Kendal's Values & Practices
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Published: September 28, 2022 Since January we have been exploring Kendal’s Values and Practices, which have guided the Kendal at Oberlin community since its inception in 1993. The Kendal Values and Practices, developed by The Kendal Corporation and adopted by all Kendal affiliates, are outlined
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
2021 State of Kendal Community
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Published: November 29, 2021 The annual meeting of the Kendal at Oberlin Residents Association (KORA) took place a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, and the president’s report was full of items to be thankful for. “We have learned how to live in this COVID world,” Mary Behm told a packed house
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
Kendal at Oberlin is a 2022 Tree Campus® Healthcare Organization
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The Arbor Day Foundation Recognizes Kendal and the Health Benefit of Trees Good news for Kendal at Oberlin and the John Bartram Arboretum! The Arbor Day Foundation has named Kendal at Oberlin a 2022 Tree Campus® Healthcare institution for its commitment to planting, nurturing, and celebrating trees
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