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While much has been made of the many dis-

tinguished men at Bishop Gadsden, little has been

said of the interesting women who have made con-

tributions of note in the business world, education,

medicine and the military.

Margaret & Libby Williams both

graduated from Mt. Holyoke and joined

the Navy. They like the color blue better

than khaki. Their paths diverged when

Libby did her training at Mt. Holyoke,

and Margaret was sent to Smith College.

Libby was a Disbursing Officer. She

handed out the paychecks, a very respon-

sible job. If there was a mistake, she had

to pay it back. She was stationed in many

places including Philadelphia Naval Yard

and Whiting Field in

FL. She was in the Reserves for

several years in the same unit

with Ted Mappus. Ted Stern

was captain of the unit. After

leaving the Navy, she was with

the Medical College Library for

35 years and typed manuscripts

for leading authors including

Josephine Pinckney who wrote

Three O‘Clock Dinner.

Margaret was also a Dis-

bursing Officer, which was logi-

cal as she had banking experi-

ence before joining the Navy.

Disbursing Officers wore guns

and had to qualify on the firing

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range. Margaret got an expert pistol-shot

medal. After her Naval experience, she

worked for Bishop Temper at The Cathedral

here in Charleston for five years and at St. Mi-

chael‘s for 30 years.

Ruth Coyle graduated with a

degree in Pharmacy from USC. She

and her husband ran a successful

drug store in North Charleston for

16 years where she also kept the

books. After selling the store, Ruth

became Office Manager to Cooper

School District #4. When that district

was later incorporated into the

Charleston County School District,

she became the Administrative Assis-

tant. Ruth worked in many capaci-

ties for 27 years. At the time, pregnant girls

were not allowed to go to school, so the De-

partment of Education and the County School

District created the Homebound Program to

instruct pregnant girls, children who had con-

genital defects and those who were seriously

ill. Ruth was coordinator of this project. She

was Secretary to the County School Board for

many years.

When Dr. Marge Mengedoht realized

her daughter was struggling in school because

of dyslexia, she immediately did something

about it. There was no training in medical

school for this problem, so she went to semi-

nars and did research on her own. She began

to give lectures at PTA

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Career Women at Bishop Gadsden Marilou Watts

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President’s Message 2

Birthdays/Community News 4

Activities & Festivities 6-7

The Chaplain’s Corner 11

Girl Scout Day

March 12th

Don’t Forget

St. Patrick’s Day

March 17th

Palm Sunday

March 28th

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As I often tell the staff,

one of the most difficult

things about working at BG is

not that we must do things

―randomly‖ well, but that we

must do things consistently

well, as our work here is so

important. I, personally, identify with this, so I

can speak from self-awareness. I am very good

at doing things ―randomly‖ well in my life and

work, but am continually struggling with

―consistency.‖

In an exercise of ―coaching‖ myself, I am

always clipping quotes and tacking them to the

bulletin board beside my desk. One, which I

firmly believe, is from Aristotle, who said, ―We

are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an

act, but a habit.‖ Another quote is, ―Daily disci-

pline determines your destiny.‖ Helen Keller

said, ―I long to accomplish a great and noble

task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small

tasks as if they were great and noble.‖ Among

the others tacked on my board are, ―Enjoy the

process, but crave the goal.‖ ―Fail to honor peo-

President’s Message Bill Trawick

ple, and they will fail to honor you.‖; ―Find your

best strengths, develop them, use them, and

never give up.‖ The Chinese proverb, ―A small

deed done well is better than a great plan un-

done.‖ And yet another is, ―I learned that when-

ever I decide something with kindness, I usually

make the right decision.‖ The last one I will quote

is from my friend, one that some of you share,

and former BG staff member, Dilio Mariotti, who

at the eulogy of his son who was killed in Iraq,

said, ―He lived life simply, he kept the main thing,

the main thing.‖

Much of our management‘s time is spent

in planning in order to keep our focus consis-

tently on our core business/mission and how we

might carry it out with excellence and according

to best practices. This month, senior manage-

ment, trustees and several of your elected council

members will meet in an annual planning session

to look critically at BG‘s operations and to our

future. This ongoing and ever-evolving process is,

and always will be, key to Bishop Gadsden‘s con-

tinued success.

