On Thursday night I conducted my last meeting as the Chairman of the Board of Pierce Care up in Brooklyn, Connecticut. I came on the Board in April of 2006 and began serving as President in October of 2006. We were reeling for a shake up that devastated the Board and my job was to help bring back some stability and civility. I can proudly say that I have done that.
Robert Avena takes over and he is a good man. He has served on the Executive Board for four years and as treasurer the last two years. He is an attorney and is the wife of Rev. Erica Wimber Avena. We also have some representation on the Board from our church. Scot Rapoza, June Deptulski, Gwyn Green and newly elected Mark Kane all serve on the Board. June was elected as the Vice Chairman this week.
Pierce Memorial Baptist Home began with a gift from the Pierce Family in the 1950's. They wanted to see a home established for elderly Baptist women. By the early 1960's the home had expanded and become more of what we would know as a nursing home. An addition was put on the building in the early 1970's and again in the late 1980's. In 1999 Creamery Brook was built which provided congregate housing for independent residents and it became part of a continuum of care. In 2007 we added the Cottages. These are separate duplexes that offer independent living in a home with a garage. This year we are on the verge of launching our own health care agency which allows us to give Pierce Care to people in their homes.
We've come a long way! You will hear more about thew ministry in coming months. It is one of the things we support with our benevolence budget.
Cal
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