Generosity in Action

Green Ridge Village is fortunate to have residents, families, volunteers and staff who are committed to ensuring and enhancing the quality of life for all residents at every level of service – now and in the future.

Gifts to Green Ridge Village over the years have been as varied as the people we serve and have been made directly by our residents, their family members, the Auxiliary, churches and other friends.  The fitness center was funded in part with contributions.  The chaplain’s office and our hospice rooms in the health center were donated by grateful families.  A van was donated by a resident and Employee Giving Campaign funds were used to make it wheelchair accessible.

In addition, gifts to the Green Ridge Village Fund help to provide charitable care to those residents who have outlived their personal financial resources. No one has ever been asked to leave the Presbyterian Senior Living system of care because they had outlived their resources. This means if a person does not divest or give away assets, we have an unwavering history of keeping our commitment to the people we serve.  In fact, Green Ridge Village provided $1,277,999 for uncompensated care in 2008.

If you or a loved one have benefited in any way from our services, we invite you to consider extending the gift of quality care and quality of life in any number of ways.

Memorial and Outstanding Service Gifts

• Commemorating a life through a memorial gift:
  
  
  • An increasing number of people are suggesting donations to Green Ridge Village in lieu of flowers.
  • Others are contributing assets that are no longer needed such as life insurance or retirement account balances. 
• Acknowledging Outstanding Service by a member or specific members of our staff or volunteers by making a donation in their name.

Our Wish List

• Donating toward an item on our “Wish List,” which fall under several categories:

Resident quality of life

• Shower Gurney (to support resident comfort) - $900
• Digital Scale for Swaim - $1,000
• Two Digital Blood Pressure Cuffs for Personal Care - $850 each
• Electric Beds (5 needed) - $2,000 each
• Hot Meal Cart for Swaim ( which will enable residents to see, smell, and choose their entrée and vegetable) - $2,700
• One or two new or used enclosed 6 Passenger golf carts - $3,000
• New bedspreads for Swaim Long Term Care and Personal Care (126 @ $50 each) - $6,300
• Swaim Dining Room Furniture - $10,000
• Swaim Resident Room renovations - $10,000

Operational enhancements and efficiencies

• Nurse Call System - $15,000
• New Van - $50,000
• Memory Support (Chapelwood) Unit Renovations - $50,000

Energy efficiencies

• Energy efficient lighting in the Manor - $2,000.00

Environmental stewardship

• Landscaping  - any amount

Simply contact Walter Kingera, Executive Director, about the kind of gift, bequest, or other support that would be meaningful to you and impact the quality of life and care of the people we serve. His direct line is (717) 776-8238 and his email is wkingera@presbyterianseniorliving.org.

You can also contact Lee Anderson, the Regional Director of Presbyterian Senior Living Mission Support at (717) 502-8875 or email landerson@presbyterianseniorliving.org to learn more about the broad array of donor opportunities within our organization.

As with every not-for-profit organization, we rely on the compassionate support of our residents and their families and friends, as well as the contributions provided by countless other organizations committed to the care of the elderly. There are always needs to be filled and services that require financing beyond internal budgetary capabilities, so we are dedicated in continuing our work to raise the funds needed to fulfill our mission at every level, down to every last resident at Green Ridge Village.