The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Honor Guard bugler played taps and representatives performed a flag folding ceremony. Each veteran received gifts from American Legion Women’s Auxiliary of Lockport and a goodie bag with multiple items including a hand-made poppy crochet from the Timbers staff.
Caleb Larson, a junior at Lewis University in Romeoville, volunteers weekly playing piano for residents at the Timbers. His audience is growing every week.
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The Timbers of Shorewood has been serving seniors for 20 years in the Joliet area. To celebrate the 20th anniversary milestone, we had a ribbon cutting and champagne toast. Thank you to all our wonderful residents, family members, staff, and the entire community for a fantastic 20 years.
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Authors from the WriteOn Joliet visited the Timbers of Shorewood at an event called “Meet the Authors”. During the COVID pandemic, WriteOn Joliet member Denise Unland, donated 30 copies of WriteOn Joliet’s fourth anthology titled, “Write Where We Are”, to the Timbers Book Club.
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The Timbers of Shorewood is hosting a Grandparents Day Photo Shoot Fundraiser on Saturday, September 10 from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Photographer, Vicky Hallberg, former photographer for the Chicago Cubs, will be conducting mini photo sessions for $50. This is a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association.
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Pat Cipriani, a resident of the Timbers of Shorewood, was a nurse for 60 years, and she says she never, ever tired of it. In her 30s she started volunteering, and it became a passion. Once she retired, she continued her volunteerism.
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When Betty Wirth, a resident of The Timbers of Shorewood, first saw a notice last year that the Timbers was starting a newspaper written by residents, she thought how much fun that would be. She volunteered!
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The Timbers of Shorewood held a graduation ceremony for ten residents who completed the Timbers’ Academy for Seniors course on brain function. Launched in 2018, the Timbers’ Academy for Seniors features courses on a wide range of topics.
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Volunteer Jennifer Loughran, of Coal City, was awarded the Joni Hilger Volunteer of the Year Award at the Timbers of Shorewood’s Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon held during National Volunteer Week on Thursday, April 21, at the Timbers, 1100 North River Road, Shorewood.
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Several residents of the Timbers of Shorewood launched a grassroots newspaper called The Timbers Times. They planned, managed, and wrote the first issue of the eight-page paper. Volume 1, Issue 1 came out in June 2021. The newspaper is “resident run and full of fun.” Published monthly, the Timbers Times is full of interesting articles,
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