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Friends find purpose staying active in senior community

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- Posted: 01/08/2021
Two friends are reuniting at Good Samaritan Society - Lake Forest Village and making a difference in their community. When LaVona Duryea and Paula Blind saw a few benches on campus needed some love, they volunteered to fix them up. They're also finding purpose with a variety of other projects.

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Friends who met in 1950 reunited at Good Samaritan Society

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- Posted: 12/02/2020
By chance, two women are neighbors again in senior living after decades apart.

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Pen pals: Fostering friendships across generations

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- Posted: 09/03/2019
A project started to help students practice cursive writing and reading is connecting third grade students with seniors.

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Craft class becomes ‘my little donation to give back’

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- Posted: 06/28/2019
Sue Hess’ love for crafts brings together her family and the residents at Good Samaritan Society – Ridge View Estates.

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Making friends in our later years

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- Posted: 05/15/2019
Senior living community staff and residents share their stories of friendship.

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Partners in friendship and marriage for 72 years

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- Posted: 05/13/2019
Love, laughter and respect have been keys to Eugene and Jean Pageler's 72-year marriage.

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