The Beauty Of Endowments
By Micki McCarthy, CGPA, Director of Planned Giving, OSF HealthCare Foundation What is an endowment and why do charities, like OSF HealthCare Foundation, talk so much about them? In simple terms, an endowment is a savings account that is invested and the growth is used to provide annual support to the organization. Because the principal […]
Tips for Keeping Warm in Winter
By Jennifer Pearce, Right at Home Peoria As Mother Nature’s thermometer begins to dip in late fall and throughout winter, so does body temperature for many seniors. There is scientific data to support their feeling chilly. Aging skin is thinner and less likely to tolerate fluctuating temperatures. An older individual’s skin is limited in the […]
Sides for Holiday Entertaining
The holiday season means it’s time for gathering family and friends for food and celebration. To make the process easier, incorporate recipes that can feed a crowd without lots of exotic, hard-to-find ingredients or long, laborious prep and cook times. These recipes for Hearty Roasted Winter Vegetables featuring Aunt Nellie’s Whole Pickled Beets and Caprese […]
Have Yourself Merry Memories
By Sandra Dempsey Post The expression “absence makes the heart grow fonder” was popularized in 1850 by Thomas Haynes Bayly in his work entitled Isle of Beauty. We’ve come to believe it means people or things are loved more when there’s some separation from them, or they are distanced by time. Remembering the first day […]