Precept Builders' Grand Opening Supports Friends House
Rogers, AR (March 23, 2006) - Friends House Adult Day
Care was the surprise beneficiary of Precept Builders' Rogers office grand opening.
On Wednesday, Precept Builders Vice President Barney Saia and Team Leader Terry
Searcy presented a check in the amount of $13,200 to Friends House Director
Myrtia Ruskauff. The Dallas-based company raised $6,600 through a silent auction
held during the grand opening and matched the amount.
"If it wasn't for the community and people like Precept Builders we couldn't exist,"
Ruskauff said.
She wasn't expecting the generous donation.
"It was a pleasant surprise," Ruskauff said about the gift. "They sought us out."
Friends House will use the donation to not only subsidize the activities planned for its
clients but also in its future planning of adult day care in Northwest Arkansas.
"As the baby boomers continue to age, Friends House will continue to grow and
serve the area," Ruskauff said. "We will continue to treat everyone with dignity and
respect while increasing their feelings of self-worth and accomplishment."
Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas, a not-for-profit faith-based health
system, provides healthcare services to residents in northwest Arkansas and
southwest Missouri. The System includes St. Mary's Hospital, The Gardens at Osage
Terrace Assisted Living Facility and Mercy Medical Clinics in 22 locations throughout
northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri. Mercy is currently constructing a
state-of-the-art medical campus just east of Interstate 540 off of New Hope Road in
southwest Rogers. When completed in 2007, the campus will include a 350,000-square-foot
medical center with 200 beds and a medical office building to accommodate 90 physicians.
Left to Right:
- Terry Searcy, Team Leader, Precept Builders
- Barney Saia, Vice President, Precept Builders
- Myrtia Ruskauff, Director, Friends House
- Jennifer LaPerre, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas
- Tobias Meeker, Vice President of Mission and Ethics, Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas
