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Serving One Another

“God has given each of you a gift from the great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.”

1 Peter 4:10

Landis Homes • Annual Report 2011

Landis Homes welcomed our first residents in February 1964, but the creative dream and vision for Landis Homes began 50 years

ago in 1961. Prompted by an offer of a farm by Emma Shenk of Strasburg, Lancaster Mennonite Conference asked Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions to pick up this vision of offering “creative retirement living” for retired missionaries, pastors, church workers and others.

As described by A. Grace Wenger in a history of Landis Homes’ first 30 years, on November 7, 1961 the Mission Board appointed a ten-member planning committee: Levi Brubaker, Ira Buckwalter, Frank Enck, J. Mowery Frey, Charles Good, Clarence Harnish, Sanford High, Adam Martin, Orie Miller and Lester Wenger.

Orie Miller, who convened the first meeting on December 13, 1961, led a devotional meditation based on Psalm 71:17-19 and Psalm 92:12-15. He commented that 10 percent of the US population was over the age of 65 and that there were more than a million people over 85. He asked, "For what is God giving us these additional years?" He answered his own question saying: "Certainly for a purpose, and youth and old age together should find ways to make these extended years meaningful."

This spirit of seeking to honor God through creatively serving others has permeated Landis Homes history, and a few examples are shared throughout this Annual Report.

One recent example is the story of the “White Rose,” an original painting by Eva Beidler (story on page 15). It gives the history of how the painting made its way through several owners beginning with former board member Louise Stoltzfus, who is deceased, and eventually found its way to be gifted to Landis Homes.

Grace Wenger in her book describes how this spirit of creativity is encouraged in community life at Landis Homes. She shares, “No matter what talents or interests a resident may have--crafts, games, travel, nature study, reading, or writing--Landis Homes offers a creative outlet. Residents and staff unite to ‘affirm the importance of retirement years as a vital stage of life during which creative expressions are encouraged, recognized and valued.’

We are grateful for the creative acts of many… for Eva Beidler, for Louise Stoltzfus, for Grace Wenger, for Orie Miller, for Emma Shenk, and for all that you contribute as we together “serve creatively.” It takes all of us together to make a community seeking to honor and enrich the lives of others with deep gratitude for Christ’s love for each of us.

Creatively Serving Others

Serving One Another2

Larry ZookPresident/CEO

John W. EbyChair

3“God has given each of you a gift . . . serve one another.” • 1 Peter 4:10 Landis Homes • Annual Report 2011

Volunteers ............................................... 4-5

Donors .................................................. 6-11

Community Benefit Report .................. 12-13

Financial Statement .................................. 14

Story of the White Rose ............................ 15

Table of Contents

Guiding ValuesWe commit to these values as we honor God in our service to others.

JoyNurturing an atmosphere which is positive, hopeful and thankful, while delighting in serving others, fulfilling responsibilities and celebrating life.

CompassionDemonstrating Christ-like love and concern in our relationships, serving one another with grace, humility, gentleness and sensitivity in a manner which respects diversity and honors the dignity and worth of everyone.

IntegrityCommitting ourselves to be honest, sincere, trustworthy and accountable in relationships, communication and decision-making, with a respect for confidentiality.

StewardshipDevoting ourselves to faithful and responsible use of resources entrusted to our care, upholding high standards of performance and quality, striving for excellence and serving beyond expectations.

CommunityRelating with a spirit which is characterized by cooperation, teamwork, encouragement and mutual respect, valuing each person, affirming gifts and abilities, and seeking improvement through learning, creativity and openness to change.

Board of Directors • 2010-11John W. Eby, Chair, Dillsburg, PA

Robert H. Leaman, Vice Chair, Lancaster, PA

R. Clair Sauder, Treasurer, Lancaster, PA

Susan E. Godshall, Secretary, Mount Joy, PA

Connie Stauffer, Asst. Secretary, Lititz, PA

Dr. J. Kenneth Brubaker, Mount Joy, PA

Lois M. Good, Lititz, PA

Dottie Martin, Gordonville, PA

James R. Martin, Denver, PA

Dr. Daniel Mast, Willow Street, PA

Glen Moffett, Lancaster, PA

Rachel Thomas Pellman, Lancaster, PA

Alvin Weaver, Lititz, PA

Dottie Yoder, Lititz, PA

The members of the Board of Directors have hosted a fresh fruit stand at Fellowship Day for the past number of years. Pictured are Dottie Martin, Dan Mast and John Eby.

A n n u a l S t a t i s t i c s F i s c a l Y e a r 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

Residents Residential Living 505 Personal Care 100 Healthcare 98 Total 703

Employees (full-time and part-time) 513

Benevolent Care Number of Beneficiaries (daily average) Healthcare 46 Personal Care 28 Total 74

Children's Learning Center Children enrolled 52

Volunteer Services Volunteers Residents 302 Community members 177 Total 479 Number of Hours On Campus 41,374 Off Campus 13,906 Total 55,280

Adult Day Services Clients enrolled Eden West 57 Eden East 34 Total 91

Landis at Home Clients served Residents 152 Lancaster Community 36 Total 188

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Volunteers of all ages gave many hours and lots of love and care to residents and others on campus in the past year.

Caecey Badenhorst Glenn E Baer Edith Bailey Bob Baldwin Mary Ellen Barge Martha Bartel Jack Bauer Esther Becker Evelyn M. Becker Mikaela Bender Ann Bigelow Reuben Bigelow Jim Blough Linda Bogedain Luke Bomberger Kathy Bootie Ferne Brown Arlene S Brubaker J Lester Brubaker Laura Brubaker Rachel Brubaker Leonard Brunk Mallory Buch Tiny Buch Betty Bucher Erma Buckwalter Faith Buckwalter Miriam E. Buckwalter Violet Buckwalter Roy Burkhart Melvin Burkholder Miriam T Burkholder Paul G Burkholder Betty Chambers Brian Cherrington Martha Clark Marilyn Clisham Paul Clymer Doris L Connelly Jeannette Crnkovich Marie E Cutman Miriam Cutman Lois Dagen Paul Dagen Christopher Dein Katie Dein Joyce Delp

Dorothy P Demming Betty G. Denlinger Ruth A Denlinger T Bennett Dickerson Gloria Dougherty Brenda Draper Harry Eager Alma Eberly David Eberly James Eberly Virginia Ebersole Kathryn Eby Daniel T Enck Mary Enck Abby Esh Lois Eshleman Ken R. Espenshade Emily Evans Shirline Evans Jeralyn Fenstermacher John Fisher Rachel M Fisher Anna H Frederick Harold Frey Miriam Frey Ruth W Frey Betty Funk Charise Garber Mary W. Gehman Gladys Gingerich Jim Gingrich Joan Gingrich Mary Glick Doris Gochnauer Conrad Graybill Elizabeth H Graybill John Graybill Winifred Green Peter Greenfield Harold Groff Mary K Groff Ethel Gustafson Anna May Habecker Agnes R. Hacker Darline Hammer Helen M Harnish Kathryn Harnish

Shirley Harsh Jim Hassler Arlene Heisey John A Heisey Bonnie R. Hemperly Betty Herr Mabel Herr Mildred Herr Rebecca Herr Roy Herr Anna E Hershey Ben Hershey J Eby Hershey Katherine Hershey Kathryn S. Hershey Martha J Hershey Miriam Hershey Ruth Shenk Hertzler Kenneth Hertzog David M Hess Eunice Hess Helen Hess Mahlon Hess Ruth B Hess Ella High Shirley Ann High Vivian Hoffmeier Lloyd Hollinger Amber Holmes Eleanor Honaman Fred Honaman Maryna Hongvanthong Anna Mae Hoober Anna Hoover Barbara Hoover Betty M Hopkins Doris Horst Luke L Horst Dorothy Hostetler Joe Hostetler Esther Hostetter Harvey Hostetter Pluma Hostetter Elsie Houser Miriam Housman Grace Huber Nancy Huber

