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2014-06-24 06:02:26 PM kathyhughes and how I am listening to the thunder
2014-06-24 06:02:38 PM jenr Before autumn comes, I would like to do terrariums so they have little gardens all winter~plus they are very low-maintenance
2014-06-24 06:02:39 PM jenniferr going to the IMAX or theater on hot days
2014-06-24 06:02:46 PM lisaturske it's getting dark here in Pgh, too.
2014-06-24 06:02:52 PM karrym we made cat nip toys for the local recue
2014-06-24 06:02:53 PM khughes i love thunder storms we dont get many here
2014-06-24 06:03:03 PM beccafletcher14 enter the chat room
2014-06-24 06:03:08 PM mariak i love fresh flowers in the house. now, i know what to do after i'm down with them... lol. good idea for drying flowers..
2014-06-24 06:03:08 PM lisam we had much success with spider plants
2014-06-24 06:03:12 PM kathyhughes Hello Rebecca
2014-06-24 06:03:17 PM beccafletcher14 Hello!
2014-06-24 06:03:26 PM jenniferr When we did the catnip toys my cat thought I was one big catnip
2014-06-24 06:03:29 PM maienelym enter the chat room
2014-06-24 06:03:43 PM kathyhughes Hello Mylene
2014-06-24 06:03:47 PM brandyl We have our own fair the last week of August. Farmers Market, Games, Judging of entries, etc...each hallway is resposible for putting on an event.
2014-06-24 06:03:47 PM maienelym hello everyone
2014-06-24 06:04:04 PM jenr Kathy, I love your snowy scene~any particular reason you chose it?
2014-06-24 06:04:04 PM lisaturske lism, what do you mean?
2014-06-24 06:04:10 PM maienelym hi ms kathy, im done with my midterm exam today
2014-06-24 06:04:13 PM amberfields enter the chat room
2014-06-24 06:04:19 PM mariak same here in NORCAL. we seldom experience thunderstorms..
2014-06-24 06:04:19 PM kathyhughes I love winter!
2014-06-24 06:04:22 PM amberfields hello
2014-06-24 06:04:23 PM kathyhughes Hello Amber
2014-06-24 06:04:28 PM shullseniorliving we have been watching little league tournament.
2014-06-24 06:04:29 PM mariak hi, mylene
2014-06-24 06:04:37 PM maienelym hi mariak
2014-06-24 06:04:42 PM jenr I love winter too~Are they difficult where you are?
2014-06-24 06:04:44 PM jenniferr Hi amber
2014-06-24 06:04:47 PM amberfields whats the chat about tonight
2014-06-24 06:04:50 PM maienelym are you done with our exam?
2014-06-24 06:04:50 PM lisam You can just put spider plant babies in the soil and they will take, not poisonous and we can do one on one with resident to water
2014-06-24 06:04:54 PM amberfields i jennifer
2014-06-24 06:04:56 PM kelseyz I am planning a family night soon with grilling out sort of a picnic idea
2014-06-24 06:05:00 PM mariak me, i love the fall season.. the changing colors amazed me
2014-06-24 06:05:04 PM matt508 enter the chat room
2014-06-24 06:05:11 PM kathyhughes Hello Matt
2014-06-24 06:05:12 PM matt508 good evening everyone
2014-06-24 06:05:17 PM matt508 Hola Kathy
2014-06-24 06:05:21 PM jenniferr August activities-
2014-06-24 06:05:23 PM kimholbrook We have our family BBQ in August
2014-06-24 06:05:27 PM maienelym i love all the seasons...
2014-06-24 06:05:29 PM kathyhughes and I enjoy the winter and have gotten used to them
2014-06-24 06:05:30 PM maienelym lol
2014-06-24 06:05:41 PM lisam gives our higher functioning residents a job to do every day. They love misting them
2014-06-24 06:05:42 PM jenr Picnics are perfect for summer, barbeques, smores, ice cream~anything food!!!!
2014-06-24 06:05:43 PM lisaturske lisam, thanks!
2014-06-24 06:05:51 PM karrym Casino outing in Aug
2014-06-24 06:05:56 PM matt508 We have been trying to have a bbq for weeks but weather has not been to good... (rain)
2014-06-24 06:05:58 PM kathyhughes Fresh fruit salad
2014-06-24 06:05:59 PM khughes yes they ate jenr
2014-06-24 06:06:04 PM kcorentin enter the chat room
2014-06-24 06:06:08 PM beccafletcher14 We went on our first picnic today in Seward park (south seattle). It was a success!
