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U.S. RESPONSE COORDINATOR FOR THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE SPEAKS TO RESIDENTS OF QUERENCIA AT BARTON CREEK
Querencia at Barton Creek senior living community recently welcomed Ambassador Lewis Lucke as he gave his first hand account of the U.S. response to the Haiti earthquake. Lucke recently served as U.S. Response Coordinator for the Haiti earthquake, leading the United States’ $1 billion relief and recovery program.“We were so happy to host Ambassador Lucke at our community,” said Nadia Sharp, lifestyles coordinator at Querencia. “It was fascinating to hear about the Haiti earthquake and the aftermath of it from someone who was personally so involved with the relief and recovery program. Our residents really enjoyed asking questions and hearing stories about Ambassador Lucke’s interesting life.”
Ambassador Lucke served for 27 years with the U.S. Agency for International Development. His prior position was that of first USAID Mission Director for Iraq, where he managed a $4 billion reconstruction and economic development program, USAID’s largest program ever, and the largest reconstruction effort funded by the United States since the Marshall Plan.
Querencia at Barton Creek is a premier life care senior living resort located at Barton Creek Boulevard and Chalk Knoll Drive in Austin, Texas, less than a mile from Barton Creek Resort & Club. The 400,000 square-foot senior living resort features 167 independent living residences, including 10 villas, on 38 acres. Residences are available in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 830 square feet to more than 2,200 square feet. The Plaza at Querencia features assisted living apartment homes in one- and two-bedroom designs, memory support suites, private nursing rooms for long-term care, and Medicare-certified private suites for short-term rehabilitation.
Querencia at Barton Creek is 501(c)3 not-for-profit senior living community sponsored by Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC), a Texas-based nonprofit organization that sponsors sister communities Edgemere in Dallas, The Buckingham in Houston, Mirador in Corpus Christi, and The Stayton at Museum Way under construction in Fort Worth. For information, visit www.QuerenciaBartonCreek.com, or call (512) 610-9401.
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