{"id":5768,"date":"2019-04-29T15:20:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T19:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/?page_id=5768"},"modified":"2021-10-04T15:40:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T19:40:30","slug":"traditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/history-of-medford-leas\/the-first-forty-years\/traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5768\" class=\"elementor elementor-5768\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa8b0ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa8b0ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eed5518\" data-id=\"eed5518\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fafb33a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fafb33a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bef664\" data-id=\"6bef664\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafbc06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eafbc06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Helen Biddle Porter<\/strong> had been a successful Moorestown businesswoman and member of the Estaugh Board when she moved to Medford Leas in\u00a01971.\u00a0In September of that year, she called the residents together and began their regular Monday evening meetings for discussion of mutual problems. In November of that year, the group elected officers. They called themselves the Residents Council, a name changed to\u00a0Medford Leas Residents Association\u00a0when they adopted their first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/activities\/mlra-lcra-governance\/\">constitution<\/a>. To this day, MLRA meets on Monday evening, but only once a month.<\/p><p>Helen Biddle Porter also originated the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/activities\/creative-arts\/#knitting\">Sewing and Knitting Group<\/a>,\u00a0which met every Monday morning, but now meets on Wednesdays. For single people, she planned the Buddy System, which became the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/activities\/social\/#friend\">Friendly Visitors<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dc1713 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dc1713\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24abc9f\" data-id=\"24abc9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35c4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c35c4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And she started the <a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/activities\/service\/#gift\">Gift Shop<\/a>, which was first set up in a laundry room in Court 1. Until 1981, the shop was run by two or three residents who did all the buying, pricing, and selling, creating a financial surplus each year. At different times, profits have been given to the Activities Fund, the Employee Appreciation Fund, and the Reserve Fund, a fund that helps residents who need assistance to meet expenses.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/activities\/service\/#thrift\">The Thrift Shop<\/a>\u00a0was opened in 1976, initially to allow staff to buy items that residents no longer needed or wanted. Since residents were not permitted to give gifts to employees, the Thrift Shop became a way to make their possessions available. Initially, an MLRA Board member was in charge and staff of Environmental Services used handtrucks to move heavy objects to or from apartments. The Director of Environmental Services also served as the cashier until 1979.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fd68de\" data-id=\"9fd68de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a7d642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a7d642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/41GiftshopCr.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Gift Shop 1980 \u2013 Reagan, Carter, and Anderson\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc3NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2ZveGdsb3Zlc3lzdGVtcy5jb21cL1Byb3RvdHlwZXNcL21scmFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzA0XC80MUdpZnRzaG9wQ3IuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/41GiftshopCr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5776\" alt=\"Gift Shop 1980 \u2013 Reagan, Carter, and Anderson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/41GiftshopCr.jpg 350w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/41GiftshopCr-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gift Shop 1980 \u2013 Reagan, Carter, and Anderson<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-400f0e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"400f0e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dd2cfc\" data-id=\"6dd2cfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666d1a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"666d1a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, one resident is in charge, another is treasurer, and dozens sort, display, and sell the mountains of donations that are received every week. Maintenance staff moves heavy items to and from apartments.<\/p><p>Over the years, residents working in the Thrift Shop have become expert in finding outlets for items that are unsold at Medford Leas. Valuable jewelry and antiques are sold to dealers. Unsold clothing and furniture might go to Goodwill Industries or the Extended Hand in Mount Holly. Books sometimes go to the Burlington County Library or to a book dealer.<\/p><p>Funds raised through Thrift Shop sales support the Nurses Scholarship Fund. Like the Gift Shop\u2019s profits, at one time they went to the Reserve Fund and the Employee Appreciation Fund.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-91df333 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91df333\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b79e18a\" data-id=\"b79e18a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a602cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a602cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In December 1971 the residents held a Christmas Appreciation Party for staff and residents. Each staff member received a gift of money and a fruit cake. Thus began the Medford Leas tradition of financial gifts to staff. The entertainment evolved to what is by now the highlight of every year, the Employee Holiday Show.<\/p><p>Beginning in August 1971, a one-bedroom apartment was made available for over-night guests, a tradition that grew into the current arrangements for guests in several guest rooms and a guest cottage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85e9abd\" data-id=\"85e9abd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b3d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0b3d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/42HolidayShow1988Cr.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Luau Holiday Show, 1988\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc3NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2ZveGdsb3Zlc3lzdGVtcy5jb21cL1Byb3RvdHlwZXNcL21scmFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzA0XC80MkhvbGlkYXlTaG93MTk4OENyLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/42HolidayShow1988Cr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5777\" alt=\"Luau Holiday Show, 1988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/42HolidayShow1988Cr.jpg 342w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/42HolidayShow1988Cr-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Luau Holiday Show, 1988<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e3c48e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e3c48e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3eb877\" data-id=\"a3eb877\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfefd9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfefd9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During its 40 years, Medford Leas has acquired many other traditions: the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/activities\/service\/#display\">Display Case<\/a>, which changes every 2-3 months; <a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/activities\/social\/#dup\">bridge<\/a> on Wednesdays and Fridays; <a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/activities\/recreation\/#ten\">tennis<\/a>;\u00a0Sports Day\u00a0on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, and Labor Day; art shows put on by the Studio artists; the Art Gallery; an annual\u00a0flower show; a Passover Seder; the scarecrow walk;\u00a0gingerbread houses; holiday decorations that now include Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9edb00e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9edb00e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c896d6\" data-id=\"5c896d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-11b8ffd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11b8ffd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64de940\" data-id=\"64de940\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb2ca6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2eb2ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cecee7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cecee7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f24f14e\" data-id=\"f24f14e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03bc6af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03bc6af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"In the Beginning\" href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/history-of-medford-leas\/buildings-and-changes\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">&lt; Previous: <\/span><\/a><a title=\"In the Beginning\" href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/history-of-medford-leas\/buildings-and-changes\/\">Buildings &amp; Changes<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c70c955\" data-id=\"c70c955\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387d583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"387d583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/mlra\/history-of-medford-leas\/governance\/\">Next: Governance &gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helen Biddle Porter had been a successful Moorestown businesswoman and member of the Estaugh Board when she moved to Medford Leas in\u00a01971.\u00a0In September of that year, she called the residents together and began their regular Monday evening meetings for discussion of mutual problems. 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