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Sunshine Team "Those who bring shine to the lives of others cannot help but bring shine to themselves." Crumbs from Cookie: How can we be talking about our end of year Holiday Program sponsored by Sunshine and welcoming in the year 2014 already? The Lodge was so festive and full of good cheer. The holiday celebration is pure joy to sponsor. I had the pleasure of welcoming you and our own Board president, Hal Townend, filled you in on how this all got started. The Vintage Voices were wonderful and in tune under the guidance of Ross Brunetto. We thank those of you who brought goodies to share and a special thank you to Cathy Brunetto for all those fabulous cupcakes! This has been a full year for the Sunshine Club. Our first, and primary, role is to be there for our residents in times of need. If you wish to have a Celebration of Life, we will assist you in all ways to try and remove as much stress from you as possible. It doesn't need to be formal at the Ballroom. We had a few "home" memorials as well that were warm and loving. There is never a right or wrong way to go through grief. Some don't want Sunshine to visit and that's okay as well. The important part is to know that our team is made up of women who want to help. We honestly feel that we receive much more than we give. Information and telephone numbers are at the Lodge. Ask the front desk for our handout. Secondly, we work hard to provide great programs for the community. The third Wednesday of each month will find the Ballroom buzzing with Sunshine members welcoming our guest speakers. The success of this depends completely on attendance. This year has been a complete success! Thank you, Four Seasons! We had a fabulous speaker on Dementia. She is coming back to talk about other problems that occur in the brain. I was so excited to have Susie Proctor speak. She was the first woman in combat. Bob Vieten is a favorite with you, talking about the history of Hemet. Our own Four Seasons Emergency Preparedness Team spoke to us on being proactive in being ready for disaster! Our Health Fair was a huge success and you asked us to repeat it yearly. We will have another in May. Men's Health was well received as well as Health Care changes. We did experience one "no show," that turned into a dog show introducing our namesake, Sunshine. We hope to be as successful this year. We are starting off January with a talk about medicine combinations that can be dangerous. I wrote last month of the Tea and Tour that Sunshine was treated to at Margo Bailey's home. Margo is the daughter of our own Lalia Smith, Sunshine Program Greeter. We didn't 11 | Four Seasons Hemet Herald | January 2014 | know how special that memory would become. Sadly, we held a Celebration of Life in December for Lalia. Lalia was always in attendance at our team meetings and I cannot remember a time that she didn't have a smile on her face. Her daughter, Margo, put up Lalia's Christmas tree for the Celebration. Lalia was going to be in the Christmas home tour and she felt Mom would want us to see it. Margo suggested to all friends who wanted to send flowers, to write a donation to Sunshine in her name. We thank you for the generous donations. Our love and sympathy go to Margo, son Jim and daughter Wanda. Tidbits from Donna: January is National Blood Donor Month. For more information visit the American Association of Blood Banks at www.aabb.org. AABB provides you with the who, what, where, when, why and how of blood donation, as well as resources for transfusion medicine and blood management professionals. Please know that for those of you who have suffered a loss that we were unaware of, we send our love and sympathies to you and your family. May rays of Sunshine help you heal. Until next month… May rays of sunshine light your path. Ray of Sunshine Quote: "The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want." ~ Ben Stein Pick up your Sunshine Information Brochure at the Lodge Front Desk. The brochure has complete information on the role of Sunshine in the Four Seasons community. Also, our bulletin board, in the Multipurpose Room, has current contact and resource information. Please fill out a "Needs" Form at the Lodge Front Desk if you know of someone who needs assistance. Also, if you have knowledge of a friend or neighbor who is living alone, please let them know of the Healthy Elder Life Program, at (888) 9835337. They will assist in many ways, including daily phone calls.