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PRESBYTERIAN HOMES & SERVICES<br />
fall <strong>2009</strong><br />
Volunteers:<br />
The heart and soul of<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong>
Dear Friends of <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong>,<br />
Over the years, <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong> (PHS) has been honored with a vast<br />
array of talented, giving, dedicated volunteers who have helped make us what we<br />
are today. It has been pointed out frequently that PHS would not exist without<br />
the work of volunteers. What began a half century ago with a courageous group<br />
of volunteers who recognized a need and were given a vision, has evolved into<br />
a multi-faceted organization providing programs and services to older adults<br />
throughout a three-state area. Such an achievement would not have been possible<br />
without those earliest volunteers who were true to the vision and worked tirelessly<br />
to achieve excellence in service to older adults. They established the value of service<br />
that defines PHS today.<br />
What is the true value of volunteers? Is the concept of value purely monetary,<br />
a measurement of financial performance, or is it something less tangible and harder<br />
to define? It is nearly impossible to quantify the contribution of our volunteers.<br />
They offer companionship to our residents, kindness to families, and support to<br />
staff. They organize events, answer telephones, greet newcomers, play music,<br />
make public presentations, and create art. They are teachers, drivers, advocates,<br />
mentors, writers, cooks, carpenters, gardeners, fundraisers, board members and –<br />
perhaps most important of all – they have become our friends. Volunteers are the<br />
heart and soul of PHS, strengthening our Christian culture of service through their<br />
stewardship of time and talent offered in gifts of compassion, dedication and love.<br />
This edition of Perspectives celebrates these partners in ministry who accomplish<br />
extraordinary things in and through our communities. Here you will find what we<br />
have discovered – that the value of our volunteers is priceless. All we can say, and<br />
we can’t say it enough, is “thank you”.<br />
Their stories also are invitations to join them. Reading about their experiences<br />
and blessings is a clarion call to rededicate our time and talent to something<br />
bigger than ourselves. Together we can make a difference in the world, one<br />
person at a time.<br />
AUSTIN CHAPMAN<br />
BOARD CHAIR<br />
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES & SERVICES<br />
DANIEL A. LINDH<br />
PRESIDENT & CEO<br />
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES & SERVICES
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong> is a non-profit<br />
organization with communities in Minnesota,<br />
Wisconsin and Iowa. PHS relies on the<br />
generosity of donors to provide high quality<br />
services to older adults.<br />
EDITORIAL STAFF<br />
Editor<br />
Cynthia Ray<br />
cray@preshomes.org<br />
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Meet Alta Mae<br />
Olien and Sister Ella<br />
Germain, Deerfield<br />
residents who have<br />
been blessed by its<br />
Prayer Shawl Ministry.<br />
Photographers<br />
Bill Buell<br />
Scott Jacobson<br />
Gin Wolter<br />
Contributors<br />
Ruth Bunch<br />
Debra Campbell<br />
Martha Dobratz<br />
Jean Wilson Greener<br />
Kay Rehnberg<br />
Design by Imagewërks<br />
Perspectives is a publication of<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> Foundation<br />
651-631-6132<br />
giving@preshomes.org<br />
Readers are invited to direct questions,<br />
comments or suggestions about Perspectives<br />
to the editor.<br />
4 At a Glance<br />
News and events of <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> communities<br />
8 Knit One, Pray One<br />
A special ministry at The Deerfield wraps people<br />
in the comfort of hand-made shawls and<br />
heart-filled prayers.<br />
11 Dinner Served with a Side of Kindness<br />
Creative Senior Dining volunteers serve and deliver<br />
hot meals and warm smiles to low-income seniors.<br />
14 A New Course for a One Room School<br />
Resident volunteers of Boutwells Landing restore<br />
the old McKean School to be a living museum and<br />
learning center.<br />
17 Abiding in Faith, Hope and Love<br />
Silence speaks volumes as Abiders attend to dying<br />
residents and their families.<br />
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On the cover: A prayer shawl creates<br />
a special bond between Deerfield<br />
residents Alta Mae Olien (left) and<br />
Ella Germain. See story, page 8.<br />
(Photo: Bill Buell)<br />
20 Caught in the Act (of caring) - Volunteer Profiles<br />
22 2008 Summary of Volunteer Activity<br />
23 On the Horizon - New Project Updates<br />
24 Donor Profiles - Compassion and good<br />
planning motivate two supporters of<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> Foundation.<br />
26 The Philanthropic Perspective<br />
27 Fresh Words Express an Enduring Commitment -<br />
A new statement of PHS mission, vision, and values<br />
CORRECTIONS: SPRING <strong>2009</strong><br />
Income from Endowment Investments, appearing in the 2008 annual report,<br />
was in error. The correct amount is ($14,340). The name of Bruce Nelson<br />
incorrectly appeared as one remembered under Gifts in Memory. Mr. Nelson<br />
is a donor, not deceased. We regret these errors.<br />
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At a Glance<br />
News and Events of PHS Communities<br />
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Home Connections<br />
In response to the growing challenges<br />
related to selling a home, <strong>Presbyterian</strong><br />
<strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong> (PHS) has developed<br />
Home Connections Realty and Relocation<br />
for Seniors. The other partners in the<br />
program are Coldwell Banker Burnet and<br />
Gentle Transitions, two companies with<br />
solid, long-standing reputations.<br />
Highlights of Home Connections include<br />
coordination of services by a move<br />
manager who is committed to delivering<br />
personal, attentive service; and real<br />
estate agents chosen specifically for their<br />
professionalism and expertise in marketing<br />
and selling homes. Home Connections is<br />
designed to assist older adults who want<br />
to move, so that they can make informed<br />
decisions and have the peace of mind<br />
and confidence towards accomplishing<br />
their goals. Call 651-631-6100 for more<br />
information about Home Connections.<br />
WINGS Wellness Centers<br />
Supported by $150,000 in gifts to the<br />
Wellness Fund, along with site-based<br />
appeals for donations, WINGS wellness<br />
centers are now open in several PHS<br />
communities.<br />
The centers are equipped with speciallychosen<br />
exercise equipment and feature<br />
the services of a highly trained wellness<br />
i<br />
director. Many also feature Wii<br />
interactive video games for virtual tennis,<br />
golf, boxing, bowling, and other highenergy<br />
activities.<br />
PHS is equipping wellness/fitness space<br />
for our residents, in the belief that<br />
safe, enjoyable and convenient fitness<br />
opportunities are important to their health<br />
and well-being.<br />
Despite their immense value, wellness<br />
activities are not reimbursable by<br />
government or private insurance.<br />
Philanthropic support is vital to meet<br />
the $2.5 million goal. With generous<br />
donor support, fitness centers in all PHS<br />
communities will help improve overall<br />
health, reduce number and length of<br />
hospitalizations, decrease falls, and<br />
increase quality of life for residents.<br />
Stonecrest Writers Workshop<br />
Since early <strong>2009</strong>, 12-15 residents of<br />
Stonecrest have been meeting twice<br />
monthly to inspire and share with each<br />
other as writers. The group enjoys<br />
working on various personal projects<br />
while exploring different expressions of<br />
writing. A community suggestion basket<br />
provides subject ideas, but most writers<br />
draw on their own life experiences such as<br />
childhood memories, exploits of military<br />
service, decades of correspondence with<br />
overseas pen pals, and school adventures.<br />
For some, their writings serve as the<br />
base for family histories. Others aspire to<br />
publish their work as books. All find that<br />
sharing with fellow writers in the group is<br />
an opportunity to observe and learn from<br />
the reaction and views of other writers to<br />
their efforts.<br />
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FALL <strong>2009</strong>
The Foundation Site Advisory Board<br />
volunteers at Waverly Gardens are giving<br />
excellent leadership to the campaign.<br />
Members are Chuck Dietz, Carolyn Dosser,<br />
Chet and Marge Eklund, Don Engle,<br />
Myrna <strong>Fall</strong>on, Les and Joan Krogh,<br />
Margaret Meyers, Hilmer Nelson, and<br />
Gene and Leona Olson.<br />
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Arden Hills Shop Sells...<br />
and Gives Special Gifts<br />
Carriage Gifts, the volunteer-staffed<br />
shop located in <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> of<br />
Arden Hills Village Square, offers more<br />
than a favorite community destination<br />
for residents, family members and staff.<br />
This year’s entire proceeds of $13,000<br />
contributed towards enhancing residents’<br />
lives. Purchases made with past years’<br />
earnings include a pontoon boat, a<br />
sound system for the Village Square,<br />
patio furniture, wheelchair swings and<br />
maintenance of the aviary. Carriage Gifts<br />
carries women’s clothing and accessories,<br />
decorative housewares, and inspirational,<br />
