Christmas Spirit Week

Finally. Sweater weather.

Wear one to make the season better.

Spot the Friendship Haven display at Lights at Kennedy all month long.

Join us December 5–7, 12–14, and 16–19.

And remember to vote for #26!

Christmas party in the Tompkins Celebration Center!

To schedule an appointment with Doug, please contact Jen Lane at jen.lane@friendshiphaven.org

Tompkins Celebration Center

Color to your hearts content in the Highland Herum Family Fireside Library.

Tompkins Celebration Center

Every Sundae -oops, we mean Sunday- at 2pm, ice cream is served in the River Ridge Dining Room.

• 10:30 am - Outside the Kenyon Place Hearth Dining Room

• 11:30 am - Outside the River Ridge Dining Room

Join our Creative Writing Class every Friday at 2 pm in the River Ridge Ann Smeltzer Room.

Join us all in the Tompkins Celebration Center for this month’s Happy Hour!

Berry Hearing Services will be here at 1:30pm in the Kenyon Place Rose Legler Room.

Tompkins Celebration Center

Every month, we hold a Town Hall for residents to hear from our leadership team about what's happening at Friendship Haven and ask questions. We also invite someone from our community to speak about what they do.

First Presbyterian Church will be here in the Tompkins Celebration Center.

Spot the Friendship Haven display at Lights at Kennedy all month long.

Join us December 5–7, 12–14, and 16–19.

And remember to vote for #26!

Join other retired nurses for fellowship and fun.

Coffee will be served in the Friendship Haven Tompkins Celebration Center at 1:30 pm.

Please contact Deb Larson at 515.571.3799 if you plan on attending.

The first week of every month, a Iowa Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association support group is held right here at Friendship Haven. It will be held from 11:00am - 12:00pm at the Schmoker Building (where Rock Steady Boxing is held).

If you're interested in participating, you can register online at apdaparkinson.org/ia.

Strength in optimism. Hope in progress.

Our Simpson Health Center Administrator, Erin Hoversten-Majewski, will hold a family Zoom meeting on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 4:00 pm. She’ll be letting you know what’s happening and answering any questions you may have.

Interested in joining? Here are the details:

• Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84257605881?pwd=aKan3HfnqLt2S6beuUIMfkjhhFJJ76.1

• Meeting ID: 842 5760 5881

• Passcode: 896060

• Dial by your location

  • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

  • +1 646 931 3860 US

  • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

  • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

  • +1 305 224 1968 US

  • +1 309 205 3325 US

  • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

  • +1 360 209 5623 US

  • +1 386 347 5053 US

  • +1 507 473 4847 US

  • +1 564 217 2000 US

  • +1 669 444 9171 US

  • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

  • +1 689 278 1000 US

  • +1 719 359 4580 US

  • +1 253 205 0468 US

  • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

Kenyon Place Conference Room

Every Sundae -oops, we mean Sunday- at 2pm, ice cream is served in the River Ridge Dining Room.

Help celebrate at the open house!

Join our Creative Writing Class every Friday at 2 pm in the River Ridge Ann Smeltzer Room.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Morning Coffee Club - formerly known as the Golden Kiwanis - meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 9:30 am in the River Ridge Ann Smeltzer Room.

The fourth Tuesday of every month, an Alzheimer’s support group is held right here at Friendship Haven. It will be held at 3:30pm in the Kenyon Place Rose Legler Room.

Every Sundae -oops, we mean Sunday- at 2pm, ice cream is served in the River Ridge Dining Room.

Join us for all things apple at Fall Fest in the Tompkins Celebration Center!