09Jun 2021 by admin

June 2021 Newsletter

St Luke's Home Newsletter June 2021 Fond Farewell It is with mixed emotions I report that I have decided not to extend my 2020-2021 CEO contract with St Luke's Home. My time here has been an amazing and life-changing experience. It has been a great pleasure to become friends and an advocate to our beloved Elders; to watch the professional growth of our incredible and compassionate staff; and to get to know the St Luke's Home families, especially our caring donors. These last two years, we have made great infrastructure improvements on staffing leadership, technological upgrades, budget savings, record keeping, safety, and donor communications. But our biggest success together is beating the odds of COVID-19. St Luke’s Home has surpassed all measurable statistics on the effects of COVID-19 in Long…

18May 2021 by admin

Arizona Daily Star Article: Home Instead, Sam Levitz donate $60,000 to Tucson assisted living facility for furniture

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Arizona Daily Star May 17, 2021 St. Luke’s Home, a Tucson assisted living facility, has been awarded a $60,000 grant to purchase new furniture. Home Instead Charities, the charitable arm of Home Instead, made $30,000 available to the local franchise to donate to a senior-focused nonprofit. Home Instead Tucson designated $25,000 of that grant to St. Luke’s Home and then matched it, giving the facility a combined grant of $50,000. When Scott Ehrsam, owner of Home Instead Tucson, learned St. Luke’s was in need for furnishings, he reached out to Sam Levitz. In addition to providing favorable pricing on the furniture, Sam Levitz added $10,000 to the grant to purchase new furnishings for the home, bringing the total to $60,000. Home Instead Tucson has been a longtime partner with St.…

06May 2021 by admin

Thank You La Frontera!

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Maintenance Manager, Jose Acedo, in our new van. A special thank you goes out to our friends at La Frontera Arizona. St Luke’s Home is pleased to accept this 2005 Chevrolet Minivan for our crew. Until now, staff had to rent trucks or use personal vehicles for work purposes. This van allows St Luke’s Home staff to make quick trips to the Hardware store, Costco, and Fry’s. Thank you, La Frontera Arizona!

06May 2021 by admin

May 2021 Newsletter

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St Luke's Home Newsletter May 2021 CEO Report Where did April go? I hope everyone is well. For me the month flew by; however, it could be because things around the Home have been very busy. It was the first time in 13 months the Elders left the Home for community outings, shopping, and visiting loved ones. St Luke’s Home continues to follow ADHS and Pima County guidelines on safety and sanitization protocols. On April 15, 2021, along with St Luke’s Home’s Board President, Michael McCrory, we hosted the State of the Annual Home Meeting and shared updates on Board Committee work. I shared several statistics on how St Luke’s Home beat the odds this past year. I also was honored to present St Luke’s Home’s new logo promoting a brighter…

30Apr 2021 by admin

Baile 102 Celebration

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04/30/2021 The last in-person Baile de las Flores celebration was in 2019. The 100th Anniversary was absolutely beautiful at Star Pass Resort, with over 300 tickets sold and over $250,000 raised for the Elders. In 2020 St Luke’s Home had to cancel the 101st Baile at the last minute due to COVID-19, yet many donated the ticket cost instead of accepting a refund. This year, 102nd Baile was held at St Luke’s Home with the Elders participating in all the festivities! We enjoyed learning about the history of the Baile, listened to mariachi music, danced with the folklorico dancers, and raised our glasses to cheer the winner of the New Beginnings Champagne Basket. Congratulations to St Luke’s Home Board Member, Maria Elena McElroy, who won the drawing for the New…

15Apr 2021 by admin

State of the Home 2021

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Thank you to our friends and families who joined the State of the Home meeting on 04/15/21 . St Luke’s Home has truly beat the odds this past year, in so many ways. It was great to have the Elders attend and hear from the Board President, Michael McCrory, as well as our CEO, Dr Linda Hollis, on a year in review. Watch the Video Here. https://youtu.be/3xeRvSHl0Uk

08Apr 2021 by Cass Eastham

April 2021 Newsletter

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St Luke's Home Newsletter April 2021 CEO Report Friends, I hope you and your loved ones are well. As I began to prepare my message this month, I thought it would be interesting to view my message from last year. In April 2020, I spoke of my one-year Anniversary at St Luke’s Home and being honored by many of you at the 100th Baile. I then spoke of the difficult yet necessary decisions I had to make in order to prevent COVID-19 from entering our Home. This month, I can speak about my second Anniversary at St Luke’s Home and where we are with COVID-19. AARP released an article on February 25, 2021, titled, 6 Shocking Statistics From a Year of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes by Emily Paulin. Highlighted in…

17Mar 2021 by admin

The Baile Raffle is On!

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We’re still holding the Baile Raffle this year, and you could win our prize: the New Beginnings Champagne Basket! It’s a beautifully appointed picnic basket with plates, service ware, napkins, a bottle of fine champagne, crystal Waterford champagne flutes and a beautiful pearl necklace with a diamond clasp set in 14k white gold. The retail value of this beautiful prize package is $1,300! Tickets are just $50 each or three for $125. You must be 21 or older to win. The drawing will take place on April 30th, 2021 at 1:30 pm. Get your tickets today!

15Mar 2021 by admin

March 2021 Newsletter

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St Luke's Home Newsletter March 2021 Honoring 102 Years of the Baile Since its launch in 1919, the Baile has been so well-organized by the big-hearted and hard-working women of the Board of Visitors that it quickly became the Event of the Season. Known for its glorious color and richness in culture, the Baile holds the trophy as the longest running annual social gala in Tucson, Arizona. In 2020 and 2021, the COVID pandemic gave rise to myriad of new safety precautions, including the cancellation of in-person events such as the Baile. For the 102nd Baile, in lieu of a beautiful ball, St Luke’s Home has gathered a variety of photos, articles, and advertisements, all courtesy of the Board of Visitors and their tireless archival efforts, to create a photo…

10Mar 2021 by admin

Honoring the Baile Legacy in 2021

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This year, in lieu of our beautiful ball, we invite you to relive the memories of Bailes past through a carousel of photos, advertisements and articles we've compiled here on the St Luke's Home website. The Baile is normally our biggest fundraiser of the year so in these not-so-normal times, your support is needed now more than ever. Please support us again this year by donating the cost of a Baile ticket, and more, to care for the Elders at St Luke’s Home. The New Beginnings Champagne Basket We're still holding the Baile Raffle this year, and (if you're over 21) you could win our prize: the New Beginnings Champagne Basket! It's a beautifully appointed picnic basket with plates, service ware, napkins, a bottle of fine champagne, crystal Waterford champagne flutes…