The Holiday Project's 2017 Christmas Day Visit to Villa Toscana at Cypress Woods at 10:00 am

The Holiday Project's Christmas Day Visit

Monday, December 25th, 2017

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Villa Toscana at Cypress Woods and Pathways Memory Care 

15015 Cypress Woods Medical Dr.

Houston, Texas 77014

Number of Residents: 96 in Skilled Nursing and 62 in Memory Care

Visit confirmed by Georgette Maynard, Activity Director

For a successful visit, please read ALL the information below...Thanks!

The facility link is removed from the The Holiday Project postings once the volunteer maximum is reached so you may want to save or print this information.

Contact Person - Activity Director - Georgette Maynard, she will give specific instructions for this facility...

but If there is not a contact person to greet you please follow instructions below...

CBS Coverage of a Holiday Project Visit - Go to the index page at www.holidayproject.org to see a Holiday Project Visit in Action!

Christmas Card Template - Making cards is optional ....If you would like to make any Christmas Cards to pass out to residents you can use the template, go to www.holidayproject.org on the index page, or you can be creative and make your own designs.

Christmas Songs go to www.holidayproject.org click on index page - Print out Christmas Songs or save on an electronic device for Christmas Caroling!

Meet in front lobby and if staff is present tell them you are with The Holiday Project, if staff is unavailable, begin visit once team is gathered, typically begin visit 10 - 15 minutes after set arrival time to make sure everyone signed up for the visit is present.....follow instructions below.

Questions - email Donna at: theholidayprojecthouston@yahoo.com

Bring the Spirit of a Holiday to Those Who Otherwise Might Not Have a Celebration!

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.

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 Christmas cards, visiting with the residents and rehab patients and singing Christmas Carols.

....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 Christmas 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 Christmas Day for the residents in nursing homes!
We encourage you to send follow up pictures 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 The Holiday Project website at www.holidayproject.info