December 27, 2012

HI, some of you might be wondering if I was still around, and I am.  This month has been hard to use my writing.  I need help and everyone had times to need help, for their family, for their friend, work, church and for people that we do not know.  Yet, I am able to laugh, smile, work, be with my family a friends and people that I met so many new friends.  My friend Rumi who is the Co-founder & Managing Director at New Hope Valley asked me if I would  be on their Advisory Council.  ‘WOW’  I said Me?  I wanted to say: Yes. Yet I needed to go home, and my brain is going fast, I ask Butch what he thought about and he said: up to me and I went on my knees, and I said: YES and called Rumi and said again yes.     

I am inviting to you to come to the New Hope Valley for the ribbon cutting.   Rumi is also in inviting you to!

You will see the information on New Hope Valley.  You will Like it!

  

 Dear community member,

Hope you are well.  I would like to invite you to visit New Hope Valley Assisted Living Home. Our contractors, Geiersbach Construction of Saginaw, have almost completed construction of our community. We will be welcoming our first residents at the start of the new year and we are eager to share our excitement with you. We hope you will drop by for a visit between the hours of 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. on any Friday or Saturday during December, for a tour and refreshments.  Alternatively, we can arrange for a private tour for you, just let me know when during December, would be a good time to schedule this.  We are also planning the ribbon cutting on the 7^th of January, 2013 at 11:30am and it would be great if you can join us for this event. 

You will have a chance to meet Executive Director Lori Haapala, who brings great expertise and compassion to our community, having previously run another premier assisted living facility in the area. I will also be there to greet you.

In case you missed it, Saginaw News and the Township View covered our Community in their publications and the links below will provide you more color on New Hope Valley.  Also, included is a link to our community website and facebook pages.

News Coverage

http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2012/12/new_hope_valley_assisted_livin.html

http://townshipview.mihomepaper.com/news/2012-12-13/News/New_Hope_Assisted_Living_nearing_completion.html

Webpage & Facebook page

http://www.newhopevalley.us/

https://www.facebook.com/NewHopeValley

  New Hope offers a wholesome living alternative for seniors in need of constant care.  Our mission is to create an energetic yet safe and comfortable environment.  We honor the security, independence and dignity of our residents. We believe that each person has his or her own panorama of rich life experiences, and our nurturing environment will celebrate the continuation of this panorama. Our founders have conducted nationwide research of practices of the most forward thinking assisted living homes in the nation. We have adapted the learnings of neurological scientists and university experts to our plan of care for the seniors who will live in our home. New Hope’s carefully selected staff will focus on helping our residents enjoy a balance of the spiritual, physical, emotional, intellectual and social dimensions of their lives.

I am also attaching an article that Lori LaBrie, and I co-wrote on the concept of Life Long Learning.  We feel strongly that the resident centered model with Life Long Learning infused at its core is a good starting point for New Hope Valley’s eco-system.  You can contact Lori at 989-225-8216 or me at 617-872-4267, with any questions.

 

Sincerely,

K. Rumi Shahzad

Co-founder & Managing Director

New Hope Partners, LLC

3785 N. Center Road

Saginaw, MI 48603