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5 February 2021
Tovertafel at Martin Luther Homes
A community fundraiser that has gone full circle At the start of 2020, the staff at Martin Luther Homes made a bold plan to fundraise enough money to purchase a Tovertafel. While big ideas on how to raise the ambitious $15,000 were at hand fairly quickly, including trivia nights and sausage sizzles, the spread of… Read more »
29 January 2021
Make the Transition!
Sybil Merrin has faced quite a few health challenges in recent years and she has seen a few hospitals and healthcare clinics to get better. One fall followed another and not too long ago, Sybil was then admitted to the Transition Care Program (TCP) at our modern Myrtle Wing. The long-term Kilsyth resident was not… Read more »
28 January 2021
A great honour for Christel
Congratulations to Christel Huwald, our Elder Citizen of the Year 2021! On Australia Day, Christel’s devotion to her church and wider community as a volunteer has finally been rewarded with this new prestigious title by Knox City Council. Find out why Christel has won and why she is such an inspiring leader in the Martin… Read more »
21 December 2020
A shared Success Story
We are now the proud owners of a Tovertafel. It is a ‘magic table’ from Europe for which we have been fundraising during the pandemic. Coming up with 15,000 Dollars during times of uncertainty, and with no options of running any public fundraising events, was a great challenge. Together, we have overcome it. The fancy… Read more »
19 November 2020
An Open letter to all our staff
To my Companion Residents – For our nurses, carers, lifestyle team, cleaners and volunteers! “I do a lot of ‘contemplating’ while hanging around and letting my braincells roam. I was, nearly always, aware of how good our Martin Luther Homes is. Not perfect, but there would be no “dot on the I” if it were.… Read more »
28 October 2020
Our Fundraiser finds recognition overseas
The staff of Martin Luther Homes have launched a Fundraiser to purchase a brand-new device that helps to engage and cheer up people with dementia not too long ago. So far, it has received plenty of support from families and friends of our relatives and staff, the German community in Melbourne, and now even overseas.… Read more »
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