Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 2 • The Pinecone | October 2021 ON THE PINECONE COVER After celebrating our anniversary in grand style last month, we are anxiously awaiting to hear if we were selected for our 15th consecutive year as the winner of the Memphis Most Award for the Best Retirement Community by read- ers of the Commercial Appeal. Until then, let’s get ready for the annual Fall Festival Hot Air Balloon rides here on our beautiful manicured sixty acres. This spectacular event is just one reason why Kirby Pines has been selected as the best retirement community year after year. We will start the month off with several photo shoots to capture each resident for an updated pictorial directory. Make your appointments early for your October 4th, 5th or 6th portrait sitting. Another fun event scheduled for Oc- tober is the return of the Resident Rummage Sale. Tables are available for this fun event in the PAC by notifying Allison or Liz in the Life Enhancement office. Then shortly after the middle of the month, an announcement and tour of the newly renovated Laurel Lane building will be held. I think you will all be pleased with the new colors, finishes and appliances selected for this latest renovated edition to our campus. If great food is more to your liking, be certain So Much To Do This Fall at Kirby Pines Michael Escamilla, Executive Director, Kirby Pines October Is Full of Fun and Surprises at Kirby Pines! Kirby Pines Retirement LifeCare is managed by: BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dr. James Latimer, Chairman Mr. Rudy Herzke, President Mr. Berry Terry, Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Larry Braughton Mr. Jim Ethridge Ms. Linda Harrington Ms. Mary Ann Hodges Mr. Rusty Linkous Mr. Boyd Rhodes, Jr. RCA STAFF 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 KIRBY PINES STAFF 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 Trudy Schenkenberger Director of Human Resources Linda Huston Director of Accounting Don Johnson Chaplain Jada Mullins Director of Environmental Services Chuck Neeley Director of Maintenance Allison Nolan Life Enhancement Director Mike Rayder Director of Grounds & Landscaping Mark Simpson Director of Culinary Services Calvin Sims Director of Security 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 October is here and though the leaves have barely started to change, the weather has been spectacular. It won't be long, however, before our beautiful 60 acre campus is paint- ed with yellows, oranges, reds and greens. There are loads of extra activities planned this month beginning with the Kirby Pines Rummage Sale on the 7th. October is Alzhei- mer's Awareness Month, so we will be rais- ing money thru our bake sale on the 13th and our walk around the lake on the 20th. The Travelers are back out on the town the 19th as they head to the Edge Motor Museum and that same evening get your cowboy hats and boots out to dance with Big Barton Country Western Band. On the 26th we are having our Annual Fall Festival with Hot Air Balloon rides, food trucks and music. Wrapping up the month, The Entertainers hit the stage on the 29th with a musical performance. Our October cover features Donna Griffin and her dog, Buttons, to introduce our new dog park (see page 8). Many of our resi- to sign up early for this month’s Night of Exquisite Cuisine. Always a popular feast, residents and guests fill the Iris and Tradition dining rooms to full capacity as they enjoy a spectacular meal prepared by Mark Simpson and his team of chefs. October 28th is National Make a Differ- ence Day, and we all have the ability to do something small that makes a difference in someone else’s life. You can volunteer here at Kirby Pines to assist someone in one of the four healthcare areas; or in the Blossom Shop; Library; by assisting the Marketing Team welcoming new resi- dents; or simply by thanking the staff who help make Kirby Pines the Best Re- tirement Community in our tristate area! dents have pets, some you know, oth- ers you may not, but we strongly feel they are an important part of our Kirby Pines family. Our back cover shows off some other Kirby pups with their peo- ple. Thank you all for coming out that morning, it was definitely entertaining. We Love Our Fuzzy Residents