Congratulations on your 40th anniversary!

Janice Hall
Guernsey Residential, Inc.

On 05/08/2013 2:53 pm, The Home Farms wrote:
> Cannot help but share with this OPRA group about our birthday!!!
>
> The Home Farms, as a group home for folks with disabilities, is 40
> years old this week. It is hard to believe, but, we started this whole
> thing 40 years ago!!! It was never intended to be a group home; it
> simply started as a mom and pop operation when a six year old boy was
> in Orient in a “ward” of adult men. One thing led to another and over
> the years, we have become two homes: one for eight; and one for four.
>
> We have never counted how many individuals have lived here, BUT we
> are fortunate that most who came were able to stay for years, not just
> weeks or months. Our “newest” individual came in 2007 and the “newest”
> before that came in 1997.
>
> We feel so blessed to have the support of the families and the
> community and even more so, we feel SO blessed to have the wonderful
> caring staff we have!!!!
>
> Our staff surprised Joann Jones, the founder, and me (her partner in
> life and business for 32 years) with a grand celebration this past
> Sunday! Even the County Commissioners were here and read a grand
> proclamation!
>
> Happy birthday, Home Farms!
>
> bev brubaker
> homefarms450@gmail.com
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