>WAVERLY (Iowa)- A sizable donation from a New Jersey philanthropist will fund an expansion at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community.
David Bolger, president of the Bolger Foundation, pledged $1.2 million to improve the skilled nursing facility at Bartels in Waverly.
Over the years, Bolger, a well-known benefactor, has donated millions of dollars to projects in Northeast Iowa. He has made personal and professional connections in the state.
Deb Schroeder, president and chief executive officer at Bartels, is grateful to the Bolger Foundation for its high level of support. The Bolger donation is the largest gift toward the skilled nursing project, Schroeder said, and may be the largest, single charitable gift to the retirement community in its history.
“This is so significant,” Schroeder said. “That’s a really big gift.”
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