February 11, 2017 was a banner day for the emerging 19 North community alliance and the Beatitudes Campus involvement. A community clean-up along 19th Avenue and street fair held on the grounds of the Open Door Fellowship church entitled “Love Our Neighborhood” was organized and Beatitudes Campus was well represented by many residents and employees on the work detail as well as staffing the booth that we had at the fair.
The picture below was taken at the event for use with further promotional announcement for the organization. The clean-up team was led by Jim Elliott, on the far left. Participating: Nancy Rabe, Karen Mitchell (Comfort Matters), Lowell Bailey, Nancy Splain(marketing), Joannie Bailey, LeRoy Calbom. Farrell Kenimer is also shown in another one of the shots joining the team, as well as Rod Bailey (Marketing). Additionally, Elizabeth Kerr (Home Health), Ellen Flug (HCC) joined in the fun. Rod had the pleasure of leading the National Anthem as well speaking to the crowd about the Beatitudes Campus and our pleasure to be sponsors not only for the event but also active participants in 19 North, with residents leading the way under the direction of Jim Elliott. Doug Barnett, a frequent contributor to the Wednesday evening jam sessions, furnished entertainment on our behalf and numerous campus residents also attended the street fair, supporting the activities, enjoyed the spectacular weather and the many food trucks! What a treat!
“it was a great example of the community coming together and I was so happy to see several members of staff and residents taking part.” – Michelle Stump, Residency Counselor (Marketing)
“My take away was that the folks that I talked with, many of them knew about the Beatitudes, and had all said good things about the Beatitudes, family or friends have or did live at the big B. Paul, from Washington School kept thanking me for all that we do with the Washington Schools, he is forever grateful! They all loved the cookies, especially because they were made at the big B” – Mahree Morin, Move-In Coordinator (Marketing)
A wonderful group of WWII veterans, Led by Ray Maldoon presented the colors and led the pledge at the beginning of the day. Pictured are Ray, Robert Keatley, Phil Young and Don Wolff. Each was briefly interviewed about their years in the military, the outfit in which they served and they had many great comments about the fulfillment that have living at Beatitudes. Suzette Armijo (BAH), Becky Black (Marketing), Sara Paul (Marketing), Barbara Wood (Development) and Anthony Farias (Transportation) (who did an incredible job of ferrying residents and volunteers up and down the route) all pitched right in and did a wonderful job of lifting up the campus. Naomi Oglsby, Jim Soudriette and Bob Seltz also did a marvelous job of telling the Beatitudes story at our booth which was at the prime spot immediately inside the entry to the fair. We handed out over 400 of our great Beatitudes baked cookies with our names on the bags and were able to meet dozens of folks interested in the campus. It was one of those remarkable days where everything came together so well. We look forward to continuing our involvement in this great neighborhood group and invite you to join in the fun as we go along!
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