Dear Friends and Families,
Welcome to the 36th Annual Candy Days scheduled for April 29-30, 2022. This year’s event will be virtual, just like last year. We want to thank everyone for the support you provided in 2021 when we raised over
$2.6 million! Last year, families and friends established 520 fundraising pages that reached nearly 20,000 donors – an all-time record.
Candy Days is our largest fundraising event. Your fundraising family page has been a key contributor to this event. In this current environment, we will continue to need a significant participation, “virtually” by our families to reach our annual Candy Days goal of over $2 million. This year I truly believe that once again we can all rally together to reach and possibly surpass this amount if everyone, including Coordinators, Volunteers, Misericordia families, non-Misericordia families, etc., can make it a priority to create a page.
March 22, 2022
Hello Friends:
Hope you have been well. This Thursday in Springfield, there will be a hearing before the House Human Services Appropriations Committee to discuss HB4832, which would increase funding/rates for direct care workers/providers across Illinois.
Please follow the directions below to complete the witness slip, so the committee knows how important this funding is for essential direct care staff throughout Illinois, especially at Misericordia.
Thank you for taking the time to advocate for our amazing staff. Know that you are all in my prayers during this Lenten season.
Sincerely,
Father Jack
** To file the witness slip, please click on the following link and follow the directions below:
The current pot is $1615 and climbing!! Card #2 was drawn revealing the 10♣️! The Queen is still in play!
Purchase your tickets, $5 each at Misericordia and Bruno’s (6562 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626). Drawings are Thursday nights, 7pm at Bruno’s.
The Women’s League was so fortunate to gather in-person this year for the annual Heart of Gold benefit celebrating 25 years of the Misericordia Women’s League.
After coming together to celebrate virtually last year for the true 25th anniversary, the League was thrilled to reunite with friends, family and Misericordia supporters to honor the milestone with a proper tribute.
Coordinated by co-chairs Amy Allegra, Stephanie Clark and Cathy Murphy, the event honored the Women’s League with a sparkling Silver Jubilee celebration. Between fabulous live and silent auctions, great wine, paddle raise and live music, the event was a huge success, raising more than $850,000 for Misericordia.
March 6, 2022
Every month this year, Misericordia will be recognizing different departments with Appreciation Events. The February event honored staff from five departments with a catered lunch, Misericordia gift, raffle drawings and posters with notes of thanks from families.
We need your help this month as we recognize the following departments:
We would like to share some updates on life here at Misericordia. Thank goodness it has been relatively quiet!
We hope all our families are staying healthy. As always, please feel free to call or email me with any questions.
Mary Pat O'Brien
Assistant Executive Director
Dear SIBs,
Please see the below video presentation for our Annual Sibling Meeting. We so wish we could be together in the Jean Marie Ryan Center this year, however, we are still so grateful for your time and tuning in to hear these important messages and updates. Below are the links to:
1.) Donate for your Annual Sibling Donation
(Please designate your gift to "Sibling Organization")
2.) Candy Days 2021 Giving Page Set Up Instructions
3.) The Artist in All - Changing Colors 2021 Summary Report
4.) The Annual Family/Sibling Fundraiser Report
5.) Information about the Misericordia Heart Racers Chicago Marathon Group
Every month this year, Misericordia will be recognizing different departments with an Appreciation Event. We are requesting your help this month as the following departments will be recognized at an appreciation luncheon on Wednesday, February 23rd, in the Jean Marie Ryan Center:
The Resource/Recreation group includes recreation therapists, recreation specialists and a music therapist. They are responsible for Special Olympics, the Heartbreakers and Showtime plus many of the events that happen on campus such as yoga, art and team sports.
The Fitness/Pool group assesses residents to provide appropriate workouts and modified exercises to meet their individual needs. There are swim classes, swim team practices, water basketball and free swim. Residents have access to treadmills, bikes, weights and wheelchair accessible equipment.
The Therapists group consists of physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs), speech language pathologists (SLPs), a certified occupational therapist assistant (COTA) and a physical therapy assistant (PTA).
The Community Outreach program offers parent support and quality programs to families in the Chicago area with children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Ministry offers the virtual weekly Mass and supports the diverse religious backgrounds of Misericordia residents.
Home Visit MedicationsMisericordia has recently been experiencing issues with medications for Home Visit. In lieu of sending meds via FedEx and Misericordia incurring the cost, we are offering the following options available to families:
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