The Orchards Newsletter Aug. 2014 | Page 4

Stone Pear Welcome New Guests Mary Burligar Mary Dolan Clarice Cronin Rita LaNeve Pearl McCoy Wanda Rayle Sally Rumick Wallace Simcox Happy Birthday! 8/03 8/11 8/15 8/17 8/18 8/21 8/26 Adaline McHenry Mary Dolan James Martin Pamela Helton Robert Zimmer Paul Logston Virginia Ross Annual Labor Day Picnic Thursday, August 28th 11:30 a.m. Happiness Happens August is National Happiness Happens Month! In 1998, Pamela Gail Johnson founded the Secret Society of Happy People and the celebration in August, Admit You’re Happy Month. In 2004, rethinking the event and to combat world changes, the society made a sweeping effort to nationalize the event. With a little help from a mention in Newsweek magazine, the month-long holiday is now recognized by 19 states and the not-so-secret society has thousands of members all over the world. The Secret Society of Happy People encourages people to recognize that “in hard times in our lives and in the world, from economic to global challenges, as well as personal and family challenges...,” happiness still happens. Pamela Gail Johnson was named a semi-finalist in the search for the next Global Thought Leader in 2013. You can find more information at sohp.com or try taking their Happiness Happens Month 31 Day Challenge found online or from our activities staff. The Stone Pear is always promoting happiness among our staff and residents and we have many fun activities planned for August, including a carnival day, countrywestern day, and a luau, just to name a few. Make sure you check out our c alendar and join in making happiness happen! Penny Arnott, at the E. L. wharf last month, knows how to make happiness happen!