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Religion is not synonymous with spirituality according to Reverend Shawn Kafader, a chaplain at Friendship Village. “In my own voice, I believe that every person has spirituality, whether or not they are aware of it. Spirituality is the part of us that connects with something beyond ourselves. Something greater than ourselves,” he said. Religion, he [...]
Friendship Village’s Project Linus volunteers, fondly known as blanketeers responded to a call for help from area shelters for abused women and children. Almost 80 hand-made blankets, afghans and quilts were delivered to the shelters for distribution to people using their services.
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Friendship Village’s Project Linus volunteers are receiving some help from an unexpected, but well-appreciated source. KarlHeintz Megger, a second grade student at Michael Collins Elementary School in Schaumburg is launching a drive to collect supplies for the Friendship Village team of volunteers, known as blanketeers.
Project Linus is a national not-for-profit organization [...]
Friendship Village lifestyles director Michael McCann and chaplain Shawn Kafader will be teaching their program entitled Exploring the Male Journey: Understanding Your Past-Choosing Your Future at the Institute for Continued Learning of Roosevelt University early next year.
Mike and Shawn developed the program over a year ago and have taught it successfully [...]
Residents have had a howling good time over the past weeks, as they’ve enjoyed the celebration of Halloween. Highlights of the Halloween happenings include the following:
On Tuesday, October 25, Friendship Village lifestyles director Michael McCann presented Chicago Ghosts and the Macabre: retelling some of the Chicago area’s most bizarre true “ghost” [...]
Friendship Senior Options honored an 800 year tradition through its own 14 year tradition. On September 30, FSO held its 14th Annual Sterling Friendship Dinner. The event pays tribute to persons who embody the highest ideals of older adult living, and personify the positive aspects of aging. This year, FSO was proud [...]
A gluckliche zeit (good time), was had by all. Friendship Village of Schaumburg celebrated its annual Oktoberfest on Friday, September 23. More than 200 residents attended the fun-filled event.
The Oktoberfest festivities started with a traditional (root)beer chugging contest and strudel eating contest. Contestant Helen Moffett guzzled down her cups of root beer, soundly defeating her [...]
They sprinted, threw, cast and swung. More than 130 seniors participated in Friendship Village Silver Games 2011 which were co-sponsored by the Schaumburg Park District. The friendly competition, designed to encourage exercise of both the body and brain, featured 27 different events including swimming, golfing, fishing, Poker, jigsaw puzzles, shuffleboard and more. [...]
On Friday, September 9th, Friendship Village hosted a special event commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9-11, and memorializing those who gave their lives. The memorial drew more than 200 people including residents of Friendship Village, Illinois State Representatives, Schaumburg Village Trustees, and representatives from the police and fire departmentsand military.
The ceremony began [...]
While there are a number of green thumbed residents in Friendship Village, there’s only one veritable tomato king. Gene Pontes brought his hoe, his trowel, and his 50 year love of gardening with him when he moved from suburban Bartlett to Friendship Village three years ago. Pontes has staked out his gardening plot in the [...]
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