Salina Presbyterian Manor
JULY 2019
Get to know Mission Committee members Judy Arpin and Susy Reitz Each senior living community in the Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica system has a Mission Committee comprised of volunteers who are responsible for supporting and enhancing the services provided at each local campus. At Salina Presbyterian Manor, we are fortunate to have Judy Arpin and Susy Reitz as members of our dedicated and hard-working Mission Committee. Here’s a little more about them. Judy Arpin For almost the past year, Judy Arpin has been attending Mission Committee meetings and providing input on goals they have set. Her inspiration for serving on this committee is the people. “I have seen first-hand the amazing work of the Presbyterian Manor staff. I love to be involved in projects that further the mission of Presbyterian Manor.”
Judy Arpin and Jenni Jones
Judy’s connection with PMMA is a family affair. She has had three family members live in the community—her father, mother and an aunt. They were all residents in the health care area. “I was so pleased my family members could live in a community that inspires its staff members to provide outstanding care to the residents as well as the family members. The care for you and/or your loved one is outstanding. It’s a beautiful campus with dedicated staff who care about the resident as well as the resident’s family.” Judy is a substitute teacher/para with the Salina School District. She volunteers with several agencies in the community and enjoys working with adults and children. She and her husband Ken have been married for almost 38 years and have two children and two grandchildren.
Mary’s Musings
If you Google Independence Day, this is the information you will get from timeanddate.com: “The first description of how Independence Day would be celebrated was in a letter from John Adams to his wife Abigail on July 3, 1776. He described ‘pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations’ throughout the United States. However, the term ‘Independence Day’ was not used until 1791.” How do you celebrate the Fourth of July or Independence Day? For 22 years, my husband and I hosted a family reunion for his family in the family home, which we had purchased and renovated. The first one in 1988 was also a work party, and we shingled the house, worked on a new garage and other projects. As siblings, cousins, second and third cousins gathered, we loved and laughed together, sharing our joys and our sorrows, celebrating anniversaries and other special life events. As many came from large cities and places where fireworks weren’t allowed, we had a huge fireworks display. While in Colorado recently for family graduations, we reminisced about our reunions and the unique bonds they created in several generations.
As a member of the Mission Committee for almost four years, Susy works to support Salina Presbyterian Manor’s mission and projects.
Returning home, life got crazy as it often does in our large extended families. In one week we had a funeral and brought Kenny’s brother to a nursing home here in Salina. It’s the first time in more than 61 years that they will be living
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Susy Reitz
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