Summit Estates Senior Living Donates $3,750 to Northern Nevada Veterans Resource Center
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 6:55am
As part of its mission to give back to the community it serves, Summit Estates Senior Living and Memory Care donated 50 percent of the community’s total move-in fees from November and December 2018 to a local veterans’ organization. The community’s team members and residents selected the Northern Nevada Veterans Resource Center (NNVRC) and presented a $3,750 check to Justin Chavez, Regional Site Director and Cristina Crawford, Program Support Manager on Feb. 15.
The NNVRC provides case management and assistance obtaining other public benefits, as well as temporary financial assistance for rent payments, utility payments, security deposits and moving costs to low-income and extremely low-income veterans and family members.
According to Summit Estates’ Administrator, Amanda Jenkins, the donation aligns with the organization’s mission of Caring People, Serving People, Improving Lives, both at Summit Estates and within the local community.
“These veterans and family members are our neighbors,” explained Jenkins. “We’re thankful for their sacrifice, and we want to help them transition to civilian life so they can enjoy the freedoms and opportunities made possible by their service.”
“We consider ourselves fortunate that the local community is extremely generous when it comes to assisting our veterans in need,” said Chavez. “There is still so much work to be done to ensure that the brave men and women who served and continue to serve are taken care of - we cannot do this alone and that is why organizations like Summit Estates Senior Living and Memory Care are vital community partners in our mission to ending veteran homelessness.”
Summit Estates is one of five Mission Senior Living communities, with additional locations in Fernley and Gardnerville, Nev., as well as Yuma, Ariz. and Ashland, Oregon. Each community selected a local veterans’ organization to receive the donation. Together, the communities donated a total of $14,250.
Darryl Fisher, president of Mission Senior Living, is also the founder of Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation (AADF), a national non-profit dedicated to “giving back to those who have given,” by providing free Dream Flights in a fully restored Stearman biplane to military veterans and seniors living in long-term care communities. Since 2011, AADF has given more than 3,500 Dream Flights to veterans, including those living at Mission Senior Living communities.
“The people who live and work at our communities are cut from the same patriotic cloth. We are grateful to our nation’s heroes, and want to support organizations that help improve their lives,” said Fisher. “Caring People, Serving People, Improving Lives is a mission that extends beyond our communities and into the neighborhoods we serve.”
For more information about Summit Estates, call (775) 434-1880 or visit http://www.summitestatessl.net.
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