In our last Charlie’s Corner blog, we elaborated on one of our Core Values – Truth. This time we turn our attention to another of our Core Values – Responsibility. It is a good and important value, and at Community Homes we live up to our responsibility in several important ways. When a new resident…
Core Value Truth If you are at all familiar with Community Homes, you know our organization is driven by its core values, the root beliefs and behaviors that we operate from, in all aspects of our existence. We are guided by our carefully conceived core values – Truth, Responsibility, Hope, Respect, Compassion, Fairness, and Safety.…
Wenger Foundation supports Community Homes Campaign The Wenger Foundation was founded in 1996 with a mission to support religious, educational, and community services programs through corporate contributions from Wengers of Myerstown, as well as individual contributions, and fund solicitations for special events, most notably the Annual Praise Dinner. The Community Homes Capital Campaign is the…
With a welcome assist from two CVS pharmacists, Sitora Muhamedora and Kianna Sebrell, over 50 residents of Tulpehocken Terrace, Myerstown, plus Community Homes staff members Charlie Rush (CEO), Tammy Miller (Executive Administrative Assistant), Jane Keller (Director of Resident Services), and Charlotte McNamara (Site Administrator), received Covid-19 vaccine shots on Sunday, January 31st. Despite bad weather…
Wenger Foundation plays Santa Clause for Community Homes residents In a normal year, residents in the seven Lebanon County buildings that consist of 287 affordable, safe independent living apartments for seniors and ambulatory disabled citizens would be gathering in community rooms to share in the celebration of the Holidays. They would exchange gifts and enjoy…
November 3rd was far from a typical day at the 100 Senior apartment building in Lebanon. The community room inside the building served as a polling place for the 2020 election, as it has for many years. And in the parking lot behind the building, CATE was parked. Many more people in the area, all…
I thank God every day for Willow Terrace. When you pass your 100th birthday you have earned the right to say whatever you want. Her response when asked “How do you like living here?” is the headline. Irene Schucker recently celebrated one hundred years of life. Her fellow residents in the 100-apartment Willow Terrace senior…
The continuing need to provide quality affordable housing for Lebanon County’s seniors, people with ambulatory disabilities, and families in need is the driving force behind the mission of Community Homes. The organization meets annually with its shareholders. This was the first time the meeting was structured as a “hybrid” meeting. Some were there in person,…
Dale Chapman, an Ohio-born farmer’s son and Army veteran who made Lebanon his home, can now add “centenarian” to that list. He turned 100 years old on April 11. Growing up Dale was born, raised, and worked on a farm in Ohio as a young boy. He got his education in a one-room schoolhouse from…
