Gentog History

Marcie’s Masks

This project is completed. Masks are no longer available. A message from Marcie Jones, Gentog owner: In April 2020 I began sewing facemasks to help our community fight COVID-19. Originally I was sewing for my family and for the staff, children and seniors. As time wore on, people realized that mask wearing will be with us for

Gentog History, Gentog Seniors, Inspirations

I Love You, Bob

I love you, Bob I have had the pleasure of getting to know an amazing woman who runs an adult day program in our state. She is passionate about helping the seniors in her town, and it all began with a desire to keep her own husband happy as he faced dementia. She recently

Gentog History

Celebrating 4 Years of Bringing Generations Together

My, how time flies!! Four years ago, on April 22, 2008, we opened our doors and welcomed the lovely ladies you see pictured here...Anne and Hailey. For many weeks we had fun with Hailey 4 days a week, and Anne visited once a week. The rest of our time was spent decorating, buying and planning

Faith, Gentog History

If God Brings You To It…Part 2

In our first 2 ½ years of business we’ve been very blessed. We’ve received financing when we needed it. We’ve received surprise donations of furniture or craft supplies. We are blessed by new clients that come through our doors because they’ve heard from a friend that ours is a very special place. Volunteers come to

Faith, Gentog History

If God Brings You To It

"If God brings you to it, he'll bring you through it." My parents gave me a card with that phrase on it shortly after we opened Gentog. I have it on my bulletin board, and I pause to read it often. Starting a business is not easy. Starting a business as 2 women over 50

Gentog History, Gentog Seniors, Inspirations

Bob Jones – My Inspiration

[caption id="attachment_92" align="alignnone" width="300"] Is there a treasure in that pocket, Grandpa Bob?[/caption] Before Gentog opened it's doors it was a dream. It took several months of planning to figure out what kind of business Murt and I would build. We knew we wanted to do it, but it was scary to leave the security of

Gentog History

Gentog’s First Post

We've been open for 28 months now. There are so many stories to tell. Funny stories. Sad stories. Heartwarming tales from our intergenerational activities. So how best to tell them? I guess it's time to jump into the world of blogging. People who are interested can read. Murt and I can share our stories. Perhaps we'll

Gentog History

The beginning…

Gentog Stories We've been open for 28 months now. There are so many stories to tell. Funny stories. Sad stories. Heartwarming tales from our intergenerational activities. So how best to tell them? I guess it's time to jump into the world of blogging. People who are interested can read. Murt and I can share our