DAVID CITY (SNR) - St. Joseph’s Villa and Court in David City were awarded a $15,500 grant from the Sister Adorers of the Blood of Christ Foundation.

The grant monies will be used to establish a Media Education Center that will be used for CNA classes, staff in-services and in-house CPR classes. The remaining funds will be used for maintenance of St. Joseph’s Court. 

Trish Steager, administrator of St. Joseph’s Villa, accepts the $15,500 check from board chair Sister Frances Pytlik, representative of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ Foundation.

Sister Frances Pytlik, a member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC), applied for a grant from the ASC Foundation. The Foundation is a ministry of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, US Region, that supplies financial resources for projects that carry out the mission of the Adorers, especially in their sponsored ministries.

The Adorers of the Blood of Christ began their work in David City at St. Joseph’s Villa in 1939. They continue their involvement at St. Joseph’s as members of the Villa Board and in volunteer services.

St. Joseph’s Villa exists to imitate the compassionate Jesus and follow the values of the Gospel by creating a home for elders where they feel secure, loved and respected.