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The Easter Laugh
Wed, April 7, 2021
Published by Peggy Roberts
Tag: celebrations
State of the Campus, Oct. 23
Fri, October 23, 2020
Published by Michelle Just
The expanded visitation and staged re-openings we have had in the past few weeks are going well for all areas of our campus. We continuously monitor the coronavirus metrics in our community, so that we can pivot if we need to in order to keep our Beatitudes community of residents, staff and families safe. In the next week or two, we will present our guidelines for holiday celebrations.
New Married Beatitudian
Fri, March 4, 2016
Published by Beatitudes Campus
Congratulations go out to Mr. and Mrs. Lowe! Joseph (I.T.) and Taylor were married at Freestone Park in Gilbert, Arizona on Sunday, January 24, 2016. If you think the guy next to Joseph looks familiar, you’re right! It’s Keith Hobbs (I.T.) as best man. What a department! What a day!
Celebrations, Celebrations, Celebrations!
Mon, June 15, 2015
Published by Michelle Just
The month of May saw three separate but equally beautiful candlelit celebrations in honor of our Golden Anniversary year.
The first gala, on May 15, the campus hosted 140 friends, board members, and business partners as we honored our past, present and future, and heard words of inspiration from our legacy leaders, Rev. Dr. Ken Buckwald and Peggy Mullan. That evening we also launched the Culver H. Nelson Founders award. This award will be given annually to a community leader or organization who is making a difference in the lives of seniors or is contributing significantly to the advancement of aging services. The inaugural award fittingly went to our sponsoring church, Church of the Beatitudes, for its visionary founders and 50 years of mission support through time, talent and treasure.
The second event hosted by our marketing team welcomed many people interested in calling the Campus home. Each table was hosted by our resident ambassadors who shared stories of campus life while Dr. Buckwald and I had the opportunity to speak to our 50-year journey and future. The last of the galas was the Blue and Gold theme dinner and dance. Over 200 of you, our residents, celebrated with your friends, family and staff as we highlighted innovative programs, Auxiliary and volunteers, and the many, many amazing resident-driven groups and initiatives.
One such group was recently acknowledged by LeadingAge Arizona, our state association of non-profit aging services providers. The Back-to-School Sewing and Knitting Group won the 2015 Volunteer of the Year Award at this year’s awards banquet for their dedication to providing new school clothes to children in the Phoenix area who desperately need them. The group makes dresses, skirts and tops, purses, hats, scarves and pillowcases to
hold treasures. Then, the group matches accessories to go with the clothing – things like hair scrunchies, bracelets, toys in every pocket, flower pins, scarves and headbands. Last year alone they made over 1,070 hand-made items! Every July, the group sends their clothing and accessories to the “Back to School Clothing Drive” distribution center so that high-need children throughout Arizona can start the school year off with a new outfit.
I am so incredibly proud of the work, initiatives, support, and passion that is shared throughout our campus community, and I am delighted that the celebrations of our 50 years of service will continue throughout this year! In September, the Beatitudes Campus Peace Pole, which was unveiled last month outside the Town Plaza, will be officially dedicated during the International Day of Peace program. And, in September, we will celebrate Beatitudes Campus Auxiliary’s Golden Anniversary too. You will read more details about that celebration, but, knowing this group of highly devoted and passionate people, it will be an event you won’t want to miss!