Many families and ACC supporters are seeing positive changes at ACC’s Care Center on Rush River Drive under the leadership of its new administrator Heidi Wheeler and ACC’s Pres. & CEO Connie Rusynyk. Recognized by US News and World Report as one of the BEST in the nation for both Short-term and Long-term Care, the ACC Care Center is one of three Sacramento skilled nursing communities to receive this notable dual recognition in 2025.
While many great updates are happening inside the Care Center, 33 cheerful volunteers showed up with tools in hand and spent a sunny Saturday morning outside of the Care Center freshening up the planters behind the garden gazebo. Powered by donuts from Manley’s and BBQ pork buns from Dim Dim Bakery, these volunteers pulled weeds, pruned rose bushes, tilled the soil, laid mulch, and planted geraniums, marigolds, begonias, lemon thyme, and pineapple basil donated by Green Acres Nursery and Supply in Elk Grove. Seasoned local gardeners Lorna “The General” Fong and Sally Phelan helped instruct and direct the eager volunteers. Lorna and Sally also went to work fixing the aging drip irrigation system. After three short hours the planters looked amazing and in a few weeks ACC’s residents and their families will be able to enjoy some bright and colorful blooms and the fragrant scents of lemon, thyme, basil, and pineapple.
Sacramento County Supervisor Patrick Kennedy joined Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen who brought her two daughters and a crew of her dedicated district staff to pitch in as well. Special thanks to the volunteers from ARI, Inc., the Asian Pacific Islander Capital Association, and the following individuals for volunteering on this project: Rejie Baloyos, Michael Burckhard, Cynthia Curral, Lorna Fong, Joseph Garilli, Alexis Giang, Lily Ha, Samapreet Kaur, Patrick Kenedy, Margie Lie, Derrick Lim, Akenese Luluga, Leutu Luluga, Jim McRitchie, Zach Morris, John Nam, Leslie Sakai Nesley, Hana Nguyen, Lana Nguyen, Stephanie Nguyen, Farhad Noorzada, Anthony Pham, Sally Phelan, Bev Shimizu, Sylvia Tang, Ryan Tomlinson, Tai Tuioti, Bill Wong, Lynn Yamamoto, Hach Yasumura, Myra Young, and Eric Yuan.
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