seasonal and children’s items. The shop<br />
will be decked out soon for its annual <strong>Fall</strong><br />
into Christmas Showcase, November 6-7.<br />
The shop is open to the public.<br />
Waverly Gardens Chaplaincy<br />
Endowment Campaign<br />
The Waverly Gardens community has<br />
gifted $847,325 towards the goal of<br />
$1.5 million for its Chaplaincy Endowment.<br />
The endowment will fund a full-time<br />
chaplain, provide spiritual support for<br />
residents of all faiths, and ensure the<br />
long-term continuity of the spiritual care<br />
program during uncertain economic times.<br />
Several donors chose to assign a portion<br />
of their entrance deposit to the<br />
endowment, thus providing a future gift<br />
that will be available when they move out<br />
of their apartments. They are currently<br />
recognized for their gifts as Triangle of<br />
Caring Friends members.<br />
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To make a gift, contact Kent Osterman,<br />
Waverly Gardens Development Director,<br />
at 651-765-4004 or<br />
kosterman@preshomes.org.<br />
Boutwells Landing<br />
Care Center Campaign<br />
More than 200 residents of Boutwells<br />
Landing have contributed over $12 million<br />
in completed gifts and future pledges<br />
to support the Gables Care Center at<br />
Boutwells Landing. Opened in February<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, the care center is architecturally<br />
and operationally designed for Liberty<br />
Personally Designed Living; the hallmark<br />
model of care at PHS communities.<br />
Outstanding leadership provided by the<br />
Foundation Site Advisory Board created<br />
an environment at Boutwells Landing that<br />
encouraged an outpouring of generosity<br />
from residents. Their efforts resulted in the<br />
largest participation that the <strong>Presbyterian</strong><br />
<strong>Homes</strong> Foundation has seen in any capital<br />
campaign. Board members are Sue and<br />
Collin Alexander, Lyman Geary, Walter<br />
Hanson, Hugh Madson, John McCallister,<br />
Sylvia McCormack, Bob Mullen, Ed Reid,<br />
and Jean White.<br />
To make a gift, contact Steve Preus,<br />
Boutwells Landing Development Director,<br />
at 651-631-6106, or spreus@preshomes.org<br />
Night to Unite!<br />
Many PHS communities showed their<br />
neighborhood spirit on National Night<br />
Out, August 4, <strong>2009</strong>. The Farmstead<br />
residents welcomed families from the area<br />
neighborhood and enjoyed music, food<br />
and games. McKenna Crossing residents<br />
were joined by members of the Prior Lake<br />
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At a Glance<br />
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Night to Unite! continued<br />
fire and police departments. A National<br />
“Noon” Out event was hosted by Norris<br />
Square. National Night Out was introduced<br />
in 1984 by The National Association of<br />
Town Watch, a non-profit organization<br />
dedicated to the promotion of communitybased<br />
crime and drug prevention. Over 40<br />
million people nationwide participated in<br />
this year’s event.<br />
A Stimulus of Generosity<br />
The Social Concerns Committee of<br />
Boutwells Landing encouraged residents to<br />
contribute their $250 economic stimulus<br />
checks to the local food shelf. The initiative<br />
followed a presentation by Cara McLain,<br />
director of the Valley Outreach Food Shelf,<br />
who spoke of the increasing number of<br />
households that could no longer afford<br />
basic daily needs, particularly food. Valley<br />
Outreach, with cooperation from food<br />
companies, is able to buy $9 of food for<br />
every $1 donated. The $2,500 raised by<br />
Boutwells Landing residents provided<br />
$22,500 of food to distribute to area needs.<br />
PHS communities or individuals who are<br />
interested in contributing their stimulus<br />
check, organizing a Stimulus Check<br />
Donation Initiative, or another similar<br />
project may contact the Foundation<br />
(651-631-6132). The staff is happy to share<br />
more about this project, put you in touch<br />
with its organizers, and provide support<br />
for new initiatives.<br />
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Chanhassen families facing personal<br />
emergencies and temporary times of need.<br />
In addition, the recipients were blessed<br />
with mittens, hats and scarves that were<br />
hand-crafted by the knitters.<br />
Judy Peters, daughter of a SummerWood<br />
resident and group member Kay Jacome,<br />
shopped for and delivered the coats.<br />
They tell of a child who, upon receiving a<br />
purple and gold Minnesota Vikings coat<br />
with matching handmade scarf, mittens,<br />
and hat, jumped up and over a table with<br />
excitement and gave a big hug to the PROP<br />
representative.<br />
The Knitter’s Group also offers a Prayer<br />
Shawl Ministry and creates blankets for<br />
premature babies at Children’s Hospital.<br />
Trekkin’ with the Twins<br />
Walking Challenge<br />
The <strong>2009</strong> Wellness Walking Challenge<br />
followed the Minnesota Twins baseball<br />
team to all its away games and back to<br />
the Dome for home-stands. Residents,<br />
staff and volunteers trekked towards the<br />
goal of 24,250 miles, including distances<br />
logged by swimming, using fitness<br />
equipment, or through any forward-moving<br />
exercise. Logging 54 miles per resident,<br />
Beacon Hill won the first place prize in<br />
the challenge – ten tickets to a Twins<br />
home game.<br />
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SummerWood Knitters Donate<br />
Children’s Coats<br />
31 children were warmed last winter by<br />
the generosity of the Terrace Thursday<br />
Knitters’ Group at SummerWood of<br />
Chanhassen. For the past three years,<br />
the group has purchased coats for People<br />
Reaching Out to People (PROP), a nonprofit<br />
agency serving Eden Prairie and<br />
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A Liberty Dream Comes True<br />
Elaine Erickson became the first care<br />
center resident at <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
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of Bloomington to experience her<br />
“Liberty Dream” come true. Elaine has<br />
a life-long love of seafood, especially<br />
crab cakes. Debbie Richman, Household<br />
Coordinator, made arrangements with the<br />
Oceanaire Seafood Room in downtown<br />
Minneapolis. On Elaine’s birthday, she<br />
and Debbie dressed up to go to dinner.<br />
Restaurant staff and diners sang to Elaine<br />
on this special occasion. Best of all, Steve<br />
Uhl, Oceanaire’s General Manager and<br />
Operating Partner, provided Elaine’s<br />
dinner, compliments of the house.<br />
Liberty Dreams are a feature of the Liberty<br />
Personally Designed Living resident<br />
care program, which enables residents<br />
to live the fullest possible lives by<br />
offering personal choices and creating<br />
special experiences.<br />
Shoebox Santas Prepare for<br />
Operation Christmas Child<br />
Christmas giving starts early for residents,<br />
families, and staff of PHS who participate<br />
in Operation Christmas Child – a project of<br />
international Christian relief organization<br />
Samaritan’s Purse. Simple shoeboxes will<br />
be packed by early November for children<br />
in need, with items such as toothbrushes,<br />
soap, pencils, notebooks, small toys, and<br />
socks. Each box requires a $7 donation<br />
for shipping. PHS communities will be<br />
contributing to an international effort<br />
that will deliver some 8 million<br />
personalized shoebox gifts to children<br />
suffering from natural disaster, war,<br />
terrorism, disease, famine, and poverty.<br />
Information about the <strong>2009</strong> project,<br />
including packing lists and volunteer<br />
opportunities, is available at participating<br />
PHS communities, or contact Jean<br />
Wilson Greener, Director of Church and<br />
Community Relations, at 651-631-6103 or<br />
jgreener@preshomes.org.<br />
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Celebrating People in Action –<br />
PHS Communities participate in<br />
<strong>2009</strong> National Volunteer Month<br />
A variety of events were hosted by PHS<br />
communities to recognize volunteers<br />
during National Volunteer Month, April<br />
<strong>2009</strong>. The nationwide theme, Celebrating<br />
People in Action, honored the individuals<br />
who have dedicated themselves to taking<br />
action and enriching the culture of service<br />
that has shaped America. Recognizing the<br />
valuable contribution our volunteers make,<br />
PHS events included the St. Andrew’s<br />
Village Tea, Arden Hills African Safari<br />
Reception and Luncheon, Bloomington<br />
Luncheon, Norris Square Reception, and<br />
many others. National Volunteer Month<br />
was established in 1974 by former<br />
President Richard Nixon.<br />
Volunteers Mary Emde<br />
(left) and Elaine Hager<br />
are honored with<br />
flowers and treats at<br />
Norris Square.<br />
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Fred Kuesel and<br />
Mae Pedersen are<br />
recognized at the<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
of Bloomington<br />
Volunteer Luncheon.<br />
Virginia Anderson<br />
(left), volunteer,<br />
enjoys a cup of tea<br />
served by Melissa<br />
Kirchhoff, Campus<br />
Administrator, St.<br />
Andrew’s Village.<br />
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Knit One, Pray One<br />
The Deerfield Prayer Shawl Ministry Volunteers find a way to use<br />
creativity to reach out to people who need a touch of comfort.<br />
Creativity and spirituality<br />
often go hand-in-hand.<br />
So as their needles flash and click, veteran<br />
knitters at The Deerfield in New Richmond,<br />
