary school, went together to mid-
dle school, high-school and graduated from Guil-
ford College, where they received
their B.A.s, and then they got mar-
ried in 1956. This hard-to- believe
story is about Nancy and Ralph Ed-
wards. The couple has three chil-
dren—a girl, Joy, and two boys,
Tim and David. Joy is the youngest
of the three.
After college, Nancy
taught English at Greensboro Senior High School,
and Ralph joined Cone Mills Corp. in the per-
sonnel department. After four years with Cone,
Ralph began working with the Vick Chemical
Company (Vick‘s Vaporub). He and Nancy were
transferred to Philadelphia. In 1965, they moved
to Maplewood, NJ, where Ralph was involved
with Vick‘s International Division, headquartered
in New York City, in Human Resources with re-
sponsibility for Latin America and the Far East.
We weren‘t made to sit-sit-sit and sit. Our
bodies were made to walk, stand, twist, lift and
be active. The more you move, the better you
feel! Does any of the following sound familiar?
Stiff and painful joints, weight gain, lack of en-
ergy, inability to walk or take the stairs? Our
campus is safe and beautiful with sidewalks and
walking trails on every corner! The trails are eas-
ily accessible so stop by the Wellness Center to
pick up your copy of the 2-mile course.
Increase a sluggish metabolism with a brisk
walk by swinging your arms and walking with
intention! Hand rails are in most hallways, so
use them for safety. Don‘t drive your car or golf
cart if you are able to walk. Want to keep walk-
ing? Then KEEP WALKING! It‘s free, feels good,
gives you energy and lubricates arthritic joints!
All you need is sneakers or good walking shoes.
Don‘t forget daylight savings time begins
March 14, so more sunshine and vitamin D to
enjoy that evening stroll!!
From New York, the couple relocated to
St. Louis where Ralph began working for Mal-
lingckrodt Chemical Works as director of Human
Resources, again with responsibility
for Latin America and the Far East.
Next, they moved to Chicago, where
Ralph joined Abbot Laboratories and
became Corporate Vice-President of
Human Resources. Nancy continued
teaching English periodically while
raising their three kids.
After Ralph retired in 1993,
the couple rented an apartment on Broad Street
in Charleston and later built a home on Kiawah.
They moved to a cottage at BG in September,
2009. They are ecstatic about BG, which they
rate as the best retirement community in the
country. Nancy and Ralph have a total of eight
grandchildren—six in Atlanta and two in St.
Louis, all of whom enjoy vacationing in Charles-
ton each summer!
Apts/Cot: March 24th at 10:00 AM
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Meet the Staff: Sheila Howland Tommy Thorne
Sheila Howland became the new Director of Myers Hall, succeed-ing Carol Rodriguez upon the latter’s retirement. For the previous four years, Sheila was BG’s Care Plan Coordinator for skilled nursing, assisted-living & memory impaired units, and worked as a staff R.N. in the Cloister.
Howland was born in Vermont and has four sisters. She attended Northeastern University, receiving a baccalau-reate degree in Nursing, June 1985. She met Bill Howland at Northeastern, a fellow student, now a professional musi-cian. They were married in 1986 and now reside on Kiawah Island since moving south four years ago. She says they moved away from the weather. This lady has a vast experience as a nurse. She spent five years in South Dennis, MA, as Alzheimer’s Pro-gram Director in a 60-bed, special-care unit, as well as two years as Care Plan Coordinator and Supervisor for long-term, hospice and managed-care patients. As Staff Nurse, she functioned as supervisor on a skilled unit.
Sheila has had experience training staff in behav-ior-management techniques for Alzheimer patients. She has also facilitated in-facility and community support groups. She has planned and participated in educational programs related to Alzheimer’s disease and other elder-care issues for the community and was responsible for marketing an Alzheimer’s Program to professional groups and to the general public. Sheila also spent 10 months as Clinical Instructor at Cape Cod Community College and worked as a supervisor and a staff nurse in several home-care companies where she developed care plans and case-management services for home-care clients. She super-vised and trained nurse aides as well. Howland is a real athlete—a runner in five Marathons (3:16:30 fastest time for 26.2 miles), a swimmer, biker, walker, Yoga en-thusiast, and golfer with two holes-in-one. She told this reporter that she loves BG, residents and staff. Your re-porter asked this athlete if she had ever run the famous Charleston Cooper River Bridge. She said no. She stays in shape by running around Kiawah’s roads, paths and the beach.
