AmyMelvin 0 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Does anyone have any ideas of were I can get some bulletin board supplies for a independent senoir apartment complex? I recently put up some summer pictures of little bugs of all kinds, they were wearing tennis shoes and hats and stuff but some of the residents thought it was offensive becaus it wasn't their age group. I am new to this but have seen some people use items from dollar stores, Hobby Lobby and WalMart. They take things like flip flops and put them right on the boards for 3D affects it looks pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyMelvin 0 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 hi all i hope this is what i had to do for mepa-1 because this is all that i found but dont see any new posts here. My name is jamie and im currently an activity assistant at a long term care facility in ohio. We do our activity boards by a screen that is updated weekly and prn that shows u tube vidoes and show cases the daily menue and show the weather along with the daily activities. Hi Jamie, the facility I am at now does the same thing. The building I am going to doesn't. The thing I don't like about the TV like boards are; they don't show the whole month at once, you have to stand there and watch it until you see what you want and usually isn't updated as frequently as needed. Part of that could be the person who inputs it. It is nice for showing pictures and videos of activities that you have had recently. The boards here are pretty resourceful tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyMelvin 0 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Hi...I am a brand new member but I am not an activity director although I would have been good at it because I just plain like "older" people. Here's my situation... I am a senior cititzen entertaining seniors here in Portland, Oregon. I am on a terrific website just for Activity Directors called "Elderaudience". I am listed under comedy, storytelling and variety show with my picture. We have hundreds of retirement and assisted living facilities here in Portland. How do I get started contacting AD's to do my show. At the present time my show is free but I do ask for donations, a ham and cheese sandwich and ice tea. My show runs around 40 minutes. It is audience dictated. I have a table of props...enough for 20 people. I ask for ten people to come up and pick any prop they are interested in. When everyone is done I tell a story, do a skit or a game with the audience with that particular prop. If the AD can pay $10.00, I will use that money to go to the Dollar Store and pick out ten (or twenty for $20.00) brand new little gifts for winners of games/door prizes. So ADs how to I get my show out there? Should I send an unsolicited email, a regular letter or a call? Thanks for any help, Hi, I am new to the activity field but I would accept a flyer with pictures and a phone call to set up a meeting with you if I lived in Oregon. e-mails from people I don't know usually don't get opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissadatlenko 0 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 hobby lobby craft store a party store sometimes for holidays or a teacher center store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyhughes 1 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Join Pinterest for Bulletin Board ideas. Join me and ADN for ideas galore! http://pinterest.com/kateh201/boards/ http://pinterest.com/aduniversity/ Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meister77 0 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 We Have a very small budget so we make all the pictures for our board. This is when that art class comes in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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