Generosity in Action

Sycamore Manor Health Center is fortunate to have residents, families, volunteers and staff who are committed to ensuring and enhancing the quality of life for all residents – now and in the future.

Over the years gifts to Sycamore Manor have been as varied as the people we serve and have been made directly to a special project or to the Benevolent Care Fund. The first neighborhood in our Building Eden Neighborhoods project, for example, received funding through private donations.  The Maple Court project is underway to renovate a kitchen in our neighborhood for residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of memory impairment. Funds received to date were generously provided by a combination of donors including the Department of Community and Economic Development, the First Community Foundation of Pennsylvania and many private donations.

In addition, gifts to the Benevolent Care 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, Sycamore Manor provided $1,736,402 for uncompensated care in 2010.

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 Sycamore Manor 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

• Animal Fund for the Care and Nurturing or our Pets (any amount)
• Memory Garden (any amount)
• Eden Neighborhood Bathtub for Spa ($20,000)
• Minor Renovations to Eden Neighborhood ($10,000)
• Minor Renovations to the Facility ($15,000)
• Carpet for the Facility ($50,000)
• Furniture for the Lobby ($6,000)
• Lifts for Residents ($6,000)
• Activity Department Fund (any amount)
• Library update (any amount)
• Dining room tables ($2,000 to $8,000)
• Resident-specific items such as special chairs, equipment (any amount)

Operational enhancements and efficiencies

• Sidewalk Fund (any amount)
• Tractor/Mower ($8,000)
• Removable Snow Plow for Used Truck ($4,000)
• Large Snow Blower ($5,000)
• Kitchen Equipment ($10,000)
• Kitchen Supplies for Little League or Maple Court (any amount)
• In-House Laundry Equipment/Supplies ($5,000 to $30,000) 

Energy efficiencies

• Lighting upgrade in hallways/front lobby/Haywood Lounge ($2,000 to $10,000)
• Dishwasher for Little League neighborhood ($1,500)
• Motion sensors for room lights-common areas, public restrooms, linen closets, some resident areas ($500 to $2,000)

Environmental stewardship

• Used Truck for Hauling Recyclable Materials ($5,000)
• Composting Equipment, Supplies ($1,000 to $3,000)
• Landscaping (any amount)

Simply contact Ted Spotts, 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. The phone number is (570) 601-8100 and his email is tspotts@presbyterianseniorliving.org.

You can also contact Lee Anderson, the Regional Director of Presbyterian Senior Living Mission Support, at (800) 382-1385 or (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 Sycamore Manor.