I had always heard Meadowlark Hills is for older adults, but when I moved in, I found out Meadowlark Hills keeps us young.
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On Feb. 14 about 25 years ago, Meadowlark resident Marion Pelton, a retired professor of music at Kansas State University and longtime supporter of the arts, walked into the chief executive officer’s office with a rose and an envelope. According to then CEO Steve Shields, his first thought was that Pelton, a friend and mentor, was bringing him a Valentine’s Day remembrance, but when he opened the envelope, he found a signed check.
“What is this for?” Shields asked.
“To buy art,” Pelton replied. “We need beauty around us at every age.” In addition to the monetary contribution, Pelton also donated her personal art collection to Meadowlark, including paintings by several K-State artists, as well as two baby grand pianos.
Pelton’s donations and a decision several years later to renovate Meadowlark’s first floor community spaces prompted the formation of Meadowlark’s Art Committee in 2005. Original members Jay Nelson, the former owner of Manhattan’s downtown art gallery, and resident Jo Lindly wrote that the committee’s purpose was to use a portion of the project budget to purchase art for the renovated spaces and to document and place the existing art collection.
I had always heard Meadowlark Hills is for older adults, but when I moved in, I found out Meadowlark Hills keeps us young.
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