Vital Life Foundation is excited to announce the return of several events and programs, including Spirit of '45 and Backpack to School!
Author: Champy
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Welcoming the Ambassador Board!
From the origin of the Vital Life Foundation, we have looked to our Board of Directors to guide the decisions that support its mission. The mission of the Foundation is to support organizations and programs that provide meaning and vitality in the lives of seniors and staff members living and working in senior care. In...
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Meals on Wheels People ‘Stride for Seniors’
The mission of Vital Life Foundation charitable partner Meals on Wheels People (MOWP) is to enrich the lives of seniors, and to assist them in maintaining independence by providing nutritious food, human connections, and social support. The impact of COVID-19 on this mission hugely impacted the way the organization served seniors in the greater Portland,...
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Everybody Here Wants to Help
Neil Harth, a lifelong farmer and recent Marquis Newberg resident, recalls his journey with his Consonus Rehab therapy team and the entire staff at Marquis Newberg.
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Extraordinary Legends in a Challenging Year
At Marquis and Consonus, we are all Champions helping people live the best rest of their lives, but sometimes one of us takes action in a way that’s legendary. A Legend is someone who goes above and beyond, making a defining act in a defining moment outside of their normal responsibilities and/or workday. Recently several...
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Road to Recovery Celebration!
There’s a photo we’ve probably all seen, of a senior care employee with her arms in the air, jubilant and celebrating the vaccine she received just moments before. Nothing captures better all the emotions of that day, when hope was finally on the horizon and our vaccine clinics offered a huge step on the Road...
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#GetVaccinated Success!
Lois Santos, a physical therapist at Marquis Tualatin, may have best summed up our collective feelings about the chance to be vaccinated. “I was a little anxious about it at first,” he recalled. “But being a front-liner, I needed to protect my patients and other residents. So I said, ‘What the heck, just go for...
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Pearl Harbor Vet Gets Vaccinated
Ed Johann, a resident at Marquis Newberg is no stranger to making heroic choices. He was one of the first residents in Oregon to be vaccinated for COVID-19, but this selfless act is just the latest of many.
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Marquis & Consonus Vaccine News
In early January, when many states were just getting their vaccination efforts underway, Consonus Pharmacy was already moving quickly to complete the two-part vaccination process. Consonus was in the headlines for being among the first to start the second round of shots for residents and staff working in senior care facilities in Oregon, Washington, and...
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Cupid Crew Stays Strong
For residents in senior care facilities on Valentine’s Day, one of the most beloved annual Vital Life Foundation events is Cupid Crew. In partnership with Wish of a Lifetime, volunteers traditionally help pass out thousands of roses and valentine cards to seniors in an effort to spread love and fight isolation. A card may seem...