What's a good idea for a Memorial Day activity at an assisted living community?
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I am also an activity director I have been one for 14 years                                                    One year I had a picnic meal with hamburgers hot dogs made on the grill I had music games  The local  American Legion and VFW  came to give a small service.The residents liked the service the most Another year a local church helped to take the residents that were able and wanted to to go to the local graveside service Then we had an afternoon party    The last 2 years I have had one of our local Army reserve units come to our service that the American legion gave here at the facility The reserve unit had been deployed to Iraq and all came back The residents loves to see them and tell them thank you One inporant thing even tho some that fought don't talk about it they are proud of it and deserve a thank you and to remember those that we lost And most of all remember what the Memorial Day is for It is to honor our military especially those that have died for our country Take pride in them Your residents do
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Advertise on craigslist.org\nCall some social service agencies that are in the yellow pages and see if they know of someone. Some assisted living centers match people up with aides. Call them
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Museums, parks, local kids arcade, coffee, batting cages, baseball games, any sporting events, take a hike, picnic in the park, horseback riding, mini golf, man the list can go on forever... as long as two people can do it then thats all that matters... good luck
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GET 2GETHER WITH A CHURCH ORGANIZATION AND PLAN AN OUTDOOR OUTING.  MAYBE HAVE A PICNIC WITH THE FELLOWERS AND KIDS.  PLAN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR ALL: BASEBALL, VOLLEYBALL, HORSESHOE, TUG-OF-WAR, BEAN BAG, SWIMMING (at a lake or pool).  ENJOY THE DAY---THE JOY AND MEMORY IS FREE AND PRICELESS.\nHAVE FUN!
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Spend part of the day at a shelter feeding the homeless or visiting someone in a nursing home that has no family to visit them. It will make you appreciate what you have and give you a good feeling for helping someone in need.☼
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A doritoes and salsa basket is nice.\n\nCoach
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I remember this as a child. Also, we did a May Pole for our Mothers. I would leave flowers in a a paper basket on the door of my neighbor who was elderly. She loved it. \nI will have my son do this on May first to see if we can get it going again.\nThanks for reminding me.
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If you want to do something active, where you're spending time together, but concentrating on a task or event, try: mini-golf, Ice skating, sporting event, shopping, horse-back riding, fishing, canoeing, walking at the beach/park, or an art gallery/musuem, or a piano bar.\n\nIf you want to do something where you're focusing more on eachother, try a coffee shop, going out to dinner, (if you want to keep the evening short, go out later, and just go for dessert). Also you could try a picnic or cooking at home.\n\nIf you want to do something where you're not focusing that much on eachother, try something in a group of friends, or go to the movies, or a concert.
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http://memorialdayorigin.info/  <<that site will explain Memorial day for ya
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There are always the idea's of gatherings.....here is one that we have used.....ask your neighbors for donations of there old clothing and household things to have a sort of garage sale to raise money for SIDS or you can do a couple gift baskets and sale to the highest bidder.  There are so many cheap ways to put fun raisers together it is a matter to inform people so that you can provided a date and time of the fund raiser. Good luck to you and I am sorry for your lose...my the angels continue to watch over you and your family. \n\n\nSan Jose, CA
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watch tv arts and crafts and pro;y going for qwalks also going on hikes around the neighborhood depending on where u live
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Go bowling, play mini-golf, Go to a store like Cabela's or Bass Pro Shops, go to the zoo, have a picnic at the park if it's a nice day, go fishing- rent a boat!, Check out your local 'tourist traps' - Rent a movie & stay home and cook dinner together, Check out an amusement park, go for a country drive, The possibilities are endless!
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A good place to start is by contacting the nearest senior center. Also try community education. Local churches are another good place to try. They usually have senior groups and activities at churches as well as Bible studies. The United Way may have some references.\n\nSenior centers frequently have bridge and other card games, board games, sewing/needlework, crafts, pool, exercise classes, off-site trips to places of interest. They also usually serve a noon lunch for a reasonable price or even free if a need exists.\n\nYMCAs have all sorts of senior activities including aquatic exercises.\n\nSome older women join the red hat society. Its a social group where they where red hats and purple clothes and go on fun outings.\n\nCommunity ed classes can include all sorts of subjects such as bridge, computers, art. \n\nAnything that helps physically, emotionally, or spiritually is of benefit. I've seen people who are really depressed from loss of a spouse open up and blossom after getting involved in senior activities and developing a new network of friends.
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contact the local habitat for humanity they can send your club out to a site to build a house thats a living monument to the memories of your group anytime you drive by thats in your mind our group of friends helped to build that house or find a church thats feeding the homeless on thanksgiving and offer to serve or work the kitchen as a group or go to a church thats giving food out and offer to help unload trucks or something or go to the salvation army center and offer to collect money at the mall as a group and sing carols together for an hour and raise money for childrens christmas' is that enough ? olde volunteer
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Do something outside. You can go play tennis or have a picnic. If ya'll are gonna have some trouble talking go do something like watching a movie.
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babysitting, dog/cat sitting while people are away/vacation, etc., helping people with their gardens, pull weeds, plant flowers, sitting with elderly for company, just use ur imagination.  I'm sure there are plenty of things to do now that the weather is nice.
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Hi, Care bear...these are a few ideas....but you can check the rest in the link....Good Luck!!!!\nNEIGHBORHOOD FLEA-MARKET \nCOSTUME BALL \nTALENT SHOW \nART SHOW \nCAR WASH \nCOMMUNITY AUCTION