A Culture of Giving

Kendal Board, residents and staff are giving of time, talent and treasure as they participate in the development of life at Kendal. The Board of Trustees are volunteers in their service of leadership. Residents are looking ahead to a day when some of their peers may no longer be able to afford the full cost of the community and have begun raising funds to assist them.

Kendal at Granville is registered as a 501 (c) (3) not for profit organization in Ohio. Gifts and gifts in kind to Kendal are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please contact Doug Helman, Executive Director, if you have questions or would like to discuss making a gift to support the mission of Kendal at Granville. He can be reached at 740-587-2840 or 888-607-6660.

Wheelchair accessible van gifted to Kendal at Granville

Recently, Kendal at Granville was the recipient of a most generous gift to purchase a wheelchair accessible van. The donor wishes to remain anonymous, but shared the following with us:

“On release from Riverside Methodist Hospital following surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor my husband was admitted to the excellent Kendal Health Center for continuing care and therapy.  Since he would be having follow-up doctors' appointments and radiation, transportation played an important part of his care.  Moreover, as he was wheelchair bound, the Kendal bus with its capability to secure wheelchairs was his only means of transport.  In the four and one half months that he was at Kendal, we were transported twenty-five times.  At the beginning of May the bus became incapacitated and a wheelchair accessible van had to be leased.  The two drivers (and I) were very pleased with the rental vehicle for a variety of reasons including its comfort, safety and low profile.  (Surprisingly, there are a number of medical facilities in the area whose turnarounds will not admit high profile busses like Kendal's.)  At that point I made up my mind to research, with the help of Bill Myers, a Kendal driver and automotive expert, wheelchair accessible vans.  I informed my financial advisors of my plans and we started to work.  The outcome was the establishment of a Charitable Gift Fund in my and my husband's names.

"At the beginning of June we learned that the cancer had returned with a vengeance.  My husband died in early July. In August my financial advisors, my daughter, and Bill Myers met with Doug Helman and Jennifer Bobak to offer a monetary gift in my husband's memory with the stipulation that it was to be used for a wheelchair accessible van and that any monies left in excess of the vehicle's cost would be used toward housing for the vehicle(s). There is really no way that we can repay the entire staff of the Health Center and the drivers for the incredible care received and the compassion and love shown to all of us.”

According to Doug Helman, Executive Director, “It was our honor to care for this gentleman and his family. This generous gift is most appreciated. It will and does benefit all of our residents and will continue to be a gift to the community for years to come.”