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2014-09-23 05:59:10 PM amyr color tour and a trip to an apple orchard
2014-09-23 05:59:11 PM carrie1 lisa, are other members of your department going with you?
2014-09-23 05:59:23 PM 241130 enter the chat room
2014-09-23 05:59:24 PM jiannaggi we are going on a trip to the apple orchid, having an october fest party, carving pumpkins and building scarecrows as our special activities next month
2014-09-23 05:59:25 PM kathyhughes Remember that if your assignments are 7 or more days late, the grade starts at 75%
2014-09-23 05:59:26 PM jean1 We are having a "jam session" soon where staff bring in homemade jams and other goodies to share with residents.
2014-09-23 05:59:29 PM 241130 hello all
2014-09-23 05:59:33 PM susan30 We r working on fall crafts and baked goods to sell at our annual fall festival
2014-09-23 05:59:34 PM 241130 what is the topic for tonight
2014-09-23 05:59:36 PM colleenb we are doing so many fun crafts, we are also having our first tailgate party next weekend!! I am very excited for that
2014-09-23 05:59:37 PM jyoung what initial assessment now am lost
2014-09-23 05:59:39 PM kathyhughes Hello Brittany
2014-09-23 05:59:48 PM tiffany85 enter the chat room
2014-09-23 05:59:50 PM lisao I am the only member in my department LOL but one of my volunteers will come with me
2014-09-23 05:59:57 PM kathyhughes Jennifer what kind of setting do you work in?
2014-09-23 05:59:59 PM tiffany85 Hello everyone!
2014-09-23 06:00:02 PM kathyhughes Hello Tiffany
2014-09-23 06:00:30 PM dorene49 and we are making fall crafts and we will carve pumpkins and make toasted pumpkin seeds
2014-09-23 06:00:30 PM valerieh We wnt to a fall fest at our vocational school last week
2014-09-23 06:00:31 PM lisao Ok I will keep that in mind - thanks
2014-09-23 06:00:32 PM carrie1 really? the only member?
2014-09-23 06:00:37 PM kathyhughes thats great that they can come
2014-09-23 06:00:47 PM 241130 what are we discussing?
2014-09-23 06:00:54 PM jyoung assistend n skilled but mostly skill sorry that im not understanding
2014-09-23 06:00:56 PM kathyhughes Fall activities
2014-09-23 06:00:58 PM colleenb Initial assessment you want us to comeplete along with an MDS correct?
2014-09-23 06:01:17 PM kathyhughes You do an initial assessment for activities correct?
2014-09-23 06:01:27 PM tbender enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:01:28 PM karenr Anyone have Jewish Holidays this week? Does anyone have ideas?
2014-09-23 06:01:32 PM kathyhughes Yes Colleen
2014-09-23 06:01:35 PM dmarshall81 we've been doing alot of halloween crafts with our residents
2014-09-23 06:01:36 PM kathyhughes Hello Tara
2014-09-23 06:01:40 PM tbender Hello!
2014-09-23 06:01:40 PM tamialfonso i'mdoing apples for fall and going for spiders theme for halloween
2014-09-23 06:01:41 PM jyoung yes
2014-09-23 06:01:58 PM lisao We dipped leaves into paint and mounted them on paper - we did multi color paint puddles so the leaves had several different colors to them
2014-09-23 06:02:03 PM valerieh we will have trick or treaters next month
2014-09-23 06:02:03 PM tomilee are you wanting us to upload a calendar also
2014-09-23 06:02:05 PM kathyhughes So you look at 10% of the assessments and fill in the audit form
2014-09-23 06:02:11 PM jennide221 enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:02:12 PM dmarshall81 the halls and common areas have beautiful floral arrangements
2014-09-23 06:02:22 PM jean1 Those leaves sound nice, Lisa!
2014-09-23 06:02:22 PM jyoung oh so meaning i us what we record ?
