Enhancing the Lives of Nursing Home Residents One Volunteer at a Time
At this time of year, I always receive requests for holiday fundraising ideas. First, you’ll want to check out these 10 Christmas fundraisers I shared back in 2019.
Today I’m adding four more fundraisers successfully hosted by a variety of healthcare facilities. I’ll include links so you can contact the organizations directly for more details.
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Thank you to all of my readers for your patience, as I’ve taken the past few weeks off to adjust to my new chemotherapy routine. During my time of rest and recovery, I enjoyed watching a few episodes of Today on NBC.
You probably know that, in collaboration with Smucker’s, the show recognizes people turning 100 years or older. They also honor couples celebrating 75 or more years together. (If you’re unfamiliar with the program, you can check out this YouTube video for an example.)
I’m so excited to let you know that the nursing home where I used to volunteer will reopen its doors on Thursday. Nearly three years have passed since a fire destroyed most of the building.
We’re all eager to explore this new state-of-the-art senior care community. And it will be such a joy to hear life echoing through the hallways once again.
My plan was to dive right in as a volunteer and come up with lots of fresh adventures to share with my readers. Unfortunately, this is not to be—at least not yet.
Many of you know how much I love Thanksgiving. And I often feel frustrated when I see this beautiful holiday getting lost in the shuffle between Halloween and Christmas. I believe it’s so important to pause on this special day and give thanks for our many blessings.
Much of my belief system about Thanksgiving comes from my childhood. While other holidays involved our more immediate family, Thanksgiving was different. My parents invited a hodgepodge of people to our home who had nowhere else to go for dinner. This odd menagerie of people got together for a wonderful meal, laughter, and great conversation.
If you’re a long-time reader of my blog, you know how much I enjoy researching and sharing award-winning nursing home programs from around the world. I hope these posts inspire you to start similar programs in your own senior living communities.
You can find all the previous programs I’ve featured under the Best Practices tag on the sidebar. Plus, today I’m sharing four more award-winning programs. As always, I’ll include a link to each organization, so you can contact them directly for more details.