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Activity Director’s Who Are You? 1. Where are you from (City and State) Kodak, TN 2. What type of Facility do you work in? Senior Center 3. How many years in the field? 8 4. What are your strengths as and Activity Director? I love hands on, actually participating with the seniors. 5. What are your weaknesses as and Activity Director? Delegating needs that I have with volunteers. 6. Do you have activity staff or are you the activity staff? I am the only person in the Activites Dept. 7. Do you drive the bus? Yes, we have a 14 passenger bus. 8. What is your favorite craft to do with the residents? We recently made No Sew lap blankets, they had a blast. 9. What has been your favorite outing? Dollywood 10. How many residents in your facility? Our seniors don't live at our facility, it is more like a community center for folks over 50, but we have at least 200 that come to the center each week. 11. What did you do before becoming an Activity Director? Account Executive at a local Newspaper selling advertising. 12. What information would you like to know about in this field? Always on the lookout for new games and activities. Volunteer appreciation luncheon/breakfast themes. 13. Do you have a good volunteer program? Yes. 14. If you could only have one game to play with your residents what would it be (not including bingo)? Bunco!! What are you listening to right now? I'm at home and my husband is watching T.V. What was the last thing you ate? Tator tots, and a fish sandwich at Sonic Do you wish on stars? No. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Blue How is the weather right now? 27 degrees and clear. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My mom. How old are you today? 42 Favorite drink? Non-alcohol: Sweet Tea. Favorite sport(s) to watch? Baseball Have you ever dyed your hair? Highlights. Do you wear contacts or glasses? No Pets? One little Chihuahua, Petee. Favorite month? October, its beautiful here in the Smoky Mountains in the Fall, weather is great and the leaves are gorgeous. Favorite food? Prime Rib. What was the last movie you watched? Blades of Glory...what a riot. Favorite day of the year? Thanksgiving. •Fall or Spring? Definitely Fall. •When was the last time you cried? Choked up watching American Ido...lol. The one girl had just lost her father in an auto accident like the day before the audition and she sang "How Do I Live without You" and she started to cry. •What did you do last night? We spent the day over in Cherokee and Maggie Valley NC yesterday. Its peaceful this time of year without the tourists. •What inspires you? Besides God, I have the most awesome boss (Executive Director) that never stops going and serving the seniors in our community. She truely is an inspiration and role model. She has so much vision and compassion. •What are you afraid of? Horrible thunder and lightening storms. •Favorite car? F-350 4-door pickup. Ahh, I'd love to have one of them. •Favorite dog breed? Chihuahua, I use to be a big dog kinda girl, but my daughter cried till we got her a little Chihuahua...I fell in love with him. •How many years at your current job? 1 year •How many states have you lived in? 4 •How many cities/towns have you lived in? 5

I am an Program/Activities Coordinator at a county run Senior Center in Tennessee. We have a beautiful, very active facility and I am always looking for ideas for new games and activities. Currently, I am wondering if anyone has made their own version of the show Deal or No Deal? If so, could you please share the idea with me. I've been working on introducing some new games to the seniors. Our participation has been down on Fridays, so I've introduced FANTASTIC FRIDAYS. we had a Pictionary/Pizza Party last Friday and we had a blast. I was so pleased with the turnout and how many seniors wanted to draw for their team. The Friday before we made "No Sew" lap blankets and even the most skeptical, uncreative folks were thrilled with the results! This Friday, I've got a Bunco Bash planned. Of course Bingo is extremely popular, but I can only take bingo so many days a week, hee hee. Would love to hear from you all for more ideas. I am so glad to have found this site. Happy Valentine's to everyone!