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We named two Mansion Bingo Players Of The Week tonight, Matt, who won six games, and Joan, who won one game, her first in several months. Joan has memory and sight issues, so either Maria or I have to sit with her during the games to spot her numbers when they are called.

Joan is a sweet and loving person, she loves to be a part of things, and has as much fun as anyone in her own way. When she won, Maria called “bingo” out loud and every one in the room gave her a round of applause.

Joan was thrilled, even though she asked a minute later what had just happened, why was everyone clapping? She won a stuffed horse and loved it. Joan takes every gift or present and packs them away in her suitcases, they are never seen again.

She believes her son or her husband are coming in the morning to gather her things and bring her home. She has no son and her husband died some time ago.

The staff at the Mansion – or me if I’m around – will distract her by singing a song or taking her for a short walk, and then she forgets about home for the day.

There is nothing on the walls or tables of her room, everything is packed and ready to go. I think that’s where the horse was going. I love Joan, she is a  wonderful spirit  at the Mansion with a great heart, and she always gives me the greatest kiss on the cheek when I show up.

She has the most radiant smile.

She and I have weekly reading lessons, and we both laugh and joke through most of them. It was great to see Joan win at Bingo, even if she isn’t quite sure what Bingo is.

You can support my reading program with Joan by contributing to the Mansion work. You can send a contribution to The Gus Fund, c/o Jon Katz, Post Office Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816, or via Paypal, [email protected].

Matt broke the all-time Mansion one night Bingo record for wins, he won six games in less than an hour. And he gave all of his prizes to other players. Maybe it was the new green cards we got, or maybe the Gods of Bingo were shining on him.

This is the first of a new feature series on the blog, it’s called Mansion Bingo Player Of The Week. The honor goes to the player who one the most games, or who was otherwise interesting.

I got a bunch of great new prizes for the games – some sophisticated coloring books, some stuffed animals, some small gardens to grow by the bedside.

If you wish to write Matt, you can send him a letter c/o Matt, The Mansion, 11 S. Union Avenue, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.

If you wish to contribute to the Army Of Good’s Mansion work,  you can do by sending a contribution to The Gus Fund, c/o Jon Katz, P.O. Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816, or via Paypal, [email protected]

I have to admit, I never played Bingo (Maria and I call the games at the Mansion on Fridays) and I didn’t quite realize how important the games are to the residents there. They take the games very seriously.

I enjoy talking to Matt, he is very smart and very interesting.

I wanted to catchup with some of you and make sure you know what you have done for the Mansion residents in recent weeks.

Today, we brought the last six cushions over to the Mansion porch, we made sure every rocking chair has a cushion to sit on, an a cushion to lean on. The residents and their sore backs and bodies are very grateful.

Today, a shy older woman at the Mansion came up to me in the hallway and said she needed an air conditioner, she told me the sun just beats down on her room al day and during the recent heat  wave, it was uncomfortable for her and draining.

She said she was just too shy to ask me before this. Until tonight every resident of the Mansion who wants an air conditioner now has one, a program we started last year and finished this Spring.  These gifts offer comfort and peace of mind every day this summer.

We also put a large air conditioner into the window of the Mansion kitchen, their old air conditioner was broken. It was installed two weeks ago, just before the heat wave. The kitchen staff is very grateful to the Army Of Good.

Yesterday, T-shirts arrived at the Mansion for two male residents who have not had new T-shirts for some years. Their old T-shirts were literally disintegrating around them.

We sponsored outings for a boat ride on Lake George, a visit to an aquarium in Rotterdam, N.Y., lunches at local restaurants.

We have buzzed through three Mansion Wish Lists on Amazon, got food for the cat and the birds, tents and supplies for the summer  festivities and parties, blowers and bulbs and manure for the garden, bins to hold all of the CD’s pouring in, and bucket loads of prizes for the Mansion bingo games.

Beyond that we have bought clothes for those who need them, from bras to underwear to sweatpants, and just this week bought four new sets of tablecloths for the Mansion dining room, they will appear on the tables over the weekend.

You have done a lot, and I am immensely grateful. If you wish to continue to support the work at the Mansion, you can send a contribution to me at the Gus Fund, c/o Jon Katz, P.O. Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816 or via Paypal.

Every penny goes where it is supposed to go, and I work hard every day to show you photos of the people you help and the things your donations help us bring them. Thank you.

We had a special time at the Friday night Bingo Games, Joan won two games and joined us in a spontaneous new venture, we are calling it the New Mansion Bingo Chorale.

A few weeks ago, I started singing out some of the Bingo numbers, and was hooted and jeered by the residents. Tonight, Maria and I both started singing the call numbers and all of a sudden, almost everyone joined in.

I was amazed, touched, excited. We are thinking of creating a new Mansion Bingo Music Chorale. We had a lot of fun tonight, there was no place I would rather be. I think I started something, and Joan had a blast, winning games (with some assistance) and joining happily in song.

Wayne won a game at  Bingo tonight, he asked for a Barnsie bear, which Maria and I had in our basket, a gift from a member of the Army Of Good. Wayne often gives the things he wins to a member of the Mansion staff who has a small child. He also loves bears. You can write Wayne c/o The Mansion, 11 S. Union Avenue, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.