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AFFORDABLE LIVING

New and Improved

AFFORDABLE LIVING AT SEQUOIA PLACE GETS A FACE LIFT

e recently completed some substantial We also were to do the following Capital
updates and renovations to our Affordable Improvements:
WLiving Community in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Replaced the two original heat providing boilers for the
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis building which were 25 years old; and replaced the
Affordable Housing Program provided the financial community kitchen cabinetry to match the cabinets in
support and our sponsoring Bank was Old National the units. We also made some cosmetic and structural
Bank in Grand Rapids. In addition, we had tremendous improvements to the building's front entrance, cement
support from HUD and portico, which adds to the curb appeal. The project
and G Fisher of was completed in about 60 days, and the residents are
Farmington Hills. thrilled with the updates.
Long-time Samaritas
partner, Louis Prues,
took on the role of
project manager and
was pivotal in the
renovation's success.

We replaced the
hallway and community room carpeting, replaced
cabinetry and lighting in our residential apartments,
and the residents all received new appliances, kitchen
and bathroom countertops and kitchen and bathroom
fixtures, such as faucets, drains, and garbage disposals.

EXCITING NEWS IN MUSKEGON!

We are so pleased to announce that Samaritas has been
informed by the Michigan State Housing Development
Authority (MSHDA) that our application for tax credit
financing for the purpose of building an affordable housing
community for seniors in downtown Muskegon has been
approved. This project will include 54 new apartments in a
four story building that will also allow us to consolidate our
Child & Family services in the Muskegon area (e.g. adoption,
foster care, home-based counseling, administrative offices,
and persons with disabilities) into the bottom story of this
building. Consolidating our continuum of services into one
campus will enable us to provide these services with
maximum efficiency and effectiveness.

New Samaritas Board Member

John Vande Guchte, new Samaritas Board Director, is from west Michigan. John is the Director/Senior Wealth
Advisor at Strategies Wealth Advisors in Grand Rapids. He has attended Grand Valley State University and Calvin
University, obtaining Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy and a Master of Science Degree in Taxation.
He attends church at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, where he serves on the Finance Council.
John and his wife, Meg, have four children: Jack, Kate, Joe and Luke, along with their family dog Wrigley. 19