Ethel Evert, 94, resident of The Terraces at MapleCreek in Grand Rapids, Mich., takes a swing at the wall in The Woods at MapleCreek to begin the remodeling of two resident rooms into the new lobby and entrance, and kicking off a $32 million campus-wide renovation and expansion project. The facility is located on the MapleCreek campus on 32nd St. SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and is owned by Lutheran Social Services of Michigan. Visit www.maplecreek.org for project details.
At Ragan's Speechwriters conference in February, Mark Ragan caught up with Mike Long, Director of the White House Writer's Group, on why researching your speaker and subject matter is key to a successful speech.