From the Development & Public Relations Office Kimberly Farfone

With all the wonderful happenings in and

around our community, we wanted to give you

an update on what is going on in the Office of

Development & Public Relations.

―Best Friends‖ Dog Park:

Your love of animals is quite clear, as

within four days, residents and staff happily do-

nated $19,000 toward a new dog park.

The park, which was spearheaded by resi-

dent Curtis Wise, has been something that resi-

dents have wanted for some time and after just a

few meetings, a design concept and budget were

approved. The caveat was that the funds had to

be raised from the community. Well, it didn‘t

take long - with a $10,000 lead gift from Joan &

Carl Schlemmer, and so many other generous

residents and staff, we are well on our way. Do-

nations are still being accepted and work has al-

ready begun on the park. Giving to the park (in

honor or memory of any animal) is a wonderful

way to celebrate your love for your ―best

friend‖ – hence the name of the park.

A ―Dogtail‖ Grand Opening will be

planned so the entire community (canine and

human alike) can celebrate – more information

to follow.

Tax & Estate Planning:

There are so many unknowns right now

when it comes to what Congress is thinking, but

especially when it comes to taxes on your retire-

ment and estate. Therefore, you are invited to

join the National Bank of South Carolina and

Moody CPAs & Advisors LLC for a discussion on

tax preparation and the Obama Administration‘s

outlook on estate planning. It will be held March

4, 2010 at 3:00pm in Blackmer Hall. Refresh-

ments will be served.

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meetings and kindergartens on how to recognize

dyslexia, attention deficit disorder and other

learning problems. Many of these students had

above-average IQs but were not reaching their

potential. In 1972, Marge started the Trident

Academy for these students. It started in trailers

in Mt. Pleasant with 80 students and is now an

internationally-known school with a beautiful

plant and 125 students. People come from all

over the world to take advantage of the Tilling-

ham Method of teaching. Many students can be

mainstreamed back into regular classes. This has

been a major sub-specialty for Marge in her

medical career. She also lectured at MUSC on

recognizing learning disabilities, and she had a

radio spot in Charleston.

Errol Lovering was 20 years old when she

joined the New Zealand Army Corps. Her high-

est rank was Sergeant Major as you had to be 25

to be an Officer. She was in the decoding area

and was privy to information on troop move-

ment and location. She had no idea the Pacific

was so important as all the news of WWII con-

cerned Europe. Then Pearl Harbor happened.

She met her husband, a CIA agent, in New Zea-

land, and they later moved to the US. U r s u l a

Holahan graduated from Cornell in 1947 with a

degree in Human Ecology. Her major was Nutri-

tion. She worked for a while in Borden‘s test

kitchen but found her true interest elsewhere.

She loved every aspect of fabrics. She went to

work with the Good Housekeeping Institute in

the textile lab for over four years and the fashion

department for five years. While checking cloth-

ing for washing, sun fastness and shrinkage, she

sent clothes to her nieces and nephews for severe

testing. She then got her Masters Degree from

the U of Minnesota where she also learned pat-

tern making. She worked in Rochester, NY, and

Clemson Extension Service as a clothing and tex-

tile specialist and later did consulting. Ursula re-

tired in 1981 to travel. She spent much time in

Nepal working with children who had intellec-

tual and developmental disabilities.

