Thomas Hartwell
Margaret Koehler, left, talks with Lillian Darden, daughter of Foundation of Wesley Woods founder
Warren Budd and former foundation president.
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specifically for the foundation, she
said.
“When I married, I joined Marietta
First United Methodist, where
Lillian goes to church. So I heard
her every Mother’s Day in the pulpit
talking about Wesley Woods,” she
said, adding that the organization’s
introduction to her life was also
divinely inspired.
The proceeds from the Mother’s
Day offerings, Vaughan said, support
the foundation, as well as pay
for wellness programming and the
financial difference for individuals
who need to move from independent
to assisted living within the facilities. She said the offerings
also pay for chaplains, who play a critical role in the lives of Wesley
Woods residents.
Lillian Darden’s voice speaking each Mother’s Day to the importance
of the Foundation of Wesley Woods in the communities it
serves is fitting, Vaughan said, given her matriarchal role, which
remains ingrained in the organization.
Vaughan said whether she’ll admit it or not, the lives of families
across north Georgia have been changed by Lillian Darden and her
father’s passion for those who needed them most.
“To everyone that knows about Wesley Woods, Lillian Darden is
Wesley Woods,” Vaughan said. “There really is no more fundamental
way to value older adults than to provide opportunities for them
to live safe, purposeful lives where they can be engaged in community,
and she believes that with her whole heart. Everything she did
while she was here and since makes sure that continues.”
The Foundation of Wesley Woods supports communities with
varying levels of elder care in Blairsville, Roswell, Atlanta, Athens,
Augusta and Newnan. For more information, visit www.foundationofwesleywoods.
org.
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