Archive for Community
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Hilltop Campus – PhotoFROG Studio
Greetings from the Hilltop Campus Village. My name is Ranae Fenner, and I am the owner of PhotoFROG Studio. PhotoFROG Studio is a full service photography studio. I specialize in photographing weddings, high school seniors, children and families. Recently, I relocated PhotoFROG Studio from the Vill...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois Mary Cirivello “Once a cheerleader, always a cheerleader.” That’s what I thought while Mary Cirivello began discussing volunteering. If Mary, a cheerleader in high school, projected the same spi...
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February Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – 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 local address and phone: 2208 E. 52nd ...
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Herald in the New Year with Family Experiences
By Pam Haumann New Parent Services Manager Child Abuse Council It seems that grandparents are not as “old” as we thought they were when we were growing up. Many of my friends have grandchildren, and I certainly do not think of myself as old, even though I am a Baby Boomer. I recently c...
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Relationships
By Mary Huebbe Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village Community – it amazes me how one is formed. I watch as our seniors grow closer and closer. A friendship becomes family. At sad times and good times they join together and help one another and give support and love. They watch after eac...
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Your Advocacy Connection – A New Way of Looking at Health Care
By Julie Arndt GolderCare Solutions We Solve Long Term Care Problems When we launched GolderCare in 2008, we were focused primarily on asset protection with a layer of care advocacy. Little did we know then how the Affordable Care Act would impact the overwhelming need for patient advocacy ...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities: Happy Whatever It Is
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Happy New Year 2014 to all of our friends out there in 50+ land. We took a little road trip to Des Moines a couple of weeks ago, and as we “Cadillac’ed” our way through the snow covered Iowa landscape, we got into a discussion of how to greet the c...
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Are you still using 2013 when writing the date? At least we’re another month closer to spring! Every day in the news we hear about a senior being a victim of crime. Have you ever gotten a check in the mail from a non-profit org...
