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Capital Campaign
Construction of “New”
Health Pavilion to
Begin this Spring
P lans
for the new Health
Pavilion, Park Expansion
and other renovations on the
Twin Towers campus are being
finalized with an anticipated
groundbreaking in May, 2011. The
four-story building will be the new
home for Memory Support Assisted
Living, Short Term Rehabilitation
and Long Term Nursing Services.
Construction is expected to be
completed in late 2012.
The new building
is designed to
complement
the “household
model,” which is
more comfortable
for residents and
more efficient in
providing services.
“Households” are
small intimate areas
that resemble ones
own home instead of
a traditional nursing
home. Life in the household
model occurs naturally without
schedules. Households contain all
the comforts of home including
a full kitchen in which residents
can help prepare meals and grab a
snack from the fridge, living rooms
for casual conversations, dining
rooms and private bedrooms.
The staff functions as personal
assistants and are able to perform
all the duties within the home, such
as housekeeping, administering
medications, cooking and assisting
with events and programs.
The current structure, completed in
1962, will be demolished to make
way for the Park Expansion that will
include walking trails, beautiful
garden spaces and a patio with an
outdoor kitchen. The pergola, water
fountains and other features are
being incorporated into the new
design.
The project is being managed by
Greenbrier Development located
in Dallas, Texas. Principal members
of the project team include the
architectural firm of SFCS, Inc
based in Charlotte, N.C and interior
design firm, Faulkner Design Group
from Dallas, Texas.
Twin Lakes
Auditorium
P lans for the Twin Lakes
auditorium continue to
move forward. The auditorium
would expand the existing
Montgomery Room to seat 250
people, include lighting, audio/
video capabilities, storage and
flexible seating to allow for
multiple uses. “With the number
of residents at Twin Lakes, we hold
three separate resident meetings
to accommodate everyone,” says
John Perry, a resident who has been
actively involved in the project,
“we miss having the opportunity for
an all campus discussion.”
Joan Mettey, Resident
Representative of
the Central Campus,
agrees and believes
an enlarged space
would allow for
family and friends to
be included in our
events. John adds “we
would love for our
family and friends to
join us for holiday
events, musical and
theater productions,
educational programs
and speakers.”
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The Committee estimates the cost
of the auditorium to be between
$750,000 and $1,300,000.
Naming rights are available and
donations are being accepted. For
more details about the auditorium
project or if you would like to
donate, please contact Molly
Talbot, Vice President Life Enriching
Communities Foundation, at
(513)719-3540.
The Mosaic
Makers
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O nce
again the Pottery Studio
at Twin Lakes is a hive of
activity with the creation of a third
mosaic through a Community-
Based Art project. “This tile mosaic
will display the change of seasons,”
explains Jan Brown-Checco, the
Cincinnati artist who designed
and is directing the project. Jan
led the previous projects at Twin
Lakes and is known both nationally
and abroad for her incredible
community art pieces.
Community-Based Art refers to
a large piece of art created by
the collective efforts of a group.
From conception to creation the
group is involved in every step.
“This projects theme is the change
of seasons of the local natural
environment,” says Jan. “As you
view it from left to right you will
see the seasons changing, winter
to spring to summer to autumn and
winter again, expressing the gentle
passage of time.”
Many of the people who worked on
the previous mosaics have returned
to participate in this project.
They laugh and call themselves
the ‘semi-professionals.’ “What
is amazing about this process is
watching individual tiles progress
and become this beautiful
Lois Johannigman arrives to
help with the Mosaic and
receives a project update
from Jan Brown Checco.
creation,” says Lois Johannigman,
who is a resident and accomplished
artist herself. Yet not everyone that
comes to glaze or design is an
artist. Fred Moore, a resident, has
been involved with the previous
mosaics and has tackled sculpting
some of the most difficult pieces.
“I have enjoyed these projects so
much. I was trained as a Textile
Engineer,” says Fred, “and now I am
a tile maker.”
Working on a project
together fosters
camaraderie as
well as creativity.
“The beauty of
the project is
that everyone’s
collective energy
and intention are
here in this one
mosaic,” says Jan, “that
is what makes it so powerful.
The mosaic is being created from
a variety of tiles, some are hand
crafted and glazed on site, some
were created by other community
based projects and some are
commercial tiles with their original
or altered color. “This blending of
various tiles will create a surface
with details that will be interesting
to investigate up close, presenting a
more subtle design from a distance.”
If you are interested in helping
or just curious to see the project,
the group meets each Thursday
in the Pottery Studio from 10:00
am – 12:00 noon. Installation of
the project in the Peace Garden is
expected in late spring.