Katherine Huddle Ruth Jantzi Ruth Johnson Hank Kadel I Jane Kauffman Donald Kautz Anna Ruth Keens Kyle Kegarise Grace Kehler Anna Mary Keller Christ D Kennel Rhoda M. King Virginia Kramer John Kraybill Mary Jean Kraybill Simon P. Kraybill Thelma Kraybill Arlene M Kreider Lloyd Kreider Laura Kurtz Anna Mae Landis Audrey Landis Clara Landis Erma Landis Joseph Landis Marian Landis Mary Jane Landis Velma Landis Bernice Lapp Hannah Lapp Elva G Leaman Erma Leaman Paul G Leaman Arlene Leatherman Rosalyn Ledyard Abram Lefever Charles J Lefever John Lefever Nora Lefever Ruth Lefever Anna L Lehman Elsie Lehman Lola Lehman Ruth Lentz Millie Liccardi Jean Lichty Wilma Lintner

Barbara Longenecker Charles Longenecker Frances MacNeill Anjali Mahajan Mary E Mahoney Anna Mann Anna Martin Anna Grace Martin Arlene B Martin Arlene E Martin Betty R Martin Carl Martin Clarence Martin Cody A Martin Edna G Martin Elaine Martin Georgia Martin Lois Martin Naomi I Martin Paul M Martin Virginia Matthews Elsie M Matz Robert McClelland Mildred McGuigan Richard McLaughlin Sharon McLaughlin Kerilyn McQuate Rhoda Metzler C Richard Miller David Miller Evelyn Miller Helen Miller Julie Miller Lindsey Miller Mildred Miller Norma Miller Reba Miller Mary Jane Myers Walter E Myers Clarence Neff Stella Newswanger A Martha Nissley Clayton Nissley Faith Nissley Harold M Nissley Lois Nissley Kenneth Noll

Volunteers who contributed 25 Hours or more in 2010.


Miriam Noll Eva W. Nolt Susan Nolt Mildred Pearson Grace L Peifer Joyce Peifer Leroy Petersheim Miriam Queer Alta Ranck Kathleen Ranck Gary W Reighard Jackie Reighard Anna W Reimer IdaBelle Reist Lois Jean Rohrer Alta M Roland Fransesca Rosario-Melo

Heather Rudy Joseph Russell Esther R Rutt Lydia Rutt Heidi L Sauder Lois Sauder R Arlene Sauder Barbara Sayer James Schreiber Mary Schroeder Vernon Schroeder Dorothy Sensenich Grace Sensenig Ruth Seppi Mildred Shellenberger Gretchen Shenk John B Shenk

Miriam E Shenk Myrtle Shenk Sara Sherer Witmer Sherer E Lorraine Shirk Walter H Shirk Evelyn Slaski Anna Mae Snader Mary E Snader Nevin Snader Valetta Snader Alice Snyder Elma L Spangler Jacob A Stahl Rachel Stahl Clarence S Stauffer Connie Stauffer

Grace F Stauffer H Glenn Stauffer Serena Stauffer Mildred Stoltzfus Miriam Stoltzfus Roy B Stoner Lois Thomas Fern Umble Harold Umble Marian Weaver Mel Weaver Mervin L Weaver Naomi Weaver Rhoda Weaver Lydia Weber Ruth S Weber Lois Wenger

Carolyn Westphal Martha Widders Clyde Witmer H Howard Witmer Lois Witmer Miriam Witmer Betty Jane Wolfgang Tom Wolfgang Dottie Yoder Roland Yoder Sadie Mae Yost Virginia Zimmerman Betty Zook Dawn M Zook

A Thankful and Giving HeartBy Bonnie Hemperly, Volunteer

I became Manager of Dogwood and General Store Gift Shoppes in 2007 by answering an announcement that appeared in a Landis Homes newsletter. In other words, I volunteered. In recent years, I also took on the role of managing the Flea Market on Fellowship Day. In both cases I was looking for “something” as a fill-in and as a way to feel valued. Volunteering created this opportunity.

I am delighted to be a part of Landis Homes and to get to know the residents, employees and visitors with whom I interact each week. They inspire me. I am also grateful that the time and energy I contribute has the benefit of increasing the benevolent care that provides resources for residents who are most in need.

I approach each day with a thankful and giving heart. I enjoy each moment of volunteering with its interesting and sometimes challenging situations. And most of all, I plan to continue my responsibilities as well as throw a little fun in the mix, to keep it interesting.


InDIVIDuALS

Viola AdairRussell & Linda AdsittLee & Ellen AirsHelen AliCraig Miller & Nancy AllemanDaniel AlthouseCarmela AlvarezWilliam & Loretta AmerineSidney & Betty AndersonSamuel & Christine Ausband, Jr.Rose Marie AwkermanMary Ellen BachmanEdith S BaileyRaymond & Corrine BarchikDebra BattagliaJames & Virginia BaumRuth BeamRuth H. BeatsEvelyn BeckerAngela BednarczykKay, Max & Sophie BehrensMiriam P. BellGary & Sharon BenderEva Jane BeringLaverne BielingDiane Bieling & Alice FitchReuben J. & Ann H. BigelowGerald & Loretta BinkleyCurt & Diane BittermanSusan BlackwellJohn & Carol BlanckLester & Mary Lou BlankThe Roberta S. Blank FamilyDavid R. BombergerLuke R. and Mary E. BombergerMike & Alexis BonfantiHerman & Jeanette BontragerMark & Linda BoshartHenry & Ruth BowmanRobin & Sharyn BradburyElmer & Esther BrenemanRuth E BrenemanStephen Mark BrenemanHoward L. & Sharon L. BrennemanJay & Marie BrennemanNorma BrennerE. David BrianJohanna BrinkmanEllen L. BrintonAnna BrownMichael BrownEarl & Joanne BrubakerJ. Kenneth BrubakerJ. Kenneth & Pam BrubakerJ. Lester & Lois E BrubakerJ. Raymond & Susan BrubakerLaura G. BrubakerPaul N. BrubakerPearl BrubakerRay & Kathleen BrubakerLeonard & Edna BrunkCurvin and Lois BuchenJohn R. & Miriam W. BuckwalterRay and Nancy BuckwalterViolet K. BuckwalterC. Rodney & Brenda Lee BurgCarolyn BurkeWilmer and Virginia BurkhartElla Z. BurkholderPaul G. & Miriam Burkholder

Tom Helliwell & Bonnie BusenbergEthel CaldwellJean CaldwellStuart & Margaret CampbellWilliam W. CampbellRichard & Patricia CapeceLandis Homes Caring Team - Blue Bell LaneLandis Homes Caring Team - Cot. 33-44Landis Homes Caring Team -‘The Cove’Landis Homes Caring Team - HV 201-209Landis Homes Caring Team - HV 211-220ALandis Homes Caring Team - Vineyard LaneBonnie CarverD. Arthur & Miriam CharlesDaniel & Darlene CharlesVernon & Mary E. CharlesTerence & Marlane ChestnutTroy & Kathryn ClairMary E. ClarkRobert and Ruth ClarkF. Joan ClelanMarilyn ClishamCharles & Joan CloutmanMary ClymerCo-Workers of Sheila DruckHarry & E. Judy CobleLouis & Carol CocheresSharon CodyRobert & Judith ColtonGrace CoxH. James & Lois CunninghamRichard & Loris CunninghamMarie E. CutmanCV Fitness Dept. St. Jo.’s Med. Ct.Paul L & Lois G DagenGeorge & Eleanor DallerShirley DaluisioWilliam & Patricia DarrasJoanna DaviesKim & William DeinLauran DellingerBetty G. DenlingerDorothy M. DenlingerEugene & Rhoda DenlingerRuth DenlingerS. Margaret DenlingerLowell & Ruth DetweilerB. Franklin & Martha DiamondT. Bennett & Doris H DickersonM. Elizabeth DiemDonald & Jeannette DillmanRobert & Erma DillmanJanis DorwardJohn & Gloria DoughertyPatrick & Nancy DoughertyLeonard & Joyce DroegeSheila DruckMason F. Druck JrHelena DueckParke Duing, Jr.Mamo & Mary Ellen DulaRonald Bullis & Laura DuncanAlma N. EberlyJames & Connie EberlyElta S. EbersoleThe Arlene Eby Family

