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A Newsletter By and For the Residents of Foxwood
Springs “Fox Tales,”
a longstanding monthly newsletter, is
distributed to all Foxwood residents and staff on the last Friday of
each month. It is
written, edited, assembled, published and distributed entirely by
resident volunteers. Written material and editorial articles
are all contributed by
residents. Reports of activities in the 24 resident parishes
are included in each edition, along with reports on community-wide
social activities and
other informative articles.
“Fox Tales” has one purpose – to inform residents and
staff and to let potential residents know what living at Foxwood Springs is like.
Now everyone can enjoy this newsletter from right here on the web site
by CLICKING HERE. This
will open an Adobe Acrobat version on-line which can be read, printed
and even downloaded for use later off-line. To do this, you will need to have the
Adobe Acrobat Reader
program in your computer. If you
do not already have it, that program can be downloaded and installed FREE
by clicking on the logo at the left.
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Foxwood Springs Residents’ Council Newsletter
Is Now Available Online In the Familiar PDF Format
Everyone can now keep up to date in a timely manner by
CLICKING HERE to read this
informative publication while online or download the PDF file for
printing/reading later and for sending to friends and family as an
attachment to email.
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Volunteerism At Foxwood
Springs
Volunteerism
has always been a significant part of the character of Foxwood
Springs residents since the first residents moved here in June,
1978. Residents participate actively in many volunteer programs,
such as the Corner Store, FSTV, the Library, the Computer Lab; the
Transportation Office, Stephen Ministers, various resident
organizations, etc.
Volunteerism to maintain the Fellowship of John
to provide assistance to those who have outlived their resources
takes many forms. The residents on the Board of the Foxwood Springs
Residents’ Council, which administers the program, are all
volunteers; there is no paid staff member for this program.
Throughout the year, approximately 70 residents
work in the Thrift Shop and Furniture Garages; 60 in the Bargain
Barn; and our faithful and hard-working workers in the Gift Shop
have worked for many years making items for sale and providing such
services as clothing repair to residents. On May 2, 2009 the Thrift
Shop celebrated its third anniversary. During the past year, this
venue has earned approximately $94,500 to help support the
Fellowship of John. The Thrift Shop, Bargain Barn, and
Furniture Garages are open on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
throughout the year, and all three venues will be also open on
Thursday, as well as Friday and Saturday, the weekend of the
Festival. The Gift Shop is open from 9:00 to 3:00 Monday through
Friday throughout the year.
The 28th year of the Annual
Fall Festival will be held in September 2009. Before Foxwood was purchased by Brookdale, a
for-profit corporation, a staff member coordinated this program, but
the Foxwood Springs Residents’ Council
assumed responsibility for the Fellowship of John
program in April, 2005, and all work for the Festival is now done by
volunteers. The Festival occurs on two days in September, but many
hours of planning and preparation go into this valuable fund-raising
event for the benefit of this charity.
We are grateful to all of those who actively
participate in the Festival; to Brookdale for providing the space
and maintenance for the activities, and to all of those who come to
purchase items in our various venues. We never have enough
volunteers for all of the work which is needed, and we welcome both
residents and friends of Foxwood who want to volunteer to help us.
Please contact our Fall Festival Co-Chairs if you can help and come
to celebrate with us at the Festival on September 18 and 19, 2009.
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27th Annual Fall
Festival of Bargains
was held at Foxwood Springs
September 19 and 20, 2008
Foxwood Springs
held their twenty-seventh annual Fall
Festival of Bargains on Friday and Saturday, September 19 and 20, 2008 from 8 a.m. until
4 p.m. each day.
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Results
were BETTER than ever ! |
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Net Income 2008 |
$ 22,259 |
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Net Income 2007 |
$ 19,689 |
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Net Income 2006 |
$ 17,365 |
This Annual Event is sponsored by the Foxwood Springs
Residents’ Council for the benefit of the Fellowship of John.
This year’s Fall Festival will be held on Friday and
Saturday, September 18 and 19, 2009. Robbie Hampton and Lillian
Hankins are serving as Chairs of this year’s Festival. We are
grateful to all of our Festival volunteers. Some venues
have already started sorting and pricing their merchandise. It’s fun.
Workers and visitors have an opportunity to make new friends.

A picture of “Bargains at the
Fall Festival.”
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Some of the features included
in this event were:
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Holiday Shop “Bargains at the Fall
Festival.”
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More “Bargains at the Fall
Festival.”
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Luggage
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Clothing
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Dishes
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Housewares
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Furniture
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Computers
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Dishes
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Linens
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Decorating items
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Raffle
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Plants
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Wood Shop
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Silent Auction
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Greeters
- Both Days
(Homes, Apartments, and the
Licensed Area for prospective residents and their families)
Raffle ticket sellers worked before and during the
Festival and cashiers for the various venues worked on Friday and Saturday.
Some residents had blackberries and gooseberries, and volunteers picked them so pies and cobblers could be made.
There were many
plants for the sale and many contributions from those unable to do
actual work. Our Bake Shop, one of
our most visited venues, carried a variety of pies, cakes, mustard, relish, etc.
with many items made from great family recipes. There is always
great dedication to this project.
The Fall Festival of Bargains helps to provide support
for the Fellowship of John program that makes available financial
assistance for residents who have outlived their resources and need help
in covering the full cost of their care.
CLICK HERE to jump to the page
with more details about Fellowship of John.
This is our major fun(d)
event held each year in September, providing an occasion for contributing to a very special
mission!
Foxwood Springs is located at 1500 W.
Foxwood Drive in Raymore, MO (on 58 Highway one mile east of 71 Highway). For directions to Foxwood Springs, please click on the
map tab in the menu on this web site.
Each year the Fall Festival
of Bargains gets bigger and better. Plan
to be our guests on September 18 and 19, 2009 for two fun-filled days at this “grand daddy”
of all sales.
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For more
information, please call during work hours
(816) 318-2200
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