Wisconsin, are sharing a creative kind of<br />
spiritual practice and engaging in mission<br />
together through the Prayer<br />
Shawl Ministry.<br />
A prayer shawl is a gift of grace, a reminder<br />
that someone in need is not alone.<br />
Knitters at The Deerfield donate their<br />
time and talent by creating and giving<br />
away hand-knitted shawls to people who<br />
need comfort, whether due to illness,<br />
bereavement, or other<br />
challenging, stressful<br />
life circumstance. The<br />
ministry’s purpose is<br />
simple and enduring<br />
– to offer tangible<br />
evidence of the love and prayers from the<br />
entire Deerfield community to those for<br />
whom they are praying.<br />
The idea was brought to The Deerfield by<br />
Sister Ella Marie Germain, a retired member<br />
of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medille, and<br />
Deerfield resident. Sister Ella had started a<br />
prayer shawl ministry at St Anne’s Catholic<br />
Church in Somerset, Wisconsin. Kathy<br />
Fox, Deerfield staff nurse, and also a St.<br />
Anne’s member, introduced Sister Ella and<br />
the ministry to a group of knitters at the<br />
Deerfield, and to Jackie Waalen, Resident<br />
<strong>Services</strong> Director. Both staff and residents<br />
became, shall we say, hooked.<br />
“The creation of a prayer shawl, like all<br />
acts of generosity, enriches the giver as<br />
much as the recipient.”<br />
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A small group of 5 to 7 Deerfield residents<br />
meet monthly to knit, enjoying a favorite<br />
hobby while thinking of and helping others.<br />
All women, their ages span over three<br />
decades, and collectively they have over<br />
250 years experience as knitters. Their<br />
hands show the signs of many years, but<br />
their fingers move with nimble dexterity<br />
to transform balls of yarn into beautiful,<br />
comforting wraps.<br />
The meetings include a lot of conversation<br />
as everyone notes the progress of each<br />
shawl and shares advice about how to knit<br />
a new stitch, or recover a dropped one.<br />
They also enjoy one another’s company<br />
and encourage each other to keep at it.<br />
Marilyn Sikorski, who recently moved to<br />
The Deerfield, appreciates the fellowship<br />
with her new neighbors. “It’s lonely knitting<br />
alone,” she admits. “People who knit<br />
understand how good it is. It can be restful<br />
and peaceful, and to have good come of it<br />
– that’s just an added bonus.”<br />
Between meetings, each continues to<br />
work on her project. “Every time we pick<br />
up our needles, we say a prayer” said<br />
Sister Ella. Meanwhile, several members<br />
of the Deerfield staff have also created<br />
and donated shawls. Their efforts have<br />
been multiplied by shawls made by<br />
family members of residents and staff,<br />
and volunteers from the New Richmond<br />
community. Thanks to several generous<br />
donors, there is plenty of yarn on hand<br />
for knitters to use. All together, they have<br />
blessed and delivered over 45 shawls –<br />
so far.<br />
Alta Mae Olien, Deerfield resident, received<br />
a soft lavender wrap created by Sister Ella.<br />
Alta Mae was given the shawl in June <strong>2009</strong><br />
while recovering from major surgery.<br />
“I feel a lot of love and prayer in it,” she<br />
said. Alta Mae often wraps the shawl<br />
around her shoulders or lays it on her lap.<br />
“Whenever I put it on, I still feel that love.”<br />
The ministry also has strengthened the<br />
practice of intercessory prayer throughout<br />
the community. Often when it is finished,<br />
the knitters will say a prayer over a shawl,<br />
not yet knowing who will receive it or why.<br />
Chaplain Julia Rajtar blesses the shawls<br />
before they are given away, and when a<br />
shawl is to be given, the staff prays for<br />
healing and comfort for the recipient.<br />
Each shawl is then carefully wrapped and<br />
placed in a gift bag with a printed prayer<br />
included (see next page). The prayer<br />
that accompanies the shawl is especially<br />
powerful, linking the simple but profound<br />
act of creating something beautiful with<br />
caring for someone in need.<br />
Prayer shawls can be traced back to the<br />
Judaic tradition from which Christianity<br />
arose. In 1998, seminary graduates, Janet<br />
Bristow and Victoria Galo of Hartford,<br />
Connecticut, started an outreach project<br />
making prayer shawls. Now, prayer shawl<br />
ministries can be found in churches and<br />
faith-based groups all over the country.<br />
The creation of a prayer shawl, like all<br />
acts of generosity, enriches the giver as<br />
much as the recipient. Mildred Livingston,<br />
Deerfield resident, has knitted for 46 years.<br />
Now in her early 90’s, she is glad to do<br />
what she loves with a sense of purpose<br />
beyond herself. “It fills the need to be<br />
needed,” she said. “There’s not much I can<br />
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Mildred Livingston<br />
works carefully on a<br />
prayer shawl.<br />
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From left: Sister<br />
Ella Germain, Helen<br />
Hostart and Marilyn<br />
Sikorski at the monthly<br />
Prayer Shawl Ministry<br />
meeting.<br />
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do now, but I still like to be useful.” Mildred<br />
acknowledges that knowing its purpose<br />
changes her involvement with the piece<br />
she’s working on. “There’s an intention<br />
I put into it, knowing it will bring joy<br />
and warmth.”<br />
Together, residents, volunteers and staff<br />
keep a notebook of all the shawls that have<br />
been made, and when and to whom each<br />
has been given. The notebook contains<br />
thank-you notes from recipients that are<br />
filled with words of gratitude and hope.<br />
“We want to keep the history of this<br />
ministry,” said Waalen. “There are so many<br />
meaningful stories and experiences from<br />
both the knitters and the recipients.” She<br />
tells about several, including shawls given<br />
to a staff member who had surgery; a local<br />
doctor whose wife gave birth to twins; a<br />
resident who, after enduring a terminal<br />
illness, passed away wrapped in her shawl;<br />
and an infant who died far too young and<br />
was buried with the prayer shawl given by<br />
Deerfield residents and staff.<br />
This past summer, the knitters learned<br />
about a PHS Management & <strong>Services</strong> staff<br />
member in Roseville, Minnesota who was<br />
hospitalized with a serious injury. Although<br />
they had never met the woman, they<br />
selected a shawl, knit by Sister Ella, to send<br />
with their deepest prayers, and with the<br />
request that the Hamline corporate office<br />
staff also bless and deliver it to her.<br />
Sister Ella gathered up the chosen shawl<br />
to be packaged with the printed blessing.<br />
What began as three skeins of yarn,<br />
into which she knit prayer, talent, and<br />
grace, was now the soft wrap resting in<br />
her creative hands for the last time. It<br />
would soon be a warm comfort – tangible<br />
evidence of prayer – in the life of someone<br />
in need.<br />
~CYNTHIA RAY<br />
Prayer Shawl Blessing<br />
May you feel God’s warm embrace as you wrap this<br />
prayer shawl around you.<br />
May you experience the comfort, strength and<br />
love of God encircling you in good times as<br />
well as difficult times.<br />
May you be lifted up in hope, surrounded by joy,<br />
graced with peace, and wrapped in love.<br />
...the steadfast love of the Lord endures forever.<br />
- PSALM 107:1<br />
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FALL <strong>2009</strong>
Dinner<br />
Served<br />
with a Side<br />
of Kindness<br />
Volunteers of Creative<br />
Senior Dining make<br />
mealtime a pleasure<br />
for low-income diners.<br />
Word of mouth is powerful, especially<br />
when the talk is about good food and great<br />
service. Word has it that Creative Senior<br />
Dining and its volunteers are gaining a<br />
reputation for both by serving warm smiles<br />
alongside its signature entrees.<br />
Creative Senior Dining (CSD) is a program<br />
of Creative Independence, the home<br />
health care service of <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
& <strong>Services</strong>. By providing nutritious meals<br />
to mostly low-income seniors 60 years<br />
of age and over, CSD extends the PHS<br />
mission of service beyond its sites and into<br />
the larger community. Meals are delivered<br />
weekly to clients’ homes or served daily<br />
at one of 22 congregate lunch sites<br />
throughout Ramsey, Dakota, Washington<br />
and Hennepin Counties in Minnesota.<br />
Ever since CSD<br />
began in February <strong>2009</strong>,<br />
volunteers have<br />
been vital to its success.<br />
<br />
Neil Manimtim and Trudy von<br />
Husen enjoy volunteering<br />
together in the dining room at<br />
Willowwood Senior Apartments.<br />
Congregate Dining<br />
Neil Manimtim, age 15 and Trudy von<br />
Husen, who is in her mid 80’s, worked side<br />
by side weekly this past summer as CSD<br />
volunteers at Willowwood, a HUD senior<br />
apartment community in White Bear Lake,<br />
Minnesota. They set up and cleaned up,<br />
greeted diners, and while serving dessert<br />
and beverages, also served big helpings<br />
of cheer.<br />
Neil, son of Miravic Albindia, CSD dining<br />
site director at Willowwood, was looking<br />
for a summer activity; “Something to stay<br />
busy” he admitted. Neil found that he<br />
enjoyed working with older adults and<br />
contributing to the community. “I’ve also<br />
learned how to set a proper table,” he<br />
beamed. Neil volunteered up to 16 hours<br />
weekly. As he gallantly pulled a chair out<br />
for a diner, it was apparent that she and<br />
her neighbors enjoyed having him around.<br />
