January 25, 2020
Question: What’s your favorite thing to eat? Answer: “Candy. Any kind. Fudge is my favorite. And vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup is one of my favorites. And for a dinner, I’d like ham and mashed potatoes with green beans. And a cup of decaf coffee or maybe a 7up. Simple.” – Marge Kamper, resident Friendship Village Sunset Hills #WeAreFriendshipVillage #retirementcommunity #seniorliving #independentliving #assistedliving #memorycare #fvathome The text and photo above are part of a year-long project called We Are Friendship Village. We are gathering these photos and brief interviews […]
January 24, 2020
A somber, but substantial and prayerful group was on hand for the annual Friendship Village Sunset Hills Memorial Service which paid tribute to the 95 residents we lost in 2019. There were words and songs of remembrance and strength in our group as we took a few moments to honor the loved ones who left our community, but will always remain in our hearts. The annual Memorial Service for Friendship Village Chesterfield will be scheduled soon.
January 24, 2020
Question: Why do you think you were so drawn to automobiles? Answer: “I’m what you’d call a gear head. In high school, I was the guy that fixed your car. I didn’t throw touchdown passes and I didn’t win the literary prize, but I was very well-followed because I was the guy that fixed your car. Cars and motorcycles have been a hobby all my life. I guess it started as a kid, but with the technology of our era, there weren’t electronics. We didn’t have a TV in our […]
January 23, 2020
Question: Did you like high school? Answer: “That’s a tough one. Academically, it just went by. I met Pat (Pat Weber, George’s wife) and fortunately or unfortunately, it was good and I got a little distracted. So, my grades were average. I didn’t think I was going to go to college and I just lived day to day, I guess. Girls had my full attention and she (Pat) was one of them. She was at the top.”- George Weber, resident Friendship Village Sunset Hills #WeAreFriendshipVillage #retirementcommunity #seniorliving #independentliving #assistedliving #memorycare […]
January 22, 2020
Question: What do you think made you love arts and crafts? Answer: “I love paper. I’ve enjoyed crafts since I was young, and I always had an endless supply of paper that my dad would bring home from work. It’s a way for me to express myself and it’s fun! It’s also rewarding to make something personalized for someone else. I like to make crafts, cards, and boxes to put treats in and share. I’ve taught some classes here and people have enjoyed them. It involves folding, cutting, pasting, creating […]
January 21, 2020
Question: What is your favorite season? Answer: “Spring. Because life is coming back to the gardens and everything is blooming so beautifully. I’m a garden person, so I love all the color you have and winter is done and you’re starting a new year. Though I don’t have a garden anymore, I go to a friend’s and do her garden work for her. She was a former neighbor, so I go to see her and keep her garden looking nice.” – Jackie Zeitinger, resident Friendship Village Sunset Hills #WeAreFriendshipVillage #seniorliving […]
January 21, 2020
An extremely generous gift to Friendship Village Chesterfield has recently helped make it possible for the building of our new Chesterfield chapel! Friendship Village Chesterfield residents Phil and Sallaine Upchurch have graciously donated $207,000 through the sale of a property they owned. Many donations have been made to the Invest in Hope chapel fundraising campaign along the way and this especially magnanimous donation from the Upchurch family brings the total funds raised to $814,000, either donated or pledged. The Board of Directors at Friendship Village Senior Services has authorized the […]
January 21, 2020
Pathway Health announces Friendship Village has achieved the INTERACT Center of Excellence designation! Friendship Village Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation is the first organization to achieve this status! To achieve this, Friendship Village commited to a rigorous certification program which promotes reducing unnecessary hospital readmissions utilizing the INTERACT Quality Improvement Program. Click the link below for more details about this exciting achievement! Updated FVSS – PHS – CoE Media Release 1-21-20
January 20, 2020
Question: What’s your favorite activity to do in your free time and why? Answer: “I knew I wanted to go into medicine, but I also knew that I didn’t want to be in charge of somebody’s life. So, I decided to go into dentistry and graduated in 1961. I didn’t set up a practice because I knew the minute I set up a practice I’d get drafted, so I signed up as an army dentist and spent two years in D.C. I wanted to go overseas but that was during […]