Archive for Personal Growth
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RSVP participates in Honor Flight Mail Call in Celebration of Older Americans Month
The following is from the Administration for Community Living part of the US Dept. of Health and Human Services By Dave Layton Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois When Older Americans Month was established in 1965, only 17 million living Americans had reache...
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The Key to Staying Pain Free, Reduce your Risk of Chronic Disease and Stay Independent….Get Moving! May is Senior Health and Fitness Month
By Marie A. Wisely Choice Home Health Care Inc., CPHQ-Agency Administrator Evidence suggests people who are active have a lower risk for heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, depression and dementia. As little as 30 minutes of vigorous exercise per day, five times per weeks can...
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Yard and Garden: Properly Dividing Perennials
By Richard Jauron Iowa Stare University Extension – Horticulture Herbaceous perennials (those that die back in the fall and emerge in new growth in the spring) are commonly divided for three reasons: to control size, to rejuvenate plants and to propagate a prized perennial. Horticulturists wit...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Julie Ross Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois RSVP’s Pen Pal Program is a mentoring program Three years ago, RSVP started a pilot Pen Pal program with one classroom in a Davenport elementary school. Today this has grown to 4 classrooms (1 in Davenpo...
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Become an Eye Donor
By Marie A. Wisely Choice Home Health Care, CPHQ-Agency Administrator From time-to-time, home care and hospice professionals are asked about organ and tissue donation. Obviously this is a very personal decision, however by making the decision to donate eyes and or corneal tissue, individuals are...
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Adjusting Our Sails
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Mention Jimmy Dean’s name today, and most people would recognize it by the sausage company that bears his name. Those who have been around the block a few more times will remember Jimmy Dean (1928-2010) for his earlier career as a singer, ...
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Beware Kind Hearts Have you ever gotten a check in the mail from a nonprofit organization made out to you? Many organizations sent out checks to people for less than $5, asking you to send it back with an additional donation. ...
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Agape Love
By Holly Schilling and Mary Huebbe Ridgecrest Village February is the month when our thoughts turn to love. There are several Greek words all interpreted as love in the English language. The intimate love between couples comes from the word Eros, a root from which we get the word “erotic.” P...
