Support Our Mission

Generosity in Action

Westminster Village is fortunate to have residents, families, volunteers and staff who are committed to ensuring and enhancing the quality of life for all residents at every level of service – now and in the future.

Gifts to Westminster Village over the years have been as varied as the people we serve and have been made directly by individuals, churches, corporations, foundations and government. The Westminster Village Auxiliary actively raises funds to support the varied needs of our residents. Donors, including residents, have supported major capital projects like Campaign Westminster: Giving for Living, for the major renovation and expansion of our Heath Center as well as other campus-wide improvements including Celine’s Garden. Resident-initiated fund drives and personal donations have supported the Residents’ Circle Endowment Fund, special needs including a wheelchair accessible bus, and other projects. Many other gifts, such as for our chaplaincy ministry, recreational equipment, Adult Day Program, and public education programs, have been generously provided by community friends, family members and staff through our employee giving campaigns.

In addition, gifts to Westminster Village help to provide charitable care to those residents who have outlived their personal financial resources. No one has ever been asked to leave the Presbyterian Senior Living system of care because they had outlived their resources. This means if a person does not divest or give away assets, we have an unwavering history of keeping our commitment to the people we serve. In fact, Westminster Village provided $2,569,062 for uncompensated care in 2010.

If you or a loved one have benefited in any way from our services, we invite you to consider extending the gift of quality care and quality of life in any number of ways.

Memorial and Outstanding Service Gifts

• Commemorating a life through a memorial gift:
  
  
  • An increasing number of people are suggesting donations to Westminster Village in lieu of flowers.
  • Others are contributing assets that are no longer needed such as life insurance or retirement account balances. 

• Acknowledging Outstanding Service by a member or specific members of our staff or volunteers by making a donation in their name.

Our Wish List

• Donating toward an item or items on our “Wish List,” which fall under several categories:

Resident quality of life

• Fully renovated Health Center 3rd floor (44 beds) including new short-term rehabilitation unit -- $225,000+. Including new beds, bedside tables, and dressers new flooring, wallpaper and paint for each room; and a television for each of the 22 resident rooms.  Gift range: $1,000+  Naming opportunities available.
• Handicapped accessible 15-passenger bus for resident transport -  $75,000
• Residents’ Circle Endowment Fund – gifts and bequests of any sizes to generate funds to support improvements to Westminster Village and enhancements to residents’ quality of life
• Special funds, such as Chaplaincy Fund, Activities Fund, etc.

Facility enhancements

• Garden Gallery (Artwalk) improvements - $20,000. New lighting, removal of stairwell and gate, space enhancement, new interior landscaping, koi pond.  Gift range:  $3,000+

"Going Green" Environmental stewardship

• Automatic faucets – to save water throughout the community. 170 automated faucets @$80 per faucet - $13,600 total
• Air cooled ice machine – could save ½ million gallons of water per year! - $3,000

Simply contact Daniel Krieger, Executive Director, about the kind of gift, bequest, or other support that would be meaningful to you and impact the quality of life and care of the people we serve. His direct line is (610) 782-8354 and his email is dkrieger@presbyterianseniorliving.org.

You can also contact Rachel Osborn, the Regional Director of Presbyterian Senior Living Mission Support, at (610) 691-4524 or email rosborn@presbyterianseniorliving.org to learn more about the broad array of donor opportunities within our organization.

As with every not-for-profit organization, we rely on the compassionate support of our residents and their families and friends, as well as the contributions provided by countless other organizations committed to the care of the elderly. There are always needs to be filled and services that require financing beyond internal budgetary capabilities, so we are dedicated in continuing our work to raise the funds needed to fulfill our mission at every level, down to every last resident at Westminster Village.