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Activity
Profession Tribute - 2006 -
2007
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Activity Professionals Alphabet
by Marylou Cole April 2006
A for Activity Cart and Assessments
D for Dancing and Discussions
E for Exercise groups and Eye Contact
F for Fianancial planning and Festivals
G for Goals - Long & Short and Games
H for Hugs! and Holidday decorating
I for Intergenerational projects and Ideas Shared
J for Jalopy discussions (Men's groups)
K for Kitchen projects and Kindness extended
L for Loving concern and Listening Skills
M for Manicures and Mystery rides
N for Needlework and Nature groups
O for Orientation and Outdoor activities
P for Planning and Planting
Q for "Quality of Life" and Questions and Answers
R for Reading groups and Religious meetings
S for Sing a Longs and Scheduling
T for Trips into community and Trivia
U for Understanding and Up to date charting
V for Volunteers and Veterans recognition
W for Walks and Weather facts
Y for Yearly budget and Yawns! (Tired yet)
Z for Zest...needed to continue!
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Activity Professionals....
Conduct more interviews than ..Jay Leno
Do enough exercise to be on..Sportsworld
Put on as many specials as ...Bob Hope
Ad Lib as much as... Joan Rivers
Paly as many games as...Sesame Street
Know as much trivia as the contestants do on ...Jeopardy
Live through as many family traumas as ...Dallas
Deal with as much illness as ...General Hospital
Have as much compassion as...Little House on the Prairie
Analyze current events like...The Today Show
Adn we are ready to go into reruns at any time!
Above and Beyond all of this, we must...
Sing like...Kate Smith
Play the piano like...Peter Nero
Do stand up comedy like...George Burns
M.C. Like George Jessel
Act like...Katherhine Hepburn
Edit newspapers like...William Randolph Hearst
Read like...Orson Wells
And do bulletin boards ...like Norman Rockwell
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We Are Activity Professionals
by
Sandra Stimson CALA, ADC, CDP
We Are Activity Professionals!
Big hearts, huge bright smiles and enormous compassion,
Creative, innovative and dynamic personalities.
We are blessed to have found this profession!
We Are Activity Professionals!
We don’t know how to say “no”!
We aim to please at personal sacrifice.
Long days, hectic schedules and stressful events.
We love all of this!
We Are Activity Professionals!
Regulatory changes, tougher surveys and changing
populations.
As a group like no other, we evolve, learn and adapt.
We are a tough group and can handle this like no other profession!
We Are Activity Professionals!
They say, “I could never do what you do” and
you know what,
They are right!
“They, could never do all that you do!”
We Are Activity Professionals!
Phones ringing, many interruptions and endless demands.
But we demand more ourselves and ask for little in return.
No one can handle all that we do in one day!
We Are Activity Professionals!
Humanity, compassion, humor and strong moral work
ethics,
We are the memory creators and the heart of every community.
We are the photo albums filled with new memories!
We Are Activity Professionals!
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Thank You!
Thank you for
all that you do to improve the quality of life
for those who matter the most, your residents!
They appreciate it!
Thank you for
all your creativity. The residents are thankful.
Thank you for
the extra effort you put in to each day.
Thank you for
helping out in the dining rooms for meal programs.
They need you! The nursing staff does appreciate
it!
Thank you for
all the special trips and community events.
They love being a part of the community.
Thank you for
all the effort you put into your volunteer program,
it definitely does not happen with out you!
Thank you for
smiling even when you don't feel like it.
Thank you for
spending time with those residents who can not
come out of their rooms. They especially appreciate
the pet visits.
Thank you for
a great survey. It takes your entire team and
a dynamic program.
Thank you for
giving all of your self.
Thank you for
filling the resident's days with meaningful
activities.
Thank you for
pushing so hard to get extra special programs
approved. The extra effort paid off!
Thank you for
all the extra hours you put into planning and
implementing elaborate events. It was appreciated!
Thank you for
attending seminars and association meetings,
even when sometimes you have to use vacation
days.
Thank you for
supporting other activity professionals.
Thank you for
taking a chance and trying something new.
Thank you for
dressing up for all those holidays.
Thank you for
all the hugs and love you give to them.
Thank you for
developing all the children's programs.
Thank you for
all the spiritual programs, because it means
more to them at this point in their life.
But most of all Thank
You for dedicating your life to this very
special profession, Activity Professionals!
We can't imagine any facility with out you!
by: Sandra Stimson,
Executive Director
Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care
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