Top 5 Blog Posts — April 25, 2016

Did you miss last week's most-read Changing Aging blog posts? Ecumen's online visitors found these articles most interesting:

Honoring Margee Polanka — A 38-Year Ecumen Employee
In 1978 Margee Polanka was at the University of Minnesota-Duluth studying to be an elementary school teacher.  On spring break, she took a job at Ecumen Lakeshore as a part-time nurse’s aide that changed her career path from young kids to older adults. Now 38 years later, Margee is still an Ecumen employee happy about the choice she made.

Ecumen Home Care & Hospice-Litchfield Receives Grant from Operation Round Up
Ecumen Home Care & Hospice-Litchfield has received a $2,000 grant from Operation Round Up®, the charitable arm of the Meeker Cooperative Light and Power Association.

Ecumen Century Club: Happy 105th Birthday Pearl Anderson
Ecumen honors Pearl Anderson, a resident of Ecumen North Branch, who is 105. 

A Salute to Ecumen's Generous Volunteers
Every Friday during the spring and summer months, you will find Marcia Chalgren working in the courtyard garden at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato.  A tireless and faithful friend of Ecumen Pathstone Living, Marcia can be found year-round helping with everything from Bingo to the annual bake sale.

Construction Begins on Zvago Glen Lake Co-op in Minnetonka
Zvago Glen Lake Cooperative, a new senior housing community on the north shore of Glen Lake in Minnetonka, is now under construction.  Work started Tuesday, April 19, 2016, on the 54-unit co-op at 14301 Stewart Lane, which is expected to open in the spring of 2017.

You can read these articles and more at www.ecumen.org