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February 2019

An Explanation of the Mission of The CBA Foundation

and the Meaning of Compassionate Care By: Larry Monroe, CEO

The CBA Foundation is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Christian Benevolent Association and just like CBA and both of its senior living communities, is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit corporation. The Mission of the CBA Foundation is to support the core ministry of CBA by providing grants to qualifying individuals who need special financial assistance in support of critical needs. The Foundation is funded through charitable giving.

All monetary gifts to our organizations are directed to the CBA Foundation. Gifts that are not designated for a specific purpose are considered charitable gifts in the general sense and are used to carry out the mis-sion of the Foundation. Gifts designated by a donor for a specific purpose in keeping with the mission of CBA are used for that purpose only. This would include gifts that are designated for resident benevolent care only, or what is often referred to as compassionate care.

The most significant focus of the CBA Foundation is the provision of financial subsidy for qualifying resi-dents. Consideration for subsidy is accomplished through an application process which, among other

things, uses as its guide the qualifying criteria for the federal Medicaid program, and will include consideration of all forms of income available to the applicant, including Medicaid.

There are many donors who designate that their gifts be used

only for the purpose of resident benevolent care

(compassionate care). Any gift designated specifically and

solely for subsidy and characterized as such by a designation

written on a check or on a gift response device (a card or note

sent in with a check) is set aside for that use only.

“Getting To Know Who?” Contest

Which Garden Home resident and his wife modeled for the

cover of Popular Mechanics Magazine’s October 1953 issue?

Cast your guess at the black and white box outside Julia’s of-

fice in the Library. Contest ends Monday, February 4 at 8am.

Those with the correct answer will be entered to win two meal

tickets for the Matthews Dining Room.

The answer and contest winner will be announced on Channel

1851 on Monday, February 4.

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February Birthdays

This information is available to CVM residents.

February Anniversaries


If we have missed your birthday or anniversary or have the wrong date, please call the Front Desk at

398-1486 and let us know. We’ll do our best to correct it for next time.

Need assistance at night, on the weekend, or a holiday? Call 518-4378.

The Village Clinic: 478-3974

Nursing services provided by Gem City Home Care for our Garden Home Residents

Hours

• Monday 11:30am-12:30pm at 7169 Crescent

• Tuesday 11:30am-12:30pm at 7169 Crescent

• Wednesday 10:30am-11:30am in the Doctor’s Clinic in the Main Building

• Thursday 11:30am-12:30pm at 7169 Crescent

• Friday 11:30am-12:30pm at 7169 Crescent

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The Chaplain’s Corner

By: Chaplain Tom Moll

Read the New Testament in 2019 Our “Read Through the New Testament” program is off to a great start! Over 175 schedules for reading the New Testament during 2019 have been picked up. Sermons are being preached from the previous week’s reading. It has been encouraging to receive questions and comments concerning the passages. If you haven’t started reading yet, pick up a schedule from outside the chaplain’s office and start with the readings for February. Wednesday Bible Study What about the book of Revelation? Our Wednesday Bible Class is studying through this marvelous New Testament.

Encouragement Group Our Encouragement Group has started up again on Tuesdays at 2pm in the room next to the chaplain’s office. This group is for those who have lost loved ones, live alone, are dealing with major life adjustments, or just want to fellowship. Come join us!

Retired Ministers’ Fellowship Retired Ministers’ Fellowship meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 10am in the chaplain’s lounge. This time is set aside for retired ministers who live in our area to meet for fellowship and discussion. How-ard Brammer, retired minister from Indianapolis and a resident of the Village, leads us in our discussions.

Chapel Services Our Sunday services are open to anyone who wants to attend. We worship the Lord through singing hymns and observing the Lord’s Supper as well as a message from God’s Word. Join us at 10am and 7pm in the chapel.

Prayer Requests Prayer requests that have been given to me are prayed for every day. Please let me know if you or a loved one have a prayer need.

Women’s Bible Study Our Women’s Bible Study will begin a Spring session on March 12 and continue through the end of April.

The study will focus on the second half of 1 Samuel.