J. Harold & Kathryn W. EbyJohn W. & Joyce R. EbyWilliam & Marian EbyBill & Susan EcenbargerJanice A. EgelandAnna EichelbergerRonald & Thelma Mae EichelbergerBonnie EisenfeldDaniel & Mary EnckJesse & Audrey Epps, Jr.Adam & Alta EsbenshadeH. Glenn & Rachel EsbenshadeStella Esbenshade FamilyCatherine EschVincent & Christine EshelmanDaryl & Cheryl EshlemanJ. Leon & Melba EshlemanClyde & Carolyn EspighNeil & Janet FarrellDonald & Kathleen FellenbaumRobert & Sally Ann FerenschakJ. Herbert FisherRachel FisherFleetwood School Dist. Music Dept.Donald and Elnora FrankLinda FrankAnna H FrederickEugene & Hazel M. FreyHarold & Ruth FreyJay R. FreyE. Curtis & Betty K. FunkMary Elizabeth FunkFrank & Mary Ellen GaeddertJane GanterHerbert & Sharon GarberJosiah & Carmen GarberV. Scott & Fay GarmanBetty GarnerDiane GehmanPhilip & Kay GehmanSylvia GeibEllsworth GentelBruce & Diane GerlachLois J GerlachWillis & Catherine GerlachJ Steven & Patricia A GibsonGladys R. GingerichJohn & Rosanne GingrichStephen & Sandra GlassDoris A GochnauerStanley and Susan GodshallCarl and Lois GoodDale & Sharon GoodDonald W. & Phebe M. GoodI. Merle & Phyllis GoodLinford & Beth Ann GoodGary, Lisa & Carly GordonNorm & Martha Jean GrahamJames & Janice GravelyEdith & Conrad GraybillJohn H & Elizabeth GraybillOrpah GraybillRobert GraybillWinifred G. GreenGerald & Kathleen Greene, Jr.Gary & Anita GreenfieldPeter & Caroline GreenfieldDaniel & Brenda GrimesEric & Glenda GroffHarold & Anna GroffMarlin G.& Sue A. GroffPaul Groff

William & Janet GroffMarlin & Vivian GroftSally GroomeMichael V & Kimberly GrossJeffrey & Sheila GroveVida Jean GroveMenno & Betty GruberAnna May HabeckerRay K. & Agnes R. HackerPatricia HackmanAlan & Julia HairPriscilla Dunn & Murray HaldrenJ. Richard & Joyce E. HallerJohn A. & Deborah J. HambletonMary Jane HamiltonJames & Rebecca HannaDavid & Brenda HarnishJohn H. Harnish FamilyRobert E. HarnishRuth HarnishPhillip HartenstineGwendolyn HartzlerR. Donald & Norma HaverstickSusan HazelwoodAllen & Diane HeinlyElwood & Mary HeiseyDorinda HenesyGreg & Patricia HenningJoetta HenryT. Milton HerbertBryan & Denise HerrDavid & Connie HerrJames & Miriam HerrJohn Bucher & Martha HerrMildred J HerrRebecca R. HerrRoy & Betty Jane HerrTimothy & Linda HerrBenjamin & Martha HersheyThe Ben & Martha Hershey FamilyBrayton & Ruth HersheyClair & Kathryn HersheyJ. Eby & Kathryn S HersheyKatherine E HersheyMarlin & Barb HersheyMiriam S. HersheyC. Richard & Mary Ann HessCharles & Alverna HessDaniel & Evanna HessGrace I. HessJ. Nelson & Nancy HessJ. Robert & Evelyn HessJ. Robert & Rosene HessJohn & Arlene HessLarry & Janet HessCalvin and Janet HighDonald L. and Dorothy M. HighP. Eugene & Bette HighWarren & Doris HighRick & Connie HillsRobert & Jill Hilt, Jr.Vivian HoffmeierClair & Erma HollingerDavid & Deborah HollingerDonald M. HollingerJames & Gail HollingerL. Kenneth & Rosene HollingerMark HollingerWilliam F & Eleanor R HonamanCharles B. & Sara Ella Hoober Jr.Clifford & Jane HooverErv & Joyce A. Hoover

Faith HooverGlenn & Barbara HooverLeon & Lois HooverVirginia O HooverSamuel & Judy Bucher HopeBetty HopkinsCarl E. and Erma C. HorningDarin & April HorstEdith W HorstRoy and Doris HorstJoseph B & Dorothy HostetlerRobert & Elaine HostetlerMarlin & Barbara HouckMiriam M. HousmanTramm & Sarah HudsonKeith and Marilyn HummelGeorge M. & Lois Jean HurstKaitlyn HurstNoah & Mildred HurstFrank & Pamela Iaquinta Jr.Curtis & Ruth JohnsonWilliam & Elaine JohnsonMyra JonesSusan Gaither JonesJ Henry & Louise M KadelYoung Lee & John KaleighJohn & Ellen KanagyRoger & Rachel KauffmanRoss KauffmanRudi & Ravonn Kauffman and GirlsRyan & Valerie Kauffman and SonsS. Duane & Naomi KauffmanCarl & Lois KaufmanHerbert and Barbara KeenerJames & Michelle KeenerAnna Ruth KeensKevin & Richelle KegariseGrace KehlerJeanie KellerAndrew & Carolyn KendallMichael & Suzanne H KennedyEric & Beth KennelChristian D & Rose Kennel IIIStephen & Veronica Kepchar, Jr.Debra KilhefferA. Anthony & Kathleen KilkuskieFrank R. KingLaurence & Shirley KingRhoda L. KingWalter & Miriam KingMary Jane KnightMary KochelWilmer & LaVon KolbMargaret KooistraVernon & Elizabeth KratzFrances KraybillGerald KreiderJohn KreiderLandis H. & Arlene KreiderLloyd & Joyce KreiderCharles & A. Louise KrugAlbert & Vera KunkleJohn & Joan KurtzMary LaffertyLancaster Heart & Stroke FoundationAnna Mae LandisClara LandisDale & Barbara Forrester LandisGordon & Sarah LandisJames & Elaine LandisJames & Linda LandisJames G. & Alta M. Landis

Friends of the Towel and BasinJuly 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

We are deeply grateful to our Friends of the Towel & Basin who contributed to furthering Christ-like care at Landis Homes. A majority of donors helped support residents who can no longer pay for the full cost of services they need through donations to the Caring and Caring Endowment Funds. Other donors gave donations to provide financial aid to clients in Adult Day Services, to buy medical equipment, and to enrich the services to persons with memory loss. We apologize for any misspellings or omissions from the list. Please contact us with your corrections.


John G. and Eileen LandisJohn J. and Gladys LandisLois G LandisMarian R. LandisMervin & Rachel LandisRobert & Barbara LandisSteven & Judith LandisWillard & Patricia LandisRichard Landis & FamilyLandis Homes Grandview NeighborsLandis Homes Neighbors 4 Neighbors: Cottages 33-44 Cottages 96-119Harvest View 121-131Harvest View 201-210Harvest View 233-244The Cove (Cottages 96-119)Landis Homes StaffLandis Homes West Kitchen StaffDale & Gail LaningaOlivia Dianne Lapp

Burnell & Kathleen LauschCarl & Deborah Laws-LandisElva LeamanIrene M. LeamanIvan B. and Mary Ellen LeamanJohn & Nancy LeamanM. Hershey and Norma LeamanPaul G. & Erma L. LeamanRobert & Judy LeamanToby & Lonnie LeamanCharles J & Marlene Lefever, JrJames & Frances LehmanKaty & John Landis Lehman LandishawDean & Helen LeimbachJane LeiphartGregory & Nancy LenhardtRuth S. LentzAlice LevyLGH Pharmacy EmployeesClifford & Hope LindTony Meyer & Linda Gerson

