Comfort and care are in great supply at St. Mary’s Villa.
But the St. Mary’s Villa Foundation needs help in providing more comfort for their staff and residents.
The St. Mary’s Villa Fashion Show on Oct. 7 will start the “Campaign for Comfort” with more events to come.
Donna Muench, executive director of St. Mary’s Villa says that 100 per cent of the proceeds from the fashion show will go towards new family lounge furniture.
The newly renovated family lounge gives space to families who want to visit or hold special events for those in the Villa’s care. This is one of the only spaces with privacy for families so the Villa wants to make it as welcoming a space as possible with new furniture.
A new outdoor gazebo would provide more recreational space. The previous structure with a soft top covering was blown away a few years ago and providing a more permanent structure will cost around $10,000.
Currently, there are 40 rooms without a ceiling track system which helps move residents in and out of bed and chairs. The current floor lift needs a lot of space to move within a resident’s room so this leaves little space for personal belongings, said a news release.
Fourteen rooms currently have ceiling track lifts and at $12,000 to install, Muench says that fundraising for that is going slowly.
An information package will be mailed out to Humboldt and surrounding communities this week outlining the needs of the Villa and how people can donate. Donations are being accepted year-round.
