The Orchards Newsletter March 2020 | Page 2

The Orchards DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Daylight Saving Time starts on the 2nd Sunday in March—that’s Sunday, March 8, 2020! The first true proponent of Daylight Saving Time was an Englishman named William Willet. He conceived the idea while riding his horse early one morning in 1907. He noticed that the shutters of houses were tightly closed even though the Sun had risen. That as many as 210 hours of daylight are, to all intents and purposes, wasted each year. So, Willet spent a small fortune lobbying businessmen, members of Parliament, and the U.S. Congress to put clocks ahead 20 minutes on each of the four Sundays in April, and reverse the process on consecutive Sundays in September. But his proposal was met mostly with ridicule. One community opposed it on moral grounds, calling the practice the sin of “lying” about true time. Saxonburg The Orchards family would like to congratulate our very own Dr.Danielle Godinez, DO, CMD on your recent certification as a Certified Medical Director in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care. We are so proud of you and grateful to have you as our medical director! CHOCOLATE MINT DAY February 18th, 2020 has been labeled “Chocolate Mint Day.” Therefore, the residents decided to experimint in baking mint chocolate oreo cookie balls. Once they made the mint chocolate oreo cookie balls, the residents rolled them in red and pink heart shaped sprinkles for Valentine’s Day. Everyone in the building could not stop discussing how delicious they were! They were just “mint” to be bakers. The-Orchards.com WARMING THINGS UP Join us at the Stone Pear Pavilion on Wednesday, March 11th, at 2:00 P.M. in the dining room! We plan to stay cozy indoors with our “Baby It’s Cold Outside” Hot Cocoa Bar complete with all of the fixings! And if you possess some artistic talents, or even if you don’t, plan to join in with a team in the Activity Room at 2:00 P.M. On St. Patty’s Day for our laughs and Leprechauns Pictionary Challenge!