“We’re going to miss him when school<br />
starts again,” she lamented.<br />
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“Volunteers are the friendly<br />
faces of our program”<br />
<br />
Caitlyn Murray helps<br />
her mother, Maureen,<br />
deliver meals at the<br />
Front Street High Rise.<br />
Across the dining room, Trudy, who lives<br />
at Willowwood, was at the door greeting<br />
her neighbors. She gave an equally warm<br />
welcome to the older adults from the<br />
surrounding area. Trudy has volunteered<br />
for 6 years, arriving almost daily at 9 a.m.<br />
to help create a good dining experience.<br />
“This is our home,” she explained.<br />
“Mealtime is about more than just food.<br />
It’s time to check in and make sure<br />
everyone’s doing okay.”<br />
Trudy and Neil are<br />
two of the five dining<br />
room volunteers<br />
at Willowwood.<br />
Their efforts are<br />
joined by the nearly<br />
200 regular volunteers serving CSD’s<br />
congregate dining sites.<br />
Home Delivered Meals<br />
Long before CSD took over the home<br />
delivered meals program, Maureen Murray,<br />
a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church<br />
in St. Paul, Minnesota, was delivering<br />
meals to residents at the Front Street<br />
High Rise, a HUD apartment building in<br />
St. Paul. Maureen organizes volunteers<br />
from her congregation to deliver every<br />
Monday morning at Front Street. “It’s<br />
a great place for us to work,” she said,<br />
“Service is what church is all about.”<br />
Bethlehem Church volunteers include<br />
working age and retired adults, parents,<br />
and children. Each gives 1 to 2 hours<br />
monthly. Jerry Stewart, CSD Home<br />
Delivery Coordinator, brings 20 or more<br />
large thermal bags filled with a week’s<br />
worth of frozen meals to the site. The<br />
volunteers deliver meals personally to<br />
each client. If needed, they help put<br />
meals into a client’s freezer. They review<br />
the menu and ordering process with the<br />
client for the upcoming month. All the<br />
while, they are inconspicuously making<br />
a non-clinical assessment of the client’s<br />
situation and condition.<br />
“They’re not only delivering meals,”<br />
said Bill Hagstrom, CSD manager.<br />
“They’re checking in on people. If they<br />
notice something wrong, they let us<br />
know so we can arrange follow-up with<br />
the appropriate expertise needed to<br />
respond.” He appreciates that volunteers<br />
provide personal attention and build a<br />
relationship of trust and care. “The people<br />
are just happy to see us,” smiles Maureen.<br />
“Sometimes we may be one of the few<br />
human contacts they get throughout<br />
the day.”<br />
Diane Goodale, Front Street resident,<br />
appreciates Maureen’s visits. Homebound,<br />
due to chronic pain, she feels the support<br />
provided by the home-delivery program.<br />
Diane said that the meals are “like manna<br />
from heaven,” referring to the biblical<br />
story of the Exodus, when God provided<br />
daily portions of food in the wilderness.<br />
“It’s tasty, it’s enough, and there’s always<br />
more just when you need it.” The friendly<br />
care of the volunteers helps as well. “They<br />
come to the door with a smile,” she said,<br />
“and never act like they’re doing me a<br />
favor. I feel totally blessed.”<br />
Maureen often involves her 10-year-old<br />
son, Derek, and 6-year-old daughter,<br />
Caitlyn. “I push the buttons in the elevator<br />
and carry the big notebook,” Caitlyn<br />
explained, referring to the white binder<br />
containing clients’ names, addresses, and<br />
delivery records.<br />
Maureen believes that she’s teaching her<br />
children valuable life-lessons. “They’re<br />
learning how to treat people right,<br />
especially those different than us, and<br />
those who have needs.” Maureen hopes<br />
that they will grow to understand the<br />
spiritual and social value of service and<br />
she enjoys working with them. “This is<br />
important to us as a family. I’m so happy<br />
when I serve with them.”<br />
To learn more about CSD volunteer<br />
opportunities, contact Bill Hagstrom at<br />
651-631-6153, or by email at bhagstrom@<br />
preshomes.org. Donations designated for<br />
CSD may be sent to <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
Foundation.<br />
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Maureen Murray,<br />
CSD volunteer<br />
(right), consults<br />
with Front Street<br />
High Rise resident,<br />
Diane Goodale, odale,<br />
about the upcoming<br />
menu. Maureen also<br />
delivered 5 ready to<br />
heat meals.<br />
A Commitment to Quality<br />
Both volunteers and clients appreciate<br />
improvements in the meals and the<br />
service since CSD took over the program.<br />
“Bill and Jerry have gone out of their way<br />
to make this doable for us,” said Maureen.<br />
PHS has made it much easier for her to<br />
recruit volunteers, especially older adults<br />
and busy people.<br />
Trudy at Willowwood echoes these<br />
sentiments. “The food is good, and I like<br />
working with Miravic. She’s the best!”<br />
Trudy and her neighbors say that the<br />
CSD staff and volunteers make their<br />
dining room “a happy place to come.”<br />
Albindia smiles and responds, “I love my<br />
volunteers.” Hagstrom also returns the<br />
appreciation. “Volunteers are the friendly<br />
faces of our program,” he said. “We<br />
couldn’t do what we’re doing now without<br />
them, and we need others who are<br />
willing to join them in order to meet<br />
the growing demand.”<br />
CSD delivers about 4,000 meals per<br />
month to the doors of over 100 clients and<br />
has served as many as 45,000 meals per<br />
month in congregate dining rooms.<br />
As the population ages, Hagstrom expects<br />
the needs to increase at a dramatic rate.<br />
He would welcome area companies and<br />
organizations to partner with CSD by<br />
providing volunteer opportunities for their<br />
employees or members.<br />
Financial support is also needed. Less<br />
than 5% of diners pay full price for the<br />
service. The program suggests a donation<br />
by clients of $3 per meal. However,<br />
a meal generally costing about $6 is<br />
provided to any senior without obligation<br />
to pay. Donations from individuals and<br />
organizations will help CSD maintain its<br />
practice of offering high quality meals<br />
and service for little to no cost to its<br />
low-income clients.<br />
<br />
A Willowwood<br />
resident appreciates<br />
Neil Manimtim’s<br />
warm service.<br />
~CYNTHIA RAY<br />
perspectives 13
A New<br />
Course<br />
for a One<br />
Room School<br />
Resident volunteers of Boutwells<br />
Landing, in Oak Park Heights,<br />
give new life to the old<br />
McKean Schoolhouse.<br />
The first bell rang and the<br />
Pledge of Allegiance was<br />
recited by all in attendance<br />
on July 11, <strong>2009</strong>, as Boutwells<br />
Landing dedicated and opened<br />
the one-room McKean School<br />
to the public.<br />
It was just as it had been every day in the<br />
late 19th and early 20th centuries, when<br />
the schoolhouse was a vibrant center of<br />
the community, educating children, hosting<br />
community events, and serving as the local<br />
gathering place. Now, 145 years since it<br />
was first opened, the little schoolhouse<br />
is prepared to resume its role as a<br />
neighborhood hub, thanks to the efforts<br />
of a tenacious group of volunteers who<br />
appreciate its history and recognize<br />
its potential.<br />
<br />
The restored McKean<br />
Schoolhouse<br />
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In 1864, Elias McKean, a founder of<br />
Stillwater, Minnesota and member of<br />
its first school board, built the 30 by 22<br />
foot clapboard schoolhouse on his farm,<br />
at a cost of $300. When the last class<br />
graduated in 1940, the McKean School<br />
doors were closed.<br />
The years that followed were tough. The<br />
little schoolhouse was sold and moved<br />
to the Koller family farm in Baytown,<br />
Minnesota where it was used as a storage<br />
building. The building slowly fell into<br />
disrepair. The Koller farm was purchased<br />
by the family of Pete Miller, who moved<br />
the schoolhouse to its business property.<br />
Recognizing its historical significance,<br />
the owners offered the schoolhouse<br />
to the Stillwater School District, which<br />
declined due to the expense of relocation.<br />
Several Stillwater area restoration groups<br />
investigated using the schoolhouse,<br />
but again, funding and other issues<br />
were impediments.<br />
The schoolhouse found the first of its<br />
many present-day heroes in Bob Hagstrom,<br />
retired builder and board member of the<br />
Valley Senior <strong>Services</strong> Alliance (VSSA), the<br />
parent organization of Boutwells Landing.<br />
Bob, who has experience with historic<br />
restoration, brought the schoolhouse<br />
to the attention of the VSSA board and<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong> (PHS). As<br />
the Boutwells Landing site plan developed,<br />
the Historic Village Green was designed to<br />
include the old schoolhouse, a replica of<br />
the First <strong>Presbyterian</strong> Church in Stillwater<br />
(established by William T. Boutwell in 1849)<br />
and a bandshell for community concerts.<br />
After many idle years, the schoolhouse<br />
was moved to the Village Green in April,<br />
2006. There it sat, until over a year later,<br />
when Boutwells residents Ray Hunder<br />
and Les Heggernes saw potential in the<br />
eyesore resting in the middle of the<br />
community. Windows were broken, the<br />
stovepipe suffered a hole in its side and<br />
the roof leaked. Les and Ray proposed its<br />
restoration to Boutwells management,<br />
<br />
Boutwells Landing<br />
