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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 [...]
On Thursday, August 4, Friendship Village staff and residents took to the airwaves. Lifestyles director Michael McCann and residents Ruby Hirakawa and Tom Carroll were the on-air guests of Sue Billings Zawacki of Aging Info Radio on station WJJG. The hour-long show was about the vibrant and active lives of residents of Friendship Village.
Mike [...]
On Wednesday, May 4th, Friendship Village residents, Mr. and Mrs. Gondek and Friendship Village associates Jeff Rose and Jeannette Magdaleno attended the Hands on Suburban Chicago Volunteer Award ceremony. Friendship Village received the Community Impact Award for the Hoover Greenhouse project. Joe and Dot Gondek, volunteers for the Hoover Greenhouse, accepted the award and assisted [...]
Friendship Village of Schaumburg honored 371 volunteers at a breakfast ceremony entitled: “Celebration: People in Action.” Over 140 volunteers attended the event and enjoyed a hearty breakfast, high accolades and astonishing statistics to kick off National Volunteer Week.
“The best thing about this event is the ability to thank all our volunteers,” said [...]
Each year, hundreds of applicants offer to tell their stories at the Life Service Network (LSN) annual meeting. Only a few dozen are chosen. This year, Friendship Village was honored to make four presentations about their senior living community.
Stephen Yenchek, President and CEO of Friendship Senior Options, the parent company to Friendship Village, [...]
Friendship Village received the “Community Impact Award” from Life Services Network during their annual conference held at Navy Pier. The award honors Friendship Village’s outreach program to Herbert Hoover Elementary School where the Friendship Village residents and staff worked with students and teachers to create “Hoover Friendship Garden… Growing Green Dreams.”
“The intergenerational partnership [...]
With 248 potential residents in our Briarwood Healthcare Center, there is a great need for encouraging spiritual visits from family, friends, and volunteers. With this in mind, Briarwood Healthcare Chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Shawn Kafader, has developed a Spiritual Care Volunteer program to link Friendship Village independent residents and community members with Briarwood Healthcare residents.
So [...]
According to Dr. Thomas P. Sattler, a frequent guest speaker at Friendship Village, if a person perceives himself or herself as being healthy, he or she will act and look healthier. “It’s about attitude and the willingness to make changes. We can help ourselves and each other to do that.”
Sattler advocates that aging [...]
Residents and staff from Friendship Village of Schaumburg received a Super Partner Award from School District 54 for their ongoing involvement with Herbert Hoover Elementary School. The award was given at the 16th annual School/Community Partnership Breakfast held at Mead Jr. High. Friendship Village joined Hoffman Estates High School, Lens Crafters and Roosevelt as Super [...]
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