CONTACT: Cheryl H. Wade, Executive Director, Kendal Charitable Funds, at 610-335-1223.

January 2010

Kendal Charitable Funds Expands Support to the Kendal System

In 2009 a number of enhancements were approved by the Kendal Charitable Funds board of directors. Donors can now:

• Access a new Kendal Charitable Funds online giving platform; this makes it possible to conveniently give to any member of the Kendal family;

• Take advantage of win-win life income gifts that will benefit their communities at a future date;

• Receive help on planning real estate gifts that will provide income at present and benefit their communities in future;

• Visit affiliate web sites which featuring their own planned giving pages with testimonials from donors across the system.

In making these services possible, the board of directors focused on a number of behind-the-scenes requirements including due diligence, required registrations, mission, and governing documents. The goal is to ensure that donors can turn to Kendal Charitable Funds with confidence that it meets the most rigorous regulations and guidelines in service to the entire Kendal family of affiliate communities and services.

Kendal~Crosslands Communities Staff Rally to Support Helping Hands

Suppose you were a senior citizen living in southern Chester County who finds basic housekeeping just beyond your health capacity these days. Even so, you are determined to stay in your own home. Where would you turn for help? READ MORE.

Kendal at Granville Founders Dave and Dee Richards Gift Property to Kendal

For many people around Granville, Ohio, the names Dave and Dee Richards conjure the image of the community known as kendal at Granville. That is because of the role they played in initiating the effort that brought this community from wish to reality. Although they are reticent to say it, most people agree that there simply would not be a Kendal at Granville without their persistence and faith. READ MORE.

September 2009

Kendal at Ithaca Receives Generous Gift to Rainy Day Fund

After nearly eight years of living a full life at Kendal at Ithaca, Pete Rider has made a generous bequest of $68,181 to the Kendal at Ithaca Rainy Day Fund. The fund helps Kendal residents in need of special financing. Patricia Williams, for The Community Development Committee, writes, "We were surprised and pleased by his thoughtfulness but it typifies his long life of service to others." READ MORE on Kendal at Ithaca's web site.

August 2009

Kendal Outreach, LLC Receives Grant from Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Kendal Outreach, LLC has received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare for $619,380 to extend the Pennsylvania Restraint Reduction Initiative (PARRI) through June 30, 2010. Initially a two-year pilot grant awarded to Kendal Outreach in 1996 and focused exclusively on helping Pennsylvania-based providers, the program has produced impressive results: through December 2008 physical restraint use in Pennsylvania’s long term care facilities has been reduced 90% from 28% to 2.9%. READ MORE about PARRI.

Kendal Outreach, LLC Receives Three-year Leading Nurses Grant from Department of Health and Human Services

Kendal Outreach, LLC has received a grant in excess of $800,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration to launch a nursing education, practice and retention initiative called Leading Nurses. Kendal Outreach, LLC and Widener University are collaborating on the grant program that will provide leadership training to 60 Director of Nursing (DON) and Registered Nurse (RN) leaders working in nursing homes in the Delaware Valley. The grant is for the project period 7/1/09 through 6/30/2012. READ MORE about the HRSA grant.

February 2009

Kendal Affiliates Reach Out to Their Wider Communities - With Support From Kendal Charitable Funds

Kendal Charitable Funds, in February of 2008, awarded a $5,000 grant to each Kendal affiliate to be used in a manner of their choosing to reach out to their greater community. Reports of their successful efforts are now coming in. Read about Kendal affiliate outreach initiatives.

Kendal at Lexington Breaks Ground for Sunroom Addition to Benjamin Borden Health Center

Having raised over $150,000 for this sunroom addition, ground was broken on February 6. According to Kim Snyder, Administrator for Health Services, “the broad-based community support for this project exemplifies what the Borden Center is – our community’s quality home for older adults.” Read more about Kendal at Lexington's sunroom project.

September 2008

Kendal~Crosslands Communities Contributes to Promising Innovations

Kendal~Crosslands Communities Board has approved participation in the Promising Innovations campaign. The Board has approved a $20,000 incentive to be used to match gifts given by residents, staff, and board members of Kendal~Crosslands Communities. Read more about the Promising Innovations Campaign.

May 2008

Kendal Establishes Fund In Honor Of Lloyd Lewis

The board of Kendal Charitable Funds approved the creation of the Lloyd Lewis Fund at its meeting in October 2007. The purpose of this new fund is to support  improvements in serving older adults through the Promising Innovations campaign. The new fund and this campaign were initiated by the generous gift of $250,000 from the Janet Comey Foundation, a private foundation established through the estate of former Kendal at Longwood resident Janet Comey. READ MORE.

April 2008

Kendal at Hanover Receives Generous Memorial Gift

A fund has been established in memory of Mary and Bryce Lyon through a generous donation from a very supportive donor.  This fund was established to help maintain the high standard of Kendal at Hanover’s medical care into the future. READ MORE.

February 2008

Kendal at Hanover Receives Environmental Sustainability Grant to Study Energy Efficiency

Kendal at Hanover has received a grant from Kendal Charitable Funds in the amount of $10,000 to undertake a community-wide, resident-driven program to investigate and fully understand electricity usage in their community. The underlying goal of this study is to find effective ways of reducing the level of carbon monoxide (CO2) emissions that the facilities contribute to the atmosphere each year. READ MORE