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News Release-November 24,
2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 24, 2004
Contact: Jeff
Jenkins
Pine Haven Christian Home
920-467-2401, ext. 103
Fax 920-467-1569
e-mail: jjenkins@pinehaven.org
Pine Haven Begins New
Tradition With Giving Tree
Sheboygan
Falls, WI -- Pine Haven Christian Home is starting a new holiday tradition
to bring special joy to their residents and involve the public in seasonal
celebrations with the residents. The Giving Tree, located in the front
lobby, will feature ornaments that include a number and gift ideas that
match with an individual Pine Haven resident. Anyone is invited to take an
ornament, purchase the identified gift(s) not exceeding $15, wrap them, and
write the ornament number in the TO area of the gift tag. The gifts should
be returned to Ann Davies, Residential Activities Director, or to the Pine
Haven business office by Wednesday, December 15. The theme for this year’s
Giving Tree is “Light Up the Life of a Pine Haven Resident.”
A lighting and dedication
ceremony on Monday, November 29 beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the Pine Haven
Residential Center Activity Room will serve as the kick off for the Giving
Tree event. Pastor Bob Abel of Bethany Reformed Church will offer a prayer
and the dedication. The Pine Haven Chordettes, led by Donna Caljouw, will
provide musical entertainment. Light refreshments will be served.
The gifts will be given to
the Pine Haven residents at the annual Christmas parties. The Residential
Assisted Living Center will have their party on Thursday, December 16 at
2:00 p.m. The Nursing Home will hold their holiday party on Monday, December
20 at 2:00 p.m. The public is invited to both events where refreshments,
holiday music and the gift unwrapping will take place.
“We continue to look for
opportunities to involve the public in the lives of our residents,” says
Linda Fickett, Director of Housing Services at Pine Haven. “The holidays are
a challenging time for skilled care facility residents and this will let
them know others are thinking about them.”
For more information about
the Giving Tree contact Linda Fickett at Pine Haven Christian Home at
467-2401, ext. 106.
Pine Haven Christian Home
was opened in 1950 and expanded in 1992 to the
current size of 71 residents
in the nursing home wing and 136 rooms in the residential
center wing. While supported
by eighteen local churches, residents of all faiths and backgrounds are
welcome. Pine Haven’s mission is to provide quality, compassionate care in a
Christian environment.
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