When is President's Day?

Presidents Day is on Monday, Feb. 20 this year. Presidents Day is celebrated on the third Monday of February every year. 

The date of Presidents Day changes every year in part because of the Uniform Holiday Bill signed in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Uniform Holiday Bill mandated that three holidays, including Presidents Day, occur on Mondays to prevent midweek shutdowns and add long weekends to the federal calendar. 

Presidents Day is also called Washington’s Birthday as a celebration of the nation’s first President. But George Washington’s birthday is not on Feb. 20 — it’s Feb. 22. Or it might be Feb. 11.

George Washington was born on Feb. 11, 1731, at a time when Britain and its colonies used the Julian calendar, a product of the Roman republic that went out of popular favor in 1582. The Brits still used it until 1752. The country celebrated Washington’s birthday as a sign of respect long before it became a federal holiday in 1879. 

After Johnson’s Uniform Holiday Bill, it was celebrated on the third Monday of February. Around this time, the country also began using the holiday to honor not only Washington but Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is February 12. 

Republican representative Robert McClory spearheaded the bill, which caused outrage from some who objected to changing the date we celebrate Washington’s birthday. 

"We are not changing George Washington's birthday,” McClory said.  “We would make George Washington's Birthday more meaningful to many more people by having it observed on a Monday."

He also proposed to change the name to Presidents Day, so Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays could share the holiday. As a Congressmember from Illinois, McClory came from the state where Lincoln spent much of his life. 

Many opposed this as well. Tennessee representative Dan Heflin Kuykendall said, "If we do this, 10 years from now our schoolchildren will not know or care when George Washington was born. They will know that in the middle of February they will have a 3-day weekend for some reason.”

The measure failed to pass. While we know the holiday more popularly as Presidents Day, the federal government still officially calls it Washington’s Birthday. 

When is Presidents Day 2023? Why we celebrate Washington's birthday (usatoday.com)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Morgan and Desiree were volunteers with the #CupidCrew delivering Roses to residents at Applewood Our House, San Marino Retirement Community, Marycrest Assisted Living. The roses were donated by Wish Of A Lifetime. 

Both the givers and the receivers of the roses were deeply touched by gesture. Watching the eyes of everyone light up when they saw the roses, so bright!

One woman said, "I'm 86 and roses are still a delight to me and I have seen hundreds!" 

Wish of a Lifetime is a special organization to spread this much joy and Valentine's love. Thanks for letting us help! 

Chelsea had a blast making cupcakes with her adorable children. Look how happy they are making special memories! 

Finding Community

TOPIC
AGING IN PLACE:
Finding Meaning - Community Engagement

DATE/TIME
February 16, 2023
12:00 to 1:00 pm

SPEAKER:
Eileen Doherty, MS
Executive Director
Colorado Gerontological Society

Studies have shown that volunteering improves the mental and physical well-being of volunteers themselves, particularly those aged 60 and above. Through community engagement, older adults widen their network of friends and remain engaged in society.

100% of nonprofits rely heavily on volunteer labor to help with meeting their mission.

Learn more about how you can stay engaged in your community. Tips will be provided to help you have meaningful volunteer experiences and community engagement, even when you are homebound, unable to leave your house, or don't have as much energy as you did in the past.

New 2023 Programs Offered by Maintain Me

OUR NEWEST PROGRAM
"HOME STYLE & DESIGN"


Introducing our new Home Style & Design services for seniors transitioning into senior living. We understand that moving into a new living situation can be overwhelming, which is why we're here to help seniors make their new apartment feel like home. Our staging services include decorating and personalizing the space to reflect the senior's personal taste and style. We work with seniors to incorporate their favorite colors, art, and furniture to create a warm and welcoming environment.


Our team of experts will also assist with figuring out what stays and goes as well as organization, helping seniors make the most of their new space. We understand the importance of feeling at home, and we're committed to helping seniors feel comfortable and happy in their new surroundings. Upgrade your senior living experience with our Home Style & Design services. Try it now and make your new apartment truly yours!


WHAT IS OFFERED:

  • Consultation, discuss timeline and budget.

  • Measurement of new home layout to help client visualize where their belongings will go

  • Personalized shopping

  • Assistance with choosing paint colors

  • Assistance on the day of move-in, arrangement of furniture and decor.


WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:

  • Packing, unpacking, estate sales, moving furniture

 

What if you didn't use Maintain Me to find your new home, but you still want our help for this? No problem, the price is the same for all new and returning clients. 

