Hi Spartans! A lot of people see our elderly as boring, out of touch. So our group, Teagan, Joanne, Gail, Ali, Shane, and Kriztina, along with some Key Club members decided to visit Covenant Village Brandel Care Center to spend time with the residents. By playing Bingo, making cards, eating, and talking with them, we gained new friendships through this unique experience. The residents enjoyed our company which is all too rare for the elders in our community. Watch the video below to learn more about how you can make an impact on the elderly in our community.
Elderly Project Plan:
Challenge Statement
We will assist the residents at the Covenant Village Brandel Care Center by allowing students to spend time with them and make them to feel connected on November 23.
The Plan
We wanted to engage the elderly in our community so we planned to have quarterly visits to Covenant Village Brandel Care Center. Key Club will continue visiting Brandel in small groups. The visits will be spent simply talking, interacting, playing games with the elderly. The visits would be open for Key Club members to attend. We were informed that we could not have more than 15 people at the nursing home (for future groups check with the nursing home). We set up and attended the first visit to Brandel with 5 members of our group and 10 Key Club members. In addition to initiating this project, we coordinated between Key Club and Covenant Village for this first visit so that we can smoothly pass the project on to Key Club permanently.
Benefits of the Project
This project benefits the young and the old of our community. By visiting the nursing homes, the residents feel cherished and that they still have an impact on the community. It benefits the young and upcoming generation also because we are able to learn from their wisdom and serve our community.
Definition of Success Criteria
- Have Key Club continue the project
- Have 15 GBN high schoolers attend
- 2 hours of planned activities
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Future Possible Quarterly Dates
Summer (Quarter 1)
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Fall (Quarter 2)
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Winter (Quarter 3)
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Spring (Quarter 4)
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Aug 24th
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Nov 9th or 10th
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Feb 1st
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Apr 5th
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Aug 31th
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Nov 16th or 17th
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Feb 8th
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Apr 19th
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Sep 7th
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Nov 23th
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Feb 15th
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Apr 26th
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Tips for Future Groups
- Contact the nursing homes ahead of time and select a date so that you and Key Club have a planned date.
- Talk to activities coordinator in person. If emailing contacts, it is harder to get a hold of them and ensure that they understand your plans.
- Ensure that all Key Club members that signed up to visit will attend.
- Plan activities with activities coordinator ahead of time.
- Debrief Key Club members of the plan before visit
- Have a great time!
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