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Dear Friends,
This issue is dedicated to updating you on St. Francis Manor Foundation news. As this year's Foundation board chair, I am happy to announce the other executive board members for 2011-2012. They are:
Vice Chair - Glenyce Conway
Secretary - Tom Lacina
Treasurer - Wes Finch
We are so excited that the building project is now underway. We encourage you to think seriously about giving to the building fund; we need your support more than ever and appreciate your consideration. If you would like to discuss which naming opportunities are still available or even the project in general, feel free to contact Dion, me, or any of the other board members with your questions. We are here to help.
Please enjoy this issue of St. Francis Manor Foundation News!
Barb Baker
Chairperson
St. Francis Manor Foundation |
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Building Renovation & Remodel Progress | | |
Since groundbreaking for St. Francis Manor building project just before Christmas, Bushong Construction and Wells + Associates have been hard at work.
In January, crews broke through the wall in the social center to combine a newly built room and the old assisted living dining room. Work is now underway making the new kitchen that can provide for both meals for residents and special events in the social center with ease. This will also allow all residents to eat together in one dining room.
In February and March, work continued on the exterior walls of the new addition and foundations were dug for the new administration offices and boardrooms, see picture below.
In April, the social center renovation began with lighting fixtures being taken down and early stages of new acoustical ceiling tile laid out.
If you would like a personal tour of building progress, we would love to have you. Please call Rebecca at St. Francis Manor and arrange a time to visit. If not, please follow us on Facebook as we post progress photos as often as possible.
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Spotlight on Board Member: Wes Finch | | |
Wes Finch is the 2011-12 treasurer and a St. Francis Manor Foundation board member for two years. Born and raised in Chariton, IA he now resides in Grinnell.
"My favorite part of being a board member is realizing what health care is really all about. There are so many different parts and pieces to make everything work and Dion is a master at it," said Wes.
As a past member of the Grinnell Regional Medical Center and past chairman he has experience to share with St. Francis Manor Foundation. "It seems as if everything has come full circle. Having that experience it certainly broadens one's perspective."
For fun Wes plays golf with friends and seldom misses his granddaughter's games. He also rarely misses Iowa Hawkeye football games, and is pretty much an overall sports enthusiast.
One thing you may not know about Wes? He was invited to play in the pro-Am event at the 1996 Buick Open at Warrick Hills Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. There he played with Professional Golfer Mike HeinenI and missed a hole in one by 6 inches!
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Needed at St. Francis Manor: Additional Whirlpools | | |
Our two existing whirlpools are 10 and 22 years old. Residents are lifted about 4 feet and swung over the side, then lowered down into the tub. While these whirlpools are still used in many facilities, newer styles of whirlpools, like the Cascade Side Entry, are now available. As part of our renovation process we will be upgrading our two current whirlpools and purchasing two additional whirlpools. This will allow residents on each wing in our facility easy access to a whirlpool bath.
Simply put, four new whirlpools means providing residents with more frequent use of the whirlpools and transforming the bath into a relaxing spa experience.
Our goal? Raise $92,000 to purchase four Cascade Spas to benefit our residents. We are reaching out to our friends, families and the community for help. If you would like to give, please contact Rebecca Puls at rebeccapuls_sfm@live.com or call 641-236-7592.
Click HERE to download or view the detailed brochure.
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Spotlight on Board Member:
Glenyce Conway | | |
Glenyce has been on the St. Francis Manor Foundation Board since its conception in 2009. This year, 2011-12 she serves as vice chair of the board.
Born and raised in Alpena, South Dakota, where she grew up on a farm, along with five brothers and sisters she attended school in Alpena, and later graduated from Huron College, in Huron, South Dakota.
Glenyce's husband, Denny, moved to Grinnell in 1973, where she joined him in 1974, and they have called Grinnell "home" since.
"I enjoy being a foundation board member because it allows me the opportunity to give back to the community and also because it allows me to work with people whose opinions and experience I respect," said Glenyce. "As a board member, I have learned that no matter how much I think I know, there is always something new to learn."
In her free time Glenyce likes traveling, walking, reading, watching a good movie, and anything involving family. The Conways have two children, Brian and Emily, and "are lucky to have both of them living nearby." Glenyce also works at Lincoln Savings Bank in Grinnell.
One thing that you don't know about Glenyce? She has a new grandson, who was born on Valentine's Day, and is enjoying being a grandparent, for the first time.
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Charitable Donations from your Personal IRA | |
 Last issue we notified you of a special way to give through your IRA.
This year only, you can give directly through an individual IRA or Roth IRA to a charity of your choice until December 31, 2011. Congress recently extended this benefit, and we at St. Francis Manor Foundation urge you to consider this now with your financial consultant. It allows you to transfer funds directly to a charity, and therefore will not be reflected as income on your 2011 taxes.
Already, some have chosen to give in this way. Lucille Anderson, resident of Seeland Park, first heard of this option in March and took advantage of the opportunity. Although she had already given to the Foundation building fund, she decided to take advantage of this special incentive to make charitable gifts through retirement accounts.
"I believe in what the Foundation is doing in order to update the facilities and make for more pleasant surroundings for the residents," said Lucille. "And because of giving this way, as an extra benefit I won't have to pay income tax on the money I give."
Download our detailed brochure HERE. Or read the full article HERE.
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St. Francis
Manor Trivia:
What is the next area to be worked on in the building renovation?
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Last week's question:
What will the activities department be celebrating the week of May 9-13th?
