White Pine of Mendota Heights-Feed My Starving Children
/Late night volunteering from some of the Mendota heights staff and family members of our residents! Feed my starving children in Eagan!
COMMUNITY NEWS
We offer a wide variety of activities at our communities. Below are just a few examples of the fun we are having at White Pine, Comforts of Home and Gracewood Senior Living.
Comforts of Home-Feed My People Food Bank in Eau Claire
/Today, 12 of us from the wisconsin management team volunteered at Feed My People food bank in Eau claire.
We repackaged cereal and made kids backpack lunches. Over 2000 backpack lunches are given to local school children every Friday to make sure that children have food over the weekends.
Gracewood of North Branch-Family pathways Thrift Store
/In November, our Gracewood staff went to Family Pathways Thrift Store to help get ready for the Holiday Season. Our team filled tons of shelves and put together 23 trees! Family Pathways supports our local food shelf, women’s refuge and also programs for shut in seniors.
Greacewood of Hugo-Christmas Party
/The Christmas party at Gracewood of Hugo was the first weekend in December. Many family members came to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones. We had a wonderful meal prepared by our chefs. Piano, flute and guitar music was played during dinner by Sonda Jacobson and Scott Snider. They lead us in a sing-a-long after dinner. Santa Claus also made a special appearance and was available for many photo opportunities. It was a very festive evening.
Gracewood of Hugo-Reindeer shirts
/The residents of Hugo made cute reindeer shirts for the Christmas season. The residents sat together one afternoon to get a group picture of everyone in their shirt.
Gracewood of Hugo-Surprise baby shower
/Gracewood of Hugo staff and residents had a surprise baby shower for Katelyn, a caregiver at Gracewood. We surprised Katelyn with gifts and treats. We knew Katelyn was having a boy so we decorated with baby blue and we even had sugar cookies with blue frosting. It was a fun afternoon.
