Summer, 2014 - Lutheran SeniorLife

Abundant life
SUMMER 2014
HOSPICE OFFERS COMFORT FOR PHYSICAL,
EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS
When someone you love is facing
a life-limiting illness, Lutheran
SeniorLife VNA Hospice care can
be an empowering choice to provide
comfort for the patient and peace of
mind for the families through at-home
or inpatient care.
“The staff treated my family like
their family,” said Debbie Broad. She
and her husband Sam have become
very familiar with hospice services,
as both of Sam’s parents and
a close friend spent time at
the inpatient facility in Butler.
During these difficult times,
the Broads have relied on the
expertise of the staff to care
for their loved ones. “The care
given to our family members
was just awesome,” Debbie
said. “We never had to worry
about anything. We were able
to just be the family member
and spend quality time with
our families while the staff took
care of everything.”
The homelike environment at the
inpatient facility helps families
and friends relax. Visitors have
access to the outdoor veranda and
gardens, a children’s play area, an
interdenominational chapel and
several common seating areas. The
Broads have several local and out-oftown family members who assisted in
their loved ones’ care. The inpatient
facilities allowed them to have meals
together in the dining room, spend
quiet time in the family room, and
even to play the piano.
Caring for loved ones in their final
stages can be very difficult. Lutheran
SeniorLife VNA Hospice, the Broads
said, has eased the stress of caregiving.
“I don’t think anyone wants to watch
their family members have to go
through difficult health issues, but if
hospice is involved, it is a comfort for
the patient and the family,”
Debbie said. “And to have the
option of inpatient hospice
was a blessing for our family.”
Lutheran SeniorLife VNA
Hospice is a communitybased nonprofit home health
care organization which
provides care to people of all
ages regardless of their ability
to pay. To honor all those
who have been in our care,
a Community Celebration
of Life and Butterfly Release
will be held September 14.
See p. 11 for more details. v
Both said that they were
grateful for the guidance
provided by the nurses, aides,
social workers and spiritual
counselors. “They don’t just
care for the patient, they cared
for us, too,” Debbie said.
Butterflies will be released into
the gardens of the Succop
Conservancy at a Community
Celebration of Life in honor of
all who have been served by
VNA of Western Pennsylvania.
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Lutheran SeniorLife offers
a continuum of care featuring
senior living communities,
personal care, Alzheimer’s care,
home health and
hospice and physician services.
With headquarters in
Adams Township, PA,
Lutheran SeniorLife has locations
in Zelienople, Mars, Butler,
McCandless Township,
Hempfield Township, Kittanning,
Vandergrift, New Castle,
Aliquippa, Moon Township and
Ambridge. To learn more about
any of these programs and
services, visit our website at
www.lutheranseniorlife.org
OUR MISSION
On behalf of our
Moral Owners,*
Lutheran SeniorLife
serves elders in our
three synod region,
intending that the recipients
of these services will
experience
a more Abundant Life®
regardless of their
physical condition or
financial circumstances.
*SWPA Synod, NWPA Synod,
WVA-WMD Synod
A MESSAGE
FROM THE
PRESIDENT
Throughout Lutheran
SeniorLife, living an abundant
life means that each person
can live each day with purpose,
meaningful activity and a
peaceful heart surrounded
ACMH Hospital CEO John Lewis, Board
Chairman Chase McClister, Director of
by people who value and
Operations Callie Karaica, Lutheran SeniorLife
appreciate one another. Our
CEO David Fenoglietto and County
ever deepening culture of
Commissioners David Battaglia and Richard
providing an environment of
Fink at the May 6 groundbreaking for LIFE
Abundant Life® also includes
Armstrong County.
elements of opportunity,
acceptance, respect, compassion, empowerment and dignity. Living life with
abundance also means (in part) that we recognize and allow time to celebrate
the many blessings that we have been provided and the milestones of growth.
One of the significant milestones and blessings to celebrate is the first gift of
land in 1904 by Mrs. Jane Passavant. Through her leadership, she established
the initial direction for what is now our newly repositioned Passavant
Community in Zelienople.