residents Joe<br />
Carufel and Norm<br />
DuFresne repair<br />
the schoolhouse<br />
window frame.<br />
which turned to <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
Foundation for support. Steve Preus,<br />
Executive Director of <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
Foundation, brought the idea to Ken<br />
Hooge of Senior Housing Partners, (the<br />
development arm of PHS), to work out a<br />
restoration project plan with low-injury<br />
risk possibilities for volunteer involvement.<br />
Ray approached the independent<br />
living residents of Boutwells Landing<br />
to volunteer. The company of heroes<br />
swelled as the first 50 people offered to<br />
help in various ways, from building and<br />
restoration, to locating artifacts, historical<br />
research, and fundraising.<br />
The project took off as the volunteers<br />
swung into action. A workshop was<br />
equipped through generous donations<br />
by residents and Adolfson-Peterson<br />
Construction (general contractors for<br />
<br />
LuJean Swanlund,<br />
Boutwells Landing<br />
resident and<br />
volunteer, restores<br />
an old school desk.<br />
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the Boutwells Landing care center), and<br />
became one of the busiest places on<br />
campus. Volunteers rebuilt windows,<br />
refinished old floorboards and restored<br />
donated wooden desks. Joe Carufel rebuilt<br />
windows with the same type of glass used<br />
at the turn of the 20th century.<br />
Retired antique dealers Jane Lee and<br />
Jeanne Mullen spearheaded the quest for<br />
artifacts, collecting among other things,<br />
desks, books, maps, bookcases, pictures,<br />
a school marm’s chair, and a school bell.<br />
David Spencer, former college professor,<br />
researched the history of the McKean<br />
School, while his wife, Mary, restored<br />
donated furniture and photographed the<br />
volunteers’ progress.<br />
Marian Carlson, whose mother taught at<br />
the McKean School, spent a day in the<br />
schoolhouse telling area children about a<br />
pupil’s typical day in a one-room school.<br />
According to their teachers, few moments<br />
had mesmerized the children as much as<br />
their time with Marian.<br />
Lyman Geary, former Stillwater School<br />
Board member, went to work on<br />
fundraising. Artists Wayne Leisman<br />
and Elisabeth Ljungkull created images<br />
of the building to be used in publicity<br />
and displays. Rosie Carufel and Helen<br />
Clark documented the restoration story<br />
with a scrapbook, while Les Heggernes,<br />
along with his workshop duties, kept the<br />
Boutwells Landing community informed<br />
through monthly newsletter updates.<br />
“Once in shambles, the<br />
schoolhouse stands proudly<br />
now as a monument to the<br />
dedication and determination<br />
of volunteers.”<br />
The volunteers were joined by McKean<br />
School alumni and McKean family<br />
descendants on July 11, at the grand<br />
opening, to reintroduce their gleaming<br />
little schoolhouse to the community. But<br />
the work is not done, as the challenge<br />
remains to provide for the use of the<br />
schoolhouse. Once again, volunteers are<br />
stepping up to chart a course for the school.<br />
A committee is working with Boutwells<br />
Landing’s management and Stillwater<br />
Public Schools to develop programs,<br />
staffed by volunteers, to offer in the<br />
schoolhouse. “After all, the intent,” said<br />
Bob Hagstrom “always was to offer the<br />
opportunity for children to connect with<br />
older adults in a relationship of learning<br />
and adventure.”<br />
The McKean School is ready again to be<br />
a hub of the neighborhood, poised to<br />
educate children and welcome the greater<br />
public. Once in shambles, the schoolhouse<br />
stands proudly now as a monument to<br />
the dedication and determination of<br />
volunteers. As Ray Hunder points out,<br />
“the more you can use your gifts, the<br />
more fulfilled and the more joy you feel.”<br />
<br />
Ray Hunder, Boutwells<br />
Landing resident<br />
and McKean School<br />
volunteer organizer,<br />
welcomes descendants<br />
of Elias McKean to the<br />
grand opening of the<br />
schoolhouse.<br />
~DEBRA CAMPBELL<br />
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Abiding in Faith,<br />
Hope & Love<br />
Abiders bring compassion and companionship<br />
to those facing death.<br />
Valerie Warkel, volunteer<br />
at <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> of<br />
Roseville, has been sitting<br />
for nearly two hours at the<br />
bedside of a resident.<br />
There is no conversation between them,<br />
but the silence speaks volumes. Valerie is<br />
an Abider; trained to provide part of the<br />
spiritual care given to residents in the last<br />
days and hours of their lives. The Abiders<br />
Ministry, dedicated to attending to these<br />
residents as well as their families, reflects<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong>’ (PHS)<br />
respect for residents and for life itself.<br />
The Abiders Ministry emerges from the<br />
heart of the PHS mission to provide<br />
holistic support through every chapter<br />
in the lives of older adults. “It’s all part<br />
of the human experience,” said Cal<br />
Cooper, Chaplain at Roseville. He feels<br />
the program is essential in making sure<br />
the dying are not left alone in their final<br />
moments. “We sometimes have people<br />
with no family, or the family lives out of<br />
the area,” Cooper said, adding that family<br />
members may also need to leave the side<br />
of a resident, temporarily, to go to work<br />
or simply to take a break. This is where an<br />
Abider comes in.<br />
<br />
A gentle touch provides comfort and grace<br />
as Valerie Warkel attends at bedside.<br />
Abiders attend to residents who are dying<br />
when family members are not able to be<br />
present. An Abider sits with a resident<br />
for a two-hour shift. Sometimes they talk<br />
with the resident – or, if the resident can<br />
no longer speak, the Abider is there as a<br />
presence, simply offering companionship.<br />
This might be holding their hand, giving<br />
a caring touch to their arm, playing quiet<br />
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So faith, hope, love abide, these three;<br />
but the greatest of these is love.<br />
- I CORINTHIANS 13:13 RSV<br />
<br />
Chaplain Cal<br />
Cooper meets<br />
regularly with<br />
Abider Valerie<br />
Warkel. He<br />
regards her<br />
volunteer ministry<br />
as essential to<br />
the spiritual<br />
care offered at<br />
Roseville.<br />
music, saying a prayer or reading a poem<br />
or Scripture. Understanding how to<br />
bring compassion and comfort by “being<br />
present” takes time, but that is what an<br />
Abider is trained to do.<br />
All Abiders attend training led by a PHS<br />
chaplain. The training gives awareness<br />
to volunteers about spiritual, physical,<br />
and emotional changes they may see as<br />
they spend time abiding with a person on<br />
the dying journey. Abiders learn how to<br />
be a calm presence, how to be still, not<br />
necessarily having to say anything. They<br />
learn the scope of confidentiality and<br />
how to appropriately interact with staff<br />
and family, and it’s made clear to them<br />
what is not their job. Cooper emphasized<br />
that Abiders are not nurses or nursing<br />
assistants. They do not provide medical<br />
care or assistance or answer questions<br />
related to medical or physical matters.<br />
They do call for staff to help whenever<br />
such issues arise.<br />
Those who serve as Abiders often say that<br />
their initial motivation was to help others.<br />
With time and experience, they find their<br />
own lives enriched in ways they could not<br />
have anticipated. “It’s such an honor to<br />
do this,” expressed Valerie. “I just<br />
feel blessed.”<br />
Valerie believes that God brought her into<br />
this ministry when she read about it in the<br />
newsletter of St. Odilia Catholic Church,<br />
where she is a member. Starting about one<br />
year ago, she has attended three dying<br />
persons. “One woman was very aware and<br />
loved to sing. So we each sang with her<br />
during our shift,” Valerie remembers, “She<br />
didn’t have any family, but for her last<br />
days, we became her family.”<br />
An important part of the ministry is<br />
support to families. Family members,<br />
when faced with the impending death of<br />
a loved one, are often emotional, quick to<br />
anger or, feel intense grief. In each case,<br />
an Abider will have been trained on how<br />
to respond, “so they aren’t surprised by<br />
anything,” said Cooper.<br />
Most families express their gratitude for<br />
comfort brought by Abiders to their loved<br />
ones, and to themselves. Alexis Bighley<br />
found the help of Abiders enormously<br />
comforting when her mother, Diana Baca,<br />
began to pass from this life. “Our family<br />
all helped out at mother’s bedside, but<br />
there were times when we just couldn’t<br />
be there,” Alexis recalled. “I knew that my<br />
mother wanted someone to be with her.”<br />
Alexis was grateful for the tenderness and<br />
concern that the Abiders showed to her<br />
mother as she transitioned from this life.<br />
In hindsight, Alexis wishes that she had<br />
asked for the help of Abiders sooner and<br />
encourages other families to call upon<br />
the valuable and meaningful ministry that<br />
Abiders bring.<br />
Brenda Alexander, Chaplain at<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> of Arden Hills,<br />
sees great value in the Abiders Ministry.<br />
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When training Abiders, she assures them<br />
that an attentive, prayerful presence<br />
is the very essence of their role. “Even<br />
