Merry Christmas!


Dear Friends of Angels' Place,

Our Christmas wishes are that you have time to enjoy your family and that you might have time to reflect on the first Christmas in the context of things you experience today.

You might think about the three journeys at the heart of the Christmas story: Mary and Joseph traveling from Nazareth to Bethlehem; the three kings traveling from the East; Mary and Joseph taking Jesus to Egypt to avoid the wrath of Herod.

As we think about these journeys, we are grateful for the many journeys you share with our residents.

The journeys of Bob, Dan, Diana, and Tara - individuals who moved into an Angels Place home for the first time in the last year. There, they will be cared for, well fed, and lead enriching lives. Because you walk the journey with them, their initial trepidation turns into comfort; their guardian's fear turns into confidence.

The journeys of our aging residents who often suffer with challenges that co-occur with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We lost four individuals - Jeff, Joe, Michele, and Frankie - this past month alone. Because you walk the journey with them, they had an abundance of care and companionship during their last days of life.

The journey of our guardians as they face their final days. Because you walk the journey with them, they have the peace of mind that our founders prayed for when they envisioned Angels' Place - the knowledge that their son, daughter, brother, or sister will be cared for after they are gone.

Just as Mary and Joseph shared Jesus' journey, you share the journeys of the men and women of Angels' Place. We hope that knowledge is meaningful to you.

If you are able, we humbly ask that you consider continuing your financial support for them during the Christmas season. Your gift during this season provides the annual operational support that is necessary to meet the residents' needs. 

And when you give now, you can do so knowing that the first $150,000 of unrestricted, annual gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Duffey Family Foundation. Your gift will have double the impact.

Thanks again for sharing all of these journeys with us. 

Merry Christmas and the blessings for Jesus, Mary, and Joseph to you.


To donate to Angels' Place, please visit our Donate page.



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