Archive for Community
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July Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Alzheimer’s Community Education – Learn about signs and symptoms, stages, diagnosis, treatment and care of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Get support from our 24/7 Helpline, www.alz.org 1-800-272-3900, or...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience: The Value of Volunteerism
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois I recently heard (admittedly second or maybe even third hand) that our lawmakers charged with difficult budgetary decisions have been asking, “How necessary is it to fund organizations such as RSVP, sinc...
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The Hilltop Campus Village Celebrates its Fifth Anniversary
Five years ago this month, the Hilltop Campus Village became a Main Street Iowa District designated as an Urban Commercial Neighborhood. The Hilltop Business Association had been active in the area for a number of years, working at revitalizing the economic and residential area north of 6th Street a...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities: Los Alimentos de nuestros Padres
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall You are probably wondering about the title. A few years ago, one of our favorite singers, Linda Ronstadt, did an album called “Canciones De Mi Padre.” Roughly translated (our Spanish is close to nada) this means “the songs of my father.” Not to be...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience: Friendship and Gratitude, By-products of Good Deeds
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois In a continuation of last month’s Volunteers Lead By Example Spotlight, we’d like to share more stories of how RSVP volunteers have enriched the lives of others or provided comfort when comfort is th...
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Volunteers are a very important part of making the United States the greatest country in the world. Many seniors have volunteered to serve this country to keep us free. We have trusted people in the past, and we think we should trus...
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Ella’s Kitchen
Summer is here and school is out. Will you be spending time with grandchildren, or maybe even some great-grandchildren? I have included a couple of fun recipes to do with the children. Last month’s In and Out of the Quad-Cities article in 50+ Lifestyles had me looking for jell-o recipes, and I hav...
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The 25th Anniversary of Race for the Cure!
By Christina McNamara-Schmidt Komen Quad Cities PR/Marketing and Sponsorship Chair It's a milestone event for the Quad Cities: the 25th Anniversary of Race for the Cure! Please join us on Saturday, June 14 at 8 a.m. for our annual Race, which begins and ends outside of the iWireless Center ...
