The Terrace Beckons

Herbs Ripe for Snipping!

The time has come for enjoying bits of the herb garden in your apartment.  There is plenty of basil, mint, thyme, oregano, sage, cilantro, and chives as well as a few other favorites.   If you would like to clip your favorite herbs, please do so.  Keep in mind that others may love the same ones, so be judicious about how much you take.  And for the time being, please leave the dill and curly parsley alone—they seem to be struggling to get going and need more time.  ENJOY!

Relief from Summer Heat

As many of you will have seen, we now have a large tent on the Terrace to give residents some badly needed shade.  The Village of Sleepy Hollow normally issues tent permits for only one week, but thanks to the efforts of Management, our tent can stay up until October 31.  In order to maintain social distancing, occupancy should be limited to 30 residents; no tables will be provided under the tent as that would reduce the space available for people.

Signs of Opening at KoH

We are finally getting some signs that KoH is starting to open. The most celebrated recent news is that residents can go out for haircuts, either using the shuttle or their own car. And starting July 1, residents will have the choice of picking up their dinner in the Bistro or having it delivered. Both of these follow the welcoming of Independent Resident visitors to campus for outside visiting, and social gatherings of up to 6 residents on the terrace. Based on the weekly reports there is more to come.

Recycling News

Concerns about the dangers to our health, and domestic and world affairs may have caused residents to neglect Kendal’s recycling program which is indispensable for the environment, particularly as we’ve been generating huge quantities of paper and recyclable plastics during the pandemic. Ignoring the recycling and sorting  requests posted in all trash rooms means rejection of our recyclables at the collection point and incinerating them – something we try to avoid for obvious reasons.

Let’s refresh our memories of how it works.

1.    Newspapers, catalogs, clean paper and cardboard go into the PAPER bin in your trash room.                              

2.    All hard plastics with triangles numbered 1 – 7, milk and juice containers, glass bottles and jars, metal cans and lids must be rinsed and placed with other metal objects into the bin labeled MIXED PLASTIC AND METAL.  

3.    Soiled paper, napkins, pizza boxes, plain and plastic/wax-coated paper cups, silver–lined aluminum tray lids, left-over food, meat scraps, bones, and cheese, household and hygiene items, and empty cans and bottles which contained paint and chemical liquids must be bagged and go into the lidded dumpster marked TRASH.  Place broken glass, china and crockery in a separate bag and mark it “Attention Broken Glass.”

When in doubt, deposit items in the TRASH dumpster.

4.    If your kitchen sink has a garbage disposal system, use it to grind up egg shells, apple cores,  veggie and other food remnants, etc., and run the water while the grinder is activated until the sound indicates there’s nothing left to grind. Please no hard fruit pits, bones, meat products and cheese!

Financial Report to Residents

From 10:00 am to 11:30 am Wednesday, June 24,  CFO Jean Eccleston will lead a meeting for residents covering the audited financial results as of December 31, 2019, unaudited results as of April 30, 2020, and the effects of the pandemic.

On Monday morning, June 22, residents will receive an email with instructions on how to register for this meeting, which will be similar to the June 8 Residents Council meeting held via Zoom.

For those who are not able to join the Zoom meeting, the presentation will be available on channel 1970 at 3:00 pm on June 25 - 28.

Dining Advisory News

Since opening the Bistro and the FDR for dining is still in the future, the Dining Advisory Committee held a Zoom meeting last week to consider an interim plan to open the Bistro for take-out only during scheduled dinner hours.   The plan would be to have residents choose their food items and then either return to their apartments or eat on the Terrace while observing social distancing and wearing masks when not eating or drinking.  The delivery of meals to residents’ apartments would remain an option.

Watch for details soon.

Reminder to Update to Zoom 5.0

As we have previously communicated, beginning May 30th, 2020, Zoom will be enabling GCM encryption across the entire Zoom platform, providing increased protection for meeting data.

If you are using Zoom and have not already updated to Zoom 5.0, please do it now because after May 30, 2020 you are required to be on Zoom 5.0 or higher to join a Zoom meeting. If you have not updated your desktop or mobile device, you will have the choice to update or to join via a browser. If you need help with this, please make an appointment with Anthony Bradford at 914 236 8553.

The Poetry of Anne White

Anne White, the Treasurer of the Kendal Residents Association, is also a talented poet. She recently greeted the Residents Council Meeting with some thoughts about the slight loosening of the restrictions which Kendal has been following since the arrival of the Coronavirus.

VISITORS HOORAY!

Stay safe, stay well, stay out of trouble
As we emerge from our Kendal bubble.

Yay, Hooray! Today we welcome visitors
— the first time since March 20th .

But don’t be lazy. Everyone must
wear a mask and stay six feet away!

Sorry, outside only and no more than four.
That will keep us out of trouble

As we slowly, carefully expand exposure
to the world beyond our Kendal bubble.

Kendal Zoom Schedule

Fitness:

Stretch and Balance with David: Monday & Wednesday at 9:30

Pilates with Regina:
Tuesday at 10:00

Yoga with Rochelle:
Thursday at 11:15 Note new time

Zumba Gold with Amy:
Friday at 11:15 Note new time

Call or email Cathy DiSomma for Zoom link

Activities:

Contemporary Issues Discussion Group Thursdays at 10:00 Contact Gene DuBow
Will not meet again until August

Classes:

Ninth Street Women Artists: Tuesdays and Thursdays in June, if enrolled

Theater course: Tuesdays in July, if you enroll by June 15

Still Life Drawing Workshop: June 19 & 20 3:00 – 3:40, if you register by June 16

June 8 Residents Council Meeting

News from Meeting

 Muriel Fox announced that the traditional July 4 celebration has been cancelled

 Janet Schloat announced that 12 “Intent to Run” forms have been received for the seven open Resident Council positions that will be elected in September.

 Gene DuBow announced that the Staff Appreciation Fund has raised $165,000. This is the best result we have ever had at Kendal.

Caution: Scams

The June 5th Kendalabra gave a warning about Coronavirus scams.

It has come to our attention that one resident received a call about problems with her Social Security card, and upon calling the Social Security Administration was told that such scams were prevalent at the moment.

Others were asked to renew services they hadn’t requested or to contact banks they do not have accounts with. It is important not only to hang up or not return such calls but also to carefully check bank and credit card statements to ensure there are no unauthorized withdrawals/charges.

Editor’s Note: When you get your monthly Kendal bill, that is not a scam. Treat it seriously.