Third Annual Culture Story Contest

Happy New Year! Meadowlark Hills kicked off 2016 with the annual Culture Story Contest beginning on Jan. 4. 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 top three stories: $500 (first), $250 (second) and $100 (third). Story submissions will be due by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, and must be submitted with a completed entry form. Winners will be announced at the March Town Meeting on Monday, March 7, and printed in the March 10 edition of the Meadowlark Hills Messenger.

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 me in the Community Relations office (next to Monte Spiller and across from Kinzie Jo Zimmerman) or via e-mail at sarah.duggan@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. Thanks for stopping by – see you next week!