10 Brooke Grove residents celebrate a century of living
Helen Zatman, 100, of Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring, sings along with Steve Little of Rockville Nike Dunk High Heels Nz during Monday Centenarians Day celebration.
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Florence Bertin, 99, talks with her granddaughter Marcella Witting of Silver Spring during Monday Centenarians Day celebration at Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring.
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Arabelle Kossiakoff, 100, of Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring, along with her granddaughter Lisa Del Favero (right) and daughter Tanya Schmieler, is entertained by Steve Little of Rockville during Monday Centenarians Day celebration.
One hundred years ago, a gallon of gas cost 12 cents, the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial was put into place and Babe Ruth made his Major League debut.
They probably don remember those events, but the 10 residents of Brooke Grove Retirement Village who were honored Monday at its Centenarians Day Celebration were alive back then.
Among the mothers, fathers, grandmothers and great grandmothers honored, there was an accomplished artist, a former model, a nun and a schoolteacher ranging in age from 100 to Polo Ralph Lauren Online 103.
They were all celebrated at a special dinner with live music, held under a tent on Brooke Grove Sandy Spring campus.
After words from President Keith Gibb and Life Enrichment Director Brenda Norris, the centenarians were each presented with a certificate and a unique gift, created from the artwork Nike Blazer Mid Suede of centenarian Arabelle Kossiakoff.
Brenda Palley, an independent living resident and friend of Kossiakoff, merged the artwork with poetry and mounted it in Fake Oakleys Nz a frame.
Kossiakoff turned 100 on Jan. 8, and lives in Brooke Grove independent living cottages.
She was born in Baltimore and lived in Winchester, Va., before moving to Montgomery County.
Her secret to a long life: drinking beer and enjoying people.
love to paint flowers, trees, animals, anything, really, she said. work in all different media. is a dog lover and enjoys when her relatives bring their dogs to visit her. She also is an avid fan of the television show Abbey. for the celebration, she enjoyed herself, at a table surrounded by family and friends.
just think this is lovely, she said. the other 100 year olds do, too. Zatman will turn 101 in November.
been here ever since boring, she said.
She reflected on her longevity.
been Buy Nike Roshe Nz wonderful, she said. they just leave me alone and let me make a lot of noise with my mouth. I Ray Ban Stockists Auckland love to Supra Shoes Online Store sing. said she not the type for hobbies, but other than singing, she enjoys flowers and attending mass.
just love life, she said. keep busy just living. Grove sister campus, Williamsport Retirement Village, is the national sponsoring organization of Centenarians Day, created as a day to recognize and honor individuals who have lived a century or longer. The day is to not only recognize them, but listen to them discuss their memories.
This was the first year Centenarians Day was celebrated at Brooke Grove, but Norris said organizers expect to make it an annual event.
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