The Harbor Light - January 2022

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JANUARY 2022

LETTER FROM THE STAFF

The new year is a common pandemic, and while lots about
time to start over. that has been challenging,
Figuratively or literally, many one silver lining has been the
people take comfort in the flip of way in which the entire world,
the calendar — using it as a way including those in the Plymouth
to embrace fresh beginnings. Harbor family, have responded
And with that flip, there often to communication. We really
times comes change. This is one have come a long way in those
of those instances. two years. Think about it — I
Plymouth Harbor's resident know how much we all count
newsletter, The Harbor Light, on President Harry Hobson's
will begin on the schedule of messages via The Splash and
every other month beginning in his video update, The Harbor
February. View. With help from Karen
This change is something that Novak and other guests, we
was carefully thought out and is read and listen to find out the
taking place for many reasons. latest information. At the same
On behalf of the entire staff of time, lots of you have become
The Harbor Light, the first thing accustomed to checking your
we want you to know is that this email frequently. These are all
change does not mean there important points — it means the
will be less information, less need to communicate important
communication or fewer stories and often urgent messages are
to come your way. Our first and needed less on a once-a-month
main goal is to ensure that each basis, such as in The Harbor
resident is properly informed Light.
about the happenings around So if the way we communicate
campus, big or small. More on campus updates has shifted,
the ways we plan to do that later that leaves us room for what to
in this letter. do with that open space in The
But first, why the change? Harbor Light.
It's been almost two years since You may have already noticed
the beginning of the COVID-19 that the publication has taken

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more of a longform "storytelling" campus activities. You may also
approach during the past two see a slight change in format
years, as well. This will continue regarding this publication
to expand and correlates with soon. This will be in order
our direction to streamline to accommodate as much
communication in the most information as possible. The
efficient way possible — not content, however, will remain
only for our residents, but for our the same — a schedule of
entire community. Another one events for the week, as well
of our main goals is to transition as announcements and event
and expand collateral of all previews.
kinds — photographs, stories, Additionally, please continue
articles and commentary, to to check your email for urgent
a more digital and interactive messages. If you are having a
platform. This will continue to be hard time locating emails from
a gradual but important change. Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota
Simply put, there is not a need Bay, please contact myself at
to print an edition of The Harbor Ext. 431.
Light once a month. Everything Lastly, don't forget about our
you are accustomed to reading internal television Channels 195
in the publication, however, will and 196, as well as morning
still be there. Things such as new announcements for the day's
resident biographies, new books happenings.
in the library and previews to With this change comes a fresh
major events will be published, start for all of us. Thank you
just once every two months. always for your understanding
With that being said, it's — here's to 2022.
important to note where
information will be present
between editions. Residents will
need to count on their Weekly
Flyer more than ever. This is your Emmalee Molay
main source of information to Communications Manager

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LOOKING

By Emmalee Molay | Communications Manager

Evolution.
It happens slowly and
naturally over time, yet when
looked at all at once, it seems
immense.
Just take The Harbor Light,
for example. While we look
forward to the evolution of the
publication now once every two
months, it's interesting to see
how much it has changed by
looking back.
"When I first got to Plymouth
Harbor in 1981, we did it on
a typewriter," said Project
Facilitator Dinah Stamp. "It was
as basic as basic could be, but
that was what we could do. Prior
to me, even, I remember it being
a two-sided piece of legal paper."
Dinah assumed responsibility of
The Harbor Light when she joined
Plymouth Harbor as an Activity
Coordinator more than 40 years
ago. It included basic information about Plymouth
Harbor events, including biographies, even back then.
"It’s not that much different than it is now, just on a
lesser scale," Dinah said. "It was a way to keep residents
informed. Residents contributed items, just like they do

BACKnow. As the programs grew, so did the newsletter.
"I think they will always

need that. It's just one thing we
all benefit from — reading stories.
It’s funny how much my job
revolved around that deadline. I
put it out every month for 32 years
until moving to Vice President of
Residential Services in January
2013. While it was a small part of
my role, I also knew it was the key
communication tool. I spent many
nights at home working to assure
the deadline was met every month.

Dinah eventually graduated from a
typewriter to a word processor that
she said “no one really knew how
to use." Dinah soon after presented
her case to then Executive Director
Jack Smith for a computer, just the
second one in the building.

