A soft landing for life’s unexpected turns.

Contributing to this fund allows you to support our residents who experience financial hardship through no fault of their own. This crucial financial assistance serves those who may outlive their resources and allows them to live with peace of mind and dignity. You can contribute to this vital program in several ways. Donations can be set up monthly and made year-round. We also ask you to consider a gift above and beyond for our Mother’s Day offering and through the Angel Tree offering during Christmas and the holidays. It is simple to set up an automatic donation online. Please click the “DONATE” button below or call our office for personal assistance, at (704) 532-5333.

“When I moved to Aldersgate, I had plenty of money to continue to pay my way throughout my life. However, my husband was diagnosed with a catastrophic illness that took a toll on our finances. He has since passed, and I was left with very few funds. I am so thankful that I chose Aldersgate. Aldersgate Resident Assistance Fund was my safety net.”
—Aldersgate resident and Resident Assistance Fund recipient

“I give to the Aldersgate Resident Assistance Fund because my philosophy is ‘There but for the grace of God go I,’ which to me means, do unto others as you would have done unto you. My Aldersgate neighbors are my family, and I love the idea of giving what I can to support this fund.”
—Donor to Resident Assistance Fund recipient

Funding targeted at the greatest, most urgent needs at Aldersgate.

The Horizon Fund gives us maximum adaptability in addressing the most urgent needs of our residents, campus and team. By giving to the Horizon Fund, your gift directly ensures the ongoing development of our community by further putting our mission into action.

The Horizon Fund provides financial support for a wide range of projects that improve the quality of life for our residents. These can include new wellness or life enrichment programs, special campus wide events, beautification projects or support for new or existing amenities.

For example, during COVID-19, the Horizon Fund became vital in helping us manage the many unforeseen issues brought about by the pandemic. It was used in part to stock our Aldersgate Food Pantry to address food insecurity for team member families hardest hit by the pandemic.

It also helped us create the Learning Support Pod, ensuring that Aldersgate team members wouldn’t have to choose between childcare and online schooling or their jobs. This helped us retain experienced team members and avoid workforce shortages, which could have impacted our residents or quality of service.

Aldersgate is thoughtfully growing and always seeking to improve the lives of the elders we serve. The Horizon Fund assists us in that mission by looking ahead to what is next while giving us greater peace of mind for whatever surprises the future holds.

To honor 25 years of service to elders as well as her current tenure as Aldersgate’s first female President and CEO, Aldersgate has established a scholarship in Suzanne Hodge Pugh’s name. The Suzanne Hodge Pugh Leadership Development Scholarship for Women provides practical educational assistance in cultivating strong female leaders, promotes leadership diversity, and encourages female professional development. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to help us fund this scholarship to its fullest level.

Leave a lasting legacy at Aldersgate.

Legacy gifts help sustain and strengthen Aldersgate’s ability to serve our community today and for generations to come.

Gifts to the Legacy Fund at Aldersgate can be made through estate planning, retirement and IRA accounts, trusts, stock, insurance, real estate, endowment giving or a portion of the refundable Aldersgate entrance fee.

Whether you put your donation to work today or after your lifetime, you are making a meaningful investment and creating a lasting impact on the lives of elders, families and the community.

Begin your legacy at Aldersgate.

The Legacy Fund is essential to Aldersgate’s long-term planning by creating a predictable source of funding to address present and future needs. Donors who make planned gifts are inducted into our Legacy Society and honored at our annual luncheon.

Whether you’re giving back to Aldersgate because we had a profound impact in your life or in the life of an elder you know, your legacy gift will continue to nurture generations to come.

As you consider giving your support and leave a lasting legacy, we’d love to connect with you and begin the conversation about ways you can build your legacy with Aldersgate. Please contact Karen Gipson, Chief Mission Advancement Officer at (704) 532-5333.

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Opening Minds through Art (OMA) is an award-winning, evidence-based, intergenerational art-making project for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of neurocognitive disorders.

Aldersgate is the only retirement living community in North Carolina to offer this unique, ground-breaking project to its elders. Through OMA, elders express themselves, despite their diagnosis of dementia. The projects are intentionally structured to promote the social engagement, autonomy and dignity of the artists with dementia.

The OMA art-making process involves carefully structured steps aimed at maximizing the possibility of creative expression. Elder artists are provided with manageable choices and failure-free activities that allow them to become active agents in their own creative process. Each artist is paired with a volunteer in six, one-on-one art-making sessions. The relationship-building between the elder artist and the volunteer is a win-win for all parties—elders with dementia have a no-risk environment for creative expression and volunteers can build meaningful relationships.

For those who like something tangible, please consider donating to our Community Beautification Fund. Sponsor a shrub in our rose garden or a bench to honor a loved one’s memory while adding more beauty to our scenic campus.