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Activities: you don’t want to miss these!
Brain gym: It is a very popular type of exercise for
brain and body coordination! Enjoy!
Notable
Quote
“People say, ‘Oh,
to be the daughter
of Picasso!’ But it’s
not as extravagant
as it seems. He
was very special,
very vibrant, but he
was my father. I
didn’t have
another.”
~ Paloma Picasso
(born April 19)
APRIL
2015
Palermo Café: Come and join us in the beautiful
Lounge area for a flavored coffee or herbal tea and
share with us your news! Mmm…I think you need a
break. You can always invite your family members to
join our team.
Crafternoon: In other words let’s spend a nice afternoon
together with Crafts! Don’t forget to bring a lot of fantasy!
Drama Club: Join this therapeutic program you don’t
need any special talent!!Let’s Pretend!!!
Taste of Maple Syrup: Every month we are happy to
introduce to a fresh product from our local farms. For
this month maple syrup is our favorite guest! You can
taste it during your meals and you will learn about it’s
nutritional properties.
Salon & Spa
Services: Our
Salon & Spa team is
waiting for you to
come every
Wednesday &
enjoy facials,
manicure, pedicure,
haircuts, hair styling
& more…at an
affordable price.
Book your
appointment, with
Jillian at
905-616-5340
Stress
Awareness
Month
Jazz
Appreciation
Month
Golden Rule
Week
April 1–7
Passover
April 4
Palermo Taste of Maple Syrup!
Good news for sweet tooths
everywhere: that sticky syrup you
love to pour on pancakes and
waffles is not only bad for you it
might be good for you, too.
Sure, it’s sugary and calorie-packed.
But real maple syrup is also full of
compounds touted for their health
benefits, according to a professor
from the University of Rhode Island.
Navindra Seeram, an assistant
professor of pharmacy who
specializes in medicinal plant
research, found a cocktail of 20
antioxidants in 20 litres of the sweet
stuff from Quebec, including 13 never
before found in maple syrup.
Although he says more research is
needed to determine whether people
can actually benefit from maple syrup,
Seeram adds the compounds are
reported to have antibacterial, anticancer and anti-diabetic properties.
He says it makes sense that maple
syrup contains antioxidant properties,
because it comes from sap located just
inside the maple tree’s bark, which
basks in the sun.
Easter
April 5
Metric System
Day
April 7
Karaoke Week
April 19–25
Earth Day
April 22
DNA Day
April 25
Hug an
Australian Day
April 26
Welcome April
Message From our Team
We are excited to announce our
liquor license, please feel free to
pass your ideas for our fine
selection. I am looking forward to
exploring this menu with you.
Visitors – for the safety of all of you,
when you have family and friends
come to visit, please ask them to
kindly sign-in at Reception. Kerra
Lain, Office Manger
Andrew Walker, General
Manager
As we are getting busy,check out this
month’s calendar for new activities,
events & outings.Enjoy the wonderful
“In springtime, Love is carried on the
weather & Happy Easter to all of
breeze. Watch out for Flying Passion
you!!!
or Kisses whizzing by your head.”
Eva Korompili , Recreation
Emma Racine Defleur, Happy April
Manager.
Everyone!
Jana Angeles, Residents,
Services Manager
Refer A Friend!
Did you know that Palermo Village
has a $1000 referral thank you
program? We've included the details
inside this issue of our newsletter for
you. Thanks to everyone who has
referred a friend to us so far!
Happy April everyone, spring is here
& our priority is to keep our building
it’s surroundings clean. Soon we are
going to work on our
landscaping…colourful flowers all
around Palermo! Thank you for your
help keeping our home clean and
fresh!!
Jill Somerville & Betty Jobin,
Sales & Marketing
Bernadette Bayeta
Environmental Services
Manager
Happy April! A couple things to note
from me…
Insurance – if you haven’t signed up
for our Brokerlink Tenant Insurance,
please ensure that I have a copy of
your alternative coverage. Invoices –
if you have any questions or
concerns about your monthly
invoice, feel free to come and talk to
me. My door is always open!
The spring is finally here and we are
excited to announce that our new A
la carte menu will begin as of April
the first. Eat Drink and be happy
spring is upon us.
Damir Tas Dining Services
Manager
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Laughing Matters
You may be laughing until it hurts,
but that laughter is doing some
powerful healing. Pull up a chair
next to the class clown or pull out
some jokes of your own, because
April is Humor Month.
Laughter can indeed
be the best medicine.
Humor may be one of the oldest
and most effective methods of
social bonding. No matter what
your culture or background, all
laughter sounds the same. Better
yet, studies show that the more you
laugh, the more attractive you
become to the opposite sex…or
perhaps that is just a joke?
