The Faces of Kendal: Meet Jack and Kathleen Secrist
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Published: August 17, 2022 Kendal is home to more than 300 men and women in their 60s and well beyond. They come from near (Oberlin) and far (Hawaii, Canada and elsewhere). The residents share many common values, such as sustainability and lifelong learning, and many have ties to Oberlin College
Maggie Stark Walking the Talk: From Marketing Director to Kendal Resident
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Published: May 24, 2023 For years Maggie Stark sat across a table at Kendal talking to prospective residents about the importance of planning their retirement while they were healthy and had options. “Fail to plan, plan to fail,” the former marketing director would say, encouraging them to paint
Values in Action: Environmental Sustainability
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Published: April 27, 2022 Kendal at Oberlin, and Kendal Corporation’s other affiliates are independent and not part of, or sponsored by any religious or social institution, but they were founded and continue to grow with intentional regard for the principles of the Religious Society of Friends
John Bartram Arboretum is II
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Published: November 4, 2022 Take 100+ acres of diverse habitat, add 500+ environmentally engaged Kendal residents and staff and the result: The John Bartram Arboretum at Kendal at Oberlin. Now seven years later the arboretum has reached a “major milestone.” It is now a Level II facility, joining
Why a Life Plan Community Makes Sense for Active Adults
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into it, and was shocked by what she found. Instead of communities where ailing men and women sat around she discovered places full of active and healthy older adults. Eventually the couple selected Kendal at Oberlin and this spring moved into a two-bedroom cottage with their dog Bodhi. “Family members and friends who
Meet Kendal’s Peace Corps Volunteers
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Published: January 30, 2024 On Nanette (Nan) Holben’s “to-do” list after she moved into Kendal last year was to meet other residents who, like her, were Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV). That happened in November, when a dozen residents gathered for dinner to share stories about their time in the Peace
Plant Forward
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planet, here is a quick overview of a nutritional movement affecting how many of us are eating, including Kendal at Oberlin residents. What is a Plant-forward? A plant-forward diet, often used interchangeably with plant-based, “is not about excluding or limiting food groups; it’s about being more
Don and Mary Louise VanDyke: A Love Story
https://blog.kao.kendal.org/don-and-mary-louise-vandyke-a-love-story
Published: February 9, 2022 Married for nearly 75 years, Don and Mary Louise VanDyke were devoted to each other, and to the community where they lived most of their life - Oberlin and Kendal at Oberlin. They never had children but over the years “adopted” many Oberlin College students
Farmers Markets and Other Fresh News
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Published: June 18, 2020 We always celebrate Ohio’s summer harvest of corn, peaches and the like but this year when we’re searching for reminders that life’s beauty continues it’s especially gratifying to see our state’s colorful fresh bounty in the fields and in our hands. Kendal at Oberlin