Lutheran Community at Telford

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Celebrating Our Employees

The Lutheran Community at Telford and its parent company Grace Inspired Ministries celebrated all its employees the week of November 2, but took extra time to recognize employees with 5-year milestone anniversaries all the way to 43 years of service. Altogether, the 35 people recognized had a total of 465 years of service. Thank you and congratulations to these employees!

5 Years

Ruth Ashton
Melissa Brown
Mandy Clemens
Anna Dockstader
Emilia Favors
Tyler Gruver
Nicole Hickman
Janet Mensah-Ashton
Diane Mokrzycki
Stephanie Morales
Mario Sclama
Linda Taney
Brandon Taragna
Jennifer Turner

10 Years

Melissa Carreras
Kim Jacobs
Kristin Kabatt
Dianne Kulp
Kim Meyer
Stecy Reyes
Thomas Stewart

15 Years

Dan McKee
Mark Bello
Devon Calabrese
Carla Clemmer
Tim Moyer

20 Years

Jenn Kilgore

25 Years

Karen Bokosky
Kelly Godfrey
Beth Hartman
Karen Swankoski

30 Years

Loan Alexander
Bonnie Price

35 Years

Bernice Krout
Ellen Urban

Want to join this great team? Check out our employment openings!

Emerald Evening Online Auction Event

Like many other activities during COVID-19, this year’s Emerald Evening will look slightly different from past occasions.

As a precaution, we have cancelled our in-person portion of the event but – Good News! – we have converted the silent auction to an online auction!

Featuring over 20 enticing items, this online auction will open for bidding Monday, October 26, and run through Monday, November 2. Items are now available for preview.

Please visit www.biddingowl.com/LCTelford to view online auction items or to make a donation.

If you have any questions, please call or email Alyssa Guers, Fundraising and Special Events Manager at 267-203-1124 or aguers@graceim.org.

 

Message from Executive Director Ellen Shrager

Yesterday, June 11, several regional news sources published an article regarding the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Bucks County nursing homes. The article included data on Lutheran Community at Telford indicating that our campus has seen 48 cases of COVID-19 and 8 deaths among residents in our health care center. This information is completely inaccurate.

After contacting various information outlets, we discovered the source of this data was attributed to the PA Department of Health. I have reached out to the PA Hospital and Health Care Association regarding this error. They in turn have confirmed our reporting is correct and are working to have this information amended in a timely fashion.

Read the Entire Message from our Executive Director

Message from President and CEO Dan McKee

Grace Inspired Ministries President and CEO Dan McKee recently shared a message with residents and staff on the challenges of 2020 including the current issues of racial injustice.  In his letter, he writes:

Grace Inspired Ministries remains committed to providing communities where our residents and staff can live and work in an environment that embraces diversity and celebrates the unique gifts that each individual brings to our community. We continue to strive to have campuses that are inclusive for everyone. We join with our neighbors and the local community in embracing the fight for equality and justice and we pray for God’s healing of our nation.

Visit Grace Inspired Ministries to read the entire message

Summerfield Groundbreaking Ceremony

Lutheran Community at Telford, an affiliate of Grace Inspired Ministries, held the ceremonial groundbreaking for its $45 million expansion project named Summerfield on Monday, December 9, 2019. Over 70 people attended the event, including senior management of Grace Inspired Ministries and the Lutheran Community at Telford, board members, federal, state and local dignitaries, and prospective residents.

This expansion project is part of the community’s master plan, which began its inception in 2008. The two-phase project includes 66 cottages, a 14-unit, two-story apartment building and a clubhouse for residents. Thirty-two cottage homes will be built in Phase I of the project. There will be an expansion of the existing walking trail as well with benches, trash cans, dog waste stations and lighting.

Celebrating Our Employees

Lutheran Community at Telford and its parent company Grace Inspired Ministires celebrated all its employees the week of October 28 but took extra time to recognize employees with milestone anniversaries of 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 years of service. Altogether, the 33 people recognized had a total of 370 years of service.

5 Years
Cory Anderson
Gilmore Consuelo
Marianne Corbe
Ron Deifer
Jennifer Flanagan
Laurie Gravel
Lydia Greim
Rachel Lennon
Dale Moe
Rich Pallante
Jennifer Russell
Kristin Thim
Aslin Tressler
Pam Weikel

10 Years
Maria Davila
Bob Groff
Shazia Malik
Bill Messner
Sara Miller
Mike Shoemaker
Barbara Wile

15 Years
Nicole Brennan
Roxanne Gemmell
Sandra Hager
Ed Marks
Tracy Moore
Traci Platt
Ellen Shrager

25 Years
Carol Bomboy
Brenda Dague
Teresa Kaspar
Linda Shuck
George Vu

Residents, Community Donate to Telford Fire Company

Recognizing the key role the Telford Volunteer Fire Company plays in their community, residents at the Lutheran Community at Telford donated $7,.595 to the organization’s recent fundraising efforts to install a new ventilation system in the engine house. In addition to the residents’ donations, the community’s corporate office donated an additional $2,500 for total donation of $10,095.

Currently the Telford Fire Company does not have a ventilation system for the diesel exhaust from apparatus or gas-powered tools within the engine house, which can create a build-up of hazardous fumes. With a first priority of safety for its members, the company started a fundraising campaign to install this equipment, as a project of this size would take up a considerable amount of its operating budget, and state or federal grant monies are not available for a project of this scope.

The Telford Fire Company has been serving Telford Borough and surrounding communities since 1903. This past year, its firefighters responded to a record number of fire calls, a trend expected to continue in the coming years. The Company has over 60 firefighters and eight junior firefighters.

 

Volunteers honored at Lutheran Community at Telford Luncheon

The Lutheran Community at Telford celebrated its volunteers and auxiliary during its annual Volunteer Luncheon Thursday, April 5. The community noted 107 people donated a total of just over 6500 hours in 2018.

In addition to honoring its these volunteers, Chief Executive Office Dan McKee accepted a check for $13,500 from the Auxiliary. This donation will be used toward the purchase of a single passenger wheelchair van which will be used to assist residents with transportation needs such as doctor visits. The Lutheran Community at Telford Auxiliary is comprised of members from the following supporting congregations:

Emmanuel Lutheran, Souderton
Grace Lutheran, Hatfield
Jerusalem Lutheran, Sellersville
Little Zion Lutheran, Telford
Peace-Tohickon Lutheran, Perkasie
St. Andrew’s Lutheran, Perkasie
St. John’s Lutheran, Sellersville
St. Matthew’s Lutheran, Perkasie
St. Michael’s Lutheran, Sellersville
St. Paul’s Lutheran, Telford
St. Peter’s Hilltown
Trinity Lutheran, Perkasie
Trinity Lutheran, Lansdale

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