Nearly 100 years later, we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our LIFE
Beaver County program. This unique program offers a new model for caring
for frail older adults. LIFE Beaver County has led the way to establishing
similar LIFE programs in Lawrence, Butler and Armstrong Counties – all
within the last 10 years.
It has been five years since the Bishops of our three Synod region of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) stood together at a ground
breaking ceremony in July 2009 to kick-off the construction of RoseCrest,
our new assisted living facility. Located within the St. John community, we
are reminded that St. John’s has been providing health, wellness and senior
services for more than 120 years.
The Visiting Nurses Association of Western PA (VNA), the newest member
of Lutheran SeniorLife, will soon celebrate their milestone of five years in
operating its new inpatient hospice facility. Designed to care for the whole
person, VNA’s palliative care and hospice program brings peace and dignity
to a person at their end of life.
Lutheran SeniorLife has the richest history of any of our senior living
colleagues throughout western PA. Anchored by two locations that have
been serving older adults for more than 110 years and a genuine and lifeaffirming mission to deliver abundant life to those we serve, we have set our
organization apart and we are now preparing for the 2nd century of serving
others.
David Fenoglietto
President and Chief Executive Officer, Lutheran SeniorLife
Portraits of Abundant Life
This on-going series highlights Lutheran SeniorLife residents,
program participants, staff and friends who are living their Abundant Life®.
BONDING OVER BEAUTY
There’s a special kind of bonding
that occurs among women in a
beauty salon, as stories are swapped
and laughter drowns out the hum of
the blowdryers.
“It’s just great,” Beatty said, “to have
everyone gather like this.”
The fun doesn’t stop after everyone
is properly coiffed. “Why should the
party stop there?” Beatty said.
The residents help clean up the
salon and set the large table in the
recreation room for lunch. Beatty
makes a quick trip to Sam’s Club
and returns with Nathan’s Hot Dogs,
snacks and drinks for anyone who
wishes to join her for lunch. “Not
everyone wants hot dogs, so they
bring their own lunch from their
apartment and just come to socialize.
It’s fantastic!”
After lunch, Beatty and a few
residents play cards. “When I come
to The Commons on Thursdays,
it’s not like work at all. We have
all become very close friends, like
a family. We laugh, eat, play and
pray together. It’s a party here every
week!”
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Armed with scissors, curlers and
donuts, hairstylist Sue Beatty has
been making a weekly visit to The
Commons at Stonebrook Village in
McCandless for more than 20 years.
She doesn’t take appointments. She
prefers, instead, that anyone who
wants to join her (whether they want
a haircut or not) gather in her salon
for coffee and fellowship.
time with us every week. This is so
much better than going to a beauty
shop where you don’t know anyone.”
Barbara Reck, marketing
coordinator at The
Commons, said she is
extremely grateful to
Beatty for doing her part
to provide an Abundant
Life® for the residents.
“It’s hard to find someone
who enjoys working with
seniors,” Reck said. “We
are all truly blessed to have
Sue in our lives.” v
“It’s about more than just
cutting the residents’ hair,”
Beatty said. “It’s about
camaraderie. These people
are like my family.”
“It’s so wonderful to just
come down here, sit and
relax with everyone while
I get my hair done,” said
Commons resident Kitty
McKeating. “It’s wonderful
that Sue comes to spend
Sue Beatty, hairstylist at The Commons at Stonebrook
Village, and resident Kitty McKeating.
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LUTHERAN SENIORLIFE RENEWS COMMITMENT
TO RESIDENT-CENTERED CARE
Since the first shovel-full of dirt
was lifted, residents at Passavant
Community have anxiously awaited
the completion of their new
community center. On June 4, some
of them stood side by side with Laura
Roy, executive director, to cut the
ribbon and officially dedicate the
Abundant Life Center.
