Friends group
Ok friends group I have a dinner date for Jan. 19th Sunday at 2 p.m. at El Patron in Coal City this will be the 1st dinner this year and 1 of many to come so if you would like to be a part of this group please let me know we also have a summer picnic which is a lot of fun, so what better way to get to know each other and families then to spend time away from the hustle and bustle and become a family of friends inside and out of Riverside. God bless you all.
Monty Trammel
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Several chances to vote for Riverside in Daily Journal’s Readers’ Choice Awards
The Daily Journal has opened voting for the 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards and there are several categories to vote Riverside.
Once you cast your first vote, you will with your name and email. From there, you can cast one vote per category per day until voting closes on January 26.
It is applicable to vote for Riverside in the following categories (in bold). The sub-bullet point(s) is the item to select.
- People & Places > Place to Work
- Riverside Healthcare
- Riverside Healthcare
- Health & Beauty > Fitness Center/Gym
- Riverside Health Fitness Center
- Riverside Health Fitness Center
- Health & Beauty > Assisted Living
- Riverside Senior Live Communities
- Riverside Miller Healthcare
- People & Places > Large Sized Business (76+ employees)
- Riverside Healthcare
- Riverside Healthcare
- People & Places > Personal Trainer
- Bobby DeLira – Riverside Health Fitness Center
- Bobby DeLira – Riverside Health Fitness Center
- Shopping > Gift Store
- Riverside Healthcare’s Marketplace Gift Shop
For more information and to vote, go to https://kankakeedailyjournal.secondstreetapp.com/DJ-Readers-Choice-2025/.
Lifting As We Climb: Advancing Together Through DEI
At 11:30 a.m. Thursday, January 16, a Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce Women in Networking event will feature guest speaker Tierra Dixon-Sullivan, Riverside Healthcare’s DEI Coordinator, as she speaks on Lifting As We Climb: Advancing Together Through DEI.
The event, presented by Riverside Healthcare, will be held at Adventure Commons, 70 Ken Hayes Drive, Bourbonnais, and will include lunch. The cost is $20 for chamber members or $60 for prospective members.
Santa’s Sleigh brings Christmas to 52 families
In its 18th year, the Santa’s Sleigh project at Riverside provides Christmas gifts for area families in need. What started with 12 families has now grown to 52 families.
“It’s a way we can give back to the community,” said Riverside Community Liaison Nancy Moore, who oversees this project every year.
Final blood drive of the year
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, the American Red Cross will host the final blood drive of the year at Riverside Healthcare (Johnson Lecture Hall). Appointments are needed and are available by logging into www.redcrossblood.org or calling Alison Paglin at 815-935-7535 ext. 31825.
Those who come to give blood get a long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt. Save time by visiting www.RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to get ready for your appointment.
