Commun ty Matters Newton Presbyterian Manor
April 2016
Presbyterian Manor names Art is Ageless competition winners Newton Presbyterian Manor recently hosted a reception for the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Noelle Dickinson, marketing director. “Art is Ageless is unique in featuring only the works of artists age 65 and older. Our artists prove that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition.”
Donna McAnulty, right, organizes an army of volunteers each year for the Apple Blossom Festival.
Apple Blossom Festival Volunteer coordinator gearing up for annual festival It’s April, and if you know Donna McAnulty, you know she’s about to ask you to volunteer for the Apple Blossom Festival.
Winners in the Newton Presbyterian Manor Art is Ageless juried competition were:
Donna has been rounding up volunteers for Newton Presbyterian Manor’s annual festival for almost 20 years. She recruits most of them from First Presbyterian Church, where she and her husband, Mel, are members.
Best of Show: “Two Glass Birds,” painting by Velera Adams, Hutchinson
“We have wonderful people. They never say no when you ask them to do this,” Donna said.
Sculpture/3D: Judges Choice, “Wire Tree” by Lois Hamilton, Newton; second place, “Front End Loader” by Verne M. Goering, Moundridge; third place, “Steamer Trunk” by Hank Heidebrecht, ART, continued on page 6
This year’s event is on April 29. It takes about 100 helpers from outside Presbyterian Manor to make everything run smoothly, from ticket and food sales to frying hamburgers and running the children’s games and activities. The McAnultys have been pitching in since the 1990s. Donna recalls that she was helping get volunteers for the Manor Mart when she was first APPLE BLOSSOM, continued on page 2