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Sending ‘Angels’ to the Good Samaritan Program Special angels will soon be adorning Christmas trees and holiday displays at every Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica (PMMA) senior living community. The “angels” are paper ornaments that will arrive throughout the holiday season along with gifts to the annual Christmas Angel Appeal, which raises funds for the Good Samaritan Program for Benevolent Care. Donors who make gifts are asked to return paper Angel ornaments along with their gifts. The ornaments pay tribute to donors’ family members or friends and are displayed at PMMA communities designated by the donors. During the past two years, donors to the angel appeals have given more than $90,000 to the Good Samaritan Program. The program assists PMMA residents who have out-lived their financial resources through no fault of their own. Since PMMA began 66 years ago, no residents have been asked to leave because they exhausted their financial resources. If you would like to participate in the Angel Appeal, please email development@pmma.org or call 800-336-8511.
November 2015
A time to be thankful
Residents share their thoughts this holiday season It may seem much of the Thanksgiving holiday is focused on food, football and shopping, but in reality it’s much more. While we are thankful for many things throughout the year, Thanksgiving gives us an opportunity to come together with family and loved ones to focus on why we are truly thankful. Many people find Thanksgiving a perfect time to reflect on their health and happiness. Others like to reminisce about their childhood, past holidays or amusing stories. However you and your family decide to spend the holiday, we hope that it’s filled with happiness and wonderful moments. Here is what some of our residents are thankful for this holiday season: “I am thankful for the staff members on the Wheatlands Health Care Center floor. They give excellent care to my husband, Paul, a resident since May 1, 2013.” — Jan Jess “We remember a Thanksgiving when my mother ran the motel on Sixth Street, owned by the Webster family. And on Thanksgiving Day we ate lunch at the motel and had an ice and snow storm. We watched the cars going up the hill to Iowa Street getting stuck and causing a traffic jam. Now we are thankful that we are at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor and enjoying all the friendly staff and residents.” —Richard & Eva Steffen “I am endlessly thankful for my good health at my age (90) – no walker, no cane, no hearing aids. I’m especially thankful for everything here at Presbyterian Manor – good caregivers, very good food and a very comfortable home (apartment). What could be better!!!” —Betty Jo Miller “I am thankful for my husband, Al. He tells ‘sometimes’ funny jokes and encourages me to use my creativity. Thankful for a great washer and dryer just across the hall from 502! Thankful for friends and relatives. Thankful for my daughters Joy and Susie, and son Albie. Thankful for the opportunity to sing in the LPM choir. Thankful for my deceased parents Charlie and Cleo, whom we loved dearly. Al says he is thankful for me, family, and friends – and the new ones at LPM.” —Janet & Al DeMaranville
Everyone has a story to tell The January issue of Community Matters will focus on new beginnings. Do you have a story about a time you decided to start anew? What happened? How did that alter the course of your life? Contact Marketing Director Angela Fonseca, and your story may be selected to appear in an upcoming Community Matters.
Meet the Lawrence veterans group It’s Grover Sanders’ mission to get people to talk to each other. That’s why he started the veterans’ group at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor a little over a year ago. Veterans discover they have a lot in common, said Sanders, a Navy veteran of World War II. Two men who had both lived at Presbyterian Manor for several years only recently discovered that they were both Navy pilots, and even flew the same model of plane. “They had lived here five years and they never knew that about each other,” Sanders said. The group meets at 3 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of every month in the recreation room. Usually they have a guest speaker, Sanders said. Recent speakers have included a retired colonel from Fort Leavenworth, Lawrence Journal-World managing editor Chad Lawhorn, and retired University of
Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Lawrence Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org. Christi Patrick, executive director Angela Fonseca, marketing director To submit or suggest articles, contact afonseca@pmma.org. Telephone: 785-841-4262 Fax: 785-841-0923 Address: 1429 Kasold Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049-3425 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values. LawrencePresbyterianManor.org
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The art of chalk...
Our newly renovated Assisted Living Dining Room has a unique sliding barnstyle door. On the top half of the door is a large chalk board that was waiting to be used. Patrick Ludwig, dining services director, took the opportunity to be creative with the blank canvas. His creativity has evolved into seasonal and holiday sketches. “In the beginning it was more so for quotes and sayings, just as a ‘pick-meup’ kind of thing. But the drawings are now the focal point,” Patrick said.
Using chalk markers and regular chalk, Patrick provides Assisted Living residents a visual treat at meal times. The artwork changes regularly, so come visit us in Assisted Living every so often to see Patrick’s latest creation!
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Kansas professor William Tuttle, who wrote the book “Daddy’s Gone to War: The Second World War in the Lives of America’s Children.” When he approached Tuttle to speak to the group, Sanders said, “I told him, ‘Daddy’s come home, and he lives at Presbyterian Manor.’” In October, their guests were veterans of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sanders said he especially loves the opportunity to have veterans of different generations and conflicts get to know each other. “If we could get the younger generation to interact with us more, we could help each other so much,” he said. Sanders said he welcomes suggestions for speakers, as well as visitors who aren’t veterans. As friendships grow among the group’s members, he said, their time together is about much more than their years of service. “I feel so good when we can get people to interact and enjoy each other’s lives,” Sanders said. “And I think we should branch out our lives, because four years of war doesn’t describe 90 years of living.”