Sue Duckworth received her degree in So-

cial Science from Thomas Edison College in Tren-

ton, NJ. In the years she traveled to different

places with her husband, she discovered a talent

for helping disturbed children and became inter-

ested in Autism. Autism was once believed to be

a result of bad parenting, but it was later recog-

nized as a disease. Sue started a pre-school in

Pennington, NJ using the Lovaas technique. She

came to SC in 1971 to start a program in North

Charleston. The classrooms had one-way glass,

and the teachers wore aprons with many pockets

for reinforcement and rewards. Teachers from all

over the state were trained there. Sue then went

into the business world and worked for Capitol

South and later for MUSC, organizing the various

areas of the Radiology Department and creating

curriculum for med students. When licensed with

the Institute of Accident and Health, she loved

meeting all the policemen and firemen.

Sue has been on the boards of Crisis Minis-

tries, Affordable Housing, and Long-Range Plan-

ning of Education and Parks. She found working

with preschoolers and autistic children good

practice for working with executives. She has

been Coordinator of Lay Ministries at Grace

Church for eight years. Her skills at creating pro-

grams and organizing are superb. She is chair-

man of the Welcoming Committee at BG where

she has set up a good working system. Whatever

will she turn her mind to next! Sue‘s cousin, Joan

Bailey, opened a Caring Center in Clover, SC and

got the Jefferson Award for Outreach from the

state. She was entertained at the White House.

It must run in the family!

Ann Olsen always loved math. While at

Duke, she suggested Math as a major and was

asked what grade she wanted to teach. She

wound up with degrees in English and History.

Later as a faculty wife, she took computer courses

at Clemson and an accounting course at the Col-

lege of Charleston. She did the books for the

Gibbes Museum and loved it so she took the CPA

exam, passed it and worked for Dan McKnight

for two years. She was certified and started her

own business in 1985. She loved helping wid-

ows, some of whom had never written a check

or owned a driver‘s license. Ann enjoys tax

work and estate planning. To maintain her li-

cense, she must do 40

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Apts/Cottages

Lee & Mitzi Boatwright 35 795-0614

Myers Hall

Peggy Schwacke 1029 795-3686

Elizabeth Freeman 1064 795-4931

Read Cloister

Doris Momeier 110 406-2339

Virginia Doran 209 406-6541

Arcadia Close

Sue Gough 14 762-3343

March Birthdays!

elcome

New Residents

Doris Momeier 2

Stella Barnett 3

Jean Rodgers 5

Marjorie Mengedoht 5

Betty O’Connor 6

Jeanne Herndon 7

Polly Graustein 7

Louise Dougherty 7

Wilhelmina Wright 8

Margaret Wieters 10

Elizabeth Leonard 11

Herb Arnold 11

West Woodbridge 11

Geoff Place 11

Betty Parker 12

Min Richardson 14

Fred Thomas 15

Frances Melton 16

Taki Andriadis 17

Dottie Ewald 17

Martha Walder 19

Jean Howe 19

Lillian McGougan 19

Betty Murrell 21

Jan Beebe 25

Connie Hare 25

Septima Murray 29

Elizabeth Wagoner 30

After the construction of the Commons area and Winningham Court in 1999, the ‗gates‘, which

are reminiscent of iron works in old Charleston, became the theme that has been repeated throughout

the BG community. The Winningham Gates, with their stylized marsh grass, were done by Charleston

blacksmith Rick Avert. These gates can be compared to the Frederick Dining Room gates, with their

waves, bubbles and egrets, which were done by a prominent Santa Fe blacksmith and were donated

by a former resident, Blanche Bell. Also, the mural of the gate painted on a mirror in the Grand Buf-

fet, between Winningham and the Café, was done by Columbia artist Christian Thee, who also

painted the Winningham Court ceiling. Christian Thee also was the artist for the first and original

Spoleto poster and painted the murals in the comedienne Joan Rivers‘ New York penthouse.

Did you Know? Dr. Walton Ector


New Residents: Marabeth & Don Wedewer Kent Freeman

How fortunate we are that Marabeth

and Don Wedewer chose Bishop Gadsden.

