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Magnolia Manor Seeking to Answer
God’s Call to Serve Senior Adults
In Macon and Middle Georgia
"...I have seen that
care given to my own
family...I would like to see
other families' experience
that same care for their
loved ones."
George Youmans
Chair, Steering Committee
In 1983, Magnolia Manor entered into
partnership with area United Methodists to
build a community of loving care for older
adults in Macon. Since this wonderful ministry
opened its doos, literally hundreds of seniors
have found a caring place to call their home on
the campus of Magnolia Manor of Macon. Area
United Methodists have always been
vital supporters of this venture, and we can all
be proud of the quality care that characterizes
our ministry to older adults throughout Middle
Georgia.
In the last twenty three years however,
the numbers and the needs of older adults
have grown tremendously. Today, many families
are realizing that their older loved ones
need more loving assistance to continue living
securely with as much independence as possible.
Unfortunately, these same families are discovering
that such loving assistance, at an
affordable rate, is increasingly difficult to find in
Macon and Middle Georgia.
In response to this growing need among
older adults, Magnolia Manor of Macon is seeking
to build on its legacy of love in order to offer
the caring assistance that so many need today.
Our capital campaign, currently underway in
Macon, will equip Magnolia Manor to offer forty
eight apartments of “assisted care” to lower
and moderate income older adults. What difference
will this make? To those older adults who
need additional assistance with meal preparation,
with housekeeping, and with medicine
oversight in order to continue living with dignity
and as much independence as possible, it will
make all the difference in the world!
Two United Methodist leaders in the
Macon community are heading up the steering
committee which oversees this capital campaign.
Mr. George Youmans, a member of
Vineville UMC, chairs the steering committee,
and Mr. A.V. Elliott, a member of Forest Hills
UMC serves as the steering committee’s vice
chair. “If I had not experienced directly the care
that Magnolia Manor gives to older loved ones,
I would probably not be as involved as I am in
this effort,” said Youmans, explaining his motivation
for leading the committee. “But I have
seen that care given to my own family,” he continued,
“And I would like to see other families
experience that same care for their loved
ones.” A. V. Elliott explained, “Every group in
society has an advocate except older adults
and their needs. Being advocates for the needs
of seniors is what this campaign is all about.”
Through this capital campaign all area
United Methodists are invited to become active
advocates for the needs of senior adults. By
adding assisted care to the Macon campus of
Magnolia Manor, we can all participate in
extending the loving care we seek for our own
older loved ones to many
“Being advocates for
the needs of seniors is
what this campaign is
all about.”
A.V. Elliot
Vice Chair,
Steering Committee
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