A: National Nursing Home Week. To view events of the week, click HERE. |
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Contact Information | | |
Executive Administrator
St. Francis Manor & Seeland Park
641-236-7592
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Update on Donations | |
After hitting our first of the year goal of $300,000 in donations, we are happy to announce we are nearly at $315,000 in donations as of April 19th.
With events in planning process and other donor initiatives we look forward to the 2011 year and what it holds for St. Francis Manor Foundation. We do however want to take the time to thank everyone for their generous donations.
Gerald & Sara Adams
Advantage Plumbing
Irene Anderson
Lucille Anderson
Marilyn J. Anderson
Priscilla Anderson
Mary Louise Andes
Michael & Barb Baker
Gerald Bell
Ruth Berman
Marvin & Darlene Blaess
Clem & Leona Bodensteiner
Warren & Carolyn Bower
Brighton Consulting
Group Inc
Gene & Shirley Broders
Shane & Amy Brown
Brownell Family Foundation
Charlotte Burnell
Carroll's Pumpkin Farm
Donald Charnetski
Joan Charnetski
Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation
Claude W. Ahrens Charitable Trust
Angela & Jeff Clement
Dean & Fran Conn
Dennis & Glenyce Conway
Francene Coons
Robert & Florence Cooper
Louise Crews
Courtney Cummings
Dustin Cummings
Marilyn Cummings
Marty Cummings
Evalena Dale
Juanita Davis
Burtwin Day Dr. J C & Catherine
De Meulenaere
Ronald (Butch) DeBondt
Ernest Deppe
Ron & Cindy Deppe
Fred & Vicki Dillon
Robert & Susan Dimit
Gael & Linda Doane
Louise Doty
Mark & Kori Doty
Matt & Kim Doty
Merle & Gloria Doty
Michael & Vanessa Doty
Daryl & Margaret Dyer
Len & Diane Eberhart
Patricia Eggers
Barbara Erquist Wes and Marilyn Finch
First State Bank
Barbara Fisher
Loren Ford
Stephen & Kathy Foster
Gladys Larsen Trust
Darla Granzow
Worthin Grattan
Grinnell Implement Store, Inc.
Robert & Karen Groves
Montie & Betty Hammond
Barbara Hanssen
Ed & Bev Hatcher
Healey's Painting
Arnold & Joan Heimsoth
Brian & Nancy Heineman
Virgil Heishman
Floyd & Janice Heishman
Roger Holck
Leta Hollmann
Marlys Hopwood
Brenda & Tom Hoskins
Dianna and Pat Hoye
Ernest & Jeanne Hueffner
Ruth Hull
The Don & Joyce
Humphrey Family
Claire & Rosemary Hutchinson
Ila Mae Huyser
William & Bernice Ingersoll
Charles & Joyce James
Jasper Construction Services Inc
Jeffrey A. Schwarck Financial Services
Cornelia Johnson
William P. Johnson
Ronald & Sharon Johnston
Craig & Janyce Johnstone
F. Addison Jones
Jolene Jones
Carol Jordan
Mack & Susie Jorth
Emery & Vernadine Kaisand
Marrina Kaloupek
Marjory J. Kaloupek
Tom & Sandy Kaloupek
Marvin Kelley
Berta Kim
Wendell Kinnaird
Kintzinger Family Foundation
Rev. Herb & Anne Knudten
Loren & Peggy Kolpin
Mark & Chelsey Kolpin
Kay Krause
Sam Lacina
Lacina Family
Hazel Lease
Lavern & Colleen Lidtka
Dr. H.R. & Rhea Light
Lincoln Savings Bank
John & Vivian Link
Doris E. Lowry
Mabel Madill
Leila Maring
Mark & Lynn Mawe
Ross and Irene McCulla
Wilford & Agnes Mikel
Ruth Mithelman
Guilford Moore
Lavern & Margaret Morrison
James and Karen North
William & Debra Olson
Eleanor Osland
Rose Osland
Ruth Palmer
John & Susan Parker
Janis Peak
Robert & Mim Peters
Albert Pinder Family
Ned Postels
Providers Plus Inc.
Rick & Sue Ramsey
Ramsey-Weeks
Ann Raridon
Earl Rix
Royal Roland
Larry & Twila Rosenow
Mary Russell
Ruth M Roland
Memorial Fund
Clara Ryan
Ken & Phyllis Saunders
Dion & Shelley Schrack
Rosemary Schrack
Dale & Doris Selix
Richard & Barbara Shell
Richard & Madelin Shell
Hazel Sig-Hester
Lola Simmons
Bob Snook
David & Diana Springer
Don and Ida Starnes
Starnes TV & Appliance
Olive Strand
Harry M. Taylor
Robert Terlouw
Albert Terpstra
Lester & Kay Tharp
The Merlin and Verna Manatt Family Foundation
The Royal Treatment/Joan Larimer
Clifford Thompson
Ray & Barbara Tininenko
Robert & Marlene Toney
Jim & Molly Urfer
L. Bryce & Charlotte
Vander Werff
Teryl and Carol VerPloeg
Village Decorating Studio
Karen Voecks
Isabel Waterbeck
June Watkins
Wilma Watkins
Joy & Bill D. Weeks
Robert & Kim Wemer
Floyd & Katherine White
Colleen M. Wiley
Brian & Teri Willemsen
Larry & Sandra Willemsen
Leon & Wilma Wilson
Ronda Wilson
Victor & Diane Wilson
Chris & Sara Wray
Larry & Jo Wray
M.J. Zimmerman
*Donor names as of
April 19, 2011 |
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