Happy New Year! Meadowlark Hills is kicking off 2014 with a Culture Story Contest. The purpose of this contest is to gather resident, family, staff and stakeholder’s stories that speak to the uniqueness of Meadowlark Hills and how person-directed care has changed their thoughts on what it means to age.

There will be two categories: staff and non-staff. For each category, there will be three cash prizes awarded to the following: Overall Best Story ($500), Most Humorous Story ($250) and Most Heartwarming Story ($250). Story submissions are due Friday, Feb. 14, and must be submitted with a completed entry form.

Entry forms and topic packets are available at the Hospitality Desk, Human Resources office and on the Meadowlark Hills website (www.meadowlark.org). If you have questions regarding the contest, please visit the Community Relations office or give me a call at (785) 323-3860. All submissions can be dropped off to Tracy Musselman located in the CEO office or via e-mail at tracy.musselman@meadowlark.org.

I hope you all will be motivated to share your story about the culture of Meadowlark Hills and how person-directed care has changed your perception on aging. Good luck!