Most laughter doesn’t come from
listening to jokes. Most laughter
comes from spending time with
friends and family. Furthermore,
people tend to laugh more when
they’re in groups. Laughter truly is
contagious, and doctors have
become wise to its positive health
effects. In fact, laughter
strengthens immune systems by
increasing infection-fighting
antibodies. Laughter has been
shown to decrease blood pressure,
Confusion by the Foot, Inch, Pound, and Mile
improve the function of blood
vessels, increase blood flow, and
decrease hormones associated
with stress. Laughter even
reduces pain by stimulating the
release of endorphins. One
doctor believes laughing is such
good exercise that he calls it
“internal jogging.” One minute of
laughing, he says, is equal to 10
minutes on a rowing machine.
Laughter is not just good for the
body; it’s also good for the mind.
Humor stimulates creativity,
improves problem-solving
abilities, enhances memory, and
teaches resilience.
Feet, inches, pounds, teaspoons,
tablespoons, miles, and degrees
Fahrenheit. What do all these types
of measurements have in common?
These are all part of the United
States’ customary measurement
system, closely akin to Britain’s
imperial units—a standard many
say has outlived its usefulness.
This measuring tape
shows both inches
and centimeters.
All April long, make sure to take
“laugher breaks” every day.
Avoid the news and instead
watch a sitcom or funny movie,
read the daily comics, perform a
sight gag, tell a joke, play games,
spend time with children, and
most importantly, do these things
with friends. Hoot and holler with
reckless abandon, and your body
will thank you.
April 6 is annually celebrated as
Mule Day in Columbia, Tennessee.
But Mule Day is so beloved that it
continues to be celebrated for the
rest of the week. Why celebrate
such an animal? As the offspring of
a male donkey and a female horse,
mules are more patient, surerfooted, and longer-living than horses,
and less obstinate, faster, and
smarter than donkeys. Mules, it
seems, are the best of both worlds.
Records such as the
Kingsmen’s “Louie
Louie” came out in 45rpm versions like this.
made “Louie Louie” a hit in 1963.
A year later, the FBI opened an
investigation into the song’s
mysterious lyrics. One concerned
listener believed they contained
obscene language. After months of
analysis, the FBI concluded the
song lyrics were unintelligible.
Berry recorded the first version of
Today we know that it is a simple
this song, with the Pharoahs
song about a seafaring man pining
signing along, in 1957. But it was
for his love as he makes his way to
the music group the Kingsmen who see her in Jamaica.
Yet Americans still bake using cups,
measure height using inches, and
fill up gas tanks by the gallon. In
2013, nearly 50,000 Americans
petitioned the president to officially
adopt the metric system, but the
effort failed.
It appears the U.S. will remain miles
behind the rest of the world when it
comes to units of measure.
April Marks a Month for Mules
Me Gotta Go, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Some call “Louie Louie” the most
popular party song of all time.
Others just call it the most
incomprehensible. Try your best to
decipher the lyrics on April 11,
International Louie Louie Day, in
honor of composer Richard Berry’s
birthdate in 1935.
After all, only three countries in the
world—the United States, Burma,
and Liberia—use this system. The
rest of the world has adopted the
metric system of measurement. If
you’re ready to join the rest of the
world, then take a stand on April 7,
Metric System Day.
The metric system was developed
in France during the French
Revolution and was officially
adopted on April 7, 1795. Nearly
every nation in the world has
adopted it since.
This mule, at a UK
mule sanctuary, has
the best traits of a
donkey father and
horse mother.
Mule Day began as “Breeders’
Day” in the 1840s. Farmers would
gather from miles around to bring
their mules to market on the first
Monday in April. This was a crucial
business before the advent of
mechanical tractors, and Columbia
became known as the “Mule
Capital of the World.” Today, Mule
Day is a week-long celebration
featuring mule-driving contests,
mule parades, a flea market,
music, and food and drink. No
other town loves its mules as much
as Columbia, Tennessee.
However, Matanzas, Cuba, comes
pretty close. This Cuban city
celebrates April 27 as Matanzas
Mule Day. On April 27, 1898,
Matanzas became the site of the
first military action of the SpanishAmerican War. American naval
ships amassed in the bay and
bombarded the city with artillery.
Amazingly, the only casualty was a
mule, who became an instant folk
hero. Legend has it that the
Matanzas Mule was buried with full
military honors as a band played
for hundreds of mourners. Some
claimed this story was made up, as
propaganda meant to humiliate the
American forces. But the tradition
continues. So, this Mule Day,
perhaps it’s time to remember your
life’s unlikely heroes.