From the Vice President Sarah Tipton
Resident satisfaction at Bishop Gadsden is at an all
time high, according to the results of the Resident Satisfac-
tion survey conducted in late 2009! Holleran, the research
firm contracted to conduct the survey, recently presented
the results to senior management. Objective resident satis-
faction data is critically important to Bishop Gadsden, by
helping to guide everything from our overall strategic plan,
budgeting, and quality improvement efforts, to everyday
programs and services.
According to the survey, residents are overwhelm-
ingly pleased with the services, programs, and their lives in
general at BG. And not only are residents happy here, but
they are happier than other residents at similar communi-
ties! The survey showed that BG consistently beat the Hol-
leran benchmarks by significant margins, indicating that it
is not just our great community spirit that leads us to be-
lieve we’re at the top of the heap…we really are.
Some quick highlights: We had a community-wide
response rate averaging 87% - well above our goal of 75%.
Percent of residents who reported their overall satisfaction
as good or excellent:
98.6% - Apartments & cottages (up from 94% in 2008)
97.4% - Myers Hall (compared to 98% in 2008)
100% - Arcadia Close (equal to 2008)
93% - Read Cloister (up from 88% in 2008)
In the apartments and cottages, significant im-
provement was shown in a whopping 17 areas, and no ar-
eas declined from 2008. In Myers Hall, 100% of respon-
dents said they would recommend Bishop Gadsden to a
friend. In Read Cloister, significant improvement was
shown in 8 areas, and no areas declined from 2008. In all
areas, “friendliness and courtesy of staff ” was ranked in
the top 5 performing factors.
No matter how wonderful the results, there are
always ways to improve. One factor that was ranked low
in every area was weekend care staffing. To quickly re-
spond to this issue, we’ve studied the problem further and
devised some creative staffing strategies to resolve it.
We’ve already noted significant improvements.
Thank you again for your participation in this valuable
survey. We look forward to presenting the findings in
greater detail at the March resident update. Overall, the
resident comments really say it best…like this one: “Every
day at Bishop Gadsden is a positive experience!”
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Employee of the Month: Charlotte Lesemann Curtis Mack
Charlotte Lesemann has been
with the café staff for two and a half
years. She came to us from Embassy
Suites, has worked as the manager of
the canteen at the American Legion,
and has taught school. She brings a
lifetime of experience to the café team.
As a manager, it is a wonderful thing to
be able to tap this experience.
Charlotte is always willing to go the extra mile.
Whether it’s double wrapping something for a resident
who is a little unsteady or filling in as bartender, we can
always count on her. More than once she has jumped in on
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hours of education each year. She has noticed
an increase in women coming into the program.
Classes are now 50% women. While at Clem-
son, she started a league of women voters and
she has served on the boards of Porter Gaud and
BG.
When Dr. Herb Arnold retired, his office
manager and wife, Beryl, decided to take on a
new career. She had planned many trips over-
seas for herself and friends so she went to travel-
agent school. She was made an outside agent for
an agency, working on commission, then later
made head of the group department. She often
had as many as 50 folks in her care, coping with
strikes, no flys and the usual travel problems.
She booked into small inns and quaint places
and loved every minute of it. She and Herb left
China two days before Tiananmen Square and
once stayed in Tito‘s Palace. Soon Herb also be-
came a travel agent and found himself in the re-
verse position of working for his wife. They
called themselves the Arnold Adventurers, and
judging from the excited and happy look of
Beryl as she spoke of it, it was an adventure.
In her junior year at Hollins College,
Louise Andriadis lived in France and traveled all
over Europe. This broadening experience led
her to know that she did not want to blend into
background jobs that most women could ex-
pect. She went to law school, was hired by Du-
Pont and moved up through the company for
33 years. She had to learn to work in a man‘s
world to get things done. At age 32, she was
involved in the purchase of Conoco Petroleum
by DuPont by getting the two companies work-
ing together. She worked in the Foreign Tax
Group, Executive Compensation and also
brought benefits and health care into compli-
ance with government regulation. Louise en-
joyed working in all aspects of the business. She
was the first woman to be Secretary of the Du-
Pont Board, a job she held for 11 years. Her
work changed her view of the world and busi-
ness. She believes that businesses bring a lot of
value to life and society and try to do right by
the environment and the lives of people where
they operate. From being one of three in her
law school class, Louise has seen many more
women enter the corporate world. She would-
n‘t trade her experience for anything and loved
her work.
