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CEO STATEMENT<br />
My name is Karen Hrdlicka and I am the new President/CEO of Mature<br />
Services. I am joining the organization as it celebrates its 40th anniversary<br />
and I feel very privileged to be leading the organization into a new decade.<br />
I have made a career of serving older adults in a variety of roles and I love<br />
the heart of Mature Services for the older adult and the community at large.<br />
Speaking of hearts, in September we started the “Mature Services<br />
Senior Love Endowment Fund” at the Akron Community Foundation.<br />
We hope you will consider supporting our inaugural year campaign by<br />
donating at www.akroncf.org/give/MatureServicesFund.<br />
As I have spent my first six months getting to know the agency, I am truly<br />
amazed at how Mature Services is woven into the lives of the clients we serve.<br />
This became a theme in my mind as we prepared for this annual report.<br />
In researching a definition of woven fabrics, I found a good one on<br />
www.textileschool.com. It says, “Woven fabrics are made by using two or<br />
more sets of yarn interlaced at right angles to each other. Much variety is<br />
produced by weaving. Woven fabrics are generally more durable. They can<br />
be easily cut into different shapes and are excellent for producing styles<br />
in garments.”<br />
I hope you will see the parallel as you read about some of the people woven<br />
into Mature Services as part of this annual report. Mature Services weaves<br />
our services together to empower our clients, thus improving their lives.<br />
Our services, much like fabric, can be cut into a variety of different shapes<br />
to fit the needs of our clients.<br />
Respectfully,<br />
Karen Hrdlicka<br />
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