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Fulton Presbyterian Manor’s Art is Agelessexhibit and reception features senior artists
They are teachers, farmers, veterans, homemakers, entrepreneurs and nurses, among many others. Some have resumed art after putting it aside for a career, others have been creating beautiful pieces throughout their lives, and others never picked up a brush until after they retired, but all are now expressing themselves through art.
These diverse lives intersect at Fulton Presbyterian Manor this month with the Art is Ageless® program, which reaffirms the agelessness of human creativity. Studies show seniors who are involved in the arts report better health, have more positive attitudes and are more active than those who are not.
February 2015
Fulton Presbyterian Manor honored for achievements Fulton Presbyterian Manor received a certificate of recognition from Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America for reaching goals in fiscal year 2014, July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014. The recognition came through PMMA’s new Emerald Awards Program, designed to encourage its 18 locations to achieve high levels of resident and employee satisfaction, meet financial goals, build philanthropic support for the organization’s mission and meet marketing goals. There are 11 areas measured for the Emerald Awards. To receive an emerald, a campus has to meet its goals in all 11 areas. Certificates of recognition were given out to campuses that reached their goals in one or more category.
Bruce Shogren, PMMA CEO, left, and Doug Yoder, PMMA chief operating officer, right, present Dawn Smith, executive director, with the Emerald Award recognition.
“It’s inspiring to see the beautiful pieces these seniors have created,” said Marketing Director Keri Edwards. “The joy it brings to them and others is Fulton was recognized for achieving a five-star rating from the Centers for wonderful, and that’s something we Medicare and Medicaid and meeting marketing goals. want to celebrate and share with the “This recognition is a visible sign of Fulton Presbyterian Manor’s commitment broader Fulton community.” to the mission of PMMA of providing quality senior services guided by The Art is Ageless exhibit will feature Christian values,” said Bruce Shogren, chief executive officer for PMMA. works from local artists who are 65 Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America is celebrating 65 years of providing and older, including a few Fulton quality senior services guided by Christian values in Kansas and Missouri. Presbyterian Manor residents. The ART IS AGELESS continued on page 3
For more information about Fulton Presbyterian Manor, contact Marketing Director Keri Edwards at 573-642-6646 or kedwards2@pmma.org.