“Today we renew our commitment
and passion for abundant life,” Roy
said, thanking the many residents,
staff, families and friends of Passavant
Community and Lutheran SeniorLife
who helped the vision of a lifeaffirming, life-giving home become a
reality. (See related story on p. 11)
The dedication and opening of the
Abundant Life Center is just part of a
repositioning effort at both Passavant
Community and St. John Community
in Mars, which includes St. John
Specialty Care Center, RoseCrest
Assisted Living with Memory Support
and Overbrook Pointe independent
living apartments. The goal of this
effort is to highlight their Continuing
Care Retirement Community (CCRC)
status, where residents can move
throughout the continuum of care
offered on campus – from independent
living, to short term care, to assisted
living or personal care, to skilled nursing
when and if it becomes necessary.
residents need various forms of care
at St. John, including short-term
rehabilitation. “We are a family here,”
Marilyn said. “Everybody takes care of
each other. But when one of us needs
care at St. John, it’s great to be just
around the corner so that we can go
and visit. It means a lot to us all.”
Overbrook Pointe residents Marilyn
and Earl Campbell made living at a
CCRC a top priority when making the
decision about where they wanted to
live out their retirement years. They
wanted the peace of mind of knowing
that if one of them was no longer able
to live independently, they could still
receive care in a location that was
convenient.
The leadership teams and staff at both
St. John Community and Passavant
Community are taking part in the
Culture Change movement, where
care is based on person-directed
values and practices, with a focus on
resident choice, dignity, respect, selfdetermination and purposeful living.
“It was getting tough for Marilyn
to cook,” Earl said. “So we started
looking around for a place where she
didn’t have to worry about that, and
Overbook Pointe was perfect for us.”
Since moving into Overbook Pointe
last October, the Campbell’s said they
have watched a few of their fellow
“The core value of culture change is
to keep the resident, the patient, the
client at the center of all programs
and services,” said David Fenoglietto,
president and CEO of Lutheran
SeniorLife. “Staff and leadership
have made a renewed commitment
to that culture change principle. It is
at the center of all we do at Lutheran
SeniorLife.” v
(l to r) residents Reinhold “Dutch” Weber, Nadine Simon, Joreen Moehring, Janet Sniezek, Mary Lou Neff with
Laura Roy, (center) executive director of Passavant Community.
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Abundant Life
®
What Does it Mean to
Live an Abundant Life ?
Abundant Life® is taken from the Bible, John
10:10, where Jesus tells us that He came in
order to give us life, and to give it abundantly.
®
®
Abundant Life is unique to each person
in what brings joy, enrichment, hope and
love to life. Regardless of one’s situation in
life, physical abilities or limitations, to live
an Abundant Life means that each person
can live each day with purpose, meaningful
activity and a peaceful heart surrounded
by people who value and appreciate one
another. Abundant Life includes elements
of opportunity, acceptance, respect,
compassion, empowerment and dignity.
®
®
Lutheran SeniorLife is aware that what
brings abundance to the life of any individual
depends on each person. It is key to get to
know each person we serve fully so that we
can deliver on that promise. We also need to
respect and work well with our fellow team
members in support of a culture that promotes
Abundant Life®.
Abundant life
Lutheran SeniorLife strives to foster and
grow Abundant Life .
But there are important elements that are part
of an Abundant Life® for everyone.
®
In the spirit of our faith-based mission
every member of the Lutheran SeniorLife
community is dedicated to ensuring an
environment that provides Abundant Life
in all that we do.
It is important that everyone in the Lutheran
SeniorLife family understands that we are here
to serve, and we should all keep that in mind
as we strive to help to provide an Abundant
Life® to all those touched by our programs and
services.
®
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SUMMERTIME SOCIALS
The lazy days of summer are the perfect
time to gather with friends for picnics,
parties and fun. Residents and program
participants from around the Lutheran
SeniorLife system have been busy doing
just that by attending outings at the lake,
parades, ice cream socials and themed
parties at our various facilities. v
RIGHT: New friendships were formed as
participants from LIFE Butler and Lawrence
Counties gathered together for a picnic at
Moraine State Park.
ABOVE LEFT: Participants
at Valley Care in Moon
Township were treated to a
summer luau party in July.
