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KDADS' PEAK 2.0 Program Recognizes 22 Kansas Adult Care Homes for Excellence In Providing Person-Centered Care

October 27, 2022

For Immediate Release October 26, 2022 For more information, contact: Cara Sloan-Ramos 785-296-0807 TOPEKA – The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) recognized 22 adult...

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Donations Help Create Special Moments

By Jana Armfield on October 27, 2022

Last Tuesday, the Ambassadors received a record number of donations during their annual Clothing Drive. Donations exceeded expectations. Because of the generosity of so many, donations were able to...

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Hallowed History: Stillman Cemetery

By Sarah Duggan on October 27, 2022

In the early 2000s, Meadowlark was in phase two of a three-phase growth and evolution as a community. As a part of this expansion, Meadowlark added its first duplexes on Meadowlark Circle. However,...

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High on the HOG: October Ushers in HOGtoberfest Season

By Becky Fitzgerald on October 5, 2022

Oink! Now that the calendar has turned to October, temperatures are cooling, but activities to benefit Meadowlark’s Good Samaritan Fund are just heating up. It’s HOGtoberfest season, and Meadowlark...

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Trail Project Update

By Becky Fitzgerald on September 26, 2022

Because of many generous donations to assist with paving Meadowlark's loop trail, a section stretching from Stillman Cemetery to the woods of Donner's Way is scheduled to be paved. This summer,...

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Living Life with Endurance

By Michelle Haub on September 14, 2022

The last weekend in August brought opportunities for the Manhattan community to learn more about Parkinson’s disease, participate in exercise, and obtain a first-hand look at people living life with...

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Blessing Box Success

By Jana Armfield on August 31, 2022

Last week, Meadowlark Ambassadors hosted a campus-wide food and hygiene drive to benefit the Blessing Boxes of Manhattan/Riley County. The drive was inspired by Meadowlark team member Michelle...

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Outdoor Encounters: The Meadowlark

By Nathan Bolls on August 31, 2022

One of the many discouraging facts of our time is that several authorities agree that of the number of birds present across our country in 1970, three-out-of-four of them no longer exist, an average...

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Partner in Paving: New Corporate Friend Supports Trail Project

By Becky Fitzgerald on August 10, 2022

Meadowlark Foundation’s loop trail project recently piqued the interest of Wamego Telecommunications Company, Inc., better known locally as WTC. Exhibiting a longtime philosophy of giving back to the...

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A Morning of Fun & Community: Speedy Pd Race for Parkinson's Disease Set for August

By Michelle Haub on July 28, 2022

Typically, when people think about Parkinson’s disease, they think about the tremor (shake), but this is only one part of the disease that affects a person’s life. Shuffling gait, depression, apathy...

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