Wilma R LintnerMartha LivengoodMildred LivengoodDonald & Donna LongCharles & Barbara LongeneckerEdward & Rhoda LongeneckerMiriam LongeneckerRyan MagillMichael E. & Carol A. MaloBurton & Betty MargolisAnna Grace MartinArlene B. MartinBenjamin S. MartinBetty C. MartinBetty L. MartinC. Lewis & Carol MartinClyde MartinElvin & Lois MartinEzra M MartinHarold & Twila MartinHelen M. MartinIrvin L. & Louise Martin

James & Ethel MartinJames R. & Elizabeth W. MartinJesse and Marilyn MartinJohn W. and Mary Ann MartinLarry & Dottie MartinLewis & Esther MartinLisa M. MartinLois M. MartinMary E. MartinNaomi I. MartinPaul M.& Betty MartinRichard & Ann MartinRobert L. & Alverta MartinRuth M. MartinRuth T. MartinStephen & Lynne MartinsenErnest and Esther MastHarold & Ruth MastVirginia MatthewsJane V. McCardellJoyce McClintockMarilyn McCollum

Mildred McGuiganRichard McLaughlinDavid H. & Anna Lois McMichaelJayne McVeyRuth MellingerRebecca MelonakosJoseph & Mary MeluskeyEverett & Margaret MetzlerRhoda B. MetzlerC. Richard & Reba MillerEldon & LaRie MillerEvelyn M MillerJim Gulla & Edie MillerLinda MillerLois MillerMargaret E. MillerMarilyn MillerRobert E. MillerBen & Pamela MinardiGlen & Linda MoffettDorcas Stoltzfus MorrowGeorge & Charlene Mowers

A SERVICE OF FOOT WASHInGBy Jim Leaman, Chaplain

Last spring I was invited to help facilitate a foot washing service in one of the memory support houses at Landis Homes. I had some reservations, but I liked that this idea had originated with team members who wanted to honor the residents in this act of serving and caring.

The service provided an opportunity for all of us to participate in a ritual of worship and practice which had previously been meaningful for many of the residents. The planning went forward, and the event was scheduled for an evening during Holy Week.

That evening a group of about twenty-four residents and team members gathered in the living room and began overflowing into the adjoining hallway. One of the Lititz House residents played prelude music on the keyboard and accompanied the group in singing the hymn, “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” Following a reading from Luke 22, I shared the bread and the cup of communion with those gathered.

The highlight of the evening was the service of foot washing. I read from John 13, which records Jesus washing feet, and shared some thoughts about humble

service and cleansing of the heart. Then we team members, taking prepared basins of water, each knelt in front of one of the residents to gently and lovingly bathe and wipe the resident’s feet. Following this we shared hugs and blessings.

The resident whose feet I had washed approached me and warmed my heart with a big “Thank you!”

Then unexpectedly one of the residents said she wished to wash the feet of a team member. Without any preplanning, she was assisted by others to

kneel, and then she washed and dried the feet of a team member. When she was finished and was assisted to her feet again, she gave the team member a

hug and kiss.

One team member said, “I am sure that when God placed this in the hearts of the Lititz House team they had no idea how

meaningful and how much of a blessing this would be to so many people.”


Richard & Marilyn MullHoward & Marianne MurrayNeil & Karen MusselmanHarry MusserJ. Robert & Dorothy MusserM. Virginia MusserMary Ellen MusserRobert & Mim MusserRoman MusserWilmer & Shirley MusserFloyd & Patricia MyerDolores MyersEmma A. MyersMary Jane MyersMary Jane MyersWalter MyersRobert & Mary MylinClarence NeffMichael & JerryAnn NellesteinOrpha NewswangerClayton & A. Martha Stahl NissleyHarold M. & Lois S. NissleyJohn H. NissleyKenneth B NollMiriam W. NollIra & Dorothy NoltJames & Kay NoltSusan M. NoltCharles & Margaret NorrisWarren & Mary NorthMichele NovakHerbert & Donna NurickSharon NuzikDonald & Faye NyceDavid & Mae O’LearyDonovan & Carol OberholtzerJohn Jacob OberholtzerLucy M. OberholtzerThe Children of Phares & Anna OberholtzerRichard OberholtzerTrace & Kristin Oberholtzer

Craig & Joy Ogg FamilyElayne C. OlsonJoseph & Susan OrtegaHarold & Diane OstrowKenneth P. & Judith A. OverlyDavid OwenJohn L. OwenJohn W. OwenPaul PalmateerRonald C. and Nancy J. PawlingChristian and Laverne PeiferGrace L. PeiferJ. Robert & Helen PeiferRichard L & Betty N PellmanRobert & Elsie PenningtonBlaine & Caroll PennypackerDea PerkinsPersch FamilyJeffrey & Deborah PetersJohn & Joyce PetroJeff & Jane PfautzJanet PopykDomenick & V. Palma PredotiJo Ann PringleFrank & Roberta QuisChester & Geraldine RaberRobert & Sue RadocyMark & Nancy RandallM.A. RankinHarold E & Barbara K ReedGary & Jacqueline ReighardIdaBelle ReistRay & Nancy ReitzCarl & Susan RentschlerAnna ResslerJames & Barbara ResslerHelen ReynoldsJeannette RichardsonSam & Susie RiehlRuthanne RisserBeth & Guy RohrerDean & Debra Rohrer

Dwight & Jennifer RohrerMary Ellen RohrerRaymond & Elizabeth RohrerRobert & Ruth RohrerWalter & Esther RootEve RosenBernie & Gail RudinDavid & Virginia RussellClair H. & Nancy SauderJohn & Bertha SauderJohn & Phyllis SauderMarguerite S. SauderMervin SauderR. Arlene SauderElaine SavoryFlorence SaylorJudith A. ScavuzzoRobyn Schank FamilyLaverne & Carol SchirchDean & Carol SchmidtkeLinda SchoeningerVernon E. & Mary R. SchroederEarl ScottRobert A. ScottJohn & Chiara ScuelloWeldon SeeElizabeth SeigristDorothy SensenichCraig SensenigElmer & Grace SensenigRoy M. & Anna Mae SensenigDonna B & Rowland W. ShankBruce & Jane SharpeDale & Patricia ShellenbergerKenneth & Jennifer ShellenbergerDale & Gretchen ShenkDonna & James ShenkHarold A. & Mary Grace ShenkJohn & Myrtle ShenkShi-MaidsSusan D. ShirkMr. & Mrs. Randolph & Teresa Shives

Stuart & Shirley ShowalterMarty & Judy ShufordRobert & Susan ShuppWilbur & Rachel SiegristSandy & Timothy SmokerL. Lorraine SmytheCarol SnaderJohn N. & Ellen SnaderMary E. SnaderWilliam & Ethel H. SnavelyNathan & Tina SnyderJ. Wilbur & Madeline SollenbergerLynn Janelle SommerJames & Carol SpicherDorothy A. SpinneySteve & Cathy SpringarMargaret SprungerMichael & Alonna Gautsche SprungerGregory & Allison St. ClairCorinne StahlJacob A and Rachel StahlVirginia StangleinClarence S. & Grace F. StaufferConnie StaufferPhilip & Velma StaufferWayne & Nancy StaufferSamuel, Margaret, & Cari StayerFrank & Barbara SteidlerFlorence E. StemplingerMary Lou StevensonCharles G. StiefvaterEdgar StoeszCarl M. StoltzfusMartha StonerRichard & Dois StrippelDavid StrongWilliam StubbinsBetty StumpfKoji & Nanami SuzukiMark & Pamela SwankErnest and Mary SwartzMarilyn & James Taylor

The Taylor FamilyNancy Jo TeagueJoseph TebieThe 349 GroupThe Circle ClubThe Co-Workers of Marilyn CavnaThe Daniel Miller FamilyLois A. ThomasRuth ThomasDavid & Gladys ThompsonMartha A. ThompsonFaye TolanPeter & Karin TremaineDorothy TroutE. Ray TurnerFred & Sue UffelmanHarold & Lena UmbleMarlin & Mary Ann UmbleR. Clair & Miriam UmbleWilliam & Diane UmbleDavid & Patricia Vaughn FamilyJuan & Ruth E. VegaManuel & Basilisa VelazquezCarolyn VeseyAnn Stromberg & Rudi VoltiJoanne WagnerLeone & J. Mark WagnerKelly WalkerPhyllis WargoKerry & Marsha WatsonA. Richard and Ruth WeaverAlvin M. WeaverArthur Dale & Wendy WeaverDavid & Dawn WeaverGlenn H. & Anne WeaverJay D. & Mary N. WeaverJean M. WeaverKeith & JoAnne WeaverKenneth & Marilyn WeaverKevin & Bernadette WeaverMartin and Vera WeaverRhoda Weaver

Friends of the Towel & Basin, Continued

A Chance to GrowBy Stu Landis, Recipient of the LeadingAgePA* Professional Advancement Award 2011

I am very pleased to receive this award which I see as an incredible honor. To me the award reflects so much about the opportunity that Landis Homes gives to its employees to grow and develop... even giving space for persons like myself to be curious, experiment and to find solutions.... some that even resulted in improvements.

