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Evansville Civitan Council of Clubs

Tuesday evening, 6:00pm, September 26, 2006, the local Civitan Evansville Council of Clubs met at Jacob’s Village for a meeting and meal. There are 6 area Civitan Clubs in the Evansville community and 5 of them were represented for this meeting with 10 members present. The ones in attendance: Ron and Norma Faust, Ron being Council President and the Downtown Club’s President, Robert and Rose Goff, Martin and Melissa Fraering, Maizell Kloke, Patti Hurley, Mary Schofield, and Sharon Schapker, brought in BBQ-pork, potato salad, baked beans, slaw, & rye bread for their meal; Jacob’s Village furnished an assortment of drinks for them. Prior to this meeting, Karin Macke, Program Director, and Scott Huck, resident of Jacob’s Village had met with the Downtown Club once at the Hadi Temple in Evansville. Karin and Scott greeted and introduced the Civitan group to Jacob’s Village in the home office. Unlike the other two homes, where the bedrooms are all on one side, the bedrooms are on opposite sides of this home with the living room, dining room, and kitchen in the center. Eventually, the home office will become a residential home when rooms are needed. Karin and Scott led the Civitan members on a VIP Tour of the grounds beginning out the backdoor through the courtyard pointing out specific items and areas that are of interest for first ime visitors. Jacob’s Village has 132 acres already mapped out with street names just waiting for the vacancies to fill. In the first phase of the Jacob’s Village plan, there are three homes and room for three more, yet to be built, homes to fill out the 1st pod block. These homes do and will surround the courtyard of an encompassing sidewalk, gazebo, picnic tables, swing, and flowering Azelea and Habiscus plants. Which was the 2005 Summer community project courtesy of Kenneth Corman of the Chandler, IN Boy Scout Troop 165, who was working towards his Eagle Award. This year, the 2006 fund-raising has been for a Nature Trail Walk that will be handicap-assessable around the grounds and through the woods with meditation areas, flower gardens, bird houses/feeders and will have many donors and contributors involved. As of October, 2006, it looks like the Nature Trail will carry over into the Spring of 2007. Continuing on this night, the men’s home was shown to the guests first because a birthday party was going on in the women’s home for the men’s home coordinator. Coming up on our second anniversary, we continue inviting to entertain individuals, groups, and clubs out to Jacob’s Village to get to know us and become a partner in our life’s journey. Our mission is to help others and we are dedicated to enriching the lives of adults with developmentally and functional disabilities. The two occupied Men’s & Women’s homes face the West while the back doors open up to the East and into the courtyard. The homes are separated by a carport and the front porches have nice looking, relaxing furniture made from recyclable material that one can watch beautiful sunsets in. Each home has occupancy for four residents and a home coordinator with five bedrooms; two sets of two bedrooms have adjoining baths and a suite for the home coordinator with a private bath. Also, there is a pass through window from the kitchen to a large living room, a dining room, wide hallways, and plenty of closet space. Upon completion of the VIP tour, all members of the Civitan Club returned to the office for their meal and meeting. Everyone of the Evansville Council of Civitan Clubs enjoyed their time, tour, and meal and were glad to have visited Jacob’s Village.

posted by J V Resident Blog @ 10:23 AM