{"id":3098,"date":"2025-05-21T11:31:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concordia3.wpenginepowered.com\/sumner\/blog\/2025-spring-fling-luncheon-blossoms-with-generosity\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:31:44","slug":"2025-spring-fling-luncheon-blossoms-with-generosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/concordialm.org\/sumner\/blog\/2025-spring-fling-luncheon-blossoms-with-generosity\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Spring Fling Luncheon Blossoms with Generosity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 16th biannual Concordia Spring Fling Luncheon (formerly our Fashion Show), themed \u201cComing Up Roses,\u201d welcomed more than 220 residents, staff and family members, local community members and church representatives for a joyful day of entertainment, shopping and delicious food on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butlercc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Butler Country Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guests were treated to a delightful performance by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeport.k12.pa.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freeport High School<\/a> Musical Department, along with opportunities to win big and shop local: 47 raffle baskets, 140 mystery bags and 11 vendors rounded out the festivities. While final figures are still being calculated, the event is expected to raise approximately $12,500 for the Good Samaritan Endowment Fund for <a href=\"https:\/\/concordialm.org\/charitable-giving\/\">charitable care<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A heartfelt thank-you goes out to everyone who made this event possible \u2013 our dedicated committee members, volunteers, generous basket donors and all who attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click through the gallery below to see photos from the event, and don\u2019t forget to share your own snapshots with us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ConcordiaLM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/concordia_lm\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark your calendars for Concordia\u2019s next big event \u2013 our <a href=\"https:\/\/concordialm.org\/events\/concordia-summer-festival-2025\/\">144th Annual Summer Festival on Sunday, July 27<\/a>. You won\u2019t want to miss this family-friendly day of food, fellowship and fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Founded in 1881, Concordia Lutheran Ministries is a faith-based, CARF-accredited Aging Services Network and recipient of the inaugural Pennsylvania Department of Aging Excellence in Quality Care Award. As one of the largest nonprofit senior care providers in the country, the organization serves 50,000 people annually through in-home care and inpatient locations.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 16th biannual Concordia Spring Fling Luncheon (formerly our Fashion Show), themed \u201cComing Up Roses,\u201d welcomed more than 220 residents, staff and family members, local community members and church representatives for a joyful day of entertainment, shopping and delicious food on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the Butler Country Club. 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