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Dunwoody Village is a non-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community located in Newtown Square, a western suburb of Philadelphia. The community is built on the grounds of an campus that has a rich history of family ownership which reaches back to the time of the American Revolution. ==William Hood Dunwoody== The community is named for William Hood Dunwoody. It sits on land which his father James Dunwoody bought from his father-in-law, William Hood.〔Historic Newtown Township, 1681-1983. Township of Newtown TriCentennial Commission, 1984. Alice and Carl Lindborg, Eds. p.81〕 Both the Hood and Dunwoody families had emigrated from England in the latter part of the 17th century. As a farm boy in the 1840s, William Dunwoody attended school at the Hood Octagonal School which still stands on the property. After his schooling, Dunwoody learned to be a broker and dealer in grain from his uncle and by age 23 he formed the flour firm of Dunwoody & Robertson. In his childhood, Dunwoody had been sickly and, at the age of 28, he took his physician’s advice by moving to Minnesota where he could remain active in the grain business.〔Historic Newtown Township, 1681-1983. Township of Newtown TriCentennial Commission, 1984. Alice and Carl Lindborg, Eds., p.193〕 He joined Washburn-Crosby Co. in Minneapolis, a prominent milling firm that produced the highly successful Gold Medal Flour. With them, Dunwoody pioneered overseas spring wheat sales and became a silent partner. After Dunwoody’s death, the company changed its commercial name to General Mills. Dunwoody spent the rest of his life in Minnesota, returning to Pennsylvania annually in order to visit his parents and siblings. Although the family farm had been subdivided after his parents’ death, William used a part of his immense wealth to reconsolidate it for the purpose of establishing a charitable home in memory of his parents. Dunwoody died in 1914, leaving a $1 million bequest to build a home in which sick or injured workers could recuperate until able to return to the workforce. In 1924, the Dunwoody Home opened its doors to needy men and operated with a trust fund that continues to this day caring for those in need. By the late 1960s, recuperative care had been transformed by visiting nurses, hospital sponsored outpatient care, and homes with extensive infirmaries. As there was no longer a pressing societal need for the services of the Dunwoody Home, utilization declined and the facilities became outdated. On the other hand, the concept of a non-profit retirement community was evolving as a viable enterprise. The trustees of the Home sought and obtained court permission to establish a retirement village with continuing care.〔Historic Newtown Township, 1681-1983. Township of Newtown TriCentennial Commission, 1984. Alice and Carl Lindborg, Eds. p.194〕 The trustees would oversee both the Home and the Village but the two would be separate financially and operationally. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dunwoody Village」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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