Changing the Narrative

Frustrated by the racks of birthday card options that mock older adults as weak, deaf, forgetful and crabby, the Colorado-based anti-ageism group Changing the Narrative is making birthday card shopping empowering and uplifting, producing ”age-positive” cards that celebrate aging and honor the recipients.

A contest attracting submissions from professional greeting card designers from around the country resulted in 10 winning birthday cards—all designed by women, several by women of color— to be part of a collection of age-positive cards. The artists are from cities and states across the country, including San Diego, CA, Seattle, WA, St. Paul, MN, and Fort Collins, CO.

The original contest that accepted applications only from Colorado-based general artists was wildly successful, with the birthday cards selling quickly to buyers around the country. As a result, and due to popular demand, Changing the Narrative decided to expand the contest nationally.

“We chose the artists based on their creative talents and their enthusiasm to join the movement to end ageism,” said Janine Vanderburg, Director of Changing the Narrative. “We invited experienced, professional, and successful greeting card designers to participate in the contest. The wonderfully diverse designs share one thing: a message that age is something to celebrate.”

“Ageism harms all of us,” said Melissa Mika of Fort Collins. “If my art can help shift the perspective of any marginalized group, then I feel like I’m doing the work I was set out to do!”

Changing the Narrative challenges the notion perpetuated in many traditional birthday cards that we should feel bad about aging and that getting older is all about decline, deterioration, and depression. In an effort to be humorous, some of the cards portray older adults as bench-sitting curmudgeons, boozy women who can’t remember what they just said, flatulent grandparents, or lecherous old men, all reflecting and reinforcing the negative stereotypes about getting older.

But ageism isn’t funny, it’s harmful. A recent survey found that  93% of older adults in the U.S. experience ageism, and research by Dr. Becca Levy of the Yale School of Public Health shows that having negative beliefs about aging affects our physical and mental health, increases the likelihood of developing dementia, and decreases our life span. 

Sarah Schwartz, AKA The Paper Nerd, editor-in-chief of Stationery Trends Magazine said, “‘Over the hill’ cards have been the norm and that concept wasn’t challenged until recently. The conversation is changing. But cultural changes take a while. The momentum is building. Cards are micro-conversations. With one card and one person, you can evolve your perspective.”

For Vanderburg, that’s the point. She continued, “Our goal at Changing the Narrative is to not only raise awareness and understanding of ageism but also to make a real-world difference. We want to change how people think, talk, and act about aging and ageism; we want to change the messages we hear in our workplaces, in our doctors’ offices, and in our everyday lives; and we want to change the stories we tell about ourselves as we age. Sharing “happy birthday” messages that make us smile or laugh in celebration of aging instead of mocking older people is an important step in changing the stories that our culture feeds us about getting older.”

For more information on how to support these winning artists through these birthday cards and to learn more about ageism and what you can do to address it, please visit changingthenarrativeco.org. 

Finishing Touch

OUR NEWEST PROGRAM
"FINISHING TOUCH"


Are you worried that once you choose a new community that you might have trouble fitting in, finding your way, or even asking for help from the right person? 

The first two to three weeks after moving in are the most important in someone's overall experience. Pitfalls right at the beginning can happen, it is how they are handled that makes all the difference. Even better, someone who knows the process helping you or your important person avoid some of those problems. 

Finishing Touch extends the quality service Maintain Me has been providing for you since the beginning of your Transition journey.

 

This program's details will be as unique as our clients' needs; some examples are: 

  • Confirm first appointment with new medical team members: Physician, Therapy, Nurse where applicable

  • Address any "punch-list" items in the new apartment with Maintenance 

  • Interpret daily schedule of events, mealtimes, and way finding tricks to help make one feel more confident in their new community 

  • Join our clients for a meal, eating in a new dining room alone the first couple of times can be intimidating for all of us! 

  • Make sure everyone feels comfortable with who handles what, when things come up. i.e. what if I miss a laundry or shower day, or when does my housecleaning start, and who do I talk to if my billing is incorrect? 

 

What if you didn't use Maintain Me to find your new home, but you still want our help for this? No problem, the price is the same for all new and returning clients. 

Is Your Facebook Account Secure?

Your Facebook Account 

Your Facebook account is required to use the Facebook social media platform. You can use the same account for Instagram, too, also a Meta company. Creating, sharing, and interacting with posts from the people, celebrities, sports teams, interests, and groups we follow on Facebook is the whole point of social media (for the consumer).