Participants Julia R. and
Evelyn B. show off their sand
art craft.
ABOVE RIGHT: The Lutheran
SeniorLife Foundation held a
Hawaiian-themed ice cream
social, complete with a steel
drum player and festive leis
for everyone.
LEFT: Some residents at
Passavant Community
designed their own float to
ride in Zelienople’s 4th of
July parade.
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NEW HOMES HELP LIFE PARTICIPANTS
REGAIN INDEPENDENCE
VieCare, Beaver, LLC, a partnership
of Lutheran SeniorLife and Heritage
Valley Health System has purchased
two houses in New Castle that will
become home for six LIFE Lawrence
County participants. The homes,
located across the street from each
other, will have three residents each
who currently participate in LIFE
programs.
LIFE Lawrence County
participant Mary Gibson is
overwhelmed with emotion as
she is escorted into her new
home by Mark Amick.
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“Our first priority in buying these
homes was to get three of our current
LIFE Lawrence County participants
out of a nursing home, and then
to prevent three more from having
to be admitted to one,” said Mark
Amick, Adult Day Health Center
Director at LIFE Lawrence County.
“With a little bit of help, there is no
reason why they can’t live on their
own.”
The homes will provide
safety and security
for six LIFE Lawrence
County participants.
“They will have 24-hour support
and digital monitoring if needed,”
said Amick.
Amick explained that interiors
of the homes have been modified
with wider doorways and hallways
to accommodate wheelchairs, if
necessary. All of the living spaces
are on one floor, and the restrooms
are easily accessible. The homes
have also been updated with new
paint and flooring. Both homes have
spacious rooms and a generous
back yard.
“This is going to be their home,”
Amick said. “It was important to
us to make it as comfortable as we
could.”
The residents of these homes will
continue to receive most of their
adult day services, medical care,
rehabilitation and more at the
LIFE Center. v
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Gratitude…
With
“I came that they may have life,
Anonymous
dck worldwide
The George H., Lillian S., and
Mary S. Campbell Foundation
First Commonwealth Bank
First Niagara
Henderson Brothers
Mars National Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. McCune
Peg Miller
NexTier Bank
Northwest Savings Bank
Anonymous
The Auxiliary of Passavant Community
Frank T. and Mary D. Baker
Timothy J. Bish
Jane and Albert Bittcher
Donald L. and Barbara H. Burgess
Richard and Laura Deklewa
ESB Bank
David J. Fenoglietto
First English Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Honor of The Rev. Dr. David
P. Gleason
Gary Frantz
William M. and Elaine S. Fugate
Glenn R. and Rhea Jean Logan
Family Trust
Brian A. Maxwell
Noelker and Hull Associates
S&T Bank
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Abbe
Carol Achezinski
Phyllis J. Allen
Mary Jo Altman
Ronald B. Anderson in Memory of
Nancy W. Anderson
Hugh Atkins
Ms. Kathleen Baker and Joel D.
Petruschke
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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bates
Shirley A. Bates
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard H. Bates
Marjorie W. Bell
Angela Boccella Bianco in Memory of
Anthony Bianco
Rev. Kirk W. Bish
Jane E. Bittcher
Paul and Susan Bittler
Raymond Boarts in Memory of Paul
and Vera Boarts
June K. Boyd in Honor of Ms. Karen J.
Fleischman, Mrs. Kristy Hene and
Family and Mr. Gregg E. Fleischman
Kelly Braun
Evelyn L. Breon
Mary Jane Brown
Jeannette Christensen
Brenda Churchman
Donna M. Close
Robert A. Costa
Anna Cousins
Thomas E. Crowley J.D.
Velma Csuy in Memory of John Csuy
Jim and Jeanette Cunningham
Lillian L. Dalton
Debbie C. DeAngelis
Mary Delgreco
Grace T. Dennis in Memory of Wray E.
Dennis
Linda Detrick
William and Sue Ann Diehm
Don and Susan Q. DiGirolamo
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dore
George D. Ehringer
Anna Mae Eltschlager
Rev. Marsella R. Esseck
The Ewing Family in Memory of J.
