Social Impact

Life Enrichment and Engagement Landing Page

Reintroducing the Life Enrichment and Engagement Webpage and Blog

Back to Life Enrichment and Engagement When it all began: COVID-19 and physical distancing In March 2020, work began in earnest to pull together ideas, links, activities, and resources to…

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Serving Prince George’s County as a Leader and Partner

Through the Annual Fund, the Collington Foundation supports the Outreach Committee of the Collington Residents Association to serve the broader community as a leader and partner in Prince George’s County. Resident volunteers work on a…

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Sustainability

Jan. 12, 2021—Kendal's commitment to environmentally sensitive approaches reflects its Quaker roots, embracing the belief that human beings are stewards of the Earth and should care for it so that each generation passes on to the next one a world as good as or better than the one it received.

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Climate Change, Anyone?

A new organization is emerging in which some KaLex residents are playing a modest role.  The “All Kendal Residents’ Climate Initiative” is a good name, even if does generate an…

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Senior Housing News podcast features Kendal COO Marvell Adams

Nov. 17, 2020—When asked about operational challenges met by Kendal during the pandemic, Adams said, “We’ve had very good success in obtaining PPE."

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Social Equality

Quakers have stood up for what they believed was right since the religion’s founding in England in the mid-1600s. Prison and mental health reform. Abolitionism and civil rights. Education for…

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Tree-planting with Boxerwood at KaLex

We are happy to announce that Boxerwood Nature Center and Garden has arranged all the details for our tree-planting project for Friday, October 30.  For those who are unfamiliar, each…

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80 Miles in 8 Days

Kendal at Oberlin resident Jim Walsh plans to walk 80 miles in 8 days to celebrate his 80th birthday to raise money for charity.

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2020 Kendal Annual Report

We are pleased to present the 2020 Kendal Annual Report Navigating Change: Evolve, Grow, Innovate. Indeed, the great work that was accomplished in 2019 put the Kendal System in a…

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