The Baldwin Founders’ News and Updates | March 2023

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

We’re welcoming spring with exciting progress at The Baldwin!

While you may have noticed we didn’t film an update video this month (we’re keeping some exciting progress under wraps for just a little longer), we still wanted to share a few exterior photos taken on the site recenty. Construction remains on schedule and it’s so thrilling to see all the buildings taking shape with exterior materials being installed in even more areas.

We’ll be back with a new video update the second week of April. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy these photos of your future home as it springs to life!

The team at The Baldwin can help with that! We’re hosting a team of professionals who’ll share valuable insight into the finer points of planning a move, rightsizing your possessions, listing, staging and selling your home, and even designing the interior of your new residence including furniture layout, closet design and window treatment resources.

Founder Exclusive: SPRING RIGHTSIZING AND MOVING EXPO

Tuesday, April 11 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Castleton Banquet and Conference Center

58 Enterprise Dr, Windham, NH 03087

Virtual accommodations available for out-of-town Founders

Join The Baldwin Founders’ Connection Facebook Group

The Baldwin Founders’ Connection is a private Facebook group where you can engage with your future friends and neighbors. In addition to connecting with fellow Founders of The Baldwin, you’ll find periodic construction posts, surveys, event information, and more. Membership is private — for Founders only — and access will be granted by the group administrator, Meghan Bourgoine. To request membership simply email Meghan to receive a link. 

Start spring with fun, fitness and learning!

This month, use your Advantage Club membership to enjoy a variety of lifelong learning opportunities or try out a new wellness class. Peruse the events in this email and mark your calendar for a fun and engaging February! Registration is required and can be completed using the InsideEdgewood App.

LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMS

Registration is required. Use the InsideEdgewood app to register.

Riva Chatsman presents … COP27: A COLLEGE STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE Monday, March 20 | 11:00 a.m. | Auditorium | Registration required

This talk will focus on the realities Riva saw throughout COP27. From the empowering conversations she was fortunate enough to listen in on, to the sad reality of having companies like Coca-Cola be a huge sponsor. Riva is hoping to provide the youth perspective on some of these issues while incorporating her knowledge of business and finance into the conversation. Riva Chatsman is currently a junior at UMass Lowell, pursuing an undergraduate degree in business administration – accounting with a minor in climate change and sustainability. She first became passionate about sustainability and our environment during COVID-19 and is happy to have been able to expand on that during her time at UMass Lowell.

Sarina Miller presents … A LONG PATH TO JUSTICE: NORTH ANDOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL’S FIGHT TO EXONERATE ELIZABETH JOHNSON JR., A SO-CALLED “SALEM WITCH.” Wednesday, March 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Auditorium | Registration required

After a brief overview of the history of the Salem Witch trials and their significance today, the speaker will introduce Elizabeth Johnson Jr., and explain why it took more than 300 years for her story to become well known. When Elizabeth’s story came to the attention of Ms. Carolyn LaPierre, a North Andover Middle School civics teacher, it led to a two-year project to exonerate the accused witch. Sarina will describe the activism of North Andover Middle School students and the challenges they faced trying to get legislation passed on Elizabeth’s behalf, culminating in a bill being signed by the governor. Sarina was given the amazing opportunity to write an op-ed about the project for The Washington Post. In this presentation, she will explain the impact of Elizabeth’s absolution today and why our world needs to take the lessons from Elizabeth’s case and the trials to heart.

CONCERT OF VOCAL AND PIANO MUSIC Sunday, March 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Auditorium | Registration required

The Edgewood Music Committee is proud to sponsor a recital by Jessica McCormack, soprano, and Cathy Meyer, pianist, featuring the works of female composers in honor of Women’s History Month. Selections will represent music from as early as 1150, to Clara Schuman (1850), Amy Beach and Florence Price (1900), and Gwyneth Walker (born 1947).
 
Cathy Meyer is the Minister of Music at South Church, Andover, where she directs a large choral and instrumental music program. Jessica McCormack, musician-in-residence for South Church, has performed in over a dozen countries and has been a featured soloist with several symphony orchestras in the U.S.
 
Come and join us for an exciting afternoon of music by two dynamic women from our own community.

