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AmeriCare Adopts Southside School
A joint venture between AmeriCare Living
Center, AmeriCare Heritage Commons and the Jack and Jill Shop resulted in an overwhelming
donation of clothing and chapstick to benefit the students of Southside School.
The original plan to take up a collection of supplies for the school was changed
by the suggestion from Laurie Byall, receptionist at Southside. What would benefit
the students more would be changes in clothing for those unfortunate accidents
that occur from time to time. The task at hand prompted AmeriCare employees at
both Hartford City locations to clean out their children's closets and hit the
sale racks at Wal-Mart.
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| Pictured from
left to right are: JoAnn Werling,
principal of Southside; Ruth Reid, owner of
Jack and Jill; Carol Robles, Heritage Commons;
and Laurie Byall, receptionist at Southside. |
Two weeks of collecting items concluded with an overflowing box of sweatpants,
sweatshirts, t-shirts, socks and underwear. A supply of chapstick -a much-needed
fall and winter item -was also collected for the students. A last minute stop
at the Jack and Jill Shop gave this effort the icing on the cake. When Ruth Reid,
owner of the shop, was asked if she would be willing to sell a few items at a
discount to support the students, her reply was simple. Ruth reached into her
racks and pulled out several brand new outfits to add to the items already being
donated. Rather than offer these items at a discount - she showed her true sense
of generosity by donating these items herself. She was happy to be showing her
community support and what a show it was!
Ms. Reid, Carol Robles (Heritage Commons), Linda Peters, (Living Center) and Tina
Elliott (Living Center) then proceeded to Southside School to turn in the goods.
JoAnn Werling, Principal of Southside, enthusiastically accepted these items for
her students and could not find enough ways to express her appreciation. Everyone
involved was more than happy to have participated in this and perhaps will make
this an annual beginning-of-school event for years to come.
AmeriCare Communities will
be participating in the annual American Heart Walk Challenge scheduled for Muncie,
Indiana on Saturday, September 20, 2003 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
Five AmeriCare assisted living campuses will sponsor walkers and compete with
one another for the most dollars raised for the event. The corporation has
pledged to raise $6,000 for the American Heart Association for this event.
The event is designed to raise money for research to combat heart disease
and stroke. A traveling trophy will be awarded to the AmeriCare assisted
living building that raises the most money for this event.
The Fourth of July celebration
at Heritage Commons of Hartford City is always one of most enjoyable events of the
year. This year there was an outstanding attendance of approximately 130 individuals.
The night was full of memories for each resident, family member, or staff member that
attended this special event.
New Found Sounds Band started off the event by entertaining the guests with
their wide variety of music. They played anything from swing to gospel, and they are alway
enjoyed by the guests each time they play at Heritage Commons. They are so well liked by the
family of Heritage Commons that they passed around an offering for them. "We really appreciate
everything that they do for our residents here at Heritage Commons," Activity Director,
Mary Love, commented during the festivities.
After New Found Sounds Band entertained the guests for an hour, staff members
served homemade ice cream to everyone. The guests were also invited to a table of
desserts. Most of the guests donated desserts such as watermelon, brownies, and
cakes to name a few.
To end the night, members from the Hartford City Fire Department volunteered their
time to fulfill this special night with a wonderful fireworks show. "We really
appreciate them volunteering their time to make this event so special. I'd like
to say thank you to them for what they do each year," Director, Carol Robles commented.
Two new residents, Ruthanna Lawvere and June Markin, were able to enjoy the
fireworks show as one of their first activities in their new home. "I just had a
lovely time. I really enjoyed the music, and I even was able to dance. I always
loved to dance when I was younger," Markin stated.
The family of Heritage Commons is anticipating their next activity as well as next year's Fourth of July celebration.
Some of the activities planned for July include a spelling bee, Christmas in July, and piano concerts.
Article by Sarah Blankenship
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