I think serving creatively involves giving employees space and opportunity to explore methods of improvement. Landis Homes for me has welcomed innovation and encouraged the development of ideas to make our community a better place.

I give my thanks to each person on the IT team. Duane, who somehow keeps calm and consistently find solutions even in the midst of multiple technology

challenges. Chris, and his skill to manage virtual servers, Windows networking and pounding away until there is a breakthrough. Donna, who

is great at bridging the gap between Technology and Nursing.

I give my thanks also to the Landis Homes management team for their nomination and their kind encouragement. They lead well in honoring employees, making it a great place to work so that the ministry of Landis Homes can be accomplished: to serve aging adults and their families by honoring and enriching their lives in a community of Christ-like love. *formerly Panpha


Ruth E. WeaverCharles WeigandAshley Timpson & Luke WeinholdGerald & Deb WeinholdViolet WelkKarl & Karen WengerThomas and Marian WengerFred & Naomi WernerCharles W. & Mildred WertDonna WetzlerBruce & Nancy WillardCarol WilliamsJames Williams, Sr.Ernie & Connie WillsFrancis C. & Wanda L. WilsonAndrew & Lynn WiselyLouise WisserEric & Shelby WitmerHoward & Miriam WitmerHubert & Ingrid WolfMary WoodwardFrank WrightArlene Mellinger YagerSeverin & Patricia YergerThe Amos & Gertrude Yoder FamilyJohn and Darlene YoderRoland & Dottie YoderSam & Ethel YouseSusan ZeidlerSamuel B. & Betty Jane ZerphyDonald W. ZieglerEarl B. & JoAnn ZimmermanEsther B. ZimmermanJere ZimmermanMahlon & Rozanne ZimmermanVirginia R. ZimmermanElizabeth ZookJohn & Velma Zook

Larry J. & Dawn ZookAnonymous (79)

ESTATES, BEquESTS & MATuRED GIFT AnnuITIES

Vivian Denlinger EstateEtta Gingrich EstateEmma E. Hess EstateGrace I. Hess EstateGudrun Kartevold EstateE. Jean Landis EstateHelen M. Martin EstateAnna Oberholtzer EstateCatherine E. Smith EstateAnna Todd Estate

ORGAnIzATIOnS & BuSInESSES

Accu-Aire Mechanical ServicesAirport View Self StorageAllegra Print & ImagingAmeri-tec MechanicalArmstrong World IndustriesBCF GroupBenchmark Construction Company Inc.Blumenstock & Blumenstock P.C.Bomberger’s Store, Inc.Bright Ideas PlusBrinser, Wagner & ZimmermanBurk-Lea FarmsCafe Chocolate of LititzCharles F. Snyder Jr Funeral HomeClark Associates Inc.Clark Associates Charitable Foundation

Clayton E. Gerlach Inc.Cobblestone LandscapingConestoga TileCoreSourceCornerstone Design-ArchitectsCRELS FoundationDavCo Advertising, Inc.Derr Flooring Co.Devaney & Co. P.C.E-Z Service LLCEarl King Inc.Eby ExteriorsEGStoltzfusEverence Financial AdvisorsFishman Flooring SolutionsFitzpatrick Lentz & BubbaFleetwood High School FacultyFour Seasons Produce Inc.Fulton Financial AdvisorsGibbel, Kraybill & HessGingrich Egg FarmGreen Laurel Hunting ClubH.L. Wiker Inc.Haller Enterprise, Inc.Harrisburg Office Admin. Law JudgeHershey Advisors, P.C.Hess Bros. Fruit Co.High companiesHildebrandt Learning CentersHondru Chevrolet of ManheimHoover Steel, Inc.Hostetter Grain, Inc.HTG Consultants LLCHursh Painting Co., Inc.John Sauder Auto CompanyKreider & Flick PaintingLancaster Mennonite SchoolLehigh Valley Respiratory Care

Liz Hess GalleryM & T BankManor Middle School FacultyMartin ApplianceMartin Paving Inc.Martin’s Interior Design Studio LTDMast Electric, Inc.Medication Information ServicesMervin Zimmerman, Inc.Mobilex USAMorgantown MasonryMorrison Senior LivingMusselman Lumber, Inc.Myers Brothers Drilling ContractorsNorth Group ConsultantsOregon Dairy Inc.Orrstown BankParenteBeard LLCPenn Embryo Inc.Pennsylvania College of TechnologyPhoenix Contract Inc.Preferred Health CarePremier Companies LLCPrevoProtech Mechanical ContractorsRachels of GreenfieldReese Engineering Inc.Reese, Lower, Patrick & ScottRehab CareReinsel Kuntz Lesher LLPRGS AssociatesRobert C. Wenger Charitable TrustRobert H. Ranck, Inc.Rohrer’s Quarry Inc.Ron Martin SignsScenic Ridge ConstructionSeafood ExpressSharp Shopper

Simplex Grinnell LPStauffers of Kissel HillStevens & LeeStoudtAdvisors 2Strategic ResourcesSudbury Transportation Inc.Summer AdventuresSusquehanna Univ. Psychology FacultyTeaching Colleagues of Karen MillerTeen Mission InternationalTempChek Mechanical ServicesThe Heller Beecher & Glah GroupTLW AssociatesTomlinson Bomberger LandscapingTrago Mechanical Inc.Triangle Refrigeration Co.Turkey Hill Dairy, Inc.United Way of Lancaster CountyUnited Zion Retirement CommunityUSA Gypsum Drywall RecyclingWaldorf School 1st Grade ClassWeaver’s GarageWilliams ApothecaryWohlsen ConstructionWorld EnergyYork Waste Disposal Inc.

CHuRCH & CHuRCH ORG.

Berea Mennonite ChurchBowmansville Mennonite ChurchByerland Mennonite ChurchEast Chestnut Street Menn. ChurchEbenezer Evangelical CongregationalErb Mennonite ChurchErisman Mennonite ChurchFriendship Ministries

My Greatest AwardBy Corrina Burkholder, Recipient of the LeadingAgePA* Non-licensed Caregiver of the Year 2011

Winning the Caregiver of the Year Award has been an extraordinary experience for me. I was surprised and honored. The brunch and awards ceremony were special for me since I was able to invite both some residents and co-workers who have helped be supportive of me. I have the group photo taken that day on my bookshelf at home. I treasure this photo since one of my dear resident friends has since passed away. She stated that she felt honored to be there to share my special day and I was honored and blessed by her being there as well.

I appreciate the dedication of my fellow workers on the personal care team. We work together to find creative ways to honor and enrich each life we touch. Landis Homes is a special place. Our leaders mentor these qualities and value our insights. That empowers us to serve in creative and unique ways. I appreciate also how other departments like housekeeping, dining, life enrichment and nursing support and assist each other. I feel that my award recognizes not just me, but the

entire team. We all work together to be the best we can be. Every person makes a difference in the lives of those we serve. Seeing residents enjoying life and smiling are still my greatest “awards.”

