Sixty-two members of Dignity/Dayton’s Living Beatitudes Community, Christ Episcopal Church and First Baptist Church of Dayton attended a daylong Retreat on Aging on Saturday January 12, 2020. 

The Retreat on Aging was an excellent session on both the practical and spiritual facets of aging, with topics on care and aging in place, the legal aspects of aging (power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney and other medical issues), as well as what happens when 911 is called for an elderly person. 

For the first quarter of the fiscal year 2020 (October 1 – December 31, 2019) DignityUSA reported operating income of $15,812 compared to a budgeted income of $5,413. The positive results and variance from budget were attributed to higher income than expected of approximately $8,000 from some large annual donations to the Guardian Angels plan, a successful Advent Appeal that delivered about $2,000 more than planned and $3,000 more in other donations, including one large unrestricted contribution.

Letters detailing contributions to DignityUSA were mailed the week of January 14, 2020. Letters were sent to everyone who made tax-deductible contributions of $250 or more during 2019. Please note that conference registration and logo items do NOT count towards this total, although contributions towards scholarships, ads, greetings, and sponsorships do. If you did not receive your letter, or would like to request one, please contact Peggy Burns, who is managing this process, at operations@DignityUSA.org or 800-877-8797.

The DignityUSA Board will be meeting in person in San Antonio, Texas February 28 – March 1, 2020 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel at San Antonio Airport. All are welcome to attend. For a copy of the agenda or additional information on the meeting, please contact Secretary@DignityUSA.org.

DignityUSA remembers those of us who have completed their travel on earth and have passed into a new life. This includes:

Jim Ehrhart (Dignity/San Francisco) January 3, 2020