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| Deborah Rodier, executive director of the Mark Wentworth Home, speaks at the 100th annual meeting (courtesy photo) |
PORTSMOUTH –
The Mark Wentworth Home, a non-profit assisted living
community in the heart of Portsmouth’s historic south-end, recently celebrated
its 100th year of operation with the 100th annual meeting of the board of
incorporators.
The board of incorporators is a 120-member board of local
citizens who have an interest in the home and who provide oversight for the
formation of the board of trustees.
At its recent annual meeting, attended by ninety of the home’s
incorporators, the following new incorporators were inducted: Glenn Costigan,
Maura Fleming, Ronald Furst, Cynthia Harvell, Daniel Lajoie, Alan Lincoln Linda
Pasakarnis, John Randall and Joan Sweeney. The following board of trustees and
officers were voted in for another term: president Ray Ambrogi; vice president Cynthia Knapp; treasurer Susan
Tober; secretary Karen Freda; trustees: Donald Bliss, Lis Connors, Joseph
Diament, Jay Gibson, Ruth Griffin, John Hebert, Joan Nickell, and Diane Share.
Executive director Deborah Rodier addressed the group,
saying “The mission of the Mark Wentworth Home remains the same as it was one
hundred years ago, and that includes continually contributing to the community
around us. With the support of the many members of the home’s corporation, we
are poised to provide opportunities for our residents and staff to grow and to
meet the needs of the Seacoast senior population for another one hundred
years.”
The Mark Wentworth Home is a senior living community
designed to create a culture of successful aging through age-in-place assisted
living and state-of-the-art dementia care. A welcoming landmark to seacoast and
New Hampshire seniors since 1911, the Home has a deeply-rooted tradition
of providing a nurturing environment and personalized service for its
residents.