2014-09-23 06:02:26 PM kathyhughes no you do not have to upload the calendar....just a summary when you change t
2014-09-23 06:02:34 PM kathyhughes right Jennifer
2014-09-23 06:02:45 PM jyoung ohhhhhhhhh ok sorry
2014-09-23 06:02:46 PM kathyhughes Hello Jennifer D
2014-09-23 06:02:51 PM jennide221 hello
2014-09-23 06:03:07 PM vickis enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:03:07 PM colleenb Wait audit form?
2014-09-23 06:03:12 PM colleenb Now i am lost lol
2014-09-23 06:03:13 PM dmarshall81 don't be sorry, we are all here to learn
2014-09-23 06:03:16 PM tamialfonso be right back
2014-09-23 06:03:21 PM vickis hello
2014-09-23 06:03:22 PM tiffany85 Karen - i work with a local rabbi to help with Jewish holidays.
2014-09-23 06:03:26 PM susan30 yes i'm planning a Rosh Hashanah event
2014-09-23 06:03:30 PM kathyhughes I do have many ideas on my Pinterest board for Jewish Holidays
2014-09-23 06:03:38 PM 241130 What are your plans for the event susan?
2014-09-23 06:03:56 PM dmarshall81 kathy, how do i find your pinterest?
2014-09-23 06:04:00 PM susan30 I
2014-09-23 06:04:23 PM vickis im going to go read back, catch up with you in a bit
2014-09-23 06:04:25 PM tbender Do you have many Jewish residents?
2014-09-23 06:04:45 PM tbender I have not run into this before
2014-09-23 06:04:47 PM jyoung yes i do
2014-09-23 06:04:57 PM karenr my facility is going kosher.... so its all new to me
2014-09-23 06:05:03 PM 241130 My new community will have a very large jewish population which I have not had before- i'm definitely looking for ideas!
2014-09-23 06:05:05 PM karenr new owners
2014-09-23 06:05:16 PM kathyhughes Assignment #1 week 4 has an audit tool
2014-09-23 06:05:37 PM nijah enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:05:43 PM susan30 I'm going to serve apples and honey and provide paper and pen so they can write down their thoughts for the new year...
2014-09-23 06:05:56 PM colleenb oh okay sorry I thought we were talking about the midterm
2014-09-23 06:06:05 PM vickis left the chat room
2014-09-23 06:06:07 PM kathyhughes http://www.pinterest.com/kateh201/
2014-09-23 06:06:11 PM jennide221 I'm not sure that we have a lot of Jewish residents, but we do have some Jewish residents....I wish I knew more about it so we can celebrate with them...after all, we celebrate christmas and other christian holidays....
2014-09-23 06:06:13 PM nijah hello everybody
2014-09-23 06:06:15 PM 241130 Kathy- during one of my recent events I was fortunate enough to meet Murvell- she said to mention her and that you might remember her? lol
2014-09-23 06:06:15 PM kathyhughes Hello Nijah
2014-09-23 06:06:27 PM 241130 Murvell helps out with MAC
2014-09-23 06:06:34 PM kathyhughes Oh I know her a lot
2014-09-23 06:06:36 PM tamialfonso im back
2014-09-23 06:06:45 PM vickis enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:06:48 PM kathyhughes see her every year at the Symposium
2014-09-23 06:06:57 PM carrie1 we will also be serving apples and honey. we only have 2 jewish residents.
2014-09-23 06:07:00 PM wnkstewart enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:07:03 PM colleenb Kathy did you say you teach in PA or just New york?
2014-09-23 06:07:03 PM vickis am i in the right discussion room?
2014-09-23 06:07:08 PM 241130 I was happy to run into her and have another connection in the area being that im new
2014-09-23 06:07:08 PM wnkstewart hello!
2014-09-23 06:07:15 PM tamialfonso hi nijha
2014-09-23 06:07:19 PM 241130 She spoke highly of you!
2014-09-23 06:07:24 PM nijah hey
2014-09-23 06:07:56 PM susan30 I was planning on having non jewish residents as well
2014-09-23 06:07:59 PM kathyhughes She is fabulous and she is doing the NCCAP chat tomorrow night on the NCCAP site
2014-09-23 06:08:07 PM kathyhughes you should Susan
2014-09-23 06:08:21 PM dorene49 left the chat room
2014-09-23 06:08:22 PM 241130 oh wow! I've emailed her a bit about joining MAC- I should join the chat!
