Lawrence Community Matters January 2019

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Bruce Shogren, president and CEO for PMMA, left, and Bill Taylor, chief operating officer for PMMA, present Christie Patrick, executive director, with a certificate recognizing the community for reaching Emerald goals in three of 11 categories.

Lawrence Presbyterian Manor honored for Emerald achievements Lawrence Presbyterian Manor received a certificate of recognition from Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica for reaching goals in fiscal year 2018, covering the months of July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018.

The recognition came through PMMA’s Emerald Awards Program, designed to encourage its 17 locations and 2 hospices 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 community has to meet its goals AWARD, continued on page 3

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This is our chair volleyball team in action! You can join the fun every Thursday afternoon in the chapel.

Join the team and have a ball If you walk by the chapel on Thursday afternoons and hear uproarious laughter, there’s a good chance it’s the chair volleyball team. One of the newer activities to come to Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, the game emphasizes teamwork, exercise and fun.

“From its first conception, there were just two of us volleying the beach ball back and forth, and more people joined us. I’m not sure how it got started, but I think Linda, our activity director, set up the net to see if we were interested in it. And boy, yes we were! There are six people on each side, so we need at least 12 players. Sometimes when the ball is missed, we blame ‘Harvey,’” said resident Beth Brown.

Harvey may not be the best player on the team, but he has a good excuse.

“Once in a while, if we don’t have quite enough people to play, we have somebody by the name of Harvey sitting in a certain chair. We can’t see Harvey, but we all know he’s there,” said resident Ken Lohrentz.

Harvey may or may not be needed, depending on the number of players at practice that week. One thing is for sure, everyone is always having a really good time.

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Our beach volleyball team takes a break between games. Back row: Phil Anderson, David Dinneen, John Harris, Brower Burchill, Mary Alice Barr and Esther Kinsey. Front row: Arlyn Kinsey, Mona Bell, Jo Doles, Patricia Anderson, Jean Stokes and Beth Brown.

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Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Lawrence Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org.

Christie Patrick, executive director Angela Fonseca, marketing director To submit or suggest articles, contact afonseca@pmma.org.

Telephone: 785-841-4262 Fax: 785-841-0923 Address: 1429 Kasold Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049-3425 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.

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“It’s just fun,” said Ken. “I enjoy the camaraderie we have and the enjoyment of getting together. We just have a couple of rules (we make them up as we go). One, you have to be seated. And two, if you hit the fire sprinkler in the ceiling, be prepared to run.”

laughing, and it’s good exercise. I played volleyball in college. I was such a dud in sports, and it was the only sport I was actually good at. It’s fun at this stage in life to go back to it.”

“It’s interesting when you volley the ball, because you hit people in the shoulder, the head, the back … we’re laughing all the time over places the ball hits us,” Beth said.

“It’s just nice to go there and play.

Everybody’s happy, relaxed and we have fun. It’s a good time,” he said.

“You’re among friends.”

Esther’s husband of 51 years, Arlyn, also joins in on the fun when he’s Beth finds great joy in the sport, too. not busy playing bridge.

Resident Esther Kinsey shares the laughter, too.

“We laugh a lot,” she said. “ We play with a beach ball and you have to stay in your chair. So, we’re hitting each other in the head. I just enjoy

If you would like to see what all the fun is about, we invite you to stop by the chapel on Thursdays around 3 or 3:30 p.m.

Just pull up a chair and join us. Our version of volleyball is really fun to try out!

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Lawrence Presbyterian Manor’s Art is Ageless® call for entries underway Lawrence Presbyterian Manor has issued a call for entries for the Art is Ageless® juried exhibit to be held February 12-19, 2019. A reception will take place at 2:30 p.m. on February 20.

Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2019 Art is Ageless calendar.

Artists may choose to enter the exhibit only. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years (since January 2014). There are nine categories, as well as designations of amateur or professional. Works to be entered for judging may be dropped off

beginning February 1at the business office and need to be at Presbyterian Manor by February 10.

The Art is Ageless® Program encourages Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes, musical and dramatic events, educational opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year.

Local competition winners will join winners from 16 other Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America communities to be judged at the systemwide level.

Entry forms and information can be picked up at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Drive, Lawrence, or by contacting Angela Fonseca at 785-841-4262 or lfonseca@pmma.org. Or go online to ArtIsAgeless.org to view rules, download an entry form or enter online.

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in all 11 areas. Certificates of recognition were given out to communities that reached their goals in one or more category.

Lawrence was recognized for reaching independent living resident satisfaction and professional employee growth goals and achieving a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

“This recognition is a visible sign of Lawrence Presbyterian Manor’s commitment to the mission of PMMA of providing quality senior services guided

by Christian values,” said Bruce Shogren, chief executive officer for PMMA. Like us on Facebook

The gift of making a video biography

By Debbie Musser Next Avenue

to my life was those two girls,” Seymour said.

Seymour and Angel Newman light up as they talk about their daughters, Shoshana and Raphaela.

“The best thing that ever happened

Angel added, “They both have good hearts. They’re such good children.”

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This snippet is one of many touching moments in a 90-minute video biography, a visually captivating film featuring highlights from an interview with the couple, edited and woven together with family photos, memorabilia and music.

From left, Lance Mullen, Midco advertising sales consultant; Edna Galle, resident and Mission Committee member; Christie Patrick, executive director; and Angela Fonseca, marketing director.

Presbyterian Manor receives grant Lawrence Presbyterian Manor was one of seven recipients of The Midco Foundation Grant. The Foundation reviews grant requests to charitable organizations twice

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a year. Midco is the local cable, internet and phone provider in Lawrence. We will use the grant to upgrade audiovisual aspects of the recreation room.

Knowing that her father was ill (he was battling cancer), the couple’s daughter, Raphaela Stern of Skokie, Ill., hired Susan Saunders, owner of Family Line Video in Chicago, to capture her parents’ story.

Saunders was inspired by a graduate school experience interviewing older adults.

“I just fell in love with it, listening to their stories coming out,” said Saunders. “I describe it as a family documentary video.”

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