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Message From Our Board Chairperson Occasionally I want to stand on a soap box and put the record straight. I feel the need to do so. Our culture places a lot of emphasis upon and seems to give adulation to "heroes" and "stars". Multimillion dollar athletes who work part of the year, highly paid movie stars who make an occasional movie, corporate leaders who are given eight and nine figure benefit packages all receive headlines, honors, attention and adoration. Earlier in my life some of these were my "heroes". Surely many of these people are fine human beings. But I have changed my impressions of them. I no longer think they are terribly important, at least not any more so than most people. In the grand scheme of life, being able to memorize lines and repeat them on a movie screen, hitting towering home runs, sitting in chairs of huge corporations, sinking 25 balls in a basket, all of this is exciting, but incredibly important? Being on the Board of Retirement Housing Foundation for Rev. John E. Trnka, D.Min. more than twenty years and recently serving as Chair has been an absolute privilege for me. It also has been an enlarging experience. Especially as the Board has traveled all over the country, visiting many of our RHF facilities, my eyes have been open. In those homes for seniors and families, in our nursing homes and assisted living facilities I have been exposed to the real "heroes" and "stars" of life. There I have watched people who serve other people and love doing so. What an enormous difference they make in the lives of other people. The people who are making that difference are those who sweep the floors and talk with the residents, kitchen staffs who make life more enjoyable with their meals, aides and nurses who make life easier for the infirmed, the administrators and clerks whose bottom line is not a financial statement but "how well are we doing serving our residents", the maintenance people who keep buildings in good repair, up to date in appearance, keeping utilities operating. These are life's real "heroes", the "stars.” I can only imagine the immense difference these people made when hurricanes struck our Florida homes. The "heroes" and "stars" worked long hours, some staying overnight, doing the impossible, assuring as normal a life as possible for the residents. I have the same feelings about the dedication and skills of other staff. Their priority always is the mission of RHF. Even from long distances, residents in our facilities are their reason for being at work in regional and corporate offices. For many the mission not the clock, serving not being served, are their priorities Thank you to all of the RHF "heroes" and "stars”. You are making an enormous difference in the lives of people. It has been my privilege to work closely with many of you. As we celebrate the 44th Anniversary of Retirement Housing Foundation, I celebrate you who make the mission possible. Rev. John E. Trnka, D.Min. Chairperson, Board of Directors 8 A NEW VISION FOR TOMORROW
ANNUAL REPORT 2004 9 Chronology ✩ Cosponsor ● Third Party Management ■ Syndicated Project 1965 Mayflower Gardens Lancaster, CA 1966 Bixby Knolls Towers Long Beach, CA Pioneer House Sacramento, CA ✩ Pioneer Congregational United Church of Christ ✩ Trinity Cathedral Episcopal Church 1970 Plymouth Square Stockton, CA ✩ First Congregational Church of Stockton Plymouth Tower Riverside, CA ✩ First Congregational Church of Riverside 1971 Bixby Knolls Health Care and Rehabilitation Center Long Beach, CA Mayflower Gardens Convalescent Hospital Lancaster, CA 1974 Pilgrim Tower North Pasadena, CA Ralston Tower Modesto, CA ✩ First Christian Church ✩ Trinity United Presbyterian Church ✩ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (MACHCO) 1975 Sun City Gardens Sun City, CA 1976 Harbor Tower ■ San Pedro, CA ✩ Warren Chapel Episcopal Church MacArthur Park Tower ■ Los Angeles, CA 1978 Pioneer Towers Sacramento, CA ✩ Pioneer Congregational United Church of Christ ✩ Trinity Cathedral Episcopal Church 1979 Auburn Ravine Terrace Auburn, CA ✩ First Congregational Church of Auburn Pilgrim Tower East Pasadena, CA 1980 Mayflower Gardens II Lancaster, CA Southpointe Villa ● Rialto, CA 1981 Angelus Plaza Angelus Plaza North Los Angeles, CA Crooked Creek Tower Indianapolis, IN Southdale Tower Anderson, IN 1982 The Heartland Peoria, IL Plymouth Place Stockton, CA Yellowwood Terrace Clarksville, IN 1983 Diakonia Housing I Rancho Cordova, CA RHF opened Lowell Place in Bakersfield, CA in 2004. Diakonia Housing I Sacramento, CA Marple Manor Modesto, CA ✩ Modesto Affiliated Church Housing Corp. West Valley Towers Van Nuys, CA ✩ St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 1984 Gold Country Health Care Center Placerville, CA Longfellow Plaza Anderson, IN Monona Meadows Monona, WI Westminster Health Care Center Clarksville, IN Westminster Village Kentuckiana Clarksville, IN 1985 Charles Major Manor Shelbyville, IN Culver City Rotary Plaza Culver City, CA ✩ Culver City Rotary Club Donald Jordan Sr. Manor Garden Grove, CA ✩ Acacia Adult Day Services Lake Ella Manor Tallahassee, FL Pioneer Manor Geneva, NE ✩ First Congregational United Church of Christ Redding RHF Housing Butte Home Redding, CA Redding RHF Housing Cottonwood Home Redding, CA Round House Manor Kaukauna, WI The Village Congregational Community ● Arvin, CA -Union Congregational Church 9
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