colonial ridge club - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-29T09:32:58Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/colonial+ridge+clubHealth & Harmony: Ocean Ridge community trains residents to treat cardiac arresthttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/health-harmony-ocean-ridge-community-trains-residents-to-treat-ca2023-02-28T20:40:26.000Z2023-02-28T20:40:26.000ZThe Coastal Starhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/TheCoastalStar<div><p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10977954894,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10977954894,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="710" alt="10977954894?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a></strong><em>Patty Perluke (l-r), Ronni Krasny, Claudia Rienzo and Mary Leroux work on the One Heart initiative. <strong>Photo provided</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>By Jan Engoren</strong></p>
<p>Even before Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest on live TV gave the nation a lesson in the critical importance of immediate CPR and use of automatic external defibrillator machines, Colonial Ridge Club residents Sally Szumlas and Eileen Fiorina were on a mission to make first responders out of their neighbors.<br /> The two, both medical professionals, are co-chairs of the Community Well-Being Committee. Szumlas, 60, has a Ph.D. in critical care nursing and Fiorina, 77, is a retired dietitian and clinical manager in a hospital in her home state of Pennsylvania.<br /> “Even if we only save one life here, it is one life someone has to be with their loved ones,” says Fiorina, a 10-year resident of Colonial Ridge in Ocean Ridge who winters here and conceived the idea.<br /> When Szumlas moved in next door, she knew she had an ally. <br /> After they lobbied the board and raised about $7,200 to purchase the AED equipment, their initiative, titled One Heart, kicked off in February — American Heart Month. <br />The women aim to bring awareness to their community about the importance of having first-responder skills, including performing CPR and using AEDs, to provide lifesaving treatment to someone suffering cardiac arrest.<br /> “We are proud to be able to support our neighbors by bringing our One Heart program and its lifesaving technology to our neighbors at Colonial Ridge,” says Szumlas, who comes down from Chicago each winter. “Data show that early intervention, including cardiac defibrillation, greatly improves the chance of survival from heart attack, and saves nearly 1,700 lives each year in the U.S. <br /> “Everyone should be prepared to be a first responder in an emergency situation,” she says. “That means knowing how to recognize the trouble, having the confidence to intervene and the necessary tools to intervene with.”<br /> As a result of their efforts and with help from Delray Beach business owner Ted David Paul of Med Tran Plus, two AED machines will be installed in publicly accessible areas in the community at 5505 N. Ocean Blvd.<br /> In addition, CPR classes began in late February with the goal of training at least 50% of the almost 200 residents at Colonial Ridge Club, many of them 55 and older. <br />Szumlas notes that the community has had two incidents of cardiac arrest, in which one resident survived and one did not.<br /> According to Szumlas, residents were trained in the American Heart Association’s “friends and family CPR certification,” a practice-while-watching technique. The committee held five days of training, with two sessions each day.<br /> “We want to help people respond when faced with this situation,” she says. “We want to educate our residents on recognizing and getting the most important things to happen. No. 1, check to see if the person is breathing. No. 2, call 911. And No. 3, if there is no pulse, get the AED and follow the machine’s instructions.<br /> “Besides saving lives, this is a way to bring our community together,” says Szumlas. “Plus, these are skills you can take with you. You never know when you might be in an airport, movie theater or supermarket and have to save somebody’s life.”</p>
<p><em>Jan Engoren writes about health and healthy living. Send column ideas to jengoren@hotmail.com.</em></p></div>100th birthday party: Colonial Ridge Club Clubhouse, Ocean Ridge – March 17https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/100th-birthday-party-colonial-ridge-club-clubhouse-ocean-ridge-ma2015-04-01T15:11:00.000Z2015-04-01T15:11:00.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960577862,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960577862,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="7960577862?profile=original" /></a><em>John Sharp (seated, center left) celebrates his 100th birthday at the Colonial Ridge Club Clubhouse in Ocean Ridge on St. Patrick’s Day, Sharp’s favorite holiday. Pictured behind him are his two daughters, Pat Duignan (left) and Nora Furey (with polka dots at right). <strong>Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star</strong></em></p></div>Ocean Ridge: Colonial Ridge residents seek access controlhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/ocean-ridge-colonial-ridge2010-02-04T20:04:13.000Z2010-02-04T20:04:13.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div>By Margie Plunkett
Colonial Ridge Club residents want to put up gates to stop motorists and pedestrians from cutting through the property located between A1A and Old Ocean Boulevard as well as using the condo’s parking spaces.
A group of residents and officers appeared before Ocean Ridge commissioners in January, requesting permission to install an electric gate at the A1A entrance of the condominiums at 5505 N. Ocean Blvd., which would be attached to a wall that already encroaches the town’s right of way.
Commissioners, however, noted that the plan had grown beyond the initial request and could require a site plan of parking spaces and traffic flow. They also directed Ocean Ridge Police Chief Edward Hillery to talk with Boynton Beach fire-rescue officials to ensure the plan allows acceptable access for emergency crews. The Colonial Ridge Club group was ultimately directed to meet with Town Attorney Ken Spillias to determine its next step, but not before laying out a plan that would add gates to entrances on both Old Ocean Boulevard and A1A and that could change the traffic pattern within the complex.
The gate at Old Ocean Boulevard would be an entrance only, while the A1A gate would be used solely as an exit. At least some parking spaces would be redesigned at a slant.
Patricia Colica and Mary Ellen Bernklau told commissioners that the gate was necessary to prevent access by motorists who don’t live in the community as well as to curtail increasing instances of crime. Besides beach-goers’ frequent use of the parking spaces, the community has had break-ins and an intruder who refused to leave its pool for hours, they said. Also, the parking lot has become a shortcut between A1A and Old Ocean Boulevard.
“If we tell people they’re encroaching on our property, they swear at us,” said Bernklau.
The exit-only gate would also ease traffic congestion on A1A, which backs up when motorists make a left turn into the community.
While residents would have “clickers” to electronically open the gates at will, service providers — such as for regular garbage pickup — could be given a code for access.
Commissioners raised safety concerns after they were told residents could use clickers to exit through the entrance gate, and two-way traffic was planned inside the community’s gates.
“We want you to all be happy, but we have to be concerned with the safety of it,” said Mayor Ken Kaleel. “It has to meet whatever codes that we have to deal with.”</div>