Oktoberfest 2024 was a big success with proceeds benefiting The Brothers of Mercy Campus foundation. More than 300 runners participated in the 5K race on Friday, Sept. 6 with a few hundred more joining them for the after-race party. The rain held off for the race with the massive tent providing shelter from the drizzle later in the evening.

Chef Kyle Higgins and his staff prepared a huge German food feast featuring Bratwurst, German potato salad, sautéed red cabbage and crème puffs. There was plenty of Hofbrauhaus German beer and Riesling wine.

Music was provided by “The Polka Boys” the house band from Hofbrauhaus restaurant in Buffalo. There were gift baskets to raffle and a silent auction. The event is one of the major fundraising events benefiting the Campus Foundation each year.

Thank you to everyone who attended, ran & walked to make it a memorable night supporting the Campus Foundation!

The Russell J. Salvatore Outpatient Therapy Clinic:

Located next to the Nursing & Rehab Center, our outpatient rehab clinic provides 1-on-1 physical, occupational & speech therapy. In the video below, Lauren Grawe, PT, DPT, Director of Outpatient Rehab Services, discusses how the staff helps Western New Yorkers needing rehab for injuries, surgery recovery or chronic conditions.

"Campus Conversations With Brother Ken"

This month's episode features Brian Anderson, a volunteer at the Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Thank you to Brian and all of our volunteers for their contributions to our Campus every day! You can watch Brian's interview below.

Campus Resident of the Month: Paul Beiter, who lives at Sacred Heart Home Assisted Living & Memory Care, was our Campus Resident of August. Click here to read more about Paul.

The Art Gallery at Montabaur Heights: The fall exhibit begins Oct. 11 and runs through Dec. 31. It is called "The Light Speaks Eloquently" and features more than 30 artworks from George Grace. The gallery is open to the pubic daily from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Visitors to the Gallery can RSVP 24 hours in advance to 716-407-5102 to have lunch for $15 in the dining room between 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

George Grace is an award-winning visual artist working in mainly pastels and acrylics. He is past president of the Buffalo Society of Artists. He has done more than 2,300 artworks and several series: the steel industry, then and now; the Through-the Rain-Blurred Windshield series; portraits and Southwesterns; hundreds of nocturnes, landscapes and cityscapes. 

Many of the paintings in his Steel Plant Series come from photos he took while working as an electrician prior to the massive layoff of 1977. Many of his artworks of which are in the Western New York Steel Plant Museum and were exhibited at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center during its grand opening.