Residents Move Into Prairie Homes

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Move-in Day for New Resident

125th Celebration Wrap-Up

Summer Fun at the Hearthstone Early Learning Center

$500,000 Goal in Sight

Hearthstone at City Band Concert

Hearthstone Centegra Senior Fair

First Resident to move into Prairie Homes

Marilyn Benoy outside her new home with Beth Burg, Senior Living Consultant.

The first person to move into our new Prairie Homes duplex units will be given the keys to their new home on Wednesday, July 14, 2011. "Both units will be occupied by the end of July," commented Beth Burg, Senior Living Consultant for the Prairie Homes project. Plans are underway to begin construction on a second duplex home just east of the first Prairie Home. In addition to the two families occupying the first Prairie Home duplex, there are five additional deposits that have been filed to reserve the next units as they come on-line. Burg was enthusiastic about the strong response to the marketing program saying, "we seem to have uncovered an unmet need in the housing community with these senior living units on the campus of Hearthstone Communities."

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Dear Friends:

Tomorrow we'll be handing over the shiny new keys to the first occupants of the Prairie Homes of Hearthstone. It's a privilege, especially in a depressed housing market, to be expanding residential options for older adults in Woodstock. We have received three additional deposits for future Prairie Homes units so watch for construction on the next duplex very soon. It will be located next to Hearthstone Early Learning Center.

With gratitude,

Terry Egan, President & CEO

125th Anniversary Celebration

A follow up survey of the 125th Celebration yielded the following results:

80% liked the Opera House venue
50% liked the buffet/hors d'oeurves format
87% enjoyed the Soul Children
60% enjoyed the history presentation
87% said the tickets were priced right

Thanks to all of you who attended and helped make this evening such a great success. Click on www.fotohausonline.com for pictures of the event. Then click Your Photoshoot, then Hearthstone 125th Year Gala.

Early Learning Center Kids Go on Field Trips

With summer finally arriving in Woodstock, the children at the Hearthstone Early Learning Center have been enjoying the benefit of the warm weather and having fun in the community. Some of the field trips that they have taken include a trip to the Fire Station and to the water park at Veterans Acres. They have splashed under the sprinklers with the seniors at Hearthstone Village and Hearthstone Manor and then stayed for popsicles and conversation. Other fun activities have come to the Early Learning Center including a petting zoo and a martial arts demonstration. It's a great time to be a kid, especially at Hearthstone Early Learning Center.

Goal in Sight for Rehab Center

Over $400,000 has been raised toward the goal of $500,000 to complete the renovation and expansion of the Mary & Carl Mueller Rehabilitation Center. The Rehabilitation Center will be dedicated in the name of the parents of Janet Smith, former executive of Hearthstone Communities. Checks should be addressed to Hearthstone Communities with Mary & Carl Rehabilitation Center in the notation line. Contributions should be sent to Hearthstone Communities, c/o Development Office, 920 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL, 60098.

Ice Cream on the Square

Staff from Hearthstone Communities will be distributing complimentary ice cream bars at the Woodstock City Band Concert on July 20. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on the historic Woodstock Downtown Square and the ice cream treats will be distributed beginning at 7:00 p.m. Come out and enjoy a night of good music and meet your neighbors.

Hearthstone - Centegra Senior Fair

We are happy to announce that Centegra Health System will co-host the annual Senior Fair. This year's event will be held on August 10, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McHenry Community College, Rte 14, in Crystal Lake.

Come out for a day of fun and entertainment. Fair activities include Wellness Fair, Business Expo, music and BINGO. The always entertaining Vito Buffalo Orchestra will again be performing for lunch in the Cafe from 12-3 p.m. Get on your dancing shoes!

The Secretary of State Mobile Drivers Services will also be at the fair issuing free state id's for those over 65 and the disabled. Click here for Secretary of State required documentation.

Look for plenty of wellness information from Centegra Health Systems, Mercy Health Systems, and Advocate Good Shepherd. Fair admission is $1 at the door. Look for free or reduced admission coupons in local publications and coming soon on this website. more

Breathe New Purpose Into Your Savings Bonds

If you have bonds that have stopped growing and are now collecting dust in a safe-deposit box, consider using them to support our organization after your lifetime. more

Sincerely,

Dick Hattan
Hearthstone Communities