Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 2 • The Pinecone | May 2019 ON THE PINECONE COVER Do you ever wonder why we do some of the things we do? Do we do them out of habit, honor, proclamation, or simply because someone said we need to do it? Well, observing Mother’s Day is a combination of all of the above. Mother’s Day was first observed in 1907 at the request of Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, PA, who asked her church to hold a service in memory of all mothers on the anniversary of her own mother’s death. Two years later in 1909, Anna and some friends began a letter- writing campaign to create a Mother’s Day Observance. Their campaign was successful and in 1914, Congress passed legislation designating the Second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. Some say the predecessor of Mother’s Day was the ancient spring festival dedicated to the Greek goddess Rhea and Roman goddess Cybele, known as the “Mothers of the Gods”. No matter when this day was first observed, Mother’s Day is a tradition everyone can celebrate at Kirby Pines. You should begin making your plans now to attend our annual Mother’s Day Cookout on It's Mother's Day a t K i r b y P i n e s Michael Escamilla, Executive Director, Kirby Pines Kirby Pines Loves Mother's Day! Kirby Pines Retirement Community 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 Dr. Fred Grogan 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 Senior Vice President, RCA Tim Cox Vice President of Finance, RCA Beth Houk 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 and HR Mike Abutineh, M.D. Medical Director Erin Geiser Director of Culinary Services Linda Huston Director of Accounting Don Johnson Chaplain Cheryl Moore Director of Life Enhancement Chuck Neeley Director of Maintenance Mike Rayder Director of Grounds & Landscaping Jada Mullins Director of Environmental Services Calvin Sims Director of Security Alisa Stokes Director of Transportation 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 Kirby Pines in May is always the month we look forward to. The spring weather makes our 60-acre campus alive with color and it is time for our annual Mother's Day Cookout! Our Mother's Day celebration is an event like no other, bringing families, friends and employees together to honor our moms. There is something to do for everybody, young and old, sharing in food, fun and an overall good time. So we decided our covers should celebrate our mothers, too. Our front cover features resident Jeanie Hutchinson with her daughter Tammy Shouse. Our back cover has resident Geneva Jackson with her sons Robin and Tim enjoying the beautiful day. And at right another Kirby mom, Donna Griffin, with her two daughters. So a big thank you to all the mothers at Kirby Pines and everywhere. The world would not exist without you! the Saturday before Mother’s Day, May 11th; this cookout is like no other in the Memphis area! We will be eating Bar- Bar-Q with all the “fix-ins”, hot dogs, hamburgers, cookies, cold watermelon, ice cream, soft drinks, and other treats. There will be games for children and plenty of space for as many family members as you would like to invite. More important, though, it is a day filled with smiles, laughter, love for one another, and, above all, a day to honor our mothers. This annual Kirby tradition is just one more reason Kirby Pines continues to win the Memphis Most Award year after year. Donna Griffin with her daughters Michelle Stanford and Tiffany Holman