*formerly Panpha


Gehman Mennonite ChurchGoodville Mennonite ChurchGrace Point Cheerlenders Sunday SchGrace Point Church of ParadiseGroffdale Mennonite ChurchHabeckers Mennonite ChurchHernley Mennonite ChurchHershey Mennonite ChurchJames Street Mennonite ChurchKauffman Mennonite ChurchLancaster Mennonite Historical SocietyLandis Homes Bethany ChapelsLandis Valley Christian FellowshipLandis Valley W.M.S.C.Lititz Mennonite ChurchLititz Moravian CongregationMellinger Mennonite ChurchMetzler Mennonite ChurchMillersville Mennonite ChurchMillport Mennonite ChurchMillwood Mennonite ChurchNeffsville Mennonite ChurchNew Holland Mennonite ChurchNew Providence Mennonite ChurchRohrerstown Mennonite ChurchRossmere Mennonite Church

Stumptown Mennonite ChurchStumptown Mennonite S. S.Weaverland Mennonite ChurchWest Willow United Methodist Church

In KInD

A & B OrchardsAchenbach’s Pastry Inc.Allegra Print & ImagingRalph W. AshburnEdith S BaileyNettie Bare EstateDennis & Mabel Jean BaumElam BeilerElsie BeilerBeiler’s Fruit FarmBetty BenderBender’s WoodcraftEva Jane BeringDoris BiggsBird-In-Hand Bake ShopBlue-Gate FarmMary BollLuke R. and Mary E. BombergerMartha Jane BombergerBomberger’s Store, Inc.

Richard & Catharine BoshartHenry & Ruth BowmanBowman & CompanyKathleen BreidenbaughJohn & Dorothy BriggsArlene BrubakerRoy BrubakerLeonard & Edna BrunkJohn R. & Miriam W. BuckwalterViolet K. BuckwalterPaul G. & Miriam BurkholderBurkholder Golf CartsCanteen Refreshment ServicesBetty ChambersCharles StudioClay Book StoreCloister Car Wash & LubeCloverfieldsPeggy ComminsCountry ClothesThe Country StoreCountry Table RestaurantMarie E. CutmanDavCo Advertising, Inc.Deer Country Farm & LawnDot DemmingRuth DenlingerS. Margaret Denlinger

Allen & Ethel DepueMildred Devenney EstateT. Bennett & Doris H DickersonJoAnn DiemDJ’s Taste of the 50’s RestaurantBrenda DraperDutch Apple Dinner TheatreDutch Wonderland Amusement ParkAlma N. EberlyJames & Connie EberlyStephen & Sadie Mae EbersolJ. Harold & Kathryn W. EbyPaul H EbyECOLABR. Gene & Sally EichelbergerElements SalonElizabethtown Mennonite Sewing CircleEnchanted Flower ShoppeEngle PrintingErb Mennonite Sewing CircleHarold & Sharon ErismanEdna EsbenshadeEsbenshade’s GreenhousesThe Family CupboardElena FaraceFaye’s Monogram & EmbroideryAmos Fisher

Rhoda FisherGilbert & Jacqueline FitzhughElizabeth FrankKaren FretzLeslie R. & Gloria FreyFrey’s Farm MarketFrey’s GreenhouseFurman Home for FuneralsJay & Lois GarberLila GarberBob & Shirley GarmanElizabeth I. GehmanMabel GehmanNelson & Phyllis GehmanGene Wenger’s MeatsRhoda GingrichTwila GingrichGirls Day OutDonald W. & Phebe M. GoodGood Food Inc.Good’s StoreGrace Point Ch. of Paradise SewingGrauer’s Paint & WallpaperJohn H & Elizabeth GraybillA. Grace Graybill EstateGrebinger Gallery & Custom FramingWinifred G. GreenH.M. Stauffer & Sons

Friends of the Towel & Basin, Continued

GroupsGiving

all donors who bless Landis Homes with both monetary and in-kind gifts

friends who advise Landis Homes that they have planned for a gift at the end of their life. A minimum dollar amount is not required nor is disclosure of the details

friends who have given monetary contributions for ten consecutive years

friends who have contributed $15,000 or more during their lifetimes

Learn more by contacting Gift Planning Services 717-509-5490

Doing for OthersBy Ada Blank, Adult Day Services Client“I retired when I was 65 and started coming to the center at Eden West. Now I am 80 and I still enjoy coming. I like the food - it is great. And the companionship is too. I enjoy riding the bus to get to the center. It is like taking a tour.

Making blankets for Project Linus* makes me feel

good. I enjoy it and I like that I am doing something for someone else. The staff taught me what to do and even though I can’t sew, I am able to make the blankets. It keeps my hands busy.

I don’t have any idea how many blankets I have made but I know they go to people who need them.

I saw a list of where the blankets go. Like when there is a fire, they go to the fire victims. The blankets are nice because there are no seams and they

are soft.”

* Project Linus is a national, non-profit organization providing love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need, through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”


Anna May HabeckerHammer Creek Menn. Sewing CircleClayton & Dolores HarnishHelen HarnishHarvest Lane FarmLolita J. HaverstickHaydn Zug RestaurantFred & Julie HellerGreg & Patricia HenningJean Herr EstateMabel HerrRoy & Betty Jane HerrTimothy & Linda HerrHerr FoodsAnna HersheyBenjamin & Martha HersheyJ. Eby & Kathryn S HersheyKatherine E HersheyMiriam S. HersheyEmma E. Hess EstateHelen Joyce HessJames R. & Helen HessHess Barbecue CateringHess Bros. Fruit Co.Emma E. Hess EstateCarl & Alice HighElla B. HighJames & Grace HighJ. Clair HollingerS. Lois HollingerHollinger Piano ServiceWilliam F & Eleanor R HonamanAnna HooverFaith HooverGlenn & Barbara HooverGloria HorowitzBlanche HorstDarin & April HorstLuke & Ruth HorstRoy and Doris HorstHospice of Lancaster CountyC. Nelson & Esther HostetterPluma HostetterJacob R. HouserMiriam M. HousmanKatherine Huddle EstateJ. B. Zimmerman & SonsJ. Omar Landis EnterprisesJohn Herr’s Village Market Inc.Ida Jane KauffmanKauffman Fruit FarmKearney A. Snyder Funeral Home Inc.Keens Services Inc.Kegel’s ProduceKeystone Equine, Pet & WildlifeRay and Ruth KilgoreFrank R. KingJim KingKings Victorian HouseKaren KingsburyKitchen Kettle FoodsMichelle KlemmeDoris KolbWarren KoppenhaverHarold Eugene & Peggy KoserJohn H. & Thelma KraybillArlene M. KreiderElvin & Thelma KreiderLancaster BarnstormersAnna Mae LandisJ. Dale & Erma LandisLois G LandisRichard & Becky LandisLandis Homes Eden West ADSLandis Valley MuseumLandis Wash & LubeLandisville Mennonite WomenFran LarkinW. Elton Lauver EstateElva LeamanIrene M. LeamanMyrtle V. LeamanPaul G. & Erma L. LeamanPaul & Becci LeathermanRobert & Julia LehmanElsie E. Lehman EstateLenox China OutletLil-Boden Specialty ShopMartha LivengoodMildred Livengood

