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Celebrating Residents and Their Families
LYNNE LUKAS, Director of
Sales and Marketing, celebrates
the successes of residents and
their families:
Department “The Clare is a unique community
downtown
luxury
providing
Updates living with a plan for the future.
makes
what
However,
our
Lynne Lukas community so special is our
amazing residents and families!
Resident Health Services Take resident Mary Roche, for example. Her
Shares Springtime Presentations grandson Joe Flamm won season 15 of Top Chef!
A mother of nine and grandmother of 24, Mary
JOANNE MALLETA, Director of Resident joined The Clare in 2015. During the show, she flew
Health Services, shares wellness presentations to Denver as a surprise visitor. In one episode, she
and discussions taking place at The Clare, sure was put to work cooking her Italian specialties.
to keep residents busy amid a snowy start to Joe is the Executive Chef at Spiaggia, located
spring: near The Clare. His proud grandmother has
hosted other residents at Spiaggia to enjoy her
“I would like to let you know about the
fantastic health and wellness programs that grandson’s delicious cuisine – which all began at
we have completed and others that we have home, cooking with family.”
Joanne Malleta in store this spring at The Clare. Our Dementia Photo courtesy
Series led by The Clare experts has been a of Spiaggia
success so far. Two psychologists, Dr. Wolk and Dr. Lucarelli,
also completed a two-part series titled, “Getting Old Isn’t for
Sissies!” On May 23, Dr. Case from the Universal Health Institute
will speak about the lunches she had with Deepak Chopra, an
internationally renowned author, presenter and holistic physician.
Our very own IT Technician Edward Nash III will be presenting
at To Your Health in May regarding technology, and The Clare’s
Dietitian Jae Mukoyama will be speaking about the food-brain
connection in June. We look forward to seeing you!”

Life Enrichment Springs Ahead with Evening Events
LORI GRIFFIN, Director of Life Enrichment,
reviews events put on in response to requests Mary Roche and her grandson and Top Chef winner Joe Flamm
appeared on WGN TV, making their famous clam sauce spaghetti .
from residents:
“The Life Enrichment Department hasn’t been Plant Operations Details
slowed by the cold weather! Responding to
the resident satisfaction survey, a focus has Maintenance and Spring Projects
been made to provide more evening events. FRANK BUCHBERGER, Director
Over the past few months, those events have of Plant Operations, provides an
Lori Griffin included weeknight movies, a staged reading update on various projects taking
from ShawChicago, evening music in The place around The Clare this spring:
Lounge, a presentation and performance about life as a child of “Weather permitting, window
Holocaust survivors, a Roaring 20s dinner with a jazz duo and the washing on the building’s exterior
third annual Clare Ball. Weekend events have also picked up pace is scheduled to begin, as is building
with parties for the Oscars and Super Bowl, group restaurant envelope façade repairs, which will
outings and several group theatre trips. last for about four weeks. Building
In the coming summer months, we look forward to the Rush Hour Frank Buchberger landscape spring flowers are set for
Concert Series on Tuesday evenings, Grant Park Music Festival installation, as well, and streetscape planting is already
performances, the summer garden party and a second showing of underway. As a friendly reminder, please submit a work
the Clare Crewsaders at the Dragon Boat Races in Chinatown.” order for all of your personal requests.”