Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

Congratulations to our EMPLOYEE of the Month MARTHA FITZHUGH Resident Services Coordinator Martha Fitzhugh is a great asset to Kirby Pines. She always goes above and beyond to help residents, family members, staff, and vendors. Ensuring the residents and family members get the assistance they need. She has endeared herself to the residents by going out of her way to help, even if it isn’t her job to do what they need help with. Staff turn to her for guidance. It is a true pleasure to work with Martha. - Susan Keough, Executive Assistant • 8 • The Pinecone | May 2021 Describe Your Family: I am the proud mother of a daughter & son and 3 precious grandchildren! Describe yourself in five words: Loyal, Honest, Compassionate, Trustworthy and Funny. What is something you are proud of: My family. What do you do for fun: Hang out with my friends, go to the movies and travel. What are your hobbies or interests: Singing, gardening and watching true crime shows. Do you have a pet: Yes, her name is Rorie. She is a golden retriever rescue. What is your favorite thing about your job: Knowing that what I do truly helps and benefits the residents. What is your favorite food: Italian, but I do love crab legs, too! What is your favorite song: We Shall Behold Him - Sandy Patty What would you like people to know about you: I am thankful for everything I have experienced. It has taught me valuable life lessons. National Nurses Day is the first day of National NursingWeek, which concludes on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Yet the week was first observed in the US in October 1954 to mark the 100th anniversary of Nightingale’s pioneering work in Crimea. In 1953, Dorothy Sutherland of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare sent a proposal to President Eisenhower asking him to proclaim a “Nurse Day” in October of the following year to coincide with the anniversary. Although the President didn’t act, the celebration was observed thanks to a bill sponsored by Representative Frances P. Bolton, and the following year a new bill was introduced to Congress lobbying for official recognition of the celebration. Twenty years later, in February of 1974, President Nixon proclaimed a National Nurse Week to be celebrated annually in May. Over the next eight years, various nursing organizations including the American Nurses Association (ANA) rallied to support calls for a “National Recognition Day for Nurses” on May 6, which was eventually proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982. NATIONAL NURSES WEEK MAY 6-12, 2021 CAN YOU MATCH THE NAME WITH THE NURSE? Pat Brand Beverly Colditz Alice Davidson Joan Dodson Donna Griffin Caroline Lloyd Virginia Luttrell Betty Moore Laura Parrott Sylvia Statham