Behind The Scenes At Redwood's Resident Appreciation Project

You don't have to look far to find a heart-warming or inspirational story, e.g. your Facebook feed or the news. One day in January we started to wonder--wouldn't there also be plenty of stories found among the thousands of residents who call one of our communities home? And, once we identity a few, what should we do about it?

This idea took shape as Redwood corporate asked for the help of those who know our residents best: our Community Managers. We were quickly reassured that the premise for this project was correct; there are many individuals in Redwood communities deserving of recognition, and the most difficult part would be choosing which one.

Having established that this idea would be one of the highlights of our first annual Resident Appreciation Month, and that the chosen resident would receive a cash prize, we pitched the idea of expanding the project to include three recipients to Chief Operating Officer Kris Conwill, whose immediate response was that we were missing a key ingredient: a limo.

Limo in place, balloons purchased, and big check printed, Redwood corporate employees and our Community Managers gathered at our Manchester Falls community on February 16th to celebrate with these residents:

Justin R. became an Army Recruiter after completing five years and two tours of service from 2007 to 2012:

Alice R. is an active volunteer in her community:

and Roy and Millie C. are also longtime residents and bright, happy personalities anyone would love to share a community with:

Congratulations to the 2016 winners, along with all of our residents who won Resident Appreciation Month contests on our social media pages or at our end-of-the-month Resident Appreciation Month. We appreciate all of you, and look forward to out-doing ourselves next year!