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Auxiliary Funds Game Room Renovation
The 2nd Floor Game Room was never an inviting place, but now the grey walls, bare furniture and a beat down pool table have been transformed into a beautifully bright, cheery and relaxing place for all families and Home residents. The butter yellow, spring green and cadet blue color palette are offset by rich cherry wood cabinets, round tables and specially-made chairs. The chairs have two wheeled castors on the front legs to make them easier to pull out from the table, yet still stable when a person is seated. New overhead and recessed lighting cast an inviting glow over the room. The entertainment system includes a 50-inch Sony Bravia LCD TV and Sony Blu-Ray DVD player. A refrigerator freezer and microwave unit will also be installed in the rear of the room for the convenience of families.
The Game Room is open to all Home residents and family members. The initial open door schedule is from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. For security purposes, requests to open the door after 9:00 p.m. must be made at the lobby reception desk.
The renovation of the Game room is a project stimulated by the NLH Auxiliary executive committee members led by Lynn Booth, president and Lew Bruffy, housing and purchasing committee chair; Barbara Holzapfel, former Auxiliary president; Anne Ledbetter and John Midolo, NLHV Chief of Operations. The project was a joint effort by the Auxiliary and the Home. A sizable contribution from the Auxiliary and the initiative to get the job done right brought the vision to reality.
Auxiliary Donates New Bus for Residents
The Auxiliary has a long history of major financial contributions to the Home to support the well being of the residents. The most recent gift to the Home is a motor coach bus, complete with wheelchair lift. It has capacity for wheelchairs and numerous seated passengers. The bus allows more residents to attend activities and events away from the campus.
At the bus commissioning ceremony in September 2008 Lynn Booth, Auxiliary President, shared with listeners the important role the Auxiliary plays in enhancing the quality of life for residents of the Home. They look for ways, big and small, to make life easier, more interesting, more vibrant for residents. “We heard from residents and staff the tales of misadventures with the old bus. The air conditioning sometimes wouldn't work. The wheelchair lift got stuck. The bus broke down on the side of the road with a load of residents on board. We heard from our own Auxiliary volunteers who had ridden on the old bus about how unreliable and uncomfortable it was.”
Glen Wennberg, her son and daughter-in law were also present. Glen took obvious pleasure sharing a remembrance of her husband Hal. “Today we have Mr. Farzan, a great, careful and caring driver. Back in the last century an ILP guy (Hal) took a shine to the NLH bus. He was a licensed 'on call' driver for Activities and volunteered for the Village Trips. He was known to take the prescribed route to the destination and deviate on the return trip. Hal lived in the Home for his last year – talking about a new bus. Well, here it is, the “Hal Express!” She commissioned the bus with a spray of champagne, showing her delight with a big smile
Special features for the Home's new bus include a storage compartment at the rear to store wheelchairs and walkers and five convertible, flip-up seats that can accommodate tie-downs for five wheelchairs.
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