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HAPPENINGS SCHEDULES
(updated weekly)
First Floor Households, March 7-13, 2010
(Cooke House, King House, May House)
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Second Floor Households, March 7-13, 2010
(Sister Annette House, Isabella House, Gilbert House, Wright House)
to view or download and print.
>>> Iris Park Commons
HAPPENINGS SCHEDULE
(updated weekly)
SOCIAL CALENDAR, week of March 8-14, 2010
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to learn more about the cardiac rehab program that can reduce hospital readmissions by up to 35%.
>>> Learn about Guillain-Barré Syndrome
George Brooks, whose recovery from Guillain-Barré is described in the story on Page 4 of our current At Home newsletter, wants you to know about this. The Twin Cities chapter of the Guillain-Barré Foundation International will hold its spring meeting on Saturday, April 10, at Bethesda Hospital (559 Capitol Blvd., Saint Paul) from 1-3 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Gareth Parry, head neurologist at the University of Minnesota. There is no cost for attending. If you did not receive our newsletter, it's right here on our site. Go to our Home Page, then click Newsletters on the pull-down menu.
>>> Our 8th Excellence Award since 2002!
Wednesday, February 10: Episcopal Homes of Minnesota was honored by Aging Services of Minnesota, Minnesota’s largest association of aging services organizations. Episcopal Homes and its collaborators were recognized with an Excellence in Practice Award at the Aging Services of Minnesota Institute in Minneapolis. The Institute is the state’s premiere event for professionals in older adult services. Episcopal Homes partnered with Trossen Wright Plutowski Architects and Frana Companies to design and build Carty Heights in St. Paul, the first affordable senior housing building in the country to implement geothermal technology. The driving philosophies were simple: (1) limited income needn’t mean limited quality of life, and (2) sustainable energy is vital to the nation’s future and represents an easy alternative to reduce annual operating costs.
>>> The rebirth of Frogtown begins!
Monday, November 23: City and community leaders gathered to break ground for the construction of Frogtown Square on the blighted Northeast corner of University and Dale. At street level, Frogtown Square will be home to locally-owned restaurants and retail shops. Kings Crossing senior apartments will crown the complex, bringing much-needed affordable housing to low-income seniors in the neighborhood. Kings crossing is Episcopal Homes' third HUD-202 project. The first, Seabury, opened in 2002 on the Episcopal Homes campus at University and Fairview. HUD officials hailed it as the finest HUD-202 project in the country. Carty Heights followed in 2007 at 412 Dunlap Street North (University and Lexington). It is the nation's first and only HUD-202 project with energy-saving geothermal heating and air conditioning. Kings Crossing will open in winter 2010. Like Carty Heights, it will feature geothermal technology. "It's the right thing to do," says Episcopal Homes president Marvin Plakut (pictured at podium above). "HUD-202 projects are also the right thing for us to do. We believe that limited income needn't limit our residents' quality of life."
>>> Church Home courtyards get "running water"
King Courtyard May House Courtyard
Waterfall fountains were installed in two of Episcopal Church Home's courtyards before the snow fell, along with many new plantings. When warm weather returns in the spring, the abundant greenery and gentle murmer of cascading water will soothe many a soul. Household cookouts are sure to be more popular than ever.
>>> Gilbert House adopts Ollie the Cat
Daily life is different in each of Episcopal Church Home's six Households. It is governed by the interests of each Household's residents. The residents of Gilbert House wanted their own cat, and he arrived on November 5. His name is Ollie. He's a "rescue cat" who really got lucky. Ollie loves to cuddle and have his tummy rubbed, and both residents and staff are more than happy to oblige. The picture shows Ollie with Household Coordinator Deb Downs shortly after his arrival. He proceded to make himself right at home by curling up on a chair and taking a (you guessed it) cat nap.
>>> Concerts at Coventry Chapel
Coventry Chapel adjoins Cornelia House. The concerts listed here are for all Episcopal Homes residents as well as all staff, board members and volunteers (plus their families and friends). More dates will be added as they are confirmed. All performances run about 1 hour unless otherwise noted.
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010 (2 P.M.)
A Celtic extravaganza in honor of St. Patrick's Day
with Cormac O'Shea and the Two-Tap Trio. Get set
for "the real thing" with button accordion, fiddle, guitar,
tin whistles, flute, recorder and sparkling vocals!
SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2010 (2 P.M.)
The Café Accordion Orchestra, featuring accordion virtuoso
Dan Newton) will make April in Saint Paul feel like April in Paris!
To learn more about this wonderful group and its recordings,
visit http://www.cafeaccordion.com.
SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010 (2 P.M.)
Choir of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Spring Concert
SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2010 (2 P.M.)
Bruce Henry, Jazz/Gospel vocals with piano accompanist -
click this link to learn more: http://www.bruceahenry.com/)