Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor
JANUARY 2020
New usefulness By Bill Bowles, chaplain
The Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor leadership team received their third Emerald Award from PMMA at a banquet November 13.
Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor honored for achievements
Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor was recognized with an Emerald Award Level One from PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) for reaching goals in fiscal year 2019, July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. —Romans 6:20-23 New International Version (NIV) Key ideas: • Slaves of sin • Slaves of God • Satisfactions of salvation Action step:
The recognition came through PMMA’s Emerald Awards Program, designed to encourage its 16 locations and two hospices to achieve high levels of resident and employee satisfaction, meet financial goals, build philanthropic support for the organization’s mission and meet marketing goals. There are 11 areas measured for the Emerald Awards.
Examine your recent decision about money, free time and things that are urgent or essential to you; are you motivated to serve God or yourself?
To receive an emerald, a community has to meet its goals in all 11 areas. This is the third time in four years Arkansas City achieved an Emerald Award.
Today, I want very much, Lord, to experience the holy and obedient way of Christ that can endure beyond the corrosions of human time. ◆
Team members from the community attended PMMA’s annual Emerald
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Award Banquet November 13 at the Broadview Hotel in Wichita to accept the award. “We are pleased to present Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor
with their third Emerald Award. This recognition is a visible sign of the Arkansas City team’s commitment to the mission of PMMA of providing quality senior services guided by Christian values,” said Bruce Shogren, chief
executive officer for PMMA. PMMA has been providing quality senior services guided by Christian values in Kansas and Missouri for more than 70 years. ◆
Well-attended Art is Ageless® calendar reception Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor had three local winners in the 2020 AiA calendar. From left to right: Leta Sherwood, LaVona Morrison
and Marjorie Swaim. We invited them to the Presbyterian Manor to sign their autographs on the calendars as we handed them out.
ARKANSAS CITY Presbyterian Manor
620-442-8700 ◆ Fax: 620-442-8224 1711 N. Fourth St. Arkansas City, KS 67005-1607 ArkansasCityPresbyterianManor.org
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This is always a fun event and a great chance to recognize all of the talent we have in our local community. ◆
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Front entry project: Making the outside look as nice as the inside Our front entry project started in the beginning of 2019.
The first phase was a complete demolition of the front entry and replacing the front circle drive and front entry into our lobby area. The final phase of the project was the landscaping phase, which
completed in the fall of 2019.
This was a dream project for many people who work and live at Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor. With the new front entry, we now offer cover during pick-ups and drop-offs, a larger lobby area for our guests and residents, and a
facelift that creates a warm and welcoming invitation to our guests.
Bob McClure said it best when he said, “we’re making the outside look and feel as nice as the inside.” To schedule a time to visit Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor, please call Sean Page at 620-442-8700. ◆
Residents watch the progress on the front entry project. New stone work at the front entry gives the building a fresh appearance.
The entry area was enlarged and refreshed.
The new landscaping freshens the outside.
The new porte-cochere provides cover during inclement weather for residents entering and leaving the building.
The front entrance at night.
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