POETRY MATTERS: A READING & DISCUSSION GROUP WITH DON ABBOTT Monday, March 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Registration Required

For many of us, poetry often seems inaccessible and unintelligible, requiring special training or education to comprehend, much less to enjoy. But that doesn’t have to be. Poetry does matter, and many poets speak with inventiveness, insight, and inspiration in ways that make their voices important — even essential — to our feelings and understandings. This informal discussion group invites us to consider and appreciate the several ways in which different kinds of poems may enrich our daily existence. Participants are strongly encouraged, but not strictly required, to bring poems to read and share with the group, old favorites or perhaps newly discovered ones that appeal to them. Come and explore. We have much to enjoy and to learn together!
Cathy Meyer is the Minister of Music at South Church, Andover, where she directs a large choral and instrumental music program. Jessica McCormack, musician-in-residence for South Church, has performed in over a dozen countries and has been a featured soloist with several symphony orchestras in the U.S.
 
Come and join us for an exciting afternoon of music by two dynamic women from our own community.

WELLNESS CLASSES at Edgewood

Registration is required. Use the InsideEdgewood app to register. Unless otherwise noted, classes are held in the Fitness Studio.

PLEASE NOTE: You must bring a buddy if you plan to free swim in the pool.

YOGA Mondays and Wednesdays | 8:30 a.m.

This class uses traditional postures with modifications and props such as a chair. Each participant does what they can.

STRENGTH TRAINING, BALANCE, AND STRETCH Mondays and Wednesdays | 10:00 a.m.
An all-around strengthening, stretching, and balance class. It incorporates the use of dumbbells and ankle weights to improve muscles and balance. No experience is necessary
COUPLES’ STRENGTH, STRETCH AND BALANCE Mondays and Wednesdays | 1:00 p.m.

An all-around strengthening, stretching, and balance class for couples. It incorporates the use of dumbbells and ankle weights to improve muscles and balance.

BEACHBALL VOLLEYBALL Mondays | 2:00 p.m. | Aquatic Center

Do you like to have fun? Do you like to laugh? Do you like warm water? Then grab your bathing suit and head to the pool for a game of beachball volleyball!

CIRCUIT TRAINING Tuesdays and Thursdays | 9:00 a.m.

A fast-paced class where you perform many different exercises and then move on to another exercise. Circuit training increases your strength, improves aerobic fitness, and burns calories.

STRONGER TOGETHER FOR MEN Tuesdays and Thursdays | 10:00 a.m.

Group instruction, full body workout using bands, balls, etc. Achieve better balance and improved functional fitness.

STRONGER TOGETHER FOR WOMEN Tuesdays and Thursdays | 11:00 a.m.

Group instruction, full body workout using bands, balls, etc. Achieve better balance and improved functional fitness.

ROCK STEADY BOXING Tuesdays and Thursdays | 1:30 p.m.

Rock Steady Boxing gives people with Parkinson’s disease hope by improving their quality of life through a non-contact boxing-based fitness curriculum.

OPEN GYM Tuesdays and Thursdays | 2:30 p.m.

If you’d like instruction on the use of equipment in the Fitness Center, this is your chance.

JIN SHIN PRACTICE Tuesday, Tuesdays, Feb. 14 and 28 | 3:30 p.m.

This self-help group is led by certified JSJ practitioners Kate Smyers, RN, and Bea Horrobin. Jin Shin is an ancient Eastern healing art that can enhance Wester medicine’s treatments. It is similar to acupuncture but uses the breath and gentle touch to improve the flow of energy throughout the body. It clears congestion and blockages along the body’s energy pathways caused by injury, illness, and worry. The result is relaxation, harmony, an increase in energy, better sleep and facilitation of the body’s own healing capacity. Jin Shin refocuses the mind on a positive path to becoming the best we can be. Attend once or come every month. You will learn some simple ways to improve your sense of wellbeing. It’s all in the breath and in your hands. Class size limited to 10 people.

DANCE WITH NANC Wednesdays | 11:00 a.m.
This is a fun way to get some aerobic exercise. No judgement, just movement!
AQUACISE WITH DAWN Thursdays 11:30 a.m. and Saturdays 12:30 p.m.

Led by instructor Dawn Barnes, this workout is a fun and energizing water fitness class with a warm-up, a cardio section, and a cool-down. A great way to use your muscles in the supportive environment of water. You will be standing upright in the water and moving as if you were on land using the resistance of the water. 

QIGONG/TAI CHI WITH SUSAN Fridays | 11:00 a.m.

Led by instructor Susan Tribble, this workout derives its movements and forms from qigong and tai chi. Designed to activate and energize bones, muscles, tendons, and organs. Improve your circulation, balance, and alignment!

MOVE & FLOW WITH SUSAN Saturdays | 11:30 a.m.

Led by instructor Susan Tribble, this workout derives its movements and forms from Qigong and tai chi. Designed to activate and energize bones, muscles, tendons, and organs. Improve your circulation, balance, and alignment.

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