Ecumen Employees: Sandy Lia’s Career of Caring at Ecumen Detroit Lakes
In her 36 years at Ecumen Detroit Lakes, Sandy Lia has been an activity director, a volunteer coordinator, the founder and manager of the adult day services program, a housing manager and currently the fund development coordinator with additional duties in marketing and event planning.
Working with seniors is her passion, and her considerable impact on the Detroit Lakes community recently drew the attention of the Detroit Lake’s Tribune. Read about Sandy and her accomplishments in this profile in a special section on Women in Business.
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Top 5 Blog Posts - November 10
In case you missed out, here are the stories our online visitors found most interesting:
The Inspiration of an Ecumen Memory Care Nurse
Ecumen Education Grants Help Move Careers Forward
New York Times: Bracing for the Falls of an Aging Nation
"Glen Campbell... I'll Be Me" Opens Today in Minnesota, Alabama & Missouri
Infographic: The Many Roles of a Family Caregiver
To read more Changing Aging stories or Ecumen news, visit ecumen.org.
Top 5 Blog Posts - November 3
Music legend Glen Campbell, rural health care, a 40-year-old veteran nurse's story and connecting the arts and aging lead our list of most popular blog posts this week. In case you missed out, here are the stories our online visitors found most interesting:
"Glen Campbell... I'll Be Me" Opens Today in Minnesota, Alabama and Missouri (October 31)
Ecumen's Janet Green Speaks on Creating an Innovative Rural Health Care Center
Ecumen Employees: St. Mark's Living Nurse Debbie Klouse Embraces Her 40 Years in Long-Term Care
Ecumen and ArtSage Team Up to Connect Aging and the Arts
To read more Changing Aging sotries or Ecumen news, visit ecumen.org!
"Glen Campbell... I'll Be Me" Opens Today in Minnesota, Alabama & Missouri
The moving documentary, "Glen Campbell... I'll Be Me" tells the story of the Grammy Award-winning artist's battle with Alzheimer's and his farewell tour. The movie is in theaters in Minnesota, Missouri and Alabama today, Friday, October 31.
Top 5 Blog Posts - October 28
Rural healthcare, economic development and connecting aging and the arts top Ecumen's list of most popular blog posts this week. In case you missed out, here are the stories our online visitors found most interesting:
Chuck Zimmerman: The Joy of Service Defines His 35 Years with Ecumen
Alexandria Leaders Gather to Honor Ecumen Bethany Community
Ecumen's Janet Green Speaks on Creating an Innovative Rural Health Care Center
Ecumen Employees: Recreation Therapy Director Christy Johnson's Can-Do Attitude
Ecumen and ArtSage Team Up to Connect Aging and the Arts
To read more Changing Aging stories or ecumen news, visit ecumen.org!
Ecumen’s Janet Green Speaks on Creating an Innovative Rural Health Care Center
Janet Green, Executive Director at Ecumen Detroit Lakes, has spent the past year working on the transformation of the campus to a “one-stop hub” that is drawing national attention for its cutting-edge approach to delivering rural health care services.
Top 5 Blog Posts - October 6
Baby Elsie, our youngest volunteer, topped Ecumen's list of most popular blog posts last week. In case you missed out, here are the stories our online visitors found most interesting.
Elsie Williams, 9 Months Old, is Changing Aging as Ecumen's Youngest Volunteer
"Smile" on Ecumen When You Shop on Amazon
Dr. John Brose on Dementia Care: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
Adeline Carlson, a Gold Star Mother Living at Ecumen Detroit Lakes, Remembers That Day - Always
Star Tribune Highlights Ecumen's Efforts to Make Communities More Age Friendly
To read more Changing Aging stories or Ecumen news, please visit ecumen.org.
Top Five Blog Posts - September 29
In case you missed out on some of last week's Changing Aging blog posts, here are the stories Ecumen's online visitors found most interesting:
Adeline Carlson, a Gold Star Mother Living at Ecumen Detroit Lakes, Remembers That Day - Always
Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts Among Women Leaders Honored by George Family Foundation
Ecumen's Paul Libbon Named to Aging Services of Minnesota Board
Honoring the Rich Tradition of Volunteerism at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes
Ecumen Century Club: Honoring the Always Positive Pearl Nelson, 103
To read more Changing Aging stories or to learn more about Ecumen, please visit ecumen.org.
“Smile” on Ecumen When You Shop on Amazon
Amazon.com now offers a simple way to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop — at no cost to you.
When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon automatically donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
Most all Amazon products are eligible for donations, and all IRS-register charitable organizations qualify for contributions.
We hope you will “smile” on your favorite charitable organization. And we hope that’s Ecumen.
See AmazonSmile’s FAQ for more details and this USA Today story about the new program.