Commun ty MattersMarch 2015Clay Center Presbyterian Manor

Presbyterian Manors rooted in GenerosityWe often recall the story of Alice Kalb, who at 90 traveled to a 1947Presbyterian Synod of Kansas meeting to ask for a retirement communityin Kansas.

According to Edwin Shafer, senior vice president of development, whatMrs. Kalb basically told the Synod was: “If I give you all the money I have,will you build a home for the aging?” Her heart-felt offer symbolized theplight of a growing number of seniors needing the church’s help. Kalb’sinitiative led a farmer from Wakarusa, Kan., to bequeath his farm to thenew project. The sale of that land upon his death provided the funds forthe first building of Newton Presbyterian Manor.

Today, philanthropy at PMMA is evidenced through communitypartnerships, capital campaigns, Good Samaritan Program giving, specialprojects campaigns, and planned giving.

Many of PMMA’s 18 communities were opened with the help of localfundraising campaigns. There were donations of land for the Clay Center,

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is published monthly for residents and friends of Clay Center Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of

501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org.Mike Derousseau, executive director

To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Heather Germann, hgermann@pmma.org.Telephone: 785-632-5646Fax: 785-632-5874Address: 924 Eighth St., Clay Center, KS 67432-2620Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.

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Good Samaritan Program PMMA’s Good Samaritan BenevolentCare Program provides close to $4million a year to touch the lives ofnearly 400 residents, Shafer said.Mailings are sent throughout the yearto enlist support from friends. TheGood Samaritan Program allowsresidents to remain in theirapartments even after they haveexhausted their financial resources.

A similar mail solicitation isconducted in late summer/early fallto benefit the Employee ScholarshipFund, which reimburses employees

Fort Scott, Olathe and Topekalocations. In addition, coalitions ofcitizens, churches and business leadersraised money for buildings in theDodge City, Emporia, Parsons andRolla.

Through the years, capital campaignshave enabled PMMA communities tocontinue expanding services andremodeling campuses. Over the pasteight years, Shafer said, there havebeen four capital campaigns.

Ark City added a memory careassisted living neighborhood, and ClayCenter added health care rooms andspace for dining and activities. Newtoncreated several neighborhoods at thehealth care level, and Rolla added

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Some campuses have special eventfundraising programs, usuallybenefitting each campus’s GoodSamaritan Program.

Special projectsPresbyterian Manor communitieshave other events and efforts to raisemoney for special projects, oftensuggested and spearheaded byresidents.

A couple of months ago, for exampleLawrence’s soft-serve ice creammachine, donated to the Manor 15years ago, could no longer be

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Missouri gets new campus; Wichita campus is rebornThis month, we conclude our look at the history of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-Americaas we celebrate the organization’s 65th anniversary.

In 2006, SSM Health Care of St. Louis moved itsSt. Joseph’s Hospital from a site in Kirkwood,Mo. As part of this hospital relocation, SSMHealth Care issued a request for proposals todetermine what to do with the old hospitalcampus site. Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s proposal for a continuing careretirement community was selected as theproject to be constructed on the old hospital site.

PMMA’s 18th senior living community known asAberdeen Heights opened in September 2011.Upon completion, Aberdeen Heights wouldinclude 243 independent living apartments, 30assisted living apartments, 15 residential-stylememory care rooms and 38 private nursingrooms. Aberdeen Heights is PMMA’s fourthsenior living community in Missouri, joining thecommunities in Farmington, Fulton and Rolla.

In August 2012, PMMA announced plans for a majorrepositioning of its Wichita Presbyterian Manor campus.The project would encompass nearly two-thirds of thegrounds by replacing existing independent living cottagesand the assisted living and health care areas with newbuildings, completed in two phases.

The first phase encompassed new assisted livingapartments including 24 assisted living memory care

suites and a new health care neighborhood with dedicatedshort-term rehabilitation suites and new common areas forall levels of care. The amenities include a new chapel, bistro,beauty salons for independent, assisted living and health careareas and a new kitchen for the entire campus. The first phasewas completed in late 2014 with health care residentsmoving into their new building in November, and the assistedliving residents moving into their new residences inDecember.

Phase II of the repositioning of the Wichita campus willinclude 90 independent livingapartments in a new three-storybuilding known as The Westerly. Thissecond phase began in December2014 with demolition of the previoushealth care and assisted livingbuildings. The Westerly is slated toopen in late 2015.

Aberdeen Heights in Kirkwood, Mo. sits on the site of the former St. Joseph’s Hospital.

The first phase of Wichita Presbyterian new construction was completed in 2014. The secondphase is slated to open in late 2015.

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Coming up in Community Matters:Community Matters will focus on OlderAmerican’s Month in an upcoming issue.The 2015 theme is “Getting into the Act.”

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repaired. So residents kicked off acampaign to raise the money for areplacement. In a matter of twoweeks, they reached the $15,000 goal.

Planned giving“We promote gifts through wills andtrusts as way for someone to ‘pay itforward,’” Shafer said. Wills and trustshave resulted in millions of dollarsgiven to PMMA through the years. Allof those funds are invested in the

communities, he said. Donors maydesignate which location will benefit.

“Seventeen of our 18 communitieshave benefitted from estate gifts,”Shafer said.

“Even our newest campus, AberdeenHeights, already has individuals whoare including Aberdeen Heights intheir estate plans.

Shafer said one of the most popularestate planning gifts is the charitable

gift annuity. It is referred to as a “lifeincome gift.” because the donorreceives income for his or her lifetimeat a specified percentage based on thedonor’s age at the time of the gift.Donors for these annuities must be atleast 65. Generally, older donors willreceive a higher return rate, Shafersaid. For more information aboutPlanned Giving, contact Shafer ateshafer@pmma.org or call 800-336-8511.

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