Fox Run at Orchard Park Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony

Lifecare Retirement Community to offer active, WNY seniors Lifecare, location and lifestyle benefits to enhance the enjoyment of their retirement.

Orchard Park, NY (PRWEB) October 7, 2005 -- Fox Run at Orchard Park, a Lifecare Retirement Community dedicated to providing active seniors the freedom to enjoy a full array of lifestyle enhancements, will host their official groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, October 7, at 11 a.m., onsite, at the southeast corner of Route 20-A and California Road.

In addition to the actual groundbreaking, the program will include brief addresses from, Ed Kelly, President of New Life Management and Development, Rev. Gary Burdick, Pastor of Faith United Church of Christ, Thomas H. Reinagel, Executive Director of United Church Home Society, Inc., Donald Litwin, Future Resident and President of Castle and Christ, Inc., Nancy Barrett, Future Resident, Toni Cudney, Supervisor of the Town of Orchard Park and Rev. Jim Hakes, Interim Pastor and Future Resident.

The festivities will conclude with a reception where attendees can enjoy food and refreshments, along with music by The Galliard Brass Quintet featuring members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

“This is a great day for Fox Run and everyone who worked so hard to make this event possible; from our industry-leading development team and prestigious board, to our office staff and of course most importantly, our residents,” said Patricia Szarpa, director of Marketing for Fox Run at Orchard Park. “With only a handful of Lifecare communities in all of New York state, Fox Run’s guaranteed, lifetime healthcare services are a new and welcomed concept for many of Western New York’s active seniors. We look forward to the peace of mind we will provide them, along with the freedom to enjoy their retirement to the fullest.”

Fox Run is only the second Lifecare Retirement Community, also known as a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), in WNY and only the seventh in New York State.

In order to be recognized as a Lifecare community, Fox Run has met very strict, financially-sound and highly-regulated criteria established by the New York State Department of Health.

As a Lifecare retirement community, once residents submit their entrance fee Fox Run guarantees on-site assisted living and nursing care, for as long as they need, with no change in monthly fees.

“Fox Run offers the most comprehensive services and amenities of any community the United Church Home Society has been involved with in our more than 125 years of existence,” said Thomas H. Reinagel, Executive Director of United Church Home Society, Inc “Through the years the UCHS has provided services to seniors in a variety of settings, and the Lifecare, location and lifestyle benefits Fox Run will provide residents is truly unprecedented.”

When constructed, Fox Run will be located on 52 acres in Orchard Park, and will offer housing options consisting of one-and-two bedroom apartments, as well as patio homes. Additionally, the Fox Run Community will provide residents a variety of on-site amenities including a health center, indoor pool, workshop, gift shop, banking facilities and a variety of restaurants.

In addition to the benefits Fox Run will provide active seniors, the community will also have a significant financial impact on the local economy. At full capacity, Fox Run will be home to 350 residents and provide jobs for 118 full-time employees. In its first 30 years of operation, Fox Run is projected to contribute almost $18 million in town, county and school taxes, and it will be responsible for all applicable Special District charges.

“Fox Run has already established its willingness to support our great community through their participation and sponsorship of events such as, the Orchard Park Bicentennial Celebration, Orchard Park Quaker Days and the Orchard Park Summer Concert Series,” said Toni Cudney, Supervisor of the Town of Orchard Park. “As construction begins, I would like to welcome Fox Run and their residents to Orchard Park, and look forward to the benefits they will provide through employment opportunities, additional demand for services from our local businesses and added revenue for the Town of Orchard Park and the Orchard Park School.”

Parking for the event will be available about one-half mile from the Fox Run site, in the Ralph Wilson Stadium lot on Route 20-A, in the first overflow area on the right-hand side.

About Fox Run at Orchard Park

Fox Run at Orchard Park is sponsored by the United Church Home Society; a Western New York based organization founded in 1877, devoted to residential senior citizen living and care.

When constructed, Fox Run will be located on 52 tranquil Orchard Park acres set at the southeast corner of Route 20-A and California Road. The site will offer housing options consisting of one and two bedroom apartments as well as patio homes. Additionally, the Fox Run Community will offer its senior residents a variety of on site amenities including a health center, indoor pool, workshop, gift shop, banking facilities and a variety of restaurants. For more information on Fox Run visit www.foxrunorchardpark.com or call 662-5001.

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