The old saying, ―Behind every successful and

achieving man is a good woman‖ applies to

them. An absolutely fascinating couple—They

have been married sixty years! Sixty years of

compatibility and a sense of humor. The

Wedewers are proud parents of five children,

seven grandchildren and three great grandchil-

dren.

Don was born in Dyesville, Iowa (the

town in which Field of Dreams was filmed).

He served in the US Army in World War II and

was wounded twice in the Battle of the Bulge.

Don is a recipient of the Purple Heart. He lost

both legs in battle and was blinded when a

bomb hit the hospital he was in. Back in the

United States, he had treatment in twenty-one

hospitals (he even met Helen Keller). It was in

Connecticut that Don met Marabeth at a rehab

center. Together they have done heroic work

for people with disabilities.

Don received his BS degree in Education

from the University of Missouri in 1950, fol-

lowed by a Master‘s Degree in History. He

completed many courses in Continuing Education

at state universities before and after moving to

Florida. These are just a few of his accomplish-

ments and affiliations: he was co-founder of the

Conklin Center for the Deaf and Blind, a rehab

facility in Daytona; he‘s served as chairman of

numerous boards including Florida‘s Transporta-

tion for the Handicapped; he‘s also served as a

trustee for the American Foundation for the Blind

in New York.

Of all of his accomplishments, he cites one

of his proudest as being voted Boss of the Year

by the Florida Association of Rehabilitation Sec-

retaries in 1974. He also started a program with

Social Security to employ blind people and a pro-

gram for giving scholarships to outstanding blind

students at top schools. Don was honored by

four governors of Florida, state legislators and

their cabinets and made eight congressional ap-

pearances.

Marabeth & Don moved to the Charleston

area from Florida and lived briefly on Daniel Is-

land before becoming residents of Bishop Gads-

den. Marabeth has a brother in the area, and

three of their four sons are Citadel graduates.

Did you Know? Several people have asked about the origins of the names of the dining rooms at Bishop Gads-

den. Here are some interesting facts about these wonderful facilities. They each came about through

gifts given in honor of a family member. Each donor had a family member who was a resident of BG.

Winningham Court was named for Margaret Winningham who became a resident of Myers

Hall in June, 1992, and died in the Read Cloister in December 1998. A donation for the development

of this Court was given by Mr. and Mrs. James Smith (Jimmy & Jane). Jane is Margaret Winning-

ham‘s daughter.

The Frederick Dining Room, associated with Myers Hall, was developed as a result of a dona-

tion in thanksgiving for the life of Marian Frederick who became a resident of Myers Hall in 1994 and

died in the Read Cloister in 1998. This donation was given by Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Principe. Tissy

Principe is the daughter of Mrs. Frederick. Dr. Principe is a retired Obstetrician/Gynecologist who

practiced in Charleston. Ralph is still active in charitable endeavors in the area.

The Middleton Dining Room is the private dining room for BG. This resulted from a gift of

Mrs. Frances Middleton, the widow of William Middleton, Sr. This donation was given in thanksgiv-

ing for the life of her son, Dr. William Middleton, Jr. Frances was a resident of Myers Hall from Feb-

ruary 1998 until her death in the Read Cloister in March, 2003.

Dr. Walton Ector


Activities & Festivities: What’s happening around campus! Katie Jayne, Cynthia Marterre, Christy Smith & Kay Jenkins

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Residents enjoyed our annual visit from the Hat Ladies in Morse Activity Room. All

were dancing and donning their hats! Frances Carlisle played piano and all enjoyed a parade of hats. Lovely refreshments were

provided by Dining Services.

