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The Lenbrook Way Demonstrated

By: Chris Keysor, Lenbrook President and CEO
05/23/2016

One of our residents made my day recently when he said, "It's clear you really love this community." We were at one of the informal "Community Chat" meetings we hold weekly with a small group of residents, and he'd seen me pick up a stray piece of paper off the carpet ... a simple act that prompted a sincere compliment.

He affirmed my belief that good resident service really is in the little things that we demonstrate each day as much as it is in the big things.

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Twice Retired, Twice Blessed: Working With At-Risk Inner-City Youth via YES!Atlanta

By: Michael Halpern, Lenbrook Resident
04/13/2016

I recently "retired" again, but not exactly like I did in 2007 after 45 years of designing and building houses in Atlanta. This time, it was from a variety of volunteer capacities I've held for the past 27 years with YES!Atlanta, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Atlanta's at-risk inner-city youth.

A Night at the Hospital

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The Soulful Power of “Watering Holes”

By: Robbye Jarrell, Lenbrook Chaplain
04/06/2016

By the time someone reaches their 80’s and 90’s, they have seen a lot of life. The ups and the downs. The good and the bad. Elders’ life experiences truly cover the full spectrum. How do souls survive and thrive such a varied terrain?

It's been my observation that for souls to weather this thing we call life, they need to be rooted and grounded in relationships. In particular, relationships with:

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A Sage, Bright and Energetic Community

By: by Chris Keysor, Lenbrook President & CEO
03/23/2016

This school year we partnered with Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School and, through their work study program, we welcomed four interns to our campus. Each student works one full day a week plus a rotating Monday. It's a delightful and beneficial experience for both sides -- the students share their fresh perspectives and technology proficiency with us and our associates share their business knowledge and job skills with them.

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