Laurie Mante named Executive Director
Nov 11, 2019
Ithaca, New York (Nov. 11, 2019) — Mary Pat Dolan, Chair of Kendal at Ithaca’s Board of Trustees, has announced that veteran senior living administrator Laurie J. Mante has been selected to lead Kendal at Ithaca as its new Executive Director. Mante will assume her role as of Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. “Our Search Committee, […]
Read MoreWelcome Laurie Mante, Executive Director
Nov 11, 2019
The entire Kendal community is delighted to welcome Laurie Mante as our new Executive Director. Laurie comes to us with many years’ experience in the field of senior living including several positions with St Peter’s Health Partners in Albany. Her extensive experience with New York State’s complicated regulatory systems qualifies her to step into her […]
Read MoreKendal at Ithaca’s Executive Chef Takes Top Place
Oct 08, 2019
Beanie Koegler, Kendal at Ithaca’s Executive Chef, took the floor Friday evening, Oct. 4, with 28 other purveyors of appetizers, entrees, desserts, wine and beer. The event was sponsored by the Cayuga Medical Center and was held to help raise funds for Aid to Victims of Violence, a program of the YWCA of Cortland, New York. […]
Read MoreJohn Turongian named Interim Executive Director
Sep 10, 2019
Ithaca, New York (Sept. 10, 2019) — Mary Pat Dolan, Chair of Kendal at Ithaca’s Board of Trustees, has announced that veteran senior living administrator John Turongian has been selected to lead Kendal at Ithaca as Interim Executive Director until a new Executive Director is recruited. Dan Governanti retired in August after 19 years as […]
Read MoreKendal at Ithaca Launches New Parkinson’s Disease Fitness Program Featuring OhioHealth Delay the Disease
May 06, 2019
Kendal Charitable Funds provides grants to Kendal Affiliates for the purpose of initiating inventive programs that enrich the lives of older adults outside of their respective communities while also including the Kendal residents. Kendal at Ithaca was awarded $5,000 for the implementation of “Delay the Disease”. This program is a fitness regimen designed to empower […]
Read MoreHearing Great News…
Apr 10, 2019
Imagine a headset designed for dancing the night away in private bliss enabling someone to participate fully in conversation, debate and entertainment. A collaboration between a startup at Cornell University’s eLab Accelerator, which embraces entrepreneurship, and Kendal at Ithaca residents moved headphones intended for silent discos to a valuable tool for disrupting the social isolation […]
Read MoreIthaca Named in Top 100 Places To Live
Mar 26, 2019
Lea Monroe posted about Livability’s Top 100 Best Places To Live 2019: “Situated along the southern shores of Cayuga Lake, the city of Ithaca was named one of the best places to live in 2019. With a population of just 30,000, Ithaca may technically be a city but when you’re here you’ll always feel […]
Read More6th Annual Mac ‘n Cheese Bowl
Mar 23, 2019
Foodnet’s 6th Annual Mac ‘n Cheese Bowl event took place last Saturday, March 23rd. Chef Beanie once again represented Kendal with both a classic and a bacon version of the popular dish. Tickets to the competition raised $30,000 for Foodnet’s Meals on Wheels program, which will help to deliver over 170,000 meals to those in […]
Read MoreMade with Love, Made with Friends
Feb 26, 2019
For the past twelve years, Kendal at Ithaca’s residents have come together and created beautiful, useful quilts for the national Comfort Quilts Program. This year we donated an amazing 83 pieces! The quilts were on display in the Craft Room from February 22nd until the 26th. When the show ended, the Tompkins County Quilters’ Guild […]
Read MoreCops, Kids & Toys 2018
Nov 30, 2018
Each year Kendal at Ithaca’s Wood Shop creates beautiful handmade toys. When completed, the toys are delivered to our neighborhood’s Police Department for distribution to local needy children. This year there were some extra materials, so an additional ten toy trucks were made. The trucks are offered to residents (at a nominal charge of $10 […]
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