Top 5 Blog Posts — March 2

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

Minneapolis Park Board OKs Woonerf for Ecumen Mill City Project
Ecumen is among a trio of developers working to bring affordable senior housing to downtown Minneapolis in the Mill City district along the riverfront.  One of the acclaimed features of the development is a “woonerf” — a Dutch-inspired concept for a shared pedestrian, bike and car street that will run between two apartment buildings. Last week, the Minneapolis Park Board approved the plans for the woonerf. 

Ecumen Director Barbara Garrity Graduates From LeadingAge Leadership Program
Barbara Garrity, executive director of Ecumen-managed Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids, Minn., has graduated from the year-long LeadingAge Minnesota Leadership Academy. The academy, which has been operating for five years, is a comprehensive development program to hone the leadership skills of emerging leaders in the aging services field.  LeadingAge Minnesota is the state’s largest association of organizations serving Minnesota seniors.

Ecumen Donors Don and Joan Bungum: Benevolence Personified
Don and Joan Bungum, pillars of the Chisago County community, are generous donors of time and money to the care of seniors.

The Dallas Morning News: The Toll Alzheimer's Disease Has Taken on the Rhinestone Cowboy
Article by Pamela Yip, The Dallas Morning News: Alzheimer’s disease plays no favorites. It’s the Great Equalizer. Just ask Kim Campbell, wife of singer Glen Campbell, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2011 and now lives in a memory care community in Nashville. Read the full article online: The Toll Alzheimer's Disease has Taken on the Rhinestone Cowboy on www.dallasnews.com

Ecumen Century Club: Happy 103rd Birthday Irene Polsfuss
Irene Polsfuss, a resident of Ecumen Lakeview Commons, celebrated her 103rd birthday.

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