Residents’ Stories

Grant Bagley

Meet Grant Bagley, Collington’s Featured Resident Of The Month. Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Grant traveled over 2,000 miles away from home to further his education. He…

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Marion and Edward Robbins

Collington’s Featured Residents of the Month Marion and Edward Robbins One of the great beauties in life is to, unexpectedly, find something wonderful that lasts…and lasts! Right here at Collington,…

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A Resident Founder Shares His Story

Kendal at Oberlin resident Elizabeth Hole heard many wonderful stories when visiting fellow residents who now live in the Stephens Care Center. She decided to record and share some of…

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dianne and John

Meet Dianne & John Dunn

Meet the Residents Dianne and John came to Kendal at Hanover after living in Hanover for nine years, then across the river in Norwich, Vermont for over forty years.  John…

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Hearing Great News…

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…

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Made with Love, Made with Friends

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…

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Cops, Kids & Toys

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…

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The Resident Stories of Kendal Collects 2017

Following are some of the resident stories behind “Kendal Collects – 2017,” a biennial art show at Kendal at Oberlin that featured over 80 cherished artworks from residents’ private art collections.…

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Expressions of Gratitude: Ralph Turner

Ralph Turner looked at the world through the eyes of a scientist.  “All sciences from A (astronomy) to Z (zoology),” the retired Oberlin College psychology professor wrote in the bio…

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