Calvin and Mary I. Ewing
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Fiedler
Bonnie S. Fields
Rev. and Mrs. Ralph G. Fogal
Betty Foster and Children
Janet and Wayne Franzen
I. Lois Frazier
Dorothea M. Freyer
George E. Friedline, P.E.
Mrs. Dolores H. Fruth in Memory of
The Rev. William E. Fruth
In Memory of Lois E. Gallagher
Claudia D. Gazdacko
Kristin G. Goldstrom
Frances M. Grabowski
Jean M. Grisetti
Melissa S. Hanlon
The Rev. John and Stephanie Harman in
Memory of The Rev. Dr. J. Paul and
Mary Harman
Bonnie J. Harmon
John T. Harris
John Headland
Waltraud Hendel
Dawn E. Hoogerbrugge
Rhonda S. Hoover
Shirley A. Householder
Kenneth C. Huber, M.D.
Kathleen M. Hunter
Carol and Brandon James
Richard and Mary Jarrett
Kathleen S. Jeffers
Nancie L. Johnson in Honor of
Michael and Kathilyn Lipinski
Pastor Carl and Nancy Johnson in
Memory of Howard and Helen Hedrick
Renee C. Kerr
Patty Kirkpatrick
L. Clair and Carroll Klingensmith
Dr. Eric and Kathryn Kofmehl in Honor
of John (Jack) Bonzer
Mary Jeanne Krob, M.D.
Dr. Paulette LaDoux
Dorothy H. Lamey
Elizabeth J. Langer
Rebecca A. Lewis
Enriching Abundant Life Capital Campaign Raises $1.4 Million in Support
We proudly recognize and honor these individuals and organizations whose spirit
of giving as contributors generously supported the Enriching Abundant Life Capital
Campaign that helped make the Passavant Community Abundant Life Center possible.
and have it abundantly.”
Audrey Rectenwald
The Reverand Victor L. Redfoot in
Memory of Stella Redfoot
Rev. R. Russell Riethmiller
John C. Roofner
Laura R. Roy
Karen M. Russell
David and Carol Saylor
E. Allen and Cynthia B. Scanlon
Marjorie Scheller in Memory of
Karl Scheller
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Schindehette
in Honor of our Children
Seaman Memorial Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Charles and Rita Seaman
William S. and Rosemary J. Shirley in
Memory of Hazel and Reno Seibert
Jack and Alice Sieglen in Honor of
Janet Graber and Donna Hart
Nadine M. Simon
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Simon
Jeane V. Smart
John and Madeleine Smith
Helenkay Smith
Joyce C. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Snyder
Josephine M. Spielvogel
George and Ada Spithaler
Steven Stopchick
Rev. Peggy Suhr-Barkley and Dennis
Barkley in Memory of Robert Barkley
and Arthur and Dorothy Suhr
Bing and Joan Taylor
Joan F. Teichart
In memory of Kathryn M. Thoma
William Thompson, Jr.
Grace F. Thornton
Lori L. Tormey
Rev. Dr. Alden and Rev. Sandy
Towberman
Christine Trapp
Mark and Karin Trauman
Renee E. Unger
Diane and Dennis Unkovic in Memory of
Raymond and Jean Pfeifer
Lorraine and Charles Wagner
Billie Warner
Richard F. Weber Family in Memory of
Margaret S. Weber
Rev. Reinhold K. Weber in Memory of
Lois R. Weber
WELCA of Seaman Memorial
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ruth Werner in Memory of Dr. Robert
C. Werner
WesBanco Bank, Inc.
Lance and Christine Whiteman
Stanley E. Whiting in Memory of
Harriet F. Whiting
Daniel E. Wille, Esquire
Beth Windsor
Campbell Witherspoon Jr.