though a resident can’t speak or clearly<br />
communicate, they may be comforted<br />
through the touch of a hand, hearing a<br />
Scripture passage, a poem, prayer,<br />
or music.”<br />
Valerie Warkel, Abiders Ministry<br />
volunteer, takes time for personal<br />
spiritual reflection in the chapel at<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> of Roseville.<br />
<br />
Both chaplains agree that one should<br />
sense a call to serve as an Abider.<br />
Volunteer Abiders are of diverse ages,<br />
backgrounds, and experiences. Many are<br />
retired; most have quiet, calm, and patient<br />
personalities. Alexander explained that<br />
an Abider should be a person of faith, not<br />
necessarily a specific faith, but someone<br />
who understands that death is a sacred<br />
journey. She added, “An Abider has a heart<br />
of love and sees this as a ministry.”<br />
Valerie acknowledges that not everyone<br />
understands why she is an Abider, and<br />
she finds it hard to explain. “There really<br />
aren’t any words for this ministry,” she<br />
admits. “I feel so blessed to share in such<br />
an intimate, holy time.”<br />
~JEAN WILSON GREENER<br />
To learn more about Abiders or to<br />
apply as a volunteer, contact Jean<br />
Wilson Greener, Director of Church and<br />
Community Relations, at 651-631-6103<br />
or email, jgreener@preshomes.org.<br />
perspectives 19
It’s been happening<br />
every day for over 50<br />
years. The volunteers of<br />
PHS serve in many ways;<br />
each contributing their<br />
unique gifts to help create<br />
communities of caring<br />
and fulfill our mission.<br />
Caught<br />
in the Act<br />
(of Caring)<br />
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Pat Bettendorf<br />
with his pal, Ruby<br />
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FALL <strong>2009</strong><br />
The volunteers profiled below are<br />
exemplars of many people who give their<br />
time freely, just because they want to.<br />
Their stories represent the kind of deep<br />
dedication and distinctive talents for<br />
which we are grateful and on which we<br />
depend. By recognizing these few,<br />
we honor all.<br />
Pat Bettendorf and Ruby<br />
Ruby, a 52-pound, 6-year-old pit bull,<br />
knows how to work a room. Her owner,<br />
Pat Bettendorf, brings Ruby to Croixdale<br />
in Bayport, Minnesota, where staff and<br />
residents call her “Ruby the Wonder Dog.”<br />
Ruby is a certified therapy and service<br />
dog, trained to work around wheelchairs<br />
and walkers, and to maintain a controlled<br />
response to unusual sounds and motion.<br />
Ruby interacts with residents who enjoy<br />
petting and playing with her. “Ruby’s a<br />
sweet soul who likes the attention,” said<br />
Pat, “and everyone’s always happy to see<br />
her.” Ruby has been inducted into the<br />
Animal Hall of Fame of the Minnesota<br />
Veterinary Medical Association. She<br />
was first runner-up in the Milk-Bone ®<br />
“spokesdog” competition, earning a picture<br />
of herself on a future Milk-Bone box.<br />
Pat, who lives in Scandia, Minnesota,<br />
started volunteering at Croixdale over 25<br />
years ago as an actor with the Duck Soup<br />
Players, a local musical comedy team. He<br />
and Ruby have been visiting for the past<br />
four years. “We enjoy sharing in the lives<br />
of older adults,” he said. “I’ve yet to find<br />
a better history book than the life of a<br />
90-year-old.”<br />
Laurry and Velyma<br />
Hanson<br />
<br />
Velyma and Laurry Hanson<br />
The harvest was plentiful at Beacon Hill,<br />
Minnetonka, Minnesota, thanks to the<br />
dedicated work of Laurry and Velyma<br />
Hanson who have lived at the Terrace<br />
senior apartments since 2000. Laurry<br />
repaired and enlarged the community<br />
vegetable garden, picket-by-picket, so<br />
that residents could cultivate zucchini,<br />
tomatoes, and other homegrown produce.<br />
Velyma and Laurry tended the garden<br />
with regular watering and weeding, even<br />
picking ripe vegetables for their neighbors.<br />
The Hansons believe in contributing to<br />
the community where they live. “If you<br />
look for things to do,” said Laurry, “you’ll<br />
always find it.” Laurry installed protectors<br />
around the sprinkler heads throughout<br />
the campus grounds, cleared buckthorn<br />
in the bordering woodlands, and planted
flowers. Velyma compiles the community<br />
newsletter, prepares communion, and<br />
sings in the chapel choir. They both help<br />
set up tables for Bingo and offer rides to<br />
residents. “We just like to do things for<br />
others,” said Velyma. “They’re very humble<br />
about their contributions,” commented<br />
Karen Casper-Robeson, Campus<br />
Administrator. “When I told them about<br />
being profiled in Perspectives, they said,<br />
‘What did we do?’ ”<br />
Eugene Ewer<br />
Paper, scissors, glue, and imagination<br />
are the raw materials of Eugene Ewer’s<br />
volunteer service. A resident of The<br />
Farmstead in Andover, Minnesota, Eugene<br />
began creating origami over 26 years ago<br />
to entertain his granddaughter. Since<br />
then, he’s led demonstrations and held<br />
classes for area Girl Scouts, church groups,<br />
and sets up a booth at the Minnesota<br />
State Fair. He has published a book with<br />
over 200 origami designs. Eugene always<br />
re-uses materials, like colored copy paper<br />
and Christmas cards, to create his art,<br />
and brings the<br />
importance<br />
and care of<br />
trees into<br />
his lessons.<br />
Eugene Ewer<br />
<br />
In addition to his paper crafts, Eugene<br />
leads Bingo at the Farmstead, helps set up<br />
for special events, and is involved in the<br />
Abiders Ministry. “Eugene steps up to help<br />
whenever we need him,” said Beth Fries,<br />
Campus Administrator. “When the event<br />
is over, he helps clean up and is often the<br />
last person leaving.”<br />
Maxine & Lloyd Johnson<br />
Wherever the Johnsons are volunteering,<br />
you won’t find them sitting still. They have<br />
celebrated over 80 musical performances<br />
at Stonecrest, where they now live, and at<br />
other PHS communities. With Lloyd playing<br />
violin and Maxine on piano, this singingdancing<br />
duo performs a variety of 1930-<br />
40’s standards, gospel, country, and<br />
patriotic tunes.<br />
The Johnsons, who have been married<br />
for 67 years, also lead the Silver Sneakers<br />
senior exercise class twice weekly at the<br />
YMCA adjoining Stonecrest. “It helps me<br />
more than it helps them,” said Lloyd, who<br />
is 95. They also sing together in a<br />
community choir, and play weekly in a<br />
community band in Cottage Grove.<br />
In the summer of 2008, Maxine was<br />
treated for lymphoma. “Performing and<br />
leading exercise kept me going,” she<br />
acknowledged. “It helped me forget all<br />
about myself.” The Johnsons volunteer as a<br />
way to give back for the blessings they feel<br />
they have received. They like that, through<br />
PHS, they are able volunteer by doing what<br />
they love. “As long as the audience will<br />
come, we’ll play.”<br />
Fran Heinselman<br />
Fran Heinselman has been serving 30-40<br />
hours per week at <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> of<br />
Roseville, Minnesota, for over 22 years,<br />
making her the longest serving PHS<br />
volunteer. Fran began volunteering for<br />
PHS when her mother moved to Roseville.<br />
She has provided a variety of service,<br />
including playing the organ for worship<br />
and piano for sing-alongs, sewing lap<br />
robes, creating scrapbooks for memory<br />
care residents, staffing the gift shop,<br />
sorting and reading mail, and providing<br />
administrative assistance to several<br />
volunteer directors over the years.<br />
She’s even taught a new director how<br />
to use the computer system.<br />
Although she can’t name a favorite<br />
activity, she says her favorite moments<br />
are, “When I see someone smile.” She likes<br />
to put her energies towards brightening a<br />
resident’s day. “Giving personal attention<br />
keeps people connected,” she said. “That’s<br />
important to someone here who isn’t able<br />
to get around much.”<br />
Maxine & Lloyd<br />
Johnson<br />
<br />
Fran Heinselman<br />
<br />
perspectives 21
Love in Motion<br />
2008 Summary of Volunteer Activity<br />
We can do no<br />
great things<br />
— only small<br />
things with<br />
great love.<br />
- MOTHER TERESA<br />
22<br />
3073 VOLUNTEERS<br />
PROVIDING<br />
151,000 HOURS<br />
OF SERVICE<br />
FALL <strong>2009</strong><br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong> volunteers<br />
contributed over 150,000 hours. This is the<br />
equivalent of over $3 million in labor and<br />
an extra 12.5 hours given to every resident.<br />
These community statistics represent an<br />
approximation of registered volunteers<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
VOLUNTEERS &<br />
HOURS<br />
Avalon Square<br />
89 Volunteers: 4,005 hours of service<br />
Beacon Hill<br />
25 Volunteers: 1,049 hours of service<br />
Boutwells Landing<br />
281 Volunteers: 13,661 hours of service<br />
Cardinal Pointe of Maplewood<br />
95 Volunteers: 400 hours of service<br />
Castle Ridge<br />
25 Volunteers: 1,799 hours of service<br />
Central Towers<br />
50 Volunteers: 1,000 hours of service<br />
Croixdale<br />
83 Volunteers: 1,608 hours of service<br />
The Deerfield<br />
102 Volunteers: 3,310 hours of service<br />
EagleCrest<br />
43 Volunteers: 1,340 hours of service<br />
Echo Ridge<br />
80 Volunteers: 1,534 hours of service<br />
The Farmstead<br />
60 Volunteers: 2,932 hours of service<br />
GracePointe Crossing<br />
346 Volunteers: 16,908 hours of service<br />
Highland Ridge<br />
79 Volunteers: 1,568 hours of service<br />
Kirkland Crossings<br />
64 Volunteers: 7,867 hours of service<br />
Maranatha<br />
50 Volunteers: 1,000 hours of service<br />
