248 Armstrong County Long-Term Care Residents to Have Holidays Made Merrier Through PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®
GIBSONIA, Pa. (Richland Twp.), Nov. 28, 2005 - 248 residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and personal care homes in Armstrong County will have the holidays made merrier for them through PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®. The residents live in the four nursing homes, assisted living facilities and personal care homes that have enrolled their residents in the PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® program to ensure each will receive a holiday gift and visit this year.
Representatives from each of the facilities have completed the necessary training required and have let the local PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® headquarters know of their residents' Christmas wishes. PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® is coordinated locally by St. Barnabas Charities, 5850 Meridian Road, Gibsonia.
The Armstrong County long-term care residents are among the 22,275 residents at 260 facilities across four states - Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and West Virginia - participating in the program. This holiday season, community are asked to "adopt" the residents by agreeing to personally deliver a small gift to them. To get involved, interested individuals, families, businesses and civic groups are encouraged to contact their local long-term care facility or the PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® headquarters at 724-443-0011. Information and sign-ups are available online at www.PRESENTSFORPATIENTS.com.
The Armstrong County facilities participating in the program are:
Meadow Lake Manor, 109 Personal Care Lane, Worthington - 47 residents
Melody Manor, 413 N. McKean Street, Kittanning - 42 residents
Ross Ridge Manor, 1126 Russ Avenue, Ford City - 45 residents
Sugar Creek Rest, 120 Lakeside Drive, Worthington - 114 residents
Founded in 1984 by St. Barnabas Health System president William V. Day, the mission of PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® is to brighten the holidays for long-term care patients by matching them with a visitor from the community who brings a gift. Over the years, the program has grown to include 260 facilities in four states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and New York. Since its inception, the campaign has provided gifts to more than 280,000 patients.
PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® is operated as a community outreach program by St. Barnabas Charities. For more information about PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®, call 724-443-0011 or visit www.PRESENTSFORPATIENTS.com.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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