We had 19 members today with their carers. We also had a few new members – Bob and wenda and Mary and James. Lisa welcomed them and introduced them during the chat session to the other members. It was also lovely to see Valerie a Rotary of Golders Green member and also one of our Trustees. Lisa had a few words of advice to give members today about how to wear face masks properly and informed everyone that there have been a few spikes of the virus in some areas and therefore we should all be very careful.
Lisa also mentioned that she has been looking at outings for next year and mentioned that she thought a trip to Highgrove House where the Prince of Wales lives for a Champagne afternoon Tea and a tour of the grounds might be something to look forward to. Members were delighted to hear this.
Ian was ready to start and always joins in early to say hello to all the members. It was a pleasure today to also meet his family, Sharon his partner and their son Max who joined in with Ian to sing a few lines to a song. Thank you Ian.
Eon was then ready for the chair exercise session. As usual Eon gives everyone a good whole body workout. He always makes working out fun and you can’t hide from Eon as he watches everyone closely. Thank you Eon
It was then joke time and Lisa put up a picture of a 105 year old and read out her good advice list for living long which was funny. Lisa then out 2 short funny stories and then there was a picture quiz. This week’s picture quiz was chocolate bars and the winner was Helen and Chrystalla who scored 14 out of 20. Well done to them knowing their chocolates. It was then time for the Bingo and this week’s winner was Jeanette. Well done Jeanette.
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A rainy day but that didn’t matter as we had 24 members today. Lisa welcomed our new members Olga and Jose and new visitors Susan and John. It was also lovely to see our volunteers Melvyn and Annette and our Rotary volunteers Valerie from Rotary Club Golders Green and also one of our Trustees and Helen from Rotary Northwick Park.
Members had a lovely chat together and then Lisa asked then introduced the programme for today giving members some hints to make sure they were on Speaker view.
There was no James le Bec today as he was on holiday for a week so Lisa and Mark prepared a Karaoke with a Twist Show for 30 minutes. It was a sing-a-long with a twist which everyone really enjoyed. There were a number of favourites including ABBA and Elvis Presley which got everyone up and dancing. In fact members feedback loved what we did so much they now want us to do this weekly.
Richard our chair Yoga instructor was ready and waiting as soon as the Karaoke finished and as usual everyone enjoys the exercises with Richard as they are great fun. Richard then does a short general knowledge quiz after the Yoga and the winners for the quiz today were jointly Chris and Gina and Muriel and Ivor. Thank you Richard.
Lisa then continued and just gave a quick reminder to everyone about the new group chat session on Tuesday 25th August and then read two funny short stories which everyone found very amusing. Lisa then called out the Bingo numbers and reminded everyone that this was a new game today. The Bingo winner today was Helen and Chrystalla. Well done to them. A big thank you today to Mark our technical support engineer making sure the Karaoke session went smoothly.
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We had 19 members today with their carers. Lisa welcomed everyone including new members Olga and Jose. They had technical issues with their camera but still enjoyed the audio and enjoyed the session.
Lisa also welcomed Sheila, one of the volunteers from the Rotary Club of Golders Green. Lisa informed members about recent responses received to her email regarding organising a group chat session and informed members that the unanimous decision is for early evenings during the week. The first group chat session will therefore start on Tuesday 24th August at 7pm.
Lisa also informed members that James Le Bec will be away on Wednesday 19th but they would still be in for a treat as Lisa and Mark have some Karaoke style entertainment with a twist.
Ian James was ready as usual to start his music entertainment but before he started he brought Sonny his dog to the stage which everyone really liked.
Ian decided to play as a tribute some Elvis songs today especially as it was the anniversary of his death on the 16th August 1977. Members were soon up and dancing and moving around to the Elvis songs. Ian then played a few Beatles songs and then some other favourites which everyone enjoyed singing along to. Thank you Ian.
Eon was then ready to start with the warm up exercises to gentle music which then progressed to the more upbeat Salsa/South American music which got members really working out and enjoying themselves. Thank you Eon.
It was then time for Lisa to read a couple of her short funny stories which is always very welcoming as everyone loves to have a good laugh. The quiz today was a picture quiz about Herbs and Spices. There were 15 picture questions. Marina got the top score today. Well done Marina. Lisa then finally called out the Bingo numbers and today's winner was Maria. As this was Maria’s third win, she will receive a small gift. Well done Maria.
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We had 20 members today and new members. Lisa welcomed the new members and introduced them to the others as they joined. Two of our members Gina and Chris joined us today from their Centre Parcs holiday at Elveden which was great to see them. It was also good to see Helen and Ritu from the Rotary Clubs and Melvyn and Annette our long term and valued volunteers.
Lisa tries to reveal a different virtual background at every session and today as it was really hot again, Lisa had a moving virtual background of a beach which looked like it was in Jamaica. Some members commented that it was calming and refreshing to watch the sea swishing in and out and brought back some memories.
Our music entertainer James Le Bec was then ready to start and today he started with a song sang by Alma Cogan – an English pop star in the 1950’s and early 60’s. The song ‘Love and Marriage’ was a very familiar song for everyone. James then followed with other music favourites which included the Birdy Song and Que Sera Sera. The music quiz today was based on 10 questions on Elvis music hits which enjoyed. The music quiz winners today was Gina and Chris. James then finished off with another music favourite ‘Coming round the mountain’. Thank you James.
Richard Kravetz then followed on swiftly with the Yoga chair exercises and as the weather was very humid the exercises were not too energetic today. In fact he did some breathing exercises to start with that keep you cool which were very welcoming. It is always great fun with Richard and makes exercising effortless. Richard then followed on with today’s 10 quiz questions. The first 5 questions were famous quotes and for members to say who said some them. It was interesting to note who said the first quote –‘ British women can’t cook’ and this was Prince Phillip.
Everyone enjoyed the quiz and the winners today were Gina and Chris and Helen and Chrystalla. Thank you Richard.
Lisa then carried on with the session reading a couple of funny short stories which everyone enjoys and finally called out the Bingo numbers. The Bingo winners today were Nino and Rosita. Well done to them.
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We had 16 members today with the carers and families on this very hot day. Lisa opened the session from 2pm and as more members joined it was lovely to see everyone chatting.
Ian our music entertainer played some sing along seaside music which made everyone happy and singing. Eon then followed with his chair exercise session. His funky music was very motivating. It didn’t matter how hot it was as everyone enjoyed following the exercises. Thank you Ian and Eon.
Lisa then followed with a flower picture quiz today and everyone did really well recognising the names of various flowers. Lisa then read some short jokes and then called out the Bingo numbers. Today’s winner was Jo and Grazia and Enzo. Thank you as always to our Service engineer Mark and it was lovely to see Valerie one of our Trustees and Rotarian.
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