Azura Memory Care and Assisted Living’s Post

Core Value Winner Wednesday 💙 We are so excited to announce this quarter's Core Value Winners! Our team members have gone above and beyond, embodying the values that are at the heart of our company culture. Join us in congratulating... Noelle Corona, Quality of Life Coordinator at Azura of Fox Point Noelle’s nominator shares, “I’m writing to express the importance and impact of Noelle Corona’s efforts to help our mother, Wilma B. Boese, realize her dream — seeing her children’s book, Dirty Yellow Sneakers, in print — via Azura and the Dream Program. Mom has written children’s stories all of her life. She was encouraged by publishers, but never secured a publishing contract. Having Noelle produce her book with original illustrations (that she helped with) was undoubtedly a moving, exciting, and rewarding experience for mom. Watching the news segments, I recognized the joy and pride in mom’s face as she read what she could to the children at the school next door. I heard about the Dream Program when I was visiting mom at Azura, and I had no doubt as to her unfulfilled dream. As a published writer, professional editor, and former publisher, I knew it would take a special person to bring one of mom’s manuscripts to life with the love and care it deserved. Enter Noelle.” “When Noelle called me to talk about the project, I quickly became confident she would engage mom in making her dream come true in a meaningful way. My brother, Peter Boese, and I both feel Noelle did a stellar, heartfelt, and quality job with the manuscript as well as executing the ever-important step of bringing mom (and the fruit of her talents) to an audience — the school kids next door. Further, Noelle capitalized on mom’s birthday: It was the same date as the school event. What a day for Wilma! We knew Azura had an opportunity for publicity with mom and the book. Working with local television crews, Noelle balanced mom’s needs with the media’s, which was very important to us. We are grateful to Noelle for her professionalism, her understanding, and her sincere — and successful — efforts to make our mom’s dream a reality. At the age of 86, Wilma B. Boese is now a published author. Her voice has been heard. We love Dirty Yellow Sneakers! Mostly, though, we are happy for our mom. We wish Noelle future successes as she fulfills the dreams of people with dementia. What could be more rewarding?”

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