Liz Hess GalleryBetty LongEdward & Rhoda LongeneckerJohn R. LongeneckerDaryl MackJack & Velma MagillRenny MagillAnna K. MannAnna Grace MartinArlene E. Martin EstateEarl & Grace MartinEdna G. MartinJay & Ruth MartinLloyd MartinLois M. MartinMary Alice MartinSam W. MartinArlene E. Martin EstateElva E. Martin EstateDaniel & Cindy MastVirginia Matthews EstateMildred McGuiganRuth MellingerMennonite Information CenterMetro BankRhoda B. MetzlerEvelyn M MillerHelen W. MillerMildred MillerMillersville Mennonite ChurchMillersville Mennonite Sewing CircleNeil & Karen MusselmanCarol Ann MusserMary MusserGrace I. Musser EstateWalter MyersNeffsville Flower ShopWes NewswangerClayton NissleyHarold M. & Lois S. NissleyMiriam W. NollEva W NoltGlenn & Marilyn NoltJay and Rhoda OberholtzerOld Road Furniture CompanyOlde Mill House Shoppes Inc.Olde Village GrilleOlive GardenOregon Community UM ChurchOregon Dairy Inc.Oregon Lawn FurnitureOutback ToysParkesburg Mennonite Sewing CirclePeaceful Valley Amish FurniturePeach Lane ProduceGrace L. PeiferKen & Rachel PellmanPenn CinemaPepperidge FarmsPNC Bank Landis HomesPP&LQuiet Haven MotelRed Barn Farm MarketRed Lobster RestaurantsRobert RedcayHarold E & Barbara K ReedNorman Reeser EstateGary & Jacqueline ReighardDiana ReistIdaBelle ReistReist Popcorn CompanySara Renninger EstateJudy ReschBernard & Mary Ellen ReshE. Daniel & Marie RiehlSusie RiehlDonald & Eileen RinkerBeverly RobbinsAlma RohrerLois J. RohrerRohrer’s Quarry Inc.Rohrerstown Mennonite Sewing CircleRon Martin SignsRoyer Pharmacy EphrataRoyer’s FlowersCarol & Glen RunyonJoseph A. & Evelyn B. Russell, Jr.S. Clyde WeaverSandy Cove MinistriesMarguerite S. Sauder

Alice SchannauerSerenity Massage CentreShady Maple Farm Mkt & SmorgasbordSharp ShopperShelley R. & Mildred N. ShellenbergerC. Witmer & Sara ShererSusan D. ShirkKen & Bonnie Bedi SiegristSight & Sound TheatresAndy SmithDavid & Judith Rempel SmuckerSmucker’s MeatsAnna Mae SnaderValetta SnaderSpookynook GreenhouseMichael & Alonna Gautsche SprungerSquire Side CafeConnie StaufferH. Glenn & Arlene StaufferFreiman StoltzfusHelen & Henry Ford StoltzfusHenry & Rebecca StoltzfusRoy & Ruth StonerStony Brook Mennonite ChurchStony Brook Mennonite Sewing CircleStrasburg Menn. Sewing CircleStroehmann / Maier’sTen Thousand VillagesTexas RoadhouseThe Ball & Skein ShopThe Coffee CompanyThe heART of Friendship GalleryThe Museum Stores at Heritage Cent.The People’s PlaceThe Udder ChoiceJean ThomasLois A. ThomasAnna Todd EstateErich & Grace ToewsTop BrassRichard & Mary TreesTurkey Hill Dairy, Inc.Roy & Minerva UlrichUnCommon PizzaVillage Greens Miniature Golf Inc.Village PotteryVillage QuiltsRonald WaltmanA. Richard and Ruth WeaverAlvin M. WeaverGlenn H. & Anne WeaverJ. Clyde & Edna WeaverLavina WeaverLavina WeaverMabel E. WeaverRoger & Becky WeaverMervin R. Weaver Jr.Weaver MarketsWeaver’s StoreWeaverland Mennonite Sewing CircleAnna Grace WengerGerhard Westphal EstateCarl A. WikerFrancis C. & Wanda L. WilsonLois A WitmerYe Olde English Shoppe & TearoomRoland & Dottie YoderYoder’s Country MarketYorgey’s & Fillings FineCleaningSadie Mae YostHenry & Gladys ZeisetAnne ZimmermanJacob & Katie ZimmermanVirginia R. ZimmermanLarry J. & Dawn ZookAnonymous (24)

MEMBERS OF THE LAnDIS HOMES LEGACy CIRCLE

Reuben J. & Ann H. BigelowLuke R. & Mary E. BombergerRuth E. BrenemanNorma BrennerLaura G. BrubakerFaith BuckwalterJohn & Miriam BuckwalterMarie E. CutmanMiriam M. CutmanPaul L. & Lois G. DagenAlma N. EberlyVirginia M. EbersoleJay R. FreyE. Curtis & Betty FunkElizabeth I. GehmanMary W. GehmanCarl & Lois GoodCharles E. GoodLinford & Beth Ann GoodJohn H. & Elizabeth GraybillWinifred G. GreenAnna May HabeckerJacob & Jeanette HarnlyAllen & Diane HeinlyMildred J. HerrJohn O. HersheyKatherine E. HersheyAnna HooverLuke & Ruth HorstRoy & Doris HorstMiriam HousmanChristian Kennel Sr.Frank R. KingAnna Mae LandisLois G. LandisElva LeamanPaul G. & Erma L. LeamanArlene LeathermanRuth S. LentzCharles & Barbara LongeneckerAnna K. MannArlene B. MartinEldon C. MartinJames R. & Elizabeth W. MartinLarry & Dottie MartinPaul M. & Betty MartinC. Richard & Reba MillerHelen MillerNorma J. MillerRoman MusserMary Jane MyersClayton & A. Martha Stahl NissleyKenneth B. NollEva W. NoltSusan M. NoltJohn Jacob OberholtzerGrace L. PeiferAlma RohrerFred T. & Judith E. SargentFlorence SaylorVernon E. & Mary R. SchroederShelley R. & Mildred N. ShellenbergerHarold & Barbara ShenkMiriam E. ShenkNorman G. & Jean K. ShenkSusan D. ShirkAlice S. SnyderClarence S. & Grace F. StaufferH. Glenn & Arlene StaufferLois A. ThomasAlvin M. WeaverAnna Grace WengerJohn M. & Ruth E. ZimmermanLarry J. & Dawn ZookAnonymous (33)

Ways to GiveGifts of Cash

This can be as simple as writing a check to Landis Homes and mailing it to the Gift Planning Services, Landis Homes, 1001 East Oregon Rd., Lititz, PA 17543

Giving Online

Authorize a charge on a credit card by visiting our web site at www.landishomes.org and follow the link Donate Now.

Charitable Bequest

A gift by Will to Landis Homes is a tax free distribution of the estate. It can represent a percentage of the estate, same share as each child or other representation. The gift can be designated for a particular fund or it can be unrestricted.

Charitable Gift Annuity

A Landis Homes gift annuity is a simple contractual agreement between a donor and Landis Homes in which assets are given in exchange for payments for life. It includes valuable tax benefits.

Life Insurance

A policy can be donated outright or the donor can name Landis Homes as the beneficiary of the policy. Either way there is a tax deduction for the giver.

IRA Distributions

The law providing an outright charitable gift of IRA funds expired on December 31, 2011. Congress is considering an extension of this gift provision.

Charitable Remainder Trusts

Appreciated assets like real estate or securities can be turned into a cash gift without losing much of the gain to taxes. The gift asset is transferred to the trust and the trust sells the asset. Donors receive a tax deduction and receive income for life based on an agreed-upon rate.

Charitable Lead Trust

This is a unique tool that allows one to use an income producing asset to pay interest to Landis Homes first. It saves taxes and allows the donor to retain the asset principal or pass it on to heirs after a designated period of time.

Call Gift Planning - 717-509-5490 to explore the giving venue that will serve you and others well.


Support to School and Municipal Services

Support to the township, the county and to local schools through property taxes, payments in lieu of taxes on exempt property, memberships and contributions of $412,607 in the past year. As follows:

Real Estate taxes ......$363,162

Payment in lieu of taxes ........................14,000

Fire ..............................10,000

Ambulance...................25,445

Total $412,607

Benevolent Care

Residents and clients received benevolent care support because their savings, insurance or public assistance did not fully cover their charges. In the past year benevolent care of $3,556,107 was provided in the following services:

Benevolent Care:

Health Care .............2,368,805

Personal Care Residential Living ....1,166,287

Adult Day Services .......17,707

Landis at Home ..............3,308

Total $3,556,107

Reaching Out to the CommunityLandis Homes, with its mission statement and guiding values as a foundation, offers programs and participates in partnerships which benefit persons and groups in the larger community beyond the 100-acre campus.