The Mayfield<br />
75 Volunteers: 1,014 hours of service<br />
and hours they have contributed. Beyond<br />
these figures are the many volunteers<br />
who choose not to record their time, the<br />
community groups who have visited our<br />
campuses, and the off-hours contributions<br />
of many PHS staff members.<br />
McKenna Crossing<br />
51 Volunteers: 1,000 hours of service<br />
Mill-Pond<br />
50 Volunteers: 1,000 hours of service<br />
Mississippi Shores<br />
40 Volunteers: 908 hours of service<br />
Norris Square<br />
2 Volunteers: 15 hours of service<br />
Oak Crest<br />
90 Volunteers: 625 hours of service<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> of Arden Hills<br />
375 Volunteers: 25,733 hours of service<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> of Bloomington<br />
246 Volunteers: 13,725 hours of service<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
of Inver Grove Heights<br />
107 Volunteers: 9,511 hours of service<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> on Lake Minnetonka<br />
168 Volunteers: 13,199 hours of service<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> of Roseville<br />
177 Volunteers: 10,454 hours of service<br />
PHS Management & <strong>Services</strong><br />
7 Volunteers: 400 hours of service<br />
St. Andrew’s Village<br />
28 Volunteers: 2,933 hours of service<br />
Stonecrest<br />
40 Volunteers: 6,497 hours of service<br />
SummerHouse of Shoreview<br />
65 Volunteers: 200 hours of service<br />
SummerWood of Chanhassen<br />
52 Volunteers: 2,670 hours of service<br />
SummerWood of Plymouth<br />
2 Volunteers: 35 hours of service<br />
Waverly Gardens<br />
26 Volunteers: 1,150 hours of service
On the Horizon<br />
New Project Updates<br />
<br />
Carondelet Village<br />
(artist’s rendering)<br />
Carondelet Village -<br />
St Paul, MN<br />
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet<br />
(CSJ), St Paul Province, and <strong>Presbyterian</strong><br />
<strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong> (PHS) have joined to<br />
form Carondelet Village, Inc. This equal<br />
partnership will build a senior residence<br />
and progressive integrated service<br />
center on the CSJ grounds, adjacent<br />
to St. Catherine University, in St. Paul,<br />
Minnesota. This two-phase project will<br />
include a full continuum of care as well<br />
as an integrated service center that will<br />
coordinate services for older adults. 255<br />
residences will meet the needs of the<br />
sisters currently being served at Bethany<br />
Convent as well as the greater Highland<br />
Park neighborhood. Construction is<br />
anticipated to begin in the fall of this<br />
year. Upon completion of the first phase<br />
and relocation of the sisters into the<br />
new community, the Bethany building<br />
will be razed and phase two will begin.<br />
All components of the project should be<br />
complete within 24 months. For more<br />
information, contact Peggy Scoggins,<br />
Regional Marketing Manager, at 651-631-<br />
6314 or pscoggins@seniorpartners.com<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> on Lake<br />
Minnetonka - Spring Park, MN<br />
Fundraising and development efforts<br />
are underway for major renovations at<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> on Lake Minnetonka.<br />
A new Town Center and Chapel, located<br />
to highlight beautiful views of the lake,<br />
will provide a connection between campus<br />
buildings allowing integrated activities and<br />
services. With approximately 20,000 square<br />
feet on two levels, the Town Center will<br />
feature a beautiful chapel with seating for<br />
community events, wellness center, dining<br />
room, café and deli, convenience market,<br />
style salon, and other community areas.<br />
A new 4-level building will offer 66 assisted<br />
living and memory care suites, replacing the<br />
37 existing suites. It will have easy access<br />
to the Town Center. The lower level will<br />
accommodate the current child day care,<br />
with future potential for adult day care<br />
and Creative Independence home health<br />
care. For more information, contact Patrick<br />
Murphy, Foundation Director, at<br />
651-631-6132 or pmurphy@preshomes.org<br />
<br />
Founders Ridge (artist’s rendering)<br />
Founders Ridge -<br />
Bloomington, MN<br />
Plans continue for a partnership with<br />
Bethany Fellowship in Bloomington, to build<br />
180 independent living, assisted living and<br />
memory care apartments on their grounds.<br />
Future plans include brownstones and a<br />
care center. The first phase of the project is<br />
staged and ready to proceed once financing<br />
is completed. Reservations are being<br />
accepted. Contact Dena Kuenzel, Housing<br />
Counselor, at 952-941-5047 or<br />
dkuenzel@preshomes.org<br />
perspectives 23
Giving and Receiving<br />
through a Charitable Gift Annuity<br />
After a successful career helping<br />
employers with employee pensions and<br />
profit-sharing, Hugh Madson knows a wise<br />
charitable gift option when he sees one.<br />
<br />
Hugh and Marilyn<br />
Madson<br />
That’s why he and his wife, Marilyn, agreed<br />
to arrange a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA),<br />
transferring financial assets to <strong>Presbyterian</strong><br />
<strong>Homes</strong> Foundation (PHF) in exchange for a<br />
guaranteed, fixed income for life.<br />
Hugh and Marilyn are life-long St. Croix<br />
Valley residents who lived in Lake Elmo,<br />
Minnesota for nearly 50 years. They moved<br />
to the Brownstones at Boutwells Landing<br />
in 2004, and credit Steve Preus, PHF<br />
Executive Director, for their involvement<br />
in the planning of and fundraising for the<br />
Boutwells Landing care center. “We have<br />
been very impressed with the management<br />
of <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong> (PHS)<br />
and the Foundation,” said Hugh.<br />
Years before he was ready to retire from<br />
Aetna Life Insurance Company, Hugh held<br />
countless conversations with employees<br />
and employers as they considered<br />
what pension options would best suit<br />
their goals. So when Hugh and Marilyn<br />
considered their own retirement plans, the<br />
concept of a CGA was not new to them.<br />
The choice was appealing. “With the way<br />
the economy is developing along with our<br />
personal planning, we thought this was a<br />
good time to take advantage of (a CGA)<br />
to give to an organization we believe in,”<br />
said Hugh. The advantage is that while<br />
supporting PHS, a CGA also offers them<br />
a valuable stream of income for their lives.<br />
Their CGA is a simple contractual<br />
agreement between the Madsons and<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> Foundation. Their gift<br />
effectively advances the mission of PHS,<br />
while they receive fixed payments each<br />
year for life, a portion of which is tax-free.<br />
Their annual payment is guaranteed - no<br />
matter what happens to interest rates or<br />
to the stock market. Hugh explains. “It fits<br />
well into our overall planning.”<br />
Hugh and Marilyn’s plans fulfill their<br />
philanthropic as well as financial goals.<br />
“A CGA provides us with the opportunity<br />
to make a charitable gift and receive a<br />
reasonable income” said Hugh. After their<br />
lifetime, the remaining amount of their<br />
gift will be used to support PHS. “Over<br />
the years we have given to charitable<br />
organizations that provide excellent service<br />
to others. We believe PHS does just that.”<br />
To find out if a CGA meets your personal,<br />
financial, and philanthropic goals,<br />
contact <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> Foundation.<br />
A representative will answer any<br />
questions and provide a confidential,<br />
no-obligation calculation of your PHF<br />
Charitable Gift Annuity.<br />
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CHARITABLE<br />
GIFT ANNUITY<br />
RATES<br />
FALL <strong>2009</strong><br />
ONE LIFE<br />
Your Age Annuity Rate<br />
50 4.40%<br />
55 4.80%<br />
60 5.00%<br />
65 5.30%<br />
70 5.70%<br />
75 6.30%<br />
80 7.10%<br />
85 8.10%<br />
90+ 9.50%<br />
TWO LIVES<br />
Your Age Annuity Rate<br />
50/55 3.90%<br />
55/60 4.40%<br />
60/65 4.80%<br />
65/70 5.00%<br />
70/75 5.30%<br />
75/80 5.80%<br />
80/85 6.50%<br />
85/90 7.50%<br />
90/95+ 9.00%
Mission<br />
Benevolence<br />
A Habit of Giving Provides<br />
for the Care of Others<br />
<br />
Eleanor Ingman<br />
Eleanor Ingman’s home reveals<br />
what’s important to her.<br />
Artwork from travels with her late<br />
husband, Boyd, displays her fascination<br />
with the world. Her lake view balcony,<br />
filled with flowers, vegetable plants, and<br />
bird feeders, sustains her love of nature.<br />
Eleanor’s philanthropic values, though<br />
not as tangible, also are visible in how she<br />
chooses to live and give.<br />
When she was growing up in North<br />
Dakota, during the Great Depression, her<br />
father sometimes didn’t get paid. “But<br />
every Sunday morning,” she remembers,<br />
“all 6 of his kids would receive a nickel to<br />
give to the church.” The practices of her<br />
childhood have remained throughout her<br />
life. “Boyd and I always gave 10% of<br />
our income.”<br />
Eleanor worked as a registered nurse at<br />
Methodist and North Memorial Hospitals.<br />
Boyd was an accountant with Cargill.<br />
“Neither of us was at the top of the heap,”<br />
she admits, “we were solidly middle-class.”<br />
They lived in Crystal, Minnesota where<br />
they raised two daughters. They retired in<br />
the mid 1970’s, and eventually moved into<br />
The Court at <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> on Lake<br />
Minnetonka in 1992. “It feels like home,”<br />
she said. She’s confident that PHS is able<br />
