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Join NowI just LOVE the multicultural section of this fabulous website. I work as a Activities Director at a day service facility and we are currently closed due to COVID! I am mailing/delivering personalized packages to our clients. We have clients of many different cultures and ethnic backgrounds. Adding pages of color-printed information from their country really brightens their day. The family members/care givers are delighted to see a spark in their loved ones eyes when they see and read about their history. I am becoming so educated myself learning all this. It will help me when we get back to work striking a spark in our clients eye when I reminisce with them about their culture. I seriously can NOT get enough of this fantastic site. xoxo :-)
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You're quite the special angel here to assist everyone. It takes a special kind of person to deal with seniors - they are not given the respect or credit they so deserve to have lasted this long on this earth. To have witnessed such history is amazing. So many are forgotten about and I try everyday to share RAOKs (Random Acts of Kindness) with any person I see that could use it - thank you again for the great ideas which I hope to spread around the area to help make others know how special they are.
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Long time member first time qustion asker. I am really struggling with ideas to celebrate Chinese New Year for 2014. The clients are not active and prefer to be "entertained" from their seats. I have a limited budget of $180.00. Can anyone offer suggestion Please?
Thank you
Jodie
we make Chinese lanterns and hang them around the dining room with paper chains made from recycled paper, I also buy fortune cookies which are a lot of fun. I make a poster of pictures taken from magazines of each country we celebrate through the year, it is a good activity in its' self for some clients and I put them up around the walls.
Hope this helps
Kaye
If I had your budget I would try to get one or two of the following:
1 - Tai Chi Dancing instructor, it is a form of martial arts; the instructor dresses for the occasion and demonstrates martial arts movements with a sword and other instruments.
2 - Chinese martial arts demonstration; very interesting and visually stunning.
3 - Chinese masseur to demonstrate massage therapy, perhaps on a staff member; this is also rather interesting.
Other than that a Chinese documentary from your local Library or a stunning Chinese movie 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon; specially if you have a large TV.
I Hope this helps.
if you have a school near you ask the Art Coordiantor if they can help by making a dragon in their art classes fro you
, I have done this and it was a great relaitonship
Alos find out about your local chinese community and contact them for dance group, I have arranged this for 2014, it did cost $200 but was $400
You may need to discuss your budget with your manger
wendy
Jodie
The new Chinese new year is the year of the horse. You can look up your residents year of birth and find out what the year of the horse means to them
I f you are going to use lanterns make sure they are the chinese lanterns for the new year not the moon festival
Trishe