Service Schedule for Our Catholic Residents

Mass: Celebrated monthly in the chapel on the third Thursday at 2:30pm Sundays: Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion in the chapel at 10:45am Tuesdays: Praying the Rosary in the lounge at 11am Wednesdays: Bible Study in the lounge on the second and fourth Wednesdays at 10am Special Events: Announced in advance throughout the year


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Social Services Scoop

By: Heather Carter, LSW, Director of Social Services

Caregiver Support Group will meet 2/7 from 1-2:30pm. This group is for residents and their families who are caring for a loved one. Please note there is a new meeting location for the Caregiver Support Group. We will be meeting in the Chaplain’s Lounge.

Parkinson’s Support Group —This group will not be meeting in February.

File of Life — It is important to keep the information on your file of life up-to-date. A copy should be kept in

the magnetic pouch on your refrigerator as well as one in the Social Service office. Blank copies can be

picked up from the receptionist or in the Social Service office.

State ID cards – If you are in need of a State ID card, but are not able to get to the License Bureau, the

State of Ohio does have a service that will come here to assist you. For more information, contact the So-

cial Service office at 701-3423.

The Dangers of Supplemental Feeding of Ducks and Geese

The following is an excerpt from a state Department of Natural Resources website. It outlines the dangers associated with the well-intended but misguided practice of wintertime feeding of ducks and geese on sub-urban ponds and lakes.

Some people enjoy feeding waterfowl, but artificial feeding is actually harmful to waterfowl.

Artificial feeding of waterfowl can cause:

•Poor nutrition •Increased hybridization •Water pollution •Delayed migration •Concentrations at unnatural sites •Overcrowding •Spread of disease •Costly management efforts •Unnatural behavior •Cumulative effects •Devaluation of the species

It would seem that providing food for ducks and geese would make them healthier. However, this is not the case. Waterfowl at artificial feeding sites are often found to suf-fer from poor nutrition. In natural settings, waterfowl seek and feed on a variety of nutri-tious foods such as aquatic plants, natural grains, and invertebrates. Many of the items commonly used to feed waterfowl are low in protein and are very poor substitutes for natural foods.

Please refrain from the supplemental feeding of the ducks and geese on the pond in our

community.

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It’s Time to Order - 2019 Spring Flower Sale By: Don & Trudy Fruechtemeyer, Co-Chairpersons

It’s hard to believe that we survived the Christmas rush and that it’s been almost a month since welcomed the New Year, but now is the time to think of Spring! When you think of Spring, your mind should auto-matically go to the Christian Village at Mason Auxiliary Spring Flower Sale. You received the 2019 Flower Order form in the January Newsletter and now is the time to make your final selections for your 2019 flower order. All pre-orders and payments must be received at the front desk no later than Friday, February 28. Payment can be made by check (payable to MCV HCF AUX) or cash. (Sorry, we are not able to accept credit cards.) Extra order blanks are available for friends and family at the front desk.

Orders need to be placed with our supplier, Durbin Landscape, before March 1 to ensure delivery by the sale. The Flower Sale will be held at the picnic shelter on May 2, 3, and 4. All pre-orders may be picked up on May 2 after 2pm. If you need your order to be delivered to your residence, please indicate that on your order blank and we will deliver to you on May 2, after 2pm.

Trudy and I are looking forward to a successful Flower Sale this year. Remember, all of the profits from the Flower Sale are used by the Auxiliary to provide support for the nursing care at The Christian Village at Ma-son.

Flower Sale and we are asking you to contact your families and friends and start thinking, “Flowers! Flow-ers! Flowers!!!”