Pictured starting above: 1. Lucia Heins & Juanita Sanders; 2. Gordon Stine; 3. A hat lady

& Betty Parker; 4. Mary Lynn O’Sheasy; 5. Marjorie Peale; 6. Joan Hazzard; 7. Mary

Cone; 8. Stella Barnett & a hat lady; 9. a hat lady & Betty Burris; 10. Don Hall; 11. Frances

Carlisle; 12. Elizabeth Leonard


Activities & Festivities: What’s happening around campus! Katie Jayne, Cynthia Marterre, Christy Smith & Kay Jenkins

You Don’t Want to Miss This… Tuesday, March 2 - 3:00 PM

Myers Hall Activity Room ~ Celebrating Dr. Seuss

Wednesday, March 10 - 7:00 PM Chapel ~ David Gee Cello & Piano Concert

Thursday, March 8 - 12:15 PM Myers Hall Activity Room ~ Chinese Takeout -- Eat-In

Saturday, March13 - 11:00 AM Morse Activity Room ~ Redhot & Blue a cappella group

from Yale University will perform

Saturday, March 20 - 12:00 PM Morse Activity Room ~ Full Tea Social to Celebrate the

First Day of Spring

Saturday, March 20 - 2:00 PM Chapel ~ Children’s Violin Concert

Monday, March 22 - 7:30 PM Chapel ~ Charleston Music Club Concert

Thursday, March 25 - 5:00 PM Front Horseshoe Drive ~ Oyster Roast

Friday, March 26 - 10:00 AM Blackmer Hall ~ Porter Gaud Children’s Concert

For February, your donations, and those of our employees, have resulted in a donation to Water Mission’s International of nearly $7,000. Our “water wishing well” in the Café was a wonderful source of dona-tions and shows how one’s change can really create change in the world. Many thanks for your generosity! For March’s Generous Spirit Pro-gram, we will once again head out to cheer on a Charleston Miracle League Game. This was a fun event last year, and we are looking forward to another game. A sign-up sheet is available in the activity book – friends and family are encouraged to attend. Attendees will cheer on an adult team and be a buddy to a player!

Charleston Miracle League Game Saturday, March 20, 2010

Leave the BG Commons at 9:15am, Return by 11:30am, Game at 10:00am

Residents enjoyed the celebration of Fat Tuesday and danced to the music of

the Dixieland Trio in Polly’s Pub. Pictured below: 1. Hal Aronson & Marilou Watts; 2. Lillian McGougan; 3. Dan & Marji Mengedoht; 4. Phyllis Miller with the band; 5. Chance Scran-tom & Louise Dougherty. 1. 2.

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Update Meetings

Myers Hall: March 11th at 11:00 AM

New Residents: Ralph & Nancy Edwards Taki Andriadis

Walk…………………...Don’t Ride Wendy DeBona

They met in first grade at a Greensboro,

N.C. elementary school, went together to mid-

dle school, high-school and graduated from Guil-

ford College, where they received

their B.A.s, and then they got mar-

ried in 1956. This hard-to- believe

story is about Nancy and Ralph Ed-

wards. The couple has three chil-

dren—a girl, Joy, and two boys,

Tim and David. Joy is the youngest

of the three.

After college, Nancy

taught English at Greensboro Senior High School,

and Ralph joined Cone Mills Corp. in the per-

sonnel department. After four years with Cone,

Ralph began working with the Vick Chemical

Company (Vick‘s Vaporub). He and Nancy were

transferred to Philadelphia. In 1965, they moved

to Maplewood, NJ, where Ralph was involved

with Vick‘s International Division, headquartered

in New York City, in Human Resources with re-

sponsibility for Latin America and the Far East.

We weren‘t made to sit-sit-sit and sit. Our

bodies were made to walk, stand, twist, lift and

be active. The more you move, the better you

feel! Does any of the following sound familiar?

Stiff and painful joints, weight gain, lack of en-

ergy, inability to walk or take the stairs? Our

campus is safe and beautiful with sidewalks and

walking trails on every corner! The trails are eas-

ily accessible so stop by the Wellness Center to

pick up your copy of the 2-mile course.

Increase a sluggish metabolism with a brisk

walk by swinging your arms and walking with

intention! Hand rails are in most hallways, so

use them for safety. Don‘t drive your car or golf

cart if you are able to walk. Want to keep walk-

ing? Then KEEP WALKING! It‘s free, feels good,

gives you energy and lubricates arthritic joints!