If you’re a business owner or entrepreneur, Facebook enables you to reach a broad audience with your product or service as an advertising medium. You can interact with prospective or existing customers, promote products, services, specials, and sales, and transact business using the Facebook and Messenger apps.

However, the dark side of such a widely used platform is that bad actors can impersonate or “spoof” other Facebook users, and then – using social engineering, like phishing – manipulate and attempt to befriend, scam, or steal the identities of an impersonated user’s Facebook friends. 

I recommend taking the steps outlined here to secure your Facebook account. Our goals are to prevent spoofing, harden your account against hacking, and protect your personal information, and that of your Facebook friends and customers. 

Take a Privacy Checkup

Facebook’s Privacy Checkup enables you to specify who can see what you share, provides options to keep your account secure, and lets you decide how people can find you on Facebook. In your browser, click your profile picture / Settings & Privacy / Privacy Checkup. On mobile, tap your profile picture / Settings & Privacy / Privacy Shortcuts / Privacy Checkup.

Who Can See What You Share

Use this selection to manage who can see your profile information, Facebook posts and stories, and people you have blocked from viewing your content. As you step through the different settings, you can choose with whom you wish to share your content: the Public, Friends, including or excluding specific friends, or Only Me.

Who Can See What You Share encompasses a large swath of privacy settings, including your phone number, location, posts, and stories. 

How to Keep Your Account Secure

Use this selection to manage your Facebook password, two-factor authentication, and login alerts. Facebook encourages you to use a unique, strong password. A strong password is 12-14 characters in length and has one capital letter, one number, and a symbol like a dollar sign or exclamation point.

Two-factor authentication (sometimes called multi-factor authentication) requires having two pieces of information to access your account: 1. Something you know (a password), and 2. Something you have (a verification code). Two-factor authentication adds another layer of security by ensuring that only you can use your Facebook login.

When you enable two-factor authentication and log in to Facebook with a browser or the Facebook app, Facebook needs your password and a verification code to continue. The most common way to receive a verification code is via text message on your phone. However, multiple options exist for securely acquiring a verification code.

Login alerts notify you if someone logs into your Facebook account from an unrecognized place or device. Facebook displays the device used and its location using Facebook notifications and email. If you receive a login alert you should take appropriate action, such as logging out of Facebook sessions you don’t recognize, changing your password, and enabling two-factor authentication if necessary.

How People Can Find You on Facebook

Manage who can send friend requests and pending friend requests, who can use your phone number or email address to find you on Facebook, and whether your Facebook profile is visible to search engines like Google.

Manage Your Active Facebook Logins

Keep your account secure by managing your active Facebook logins – especially if you receive an unauthorized login alert. In your browser, click your profile picture and then click Settings & Privacy / Settings / Security and Login. On mobile, tap your profile picture, then tap the gear icon, scroll down to Security, and tap Security and Login.

Click See More or tap See All to see all of your Facebook login sessions (devices and locations where you have active Facebook login sessions).

Close all of your active Facebook login sessions. Click or tap Log Out of All Sessions to close all of your active Facebook sessions.

Close individual Facebook login sessions. Click or Tap the three-dot menu to the right of an individual session and do one of the following:

  1. Browser: click Not You? to secure your Facebook account or Log Out to log out of that session.

  2. Mobile: tap Secure Account to secure your Facebook account or Log Out to log out of that session.

Harden the security of your Facebook account by using a strong password, enabling two-factor authentication, and unauthorized login alerts – especially if Facebook reports an unauthorized login.

Patrick Baker, Prime Time News 1/30/2023

Book Swap

We know you are getting your 2023 on and cleaning the closets and shelves. Don't you give away your books yet; let's swap! A nod to your reading goals this year and a big nod to mother Earth in book sharing, let's gather, share our fav reads and grab new books for our TBR (to-be-read) list!

Spread the love and support our nonprofit partner and help us reach $500! This event is free to attend with a suggested donation of $22 to be given to Women in Sustainability. WIS is on a mission to CARE for the people that CARE for the planet through Community, Advocacy, Resources and Education.

How it works, let's get on the same page:

  • Each person will bring book(s) to swap (please bring max 5 books)

  • We will showcase them on tables to swap and shop

  • Circle up, each person will have the opportunity to share one book out loud that is a must-read and why they love it

  • We then run loose to create our new-to-us libraries

Leftover Books? Women in Sustainability will be donating to BookGive Denver. Thank you WIS!

