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Residents Help Fulfill Mission,

Expand Opportunities

The spirit of giving is alive and well at Life Enriching
Communities, ensuring that current and future generations
at Twin Lakes and Twin Towers experience life to the
fullest.

The two communities rely on various donations, such
as bequests, one-time or multiple contributions and
charitable gift annuities, to maintain and expand their
campuses and provide services to their residents.
The Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council this year
recognized Twin Lakes resident Don Neyer and Twin
Towers residents Rev. Joe and Blanch Graham with its
Voices of Giving Award.
From L-R: Dan McManus, Executive Director, LEC Foundation, Nancy
Rev. Graham, administrator at Twin Towers from 1983 Schwandner, LEC Foundation, Rev. Joe Graham, Blanch Graham, Don
to 1996, is a retired United Methodist Church minister Neyer, Angela Betterley, LEC and Tom Reusch, LEC Foundation.
who began visiting residents at Twin Towers as part of his school boards, so I’ve been doing it for many, many
ministry. Later, he was tapped as administrator to lead a years,” Neyer says. “I just believe that if you have it, you
renovation and expansion of Twin Towers that led to its have to share it, and I like to do it with local operations
success today.
as much as I can.”
“As long as I was administrator here, I participated in McManus says Neyer and the Grahams exemplify the
helping to raise funds in all kinds of ways,” he says. “That importance of giving. The non-profit provides benevolent
was a big part of my responsibility.”
care, pastoral care, capital fundraising and underwriting
He and his wife began giving financially to the Life of various programs for Life Enriching Communities
Enriching Communities (LEC) Foundation during that residents.
time. After retiring, they lived in Fayetteville, Ohio, before Additionally, the LEC Foundation supports the Pastoral
returning in 2012 as resident members of Twin Towers, Care programs that “lead services, offer Bible studies
where they now volunteer and contribute in many ways.
and provide counseling to associates, residents, and their
Dan McManus, Executive Director of the LEC Foundation, family members,” he says.
says of Graham: “He serves on committees and is very Capital projects include the newly renovated chapel at
active, very influential. He’s a big proponent of charitable Twin Towers and a planned $70 million expansion at
giving. He and his wife have been tremendous supporters.”
Twin Lakes. All of that takes money, and many residents
Neyer, a former executive at his family’s multigenerational help kick off projects or fill in funding gaps. Funding for
business, Al. Neyer Inc. Construction Services, retired 22 the proposed Twin Lakes Community Center started
years ago and began contributing to the LEC Foundation when a resident, Shirley Davies, provided a $572,000 gift
when he and his wife moved to Twin Lakes in 2012. through her will.
He was instrumental in the completion of a mile-long “Those are the types of things that allow the foundation to
asphalt walking path that connects the central and north do the great work that it does,” McManus says.
campuses – providing both financial donations and
his construction expertise. He’s now involved in the How to Contribute
expansion project which includes new apartments and a
community center at Twin Lakes. Would you be interested in supporting a project or helping
to provide benevolent care? Contact Dan McManus,
He has a deep belief in giving back to the community. Executive Director of the Life Enriching Communities
“When I retired, I was on 15 non-profit boards and four Foundation, at 513.719.3540 or dan.mcmanus@lec.org.
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