Social Impact

Lisa Marsilio

Lisa M. Marsilio Appointed to the Board of Friends Services Alliance (FSA)

Kennett Square, Pa. – (May 10, 2022) – Lisa M. Marsilio, Chief Executive Officer at Kendal-Crosslands Communities, has been appointed as a new board member of the Friends Services Alliance…

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Promising Innovations Releases RFP for 2022

Kendal Charitable Funds released it’s 2022 Promising Innovations Request for Proposals. Letters of Intent will be accepted between May 2nd and June 10th, 2022. The process is open to any…

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Kendal~Crosslands Ukraine Relief Donations Drive

Last week, Kendal~Crosslands Communities organized a drive for Ukraine refugees collecting relief donations. When Terry Engeman, a resident and a volunteer with The Encore Shop, a quality resale shop located…

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Kendal~Crosslands Communities Residents Create Hydroponic Lab

Hydroponics is a 17th-century creation, but it has become a 21st-century popular innovation, increasing its use worldwide. Yet, unique to Chester County Life Plan Community, the Kendal at Longwood campus…

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Nora Adelmann: A Life of Service

From the moment Nora started as a graduate student intern with Kendal at Longwood and Crosslands in 1977, to her current role as Senior Vice President of Governance and Strategy…

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We Collected, We Packed and We Sent Them Off

This November, Barclay Friends residents, staff and families participated in a community-wide project to collect snack and personal care items for troops near and far. Donated items were collected in…

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Kendal on Hudson team walks for Alzheimer's

Kendal Walks to End Alzheimer's

The Kendal Corporation and affiliates across the system recently participated in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The event, held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, is the…

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Lisa Marsilio and Leah Reynolds

Kendal~Crosslands Helps Avondale Flood Victims

Responsibility in the Greater Community When the remnants of Hurricane Ida blew through Chester County in early September, gratefully, the residents who live at Kendal~Crosslands Communities and the staff members…

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The Kendal Corporation Voting Rights Statement of Principles

The right for citizens to cast their votes is a core tenet of our democratic republic.   We at The Kendal Corporation, guided by our Quaker values, believe it is…

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