Wichita Presbyterian Manor
JUNE 2021
Wichita Presbyterian Manor announces Art is Ageless® winners Wichita Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2021 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition on the community Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/ WichitaPresbyterianManor.
Residents of the Westerly and Westwinds independent living communities delivered bags of clothing donations to Dress for Success. Some of the participants are pictured with Amber Beck, the organization’s executive director.
Spring clothing donation drive was a success
For independent living residents, a donation drive made for an excellent reason for an outing this past April. “A lot of residents have been excited to go out again,” said Ashley Goedeken, a life enrichment assistant at Wichita Presbyterian Manor. “They said, ‘You know, it would be good to spring clean our closets a bit, then drop off the clothes somewhere.’” Life Enrichment Director Amy Watson suggested Dress for Success, an organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence, in part by providing them with professional attire. On average, the nonprofit serves 425 women per year. Ashley created a flyer to get the word out about the donation drive DONATION– continued on page 2
“We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Amy Watson, life enrichment 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.” Winners in the Wichita Presbyterian Manor Art is Ageless juried competition were: Best of Show professional: Cheryl Myer “Blue Herons in Love” Best of Show amateur: Nancy Kreibach “Field of Flowers” People’s Choice: Noah Welsch “Keeper of the Plains” Christmas amateur: Carolyn Jean Stahl AiA - continued on page 5
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and spent the next couple of weeks collecting clothing in her office. Ultimately, 16 residents participated. “It was a lot of fun watching them come together as a community to donate to a great cause,” Ashley said. For resident Sue Bloomer, the donation drive couldn’t have come at a better time. “We have lived here at the Westerly for five years, and in that length of time, my clothes just kept stacking up,” Sue said. “I kept saying to my girls, ‘I can’t wait until you can come and go through my closets.’” Sue’s daughters obliged. On separate visits from their homes in Kansas City and Dallas, they helped Sue stuff two large trash bags full of donations. Ashley was more than happy to add them to the pile
of donations for Dress for Success. Clinton Hinman donated a suit that belonged to his late wife, Nancy, along with some warm-weather clothes. He and his daughter had already donated many of Nancy’s clothes. Clinton was happy to have a few more things to contribute because the mission of Dress for Success aligns with Nancy’s interests. For 10 years, she served as the director of the culinary program at Wichita Area Technical College. There, she worked with students — mostly women — who were working towards a better life for themselves.
About a dozen residents participated in the donation dropoff, then they all enjoyed lunch at Bite Me BBQ. “I was happy I could participate in it, and happy to help someone else in the process,” Sue said. “Ashley is great to work with and is doing all sorts of nice projects. She does a good job.” ◆
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To submit or suggest articles: awatson@PMMA.org Amy Watson, life enrichment dir. Courtney Wolfe, executive director Stephanie Bergmann, marketing dir. Cherree Hudspeth, health care sales and marketing
OUR MISSION: To provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.
Celebrating Kansas by Car By Stephanie Bergmann, Independent Living Sales & Marketing Director
You don’t have to travel to Napa Valley to take a great wine tour. Kansas is now home to several beautiful vineyards that offer tastings and events that are fun and affordable. Many also have patios that allow you to social distance while enjoying the scenery on a summer evening.
money’s worth! Our hostess was entertaining and generous with her pours. Luckily, my husband played the role of designated driver.
Wyldewood Cellars, near my hometown of Mulvane, offers customers up to five free samples of wine or a “tasting experience” when you book ahead for a Friday or Saturday night. For $25 a person, small groups get to tour the wine production facility and then enjoy As part of my “research,” I tasteappetizers and dessert paired tested a few wineries myself to with several wines. For the health make sure they’re worth your travel conscious, Wyldewood touts its time. (You’re welcome!) elderberry products as a way to My family’s first stop was Grace Hill boost your immune system. Winery in Whitewater, less than 30 If you’re willing to drive a little minutes from Wichita. For $5 per farther, Liquid Art Winery & Estate person, we sampled six wines with in Manhattan provides a stunning memorable names like Dodging view of the Flint Hills. Perched high Tornadoes and Peckerhead Red. atop a hill, the vineyard looks like I can assure you, we got our it’s straight out of Tuscany. Its tiered
patio includes a bocce ball court and hosts special events throughout the year. My friends and I drove up for a watermelon wine festival, complete with an eating contest and long-distance seed-spitting! The young couple who owns Liquid Art also has an incredible story to share. David and Danielle Tegtmeier opened the winery in 2016, and a couple years later, David was blinded in an accident. They released a series of wines inspired by the lessons they learned from that hardship: Humility, Perseverance, Humor, and Hope. Many more vineyards can be found in northeast Kansas, and some offer a bed-and-breakfast experience. Whether you like wine a little or a lot, your chance to sample the local vintage has never been better! ◆
The Liquid Art Winery in Manhattan, Kan., hosts an annual watermelon festival, complete with a meloneating contest. Winery co-owner Dani Tegtmeier (second from right) shows off her chops. Wichita Presbyterian Manor | A PMMA COMMUNITY
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Left and bottom: It takes less than 30 minutes to get to Whitewater’s Grace Hill Winery, which makes it a perfect destination for a day trip. Below: Stephanie Bergmann and her husband at a watermelon stand at Liquid Art Winery & Estate in Manhattan.
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“Peacock Diagonal Lap-ghan”
Robert Heath
“Christmas Tree Farm”
Mixed Media/Crafts professional: Cassandra Smith
“A Whale of a Waterfall”
“Behind the Front”
Chester Bernat
Christmas professional: Mark Ward “Christmas Bells”
Mixed Media/Crafts amateur: Karen Funcheon
Drawing amateur:
“Winter’s Dream”
Duane Hanson
Painting amateur:
“Birch Forest”
Necia Rillema
Drawing professional:
“Texas Country Shelter”
Pam Hayes
Painting professional:
“Geranium”
Skip Kreibach
Fiber Arts amateur:
Contemplation”
Liz Hicks
Photography amateur:
Photography professional: “How is my Wing Span” Quilting amateur: Karen Funcheon “Bob’s Black & White” Sculpture/3-D professional: Jo Ann Taylor “Elements Vision” Local competition winners will join winners from 14 other Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America communities to be judged at the masterpiece level. Winning entries at the masterpiece level are selected for publication in PMMA’s annual Art is Ageless calendar and note cards. Art is Ageless is a copyrighted program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years. ◆
Robert Heath, “A Whale of a Waterfall”
Duane Hanson, “Birch Forest”
Karen Funcheon, “Bob’s Black & White” Wichita Presbyterian Manor | A PMMA COMMUNITY
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