Kroger Community Rewards Benefits our Village Auxiliary By: Joanne Biedinger

The Village Auxiliary received $1,634 in 2018Mwithout any effort on our part. Kroger generously donates about 2% of YOUR purchases to our benefit. We have about 105 households registered for our Auxil-iaryMand some of you are registered with other charities. This means that you are contributing an average of about $15.00 per household to our AuxiliaryMagain, without any effort on your part – except for register-ing your Kroger Plus Card. I registered someone by phone last month and it took less than 5 minutes with both of us at our computers. You don’t have a computer? Call me and I’ll meet you in the Village Library. Bring your Kroger Plus Card and I’ll get you signed up. Joanne Biedinger 339-0491

PS: Do you know about the Kroger Digital Coupons? You can shop without most of the paper cou-ponsMGo to Kroger.com and “Digital Coupons”. They also have a Friday Freebie and sometimes specials on Friday and Saturday only IF you register at Kroger.com. But – you must sign up on Friday. No – I don’t have stock in Kroger but I do like to save money.

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Resident News, Organizations, & Reminders

Council Meetings

Share your compliments, comments, and concerns at a council meeting in the Lounge.

Garden Home Council: Thursday, 2/14 at 9am

Garden Apartment Council:

Monday, 2/18 at 1:30pm

Book Clubs

Nonfiction Book Club

Friday, 2/1 at 3pm in the Lounge

(1st Friday of every month)

Discussing A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester.

Mason Public Library Book Club at CVM

Wednesday, 2/27 at 2:30pm in the Lounge

(4th Wednesday of every month)

Discussing Lady Jayne Disappears by Joanna Politano.

CVM Library News By: Mary Ann Watrous

Did you know that the books in our library have all been donated to CVM? Some of the most recent titles include Sandra Brown’s “Tailspin”; Lee Childs’ “Past Tense”; Michael Connelly’s “Dark Sacred Night”; Catherine Coulter’s “The Sixth Day”; “Kingdom of the Blind” by Louise Penny, and “The Horse Boy” by Rupert Isaacson (Large Print).

Resident Recommendations:

A Garden Home resident particularly enjoyed “The Marriage of Opposites” by Alice Hoffman and “Whiter Than Snow” by Sandra Dallas.

Name Tags

Please remember to wear your CVM name tag while in the main building and on outings. It helps to facili-tate familiarity and friendships!

February Funny: Food for Thought

By: Dick Biedinger Is it my imagination or do Buffalo Wings taste like chicken? When the price of eggs went up, the chick-ens began to chuckle instead of cackle. I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most folks die of natural causes. “Happy first anniversary” to the Lean Cuisine in our freezer. A sign at KFC: “Ten piece chicken bucketMsome assembly re-quired”. If we are not meant to have evening snacks, why is there a light in the refrigerator? Campbell’s announced that they are making senior citizen “Large Type” alphabet soup. A new Mason restaurant is serving “senior burgers”Mhalf ground beef and half ground prunes. President Trump wants to bar pre-shredded cheeseMhe wants to make America grate again. What was the greatest thing before sliced bread? When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say? Can vegetarians eat animal cracker? Dijon-VuMthe same mustard as yesterday. If life is a bowl of cherries, what am I do-ing in the pits? Why would you ever buy sour cream or evaporated milk? EXERCISE? I thought you said “extra fries.” Bon Appetite.

Operation Christmas Child

Each fall, residents have the opportunity to fill fes-tive shoeboxes with gifts for children in need throughout the world. Stock up throughout the year so when it comes time to pack, you are all ready!

“I was always late be-cause I lacked a watch. Opening my shoebox gift, I found one. Now I am always on time for school.”–Niyonkuru, Burundi

“I am so happy! I cannot believe that someone from a different country would send me a gift of exactly what I like: rings and hairbows. I will keep going to church.”–Vanessa, Colombia

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Activity Sign-Ups

There are well over 100 programs offered every month, and the vast majority are offered at no cost and require no registration. For those which do ask for payment or registration, we have Sign-Ups.

Please fill out the included Sign Up Sheet and bring it with you to Sign Ups, which begin on Tuesday, January 29th at 8:30am in the Lounge. You may also call in to 701-3381 at that time. We will be tak-ing reservations until 10:30am. If you are not able to attend or call in, a friend may sign up on your be-half. After 10:30am and throughout the month, sign up for activities at the Front Desk.

Breakfast with Lincoln

We are fortunate to host Presi-dent Lincoln for breakfast during his birthday month! Meet and eat with him on Friday, 2/1 in the Chapel at 9am. Following break-fast, he will act and present on his famous Gettysburg Address. Cost is $5. Please RSVP for this special event.