All you need is sneakers or good walking shoes.

Don‘t forget daylight savings time begins

March 14, so more sunshine and vitamin D to

enjoy that evening stroll!!

From New York, the couple relocated to

St. Louis where Ralph began working for Mal-

lingckrodt Chemical Works as director of Human

Resources, again with responsibility

for Latin America and the Far East.

Next, they moved to Chicago, where

Ralph joined Abbot Laboratories and

became Corporate Vice-President of

Human Resources. Nancy continued

teaching English periodically while

raising their three kids.

After Ralph retired in 1993,

the couple rented an apartment on Broad Street

in Charleston and later built a home on Kiawah.

They moved to a cottage at BG in September,

2009. They are ecstatic about BG, which they

rate as the best retirement community in the

country. Nancy and Ralph have a total of eight

grandchildren—six in Atlanta and two in St.

Louis, all of whom enjoy vacationing in Charles-

ton each summer!

Apts/Cot: March 24th at 10:00 AM


Meet the Staff: Sheila Howland Tommy Thorne

Sheila Howland became the new Director of Myers Hall, succeed-ing Carol Rodriguez upon the latter’s retirement. For the previous four years, Sheila was BG’s Care Plan Coordinator for skilled nursing, assisted-living & memory impaired units, and worked as a staff R.N. in the Cloister.

Howland was born in Vermont and has four sisters. She attended Northeastern University, receiving a baccalau-reate degree in Nursing, June 1985. She met Bill Howland at Northeastern, a fellow student, now a professional musi-cian. They were married in 1986 and now reside on Kiawah Island since moving south four years ago. She says they moved away from the weather. This lady has a vast experience as a nurse. She spent five years in South Dennis, MA, as Alzheimer’s Pro-gram Director in a 60-bed, special-care unit, as well as two years as Care Plan Coordinator and Supervisor for long-term, hospice and managed-care patients. As Staff Nurse, she functioned as supervisor on a skilled unit.

Sheila has had experience training staff in behav-ior-management techniques for Alzheimer patients. She has also facilitated in-facility and community support groups. She has planned and participated in educational programs related to Alzheimer’s disease and other elder-care issues for the community and was responsible for marketing an Alzheimer’s Program to professional groups and to the general public. Sheila also spent 10 months as Clinical Instructor at Cape Cod Community College and worked as a supervisor and a staff nurse in several home-care companies where she developed care plans and case-management services for home-care clients. She super-vised and trained nurse aides as well. Howland is a real athlete—a runner in five Marathons (3:16:30 fastest time for 26.2 miles), a swimmer, biker, walker, Yoga en-thusiast, and golfer with two holes-in-one. She told this reporter that she loves BG, residents and staff. Your re-porter asked this athlete if she had ever run the famous Charleston Cooper River Bridge. She said no. She stays in shape by running around Kiawah’s roads, paths and the beach.

From the Vice President Sarah Tipton

Resident satisfaction at Bishop Gadsden is at an all

time high, according to the results of the Resident Satisfac-

tion survey conducted in late 2009! Holleran, the research

firm contracted to conduct the survey, recently presented

the results to senior management. Objective resident satis-

faction data is critically important to Bishop Gadsden, by

helping to guide everything from our overall strategic plan,

budgeting, and quality improvement efforts, to everyday

programs and services.

According to the survey, residents are overwhelm-

ingly pleased with the services, programs, and their lives in

general at BG. And not only are residents happy here, but

they are happier than other residents at similar communi-

ties! The survey showed that BG consistently beat the Hol-

leran benchmarks by significant margins, indicating that it

is not just our great community spirit that leads us to be-

lieve we’re at the top of the heap…we really are.

Some quick highlights: We had a community-wide

response rate averaging 87% - well above our goal of 75%.

