UMC - Abundant Life for Seniors

10/27/2025

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10/25/2025

Since 2020, the UMC Foundation’s annual video presentations have showcased the mission, impact, and abundant life within our UMC communities. We love to highlight the inspiring stories of our residents, dedication of our teammates, and the transformational programs made possible through generous donor support!

This year’s theme is taking it back to basics with United Together: A Celebration of Love!

10/24/2025

We hope you can join us at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow night, October 25th for the UMC Foundation's 5th Annual Virtual Program, United Together: A Celebration of Love!

Our program will be LIVE here on our page and the UMC YouTube channel. This event is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together as a community and highlight heartfelt resident experiences, the dedication of our teammates, and the transformational connections that are made possible through generous donor support.

Special thanks to our two Premiere Level Sponsors, Sweetwater Construction Corp. and Hawks and Company. Ron Witt, Marty Rosica, and their top-notch teams have formed genuine, lasting relationships with our communities and have supported the UMC Foundation for many years. We can always count on them to champion abundant life for seniors!

10/22/2025

Outstanding hospitality truly defines the UMC experience. We are excited to see our Elevation Hospitality program come to life at Collingswood Manor, a UMC Community, as we celebrate teammates like Angela who make every day for our residents exceptional!

At UMC, we believe that outstanding hospitality leads to exceptional resident experiences.

Our Elevation Hospitality program at Collingswood Manor is designed to elevate the everyday by going above and beyond and transform routine interactions into moments of personalized service, thoughtful gestures, and heartfelt engagement.

We are proud to celebrate one of this month's Peak Performers, Angela Hoopes, from our Building Services team! We are so grateful for all of Angela's hard work and dedication to our residents and the entire Collingswood Manor family.

Congratulations, Angela! 🥳

10/21/2025

We are thankful for all of the continued interest and enthusiasm surrounding UMC's President & CEO Mark Lenhard's TEDxCapeMay presentation, "Re-Envisioning Aging Successfully." It was an honor to be part of this special event dedicated to sharing "ideas worth spreading."

The great team at TEDxCapeMay is hard at work, carefully editing and producing the final videos of all the 2025 participants' presentations. We expect to have a link ready to share in late November.

We look forward to sharing the official video of Mark's talk with you when it is ready and would be so grateful if you'd spread it among your networks to continue the conversation about what it means to age successfully and live abundantly.

Stay tuned! 😄

10/13/2025

We are excited to share that UMC has partnered with MemoMate to further strengthen our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences in senior living.

Through MemoMate’s AI-powered platform, we will gain a deeper understanding of what truly matters to residents, their families, and our teammates.

With this new partnership, we will:
• Capture authentic resident and family voices in real time
• Identify trends and opportunities across our communities
• Empower teams with actionable insights that enhance satisfaction and quality of life

This collaboration reflects UMC’s ongoing dedication to resident-centered innovation and our mission to continuously elevate the senior living experience. We look forward to the positive impact this partnership will bring to our communities.

10/09/2025

A proud moment for UMC at TEDxCapeMay! 😃

This past Sunday, our President & CEO, Mark Lenhard, took the stage at Convention Hall for TEDxCapeMay 2025: Being Human.

Mark's talk focused on re-envisioning aging successfully and exploring what it means to age and live abundantly, both as individuals and as members of an engaged, multi-generational community.

The day was an incredible success, and Mark's message received an enthusiastic response from both attendees and fellow presenters. It was truly an honor to be part of this special program devoted to sharing "ideas worth spreading."

Huge thanks to the TEDxCapeMay organizers, volunteers, and everyone behind the scenes who made this inspiring event run so smoothly. TEDx will release the official video of Mark's talk in late November, and we can't wait to share it with you once it's available.

In the meantime, enjoy some of these behind-the-scenes photos from Sunday and stay tuned for further insights from this special event!

10/08/2025

THAT'S A WRAP! 🎤

We want to give a standing ovation to everyone who made the GSA Foundation's Fall 2025 concert series at the PNC Bank Arts Center such a roaring success!

Over the course of four incredible shows, including the fourth and final performance last Friday night, we had the chance to meet thousands of attendees, share our mission, and enjoy some great music.

UMC and UMCF were so proud to be the Presenting Sponsors for the Fall 2025 shows and are grateful to have been part of the series. We are already looking forward to Spring 2026!

Stay tuned for upcoming shows by joining the GSAF mailing list and keeping up to date on our FB page.

The UMC Foundation was thrilled to be the presenting sponsor of the Garden State Arts Foundation’s Fall 2025 Concert Series. Across […]

10/06/2025

A big thank you to our friends from Pulse Vascular for visiting Wesley by the Bay and offering an education workshop for our residents.

Mekayla did a fantastic job sharing important health information and connecting with everyone, bringing smiles and even some tasty pretzels!

We look forward to welcoming them back soon!😀

10/02/2025

Last week we held a special gathering at the UMC Home Office, as our team was treated to a sneak peek of President & CEO Mark Lenhard’s upcoming TEDxCapeMay presentation on "Re-envisioning Aging Successfully."

We also surprised Mark with a fun little birthday celebration, capped off with a delicious cake that was out of this galaxy!

Be there this Sunday, October 5th at the Cape May Convention Hall, to hear from Mark and the rest of the 2025 TEDxCapeMay speakers.

Get your tickets now: https://www.tedxcapemay.com/

09/30/2025

It was another FANTASTIC day at the PNC Bank Arts Center! 😀

We had an absolutely amazing time at yesterday's GSA Foundation's "An Afternoon of Music & Memories!" As the Presenting Sponsor of this incredible concert series, we are so proud to support events that bring the community together and create such joyful, memorable experiences.

It was a true pleasure connecting with everyone who stopped by to say hello, and we can’t wait to be part of the next show in this amazing series!

Be sure to get your FREE tickets for the final show of the Fall season, this Friday at 7pm! https://crm.nonprofiteasy.com/12080/Pages/Events/ #/Details/12408//

09/30/2025

Join us THIS Sunday, October 5th at TEDxCapeMay 2025: Being Human. UMC President & CEO Mark Lenhard will share “Re-envisioning Aging Successfully”—an inspiring vision of purpose, vitality, and joy at every stage of life.

Thanks to the UMC Foundation, complimentary tickets include admission to all talks plus a post-event reception at Congress Hall Hotel!

Seats are limited. Please reserve only if you plan to attend. We’d love to see you in Cape May for this unique day of ideas and inspiration!

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From the TEDxCape May stage at Cape May Convention Hall on October 5th, Mark Lenhard will propose a transformative shift in understanding what it means to “age successfully.”

Moving beyond the traditional quantitative markers of senior healthcare, Mark will emphasize the importance of qualitative aspects of quality of life. He will explore how both traditional and unexpected partners can collaborate with senior living providers to reframe aging as positive, natural experience. By taking a “hopeful contrarian” approach to questioning and re-examining traditional methods, this presentation will chart a course towards innovative practices that challenge stereotypes and create and environment where aspiration for life can continue at any age.

Read about all of this year's speakers and secure your seats at https://www.tedxcapemay.com/