2014-06-24 06:06:09 PM kcorentin hi!
2014-06-24 06:06:09 PM kimholbrook Camping in August
2014-06-24 06:06:12 PM khughes are*
2014-06-24 06:06:16 PM jenniferr picnis
2014-06-24 06:06:17 PM kathyhughes Hello KimC
2014-06-24 06:06:21 PM matt508 I wanted to share an idea I have
2014-06-24 06:06:22 PM jenniferr picnics
2014-06-24 06:06:22 PM brandyl Casino is a great idea! ours has a horse track, has anyone ever done the track?
2014-06-24 06:06:36 PM amberfields no not me
2014-06-24 06:06:45 PM beccafletcher14 Our residents have a "brunch" at the track, but we have never been during the races.
2014-06-24 06:06:57 PM mariak we just had our monthly shopping @ walmart today. and they had a blast getting stuff...
2014-06-24 06:06:59 PM kimholbrook No but I have a resident who use to bet on the horses
2014-06-24 06:07:00 PM kathyhughes We would put different things over the horses
2014-06-24 06:07:02 PM jgruber85 We have a casino outing planned for august
2014-06-24 06:07:02 PM matt508 I have a 95 y/o resident who was a teacher. She has dementia and is always saying how she needs to get to school to teach
2014-06-24 06:07:06 PM scarrejo1026 enter the chat room
2014-06-24 06:07:25 PM kathyhughes like scarecrows, snowmen, jack o laterns, elves
2014-06-24 06:07:26 PM maienelym matt508 give her materials
2014-06-24 06:07:36 PM kathyhughes Hllo Sara
2014-06-24 06:07:37 PM maienelym for teaching
2014-06-24 06:07:39 PM ccarroll1 i love this time of year as our residents love going outside & i love being able to provide that to them. I take them with me to water flowers, feed the birds, and sometimes even out on the front porch to do some people watching. Though i did learn, to let someone know your going out front as apparently I had several pages and didnt hear them and my boss finally found us and we all had a good giggle.
2014-06-24 06:07:39 PM matt508 I made some fake test for her to correct and she loved it. I told her I have a small group of students and i needed her hekp grading papers
2014-06-24 06:07:42 PM scarrejo1026 i was in the wrong chat room
2014-06-24 06:07:43 PM jenniferr matt508 do you give her paper and set her up a class?
2014-06-24 06:07:56 PM matt508 No just papers to correct
2014-06-24 06:08:02 PM khughes so my facililty is under major construction has anyone else been through this and what did u do for activities when everywere is tore up
2014-06-24 06:08:09 PM matt508 she even writes notes like good job
2014-06-24 06:08:10 PM kathyhughes yes Sara but you found us
2014-06-24 06:08:11 PM beccafletcher14 Matt- do y'all have a small chalkboard? or chalkboard paint?
2014-06-24 06:08:19 PM kcorentin I've been through a multi million renovation. It was intense
2014-06-24 06:08:27 PM matt508 no dry eraser board
2014-06-24 06:08:38 PM ccarroll1 we have been under construction, we try to utilize other spaces...such as the lobby and sometimes rehab
2014-06-24 06:08:39 PM beccafletcher14 you could hang one up and give her chalk and an eraser. Volunteer to "dust" the erasers every now and then.
2014-06-24 06:08:43 PM khughes that is about what im going through
2014-06-24 06:08:47 PM jenr We are going to be going through remodeling soon~hope it is still summer so we can go outdoors
2014-06-24 06:08:56 PM kcorentin I would have small group chats and socials in certain wings of the building or in the gazebo
2014-06-24 06:09:04 PM jenniferr We had a many that use to deal with money and counting. We use to have him count our 'fake" bills it was upwards of 10k. He did it every afternoon\
2014-06-24 06:09:06 PM maienelym or can be board and removable pen
2014-06-24 06:09:24 PM jenr Too bad the money wasn't rea
2014-06-24 06:09:26 PM beccafletcher14 yes. dry erase works well too. What did she teach?
