Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community August 2014 Newsletter for Meadows Mennonite Community, friends, family and volunteers OUR MISSION Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community seeks to minister to the elderly in the belief that God desires older persons to enjoy dignity, respect, love and care. New CEO named at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that James (Jay) Biere has been named President and CEO of Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, effective August 25, 2014. Jay’s career spans over 25 years in senior living and health care services encompassing hospitality, human resources and executive leadership. Additionally, he brings in-depth experience managing multi-site extended care facilities. Jay’s broad knowledge base and comprehensive experience will help guide us and strategically position Meadows for the future. Although Jay has recently lived in California, he is a long term Illinois resident and grew up on a farm. His entire family lives in Illinois also. Initially, he plans to live on the Chenoa campus, we will enjoy having him as a neighbor. Please join us in welcoming Jay to Meadows! STAFF NEWS STAFF CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thursday, August 14 Friday, August 15 Thursday, August 28 Friday, August 29 Pay Day Casual Day Pay Day Casual Day WELCOME NEW STAFF NAME Jay Biere Julia Cagley Desiree Kearfott Carolyn Mast Danielle Thomas DEPARTMENT Administration-CEO Nursing Nursing Business Office Nursing HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO EMPLOYEES NAME DEPARTMENT YEARS Amanda Bee Nursing 3 Steven Davis Maintenance 4 Emily Fienhold Dining 2 Kelsey Gerdes Dining 1 Richard Hatfield Dining 7 Brianna Kay Dining 2 Bradley Majors Nursing 2 Anna O’Neal Nursing 1 Tina Rhoads Laundry 7 Abigail Rinkenberger Nursing 2 Celine Risen Business Office 6 Emili Sargeant Activities 2 Sheila Sommer Housekeeping 13 Cheryl Stevens Nursing 28 Tiffany Tolbert Dining 2 Michael Vansickle Housekeeping 14 Hayley Vedder Nursing 6 AUGUST BIRTHDAYS NAME DEPARTMENT DATE Maria Chapman Nursing 4 Christina Huling Dining 7 Russell Wilson Dining 9 Emili Sargeant Campus Center 11 Teresa Whitmer Nursing 11 Ashley Turner Nursing 15 Sheila Sommer Housekeeping 20 Danilla Kessel Nursing 23 Heidi Reiners Nursing 23 Olga Bravo Nursing 26 Kenzie Burke Social Services 28 Susan Shrader Dining 30 AUXILIARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS Saturday, September 27 2014 Fall Fest Friday, November 14 Holiday Tea & Auxiliary Fall Meeting RESIDENT NEWS 2014 Fall Fest Sponsorship Levels Contributor Stone - $10,000 and up 10 tickets for September 27 Pork Chop/Veggie Burger Dinner Recognition on all event print materials and in 2014 Fall Fest Program Booklet Up to 5 line inscription on Tree of Life Contributor Stone Brass Dove - $5,000 - $10,000 8 tickets for September 27 Pork Chop/Veggie Burger Dinner Recognition on all event print materials and in 2014 Fall Fest Program booklet Up to 5 line inscription on Tree of Life Brass Dove Gold Leaf - $3,000 – $4,999 6 tickets for September 27 Pork Chop/Veggie Burger Dinner Recognition on all event print materials and in 2014 Fall Fest Program Booklet Up to 5 line inscription on Tree of Life Gold Leaf Silver Leaf - $1,500 - $2,999 4 tickets for September 27 Pork Chop/Veggie Burger Dinner Recognition on all event print materials and in 2014 Fall Fest Program Booklet Up to 5 line inscription on Tree of Life Silver Leaf Bronze Leaf - $500 - $1,499 2 tickets for September 27 Pork Chop/Veggie Burger Dinner Recognition on all event print materials and in 2014 Fall Fest Program Booklet Up to 5 line inscription on Tree of Life Bronze Leaf Dedicated Donors - $499 or less Recognition in event program under donor list ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP Support Group Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 20th at 2:00pm in the Chapel For more information, contact: Diane Schmink Director of Social Services at: 309-747-3661 Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Needs at Meadows *Gently used or new recliners for the resident lounges *CD players for resident rooms To make a donation please contact: Tracy Armour at 309-747-3628 or tracy@meadowshome.org FALL FEST 2014 SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. MEADOWS MENNONITE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 4:00 p.m.. - 7:00 p.m. Classic Car Cruise-In on the Peaceful Meadows Park lawn. The Market Place and Bake Sale located in the Fellowship Hall. Selling items such as cheese, pretzels, jam, apple butter, pumpkins, popcorn, and lots of home baked items. The Boutique located in the Fellowship Hall, will have home décor, soaps, candles, baskets, used books, holiday items and much more. Silent Auction located in Fellowship Hall, Lenox Butterfly Meadow Collection, David Winter Cottages, Sango - Sweet Shoppe Christmas dinnerware and many other items. Children’s Activities tent in the Peaceful Meadows Park, activities will include: Dunk tank, pedal car races, noodle toss, balloon basketball, bean bag ladder toss, marble races, face painting, and pumpkin decorating. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sarah Marie Dillard in Peaceful Meadows Park Pavilion, singing and playing acoustic guitar. 5:00 p.m. –7:00 p.m. Peoria Area Accordion Club in Peaceful Meadows Park Pavilion playing tunes to sing along. 4:30 p.m.. - 7:00 p.m. Pork Burger/Veggie Burger Sandwich lunch will include: Pork chop or veggie burger sandwich Potato salad from Dave’s Supermarket in Fairbury Applesauce, Homemade pie and a drink Tickets are $8.00 at the door. The proceeds from this annual event will be used towards the Resident Room Renovation Project. I n fo r m ati o n D esk – Au gus t 20 14 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sa 1 **** June Kirkton 2 3 4 Dee Brines Eldora Coggins 5 Brenda Guth Ethel Regenold 6 Dee Brines Eldora Coggins 7 **** Marilyn Porzelius 8 Donna Fleming Sally Tindall 9 10 11 Sonja Scott Eldora Coggins 12 **** Dorothy Myers 13 Dee Brines Eldora Coggins 14 Warren Stephey **** 15 **** Ethel Regenold 16 17 18 Dee Brines Eldora Coggins 19 Brenda Guth Ruth Slagell 20 Dee Brines Eldora Coggins 21 **** Marilyn Porzelius 22 Dave Janssen June Kirkton 23 24 25 Dee Brines Eldora Coggins 26 **** Margaret Haney 27 Dee Brines Eldora Coggins 28 Ethel Slagell Alice Wick 29 Dave Janssen Sally Tindall 30 Ac t i v i t y S c h e du l e – Au gu s t 2 0 1 4 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Piano- Lowell Litwiller S.S. - Jane Roeschley 2 3 4 5 Beauty Shop TransJoanne Aupperle 6 7 8 Beauty Shop Trans- Piano- Lowell Litwiller Mary Gramm S.S. - Scott Fisher 9 10 11 12 Beauty Shop TransJune Bertsche 13 14 15 Beauty Shop Trans- Piano-Lowell Litwiller Mary Gramm S.S. - Clayton Irmeger 16 17 18 19 Beauty Shop TransJoanne Aupperle 20 21 22 Beauty Shop Trans- Piano-Lowell Litwiller Mary Gramm S.S. - John Colclasure 23 24 25 26 Beauty Shop TransJoanne Aupperle 27 28 29 Beauty Shop Trans- Piano- Lowell Litwiller Mary Gramm S.S. - Jane Roeschley 30 **** indicates volunteers needed Donations and Sponsorships Needed for…... 2014 Fall Fest— Saturday, September 27, 2014 Donations of all kinds are appreciated for this event. We are in need of donations of baked items, homemade jams, jellies and other food items to be sold in “The Market Place”. “The Boutique” items that we hope to have donated include candles, baskets, purses, jewelry, cosmetics, books, artwork, photography, handmade cards, collectors items and more. We are asking staff and resident families as well as churches, businesses and individuals to donate for the Pork Chop Sandwich Dinner. Sponsorships are available for the Pork chops and potato salad. Those of you who like to bake pies, we need you! Every year we are fortunate to offer a wide variety of pies to accompany this delicious meal because of generous donations. Proceeds from this event will be used towards the Resident Room Renovation Project. Donations or sponsorships may be specifically designated for this project. There are a variety of volunteer assignments available both in preparation, before the day of Fall Fest and on the day of Fall Fest. Interested in donating, sponsoring or volunteering, please contact Tracy Armour, Development Assistant at 309-747-3628. Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community 24588 Church St. Chenoa, IL 61726-9705 “However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all…” Ecclesiastes 11:8 TNIV Non-Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID CHENOA, IL 61726 PERMIT NO. 10