“After it was approved, I remember
setting it up in my office where the
Art Studio is now. I sat down and
just cried and thought ‘What
did I get myself into?’

“I got a Harbor Light out a
week later, and it was pretty
awesome.”

From then, the technology in
which the publication has been
formatted has continued to improve
and expand.

Going forward, Dinah said she is
excited to see how The Harbor Light
continues to evolve.

“I think it is important to continue The Weekly Flyer because it
is the main vein of communication for all events, but there is
something special about The Harbor Light. It’s about the residents'
lives and their friends. It’s about their neighbors and just
everything Plymouth Harbor.”

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THE ECLECTIC SHUTTER

Beginning on January 4, the Mezzanine Camera Club. This led to the submission of
Art Exhibit and the Artist in Residence area images for statewide competitions.
on the Mezzanine Level are sharing space
for a combined show from resident Norris With the switch to digital photography, I
Carroll. found postprocessing software to be both
exciting and challenging.
The show includes more than 100 These programs are very
photographs from Norris' collection over stimulating and allow one
the years. to manipulate images for
an infinite variety of visual
Here's what Norris has to say about effects.
his photography journey — I grew up in
northeastern Canada on a pioneer farm I enjoy photographing
that was totally off the grid. When I was a architecture, landscapes,
teenager, my aunt visited us and she had a seascapes, street
little magic box called a “Brownie” that took scenes and
pictures. This amazing technology fascinated people.
me. With my first paycheck from my first This show
summer job I bought a Yashica 35mm camera is an eclectic
and began my journey in photography. collection of
images; hence
In the late 1960s I went to the PX store the title — “The
at the US Army Base in Baden Baden, Eclectic Shutter.”
Germany and purchased a Nikon F, SLR Enjoy!
camera, with a 35mm, a 135mm and a 55mm
f1.2 lens. This equipment
opened up a whole new world!

Over the years my main
focus was to photograph family
events and document travel
experiences.

When I retired from my
academic career in Pediatric
Orthopaedics, I
decided to pursue my
hobby in more depth.
I joined the Sarasota

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READY TO TRAVEL

Are you ready to travel? each guide to help ensure to spur great memories
Plymouth Harbor's crisper visual and sound. from years past. When
Wellness and selecting tours, Heygo
Programming Department With the real-time offers virtual explorations
has formed a partnership interactive qualities, from more than 450 cities,
with the Heygo technology Plymouth Harbor and the company strives
group, an interactive video participants will have the to personalize the tours
streaming platform that is ability to send questions for Plymouth Harbor.
presented directly from a to the guide in real-time, Start thinking about
professional tour-guide — while the guide then places you have been and
providing a live travel feel answers the audience in want to revisit, or places
to the virtual experience. real-time. where you have always
The tours are always wanted to go! Submit
provided in real-time and Ultimately, the goal is your suggestions to Anne
the technology is unique to bring the highest quality Casanova and Summer
and owned by Heygo. It “travel” experience to Rentsch.
was built by their product you, our already worldly
and engineering team residents, who may not be This programming will
and has been tailored able to get to your favorite be available to residents
to provide places anymore in person. in Independent Living,
the best Additionally, we hope
experience Seaside Assisted
possible Living and Starr
for live Memory Care
streaming. — get excited!
Additional Stay tuned on
equipment is specific details
provided to related to the
start of the
program.

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facebook.com/PlymouthHarbor Dr. Bruce Berg
@PlymouthHarbor Chair, Plymouth Harbor,

Inc. Board of Trustees
Harry Hobson
President & CEO

HARBOR LIGHT STAFF
Anne Casanova
Programming and
Events Coordinator
Joe Devore

Senior Vice President of Health Services
Emmalee Molay

Communications Manager
Liz Sparr

Director of Sales &
Community Relations

Beth Watson
Vice President of Philanthropy

Tena Wilson
Vice President of Resident
& Team Member Relations
HARBOR LIGHT BIOGRAPHERS
Gretchen Dawson — Chair

Catha Abrahams
Pam Baran

Carlotta Cooley
Lorna Hard
Beverly Koski
Joy McIntyre
Kip O’Neill
Estelle Silbert

Penny Thomas
Sallie VanArsdale

Sandy Weis
Lynne Woodman