2014-09-23 06:08:31 PM tbender what is the MAC?
2014-09-23 06:08:31 PM kathyhughes There are lots of ways to celebrate the Jewish new year
2014-09-23 06:08:31 PM carrie1 does anyone have facility animals?
2014-09-23 06:08:39 PM kathyhughes you can join her
2014-09-23 06:08:54 PM kathyhughes NCCAP has a chat room on their site.....nccap.org
2014-09-23 06:08:56 PM hdowns enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:08:57 PM nijah yes we have birds
2014-09-23 06:09:01 PM jiannaggi we have birds and a cat in my facility
2014-09-23 06:09:03 PM tiffany85 Speaking of religion.. I have run into a situation with communion this week. One of the residents is on a puree diet, so the nurse did not allow her to receive communion.
2014-09-23 06:09:08 PM tamialfonso a cat
2014-09-23 06:09:12 PM kathyhughes Hello Heidi
2014-09-23 06:09:18 PM susan30 yes i think the residents will enjoy sharing their holiday
2014-09-23 06:09:21 PM tiffany85 The resident and family are very upset... and now I'm in the middle!
2014-09-23 06:09:21 PM hdowns hi
2014-09-23 06:09:34 PM 241130 ok thanks KAthy
2014-09-23 06:09:37 PM vickis we have a stray cat and she has 4 kitties,,,,weve adopted them
2014-09-23 06:09:38 PM dmarshall81 we used to have a cat and a dog, both have passed. the owners will get two new pups when the massive renovations are done
2014-09-23 06:09:38 PM kathyhughes I would talk to the priest
2014-09-23 06:09:52 PM tbender we do not have facility animals, but several pet therapy dogs
2014-09-23 06:09:54 PM kathyhughes and see if he is okay with dunking the host in the wine
2014-09-23 06:10:00 PM kathyhughes some will
2014-09-23 06:10:05 PM colleenb yes we deal with diets every day my place is a catholic facility if someone is pureed they can not receive communion
2014-09-23 06:10:15 PM colleenb at my job as well
2014-09-23 06:10:19 PM kathyhughes other than that perhaps you should talk to the speech therapist
2014-09-23 06:10:35 PM jennide221 unfortunately we do not have any animals. At least not domestic animals....we have some birds in the courtyard that some of the residents enjoy feeding....and every year we end up having baby ducks that we feed and provide water for....and a pet therapy group brings their dogs to the facility every once in a while, but no animals actually live IN the facility
2014-09-23 06:10:41 PM jiannaggi the people that do communion at my facility pray with the residents that aren't able to actually take it
2014-09-23 06:10:42 PM kathyhughes because the host melts in their mouth
2014-09-23 06:10:43 PM dorene49 enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:10:43 PM jennide221 they would love to have an animal though!
2014-09-23 06:10:44 PM amyr communion wafers pretty much disolve on the tongue. is there any way they maybe could soften it before she takes communion?
2014-09-23 06:10:51 PM colleenb sometimes they break the host into a smaller piece
2014-09-23 06:10:53 PM 241130 Fortunately we are very pet friendly. I wish more would realize the perks of having an animal around seniors
2014-09-23 06:10:56 PM dmarshall81 wee have several therapy dogs that visit. I bring in my cat Simba because there are lots of cat people there and he walks on a leash
2014-09-23 06:11:01 PM tbender isn't that the resident's right to receiv communion?
2014-09-23 06:11:07 PM dorene49 love the pintrest kathy the scarecrow is great
2014-09-23 06:11:11 PM kathyhughes yes it is Tara
2014-09-23 06:11:38 PM colleenb we have four birds actallu the one is hatching eggs!!! we also have dogs that come in and visit
2014-09-23 06:11:49 PM tiffany85 It's a difficult situation... I will definitely involve speech therapy and continue to reach out to the sister who offers communion. Thank you for the suggestions!
2014-09-23 06:11:53 PM kathyhughes and believe me I had tons of residents receive communion without problems and would also have small glasses of water for them if they needed it
2014-09-23 06:12:12 PM kathyhughes I would have the speech therapist try the wafer
2014-09-23 06:12:13 PM amyr our e.d. has a shi-poo and a whippet
2014-09-23 06:12:19 PM kathyhughes and see that it melts
2014-09-23 06:12:31 PM colleenb my place is vey strict with diets it can get in the way alot
2014-09-23 06:12:32 PM kathyhughes non blessed of course
2014-09-23 06:12:44 PM hdowns I also have a situation this week. My DON and Therapy director want me to change my activity times because of residents getting upset because they are being pulled for therapy. any input??
2014-09-23 06:12:45 PM denise6 A WAIVER CAN BE SIGNED.
2014-09-23 06:12:57 PM kathyhughes I think that sometimes we over think stuff
2014-09-23 06:12:59 PM dorene49 i have residents that are puree and they take communion
2014-09-23 06:13:03 PM 241130 I agree
2014-09-23 06:13:06 PM colleenb what time are the activities now?
2014-09-23 06:13:16 PM dorene49 and or mecanical soft even
2014-09-23 06:13:18 PM kathyhughes Yes Heidi show them Ftag248
2014-09-23 06:13:28 PM jennide221 we have some people that come in to do communion every sunday with our catholic residents....we usually just write "blessing only" on the catholic list for the residents who would have trouble with the host...
2014-09-23 06:13:33 PM jyoung class do u think blowing would work for a company montly event ? i think it would be fun
2014-09-23 06:13:39 PM hdowns thank you
2014-09-23 06:13:41 PM kathyhughes and then ask them to ask the residents if they want to go to therapy or activities
2014-09-23 06:13:42 PM 241130 blowing?
2014-09-23 06:13:44 PM dmarshall81 therapy in our facility will work around activities when they know a resident wants to go to an activity, they are very flexable
2014-09-23 06:14:02 PM dorene49 wow about this class i actually almost got fired yesterday
2014-09-23 06:14:12 PM hdowns they want o go to activities
2014-09-23 06:14:17 PM vickis why?
2014-09-23 06:14:22 PM 241130 what happened?
2014-09-23 06:14:22 PM kathyhughes I would make copies for everyone and show them what it says
2014-09-23 06:14:36 PM susan30 I have to ask therapy if i can take residents or they get mad
2014-09-23 06:14:53 PM dorene49 because i am calling them on their actions and they dont like it
2014-09-23 06:14:54 PM jennide221 the therapy situation is a tough one because they need to meet with the residents to do the number of minutes required....thats how the building gets paid...
2014-09-23 06:14:57 PM kathyhughes No you should be asking the resident
2014-09-23 06:14:58 PM colleenb The choice should be up to the resident therapy should work around them if activities are in the afternoon have the resident go to morning theapy or vice versa
2014-09-23 06:15:03 PM dorene49 all my bosses
2014-09-23 06:15:08 PM jean1 Can't we careplan so that residents aren't taken from a favorite activity by therapy?
2014-09-23 06:15:09 PM carrie1 are programs are constantly being interrupted by nursing and therepy
2014-09-23 06:15:13 PM tamialfonso blowing
2014-09-23 06:15:14 PM 241130 Residents do have the right to choose but when they are doing physical therapy- its not often enough for me to feel as though theyre being taken away from programming
2014-09-23 06:15:26 PM kathyhughes it is totally up to the resident and what they want
2014-09-23 06:15:27 PM dmarshall81 they only get mad at my place if we take them on an outing and don't tell them atleast by lthat morning so they can chang up the schedule for the day
2014-09-23 06:15:38 PM dorene49 amen to that kathy
2014-09-23 06:15:39 PM hdowns I have light morning activities and heavy afternoon
2014-09-23 06:15:43 PM kathyhughes and yes they should be asked before "removed" from the activity
2014-09-23 06:16:21 PM susan30 They are about medicare rembursement
2014-09-23 06:16:26 PM kathyhughes Thats one of the things that I asked for
2014-09-23 06:16:36 PM hdowns yes they are!