Percent of residents who reported their overall satisfaction

as good or excellent:

98.6% - Apartments & cottages (up from 94% in 2008)

97.4% - Myers Hall (compared to 98% in 2008)

100% - Arcadia Close (equal to 2008)

93% - Read Cloister (up from 88% in 2008)

In the apartments and cottages, significant im-

provement was shown in a whopping 17 areas, and no ar-

eas declined from 2008. In Myers Hall, 100% of respon-

dents said they would recommend Bishop Gadsden to a

friend. In Read Cloister, significant improvement was

shown in 8 areas, and no areas declined from 2008. In all

areas, “friendliness and courtesy of staff ” was ranked in

the top 5 performing factors.

No matter how wonderful the results, there are

always ways to improve. One factor that was ranked low

in every area was weekend care staffing. To quickly re-

spond to this issue, we’ve studied the problem further and

devised some creative staffing strategies to resolve it.

We’ve already noted significant improvements.

Thank you again for your participation in this valuable

survey. We look forward to presenting the findings in

greater detail at the March resident update. Overall, the

resident comments really say it best…like this one: “Every

day at Bishop Gadsden is a positive experience!”


Employee of the Month: Charlotte Lesemann Curtis Mack

Charlotte Lesemann has been

with the café staff for two and a half

years. She came to us from Embassy

Suites, has worked as the manager of

the canteen at the American Legion,

and has taught school. She brings a

lifetime of experience to the café team.

As a manager, it is a wonderful thing to

be able to tap this experience.

Charlotte is always willing to go the extra mile.

Whether it’s double wrapping something for a resident

who is a little unsteady or filling in as bartender, we can

always count on her. More than once she has jumped in on

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hours of education each year. She has noticed

an increase in women coming into the program.

Classes are now 50% women. While at Clem-

son, she started a league of women voters and

she has served on the boards of Porter Gaud and

BG.

When Dr. Herb Arnold retired, his office

manager and wife, Beryl, decided to take on a

new career. She had planned many trips over-

seas for herself and friends so she went to travel-

agent school. She was made an outside agent for

an agency, working on commission, then later

made head of the group department. She often

had as many as 50 folks in her care, coping with

strikes, no flys and the usual travel problems.

She booked into small inns and quaint places

and loved every minute of it. She and Herb left

China two days before Tiananmen Square and

once stayed in Tito‘s Palace. Soon Herb also be-

came a travel agent and found himself in the re-

verse position of working for his wife. They

called themselves the Arnold Adventurers, and

judging from the excited and happy look of

Beryl as she spoke of it, it was an adventure.

In her junior year at Hollins College,

Louise Andriadis lived in France and traveled all

over Europe. This broadening experience led

her to know that she did not want to blend into

background jobs that most women could ex-

pect. She went to law school, was hired by Du-

Pont and moved up through the company for

33 years. She had to learn to work in a man‘s

world to get things done. At age 32, she was

involved in the purchase of Conoco Petroleum

by DuPont by getting the two companies work-

ing together. She worked in the Foreign Tax

Group, Executive Compensation and also

brought benefits and health care into compli-

ance with government regulation. Louise en-

joyed working in all aspects of the business. She

was the first woman to be Secretary of the Du-

Pont Board, a job she held for 11 years. Her

work changed her view of the world and busi-

ness. She believes that businesses bring a lot of

value to life and society and try to do right by

the environment and the lives of people where

they operate. From being one of three in her

law school class, Louise has seen many more

women enter the corporate world. She would-

n‘t trade her experience for anything and loved

her work.

Surely there are many more women at

BG who have made their mark. All of these

women make light of their achievements. When

you consider that at the time of these activities,

the proper role of women, even with a college

degree, was merely supportive, their achieve-

ments are truly remarkable.

a day off to help us out in a staff shortage. She is always

willing to stay late when necessary, not just because she is

asked to, but because she wants to see things done right.

This is a testament to her strength of character.

Charlotte’s work ethic is part of a one-two punch.