Snacks and lite refreshments provided care of On the Move with Vail's Steph Vail. Thanks Steph!

Enter-to-Win Giveaway at the end for book delights provided care of Jacki Carr, goal coach, speaker and aspiring author. Thanks Jacki!

We will have a Book Lovers Giveaway for those in attendance at the event care of author Brooke McAlary (2 signed copies of her book 'CARE'), author Tricia Huffman (2 signed copies of her book 'F the Shoulds, Do the Wants') and for the romantic reader in you with candles care of Old Pine Candle Co.

*must be in attendance to win any of these fun book prizes.

See you there, spots will fill so grab a spot and save the date!

And the Winner is...

Rick!

Referred to us by a previous client Helen, we  helped Helen with her husband. Helen is Rick's Aunt. 

Rick reached out for help late one afternoon looking for help finding hospice for his mom. She had chosen to stop cancer treatment. She was at home in pain and not doing well. 

We were able to partner with Suntree Hospice and her Kaiser Oncologist and arrange the start of care the follow day. 

Rick, his parents and brother were all extremely grateful for the help and fast action to get his mom the comfort she needed. 

 

We were honored our previous client thought of us to help and happy to be able to have community partners that also acted fast! 

In Honor of Martin Luther King Junior Day...

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here are some of the best Martin Luther King Jr. quotes

What are Martin Luther King Jr.’s best quotes?

1. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that,” from “Strength to Love.”

2. “Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase,” from a speech at Park-Sheraton Hotel, 1962.

3. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy,” from “Strength to Love.”

4. “We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education,” from “The Purpose of Education,” 1947.

5. “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies,” from “A Gift of Love.”

6. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character,” from the “I Have a Dream” speech, 1963.

7. “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant,” Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Oslo, Norway, 1964.

8. “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom,” from “The Death of Evil upon the Seashore.”

9. “You know, a lot of people don’t love themselves. And they go through life with deep and haunting emotional conflicts. So the length of life means that you must love yourself. And you know what loving yourself also means? It means that you’ve got to accept yourself,” from “The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life” sermon at New Covenant Baptist Church in Chicago.

10. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question, ‘What are you doing for others?’” King asked an audience in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957.  

11. “So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” from the “I Have a Dream” speech, 1963.

12. “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant,” Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Oslo, Norway, 1964.

13. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” from “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 1963.

14. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward,” from an address at Spelman College, 1960.

15. “Love is the greatest force in the universe. It is the heartbeat of the moral cosmos. He who loves is a participant in the being of God,” from a handwritten letter, mid-1960s.

Lifelong Learning Benefits Older Adults

New Program from Douglas County

Anyone of a certain age will appreciate the program being introduced at the Douglas County Seniors’ Council meeting on Thursday, February 2, at the Castle Rock Library.  The program, designed for older adults, is called OLLI at DU, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Denver University.  OLLI offers an array of online and in-person classes that will spark interest in a range of subject areas.

You’ll also get a sample course from OLLI at DU Instructor and Travel Writer Bruce Caughey who has been teaching various courses for OLLI over the past four years. No matter how long you have lived in Colorado, Caughey will find a way to surprise you with what he has learned during a lifetime of travel. Come enjoy a multimedia and slide show presentation entitled Out of the Way Places in Colorado and learn about the many other courses that OLLI at DU provides in a relaxed, non-competitive atmosphere.  

OLLI at DU has been around for 26 years and is now taking registrations for its Winter Term that starts on January 9 (https://portfolio.du.edu/olli). Courses last four to eight weeks and are facilitated by experienced and passionate teachers. Try one of the following courses: Aging and Spirituality; Alfred Hitchcock movies; Economic Crashes and Crises; Historical Survey of Yellowstone National Park; New Yorker Essays from a Chaotic Decade (1960s); or Essential Jazz Recordings. 

OLLI at DU recognizes that we need to maintain our social connections and we offer many ways to connect with those who have a similar interest in lifelong learning. We offer special blended learning sessions with excursions, as well as social and travel outings for our members. 

Lifelong learning does have an impact and we should pay attention to the research that shows that staying cognitively active throughout life — via social engagement and intellectual stimulation — is linked to better health and overall quality of life. 

