All volunteers meet up at 10:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day
If there is not someone available to greet volunteers please decide among the group a team leader to go over the guidelines below before visiting the residents. This short refresher will enable a much smoother visit. Thanks!
The Holiday Project's Thanksgiving Day Visit
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Time: 10:00 - noon (Please arrive as close to 10:00 a.m. as possible to form visiting team/teams - large groups can form smaller teams)
Meeting Location:
The Crescent Sugar Land
11353 Sugar Park Ln.
Sugar Land, Texas 77478
Visit confirmed by Maria Galegos
Questions, email Donna at: theholidayprojecthouston@yahoo.com
Bring the Spirit of a Holiday to Those Who Otherwise Might Not Have a Celebration! Spread JOY with cheerful smiles and make new friends!!
Brighten someone’s holiday and help them know they have not been forgotten.
All ages are invited to visit but an adult must accompany children throughout the visit.
Volunteers will visit as a team with the residents in community areas and room to room. (Large teams can be broken down into smaller teams.)
Time spent at the facilities will vary, but generally the visits last from about 1 to 2 hours, depending on the size of the facility and other circumstances unique to the team and the facility. (Sometimes the staff on duty want us to visit in a communal area of the facility such as a recreation room or dining hall. Other times we are invited to do both a communal visit and then break into small clusters to visit room-to-room for those persons who don't get out of their rooms. Which of these approaches is used also affects the total length of time we spend at a particular facility.)
Goal: To brighten up the holiday by passing out handmade Thanksgiving cards when cards are available and visiting with the residents and rehab patients.
You can bring Thanksgiving cards if you want to be guaranteed cards to pass out.
Upon arrival: Meet in the lobby until it appears all volunteers have arrived....large groups of volunteers can break into smaller groups if necessary....
In the note section of this need sign up, please add how many will be visiting.
See detailed instructions for day of visit below....
Visit Policies:
1. Remember that you are in a medical facility. Be aware and be careful.
2. Do not assist a resident in moving from or to a wheelchair. Ask an employee to help.
3. Do not feed or offer food to residents unless directed by an employee.
4. When entering a resident’s room, always knock and introduce yourself as a volunteer. Ask permission before entering.
5. Stay with the group as you move through the facility.
6. Do not go into isolation rooms, those rooms will be marked with a sign to see staff before entering. If you are passing out cards please give staff cards for residents in isolation rooms.
7. Because of HIPAA Privacy Rules most facilities require a signed photo release for pictures of/with residents. Therefore no pictures of resident's faces are allowed on The Holiday Project visits. The best way to take a picture is taking the back of the resident and the faces of the volunteers. The experience can still be documented in a picture without the resident's face.
8. It is not required but volunteers can make handmade Thanksgiving cards to pass out during the visit.
9. Have Fun! Together we CAN make a difference and REMEMBER...
"To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world!"
10. Any questions email Donna Martin at: theholidayprojecthouston@yahoo.com
Participant Notes:
Please ensure all members of your group are in good health for the visit. Thanks for sharing your time to brighten up Thanksgiving Day for the residents in nursing homes!
We encourage you to send follow up pictures (remember though no identifiable pictures of resident's faces) and/or stories, to Donna after your visit. Stories and pictures are always appreciated....email her at: theholidayprojecthouston@yahoo.com
To learn more about The Holiday Project go to www.holidayproject.info
