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With just a few weeks until AAHSA Homecoming week begins, members from 15 states have shared how they are celebrating their community treasures with us. Here’s just some of the events that we’ve heard about:
- Cetenarians will be at the center of University Village Retirement Community’s celebration. This Tulsa, Okla. organization is hosting a program that will not only honor their oldest resident, but feature a noted longevity researcher and the director of an “Adopt a Centenarian” program.
- Lake Ella Manor, an affordable senior housing community in Tallahassee, will invite their postman, bus drivers and other services providers to lunch as a way to recognize their commitment to people they serve.
- Louisville’s Episcopal Church Home will co-host a prom for senior and students from Fern Creek High School.
Here in Washington, Goodwin House - Bailey’s Crossroads will commemorate homecoming by hosting the grand opening of their new health and wellness center. This center will feature a variety of services and opportunities for community members, including a new pool and a memory support program.
Haven’t registered your event yet? Let us know how you plan to celebrate today.
As an organization that puts quality first, you know the importance of telling your story. Use your AAHSA Homecoming Week event to highlight your community involvement; talk about your activities and commitment in your speeches and mention them in your event materials. AAHSA Homecoming Week isn’t simply about hosting one event; it’s about sharing your good work with the community-at-large. Your Quality First initiative works hand in hand with this effort.
Quality First Connections
Highlight Quality First Element #4. Community Involvement by planning:
- Volunteer opportunities
- Social accountability programs that benefit the local community
- Activities with local business or faith organizations
- Public policy activities
Align with Quality First Element #10. Public Trust & Consumer Confidence to earn trust with:
- Residents and families by sharing their stories with your neighbors
- Employees by including them in the festivities
- Trustees and board members by showing them what you do everyday
- The media by teaching them more about your commitment to your community
- Policymakers by developing your relationship with them
Need more information?
Access additional Community Involvement and Public Trust resource materials in the “Resources” section of www.aahsa.org/qualityfirst.
Or find other quick Homecoming Week event ideas at www.AAHSAhomecoming.org.
Don’t forget to click here and let us know what you are doing for Homecoming.
We’re just a little over a month away from AAHSA’s Homecoming Week Celebration and dozens of members have contacted us about what they are doing to commemorate this event. Here’s just a sampling of the member responses we’ve gotten:
The Estates at Carpenter in Lakeland, Fla. will be hosting a open house to celebrate Homecoming. The organization’s invited community members and local elected officials to attend and learn more about their work. Charlie Paulk, a resident and president of the National Continuing Care Residents Association, even organized a group of residents to open their apartments so people can check out the places they call home. The event is connected to a celebration for a new building opening to here and that will help with publicity.
At the Kendal at Oberlin in Oberlin, Ohio, state Senator Sue Moreno will join residents and community members for a forum about AAHSA’s Long-term Care Solution initiative.
Snyder Village in Metamora, Ill. Is celebrating their organization’s 20th anniversary with a Homecoming Week Event. they are planning a Classic Car Cruise-In and campus-wide Open House complete with family entertainment and tours
Manors Retirement Communities in Saginaw, Mich. is hosting an afternoon of activities that promote healthy living for its residents and elders in the community, including a 5-k walk, a healthy salad tasting and a chance to work out using a Nintendo Wii.
Still need an idea for your celebration? Visit the event idea page of our AAHSA Homecoming Web site, www.aahsahomecoming.org. There, you’ll find ideas rang. Don’ t forget to check out our Homecoming Toolkit, where you’ll find the resources you need to plan a great homecoming event from start to finish.
There’s seven weeks until AAHSA’s first Homecoming Week, and members are already starting their celebrations. In fact, The Marvin/Under One Roof, Inc. in Norwalk, Connecticut, even opened their doors to their community and legislators yesterday. This affordable housing community hosted an annual brunch to celebrate their residents and honor their work on the organization’s ”Blankets of Hope” service project. Everyone from Norwalk’s Mayor Richard Moccia to their Congressman, Chris Shays (R-Conn.), joined them for this special event. Here’s some more information about it straight from The Marvin’s executive director, Mary Windt:
“The Marvin is celebrating its 11th Anniversary with an Annual Family Brunch. This year, we are using this event to recognize and honor The Marvin Residents, who have completed 1000 Blankets for our wounded service personnel in the United States and Overseas. While the day is geared primarily towards The Marvin’s residents and their family members, there will be members of the Board of Directors, staff and some community representatives attending. It is expected that there will be 150-200 people attending.
There will also be a display of some of the blankets that the residents made, as well as photos from the “Blankets of Hope” project that The Marvin residents have been involved with. To date, over 1000 blankets have been shipped to wounded military personnel.
The success of The Marvin proves that dreams, visions and goals can become reality – with lots of hard work, commitment and steadfast drive. We are extremely proud to be celebrating The Marvin’s 11th Anniversary as a unique intergenerational program, providing quality, affordable congregate elderly housing with supportive services and a school readiness child daycare program. We are always “Telling our Story!”
How can you plan a similar celebration for your community in just seven weeks? Take some tips from our AAHSA Homecoming Week toolkit and start planning your celebration today!
This May brings the first inaugural AAHSA Homecoming. This exciting event is an opportunity for you to showcase what you do day-to-day and the benefits you provide to your larger community.
Open your doors and invite your community and your elected officials to learn about your work and meet your community’s treasures: the people you serve. Host an open house, introduce them to your residents over a meal or coordinate a staff community service project. Whatever you do, this is your chance to showcase how you make your community a better place to live.
Use your AAHSA Homecoming event to highlight your community involvement and Quality First programs. Talk about your activities and commitment in your speeches and mention them in your event materials. AAHSA Homecoming is about celebrating your residents/clients and sharing all that you do, so don’t be afraid to mention any and everything.
When your organization gets involved in the community-at-large, it enhances the quality of life of the people you serve and the people in the local community. By celebrating your residents/clients and your good work at your AAHSA Homecoming event, you are doing just that.
To learn more about Homecoming, click here. Also, once you’ve set a date, tell us what you’re planning. We look forward to hearing all about your events.
