KEEPING DRAINS CLEAR!

Please be careful about what you put into drains!

Preventing clogged drains is much easier – and cleaner – than clearing them

out!

Garbage disposals are not meant for trash disposal! Chicken bones, oatmeal,

rice, solid foods are meant for the TRASH – NOT DRAINS!

Please do NOT put any items down your drains that do not belong! Items such

as: cooking grease, personal hygiene products, coffee grounds, and hair are

some of the biggest enemies of clear drains.

This is what happens when trash is put down drains! Look at these pictures of

actual clogged drains here at The Seabrook!

So, please do your part and help your fellow Seabrook residents, as well. Preventative Maintenance certainly beats Crisis Management any day!

More Books Please

"As a part of refreshing the offerings in our Library, the Library Committee

asks that you search your bookshelves and consider donating any new fiction

or current nonfiction that you have enjoyed

reading. Just leave them on the table at the

Library entrance.

Many thanks!"

Library Committee

The Seabrook Newsletter August 2020

August has arrived and is our last full month of summer! Get outside and

enjoy yourself before the cooler weather returns.

NEW RESIDENT ORIENTATION

It has come to my attention that many residents are not

aware of our New Resident Orientation program. The

Seabrook Board of Directors has a committee named New

Resident Orientation which is chaired by a board member.

This committee has a representative for each building that

meets with a new resident to welcome them and give them

basic information that will help them become familiar with

The Seabrook. This is followed up by a visit from Felicia

Smith, Director of Resident Services. New residents are

given a card with their representative’s name and phone

number and should feel free to contact this person if they

have questions. Current representatives are Terry Delling,

Building 1; Debby Boots, Building 2; Jinny Siede, Building

3; D’Ann Lane, Building 4; and Karla Collins, Building 5.

Chairman of this committee, Ralph and Bonnie James.

Any questions please call 843-341-6806.

This picture shows how they cleaned up the

woodshop . Doesn’t it look good?

Welcome to The Seabrook

Nancy Jean “Penny” Kelly

Apt.# 1110

In Loving Memory

Michael A. Platt, MD

3/31/1946 — 7/18/2020

5th SUNDAY MOVIE

WITH HAROLD CROSS

Join Dr. Cross on Sunday,

August 30th at 3:30 p.m. in

the Auditorium for the 5th Sunday Movie He will be

featuring “Harriet”, from her escape from slavery through the dangerous missions she led to liberate hundreds of

slaves through the

Underground Railroad, the story of heroic abolitionist

Harriet Tubman is told.

Staying Healthy and Fit during Quarantine

By Louise Lund

As the coronavirus continues to leave normal life in limbo, getting back on a regular exercise routine has made most of us feel better. You have probably missed the camaraderie of seeing your friends as well. Now, more than ever, exercise is important. It can have a huge impact on anxiety you may be feeling due to coronavirus and help ease stress and depression.

While being fit will not prevent you from catching the virus, it does have many other protective effects. Physical activity helps improve all aspects of your health, including boosting your immune system. It also reduces stress and anxiety and improves mood, which helps you sleep better. Exer-cise releases endorphins, chemicals in your brain that revitalize your mind and body. If you use ex-ercise to keep up your energy and spirits in trying times such as these, you might be less inclined to turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms, like drinking too much, which does wear down your im-mune system. Get outside, whether walking, going to the pool, or just relaxing on your porch. The fresh air and sunshine will make you feel better! Especially during periods of uncertainty and fear, remember that some exercise is better than none. Going for a walk will not only stretch your legs but help clear your head as well. The current recommendations for adults are to aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate activity weekly. That is about 30 minutes of movement, 5 times per week. It is okay to break it up. Just as sticking to a routine helps you maintain a sense of normalcy, scheduling your workouts may prevent you from procrastinating or avoiding them. When scheduling a doctor’s appointment, unless transportation is an issue, ask if there are times available that will not cause you to miss your exercise class. There are now opportunities to exercise at Seabrook 5 days a week – 2 classes Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays – 11:15 for the standing and seated class and 12:00 for the seated only class, both using weights and resistance bands. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, there is now a 45-minute class beginning at 11:00 for strength and balance.

HURRICANE UPDATE

This month you will receive a check list of important items to take on

an evacuation, if the need should arise. We consider the “height” of

the season to be mid-August through September. Remember to keep

your medications up-to-date and filled. If you are going on your own,

please keep your car gassed and in good order and have a plan!

We’re hoping for the best, but just in case….

NEVER TOO LATE FOR US OLD FOLKS TO LEARN (AND TEACH OTHERS) as in these little snippets from the author's observations:

"Left-alone" places, whether they be old tin sheds, log piles, hedgerows, fields, or entire landscapes, are safe places for wildlife. Wherever there is minimal or zero intervention and management; where nature has the freedom to do what nature choses, rather than what we think nature should do; when we stop the clock, take a back seat, and become observers rather than masters; there, unexpected and magical things begin to happen." And "Wouldn't it be wonderful, if we could....immerse ourselves in these different (natural) landscapes, absorb their energies, and encounter, in the truest sense of the word, other living, non-human beings that live there."

Are we humans finally ready to encounter, understand and respect other non-human beings that live here? This little book is an endearing and simple series of lessons to make us rethink our own personal evolving moral values.

BOOK REVIEWS by Debby Boots

I'm reading a wonderful book, Dancing with Bees, by Brigit Strawbridge Howard, a woman naturalist from Dorset, England. As adult, she discovered the native bees in her own backyard which set her on a journey back to appreciation for the vast complexity and importance of nature's creation.

RECYCLING NOTES:

Thanks to everyone rinsing clean all the big and little clamshells we accumulate daily. Don't have to dry them; also don't have to staple paper bags; just toss in recycling can.

The reason we don't recycle items like waxed paper food containers anymore is that there is no market and often items are simply tossed in landfill. Our recycling company is very strict on guidelines as they recycle in Charleston and every single item is sold and made into new materials.

The company has granted us permission to recycle #5 clamshells only (in addition to #1 and #2 plastic) if we faithfully lean them from any food waste. So please follow directions on posted brochures so that we do not lose our excellent contract with I2 Recycling.

Good recycler! Karla Collins reported she saves all the sugar in the little packets for her hummingbird feeder...then recycles the packets, of course. Everyone benefits. If you have unused packets and know resident who feeds our hummers, might recycle the sugar over for reuse.

PLEASE DON’T THROW ANYTHING DOWN THE GARBAGE CHUTE UNLESS ITS TIED UP IN A TRASH BAG!

NATURE NOTES;

Our pollinator garden looks great! It is prettifying the drab area around building #1 and old trash shed and already attracting bees and butterflies. This flower garden has been seeded with donations from interested residents.

This month Victor Pizzolato donated some old fashioned garden seeds and Karen Grimm has given a very generous donation of monies to continue the project, hopefully adding milkweed plants and seeds so we can help the monarch butterflies.

Tim Thomas and Debby Boots are hand watering when needed with hose which actually has been a rewarding experience by connecting us quietly with the growing process and actually saving water and irrigation monies. If anyone wants to help with hosing (easy) or weeding/planting, please call Debby Boots at 843-715-4220.

First stage

Second Stage

Third Stage

Wildflower Garden