Most Recent BLC Newsletter

Newsletter - Winter '08 (2.6 MB File)

Current Initiatives

Upcoming Events

2nd Annual "Walking Together in Faith" Walkathon 2008

Click here for Walkathon 2008 Flyer

Click here for Walkathon 2008 Sponsor Form

Golf Classic 2008 - Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities

Skunk River Music Festival 2008 - Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities

Business Appeal 2008
Click here Sponsorship Opportunities

Easy Give Contribution Program
     Easy Giving via Automatic Bank Deduction or Credit Card Charge
     Click here for Explaination of the Program.
     Click here for Participant Application Form

Good Samaritan Fund Capital Campaign
Click here for brochure.

Chaplaincy Endowment Fund - A Major Ongoing Fundraising Effort
Click here for a brochure that describes the program along with gift form.

The "Great Life" Auctions

Press Releases/Newspaper Articles

2nd Annual “Walking Together in Faith” Walkathon 2008
(Press Release - April 15, 2008)

Second Annual Skunk River Blues & Jazz Festival at South Park in Story City, Iowa
(Press Release - July 31, 2007)

Sam's Club Supports 2007 Walk-a-thon
(Press Release - April 17, 2007)

Cheri Schendel-Hennager Selected as Leadership AAHSA Fellow
(Press Release - December 17, 2006)

Bethany Life Foundation Receives $200,000 Pledge
(Press Release - October 30, 2006)

Skunk River Blues & Jazz Festival – September 2, 2006
(Press Release - June 29, 2006)

Pella Contributes $1,000 to BLC's “Breaking Bread Together” Campaign
(Press Release - June 8, 2006)

Bethany Life Communities Awarded Thrivent Financial Grant
(Press Release - February 23, 2006)

BLC Foundation Thanks 2005 Supporters
(Press Release - January 2006)

Thrivent Financial Supports AFFORDABLES Good Samaritan Store
(Press Release - December 9, 2005)

The Changing Face of Long-Term Care by Betsy Warburton
(Printed in the Story County Herald, Week of June 5, 2005)

Pella Corporation Supports Quality at Bethany Life Communities
(Press Release - May 31, 2005)

Story Construction Supports "Building" of Quality at Bethany Life Communities
(Press Release - May 25, 2005)

Siglar Companies Support Bethany Life Communities
(Press Release - April 28, 2005)

Enhancing the Quality of Nursing Home Care Through Technology
(Press Release - March 2, 2005)

Timberland Village Phase II - Construction and Sales Now Underway
(Press Release, Story City Herald, Oct. 20, 2004)

The Challenges We Face by Betsy L. Warburton, President/CEO
(Excerpts are from an article published in local newspapers, 2004)

BLC Newsletters Archives

Newsletter - Fall '07 (2 MB File)

Newsletter - Spring/Summer '07

Newsletter - Winter '07 (2.5 MB File)

Newsletter - Fall '06 (2.27 MB File)

Newsletter - Spring '06 (1.35 MB File) modem)

Newsletter - Winter '06 (1.67 MB File) modem)

Newsletter - Summer '05
Cover Page (440 KB file)
Internal Pages 2-10 (1 MB File)

Newsletter - Spring '05 (682KB File)

Newsletter - Winter '04 (595 KB File)

Archive of Some Recent Events/Plans/Promotions

"Embraced by Love" Release of Compact Disc (December 2003)	The "Great Life" Raffle Drawing Dec. 15, 2004	Vacation Package Raffle (1st Prize - $4000 Trip Value or $2500 Cash) (2nd Prize - $500, 3rd Prize - $100) Drawing June 6, 2006
BLC Annual Meeting March 14, 2004	"Silent Night, Holy Night" Christmas 2004 Compact Disc	Bethany Life Communities 2006 Golf Open – June 24, 2006 (Win a $10,000 Putting Contest – Click Here for Registration Information)
Legacy Society Celebration May 2, 2004	A 2004 Christmas Appeal - "Bringing the Ambience of Home to Bethany Manor"	Skunk River Blues & Jazz Festival – September 2, 2006 (Blues Festival Poster) ( Sponsorship Opportunities ) (Preliminary Announcement)
Mother's Day Benefit Concert May 9, 2004	"Affordables" Storefront Opening June 10, 2005	“Walking Together in Faith—a Celebration of Chaplaincy” October 22. Click here for more details.
Celebrate "Homes for the Aging Week" May 9-15, 2004	Bethany Life Open (Golf Tournament) July 9, 2005 (258KB Download)	Second Annual Bowling Fundraiser to benefit BLC’s Good Samaritan Fund November 5 at Twentieth Century Bowling in Ames from 1- 4:00 p.m Click here for the "Strike It Rich" 2006 Bowling Flyer. Click here for the "Strike It Rich" 2006 Sponsor Form.
BLC Annual Meeting March 13, 2005	Bethany Manor Volunteers Annual Bazaar and Bake Sale, October 15, 2005 Click HERE for more information	Christmas Appeal 2006 Click here for more details.
Annual Pie and Ice Cream Social June 18, 2004	Strike it Rich” Bowling Fundraiser, October 23, 2005 Click to download Promotional Flyer. Click to download Sponsor Form in Excel Format (426KB) or PDF Format (175KB).	Walk-a-thon 2007 (May 12, 2007) Click here for Announcement of Event. Click here for Registration Form. Click here for Team Information Form. Click here for Sponsor Form.
90th Anniversary Celebration July 11, 2004	Timberland Village Twin Home OPEN HOUSE September 24-25, 2005 (1 MB Download)	Golf Classic 2007 - (July 20, 2007) at Riverbend in Story City Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities brochure.
5th Annual Bethany Life Foundation Golf Tournament and Auction July 31, 2004	Business Appeal March 2005 (688 KB Download)	Skunk River Blues and Jazz Festival - (August 25, 2007) Click here for Poster1. Click here for Poster2 Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities.
Annual Bethany Manor Resident/Family Picnic Sept. 15 and 19, 2004	"Run, Walk & Roll" Road Race & Pancake Feed, May 13, 2006 Click for General Flyer-Description of Event Click for Official Entry Form Click for Sponsor Form	Third Annual "Strike it Rich" Bowling Fundraiser December 9, 2007 at Carousel Lanes in Story City from 1- 6:00 p.m All proceeds will go to the purchase of a wheelchair accessible van. Click here for the "Strike It Rich" 2007 Information Flyer. Click here for the "Strike It Rich" 2007 Sponsor Form.
A Business Appeal 2007 Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities brochure.	Strategic Planning 2007 Click here for Strategic Plan.