Learning with other like-minded adults has documented positive effects on wisdom, motivation, social interaction, and general wellbeing. This impact was the inspiration behind the foundation of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute network (OLLI) back in 1977. OLLI at DU is part of a network of more than 150,000 students at 124 institutes across the U.S

OLLI at DU is proud to announce a partnership with Douglas County Libraries. Caughey’s weekly “Travel Sampler” will kick off at the Parker Library each week starting on January 11. He will provide details on his journeys across Colorado, New Zealand, Greece and, most recently, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Stay tuned for information about five other OLLI at DU classes to be held at various Douglas County Libraries during 2023. 

Please plan to attend the meeting on Thursday, February 2 at the library in Castle Rock, 100 S Wilcox, from 10 – 11:30 am.  The meeting is free and open to the public.  

Bruce Caughey co-authored The Colorado Guide, Colorado’s Best and Crete: Off the Beaten Track and has written dozens of freelance projects in magazines and newspapers. He served as the Communications Director for Douglas County Schools before being named the Executive Director of CASE (Colorado Association of School Executives). He retired from that role in 2016 and has served as a consultant, writer, board member and most importantly, an instructor at OLLI at DU. portfolio.du.edu/olli

This column is hosted by the Seniors Council of Douglas County.  For more information on meetings and activities, visit www.MyDougCo.  Email us at dcseniorlife@douglas.co.us.

New 2023 Programs Offered by Maintain Me

Guess What...


Maintain Me is excited to inform you that 2023 has brought exciting news! We will be launching two programs for our clients! It's crucial to continue to grow and find more ways to better serve our aging adults. We will be doing a slow roll out for the month of January with all programs available February 1st. STICK AROUND and check your email for these program launches:

Finishing Touch, launching January 23, 2023

Home Style and Design, launching January 30, 2023

Stay tuned to learn more!

Open Enrollment Period

General Enrollment Period

It seems like Medicare is never ending. Open enrollment just ended, but we are only a couple weeks away from General Enrollment. Everyone also has an initial enrollment period. Are you confused about the difference between these three periods? If so, pay close attention to this article. This article is meant to differentiate between the three periods and discuss your rights and responsibilities during the upcoming General Enrollment Period.

First, let’s discuss the difference between Initial Enrollment, Open Enrollment and General Enrollment. An individual’s initial enrollment period is the first time they get the opportunity to apply for Medicare Parts A and B. This period is the three months before one’s 65th birthday, the month of the individual’s 65th birthday, and the three months after one’s 65th birthday. The exceptions to this initial enrollment period are if you have been on Social Security Disability Insurance for two consecutive years, in which case you are automatically enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B, and if you have employer sponsored health insurance, in which case you can wait for that coverage to end before applying for Medicare.

If you miss your initial enrollment period and don’t fall into an exception to the normal Medicare rules, then you must wait until General Enrollment to apply for Medicare. General Enrollment is from January 1 to March 31 of each year. General Enrollment is a period where anyone who failed to sign up for Medicare Parts A and B during Initial Enrollment can apply for those benefits. It is also a time where folks with Medicare Advantage Plans can switch or drop their plans and return to Medicare Parts A and B, also known as Original Medicare. However, you can’t join a Medicare Advantage Plan for the first time during General Enrollment. 

Open Enrollment is a period where anyone who already has Medicare can join, switch, or drop a Medicare Advantage Plan or a Medicare Part D plan. However, you can’t sign up for Original Medicare for the first time during Open Enrollment. Open Enrollment for this year just ended, but mark your calendars for October 15, 2023, as that is the start of next year’s open enrollment period.

Now that this introductory information is out of the way, you might be asking why General Enrollment is so important. For starters, it is the only time each year that you can sign up for Original Medicare if you miss Initial Enrollment. This is extremely important as penalties for missing Initial Enrollment may apply and may increase if you also miss General Enrollment. General Enrollment is also very important for those with Medicare Advantage Plans, especially if you are unhappy with yours.

So, what are your rights and responsibilities during General Enrollment. If you don’t have Medicare and are eligible, your first responsibility is to sign up for Medicare quickly. As previously mentioned, missing enrollment periods results in financial penalties, so you want to minimize those to the extent possible. If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan, then your responsibility is to review the plan, see if it still works for you, and switch it or go back to Original Medicare if needed. If you are on Original Medicare already, then you don’t need to worry about General Enrollment. However, you are going to want to pay close attention to Open Enrollment. As for your rights during General Enrollment, it is your right to sign up for Medicare or change or drop your Medicare Advantage Plan if you so choose.

