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Parsons Presbyterian Manor’s Art is Ageless® exhibit and reception features senior artists
Since the beginning of time, creative expression has brought joy to both its creators and those who experience their art.The Art is Ageless® program offers senior artists the opportunity to share and display their artwork and reaffirms the agelessness of human creativity.
This month, their works are on display at Parsons Presbyterian Manor.
“It’s inspiring to see the beautiful pieces these seniors have created,” said Sloan Dwyer, sales and marketing director. “The joy it brings to them and others is wonderful, and that’s something we want to celebrate and share with the entire Parsons community”
The Art is Ageless exhibit will feature works from local artists who are 65 and older, including a few Parsons residents.The public is welcome to visit the community to view the exhibit of acrylics, oils, photography and various other mediums, ranging from amateur to professional levels.The exhibit is open April 8–11, 2019, from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
In addition to the exhibit, Parsons will honor local senior artists during a reception at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11 in the Jesse Gehman Chapel.
April 2019
Presbyterian Manor of Mid-America system to celebrate 70 years On April 19, Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America (PMMA) will celebrate its 70th anniversary. Our first very first community opened in Newton, Kansas, on April 19, 1949, nearly two years after ninetyyear-old Alice Kalb of El Dorado, Kansas, asked the United Presbyterian Synod if it would consider opening a home for the aged. A small exploratory committee looked at the idea and determined it had merit.
Presbyterian Synod to open a home for the To raise funds for the Newton aged. effort, a dedicated offering throughout the synod took place on Mother’s Day in 1948. The practice of raising funds for Presbyterian Manors on Mother’s Day continues today. The first resident, Mrs. Frances Belle Townsend of Smith Center, Kansas, moved into the first Presbyterian home for the aged on April 19. Alice Kalb moved in on April 21, and lived there until her death in 1951.
Alice Kalb, at the age of 90, asked the United
When it came time to name this new establishment, the committee did not choose to name it the Presbyterian Home for the Aged. Instead, based on the separate suggestions of two women—Mrs. Mary Page of Topeka and Grace Derby of Manhattan, it was named Newton Presbyterian Manor. Grace later lived at Presbyterian Manor in Newton until her death in 1966. Alice’s dream has turned into a network of 17 senior living communities across Kansas and Missouri with more than 2,400 residents, and the mission of the organization remains true to its core: to provide quality senior services guided by Christian values. PMMA has plans to extend its mission into Colorado with the proposed development of Aberdeen Ridge in Colorado Springs.