Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 2 • The Pinecone | June 2021 ON THE PINECONE COVER Happy Father’s Day! This month we get to celebrate being a father and having a father. Although the day is not as well celebrated as Mother’s Day, it is just as important. Unlike Mother’s Day, legislated by Congress in 1914, Father’s Day wasn’t presidentially proclaimed until 1966 as the third Sunday in June, and then not assured of the day until 1972. Sorry guys, you’re just going to have to settle for a special meal on Sunday. Call Tami to make your reservation now. I recently read that there are five things that will make you a happier person. Scientists after years of study, now suggest that people actually can take charge of their own happiness and boost it through certain practices. So, I have decided to share with you the five things research has shown can improve happiness. Be grateful – the study showed that when people take time to write thank you notes or letters of gratitude to people who had helped them in some way, that the note and letter writers reported feeling better afterwards (even if they didn’t send the note). Be optimistic – people in the study who spent time just thinking about an ideal situation, reported increased feelings of well-being. Count your blessings – people who write down three good things that have happened to them show a significant boost in happiness. It seems that this simple act forces people to focus on It's Father's Day a t K i r b y P i n e s Michael Escamilla, Executive Director, Kirby Pines Kirby Pines Is Back InThe Groove Kirby Pines Retirement LifeCare is managed by: BOARD OF D I R ECTOR S Dr. James Latimer, Chairman Mr. Rudy Herzke, President Mr. Berry Terry, Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Larry Braughton Rev. Richard Coons Mr. Jim Ethridge Ms. Linda Harrington Ms. Mary Ann Hodges Mr. Rusty Linkous Mr. Boyd Rhodes, Jr. RCA S TA F F Charlie Trammell President, RCA Michélle Vincent Executive Vice President, RCA Tim Cox Senior Vice President of Finance, RCA Laura Cornwell Vice President of Finance, RCA Stephanie Barrow Director of Sales & Marketing K I RBY P I NE S S TA F F Michael Escamilla Executive Director, Kirby Pines Annette Marlar Director of Medical Services Mike Abutineh, M.D. Medical Director Anna Bradford Nursing Home/Assisted Living Administrator Linda Huston Director of Accounting Don Johnson Chaplain Chuck Neeley Director of Maintenance Mike Rayder Director of Grounds & Landscaping Jada Mullins Director of Environmental Services Calvin Sims Director of Security Nichelle Highsmith Director of Human Resources Allison Nolan Life Enhancement Director This magazine is produced by RCA 6465 N. Quail Hollow Rd., Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38120, 901-794-2598 Electronic version of The Pinecone is available at www.kirbypines.com It is June at Kirby Pines and things are real- ly looking great and getting back to normal. The summer is here and we have plenty to do to keep everyone busy. One major change is our Friday night music series is moving out of the PAC and back to the Lobby with Al Mahan, The Double D Band, Tim Stanek and Just Friends. We are having our second big Father's Day Antique Car Show on the 19th. Alterations is back in theArts & Crafts Room, Tech Time is also here to help with your technical concerns. Of course all of our groups are in full swing; Book Baggers, Travelers, Hobby Pines Group, Bridge Club and so many more. remembered reasons to be glad. Use your strengths – one study asked people to identify their greatest strengths and then try to use that strength. For example, someone with a good sense of humor could try telling jokes to cheer up friends. Commit act of kindness – It turns out, helping others is one of the best ways we help ourselves feel better. Maybe it’s time you asked Cheryl Grimes what you can volunteer for at Kirby Pines. This Father’s Day I’m grateful for the work ethic my father taught me; optimistic that each day can always be better; happy that I can count more than three blessings; believe that one of my strengths is writing these short letters each month; and know that each day when I come to work at Kirby Pines at least one resident is going to help me with a simple act kindness – a smile. Happy Father’s Day! Our front cover this month features one of the many fathers here at Kirby Pines, John Davis. He epitomizes what a Dad is. He's dependable, involved, honest, compassionate and playful, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. Like all of the men at Kirby, they could be described using many words, but we asked them to choose just one single word to de- scribe themselves as Dads for our back cover. Enjoy and Happy Father's Day! A Fun Loving Group of Some of Our Kirby Pines Dads