2014-06-24 06:09:27 PM jenr real
2014-06-24 06:09:28 PM matt508 true
2014-06-24 06:09:33 PM kathyhughes I had a teacher help me one night when I was writting progress notes and would ask her to spell for me ....about an hour went by and she finally asked me how did you get that job? Your spelling is awful
2014-06-24 06:09:45 PM karrym we are also but we are building a indoor aquatic center
2014-06-24 06:09:46 PM brandyl lol
2014-06-24 06:09:46 PM mariak lol...
2014-06-24 06:09:48 PM jenniferr he loved it. We had a phone that he would leave a message on how the count went
2014-06-24 06:09:48 PM ccarroll1 LOL
2014-06-24 06:09:49 PM beccafletcher14 Ha!
2014-06-24 06:09:51 PM kcorentin ha! That's too funny Kathy
2014-06-24 06:09:55 PM jenr Too funny kathy!
2014-06-24 06:09:58 PM matt508 that is what they would say to me too Kathy lol
2014-06-24 06:10:00 PM jgruber85 left the chat room
2014-06-24 06:10:04 PM khughes its hard because all the CNA's want to just lay down the residents so then I have to go get them to get everyone up
2014-06-24 06:10:09 PM kathyhughes At least I entertained her!
2014-06-24 06:10:13 PM beccafletcher14 Luckily that is the one thing I do well... Can't say the same for math...
2014-06-24 06:10:15 PM lisaturske lol!!!
2014-06-24 06:10:17 PM jgruber85 enter the chat room
2014-06-24 06:10:19 PM jenniferr lol
2014-06-24 06:10:20 PM matt508 thats the important part
2014-06-24 06:10:36 PM amberfields I'll ask my fiance' to do the same thing sometimes, because my spelling is awful as well. Sometimes he'd just refused to do it lol
2014-06-24 06:10:47 PM kathyhughes What else can we do in August?
2014-06-24 06:10:48 PM lisam we have a resident who was a banker and we made a box called "money matters" for him. He counts the money and we talk about what we can by with the money. At the end of the talk we purchased gas, food, hotel and champagne in Las Vegas. Was great
2014-06-24 06:10:55 PM brandyl khughes i am fortunate enough to be a CNA so i can transfer, i can understand your frustration
2014-06-24 06:10:56 PM jenniferr It makes you smile ..too
2014-06-24 06:11:00 PM mariak that's one area i have to develop in our activities- night activities for our 'night owls'..
2014-06-24 06:11:01 PM maienelym any suggestion for morning activities. cause im having a trouble for getting them to activities, they sleeps because of their conditions,
2014-06-24 06:11:09 PM kimholbrook boat rides
2014-06-24 06:11:09 PM scarrejo1026 i have the same problem with the CNA.... khughes
2014-06-24 06:11:10 PM maienelym involve
2014-06-24 06:11:11 PM kcorentin August is our hottest month. We usually go to a museum or somewhere in doors.
2014-06-24 06:11:12 PM jenr Yeah, the CNA's are not necessarily always looking out for the resident's interests~my residents are constantly being taken out of an activity to be put to bed
2014-06-24 06:11:18 PM ccarroll1 well in august I also do a 'Christmas in Summer' Day and we have xmas themed activities
2014-06-24 06:11:22 PM lisaturske what about outings to carnivals and community days in August?
2014-06-24 06:11:22 PM kelseyz It is always a good idea to have an exercise class in the morning. really wakes them up.
2014-06-24 06:11:28 PM matt508 I call exercise group Rise and Shine.
2014-06-24 06:11:39 PM ccarroll1 yes we as well do exercise every morning it really does stimulate them
2014-06-24 06:11:42 PM maienelym im having monthly outing this thursday
2014-06-24 06:11:43 PM beccafletcher14 In Seattle we have "Seafair Week" where there are boat races, the blue angels fly over, and all sorts of "pirate" themed stuff. I wanted to use the "wheelchair parade idea" for a seafair event, maybe even a "talk like a pirate" party.
2014-06-24 06:11:48 PM ccarroll1 mines called 'cheer & stretch'
2014-06-24 06:11:49 PM kcorentin We love going to carnivals but the heat in August will knock ya out.
2014-06-24 06:11:53 PM matt508 I mix exercise and current events in my group
2014-06-24 06:11:55 PM lisaturske we just went to a church carnival for dinner, bingo, flea market and walking around. They LOVED it! Want it to be an annual outing.
2014-06-24 06:11:57 PM mariak sit- down dancing or coffee socials with freshly baked cookies.. mylene. my res love it!
2014-06-24 06:12:00 PM jenniferr khughes work with your DON on a calendar of what these people want to attend. hope they would work wi/you
2014-06-24 06:12:01 PM jenr I baked christmas sugar cookies and watched christmas movies one august
2014-06-24 06:12:03 PM lisam We let our dementia residents rest 1 hour after meals then start activities. Usually some kind of exercise with hopping music.
2014-06-24 06:12:06 PM kimholbrook I always do exercise in the morning They don't like it in the afternoon
2014-06-24 06:12:14 PM matt508 some of my residents if I say exercise they will not come lol
2014-06-24 06:12:18 PM karrym Aug. concert outing to Kellie pikler
2014-06-24 06:12:24 PM kcorentin I feel ya matt508
2014-06-24 06:12:30 PM kristerf1 enter the chat room
2014-06-24 06:12:31 PM kathyhughes We would do a 7th Inning stretch during Bngo
2014-06-24 06:12:32 PM maienelym we do exercise every morning,, but other than that,, any ideas??
2014-06-24 06:12:35 PM beccafletcher14 We're also going to a Mariners game.
2014-06-24 06:12:35 PM lisaturske In the morning at our facility we do room visits with our activity cart.
2014-06-24 06:12:37 PM kathyhughes Hello Krister
2014-06-24 06:12:39 PM jenniferr love it lisam
2014-06-24 06:12:49 PM ccarroll1 we do sporting events in the afternoon on wednesday tomorrow we have bowling, last week volley ball...its a blast
2014-06-24 06:12:49 PM jenr Exercise is the best way to wake them in the morning~i play active games in the afternoon though
2014-06-24 06:12:54 PM kristerf1 hello ms kathy and everyone
2014-06-24 06:12:57 PM karrym Music Trivia
2014-06-24 06:13:09 PM karrym Karoke
2014-06-24 06:13:14 PM kathyhughes What no fish throwing in Seattle?
2014-06-24 06:13:15 PM kelseyz We play name that tune. the residents really like it.
2014-06-24 06:13:18 PM brandyl we have recently combined activities with restorative programs. It was a rocky start with documenting but using games as physical rather than saying therapy has really brought up our restorative compliance
2014-06-24 06:13:24 PM jenr karaoke rocks!
2014-06-24 06:13:25 PM karrym exploring the world with Snacks and coffee
2014-06-24 06:13:30 PM kcorentin sign me up for fish throwing!
2014-06-24 06:13:31 PM maienelym cause, this summerbreak.. our volunteer teachers are on vacations too
2014-06-24 06:13:31 PM beccafletcher14 Ha! At the Pike Place Market every day!
2014-06-24 06:13:37 PM jenniferr jenr I thought activities are not suppose to be interupted
2014-06-24 06:13:38 PM lisam We focus on the lower functioning residents in the am. Maybe... caring canines
2014-06-24 06:13:41 PM beccafletcher14 Maybe we could do that as one of the summer activities!
2014-06-24 06:13:49 PM mariak we're having our coffee socials and crafting in the patio this summer- early morning
2014-06-24 06:13:55 PM kcorentin We have gone to the local farmers market in August
2014-06-24 06:13:56 PM kimholbrook We have been doing history on our facility this week. Residents are really enjoying it
2014-06-24 06:13:58 PM khughes we do karaoke every thursday and the adminastater does it all the ladys love him lol
2014-06-24 06:14:04 PM jenniferr we do exercise in am too
2014-06-24 06:14:11 PM jenr shouldn't be, but aides want to get their work done...it is so unfair to the residents
2014-06-24 06:14:13 PM maienelym caring canines?????
2014-06-24 06:14:23 PM matt508 Im having a chili cook off in Aug. I will make a chili with residents and I asked staff do bring in their own recipe.
2014-06-24 06:14:23 PM karrym research what their last names mean
2014-06-24 06:14:25 PM scarrejo1026 i call exercise.... stretching so i can get resident to come
2014-06-24 06:14:25 PM ccarroll1 we just recently ordered 'medals' and ribbions as we had been using like stuffed animals and toiletry items for prizes and I wasnt digging it for a sporting event. Last week after volley ball we handed out the medals and the residents we so proud of themselves, some even called their family members
2014-06-24 06:14:26 PM ambusch I am trying to find good chair excersises for my residents
2014-06-24 06:14:36 PM matt508 Residents will judge who has best chili making skills
2014-06-24 06:14:39 PM kelseyz The aides have a busy job. It is hard to fit every resident in.
