9 Choose Your Ohio Location Special Edition MISSION IN Mount Pleasant Retirement Village* MISSION IN Monroe (513) 539-7391 In this Special Issue Park Vista Retirement A Tribute to Our Troops ................ 3 Community* Youngstown Honor Flight Founder (330) 746-2944 Visits Dorothy Love .......................24 OPRS Reaches Out to Rockynol* Veterans and Troops .....................25 Akron A Salute The Lima Company Memorial ... 26 (330) 867-2150 Sue Mooney Wins National to OPRS Award ............................................ 28 Dorothy Love FOCUS on Employees .................29 Retirement Swan Creek Community* Retirement Village* Veter ans: Sidney Toledo Breckenridge Village* (937) 498-2391 (419) 865-4445 Willoughby (440) 942-4342 Lake Vista The Vineyard of Cortland on Catawba Cortland Port Clinton Cape May (330) 638-2420 (419) 797-3100 Retirement Village Wilmington Honoin ose (937) 382-2995 Llanfair Retirement Westminster-Thurber Community* Community* Cincinnati Columbus *Accredited by the Commission on (513) 681-4230 (614) 228-8888 o Srved Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) – Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CCAC) of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA). Wth Hono NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION For more information U.S. POSTAGE Our mission Ohio Presbyterian PAID COLUMBUS, OH is to provide Retirement Services and PERMIT NO. 227 older adults the OPRS Foundation 1001 Kingsmill Parkway with caring and quality services 1001 Kingsmill Parkway Columbus, Ohio 43229 www.oprs.org toward the enhancement of Columbus, Ohio 43229 physical, (614) 888-7800 or (800) 686-7800. mental Senior Independence and spiritual Home and Community Based well-being Services in 38 Ohio counties, consistent with (800) 686-7800. the Christian Gospel. Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2008 Dear Friends, When you think of those who have served in the military, no matter what branch or which war, certain words come to mind. Fredrick C. Smith III Words like valor, courage, honor and spirit are often at the top Chair of the list, and for good reason. These terms truly embody Great Successes (continued) David J. Kaasa what it means to have served your country. You Llanfair resident Kathleen Keifer Another resident favorite is LB She saw an elderly woman lying face President/CEO showed valor in the face of adversity. It took is the fi rst to wish congratulations to Gullette, maintenance, for Cape May. down in the snow. She pulled over, courage to leave your lives and families behind. employee Steve Schmitz, (pictured LB was one of the fi rst employees hired helped her up and escorted her to Kenneth A. Kemper You treated your fellow countrymen with below), dining director, for his 30 years by OPRS when they took over the safety. Because she thought ahead and Executive Vice President/ honor and you fought for your country with management of Cape May. LB was allotted herself extra time, she wasn’t even late for her fi rst client of the day! Project Development an unwavering spirit. retired for about six months when he saw the advertisement for the Cape Jenny treats everyone in the same Nancy K. King At the OPRS retirement communities and May job for two days per week. Those manner. She made a choice to be a home health aide nearly 14 years ago Executive Vice President/COO Senior Independence divisions, we are proud to two days per week became three days Senior Independence per week and now it’s fi ve days per because she is a compassionate, caring house, serve and employ so many people who week. So much for retirement! LB person who truly wanted to make a Daniel O’Connor served for our country. That is why we’ve says the best thing about working at difference in the lives of others. To Executive Vice President/COO decided to dedicate this special edition Cape May is the relationships he has her, working is not simply a job, but Retirement Communities issue of “Mission in Focus” to our with the residents. He values the close rather a passion! veterans. We want to recognize and ties and the feeling of having 40 sets Mahoning Valley Senior thank you for your service to our of grandparents looking out for him. Independence is proud of OPRS Foundation Pfc. David Kaasa, 1970 In his spare time, LB spends a lot Michelle Hawkins, marketing, who country no matter how big or small, of service. Kathy wrote a lovely Cheryl A. Boyer of time with his grandchildren. His traveled to Brazil in May to study long or short it may have been. However, we have so many letter, some of which is included here: Chair other pastime is playing the Dobro in Brazil’s health care and educate them veterans at our locations that it would be nearly impossible When Steve was a sophomore at LaSalle a bluegrass band. He recently made about our health care. Thomas G. Hofmann to interview each one, though we wish we could because we High School in 1978, he became one of the his “You Tube” (www.youtube.com) Franklin Adult Day Care President appreciate every single one of you. Instead, we’ve randomly fi rst servers in the dining room of Larchwood. debut in a video of a program they recently celebrated its 10 year anni- selected a number of veterans from around the state and Most residents will boast, ‘I helped raise played for a Hillsboro area church. versary. Executive Director Joan Punch-Fleming congratulated Cheryl highlighted their stories on the pages within. him.’ Over the years, the staff and residents Our thanks go out to LB for being a have learned that Steve does not know the kind, dedicated and compassionate Angline with the following letter. You Published by word, ‘No.’ He willingly accepts every request employee. LB lives the mission of and your staff did an excellent job. The Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services Come join us on our trip down memory lane as we retell the stories of old and take our hats off to all of our veterans. and challenge with an easygoing, positive OPRS every day in his work, and we Vice President of the Board of Trustees so for employees, residents, appreciate all he does for our campus genuinely thanked us over and over for what As a veteran of the Vietnam era myself, I thank you for all attitude and a smile. He arranges his life and clients and friends of OPRS. and our residents! a great success Franklin ADC has become. you’ve done for our country and for the joy you continue vacation schedule around Llanfair’s requests and needs. When the winter weather becomes Toledo Senior Independence Your work every day is equally as admirable, to bring to our communities, staff and lives. To submit photos or articles, please send to: too treacherous to drive, he walks to work in would like to boast about Jenny and not to be lost in the celebration of the suc- Brisbane, home health aide. Recently, cess of the event. You and your staff should Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services Sincerely, hip-deep snow and then spends the night(s). attn: Sandra Simpson When our residents wanted to raise money Jenny was on her way to a client’s celebrate your excellence in service and care for those you serve every day. 1001 Kingsmill Parkway to purchase two new shampoo chairs for the home, having left early to accommo- Columbus, OH 43229 Llanfair beauty parlor, Steve volunteered to date bad weather driving in Toledo. phone 614 888-7800 • fax 614 888-6864 David J. Kaasa cook the dinner for 150 guests and charged email [email protected] OPRS President and CEO only for the food, never the labor. A year later, he volunteered again. Steve is always a gentleman – clean in body and speech – and we at Llanfair appreciate him! He’s the Thanks to all of the employees within the OPRS family – for all of their embodiment of our mission statement, and contributions, the ones not so obvious and the ones gloriously evident. Page 2 we’re so glad he’s ours! Page 31 Dear Friends, When you think of those who have served in the military, no matter what branch or which war, certain words come to mind. Fredrick C. Smith III Words like valor, courage, honor and spirit are often at the top Chair of the list, and for good reason. These terms truly embody Great Successes (continued) David J. Kaasa what it means to have served your country. You Llanfair resident Kathleen Keifer Another resident favorite is LB She saw an elderly woman lying face President/CEO showed valor in the face of adversity. It took is the fi rst to wish congratulations to Gullette, maintenance, for Cape May. down in the snow. She pulled over, courage to leave your lives and families behind. employee Steve Schmitz, (pictured LB was one of the fi rst employees hired helped her up and escorted her to Kenneth A. Kemper You treated your fellow countrymen with below), dining director, for his 30 years by OPRS when they took over the safety. Because she thought ahead and Executive Vice President/ honor and you fought for your country with management of Cape May. LB was allotted herself extra time, she wasn’t even late for her fi rst client of the day! Project Development an unwavering spirit. retired for about six months when he saw the advertisement for the Cape Jenny treats everyone in the same Nancy K. King At the OPRS retirement communities and May job for two days per week. Those manner. She made a choice to be a home health aide nearly 14 years ago Executive Vice President/COO Senior Independence divisions, we are proud to two days per week became three days Senior Independence per week and now it’s fi ve days per because she is a compassionate, caring house, serve and employ so many people who week.