Ecumen Receives $5 Million Gift to Help Seniors
Ecumen has received a $5 million gift from Debbie and Robert Cervenka of Duluth — the largest private gift in Ecumen’s 150-plus-year history.
Last Week's Top 5 Blog Posts
In case you missed them, here are last week's Top 5 blog posts:
Great Minds Gala Video: Ashley and Shannon Campbell Perform Tribute to their Father
Ecumen's Christy Johnson Gets Very Serious About Fun and Games
Ecumen's Annual Report to the Community
A Look at Alzheimer's Through the Eyes of a Young Doctor
Ecumen Detroit Lakes Receives Grant to Advance Its Dementia-Friendly Work
For more information about Ecumen or its 37 locations, please visit us at www.ecumen.org.
Ecumen VP of Philanthropy Judy Blaseg Featured in Star Tribune “Movers & Shakers”
In the Star Tribune’s Movers & Shakers column today, Ecumen VP of Philanthropy Judy Blaseg talks about how Ecumen’s mission and her personal experience drew her to applying her fundraising skills to issues related to aging.
Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts Thanks Residents, Donors and Friends at Ecumen Pathstone Living Luncheon
Ecumen President and CEO Kathryn Roberts spent time discussing Ecumen’s Awakenings program with Roger Bock, a recent short-stay rehab “graduate” from Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato, at a luncheon on Monday, October 7.
Roberts thanked over 60 residents, families, donors, volunteers, funders and rehab alumni for their support and partnership, and highlighted Ecumen’s Changing Aging initiatives. One of those initiatives is Ecumen Awakenings – a pilot program to reduce the use of anti-psychotic medications for those with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Roberts used the example to illustrate how new collaborations, new possibilities and new solutions are making lives better in Mankato and across the country.
Upcoming fundraising events at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato include their annual Lights of Honor celebration on Sunday, November 3, and the Scandinavian Bake Sale on Saturday, December 7.