Bishop emeritus Roger Gries joined with administrators, donors and supporters of Mount Alverna Village in Parma on March 23 for a ground blessing/breaking ceremony marking a major campus expansion, including the start of construction for a new building, an addition and a renovation project totaling $10 million.
This major capital effort has three key goals:
- To erect an addition to the existing building allowing for the relocation of therapy services and life enrichment activities.
- To construct a new building dedicated to memory care and assisted living services.
- To renovate all vacated areas in the existing building for additional resident services and amenities.
During the ceremony, Bishop Gries first blessed the ground which was to be broken and then participated in the groundbreaking itself.
?I am honored and pleased to be invited to take part in this fantastic endeavor to meet the needs of so many people,? said Bishop Gries. ?I want to thank the associates and the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago