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March 19, 2009

Staff Members of The Buckingham REceive Top Industry Awards

Houston, MARCH 19, 2009: Greystone Communities, Inc. recently announced Gillian Hill and Pam Rakestraw of The Buckingham as recipients of the 2008 Sales and Marketing Achievement Awards. The announcement was made by Greystone executives at the annual Greystone Sales Adventure Awards Banquet and Dinner event recently held at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in Austin, Texas.

“We are honored to have Gillian and Pam as part of The Buckingham team, and we congratulate them for another successful year due to their hard work and dedication to the community,” said Mark Andrews, president of Greystone Communities, Inc.

Hill, community relations manager of The Buckingham, and Rakestraw, health services senior living counselor of The Plaza at The Buckingham, received the “Health Services Sales Award,” which is given to individuals who excel in sales and marketing efforts in the health services division.

“I am very proud that members of our team received these prestigious awards from Greystone,” said Cathy Lightfoot, director of marketing for The Buckingham. “Gillian and Pam have always delivered excellent results while educating the Houston communityabout the tremendous amount of care and time that goes into the services we provide at The Buckingham and The Plaza at The Buckingham.”

Photos courtesy of Greystone Communities, Inc. (left to right):

#1:Paul Steinhoff, Jr., vice chairman and chief executive officer, Greystone Communities, Inc.; Mark Andrews, president and chief operating officer, Greystone Communities, Inc.; Gillian Hill, community relations manager, The Buckingham; Michael Lanahan, chairman, Greystone Communities, Inc.; John Spooner, executive vice president, Greystone Communities, Inc.

#2:Paul Steinhoff, Jr., vice chairman and chief executive officer, Greystone Communities, Inc.; Mark Andrews, president and chief operating officer, Greystone Communities, Inc.; Pam Rakestraw, health services senior living counselor, The Buckingham; Michael Lanahan, chairman, Greystone Communities, Inc.; John Spooner, executive vice president, Greystone Communities, Inc.

ABOUT THE BUCKINGHAM

The Buckingham is Houston’s premier life care retirement community located in the heart of the Memorial neighborhood. Situated on a 17-acre site along Buffalo Bayou at 8580 Woodway Drive, The Buckingham offers resort-style services and amenities for active, independent seniors, as well as all levels of health care services on-site at The Plaza at The Buckingham. The community features 205 independent living residences; 42 private assisted living apartments; 60 private skilled nursing suites; and 16 private memory support apartments.

The Buckingham is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit retirement community owned by Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC), a Texas-based nonprofit organization that owns sister communities Edgemere in Dallas, Querencia at Barton Creek in Austin, The Stayton at Museum Way under development in Fort Worth, and Mirador under development in Corpus Christi. For information visit or call (832) 426-1372.

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