Ambassadors Choir

The CVM choir is back in full sing — I mean, “swing!” All residents are welcome to join rehearsals in the Chapel on Mondays at 1:30pm. Save the date for their spring concerts — Tuesday, 5/7 (with din-ner before), and Wednesday, 5/8 at 7pm. (concert only).

Jewelry Making

Back by popular demand, we will have a jewelry making class in the Craft Room on Tuesday, 2/5 at 10:45am. During this time, you will create a piece of your choosing, whether it be a necklace, beaded lanyard for your name tag, bracelet, or earrings. Cost is only $5 and includes a beautiful drawstring pouch for your creation. Please RSVP.

Julia’s 3 Months

in Italy

Did you know that Julia stud-ied abroad in Italy? Come learn about her Milanese experience — learning the language and new recipes, living in one of the fash-ion capitals of the world, and interning in an Italian retirement community. This program will take place in the Lounge on Tuesday, 2/5 at 1:30pm. There will be Italian food!

Snickers...Salad?

Candy maker Frank C. Mars introduced the Snick-ers bar in February of 1930. It was named for a fa-vorite horse owned by the Mars family. Come to the Lounge on 2/6 at 2:30pm to learn more about this candy while enjoying Snickers Salad — chilled ap-ples, snickers, and whipped cream. Yum! Stay after-wards for the Snickers Contest — simply tell a funny joke or funny story and receive a Snickers Bar!

Oaks & Acorns

Intergenerational

Storytime

You are invited to join preschoolers in the Lounge every Thursday morning from 10:15-10:45am for Oaks & Acorns Intergenerational Storytime. Local preschoolers will be coming with a parent for a time of singing, read-aloud, book sharing, and more. Come to watch and interact with the kids. This pro-gram is led by volunteer Marsha Collins, who was the Preschool Director at Christ’s Church Mason for many years.

Your family’s preschoolers and parents are encour-aged to join, too!

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Valentine’s Wreath

The Christmas decorations are all put away, and now it’s time to bring out your Valentines décor! Sign up for the festive wreath-making class, which will take place in the Craft Room on Fri-day, 2/8 at 10:45am for only $10.

Village Voyagers

Do you enjoy traveling? Come to the Village Voyag-ers meeting on 2/12 at 2:30pm in the Lounge to learn about our upcoming

trips to Bardstown, KY; The Wilds; and the Toyota factory. Registration is now open for our trips to the Ron Retzer’s Country Show in Plain City with lunch at Der Dutchman on 8/7, and a 2-night trip to Fran-kenmuth, MI, 8/21-8/23. Flyers and registration forms are available for those two trips outside the Craft Room, and will be at the February meeting as well. Hope to see you there!

Valentine’s Snow Globe

Sign up for this festive craft class, which will take place on Tuesday, 2/12 at 10:45am in the Craft Room. Cost is $5.

CVM Woodshop Tour

Are you interested in woodworking, or just curious about what they are up to in the woodshop behind

the main building? Come take a tour of the CVM Woodshop on Wednes-day, 2/13! You will see their venue, tools, and some of their projects as you learn about woodworking at CVM and how you can get involved. Meet

in the Fireside Lounge at 9:30am to walk over as a group. All who come will be entered to win a prize in a free raffle!

Knit & Crochet with Purpose

Do you enjoy knitting or crocheting, but don’t have anyone to do it for? Come learn from resident Pat Suer about different organizations in need of dona-tions, from preemies in the NICU, to inner-city stu-dents, and even the VA. She’ll also explain how you can donate to them, Wednesday, 2/13 at 3pm in the Craft Room.

Valentine’s Social

A chubby little cherub,

Flew in to let you know,

There’s going to be a party,

And we're hoping you will show!

Please come and join in the fun,

When Cupid pulls back his bow,

Enjoy some food that is "hearty,"

And lots of fun, that you know!

Thursday, 2/14 from 1-2pm in the Chapel.