Surely there are many more women at
BG who have made their mark. All of these
women make light of their achievements. When
you consider that at the time of these activities,
the proper role of women, even with a college
degree, was merely supportive, their achieve-
ments are truly remarkable.
a day off to help us out in a staff shortage. She is always
willing to stay late when necessary, not just because she is
asked to, but because she wants to see things done right.
This is a testament to her strength of character.
Charlotte’s work ethic is part of a one-two punch.
The other part is her care for the residents. She is continu-
ally looking out for the welfare of the residents - not just
their physical well being, but also lending an ear to hear
troubles and concerns.
I could not be more proud of Charlotte for having
received the honor of Employee of the Month. I feel that
she is a shining example of the BG Way.
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now offered all people an escape from death and
a way to freedom.
Believe and be baptized
―Believe and be baptized‖ was the message
his disciples announced to people throughout the
world as they witnessed about his resurrection.
Their stories of Jesus‘ life and teaching, the
―Good News‖ that was his gospel, brought peo-
ple everywhere to believe in Jesus Christ as Sav-
ior and Redeemer. And they baptized those who
believed in water and the Holy Spirit. Histori-
cally, baptism occurred once a year at sunrise on
Easter morning in the ancient church.
Today Lent and Easter are times for hearing
the ―Good News‖ once more and celebrating the
sacraments (Baptism and Eucharist) that are signs
of the power of Christ‘s death and resurrection.
They remind us of our great journey with Christ.
Once more, these seasons call us to believe and
recall our baptismal life and vows.
The Church celebrates the Lenten season
from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday.
The observance of Lent culminates properly with
the celebration of Easter season on Easter Sunday.
Then the Easter season lasts until the Feast of Pen-
tecost.
Easter is Christianity‘s
most ancient and important
yearly feast. By the 3rd cen-
tury, a preparatory season of
forty days — Lent — was
joined to this holy time.
What do these seasons cele-
brate?
Easter celebrates the
death and resurrection of Je-
sus of Nazareth, ―powerful in word and deed,‖
who was seized and crucified by his enemies dur-
ing the Passover feast in Jerusalem. On Easter
morning he rose from the dead, appearing to his
followers and assuring them of God‘s favor.
Easter recalls these events yearly.
A New Passover
From the outset, Christians recognized God‘s
hand in what happened. Early on, Jesus‘ follow-
ers, taught by the Risen Lord himself, interpreted
his death and resurrection in light of the Exodus
story. ―Christ our Passover lamb has been sacri-
ficed.‖ (1 Corinthians 5:7)
Christians believe that the ancient Jewish
Pasch was fulfilled in Christ. The lamb sacrificed
by the Jews in Egypt was a sign from God of their
redemption from slavery. Jesus‘ sacrificed life
IN LOVING MEMORY
Lent & Easter Father Frank Russ
Martha McCord
June 22, 1921 ~ February 1, 2010
Bill Whitener
August 21, 1925 ~ February 7, 2010
Dorothy Cook
September 3, 1908 ~ February 9, 2010
Wilcox Scarborough
July 31, 1922 ~ February 11, 2010
Irene Feldman
April 19, 1925 ~ February 13, 2010
Ann Schmoll
October 7, 1927 ~ February 13, 2010
Win Thomas
May 7, 1921 ~ February 14, 2010
Russ Runals
June 11, 1922 ~ February 15, 2010
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Bishop Gadsden has always taken pride in its involvement with charitable activities both as an
institution and as individual residents. Each year, there is a fund-raising event, and the money is donated
to a local charitable effort. At a recent meeting of the BG Outreach Committee, it was decided to again
sponsor an auction with all the trimmings to see how much money we can raise for this purpose.
An event of this sort cannot succeed unless we get enough items to make the effort attractive to
our residents, and especially to non-residents of BG. We need all of our residents to carefully consider
donating something for this auction. The committee will be soliciting items from non-residents as well.
When this is mentioned, many people think, “I can’t think of anything worthwhile that I can contribute.”
Wait a minute, think again. In addition to the usual, like pictures, vases and other conventional items, in
the past some people have donated things like a free visit to a doctor or a lawyer (some have asked their
own doctor or lawyer to contribute this) a weekend or even a week at a vacation spot, or gift certificates to
restaurants. Use your imagination; everybody should be able to come up with some novel ideas. Please
help our committee make this one of the most successful auctions BG has hosted. Thanks.