2014-06-24 06:14:42 PM beccafletcher14 Have you looked into Chair Chi ambusch?
2014-06-24 06:14:43 PM khughes mee to ambush
2014-06-24 06:14:43 PM karrym do you have a IN2L
2014-06-24 06:14:47 PM jenniferr ccarroll-I llike you group name
2014-06-24 06:14:47 PM lisam Give a stuffed dog to each resident and discuss
2014-06-24 06:14:50 PM beccafletcher14 Let me look for the link.
2014-06-24 06:14:51 PM ccarroll1 there are some wonderful sit down exercise videos on sea bay
2014-06-24 06:14:54 PM matt508 I do Karrym
2014-06-24 06:14:56 PM kcorentin Chair exercises = Exercise Seniorstyle
2014-06-24 06:14:57 PM ambusch no but i will thanks
2014-06-24 06:15:01 PM lisam Memories of their childhood or a pet they loved
2014-06-24 06:15:02 PM jenr I have started simple chair dance routines with my residents
2014-06-24 06:15:05 PM ccarroll1 IN2L is amazing we have that
2014-06-24 06:15:08 PM kathyhughes There are lots of sittercise videos on YouTube
2014-06-24 06:15:10 PM jenniferr church festivals in august
2014-06-24 06:15:12 PM brandyl ambush Wheel Chair Dance is fun, hokey pokey, macarana , etc..
2014-06-24 06:15:12 PM tubbsretricia left the chat room
2014-06-24 06:15:13 PM lisam I do this with cats and birds also.
2014-06-24 06:15:17 PM beccafletcher14 My coworker and I got chair chi certified a few months ago. Chair chi+ seated tai chi
2014-06-24 06:15:21 PM shullseniorliving we just got a new beta fish. they dont want to spend time with me.
2014-06-24 06:15:25 PM karrym or look on youtube for chair exercise
2014-06-24 06:15:26 PM beccafletcher14 left the chat room
2014-06-24 06:15:41 PM karrym they have great upbeat ones
2014-06-24 06:15:41 PM khughes what excersizes do u use on the IN2L?
2014-06-24 06:15:43 PM matt508 ok is exercise better then chili?
2014-06-24 06:15:43 PM jenr Fish tanks are great for soothing residents
2014-06-24 06:15:45 PM lisaturske we always ask the residents if they want to continue with the activitity or go to therapy, beautyshop, whatever the case may be. They get to choose.
2014-06-24 06:15:46 PM kathyhughes there are lots of those videos
2014-06-24 06:15:48 PM matt508 lol
2014-06-24 06:15:48 PM kcorentin Exercise SeniorStyle DVD or VHS is the only one my residents will watch. It's dated, but they love it!
2014-06-24 06:15:49 PM kelseyz We have been feeding the turtles that live in the courtyard. The residents love them.
2014-06-24 06:15:55 PM beccafletcher14 enter the chat room
2014-06-24 06:16:00 PM ccarroll1 they have a sit-er-cise videos on IN2L
2014-06-24 06:16:01 PM kristerf1 sorry i was late but can someone fill me in on this discussion
2014-06-24 06:16:02 PM beccafletcher14 Ah. Oops...
2014-06-24 06:16:09 PM ambusch thanks!
2014-06-24 06:16:17 PM jenniferr Kathy-my folks would not want to stop..they are addicted
2014-06-24 06:16:21 PM ccarroll1 some are great and some are sub par, however I always view it before I try to enagage my residents with it
2014-06-24 06:16:21 PM amberfields sometimes I find it very hard to overcome the political/ and or administrative(finances) issues that present themselves ever so often. How do you all feel about that and or have you ever felt the stress or the interference it causes?
2014-06-24 06:16:25 PM khughes so u can order different things for it?
2014-06-24 06:16:25 PM lisaturske ambusch...how about simon says or miming or charades?
