Covenant Living of Northbrook residents recently handed out donations to the Northbrook Police and Fire Departments, the Northbrook Library and Northfield Food Pantry as a way to show their appreciation for all they do in the community. Pictured, from left, first row: Hilde Sager, executive director, Covenant Living of Northbrook; John Gepson, president, Covenant Living of Northbrook Residents' Council; Cliff Woodbury, Battalion Chief of Training and Safety, Northbrook Fire Department; Shiva Mohsenzadeh, Northfield Township Supervisor, representing the Food Pantry; Dave Schweihs, Deputy Chief, Northbrook Fire Department; Kathryn Ciesla, President, Northbrook; Christopher Kennedy, Chief, Northbrook Police Department; Mark Graf, Deputy Chief, Northbrook Police Department; Lori Seigel, Fiction & Media Librarian, Northbrook Public Library; Nancy Flannery, Residents' Council chairperson of the Library Committee; Maggie Thomann, Fiction & Media manager, Northbrook Public Library; Bill Byrne, vice president, Covenant Living of Northbrook Residents' Council and Bob Martin, Residents' Council acting chairperson of Holly Fair Committee. Not pictured, Michelle Pardun, associate executive director of Covenant Living of Northbrook and Wendy Lucchesi, Covenant Living of Northbrook Resident Life coordinator and staff adviser to the Holly Fair Committee.
Courtesy of Covenant Living of Northbrook
Residents at Covenant Living of Northbrook demonstrated their spirit of giving back to the greater community during a luncheon where donations were given to representatives from the Northbrook Police and Fire departments, the Northbrook Library and the Northfield Township Food Pantry. Funds for the donations are raised from items sold during the senior living community's annual Holly Fair.
"We weren't able to hold this event in 2020 because of COVID restrictions and so we're thrilled to finally be able to do this," said Bob Martin, Covenant Living of Northbrook resident and acting Holly Fair chairperson. "We believe in being good neighbors and providing these donations is our way of showing appreciation for everything these organizations do, not only for us, but for the entire Northbrook area."
The ceremony included remarks by Hilde Sager, Covenant Living of Northbrook's executive director and Kathryn Ciesla, president, village of Northbrook. The presentation event was held in Covenant Living's Fellowship Center with residents in attendance and was also broadcast on the in-house television channel.