Guest Vanessa Kolkow Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Hi My name is Vanessa and I am the ADL for a 165 room Retirement center that includes Independent and assisted and amblitory Alshimers/dementa resedents. Any way I need to get more bible studies and church activities started here and I am not very good with words. could any of you give me a sample of how I should write the letters to go to all the churches in our comm. I would like to bring in more singing form them to. I was a cook befor doing this so writing a menu is easy then asking for help. \ My email address is santamaria@mgmail.org. thank you for your help. I am thinking about joining this group and I have gotten alot of ideas reading your posts Thanks Vanessa :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_Miguel Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Hi Vanessa! I just sent out about 60 letters written to my community churches and would be more than happy to e-mail it to you. All you have to do is change all the facility information and your contact information. e-mail me at msarasa@thevillagehemet.com and I will respond with them tomorrow morning. -Miguel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_Vanessa Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Thank you very much for your help. Vanessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennie 26 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Hi Vanessa, Here is a sample letter that you can copy & then paste into another program to edit it. Hope you find it useful & will work for you. Pennie Hello My name is Vanessa _________ and I work at (name of facility). My resident's are in need of Church Services, Bible Study, Gospel Music, and room visitors. The ideal schedule is as follows: Church Services - 1 night a week, as well as on Sunday - I would like to have several churches volunteer and rotate the days that services would be performed in order to address all denominations. Bible Study - any day of the week morning or evening Gospel music - ideal for an afternoon during the week - Hymns from your selection can be enlarged for our resident's use. Room Visits - once weekly visit by members of your congregation - Our bed bound residents are in great need of companionship. The visits may involve Bible readings, singing, or simple conversation. I am more then willing to work out a schedule that is convenient with you. My facility has a piano, podium, and microphone with a speaker system that would be available for your personal use during your visits. My staff would set-up the area for any of these programs, as you would need it to be. I ask that you please consider this request and know that we would all be extremely grateful for any services you all may provide. We would love to have you involved with our resident's and our facility. For more information or questions please contact me at (phone number & extension) Thank You, Sign your name This is only a sample letter. You will need to rewrite it to fit your needs & facility. Then mail this out to every church in your area. Also contact churches where some of your resident's were members. They are usually the best source to get into the facility since they have someone already staying in the facility. You might also look at your resident's, you may some that are prefect for doing Gospel music, doing a bible study & who knows you might even have a Pastor/Clergy etc person in your midst already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamoo Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Hi Vanaessa, It has worked better for me to contact the person on the phone if you can. The letter is pretty impersonal and you can answer questions they have on the spot. We have a Sunday service each Sunday and I rotate pastors and lay speakers on an 8 week rotation so that no one does it too much and they don't get burned out. I used the phone book when I was getting it set up and got a mix of many denominations so we have something for everyone. We keep our service to one hour or less. Each person has a different approach but that is usually good. As far as devotions or Bible Study, we have had several people do our Bible study but depending on who it is, usually appeals to a select group. I do our devotional time once a week and we use Chicken Soup for the Soul books and other devotional books because there are lots to choose from. Hope this helps. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Miguel' Could I get a copy of that letter also? I do have some Church help but I really need vounteers to help with daily activities my e-mail is mguise@in2l.com Thanks Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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