Scam Talk

It seems like every time you turn on the news, there is another scam. Unfortunately, many of these scams target older adults. Learn from a fraud pro-tection specialist about how to protect yourself from some of these scams. This program will take place in the Lounge at 10am on Friday, 2/15. Bring your questions!

Activities & Events

You can never be too

careful or overeducated.

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Living on the Slant:

Life Aboard Fiona Rois

After retiring and prior to moving to CVM, Mike and Joy Ryan split their time between their residence in Bass Harbor, Maine, and their sailboat, a 45-foot ketch named Fiona Rois.

They sailed the eastern seaboard covering an area bounded by Cape Breton, Florida, and Bermuda. In addition to blue water sailing they also spent time on the coastal inland waterway and the major east coast lakes and bays including the Bras d’Or Lake, Bay of Fundy, Passamaquoddy Bay, Frenchman’s Bay, Blue Hill Bay, Penobscot Bay, Casco Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Cape Cod Bay, Buzzard’s Bay, Narragansett Bay, Fisher’s Sound, Long Island Sound, Delaware Bay, and Chesapeake Bay. Mike also chartered Fiona Rois and holds a USCG 50 gross ton master’s license with sail endorsement.

He will illustrate and discuss operating, maintaining, traveling, and living aboard Fiona Rois in the Lounge on Friday, 2/15 at 1:30pm. See you there!

Mammograms on Campus

Are you due for your annual mammo-gram? The UC Health Mobile Mam-mography Van will be on campus Tuesday, 2/19 from 8-10am, parked out front by the lake. To schedule an appointment, please call 585-7465.

Dog Visits

Watch, pet, and play with certified therapy dogs dur-ing our monthly dog visits. Dogs may vary, but we often have a Black Lab, Sheltie, and Golden Doo-dle. Cuteness 100% guaranteed.

Dog visits always take place the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 1:30pm in the Craft Room — this month that falls on 2/19.

The Enquirer Online

You may have seen on Channel 1851 that CVM residents now have free access to The Cincinnati Enquirer online. With this, you can not only see the electronic version of the daily paper, but get “Insider” access for extra articles, restaurant deals, and more.

Julia will walk you through how to access our ac-count via computer and tablet on Wednesday, 2/20 at 10:45am in the Craft Room. Please bring your tablet (if you have one) to follow along.

Life History Journaling

Join other residents in the Craft Room as we work our way through 50 prompts which, when together, turn into your life story. On Wednesday, 2/20 at 2:30pm, we will share our responses to the following prompts:

7. Think about your house growing up. What was it like?

8. What was your childhood bedroom like?

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Luncheon & Union Terminal

Presentation

Most every month, residents are invited to the Chapel for a catered luncheon followed by enter-tainment. On Friday, 2/22 at 11:30, we will have a $5 lunch from Subway. After lunch, learn about Un-ion Terminal — home of the Cincinnati Museum Center — from one of the museum’s docents. This lecture is titled: “A City Within a City — Union Ter-minal,” and covers the design of the terminal for train travelers and the transition to becoming the museum it is today. You won’t want to miss this! RSVP is required.

Muffins with the Men

CVM men are invited to the Matthews Dining Room on Monday, 2/25 at 8:30am for “Muffins with the Men.” Enjoy muffins from My Favorite Muffin, juice, and coffee. These are not your ordinary muffins! In addition to the standard varieties, they offer choco-late cheesecake muffins, Boston crème pie muffins, and deep dish apple pie muffins. There is no cost. Please RSVP.

Retired Engineers & Scientists

Luncheon

This is our 10th annual luncheon for retired engineers and scien-tists here at The Chris-tian Village at Mason. Not only engineers, but architects, physi-

cists, chemists, mathematicians, computer, and other scientists are welcome. Come enjoy lunch and tell us some of your interesting experiences and funny stories! Bring some of your memorabilia to display, such as drawing sets, slide rules, log books/tables, vintage calculators or computers, etc.

The luncheon will be held at 11:30am in the Mat-thews Dining Room on Tuesday, 2/26. The cost is $5. Please RSVP on Sign-Up Day or by 2/18. Questions? Call Harold Rice at 573-9754.

