Friends of Portage Manor, Inc.

05/26/2023

Portage Manor will be holding a Boomer Bash celebration in June for the residents and donations are needed to make this a wonderful event for everyone. If you are interested in helping, please check out our Amazon wish list (link below). Other donations needed include 300 hotdogs, 200 popsicles, 200 water bottles, 100 candy bars, 200 cans of pop, helium tank for balloons, and a variety of fun props to be used in a photo booth. Please contact us by IM and we can arrange a time to meet you at Portage Manor to collect any donations you wish to contribute.

03/29/2023

Hello all! Many of you have reached out and asked how you can get involved with our organization. Friends of Portage Manor is a nonprofit organization established to serve and support the Portage Manor residents by raising funds to assist with resident special events and needs in order to improve their quality of life. No funds raised by our organization are used for the building/facility in any capacity. For those of you wanting to contribute financially, posted below is a link that can be used to make monetary donations to Friends of Portage Manor. Funds are collected through Network for Good an American certified B Corporation software company that offers fundraising software and coaching for charities and non-profit organizations.

https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/MakeDonation.aspx?ORGID2=821271220&vlrStratCode=wm%2bb6Ib5hJ2%2fDyanYMksLaj3IJKwOv1PBZ%2bw5jasiMO9xsrqfZMRZ08n7yMc5nkg

Please check back for more ways you can help Friends of Portage Manor enrich the lives of the residents!!

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03/17/2023

Happy St. Patrick's Day.
The residents enjoyed an afternoon of fun, steel drum music and green goodies that brought smiles to their faces!!!

03/03/2023

Hello Friends!!
So many of you have IM to ask what you can do to help. The best thing you can do is use your words in support Portage Manor and the residents within its walls. Let's send some emails!!!

The email address for the city council is [email protected]. They will be holding public hearings and a vote the end of March regarding the fate of Portage Manor. Please reach out in support of our county investing in the vulnerable citizens of St. Joseph County.

01/06/2023

Happy New Year to all of our friends and families! We can't think of a better way to start off the new year than by introducing some of our Portage Manor staff.

We would like everyone to meet Danielle Peak.
Danielle is the Social Services Director and has been with Portage Manor since October, 2022.

Danielle, what would you like the community to know about Portage Manor?
"I would love for the community to know how kind and funny our residents are!! I would also like the community to know that we serve a wide-range of residents."

What do you enjoy spending your time doing outside of work?
"I enjoy painting, listening to music and dancing."

What has been the most rewarding part of your job at Portage Manor?
"The most rewarding part of my job is getting to listen to the residents' stories and learning more about them. I have learned more about myself by working with the residents here. It is also rewarding to see residents feel proud of themselves or see them learn something new."

So glad you are a part of the team, Danielle

02/05/2022

10/30/2021

Amazing kindness!!! The innocent gift of children to a world in need, there’s nothing more encouraging!! This is how we heal the hurting!

Thank you Girl Scouts Troop 50048 ❤️ for showing us how’s it’s done!! Derek Dieter, County Commissioner District 2

10/24/2021

An oldie but a goodie!

With Halloween next week, just reminiscing of a great fundraiser we had the opportunity to participate in!! 🎃

Also: Don’t forget to drop off socks to help keep feet warm now that the weather is cooling down! ❤️

10/17/2021

We are accepting donations of new socks!! ❤️

10/12/2021

Support our Friends at Camp Millhouse! ❤️

After a successful first week, we are honored to partner this week with Charles Millhouse. We are expecting more great things this week to help raise funds. Come see us and help make a difference.

Thanks to all that came out last week and to Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County for a great way to kick start this fun and exciting fundraiser.

See u this week, thanks again for helping us make a difference!

09/25/2021

When University of Notre Dame offers free admission to volleyball games… Camryn Challinor gets the activity bus loaded up with the best fans ever!!! 🍀

What a great time! Thank you ND & thanks Camy for providing this opportunity to Portage Manor Residents last night! 💕

09/21/2021

https://www.wndu.com/2021/09/21/community-concerned-over-future-portage-manor/

Thank you to those who came out today to expose a bad plan to give an unvetted developer “exclusive rights for acquisition of Portage Manor property & its assets”! Portage Manor needs a good plan forward & this was not it!! See memorandum from SJC economic development in comments.