• KPETSbeginnewtrainingsite Landis Homes is now a training site

of Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services (KPETS) volunteers and their pets that learn to offer stimulation, socialization and fun to persons who live on our campus and at other sites throughout the area. According to their website, this organization “provides a network of dependable registered therapy teams committed to providing therapeutic benefits through the use of animals to physically, emotionally and mentally challenged people from all walks of life in a wide variety of settings.”

• StudentArtAwarded

Hyobin Chung, a student from South Korea, was selected as the Art Student Award winner for 2011. Each year since 1995, Landis Homes selects a piece of artwork from the Lancaster Mennonite High School Spring Fine Arts Festival to become part of a permanent art collection on the retirement community campus. In return for the artwork, Landis Homes made contributions to the Lancaster Mennonite High art department and to Chung to help in her education.

• Children’sCenterAchievesAccreditation

The Children’s Learning Center at Landis Homes recently achieved accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). NAEYC is the world's largest organization working to improve the well-being of young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age eight years. The Children’s Learning Center opened in 2004 and is a program managed by Hildebrandt Learning Centers. About 5% of those enrolled at the center are children of Landis Homes employees while 95% are from families in the surrounding community.

Community Outreach & PartnershipsReaching out beyond our campus included the provision of adult and children’s day services, in-home services, scholarships and the use of meeting rooms and other services by church, educational and community groups.

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Consumer & Caregiver EducationLearning opportunities available to the larger community included the Speakers Resource Listing, senior-focused educational programs, collecting history series and seminars on medical issues.

• FamilyCaregiverFair

Many persons from the larger community attended the caregiver fair which offered information on many products and services available in the community. There were also a number of health stands with acuity tests and services for those who attended.

• SupportingFamilies

Landis Homes provides meeting space and support for community groups for families of persons with memory loss and with Parkinson’s disease. Monthly meetings are places for educational and medical resources as well as emotional support.

• LifelongLearningbranchesout

Pathways Institute for Lifelong Learning completed successful spring and fall semesters with high attendance of learners aged 55 and over. One of this year’s kick-off events was held at the new Manheim Township Library. Course offerings and registrations continue to be strong for residents and for others in the community.

Pastoral ServicesChaplains provide spiritual support and guidance to residents, families, team members and volunteers. Pastoral services to the community include annual pastor’s breakfast, services of remembrance, and multiple prayer groups for worldwide and local ministries.

Donna Mack Shenk began in the new position of Director of Pastoral Services and Church Relations. This supports a new initiative by the board of directors to continue to offer resources and to make stronger connections with local congregations.

VolunteeringVolunteers provide services that enhance life beyond what team members are able to offer to residents and clients. In the past fiscal year volunteers contributed 41,374 hours of service on campus.

(see pages 4-5 for more on Volunteering)

Offerings to Others

A total of $75,541.00

received from residents

through Sunday morning

offerings was distributed

in varying amounts to

church missions,

as well as local and

international programs.


Revenues 2011 2010 Net Resident Service Revenues 26,332,466 24,784,010 Other Revenues 662,929 553,659 Restricted Contributions Released and Applied 368,031 381,783 Total Unrestricted Revenues 27,363,426 25,719,452

Expenses Healthcare 10,596,036 10,118,900 Dining Services 3,069,369 3,006,111 Housekeeping and Laundry 1,306,620 1,263,834 Pastoral Care, Social Services and Life Enrichment 1,101,127 997,006 Plant Operations 3,408,301 2,928,654 General and Administrative 4,054,147 3,417,027 Depreciation 3,541,709 3,069,309 Amortization 39,637 58,866 Interest 1,084,084 781,685 Total Expenses 28,201,030 25,641,392

Operation (Loss) Income (837,604) 78,060

net Change in unrealized Gains/ (Losses) 1,127,689 871,403

Investment Income 481,163 (220,300)

unrestricted Contributions and Bequests 40,934 156,176

Revenues in Excess Of Expenses 812,182 885,339

net Assets Released from Restrictions used For Purchase of Property and Equipment 10,855 61,096

Increase/(Decrease) in Unrestricted Net Assets 823,037 946,435

Assets 2011 2010 Cash 943,374 844,219 Assets Whose Use is Limited 16,220,028 21,286,786 Endowment Funds 2,541,111 2,039,452 Heritage Gift Fund 3,733 3,003 Caring Fund 155,274 114,575 Adult Day Services Financial Aid Fund 51,051 37,007 Fund Drive 3,034 3,851 Accounts Receivable 2,238,534 1,901,264 Other Receivables 1,198,566 145,524 Prepaid Expenses and other current assets 318,983 260,574 Property and Equipment (Net) 56,174,914 45,938,196 Captive Capitalized Cost 164,267 164,267 Deferred Financing Costs (Net) 944,494 964,535

Total Assets 80,957,363 73,703,253

Liabilities and net Assets

Liabilities Current Liabilities 4,378,946 5,078,267 Long-Term Debt 43,719,721 44,055,000 Deposits for Capital Addition 248,400 689,660 Refundable Advance Fees 862,072 789,048 Deferred Revenue from Advance Fees 18,585,419 10,900,222 Other Liabilities 177,401 220,992 Total Liabilities 67,971,959 61,733,189

net Assets Unrestricted 11,846,574 11,023,537 Temporarily Restricted 304,755 162,502 Permanently Restricted 834,075 784,025 Total Net Assets 12,985,404 11,970,064

Total Liabilities and net Assets 80,957,363 73,703,253

Statement of Revenue & ExpenseFor Periods Ending June 30, 2011 and 2010

Balance SheetFor Periods Ending June 30, 2011 and 2010


The Story of the White RoseThe watercolor “Mature White Rose” was completed in time for a one-person art exhibit by Eva Beidler in 1993 at People’s Place Gallery in Intercourse, Pennsylvania, where Louise Stoltzfus was the curator. Eva said the inspiration came from a late summer rose that actually had some unusual coloring of gold and rust which she tried to represent in her piece.

Louise later told Eva she had received the painting as a gift. It hung in Louise’s home for many years. In 1995 when what is now the Azalea Room at Landis Homes was being created along with the building of Harvest View, a small group of board members and team members formed a committee to meet with the People’s Place Gallery to gather and purchase artwork for these new spaces. Louise Stoltzfus was very closely involved in this process.

One of the pieces the committee considered was the watercolor “Azalea” by Eva Beidler (pictured below left) and it was quickly decided it was out of our price range. Louise along with Luke

Bomberger (board member, committee member and now Harvest View resident) came up with the idea of finding 10 people to each contribute something to purchase the piece. The contributors were found and this is how the Azalea Room got its name.

Later, Louise Stoltzfus became a Landis Homes board member and served for several years. She also wrote 12 books including the book “Quiet Shouts” in which she interviewed a number of female church leaders including some Landis Homes residents.

After Louise passed away in 2002, her “White Rose” painting by Eva Beidler went to her brother, Alph Stoltzfus. Alph contacted Landis Homes in 2011, saying he wanted to sell the painting to help fund the further education of his daughters, Louise’s nieces. Knowing the relationship Louise had with Landis Homes and the location of another Beidler piece, he contacted Landis Homes to offer the right of first refusal. Again a group of board members and team members made it possible through their combined donations to purchase the piece which is destined to hang in the appropriately named “Rose” dining room following renovations this fall.

Landis Homes also had prints made of the “White Rose,” which Eva Beidler signed and numbered as limited edition prints. The only condition she asked is that they not be sold for profit, but made as gifts or used to raise benevolent care gifts for residents in financial need. This painting which started as gift of inspiration and a gift of appreciation will continue to be a gift to those who encounter it now and in the future.

Upon seeing the original painting again after 18 years, Eva shared, “….I know now, after painting, showing and selling my work for many years, that art is a gift. It is a gift, not just in terms of ‘talent’ but more importantly, in terms of gift to others. For me, art is a calling, a means of service. Yes, I paint to express myself, and then, it seems to work best if I share it.”

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• Statement of Mission •The ministry of Landis Homes is to serve aging adults and their families by honoring and enriching their lives in a community of Christ-like love.

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