At The Forefront | June 2023

One of Forefront Living s most important values is Diversity. Click each word below to see how we celebrated two very important components of diversity this month

CAMP ERIN RESTORES, DELIGHTS CAMP ERIN RESTORES, DELIGHTS AND CREATES COMMUNITY AND CREATES COMMUNITY

Nestled in the rolling hills of central Texas, just a few miles due south of the famed Camp Longhorn, lies a beautiful oasis named Camp Buckner. This special camp is a faith-based nonprofit that serves vulnerable children, families and seniors and was the perfect partner for the second year of Camp Erin DFW, the family grief camp created in conjunction with the Children’s Bereavement Program at Faith Presbyterian Hospice. Read more.

PVN Helps Feed The World PVN Helps Feed The World

Statistics show one out of every nine children go hungry each day, but Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is dedicated to turning this hunger into hope. As a Christian nonprofit organization, FMSC works with food distribution partners to provide MannaPack® meals to 90 countries around the globe, allowing children to grow, thrive and develop to their full potential.

Presbyterian Village North (PVN) residents had the opportunity to learn more about the mission of FMSC on Tuesday, June 6, during an informational meeting held on the PVN campus. The meeting, facilitated by Hillary Coyle, FMSC Development Advisor and daughter of PVN residents Susan and Corbet Bryant, and Andy Albertini, FMSC Regional Manufacturing Manager, provided an overview of the organization’s mission and the volunteer opportunities available locally. Read more.

Farewell a fond

The original healthcare building on the Presbyterian Village North campus was constructed out of the desire to provide excellent care for residents and the community.

The groundbreaking event was held in January 1978 and the building opened in 1980. Through the years, this beloved building served an untold number of residents, community members and teammates Read more

Camp

FIND JOY IN THE JOURNEY

This year at Camp Erin DFW we followed one of our veteran campers, Sarina Desai, and her father, Nipun, to provide a better glimpse into what goes on at camp.

Shadowing them throughout the weekend shed light on how Camp Erin DFW, and the other programs offered by the Child Life professionals at Faith Presbyterian Hospice, have helped Sarina as she works through her grief from losing her mother unexpectedly a year-and-a-half ago.

Click here to watch Sarina's feature story.

Faithful Friends Faithful Friends

UNDERSTANDING GRIEF SERIES CONTINUES

Make plans to join the Faithful Friends group on Thursday, July 27, at 6:30 p.m. for their next gathering. This event will be held at the Marnie and Kern Wildenthal Center located on the T. Boone Pickens Hospice Center campus and will continue the series on Understanding Grief For All Ages. As the third event in the series, it will focus on Adult Grief and will be facilitated by Binu Matthews, Bereavement Manager at Faith Presbyterian Hospice.

Click here to secure your spot.

SAVE THE DATE

Hilton Anatole Chantilly Ballroom

Dallas, Texas

September 12, 2023

For more information, contact Sarah Jones, Philanthropy Coordinator at SJones@ForefrontLiving org

STEWARDSHIP STEWARDSHIP AWARD WINNER AWARD WINNER

Each quarter the Forefront Living Foundation recognizes a teammate who has gone above and beyond to display stewardship in their daily work. Click here to learn more about this outstanding teammate.

Benzayb (Ben) Migrino

Faith Presbyterian Hospice offers Support Groups free of charge Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month from 6:30-7:30 p m , and the last Thursday of each month from 12-1 p m Read more

Teammate TeammateSpotlight Spotlight

Cindy Spence, Faith Presbyterian Hospice massage therapist, was featured in a national CBS news article this month. Read more.

OAW OAW

THE FUTURE OF WELLNESS THE FUTURE OF WELLNESS

On Friday, June 23, VIPs from The Outlook at Windhaven (OAW) congregated at Plano’s Carpenter Park Recreation Center for an inside look into the future of wellness at OAW. VIPs were joined by Presbyterian Village North teammates Shannon Radford, Director of Wellness, and Deana Lisenby, Lifestyle Fitness Manager The dynamic duo provided helpful tips to stay active help slow the course of gradual health decline many seniors experience. Attendees had the opportunity to view renderings of the fitness and aquatics center at their future community as they learned about the various programs and therapies expected to be offered

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INTEREST IN OAW CONTINUES TO GROW INTEREST IN OAW CONTINUES TO GROW

CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

With construction well under way at Forefront Living’s newest senior living community in Plano, interest in The Outlook at Windhaven (OAW) continues to grow On June 6, more than 40 prospective future residents gathered at OAW’s Information Center for an informational happy hour Guests enjoyed cold beverages and delicious appetizers while learning about the impressive accommodations and amenities under construction at OAW Encourage your friends and neighbors to join us for our next prospect event to learn why more than eighty percent of the community is already reserved! For more information about the OAW referral program, click here

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Cruising the Shores of East Asia Cruising the Shores of East Asia

Presbyterian Village North resident globe-trotters Betty and John Birker cruised the shores of East Asia and returned to share their worldly adventures with fellow PVN residents. On Tuesday, June 13, a crowd gathered in McGowan Auditorium to listen and learn as John, dressed in a formal men ’ s kimono, shared tidbits of trivia, history and colorful photos from the couple’s recent travels to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan Read more

Culinary Team Cooks Culinary Team Cooks Up Great Ideas Up

Great Ideas

The Presbyterian Village North (PVN) Culinary team works diligently to ensure residents stay wellnourished while also creating palette-pleasing meals for all to enjoy PVN is proud of the dining experience especially curated for residents and their guests and the team continuously reevaluates their approach to improve upon the quality and service provided to uphold high dining standards Click here to see a few recent examples highlighting the culinary team’s ongoing creativity and commitment to our residents

TheLongestDay TheLongestDay TheLongestDay

The Longest Day is the day with the most light, also known as the summer solstice. It’s the day the Alzheimer’s Association calls upon everyone to fight against Alzheimer’s disease by raising funds and awareness towards care, support and research. On Wednesday, June 21, Presbyterian Village North participated in The Longest Day by holding campus-wide events to help stand up to the darkness of Alzheimer’s Read more