to provide whatever she might need for<br />
support as she ages.<br />
Eleanor credits Boyd, who passed<br />
away in 2004, for becoming a donor to<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> Foundation (PHF).<br />
“He felt it was just the right thing to do,”<br />
she said. Eleanor has continued what<br />
her husband began. Boyd’s stay at Lake<br />
Minnetonka’s care center, in the last<br />
weeks of his life, convinced Eleanor that<br />
everyone deserves to receive quality care<br />
and respect, regardless of their income. “I<br />
have all the comforts I could ever ask for,”<br />
she said, but she is concerned for other<br />
residents who may not have the funds<br />
to sustain the cost of housing and care.<br />
Eleanor designates her gifts to Mission<br />
Benevolence, a special fund that provides<br />
financial assistance to PHS residents who<br />
have outlived their financial resources. The<br />
generosity of donors like Eleanor will help<br />
assure that the nearly 5% of PHS residents<br />
supported by Mission Benevolence will<br />
not have to leave the community they<br />
call home, or seek another place to<br />
receive care.<br />
Eleanor points to her own life to<br />
demonstrate that philanthropy isn’t<br />
a venue only of the wealthy. “It’s not<br />
important how much you give, but that<br />
you give what you can,” she advises.<br />
“If I can help a few people, just a little bit,<br />
maybe someone can remain here who<br />
otherwise couldn’t.”<br />
To learn more about how to designate a<br />
gift for Mission Benevolence, contact the<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> Foundation.<br />
perspectives 25
The Philanthropic Perspective<br />
There are certain similarities between<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong>’<br />
volunteers and donors:<br />
• BOTH BELIEVE IN THE MISSION OF PHS<br />
• BOTH VALUE PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY<br />
• BOTH KNOW THAT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE VITAL<br />
• BOTH LIVE OUT THEIR FAITH IN VERY TANGIBLE WAYS<br />
Your gifts supporting the freedom to live well<br />
in a <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> community share<br />
your love whenever residents benefit from<br />
a chaplain’s care, a therapist’s guidance,<br />
a wellness trainer’s encouragement,<br />
companionship and fellowship of events,<br />
outings and activities, and when needed,<br />
personal financial support. Your generosity<br />
makes a difference and touches lives every day.<br />
Your gifts to <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> Foundation for…<br />
The Mission Benevolence<br />
support residents to remain in a PHS<br />
community even when they have outlived<br />
their financial resources.<br />
The Spiritual Life Fund<br />
ensure every resident, regardless of faith<br />
persuasion, has access to spiritual care<br />
from chaplains, and to spiritual programs.<br />
Our residents have identified this as one<br />
of the most important aspects of living in<br />
a PHS community.<br />
The Wellness Fund<br />
enable us to provide a wellness<br />
environment that can offer residents<br />
programs that support the goal of living<br />
independently and fully for as long as<br />
possible. Wellness programs encompass<br />
not only physical health, but emotional,<br />
spiritual, and financial health as well.<br />
The Unrestricted Fund<br />
allow PHS, with Board approval, to allocate<br />
funds where they are most needed and<br />
have the best chance to help put smiles<br />
in the eyes of our residents. This may<br />
include the ability to do some of the<br />
extras at one of our communities, such as<br />
adding a gazebo, planting new gardens,<br />
redecorating a social room, as well as<br />
covering some unexpected expenses.<br />
THE FOUNDATION TEAM<br />
Contact the<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong><br />
<strong>Homes</strong> Foundation:<br />
651-631-6132,<br />
giving@preshomes.org,<br />
or one of our<br />
directors.<br />
TRENT WALDEN, President<br />
twalden@preshomes.org<br />
Representing Avalon Square, Highland Ridge,<br />
Kirkland Crossings, Mill-Pond<br />
STEVE PREUS, Executive Director<br />
spreus@preshomes.org<br />
Representing Boutwells Landing, Croixdale,<br />
St. Andrew’s Village, Cardinal Pointe, Echo Ridge<br />
PAUL DEAKINS, Director<br />
pdeakins@preshomes.org<br />
Representing PH-Bloomington, Castle Ridge,<br />
Central Towers, PH-Inver Grove Heights,<br />
McKenna Crossing, Norris Square, Stonecrest<br />
CHUCK FULLMER, Director<br />
cfullmer@preshomes.org<br />
Representing contributing foundations and<br />
organizations, The Deerfield<br />
PATRICK MURPHY, Director<br />
pmurphy@preshomes.org<br />
Representing Beacon Hill, SummerWood of<br />
Chanhassen, The Farmstead, PH on Lake Minnetonka,<br />
Maranatha, Mississippi Shores,<br />
SummerWood of Plymouth<br />
KENT OSTERMAN, Director<br />
kosterman@preshomes.org<br />
Representing PH-Arden Hills, GracePointe Crossing,<br />
EagleCrest, The Mayfield, Oak Crest, PH-Roseville,<br />
SummerHouse of Shoreview, Waverly Gardens<br />
26<br />
FALL <strong>2009</strong>
Fresh Words Express<br />
an Enduring Commitment<br />
Introducing the Mission, Vision, and Values<br />
of <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> & <strong>Services</strong>.<br />
The PHS Board of Directors recently adopted a revised statement of mission, vision, and<br />
values. This provides a frame of reference to understand our purpose and actions, a tool<br />
for making policy decisions in the present and the future, a map for successful strategic<br />
planning, and a measure for our ministry.<br />
Our Mission<br />
The mission of <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> &<br />
<strong>Services</strong> is to enrich the lives of older adults<br />
through services and communities that<br />
reflect the love of God.<br />
Our Vision<br />
To provide more choices and opportunities<br />
for more older adults to live well.<br />
Our Values<br />
Compassion<br />
Demonstrating an awareness of each<br />
person’s needs, and doing what it takes<br />
to meet those needs.<br />
Christian Ministry<br />
Seeking inspirational wisdom. Acting as<br />
agents of God’s purposes in all we do.<br />
Growth & Innovation<br />
Exploring and creating new approaches<br />
to improving the quality of life for<br />
older adults.<br />
People<br />
Treating others as we would like to be<br />
treated. Valuing each person in our<br />
interactions and relationships.<br />
Stewardship<br />
Optimizing, with careful responsibility,<br />
the resources and finances of the ministry<br />
entrusted to us.<br />
Service<br />
Performing our duties and responsibilities<br />
with extraordinary diligence. Doing our best.<br />
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES & SERVICES<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
AUSTIN CHAPMAN, Chair<br />
ROBERT S. DUNBAR, Vice Chair<br />
MICHAEL C. BINGHAM<br />
LARRY A. CARLSON<br />
THEODORE CHIEN<br />
MEGAN A. DOYLE<br />
KAROL D. EMMERICH<br />
SANDRA S. HAWLEY<br />
ALLEN I. OLSON<br />
PHILIP K. OLSON<br />
CAROLE MAE OLSON<br />
JOHN G. SERIER<br />
RONALD C. TORTELLI<br />
SCOTT A. WEICHT<br />
HAROLD J. WIENS<br />
Ex-Officio<br />
PHILIP BROWN<br />
Synod Representative<br />
OFFICERS<br />
DANIEL A. LINDH, President and CEO<br />
MARK T. MEYER, Treasurer and CFO<br />
JANNA R. SEVERANCE, Secretary and Legal Counsel<br />
perspectives 27
2845 Hamline Avenue North<br />
Roseville, Minnesota 55113<br />
NON PROFIT ORG.<br />
US POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
PERMIT NO. 4330<br />
ST PAUL, MN<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
Communities<br />
For more information about<br />
PHS Communities, go to:<br />
www.preshomes.org<br />
651-631-6100<br />
*managed or partnered communities<br />
TWIN CITIES—NORTH<br />
EagleCrest<br />
Roseville, MN<br />
The Farmstead<br />
Andover, MN<br />
GracePointe Crossing<br />
Cambridge, MN<br />
Maranatha<br />
Brooklyn Center, MN<br />
The Mayfield<br />
Little Canada, MN<br />
Mississippi Shores<br />
Monticello, MN<br />
Oak Crest<br />
Spring Lake Park, MN<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
of Arden Hills<br />
Arden Hills, MN<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
of Roseville<br />
Roseville, MN<br />
SummerHouse<br />
of Shoreview<br />
Shoreview, MN<br />
Waverly Gardens<br />
North Oaks, MN<br />
TWIN CITIES—WEST<br />
Beacon Hill<br />
Minnetonka, MN<br />
Castle Ridge<br />
Eden Prairie, MN<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
on Lake Minnetonka<br />
Spring Park, MN<br />
SummerWood<br />
of Chanhassen*<br />
Chanhassen, MN<br />
SummerWood<br />
of Plymouth<br />
Plymouth, MN<br />
TWIN CITIES—SOUTH<br />
McKenna Crossing*<br />
Prior Lake, MN<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
of Bloomington<br />
Bloomington, MN<br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
of Inver Grove Heights<br />
Inver Grove Heights, MN<br />
Ridgeview Terrace<br />
Bloomington, MN<br />
SummerHouse<br />
of Bloomington<br />
Bloomington, MN<br />
TWIN CITIES—EAST<br />
Boutwells Landing*<br />
Oak Park Heights, MN<br />
Cardinal Pointe*<br />
Maplewood, MN<br />
Cardinal Pointe*<br />
Oakdale, MN<br />
Central Towers<br />
St. Paul, MN<br />
Croixdale<br />
Bayport, MN<br />
Echo Ridge<br />
Oakdale, MN<br />
Norris Square<br />
Cottage Grove, MN<br />
St. Andrew’s Village*<br />
Mahtomedi, MN<br />
Stonecrest<br />
Woodbury, MN<br />
OUTSTATE<br />
Heartwood*<br />
Crosby, MN<br />
The <strong>Homes</strong>tead*<br />
at Rochester<br />
Rochester, MN<br />
IOWA<br />
Highland Ridge<br />
Williamsburg, IA<br />
Mill-Pond<br />
Ankeny, IA<br />
WISCONSIN<br />
Avalon Square<br />
Waukesha, WI<br />
The Deerfield*<br />
New Richmond, WI<br />
Kirkland Crossings<br />
Pewaukee, WI