2014-06-24 06:16:33 PM brandyl do you find the Elders have a hard time keeping up with exercise video? mine just dont take to it
2014-06-24 06:16:34 PM kathyhughes Oh heck my men loved all sorts of exercise videos except the Sweating to the Oldies
2014-06-24 06:16:38 PM mariak planning to hire or get a volunteer to conduct a 'live morning exercise or sit-down dancing exercises' for our residents- even just for a once a mo activity
2014-06-24 06:16:47 PM karrym yes I just updated mine and it has new programs
2014-06-24 06:16:53 PM jenr Finance issues r big with us~we r not-for-profit
2014-06-24 06:16:56 PM jenniferr parachute is good too
2014-06-24 06:17:00 PM kcorentin none of my residents like sweating... Lol!
2014-06-24 06:17:03 PM khughes were did u go karrym
2014-06-24 06:17:03 PM ambusch yes but believe it or not i had not thought bout them as being excersise lol
2014-06-24 06:17:03 PM beccafletcher14 one link for chair chi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVD-reNZyaQ
2014-06-24 06:17:14 PM ccarroll1 mine does as well. the system comes with the programs on it, and you just need to update it
2014-06-24 06:17:14 PM ambusch we have done the song head and sholders knees and toes !
2014-06-24 06:17:14 PM terridenisetyler left the chat room
2014-06-24 06:17:15 PM karrym even the flight simalater is amazing for our pilots
2014-06-24 06:17:17 PM kathyhughes Amber we all have issues with the politics at work
2014-06-24 06:17:22 PM jenniferr hey colorado we throw cow pies
2014-06-24 06:17:27 PM scarrejo1026 i have some of the resident do the counts for the excersie to get them more inv
2014-06-24 06:17:29 PM matt508 I also have a yrad sale in Aug.
2014-06-24 06:17:32 PM kathyhughes we learn to ignore what we can and let the other things go
2014-06-24 06:17:35 PM ccarroll1 its an amazing system. We played the price is right on IN2L and it was a huuuuge hit
2014-06-24 06:17:38 PM mariak yes, we do parachute, too...
2014-06-24 06:17:42 PM matt508 we get things donated from staff family and friends
2014-06-24 06:17:43 PM kelseyz Yes, you have to choose your battles.
2014-06-24 06:17:46 PM beccafletcher14 here's the link to his program. http://www.chairchi.com/
2014-06-24 06:17:54 PM matt508 it is our annual fundrasier for activities fund
2014-06-24 06:18:15 PM kathyhughes As for the budget you have to work within it and get as much as you can when you can and then just ask
2014-06-24 06:18:15 PM matt508 my residents love Family fued on IN2L
2014-06-24 06:18:21 PM kcorentin politics = me laying low on the budget for a month and then spend until they say stop again. I'll give my residents what they ask for until I'm told differently.
2014-06-24 06:18:21 PM lisam we only fundraise for the alzheimers association
2014-06-24 06:18:22 PM jenr jenniferr~we share more than a name~i am a cow pie girl too
2014-06-24 06:18:30 PM karrym we have brought back connect 4 and the residents love it
2014-06-24 06:18:37 PM ccarroll1 as a matter of fact when my resident won the show case show down I was hooting and hollering and getting them all worked up and than I saw the administrator/owner hiding in a corner watching. Thank goodness she knows im way energetic or Id be worried shed think I was nuts.
2014-06-24 06:18:46 PM susanr enter the chat room
2014-06-24 06:18:47 PM anthonyalviar enter the chat room
2014-06-24 06:18:50 PM matt508 Fundraising starts at home :)
2014-06-24 06:18:57 PM ambusch Kathy do you consider the trust fund, resident money activities?
2014-06-24 06:19:05 PM kathyhughes Hello Susan and Anthony
2014-06-24 06:19:07 PM susanr this is better was in another chat
2014-06-24 06:19:14 PM kcorentin We recently bought a new bingo machine and paid for it in 1/2. Company paid one half and resident council paid the second half. Look for other routes to buy the things you want or need
2014-06-24 06:19:14 PM anthonyalviar hello everybody what are we talking about?
