On Friday, August 26^th Rockhaven celebrated our 50^th Anniversary at our annual picnic.  We had the usual delicious food: chicken, ribs, hot dogs, brats and burgers grilled by Carl.  The side dishes were provided by guests.  This year we also had a decorated cake that matched our invitation.  Unlike last year, the weather was comfortable, and it only rained before the party.

For the celebration, Mel Johnson, a past president of the Rockhaven Board and current resident gave us some history of how Rockhaven got its start.  Barbara Entress, also a resident and the Administrator here for over half Rockhaven’s existence, added some more interesting bits of history.

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In 2020, we were not able to have our usual Christmas Party, so we tried something new.  A small band of carolers, including 2 residents, a current and past board member, Carl and I, delivered gift bags and brief carols in the very cold, early evening.  We paused long enough only to sing one verse per apartment as we hurried along.  The gift bags included 7 varieties of cookies, one loaf of bread, a bag of caramel corn, a packet of cocoa and a candy cane.  Next year, if we do it again, we will probably be a little less ambitious with our baking!  Everyone seemed to appreciate the bags and the singing.  We carolers enjoyed it too!

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On October 11, eight Travelers Insurance employees from an auditing division showed up, with their sleeves rolled up to work. They were participating in United Way’s annual Day of Caring. United Way, connects non-profits with civic minded business groups.  It is a blessing to the community while providing team building opportunities. The Travelers volunteers scraped and washed 10 bulkheads, cleaned out 5 garages, helped a resident with storm windows on her porch, vacuumed a basement and cleaned streetlights on the property. They were happy to get out of the office on a cool, blustery but sunny day and we appreciated all the help. Rockhaven provided lunch and 3 residents provided desserts.

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This past Thursday, August 2 was my first Annual Rockhaven Picnic. Since we knew it was going to rain, we decided to have it in one of our 4 car garages. We appreciated the occupants letting us use their space for the day. It was a great day even with the occasional down pours, and everyone had fun. Carl manned the grill and no one went hungry. Residents brought sides and desserts and Rockhaven provided the rest. We even invited some of our contractors to join us. I think we had about 35 guests!

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Not knowing Connecticut, I have set out to visit all the churches in the state. I expect to move out farther to visit Christian Science churches in other local states.

– Andrea Black, Executive Director

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At this year’s Christmas party, we honored Mel Johnson for his 17 years of devoted service to Rockhaven. Here Board Secretary, Marian Brusberg, presents a special thank you gift.

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Rockhaven Residents celebrated the coming spring (although it seems to be here already by the weather) on March 9. They gathered in the Admin House living room and enjoyed pot luck appetizers and desserts. The room was decorated with extra large mobile flowers and butterflies hanging from the overhead beams, along with 60 daffodil and 40 tulip stems placed throughout the room.

Everyone got a door prize ticket when they came in, and throughout the evening, numbers were called with each person getting a prize. The grand prize was a set of tickets for free admission to an evening at the Wadsworth Atheneum’ Museums film series.

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