2014-09-23 06:16:44 PM kathyhughes I know however we are reinbursed by Medicaid
2014-09-23 06:16:56 PM 241130 Being that we all have to work together FOR the resident- its just about being respectful
2014-09-23 06:16:56 PM colleenb what is the average salary for an activities director? does anyone know?
2014-09-23 06:16:57 PM tiffany85 I have residents decline therapy especially in the afternoon to stay in activities. Therapy sometimes gets an attitude, but you have to let it roll off your back. Therapy ALWAYS needs to ask the resident prior "removing" them
2014-09-23 06:17:02 PM kathyhughes the other was no staff in religious services or resident council
2014-09-23 06:17:06 PM dorene49 yea well tell them that were i work...i was told that activities is not that impotant and that this facility can run without it
2014-09-23 06:17:07 PM jyoung sorry bowling
2014-09-23 06:17:22 PM kathyhughes thanks Jennifer....I was worried there
2014-09-23 06:17:25 PM slim9 enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:17:27 PM jyoung im do ten things at one time
2014-09-23 06:17:30 PM jean1 lol
2014-09-23 06:17:43 PM 241130 What would they do without programming? Thats not very kind
2014-09-23 06:17:56 PM kathyhughes Hello Stacey
2014-09-23 06:18:01 PM hdowns I have a fun activity right before or right after resident council
2014-09-23 06:18:06 PM hdowns lol
2014-09-23 06:18:07 PM dmarshall81 jyoung, my ressidents love bowling, we also do table top bowling, wii is their absolute favorite form of it though
2014-09-23 06:18:09 PM kathyhughes actually I would definately show them the regulations
2014-09-23 06:18:11 PM tbender I have a problem relating that to my residents as well, that they have a choc between therapy and activities
2014-09-23 06:18:19 PM tamialfonso not enough for what we do colleen
2014-09-23 06:18:21 PM jennide221 our residents love wii bowling
2014-09-23 06:18:35 PM dorene49 my residents love bolwing also...i do a moonlight bowling
2014-09-23 06:18:37 PM jiannaggi Therapy at my facility is pretty good at scheduling residents around what they like to do activity wise
2014-09-23 06:18:42 PM colleenb Hey Kathy any suggestions on where I can earn more hours towards the body of knowlegde?
2014-09-23 06:18:43 PM valerieh We have bowling alot I set it up in the dining room
2014-09-23 06:18:44 PM lisao all my folks love bowling too
2014-09-23 06:18:58 PM kathyhughes ADN has many home study courses
2014-09-23 06:19:11 PM tamialfonso lol, bowling...
2014-09-23 06:19:11 PM kathyhughes that are NCCAP pre-approved
2014-09-23 06:19:12 PM slim9 hello ....just tlking to people in wk 8 of the course, lol sorry im lat
2014-09-23 06:19:33 PM dmarshall81 my didning room activity offices and recreation room are all becoming one while we go through the remodel
2014-09-23 06:19:40 PM tomilee our therapy works with us , and we try to get together and join theraphy and activities
2014-09-23 06:19:40 PM dorene49 where i dim the lights and i give them glow bracelets and neclaces and i put my stars on the pins and they have a blast
2014-09-23 06:19:42 PM colleenb okay ill have to check that out
2014-09-23 06:19:49 PM tiffany85 I just purchased the large inflatable bowling set... the residents like it more than the wii bowling
2014-09-23 06:19:49 PM kathyhughes and there are lots of opportunities posted on the internet....they have to be NCCAP preapproved
2014-09-23 06:19:57 PM tbender what is moonlight bowling?? I like my residents are too interested in the Wii and I would like to move the 3d version.. actual bowling
2014-09-23 06:20:08 PM colleenb where abouts on the internet?
2014-09-23 06:20:09 PM tomilee they are involved in are cooking and outing
2014-09-23 06:20:10 PM hdowns sounds fun
2014-09-23 06:20:11 PM 241130 That sounds neat! with the glow sticks/bracelets
2014-09-23 06:20:18 PM kathyhughes left the chat room
2014-09-23 06:20:20 PM jennide221 we have plastic bowling pins and a bowling ball...they like that too
2014-09-23 06:20:21 PM kathyhughes enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:20:26 PM carrie1 my residents have a hard time with the wii
2014-09-23 06:20:29 PM wnkstewart that does sound like fun!