The other part is her care for the residents. She is continu-

ally looking out for the welfare of the residents - not just

their physical well being, but also lending an ear to hear

troubles and concerns.

I could not be more proud of Charlotte for having

received the honor of Employee of the Month. I feel that

she is a shining example of the BG Way.


now offered all people an escape from death and

a way to freedom.

Believe and be baptized

―Believe and be baptized‖ was the message

his disciples announced to people throughout the

world as they witnessed about his resurrection.

Their stories of Jesus‘ life and teaching, the

―Good News‖ that was his gospel, brought peo-

ple everywhere to believe in Jesus Christ as Sav-

ior and Redeemer. And they baptized those who

believed in water and the Holy Spirit. Histori-

cally, baptism occurred once a year at sunrise on

Easter morning in the ancient church.

Today Lent and Easter are times for hearing

the ―Good News‖ once more and celebrating the

sacraments (Baptism and Eucharist) that are signs

of the power of Christ‘s death and resurrection.

They remind us of our great journey with Christ.

Once more, these seasons call us to believe and

recall our baptismal life and vows.

The Church celebrates the Lenten season

from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday.

The observance of Lent culminates properly with

the celebration of Easter season on Easter Sunday.

Then the Easter season lasts until the Feast of Pen-

tecost.

Easter is Christianity‘s

most ancient and important

yearly feast. By the 3rd cen-

tury, a preparatory season of

forty days — Lent — was

joined to this holy time.

What do these seasons cele-

brate?

Easter celebrates the

death and resurrection of Je-

sus of Nazareth, ―powerful in word and deed,‖

who was seized and crucified by his enemies dur-

ing the Passover feast in Jerusalem. On Easter

morning he rose from the dead, appearing to his

followers and assuring them of God‘s favor.

Easter recalls these events yearly.

A New Passover

From the outset, Christians recognized God‘s

hand in what happened. Early on, Jesus‘ follow-

ers, taught by the Risen Lord himself, interpreted

his death and resurrection in light of the Exodus

story. ―Christ our Passover lamb has been sacri-

ficed.‖ (1 Corinthians 5:7)

Christians believe that the ancient Jewish

Pasch was fulfilled in Christ. The lamb sacrificed

by the Jews in Egypt was a sign from God of their

redemption from slavery. Jesus‘ sacrificed life

IN LOVING MEMORY

Lent & Easter Father Frank Russ

Martha McCord

June 22, 1921 ~ February 1, 2010

Bill Whitener

August 21, 1925 ~ February 7, 2010

Dorothy Cook

September 3, 1908 ~ February 9, 2010

Wilcox Scarborough

July 31, 1922 ~ February 11, 2010

Irene Feldman

April 19, 1925 ~ February 13, 2010

Ann Schmoll

October 7, 1927 ~ February 13, 2010

Win Thomas

May 7, 1921 ~ February 14, 2010

Russ Runals

June 11, 1922 ~ February 15, 2010


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Bishop Gadsden has always taken pride in its involvement with charitable activities both as an

institution and as individual residents. Each year, there is a fund-raising event, and the money is donated

to a local charitable effort. At a recent meeting of the BG Outreach Committee, it was decided to again

sponsor an auction with all the trimmings to see how much money we can raise for this purpose.

An event of this sort cannot succeed unless we get enough items to make the effort attractive to

our residents, and especially to non-residents of BG. We need all of our residents to carefully consider

donating something for this auction. The committee will be soliciting items from non-residents as well.

When this is mentioned, many people think, “I can’t think of anything worthwhile that I can contribute.”

Wait a minute, think again. In addition to the usual, like pictures, vases and other conventional items, in

the past some people have donated things like a free visit to a doctor or a lawyer (some have asked their

own doctor or lawyer to contribute this) a weekend or even a week at a vacation spot, or gift certificates to

restaurants. Use your imagination; everybody should be able to come up with some novel ideas. Please

help our committee make this one of the most successful auctions BG has hosted. Thanks.

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