The Construction Corner – Nov. 13, 2020

This issue includes: Construction vocabulary words so you can keep up with exactly what’s the contractors are talking about A guide to what construction is doing at PVN from Monday, Nov. 16 to Friday, Nov. 20 pictures and more!

Keep Reading

Veterans Day Celebration held at Presbyterian Village North

On November 11 at 10 a.m. the life enrichment team held a Veterans Day celebration at the Myrtle and Emeric Gruchalla Pavilion on Presbyterian Village North’s (PVN) Campus. PVN is home to about 150 veterans. “As we get to honor this Veterans Day, I can’t help but feel patriotism right now,” Bryan Cooper, executive director…

Keep Reading

PVN Administrative Assistant nominated as KRLD Radio’s Difference Maker

Moving loved ones into a retirement community can be a hard thing for their former caretakers, but to Susan Stephens, it was made a little easier by an administrative assistant at Presbyterian Village North (PVN). Stephens nominated Christina Martinez Decker as KRLD radio’s Difference Maker of the week for her exceptional assistance to families during…

Keep Reading

Life Enrichment hosts a state fair for PVN residents

The pandemic has caused several cancelled events, including the State Fair of Texas. The quick thinking of Elena Jeffus made all the difference for residents at Presbyterian Village North (PVN). On October 6 and October 13 the life enrichment team hosted the ‘PVN State Fair.’ “So many of our residents remember and have enjoyed the…

Keep Reading

Forefront Living participates in largest community-wide giving day

Forefront Living is among over 3,200 nonprofits participating in the 12th annual North Texas Giving Day on Sept. 17. The event raised $50 million in donations in 2019 and is expecting a larger turnout than ever before. North Texas Giving Day is an 18-hour online event designed for members of the community to support local…

Keep Reading

Presbyterian Village North granted funds for a mobile kitchen

In June 2020 the Forefront Living Foundation granted Presbyterian Village North the funds for a food trailer to provide the residents an alternative dining option. Director of Dining Services, Kelly Cook, came up with the idea because construction plans in late 2020 would cause the dining rooms to be under construction. When the pandemic hit…

Keep Reading

Faith Presbyterian Hospice hosts annual spring memorial

On April 25 at 10:30 a.m., Faith Presbyterian Hospice will host their annual spring memorial at the T. Boone Pickens Hospice & Palliative Care Center. The memorial is held yearly to remember those lost throughout the year and to celebrate the lives they had. “In Hospice care, I think we can get so focused on…

Keep Reading

To Have The Blues During The Holidays

To Have The Blues I am standing shocked in the middle of Home Goods surrounded by every possible knick knack, thingamabob, or gizmo aggressively reminding me that this is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! “Please Come Home for Christmas” is blaring on the speakers. A woman mistakes my stillness for wonder and says,…

Keep Reading