2014-09-23 06:20:38 PM nijah wow that sound cool
2014-09-23 06:20:38 PM 241130 its always a fine line finding something appropriate but not childish
2014-09-23 06:20:47 PM 241130 age appropriate is so important
2014-09-23 06:20:49 PM lisao L have used 2 liter bottles as bowling pins
2014-09-23 06:20:55 PM kathyhughes There is glow in the dark mod podge that you can paint on plastic
2014-09-23 06:21:00 PM hdowns very creative
2014-09-23 06:21:03 PM nijah instead of a wii try Xbox connect
2014-09-23 06:21:03 PM dmarshall81 ooooh
2014-09-23 06:21:25 PM colleenb We just had our western week what a fun time!
2014-09-23 06:21:26 PM tbender I would love to try this! on Halloween we are playing ghost bowlin
2014-09-23 06:21:28 PM lisao do you find the xbox connect is easier than wii
2014-09-23 06:21:31 PM dmarshall81 xbox connect is easy, they might like that
2014-09-23 06:21:36 PM hdowns we are making some mini bird feeders tomorrow
2014-09-23 06:21:42 PM jyoung ?
2014-09-23 06:21:44 PM jennide221 xbox kinnect is a lot more physical though....do you find that they have trouble with that?
2014-09-23 06:21:45 PM hdowns should be interesting..
2014-09-23 06:21:47 PM jean1 What did you do for Western Week, Colleen?
2014-09-23 06:21:48 PM slim9 xbox...awesome
2014-09-23 06:21:52 PM kathyhughes You can paint foam pumpkins and they will glow
2014-09-23 06:21:56 PM nijah yes it scans the body and you dont have to hold anything
2014-09-23 06:22:07 PM colleenb we are actually still working on our trash bag wreaths tmrw
2014-09-23 06:22:14 PM dmarshall81 the 17th we have trick or treating, our residents dress up and pass out candy, we can accomodate 100 kids
2014-09-23 06:22:16 PM lisao so no buttons to push? what kind of games does it have?
2014-09-23 06:22:20 PM kathyhughes Good for you Colleen!
2014-09-23 06:22:24 PM karenr +wHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A BUDGET... WHAT CAN I DO?
2014-09-23 06:22:29 PM nijah you can get on from the game stop
2014-09-23 06:22:31 PM hdowns what do you paint the foam pumpkins with, Kathy?
2014-09-23 06:22:38 PM 241130 You have no budget at all?
2014-09-23 06:22:38 PM tbender volunteers!
2014-09-23 06:22:42 PM kathyhughes Thats what I presented at PAPA last week
2014-09-23 06:22:44 PM 241130 You could look for donations and volunteers
2014-09-23 06:22:44 PM tbender donations!
2014-09-23 06:22:44 PM slim9 if you just move your hand , so does youur avitar...dont have to worry about a controler
2014-09-23 06:22:46 PM dorene49 we made fall wreaths got a bunch of stuff from the dollar store
2014-09-23 06:22:47 PM nijah game stop sells used ones
2014-09-23 06:22:52 PM kathyhughes Glow in the dark Mod Podge
2014-09-23 06:22:56 PM tamialfonso @ karen> beg locals
2014-09-23 06:22:58 PM hdowns ahh
2014-09-23 06:23:09 PM jennide221 at our facility.....we have a bazaar two times a year....we use the money we raise at the bazaar for the entertainment fund
2014-09-23 06:23:21 PM dorene49 i just get the glow in the dark stars stickers
2014-09-23 06:23:24 PM dmarshall81 karen, save emty toilet paper rolls, tons of crafts with them. we just made bats, reallly really cheap
2014-09-23 06:23:32 PM colleenb you can take a jug of water drop a glow stick in it draw a face on it and it will light up. We are thinking of putting them in the halls when we bring our residents down for the halloween parade
2014-09-23 06:23:32 PM slim9 if you move slow so does your avit...you just have to pick th right game
2014-09-23 06:23:38 PM jyoung left the chat room
2014-09-23 06:23:40 PM hdowns i love all the resources this week
2014-09-23 06:23:46 PM amyr karen look for donations and recycle thing. i found great craft books at local library book sale for a quarter
2014-09-23 06:23:48 PM kathyhughes and you can use the egg cartons that are made from pulp
2014-09-23 06:23:53 PM carrie1 we use a lot of modge podge. I was not aware they sold glow in the dark!
