WINTER 2018
matters
GIVING
Make Michigan the best place to age!
Dear Donors,
In 2017, your gifts large and small added up to $2.7 million to make Michigan the best place to age! Thank you for caring enough to give!
JESSIE WENT TO NIAGARA FALLS – THE FIRST TIME SHE’D LEFT MICHIGAN.
You Made it Possible! This trip was possible because Jessie moved into The Village of Our Saviour’s Manor. AND because you ensure that resident activities are possible at PVM Villages! “Now I have the travel bug! I’m visiting my son in Florida next year—he’s been down there for nine years. Now I’ll get to see him.” Jessie Clark was on oxygen full-time when she moved in, but as she settled into her new home, she didn’t need it as much. “I didn’t have to cut grass or shovel snow. I didn’t have to worry and my stress level went down,” said Jessie. Because she had less to worry about, for the first time in her life, she was free to finally take a trip—all the way to Niagara Falls with her fellow residents! Jessie’s respite is well-deserved. For almost two years, she was the sole caregiver to her husband. Last year, he went into nursing care after his dementia became too much for Jessie to care for alone. Sadly, Mr. Clark passed away last December. “I am so thankful for the support of the other residents and the staff,” said Jessie. “I’m so happy I have this place. I have no worries here.”
She had less to worry about, so for the first time in her life, Jessie was free to take a trip—all the way to Niagara Falls!
THANK YOU DONORS, FOR MAKING RESIDENT ACTIVITIES POSSIBLE!