Last Updated on November 12, 2022

Thanks to all of you that completed the Holleran Resident Satisfaction Survey. A special thanks to you who commented on what you found good and what needs to be improved at Charlestown after thoughtfully considering the experiences you have had during the past two years. Charlestown will receive a report from the survey company, including comments made, which will be read and considered by the Administration and the Board of Directors to guide them as they strive to make our home as good as it can be.

November, a month to give thanks. The Roman philosopher Seneca wrote: “In all things we should try to make ourselves be as grateful as possible….gratitude pays itself back in large measure.” As we turn our attention to the holiday season, we are grateful for the opportunity to spend happy times with family and friends.

We will be grateful for the restoration of health to those that are ill. We will morn for those we lost and take the time to comfort those left behind by celebrating the lives of their loved ones, by sharing their stories and gratefully remembering happy memories.

We are grateful for the sacrifice of our Veterans, for the right to vote and for the bounty at Thanksgiving. We are grateful for Charlestown employees who have one way or another made and continue to make our daily lives easier. We have the opportunity to show our gratitude to them in a very meaningful way by generously giving to the Staff Appreciation Fund, now underway.

I am grateful for you; we get to celebrate life together!

Merci Izquierdo-Whitaker
Residents’ Council President 2022-23