Last Updated on January 12, 2025
The announcements in this section are focused on events and activities that might be of interest to and/or are open (free) to the entire Charlestown Community. Make sure to also visit Department and Club/Events (Resident Activities) webpages and NEWS for additional announcements.
Residents’ Council Meeting January 7
Don’t miss the Residents’ Council meeting:
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3 PM
Auditorium
If you can’t make it to the meeting, a video will be available on MyErickson/TV & Videos/ Residents’ Council/ Residents’ Council Meetings
January – May 2025 Performing Arts Schedule Is Now Available
Charlestown’s January- May 2025 Schedule is
now available on
MyErickson/Resident Resources/Performing Arts Publications and
at all lobby desks
Call Jennifer Tillett at Ext. 601-8577 for details
General Services Dumpster Day January 15
Do you have large items you want to get rid of? Dumpster Day is here!
For residents only. Staff will assist at dumpster.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
9:30 – 11:30 AM
Dumpster located in near garden plot by Arborside building
Resident Town Hall Meeting January 16
Resident Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, January 16, 2025
2 – 3 PM
Erickson Conference Center
Listen to a formal presentation by the Executive Team reporting new projects, updates and areas of concern that require future action. A Q&A period follows the presentation.
Resident Referral Hot Cocoa Celebration January 17
Please join Sales & Marketing
Friday January 17, 2025
2 PM
Gallery in Charlestown Square
RSVP at 410-737-8830
Attendance requires that you bring a 60+ year old guest interested in learning more about Charlestown.
Library Resources for Residents with Low Vision January 23
Library Resources for People with Low Vision
Thursday, January 23, 2025
1 PM
Auditorium
Speakers from State, City and Charlestown resource providers
ALL WELCOME!!
Questions? Call Peg Reiber, Contact information can be found in the Resident Directory, available online in MyErickson.
~Sponsored by Charlestown’s Low Vision Group~
OLOA’s Coat Drive Runs the Month of January
This is a special request supporting incarcerated women and men who are released during the winter months.
Will you donate a “gently used” coat?
Collection from January 1 – 31, 2025
9 AM – 4 PM
Drop off donations to the Pastoral Care Office
“Whatever you do to the least…you do to Me.”
Winter 2025 Putterland Events Schedule Announced
A week’s worth of festivities and fun as we transform the Conference Center into an 18-hole miniature golf course!
Tuesday, February 18: Inter-Community Tournament
Tuesday – Thursday: Open Play (various times)
Friday, February 21: Intra-Community Tournament
Saturday, February 22: Family & Friends Play
Willing to volunteer to help build the course or during one of the daily events? Call resident Pat Kasuda. Contact information can be found in the Resident Directory, available online in MyErickson.
Register by Monday, February 10, 2025 with Teresa Reymann-Curran in the Fitness Center at x601-8731.
For more information, pick up a brochure at the Fitness Center, all lobby desks, or view online on MyErickson/Resident Resources/Calendar Events.
Do You Have a Suggestion for a Charlestown Capital Project?
Complete a Capital Project form
and submit to appropriate committee(s)
of the Residents’ Council
by March 1, 2025
Treasure Sale Call Line Opens January 6
TREASURE SALE CALL LINE
is CLOSED for the holidays from:
Friday, December 20, 2024 –
Saturday, January 4, 2025
PICKUPS RESUME: Monday, January 6, 2025
~Wishing our Treasure Sale call line, pickup and sorting room volunteers a restful holiday season~
Multiracial Awareness Group Meeting January 10
Racism by Any Other Name: Entertainment
Showing of the film Reel Injun
Friday, January 10, 2025
10 AM – Noon
Charlestown Square Room 116
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Orkin Sealing Up Unintended Entrances Around Campus December – January
Orkin pest control will conduct exterior work in the Charlestown community over the next few months.
You may see Orkin technicians working around patios and windows during this time.
This work is essential for maintaining our property and ensuring a pest-free environment for everyone.
We appreciate your understanding.
More information/questions: Contact Michele Fenn, Housekeeping Manager, 410-737-8838, ext. 8559.
Whether Driving a Car or EMV, Stop and Look Both Ways!
Security reminds us that unsafe drivers in cars and EVs pose a hazard to us all.
Slow down. Stop at stop signs, crosswalks and intersections!
If you observe unsafe auto or EV operation, please note the description and license number, and notify Security.
Walk safely, looking both ways at crosswalks and corners.
It takes us all to make the campus safer.
Document Your Groups’ History
Janel Douglass Digital Archives will store your records and document your history!
Regularly email your resident groups’ minutes, documents and photos.
Send your records to: charlestownarchives17@gmail.com
The Archives are located in Fountain Hill, across from The Abbey.
Open for visits and/or research:
Mon. and Wed.: 9:30 AM – Noon
Tues. and Thur.: 11 AM – 2 PM
Please call to confirm at 410-737-8838, x8356 or 601-8356.
Photographers needed to document campus events to be preserved in the Archives.
You Can Help Remedy Shopping Cart Shortages!
Please remember to return all
shopping carts and wheelchairs
to your nearest front desk
after use!
Other residents will thank you!
Wi-Fi Guides for Connecting to Charlestown Networks Available on MyErickson
Wi-Fi Guides for connecting Android, Apple and Windows 10 devices to the Charlestown Resident NetworkA network consists of two or more computers that are linked in order to share resources (such as printers and CDs), exchange files, or allow electronic communications. The computers on a network may be linked through cables, telephone lines, radio waves, satellites, or infrared light beams. See also... and headless devices to the PortalPortal is a term, generally synonymous with "gateway," for a World Wide Web site that is or proposes to be a major starting site for users when they get connected to the Web or that users tend to visit as an anchor site. At Charlestown, a separate network (CCI-Portal) is used for "headless" devices ... READ MORE NetworkA network consists of two or more computers that are linked in order to share resources (such as printers and CDs), exchange files, or allow electronic communications. The computers on a network may be linked through cables, telephone lines, radio waves, satellites, or infrared light beams. See also... are now available on MyErickson.
Administration Updates
Tune in to Channel 972 or visit MyErickson
There are Admin updates on TV972 on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. Broadcast at: 10 AM, Noon, 4 PM, 10 PM Check weekly TV972 Schedule
Current updates are also available on MyErickson under Community Videos -> Admin Updates.
Security Reminds You to Contact Them Prior to Unregistered Visitor Arrivals
Please call Security Dispatch at x601-8806 in advance of your unregistered visitor’s arrival. Those friends and family who are registered with a window cling do not need to give advanced notice.
You will be asked to provide the following information:
• Name of the visitor
• Approximate date/time of arrival
• Location where to direct your visitor
AARP Fraud Alert Keeps Us Informed About Current Scams
AARP periodically issues fraud and scam alerts on its website. These scams come mostly through email, phone and web and can sound very convincing. Range of schemes are wide, including such things as Medicare, Social Security, credit card, cruises, IRS, tax preparation, and debt collection. The current focus is on coronavirus-related fraud.
Bookmark the fraud and scam alerts so that you can easily check the website when you get a suspicious email or phone call or you can sign up to have the alerts send directly to you through your email account. There is also a helpline phone number to call: 877-908-3360.
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