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By Dominic Trabosci, Phoebe Ministries After a nine-year hiatus, Camp Phoebe at Phoebe Allentown (Pa.) returned Aug. 4-8, 2025. The week-long celebration of fun, creativity, and intergenerational community building was a huge success for all. Led by Community Life Campus Manager Joan Wickel and the community life team, Camp Phoebe is open to relatives and friends…
By Dominic Trabosci, Phoebe Ministries Phoebe Allentown (Pa.) hosted a four-hour Health & Wellness Fair at the end of May 2025 featuring insightful vendors, health screenings, food, and fun. Free for all employees and residents, the fair saw representatives from various health-related organizations offering information about their services to attendees. Among those in attendance were…
Written by Alan Raisman & Dominic Trabosci; photos by Alan Raisman. The Phoebe Berks community in Wernersville, Pa. — part of Phoebe Ministries based in Allentown, Pa. — was in awe after watching residents and staff perform in the first-ever Phoebe Berks Talent Show. Thirteen acts performed everything from piano to dance to spoken word.…
Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., celebrated the opening of its brand-new independent living community, Chestnut Ridge at Rodale in Emmaus, Pa., on Thursday, May 23. Attendees included Phoebe President and CEO Scott Stevenson; Chairman of Phoebe’s Governing Board Bill Hacker; and Emmaus Mayor Lee Ann Gilbert. The ceremony was held in the large multi-purpose room at…
By Lynann Everett. Phoebe Ministries News. “It’s proven that cultures who respect women do better — socially, financially, politically,” says Dorothy Sechler, retired teacher of 35 years and “captain” of The Marion Dawson Charitable Sewers at The Terrace at Phoebe Allentown (Pa.). Carefully ripping the seams from a donated fitted flannel sheet, Sechler passionately explains why…
By Lynann Everett, Phoebe Ministries Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., and DeSales University in Center Valley, Pa., recently announced a strategic partnership to encourage employee recruitment and retention through discounted tuition for higher education. As part of the partnership, DeSales University will provide eligible Phoebe employees’ children a 60 percent discount on traditional undergraduate programs…
The LZ 200, the annual report of the largest, most complex nonprofit older adult living organizations, recently was released, and this year’s listings includes 18 CHHSM members. The report, the 20th edition, was developed when LeadingAge — the United States’ largest association of not-for-profit aging service providers — and Ziegler — a top leading underwriter…
Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., recently was recognized by LeadingAge PA with three awards. Spirit Alive™, Phoebe’s proprietary spiritual care program for individuals with dementia, is the winner of LeadingAge PA’s 2023 Distinguished Service Award for Innovation of the Year. Linda Plunkett, administrative assistant for Phoebe Allentown (Pa.), received LeadingAge PA’s 2023 Distinguished Service Award for Staff Member of…
When Last Chance Ranch visits Phoebe Richland in Richlandtown, Pa., the smiles on residents’ faces light up the entire campus! Bringing dogs, cats, ferrets, goats, and sheep to visit with residents over the last eight years, Last Chance Ranch is a nonprofit organization that rescues and rehabilitates equines, farm, and domestic companion animals. According to the American Senior…
On Friday, September 9, Phoebe Ministries celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Phoebe Apartments. Dedicated in May 1972 as the first low- to middle-income housing for Lehigh Valley residents 62 and older, Phoebe Apartments currently is home to 143 older adults. Residents of the Phoebe Apartments, Phoebe COO Bob Richards, and other Phoebe employees celebrated…
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