Kishwaukee
College Students Gain Hands-On Experience
Pay-It-Forward House Benefits from Landscape Design Class
Sycamore
–September 2, 2005 – The Pay-It-Forward House is excited to
announce that Kishwaukee College instructor Jim Knoll, and his students
enrolled in the Landscape Design and Construction program, will be
developing plans that incorporate hardscapes and thoughtful use of plant
material on the not-for-profit organization’s property.
Recently,
students working towards their Associate in Applied Science degrees spent
time measuring and evaluating the existing landscape at the House located
on 719 Somonauk Street in Sycamore. In the near future, they will
present their ideas to Board of Director President Joyce Mathey for
consideration. Their suggestions will then be implemented in several
stages based on available funds, in-kind contributions, and volunteer
support.
“We
are honored that Kishwaukee College, its representatives, and students,
have decided to ‘pay forward’ a good deed by getting involved with
this project,” said Eubanks. “The community at large has been
very supportive of our efforts and once again we are relying on their
generosity. When the new design is adopted we will be looking for
assistance from nurseries—in the form of donated goods and services—as
well as area residents who can commit their time, labor, and financial
resources to this project.”
If
you are interested in helping the House successfully complete their
landscape efforts, please contact Trish Williams at 630-513-8149 for more
information.
About
Pay-It-Forward House
Pay-It-Forward
House is located in Sycamore, IL, and is a charitable and benevolent
not-for-profit corporation that provides low-cost, temporary respite for
family members of patients at Kindred Hospital in a comfortable, home-like
setting. Located adjacent to the hospital, it is designed to
simultaneously accommodate three family units, or a total of 11 people,
and rooms will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Admission to the house requires a referral from a Kindred Hospital social
worker or case manager, but nobody will be refused a room due to inability
to pay. For more information go to www.payitforwardhouse.org.
About
Kindred Hospital
Kindred
Hospital in Sycamore is a 69-bed long-term acute care facility providing
intensive medically complex services to ventilator and wound patients who
are too ill to be transferred to a nursing or rehabilitation facility, but
do not need to remain in a short-term acute care facility. The hospital
offers a team-based approach to meet individual patient needs and is
JCAHO-accredited and Medicare certified.
#
# # |