2014-09-23 06:24:06 PM kathyhughes they do and glitter mod podge
2014-09-23 06:24:07 PM carriesl enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:24:07 PM karenr THANKS EVERYONE.
2014-09-23 06:24:15 PM 241130 there is a site called freecycle that you could look to for supplies Karen! People just give things away!
2014-09-23 06:24:23 PM kathyhughes I use Create for Less online to order it
2014-09-23 06:24:38 PM jyoung enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:24:39 PM jiannaggi we ask staff to bring in things we know we are going to need for a craft
2014-09-23 06:24:40 PM kathyhughes right Brittany
2014-09-23 06:24:43 PM wnkstewart left the chat room
2014-09-23 06:24:45 PM karenr THANKS 241130
2014-09-23 06:24:53 PM 241130 Of course!
2014-09-23 06:24:53 PM wnkstewart enter the chat room
2014-09-23 06:24:59 PM slim9 freecycle...sounds awesome
2014-09-23 06:25:01 PM colleenb besides crafts any other actvity ideas?
2014-09-23 06:25:01 PM jiannaggi we collected a bunch of mason jars and peanut butter jars for crafts that way
2014-09-23 06:25:16 PM tamialfonso the mens activities assignment was fun this week
2014-09-23 06:25:17 PM dmarshall81 just ask housekeeping for the tp rolls, they ask me all the time for them at work since i'm mostly housekeeping right now
2014-09-23 06:25:18 PM kathyhughes All you have to do is ask for donations of recycleable things
2014-09-23 06:25:18 PM wnkstewart I love our Freecycle community!
2014-09-23 06:25:28 PM carriesl Hi Kathy was just in the other room!...
2014-09-23 06:25:34 PM vickis 8-)
2014-09-23 06:25:43 PM kathyhughes Ok
2014-09-23 06:25:52 PM kathyhughes we will be in this room from now on
2014-09-23 06:26:00 PM carriesl ok
2014-09-23 06:26:02 PM kathyhughes well until the next class starts
2014-09-23 06:26:02 PM vickis (y)
2014-09-23 06:26:03 PM susan30 If u have magazines ther are tons activities u could do
2014-09-23 06:26:04 PM tbender what are some creative ways to ask familys for donations every month? I feel like a pest always asking for things that may not be recycable
2014-09-23 06:26:10 PM slim9 k
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2014-09-23 06:26:19 PM colleenb like what susan?
2014-09-23 06:26:22 PM dmarshall81 kathy, debbie found you for me, that's why she was here again
2014-09-23 06:26:25 PM 241130 If you have a newsletter I would include something in it monthly!
2014-09-23 06:26:26 PM colleenb I have a ton of magazines
2014-09-23 06:26:28 PM kathyhughes I would post a list in the lobby near the sign in sheets
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2014-09-23 06:26:45 PM 241130 We put something in our newsletter and got tons of stuff
2014-09-23 06:26:59 PM jennide221 we have flyers that we post every now and then when we need donations explaining what kinds of things we need and what we use them for
2014-09-23 06:27:13 PM colleenb i send out letters to the families
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2014-09-23 06:27:14 PM slim9 we get a lot of donations of magazines..however they don't give up anything else
2014-09-23 06:27:15 PM jyoung we do sign up sheet
2014-09-23 06:27:16 PM amyr october 3rd is our high school homecoming we are lucky that the parade goes by our facility. i love taking our residents to see the parade. they enjoy seeing the band and students and the students love seeing the residents.

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