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The 2017 Village Victory Cup surpassed its own records in a big way! More villages and volunteers joined in to make this event an outstanding victory for all. Seventeen communities participated at the site event, which was held in Dearborn at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Two hundred sixty-five residents joined in the games with the support of 96 “coaches” comprised of PVM staff and volunteers. Volunteers enjoyed the day so much they volunteered to help out at other events. The Village of Westland maintained their all-star status by achieving first place for the third year in a row and four out of the past six years. The look of joy on their faces was a sight to behold! The Village of East Harbor, always a competitive team, came in second place and The Village of
LEFT: The Redford Sharks captured the Spirit Award! ABOVE: The Village of Westland enjoying the thrill of victory!
St. Martha's earned a respectable third place. The Village of Redford captured the Spirit Award while displaying tremendous energy and passion throughout the day. Another six communities participated in the Virtual Victory Cup, which took place onsite at their locations. The winner by a margin was The Village of Hampton Meadows with The Village of Spring Meadows coming in at second place. Although the Village Victory Cup is an event, it encourages year-round wellness, exercise, and resident engagement. Teams begin to practice for the next year almost as soon as the event is Continued on page 2
New Community Helps Keep Seniors in Detroit Kresge Foundation-backed development aimed at moderate- and middle incomes adds to neighborhood revival Reprinted with permission from: The Kresge Foundation
Jewels and Billy Gines make room on the couch for China, an affable Chihuahua, to wiggle her way between them as they discuss the decades-old desire that has brought them back to Detroit, where their hearts are most alive. “I played golf all over the city, and I kept asking about new real estate developments close to my old neighborhood,” says Billy, 84.
The Gines and their dog China are home at Detroit’s Hartford Village — Thanks To You! (Photo Credit: The Kresge Foundation)
“Then I saw a brochure for Hartford Village, and I knew this would be perfect for us,” says Jewels Gines. At that, China barks, as if in agreement.
business partners to promote long-term equitable opportunity in the foundation’s hometown, particularly in its neighborhoods.
In November 2016, the Gineses joined neighbors at the new Hartford Villages, a gated, 84-unit, mixed-income senior community – with 39 cottages and an apartment building with 45 independent living units – in the Bagley neighborhood of Northwest Detroit. Here the Gineses take turns walking China along streets and lanes with names out of Detroit history, such as longtime U.S. Rep. John Conyers and the late Motown Records exec and Motown Museum founder Esther Gordy Edwards.
Before Hartford Village, the city had less to offer active seniors like the Gineses, especially if they sought new housing.
The Kresge Foundation’s Detroit Program. Kresge’s Detroit Program engages, supports and collaborates with civic, nonprofit and
In 1995, the Gineses left a large ranch house – about a mile away from their new location – for a large suburban condo. Billy, a retired union representative at Ford Motor Company, could play more of golf and spend less time on lawn care, but he missed his hometown. He and Jewels kept looking for the right-size, one-floor home in the city, something smaller and more modern. Continued on page 4