David M. Wolfe
Donald and Betty Wunnenberg
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August B. Liehr in Memory of
Margaret Liehr
John Logan and Catherine Mott
James and Margaret Lotz
Robert and E. June Margo
Linda C. Massaro
Dr. Albert and Kathleen Mastantuono
Bishop Emeritus Donald and Saundra
McCoid in Memory of Roy and Alberta
McCoid and Ernest and
Helen Piisila
Jessica A. McGuinness
Roger and Cheryl Mechling
Medi-Hair Inc.
Roniann Menosky
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Meyer
Linda Meyerdierks
Byron and Betsy Mitchell in Memory of
Martin & Sarah Mitchell and G.
Fenton & Forrest Mitchell
Betty, Tammy and Bucky Mohney in
Memory of Merle (Bud) A.
Mahoney, Jr.
Thomas and Carmen Moog
Judy M. Morris
Myrna Moslen
Rev. Robert and Mrs. Paulette Musser
Ann Mutmansky
Tad B. Myers
Florence H. Newman
Christopher J. Owens
Renée and Marty Pekor
Laverne and Bill Pennell
Dorothy L. Pfaff
Pittavino Family
Mary L. Polonchak in Memory of
Joseph A. Polonchak
PPG Industries Foundation
Anna L. Postupac
Geraldine B. Powell
Drew A. Provencher
Barbara A. Reck
JOHN 10:10b
Capital Campaign Committee
and Volunteers
Frank T. Baker, Ph.D., Chairman
Jane E. Bittcher
Ronald J. Coombs
Laura S. Deklewa
George D. Ehringer
Gary A. Frantz
Rev. E. Allen Scanlon
Donald S. Shamey
Nadine Simon, co-chairperson, Passavant
Resident Campaign
Mark Trauman
Rev. Reinhold “Dutch” Weber,
co-chairperson, Passavant Resident
Campaign
Lance A. Whiteman
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ENRICHING ABUNDANT LIFE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
PASSAVANT RESIDENT COMMITTEE
With gratitude, we thank the following volunteers and residents of Passavant Community for their leadership in engaging
their fellow residents to contribute to the capital campaign.
Nadine Simon,
co-chairperson, Passavant Resident Campaign
Rev. Reinhold “Dutch” Weber,
co-chairperson, Passavant Resident Campaign
United Way Gifts
Can Change Lives
Angela Boccella Bianco
Dolores H. Fruth
William M. Fugate
Nancie L. Johnson
Sylvia F. Lepczyk
Rev. Victor L. Redfoot
Rev. R. Russell Reithmiller
Rosemary J. Shirley
Help older adults, regardless of their physical
condition or financial circumstances, live an
Abundant Life® by designating your United
Way contributions to:
Lutheran SeniorLife Foundation – 4250
Passavant Community – 573
St. John Specialty Care Center – 333
LIFE Programs (Living Independence for the Elderly)
LIFE Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Counties – 1452211
For more information, call the Lutheran
SeniorLife Foundation at 724-453-6014.
Thank you for your support.
Fulfilling Lutheran SeniorLife’s ministry of care
is only possible with the generous donations and caring support of individuals,
congregations, foundations, and other contributors.
For more information about how you can become
a partner in mission with us or to make an online donation,
please visit our website
www.lutheranseniorlife.org/giving
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PASSAVANT RESIDENTS PLAY VITAL ROLE IN
SUCCESS OF CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
The Enriching Abundant Life®:
A New Vision for Senior Living
at Passavant Community Capital
Campaign was tremendously
successful, surpassing its goal, and
raising $1.4 million in support of the
new Abundant Life Center.
“The donors to this campaign
have helped build a campus center
and a residence that facilitates an
Abundant Life® today and for many
generations to come,” said Renée
Pekor, president of the Lutheran
SeniorLife Foundation.
one-on-one about the need for a new
building. We kept it very personal,
and word spread like waves when
you throw a pebble into the water,”
Simon said.
“If I have ownership in something,
it becomes part of me,” said Nadine
Simon, Passavant resident and cochairman of the Resident Campaign.
“I take pride in it.”
“Before we knew it, donations large
and small started coming in,” Weber
added. “And they were all donations
we were glad to accept.”
