Poseyville Christian Church
Sunday, June 11, 2006, Rev. Doris Beckerman of the Poseyville Christian Church visited Jacob’s Village at 5:30pm for an evening of worship and fellowship. The residents: Debbie, Donna Kay, Wanda, Mike, Michael, Scott, and the Home Coordinators Halleck, Carol, and Berry had just finished their evening meal in the women’s home when the Church guests arrived and they were welcomed inside. Accompanying Rev. Doris for this pastoral visit were John and Sharon Matsel with grandson Ryan Renfro, and Mary Jane Rumble. Introductions were made and Rev. Doris began with a story of how a person’s Attitude can dictate their outlook on life. She read a few scriptures pertaining to attitude and how life on Earth is a learning process in preparation upon entering Heaven. While on Earth, ones body is only a shell; making no relevance to how ones shell is filled. Jacob’s Village’s Doug Regin, Director of Operations and Scott Huck, resident-volunteer, gave a presentation of Jacob’s Village to the Poseyville Christian Church’s Women’s Club and Darlene Voegel earlier in the year that began our relationship. A good time was had by all this evening and the residents are looking forward to another time to be with Rev. Doris and the Poseyville Christian Church.
Posey County Community Foundation Grant
In New Harmony at 6:00pm, Wednesday, June 07, 2006 The Posey County Community Foundation (PCCF) held their awards presentation dinner at the New Harmony Inn and Conference Center. The PCCF, a fund of the Community Foundation Alliance Inc., has been serving donors since 1992 and has grown to include 58 endowment funds, which address a variety of needs in Posey County. The support for these organizations is made possible by endowed funds created by donors who have given the responsibility of determining who receives these grants to the PCCF’s Grants and Distribution Committee. The PCCF board of trustees awarded grants to 16 nonprofit organizations. These grants for the most part stay in Posey County, although, when there is a direct link to the PCCF from an out of county project involving a great service to community, they do accommodate. Such was the case with Jacob’s Village in Vanderburgh County. Jacob’s Village received a grant to assist in providing accessibility improvements to the recreational courtyard and homes. The grant will include the purchase and installation of handrails and metal ramp plates. Cheryl Kuchna, Executive Director of Jacob’s Village, attended the awards presentation dinner. Following the dinner JV resident Scott Huck and home coordinator Joe Marino joined her for the grant presentation. A photo was taken by Jim Kohlmeyer, editor of The Posey County News, of Don Williams, chairman of the Grants and Distribution Committee and the evenings presenter of the awards, with Cheryl Kuchna and Scott Huck. Also receiving an award that night from Evansville was The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra to assist in the sponsorship of the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Concert Series.
Jacob's Village Weekend
Jacob's Village Summer Weekend
Early Sunday morning, June 04, 2006, a thunder Shower rolled over head to begin the day. Fortunately, the clouds parted, uncovered the Sun and the wind blew the clouds Southeast for a feel-good, big blue sky day. Like Spring weekends are ending up, the Summer weekend calendar is mostly filled. There were many activities on the Jacob’s Village calendar scheduled on this day. Attending each ones Church is always a favorite thing to do, as with Mike and Wanda, they attend St. Agnes Catholic Church on the far Westside. They are picked up at 8:00am every Sunday morning like clock work unless otherwise notified or have a special event going on. On this day they were picked up at 9:30am because they were assigned to volunteer their help in the kitchen for cleanup detail during the St. Agnes Summer Social fried chicken dinner. Debbie usually spends weekends with her mother and attends Westwood General Baptist Church. When Scott does not attend St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in New Harmony with his parents, Donna Kay, Michael and everyone, a home coordinator or two at Jacob’s Village goes to a Bible study class at Westwood. They stay for the contemporary worship service at 10:30am, and then Debbie will catch a ride back to Jacob’s Village with them. For Michael and Scott, car shows have become a favorite event to attend. The 7th Annual BlackRiver Auto Fest was being held in Griffin, IN, 9:00am to 3:00pm. Also, The Next Step Dance Studio was presenting ‘Under the Big Top’ dance recital at 2:00pm. Remember the Next Step held a ‘Cheer & Tumbling Expo’ benefit for Jacob's Village April 22, 2006. In order to attend both events, we had to miss Sunday morning Church at WestWood. A lot of walking at the car show and a lot of sitting at the dance recital was to take place and Donna Kay cannot manage either of these traits all too well. It’s always nice when more residents can participate in activities, but on this day, Michael, Scott, and Joe were the only ones to spend Sunday in Posey County.
7th Annual Black River Auto Fest
They arrived for the BlackRiver Auto Fest about 10:30am, and classic autos from all eras of the past century were lined up on both sides of the Main Street in Griffin, IN. There were many different makes and models of cars and trucks on display. The sponsors and hosts were selling t-shirts, paraphernalia, burgers, hotdogs, and drinks under a couple of tents. It was a feel-good looking day for an outdoor event. The Doo Wop Shop with DJ John Botts was supplying the ‘50’s & 60’s music that was being played up and down the street. Many cars could have won top prize, but a 1954 Rolls Royce was a favorite.
Next Step Dance Studio
'Under the Big Top'
The Jacob’s Village bunch left the auto show a little after one to make the 2:00pm Dance Recital at North Posey High School. They arrived there in plenty of time in hopes of being able to select their place before the 550 seat auditorium started filling up. Many people were in the lobby being entertained by Hadi Shrine Funster Clowns with their antics and balloon animals, while Carol Rodgers, coordinator of the show, greeted the Jacob’s Village bunch and showed them to their seats. The Next Step’s presentation of ‘Under the Big Top’ was a sell out for this Sunday matinee. They had just come up short of a sellout for their opening performance the night before. There were 50 acts in this show performed by children, ages ranging from 4 to 16. All kids performed to the 50 acts with appropriate music selections that were segmented into circus theme divisions. The Funster Clowns filled in throughout the show between acts when needed, always with what clowns do best, silly hi-jinx. An enjoyable 3 hours of good entertainment was had by all.
Correspondence with the Residents
Resident’s Address & Birthday
Telephone # 1 (812) 963-5198
Women Men
Jacob’s Village Jacob’s Village
(resident’s name) resident’s name)
7317 Benjamin Trail 7343 Benjamin Trail
Evansville, IN 47720 Evansville, IN 47720
Donna Kay R. - March 04 Michael H.- April 14
Debbie R. - October 03 Scott H. - August 23
Wanda H. - November 06 Michael W. - December 23
We are approaching and will be celebrating our second anniversary of living in our new assisted living community here at Jacob’s Village. Since our five charter residents moved in October of 2004, we have welcomed one new resident with open arms and anticipating several more in the near future. Everyone is keeping busy with their daily responsibilities while finding more activities to fit in. One event that we all look forward to after a hard days’ work is checking our mailbox. Some days are better than others; but receiving a card or a letter in the mail can make the difference between a good or bad day. Many people have often asked, “How can I help out Jacob’s Village?” A simple, but very big way to help is to make all residents be a part of a relationship. Show them that they are of interest and cared for by having some type of correspondence with them by sending a letter, note or even a birthday card. Everyone likes to get good news in the mail; we are no different. This is just one example of how someone can help out and put a smile on another’s face.
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