Green House Newsletter 

September 2012

In This Issue
The 5th Annual Green House Meeting and Celebration, a huge success!
Dr. Bill Thomas Challenges Us To Be Storytellers
VA Illiana Health Care Campus Shares A Balloon Launch To Remember
The Porter Hills Singers 'Get To Know Us'
Michigan NPR Affiliate, WGVU, Interviews Dr. Bill Thomas and Porter Hills at GH Annual Meeting

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"Meaningful Life, Meaningful Engagement" was a most appropriate theme this year for the 5th Annual Green House Meeting and Celebration! Over 160 people representing Green House home adopters from Alaska to Florida spent three days learning, laughing, building relationships, sharing stories and most importantly challenging conventional ways of thinking about elders...

 

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Dr. Bill Thomas Challenges Us To Be Storytellers

 

 

"You are part of a global re-imagination of aging-a re-imagination of life beyond adulthood-a re-imagination of Elderhood!"  That was just one message from Green House model founder, Dr. Bill Thomas.  He also stressed the importance of filling each home with stories, but to do that you must "tell the story"!  Dr. Thomas challenged the Shahbazim to be the story teller...

 

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CLICK HERE to watch the opening session of THE GREEN HOUSE� Project Annual Meeting and Celebration featuring Founder Dr. Bill Thomas! 

VA Illiana Health Care Campus Shares A Balloon Launch To Remember 

  

Abraham Lincoln's speech is a reminder of the sacrifice so many have made for our freedom.  It certainly influenced Drusilla (Dru) Ford in her decision to work with veterans at the Freedom House on the VA Illiana Health Care (VAIHC) campus in Danville, Illinois.  Furthermore, serving veterans is a way for Dru to honor her father who fought in World War II...

 

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The Porter Hills Singers 'Get To Know Us' 

 

This year's Annual Meeting and Celebration was filled with many celebrations and growing together as we learned to create true meaningful life and engagement.  This year we were incredibly fortunate to be graced with the beautiful music of The Porter Hills Singers.  This incredibly talented group of elders sang us familiar tunes that really got the crowd engaged by encouraging us all to sing along...

 

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CLICK HERE to watch the video of The Porter Hills Singers! 

Michigan NPR Affiliate, WGVU, Interviews Dr. Bill Thomas and Porter Hills at GH Annual Meeting

 

On September 7, 2012, WGVU a local NPR affiliate in Michigan interviewed Dr. Bill Thomas, and Porter Hills CEO, Ingrid Weaver, about The Green House Project. They discuss how the model transforms the philosophy, organizational design and environment of traditional long term care, radically shifting the paradigm of aging... 

 

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THE GREEN HOUSE Newsletter
Published monthly to share information with providers, elders and others about THE GREEN HOUSE Project, a new and innovative approach to long-term, skilled nursing care. To learn more, visit www.thegreenhouseproject.org.
  

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