Simon and her co-chairman,
Reinhold “Dutch” Weber, believe
very strongly in the Abundant Life®
mission. So strongly, in fact, their
committee also surpassed its goal and
raised $114,000. Their fundraising
efforts, they said, were simple as
most residents on campus share their
commitment.
“We just began talking to people
Holiday Glam
Annual St. John Community Fashion Show
Treesdale Golf and Country Club
Saturday, November 1
“On behalf of the Lutheran
SeniorLife Foundation board, I am
so grateful for our nine-member
Resident Committee and all of the
residents who contributed,” Pekor
said.
Weber said that he is thrilled with
the new Abundant Life Center, its
amenities and improved model of
care. “I am so proud to call Passavant
my home.” v
Abundant life
Passavant Community is not just
a place where older adults reside;
it is truly a home – a place where
people, regardless of their physical
condition or financial circumstances,
are like a family. The Resident
Campaign committee was developed
to give everyone the opportunity to
contribute to building the Abundant
Life Center, to improve the quality
of care for themselves and for future
generations.
Doors open at 11 a.m. to allow guests
to browse the vendor tables
Lunch and fashion show are at noon.
Tickets are $30.
Call (724) 625-4895
to purchase tickets or for more
information.
Lutheran SeniorLife VNA, Western PA
Community Celebration of Life
and Butterfly Release
Sunday, September 14 / 1:30 p.m. / Succop Conservancy
Butterfly order forms are available at http://www.lutheranseniorlife.org/senior-living/events
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191 Scharberry Lane
Mars, PA 16046
724-776-1100
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Board of Directors
Lutheran SeniorLife
Mark Trauman, J.D., Chairman
Wayne E. Franzen
Rev. Peter D. Asplin
Nancy Geimer
Frank T. Baker, Ph.D.
R. Brandon James
Jane E. Bittcher
Eric D. Kofmehl, Ph.D.
Paul J. Bittler, Jr.
Mary Jeanne Krob, M.D.
Ronald J. Coombs
Rev. William B. Diehm Rev. Robert L. Musser
Rev. James W. Dollhopf Michele Reuss
David M. Wolfe
George D. Ehringer
Rev. Robert Zimmerman
David J. Fenoglietto
Lutheran SeniorLife Foundation
Jane E. Bittcher, Chairman
Carol Achezinski
Thomas E. Crowley, J.D.
David J. Fenoglietto
Kurt Herbst
Mary Jeanne Krob, M.D.
Brian A. Maxwell
John W. Manzetti
Rev. Michael Sourwine
Lance A. Whiteman
Daniel E. Wille, Esq.
LUTHERAN SENIORLIFE
PARTICIPATES IN SYNOD ASSEMBLY
Lutheran SeniorLife presented
a “year-in-review” at the 2014
Synod Assembly June 12 and 13
at St. Vincent College in Latrobe.
The theme of this year’s event was
“Belonging to Each Other in Jesus
Christ.”
Lutheran SeniorLife participated
along with Glade Run Lutheran
Services and Lutheran Service
Society as Social Ministry
Organizations of the Synod. The
assembly includes rostered leaders,
friends and supporters of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America.
Each organization was represented at
a dinner with Bishop Kurt Kusserow,
and each organization received time
on the evening agenda to present an
overview of ministry.
Lutheran SeniorLife highlighted
the addition of VNA, Western
Pennsylvania, the groundbreaking
of LIFE Armstrong County and the
fifth anniversary of the Health and
Wellness Ministry. v
ABOVE: Pr. Ed Sheehan and Pr. Sarah
Lee-Faulkner, assistants to Bishop
Kusserow
BELOW: Pr. Chris Suehr, Hope Lutheran
Church in Cranberry Twp. and his father
Pr. Cliff Suehr, Holy Trinity Church in Irwin
Pr. Tony Schneck, Trinity
Lutheran Church in
Gibsonia and Pr. Larry
Mort, St. Andrew Lutheran
Church in Moon Twp.
www.lutheranseniorlife.org / SUMMER 2014
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