The residents of Ballard Care and Rehabilitation have a new high-definition television thanks to resident Joseph Rohrbach's "Winter Cabin Under a Starry Night," which won a national art contest.
Joseph Rohrbach, a resident at Ballard Care and Rehabilitation Center, should be a popular guy at the center in Crown Hill.
Rohrbach won $1,150 for Ballard Care in the national SunBridge Healthcare holiday art contest. The money is being used for a new high-definition television for the residents.
Every year, SunBridge Healthcare holds a holiday art contest at its care centers. Artwork is created by the residents and then voted on by SunBridge employees.
Rohrbach's piece, "Winter Cabin Under a Starry Night," chosen over submissions from SunBridge's centers in 25 states.
"Winter Cabin Under a Starry Night" has been framed with a brief biography of Rohrbach and displayed in Ballard Care's main foyer.
The Holiday Art from the Heart contest has been offered to residents of SunBridge Healthcare since 2000.
Each year, four resident drawings are chosen to be the company's holiday card.
Residents look forward to this annual tradition so that they may share their own vision of the holidays, according to a SunBridge press release.
As a teen, Rohrbach traveled to Europe with his parents, where he developed inspiration to create art.
He studied art in college and volunteered teaching art classes for school children.
He has created numerous drawings and carvings over the years and has also sculpted pottery.
"Live every day like it is your last, and be as innocent as you can before you leave this earth - free of debt and regrets," Rohrbach said of his life philosophy.
According to Ballard Care, Rohrbach is a living example of his philosophies. He was selected in July 2009 as Ballard Care's Resident of the Month.