2014-06-24 06:19:14 PM jenniferr kelseyz-if the Rts are not there there is no job too. I can appreciate they have things to do and keep pace..we all do..Team effort
2014-06-24 06:19:16 PM jenr Many local businesses are willing to donate goods and services
2014-06-24 06:19:18 PM matt508 we need to fundraise for activity fund if we want to get things we need'
2014-06-24 06:19:38 PM kathyhughes fundraising
2014-06-24 06:19:42 PM lisam my company is very generous. I guess I am lucky
2014-06-24 06:19:47 PM ccarroll1 you wouldnt think, however, lancome & clinique will donate
2014-06-24 06:19:53 PM scarrejo1026 i have resident do some of the demonstate and count to make everyone partcipate and it gives them a reason to attend more ofter.
2014-06-24 06:19:55 PM jenr ha ha
2014-06-24 06:19:55 PM brandyl i have a budget, i am licky also
2014-06-24 06:20:00 PM lisaturske we are having luck with singing telegrams for fundraising.
2014-06-24 06:20:04 PM ccarroll1 just offer them a thank you in your newsletter and they are always so happy to donate
2014-06-24 06:20:09 PM jgruber85 mary kay is very generous as well
2014-06-24 06:20:09 PM kathyhughes I had a great budget but was always fundraising
2014-06-24 06:20:16 PM maienelym sorry guys, but i need to do evening activity today, im still at work, anyway,, nice ideas and nice chatting with you guys
2014-06-24 06:20:19 PM matt508 me too Kathy
2014-06-24 06:20:26 PM kelseyz Also amazon on the website, if you put an item in your cart then take it out they will often send you an email that will knock a few dollars off the price.
2014-06-24 06:20:31 PM matt508 Im having a summer beach basket raffle now.
2014-06-24 06:20:34 PM kcorentin have the residents pay $1 for ice cream and put the proceeds to another activity. Ice cream is pretty inexpensive.
2014-06-24 06:20:36 PM kathyhughes we would sell anything and everything
2014-06-24 06:20:40 PM jenr never enough where the residents are concerned~they deserve the best
2014-06-24 06:20:41 PM maienelym ms kathy, if the exam is done, can we get a copy of result or no???
2014-06-24 06:20:42 PM jenniferr lisaturske-I think they always feel like they should. It would be nice it everything could happen in its time.
2014-06-24 06:20:42 PM kathyhughes and beg and steal
2014-06-24 06:20:47 PM matt508 beach towel, sun screen, sandals, beach ball etc.
2014-06-24 06:21:01 PM beccafletcher14 We have a crummy budget but are able to find cheap and free things to do for the residents.
2014-06-24 06:21:02 PM matt508 lol
2014-06-24 06:21:02 PM kathyhughes No you cannot get a copy of the exam
2014-06-24 06:21:05 PM kathyhughes sorry
2014-06-24 06:21:08 PM maienelym oh okay
2014-06-24 06:21:08 PM shullseniorliving our dollar general manager does things for us
2014-06-24 06:21:15 PM ccarroll1 anyway folks, I need to get going! I hope you all have an awesome night!
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2014-06-24 06:21:25 PM brandyl Activities itself doesnt get the ok to fundraise because we all belong to different" families " through the home. We did get approval for one a year ago to pay for volunteers tickts to a concert.
2014-06-24 06:21:29 PM kathyhughes there is a study guide that I give you at the end of MEPAP2
2014-06-24 06:21:30 PM jenr the poorest are often the most generous
2014-06-24 06:21:32 PM maienelym thanks for tonight... im still at work
2014-06-24 06:21:33 PM maienelym lol
2014-06-24 06:21:52 PM matt508 true jenr
2014-06-24 06:22:02 PM jenniferr we had hawaiian dancers on video. that kept their attention
2014-06-24 06:22:22 PM kathyhughes the business office handles the money for the residents
2014-06-24 06:22:23 PM kcorentin what about have a drawing and for every dollar donated you get a ticket. Prizes can be from local places near by or items the residents really like.
2014-06-24 06:22:23 PM scarrejo1026 sale baked goods, sodas, waters, chips, pickles, and cookies it allows me to have money for other activities.
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2014-06-24 06:22:31 PM kathyhughes right
2014-06-24 06:22:44 PM kathyhughes and a 50/50 raffle on pay days
2014-06-24 06:22:47 PM kathyhughes for staff
2014-06-24 06:22:47 PM jenr I would don a coconut bra and grass skirt for my peeps if it made them happy
2014-06-24 06:22:48 PM ambusch kathyhughes My facility has activities handle it...

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