Residents as well as past and present board members recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the St. David's House Society.
The independent living seniors' residence includes two homes in Tsawwassen, the first opened in 1992 while a second was added two years later.
"It's been a wonderful project," said board member Margaret Harvey, who's been involved since the beginning. Her late husband John was on the building committee and their son Andrew is now also a board member.
Harvey said St. David's House is for independent seniors who aren't ready for a nursing home.
"They look after themselves," she said.
About 40 to 50 people attended an anniversary event July 15, which included cake and live music.
A 1994 story in the Optimist noted St. David's parish wanted to reach out to the community at large and began to look at the feasibility of building a seniors residence on church property. A separate non-denominational society was formed that looked to Abbeyfield, a collection of societies which set up and manage houses, as an example.