Are you still looking for information about General Enrollment? If so, call Benefits in Action at 720-221-8354 or email us at info@benefitsinaction.org. Our experienced Medicare counselors can help you with your Medicare related needs.

Medicare Enrollment Periods (myprimetimenews.com)

Happy New Year

We look forward to serving our clients in the new year.

Who's Holiday


Denver, Colo. – Vintage Theatre Productions presents the return of the hilarious (and very adult) “Who’s Holiday” December 5 – 31. Performances are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays; Friday, December 30 and Saturday, December 31 at 7:30 p.m. Vintage Theatre is located at 1468 Dayton St. in Aurora. Tickets are $21 and can be purchased by calling 303-856-7830 or online at www.vintagetheatre.org.

“Who’s Holiday” is a wildly funny and heartfelt adults-only comedy that tells the story of Cindy Lou Who.  She’s throwing a Christmas party in her trailer and boy does she have a story to tell!  As she recalls the Christmas Eve she first the Grinch, we learn the twisted and hilarious turns her life has taken. 

Jenny Mather returns to star as Cindy Lou Who in this raucous one-woman show. She has been seen recently on the Vintage stage as Tessie Tura in “Gypsy.” Some of her favorite roles have been Anytime Annie in “42nd Street” (PNTC) and Kitty in “Drowsy Chaperone” (Aurora Fox).  Jenny is married to the uproariously funny actor/comic Eric Mather.

Matthew Lombardo is best known for “High” with Kathleen Turner at the Booth Theatre and “Looped” starring Valerie Harper in a Tony-nominated performance at The Lyceum Theatre. He has presented concerts throughout the country for Broadway legends such as Carol Channing, Patti LuPone, Tommy Tune, Bernadette Peters, Barbara Cook, Billy Porter, Betty Buckley, Andrea McArdle, and Faith Prince.

Vintage Theatre presents
“Who’s Holiday”
A raunchy riff on Dr Seuss’s yuletide tale.
Dec. 5 – 31 Mon – Thurs with added performances on Fri, Dec 30 and Sat, Dec 31 7:30 p.m. $21
303-856-7830 or online at www.vintagetheatre.org
Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora 80010
This show is not appropriate for younger theatre-goers due to language and sexual references.
60 minutes/no intermission.

Merry Christmas

Wishing you and yours the very best this holiday season!

Holiday Joy Squad

The Colorado Gerontological Society is again, sponsoring the Holiday Joy Squad.  As our world becomes more unsettled and there is more tension, the holidays provide a time for everyone to share with friends and strangers a calmer and more caring world.

The hustle and bustle of shopping, wrapping presents, and connecting with others fills us with anxiety. Retail clerks, postal workers and delivery personnel work tirelessly. Often, they are the victims of anger and frustration, rather than a smile and a thank you.

Many older adults dread the holidays as they miss loved ones who have passed away, children who live far distances, and grandchildren with whom they won’t be able to share precious moments.

Everyone is invited to think about small and little ways to bring joy to those around you. It can be family and friends, but can also be strangers, individuals with whom you have lost contact, or just a “thank you” to someone who has just completed another “thankless” job, just so you can have a Happy Holiday.

To participate, you simply do fifteen random acts of kindness.  This can include making a special dessert for a lonely neighbor.  Or making a phone call to an out-of-touch college roommate.  Or leaving the delivery guy who just brought five packages to your front porch, a chocolate bar.  Or a smile to someone in the grocery line with a child who is upset.

You can count any random act.  Go to senioranswers.org, click on the Holiday Joy Squad banner ad, and log your acts of kindness.  Individuals who log 15 activities between December 20 and January 5 will receive a gift card.

If you have any questions, call 303-333-3482 or 1-855-293-6911 (toll-free) or 1-866-880-4777 (Spanish).

COPRA Holiday Party and Review Drawing

Chelsea and Morgan had a great time at the COPRA Holiday party meeting people in the industry. We love being able to expand and strengthen our network.

Also, don’t forget to leave us a review for a chance to win a $50 gift card!

Hudson Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of year!

A Hudson Christmas is back again this holiday season with our dazzling display of lights. Our lighted forest of towering trees will enchant guests of all ages. Sing and dance to some of your favorite holiday songs in our grove of dancing Christmas Trees. Stroll through our winter wonderland, say “hello” to some of our giant snowmen and glowing reindeer, and enjoy a walk through our holiday light tunnel. And don’t forget to grab a cup of hot cocoa to warm your hands and heart this holiday season.

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