Valentine Gift Jar

Sign up to make this lovely craft which can be modified to work for any occasion or holiday! Class is held on Wednesday, 2/27 at 3pm in the Craft Room. Cost is $5.

Girls’ Night In

Ladies are invited to the Renewal Fitness Center on Thursday, 2/28 at 6:30pm for popcorn and the movie, Forever Young.

Concerts at CVM

The Sociables

Monday, 2/18 at 7pm in the Chapel

Listen to familiar favorites by one of CVM’s favorite trios.

Mrozek Piano Recital

Saturday, 2/23 at 1:30pm in the Chapel

Enjoy pieces by ten piano students during this one-hour recital.

All About Art

Arts & Crafts Open Studio

Saturdays, 9am-12pm in the Craft Room

Work alongside other artists and crafters. You are welcome to use CVM supplies, or bring your own materials and projects.

Featured Art of the Month

Since November, we have featured a piece of art by or from different CVM residents. Come check it out on the Gallery Wall in the Craft Room.

Self-Guided Tour of Simon Dewey Art at CVM

Pick up a guide book outside the Craft Room and tour the Simon Dewey art collection at CVM. The guide lists the verse of inspiration for each piece and commentary by the artist.

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Time listed is the departure time from the

Fireside Lounge. RSVP unless otherwise indicated.

Kroger

Tuesdays and Fridays at 1:30pm

Cost: 1 Concierge Card Trip

No reservation required.

ROMEOS Lunches

Thursdays at 11:30am

Cost: Cost of Meal

Join CVM men (Retired Old Men Eating Out) as they carpool to a nearby restaurant for lunch. No reservation required.

Mystery Lunch #1

Monday, 2/4 at 11:15am

Cost: $4 + Cost of Meal

We are going out for lunch but the restaurant is a secret! We play it safe with the menus so all are sure to find something they enjoy. Limit 28.

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal

Wednesday, 2/6 at 9:30am


Come see the newly renovated Cincinnati Museum Center. You will have time to browse the exhibits at your leisure. Our group will have lunch at Nourish 513 — a restaurant inside the museum. Wheel-chairs are available to rent for $10, and you get $5 back when it is returned. Must RSVP and pay on Sign-Up Day, 1/29 to secure your spot. Those on last month’s wait list will be given priority. Limit 14.

Adventures in Dining to The Golden Lamb

Monday, 2/11 at 11:15am

Cost: $30

At the request of several residents, we will have lunch at this historic restaurant in Lebanon. Cost includes transportation, a 3-course meal with a drink (coffee, tea, soft drink, or milk), as well as tax and tip. Minimum 16, limit 28.

To Start:

• Tomato Bisque with pecorino Romano cheese

As a Main Course:

• BLT&E Sliders: Signature egg salad, pepper ba-con, lettuce & tomato with fresh fruit garnish

• Or Carved Turkey Sandwich with pesto mayo, balsamic tomatoes, spinach & Swiss cheese

For Dessert:

• Shaker Sugar Pie with caramel and whipped cream

Observatory & Lunch Outing

Tuesday, 2/19 at 10:15am


Enjoy lunch at the historic Mt. Adams Bar & Grill (one step to restaurant) followed by a guided tour of the country’s first public astronomical observatory. Weather-permitting, you can even participate in so-lar viewing. While the museum is handicap accessi-ble, there are 5 steps to see the oldest public tele-scope, and 30 steps to see the larger telescope. There are places to sit along the 30-45 minute tour. Limit 14.

Adventures in Dining to Half Day Café



Priority will be given to those who signed up for the January outing which had to be cancelled.

Mystery Lunch #2



Same drill, different restaurant. Priority is given to those who did not go on Mystery Lunch #1. If you are interested in going on both, ask to be added to the Wait List for one of the Mystery Lunches so you can be called if there are openings. Limit 28.

Matthew 25 Ministries

Thursday, 2/28 at 10am

Cost: Free

Volunteer with Matthew 25 Ministries. Seated posi-tions are available.

All About Outings

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