Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
AUGUST 2020
Showing our support for recent graduates Back in May, our community had the opportunity to show their support to this year’s college and high school graduates.
When she moved into our community in June, resident Mary Lou Wright and her furniture were quarantined the first two weeks on campus.
Mary Lou Wright’s experiment in adaptivity
When Mary Lou Wright put her house on the market last September, it seemed like the hardest part about her move to Lawrence Presbyterian Manor was going to be finding a place for all of her books. Little did she know that when her house eventually sold—eight months later—it would come in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. With the state of Kansas just beginning to emerge from a mandatory stayat-home order, Mary Lou was not only venturing out into a whole new world, she was set to become Presbyterian Manor’s first new resident in WRIGHT – continued on page 2
“I was thinking that there are so many stories of people (friends and family of senior living residents) trying to communicate with the people living in the communities,” said Curtis Jones, sales and marketing director at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. “But there aren’t any stories of people living in senior living communities communicating to people outside of the campus. Our residents may just have something they want to say to the world.” And they did! “We sent out a flier that explained what we were doing, and we asked for volunteers to appear in the video. They felt sorry for the graduating seniors who might have gotten short-changed on their graduation year, so they were eager to help and appear in the video. They wanted to send a message and wish the graduates good luck,” said Curtis. SUPPORT - continued on page 2
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