Since opening its doors just over a year ago, Tanglewood Park has been touching the lives of more than 3,000 seniors and their families every day and has exceeded our wildest expectations. We are grateful for your support of this unique multi-agency senior service and activity center that has now received two national awards. One is called the STAR award from the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services and the other is an Achievement Award from the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging. We are also proud recipients of the 2009 Patricia B. Johnson Community Leadership Award!
This collaboration is impacting the lives of older adults and their families in amazing ways: over 900 people have received assistance from Tanglewood’s Medical Equipment and Supply Closet; more than 835 people have participated in AgeWell’s health & wellness classes and activities; CALL-2-1-1 has connected 4,000 callers per month to community services; LifeCircles has enrolled over 60 nursing home eligible elderly in its program of all-inclusive care; Senior Resources’ Care Connections program coordinated in-home services for over 1,100 older adults and the Harbor Steel ‘Meals on Wheels’ kitchen averaged preparation and delivery of 1,300 meals each day.
“It has been a real privilege for me to support this project both with corporate and personal contributions. My business partner, Gary Merkey, my sister, Sue, and my brothers were so enthusiastic about investing in this lasting gift to the community that together we provided funding for the Fitness Center one of the most popular activity rooms at Tanglewood Park. We are grateful that we were asked to support this project early-on and are proud to be Founding Members. It is such a thrill to see a once vacant building full of activity and offering a wide variety of services to older adults and their families. I only wish Tanglewood Park had opened years ago so that my parents could have enjoyed the facility.”
-Steve Jackson, President Jackson-Merkey Contractors
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Sharon TerHaar, Executive Director of AgeWell Services, flew to Atlanta, Georgia in June to receive the STAR award from the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services. “What impressed the national association was not just the collaboration, but the Tanglewood Café and the tremendous diversity of programs and services offered at Tanglewood Park,” said TerHaar.
Pam Curtis, Executive Director of Senior Resources, attended the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) Conference in Minneapolis to receive the 2009 n4a Aging Achievement Award for the Tanglewood Park Collaborative. “We congratulate you for developing an innovative program that can inspire and provide an example for others to emulate,” stated Sandy Markwood, CEO of n4a.
On a local level, Tanglewood Park was the recipient of The 10th Annual Patricia B. Johnson Award for Community Leadership and Innovative Grant making. Dee Scott, retired director of Senior Resources; Larry W. Hines, Tanglewood Park Capital Campaign Chair and Maggie Jensen, Campaign Director, accepted the award on June 24th at the Muskegon Community Foundation annual luncheon.
Congratulations to Duane Quigg and Elaine Carsok for representing Tanglewood Park and winning 2 Gold medals each in both the singles and doubles Pickle Ball competition at the Michigan Senior Olympics held in Rochester, Michigan July 6-11th. Duane is a Tanglewood Park Founding Donor and an active AgeWell fitness member. Gold medals were also won by Tanglewood Park’s Leo Smith in the Table Tennis competition and Marna Kaijala, AgeWell Fitness instructor, in Badminton.
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