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Timbers of Shorewood donates $16,000 Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter

The Timbers of Shorewood donated $16,000 to the Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association as part of #GivingTuesday on Dec. 2.

Timbers of Shorewood donated $16,000 to the Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association as part of #GivingTuesday on Dec. 2.

To date, The Timbers of Shorewood, senior living facility, has donated more than $82,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Money was raised during multiple events and fundraisers throughout the year, including

• Team Timbers Alzheimer’s Walk: Timbers of Shorewood was the #1 fundraising team at the Alzheimer’s Walk. Team champions included Pamela Stortz, Diane Pfoser and Sheila Albor (individually raised more than $1,000)

• Staff vs. resident Penny War

• Timbers Night at area restaurants

• Fall craft show

• Bunco night

• Bingo night

• Candy sales

• Bake sales

• Raffles

• Hippity Hop Easter Egg Hunt

• Santa’s Stop and Shop

Annual donation amounts:

• 2021 - $5,000

• 2022 - $11,200

• 2023 - $14,500

• 2024 - $15,500

• 2025 - $16,000

For more information call 815-609-0669 or visit timbersofshorewood.com or alz.org/illinois.

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Denise  Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland is the features editor for The Herald-News in Joliet. She covers a variety of human interest stories. She also writes the long-time weekly tribute feature “An Extraordinary Life about local people who have died. She studied journalism at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, now the University of St. Francis.