Meth-Wick volunteer keeps pool on in downtime
Jack Roorda, 78, active Meth-Wick Cedar Rapids volunteer, balances life between The Manor pool room and service. He helps with popcorn nights, shuttling residents, and monthly off campus work at Habitat for Humanity ReStore. He also volunteers monthly at the Cedar Rapids Community Health Free Clinic and assists at Roosevelt Middle School with his daughter Deb Manley, a teacher. Roorda holds degrees in education, once taught, sold educational materials, and led the Pella Chronicle as general manager before retiring to Town.
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Cedar Rapids
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Roorda
Cedar Valley
Roosevelt Middle School
Deb Manley
Knoxville
Pella Chronicle
Remembering The Manor at Meth-Wick and its financing
Cedar Rapids resident Bill Whipple recalls the funding shortfall that left The Manor at Meth-Wick only half built. He describes how Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. provided a crucial loan, enabling completion and conversion to a women-run facility. Whipple, 93, is among the last original Meth-Wick board members, now calling the place home for 17 years.
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Cedar Rapids
Bill Whipple
Meth-Wick Board
Meth- Wick
Barthinius Wick
Upper Iowa
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Methodist Church
Friendship Haven
Fort Dodge
Whipple
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Milwaukee
Wick
Meth-Wick Areas Offer Varied Resident Support Options
Residents pay for the areas and services they use with Meth-Wick facilities offering different levels of help. The Arbor assists dementia care while The Woodlands provides skilled nursing. Margie Davis 82 lives in The Manor with memories of Brendelwood. Evelyn Taylor 85 has been at The Manor five years and enjoys the programs with Lois Renter on the third floor.
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Manor
Moth-Wick
Lois Renter
Evelyn Taylor
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