On The Inside . . . RHF Honors Those Making a Difference

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New Community Welcome to Columbus! Farrfield Manor, RHF’s newest community, was dedicated on April 8th. More than 100 people witnessed the ceremony, took tours of the community and enjoyed a wonderful barbeque lunch - Georgia style! State Senator Ed Harbison, Paul Diegnan (Director of Operations and Support from HUD’s Atlanta office), Mrs. Addie Gardner (first resident to move into Farrfield Manor), Florence Webb (RHF Project Manager for construction of Farrfield) Dr. Laverne Joseph, Aretha Richards (Farrfield’s Manager) and Jeff Ferguson (RHF Regional Manager for the East Coast) participated in the Ribbon Cutting ceremony. Wellcare of Georgia underwrote the cost of the event and donated a Bingo machine and supplies to the residents. This community is RHF’s fourth community in the state of Georgia (Benson Manor in Smyrna, Dogwood Apartments in Milledgeville, and Ingleside Manor in Macon) and the first community in Columbus. Farrfield Manor is a three-story apartment community specifically designed for older adults who are at least 62 years of age. There are 74 one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom manager’s unit. Four of the units are handicap accessible designed to benefit the mobility impaired and one unit is provided for those who are hearing and/or visually impaired. Farrfield Manor features a community room with a party kitchen to be used by the residents for a variety of social, educational, and recreational activites. The entry lobby and lounge provides a friendly environment for the residents to socialize. There are computer rooms equipped with computers for the residents to use and a crafts room accommodates wet and dry crafts. A game area provides opportunities for resident socialization, and an exercise area affords residents the ability to exercise within the security and convenience of their own community. There is also a laundry room equipped with coin-operated washers and dryers and folding tables enabling the residents to do their laundry on site. The typical unit design provides one bedroom, a kitchen with a pass-through counter, refrigerator, range, and vent. The mobility impaired, accessible units have roll-in showers for ease of access for those residents in wheelchairs. They also have appropriate appliances, counter and sinks, and turning radius to meet the special needs of the mobility impaired. To find out more about this community, visit RHF’s website, www.rhf.org. -6-
Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless. - Sherry Anderson Volunteers Volunteers Who Lead As a governing Board, the Retirement Housing Foundation Board of Directors ensures that RHF remains true to its mission and vision of providing housing to older adults, economically disadvantaged families and people with disabilities. At this time there are ten members on the Board. Dr. Kawata and Mr. Jahrling are from Hawaii; Mr. Masuda and Dr. Sexton are from Southern California; Mr. King and Mr. Simington are from Northern California; Dr. Trnka and Mrs. Dremstedt are from Indiana; Mr. East is from Virginia and Mrs. Potter is from Vermont. While they may come from various parts of the country, they also represent a variety of ethnic and professional backgrounds while sharing a common goal; maintaining RHF’s national role as a leader in affordable housing. RHF Board with Dr. Joseph The Board is made up of a simple majority of people who are members of the United Church of Christ. Serving on the Board is purely voluntary and there is no monetary compensation. During an average year, the Board will meet five times – this includes a visit to RHF communities once a year. Throughout the year, numerous teleconferences are held with Dr. Joseph and senior staff members to bring the Board up-to-date on various projects and/or items that need to be approved; they will attend conferences on the state and national level to keep them abreast of what is happening in the field; and many will visit RHF communities within or near their home state on their own time. At various times during the year some members are working with RHF senior staff in seeking building sites for future RHF communities; working with local city councils, county boards of supervisors and other housing planners; and, also working with their local RHF communities. Some Board members will spend up to two months a year on RHF activities. This is a reprint of Board Chair, Don King’s letter in RHF’s 2007 Annual Report. Picture Perfect If it is true that a picture says a thousand words, then the Public Relations Department for RHF is blessed to have a team of talented volunteers who stand behind a camera and speak volumes. Ray East serves on the National Board of Directors for Retirement Housing Foundation, and if that wasn’t enough, in his spare time has the task of going out into the communities and taking pictures of our residents. His work can be seen every time you visit RHF’s National Offices - he is the primary photographer for “The Faces of RHF” display. “I have the wonderful job of meeting and talking with residents throughout the country,” Ray will tell you. Judy Moore’s volunteer role of photographer is one of many that she has at the national office. Her gracious attitude of taking on any job that is given her helps immensely in the running of the Public Relations office. Anastacio Cubos works in the Information Technology Services department at RHF but is called upon quite often for picture-taking duties of events that occur throughout the year in the national office. Like the volunteers who help in various capacities throughout the organization, the service these volunteers perform is priceless. -7-
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