Archive for Personal Growth
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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...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston We can wish on the new year, and we can write down what we want to get done in this time. We 50+ers and our cohorts want some things to take place in the years span. We can attempt to make it happen, can hope to shape the future, those futures that concern us. A pastor in Ne...
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Two New Businesses in the Hilltop Campus Village
Two new businesses have opened up in the Studio Suites on the third floor of the Priester Building, 601 Brady Street, in the Hilltop Campus Village. Both of these newcomers are geared towards personal well-being. Hypnotherapy – in Suite 301-C Sylvia has been practicing hypnotherapy since 2...
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ONE EASY DECISION ON “MAKE UP YOUR MIND DAY”
By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa On December 31, the nation celebrates National Make Up Your Mind Day. The timing is perfect to coincide with those pesky New Year’s resolutions. Some decisions are big and you might need time to plan before you make up ...
