November Activities

[KevinW]

Good afternoon everyone!
I figured since we only have 4 days left of October I would go ahead and get the ball rolling on this.
A couple dates of notable mention for November, (clickable links included so you can learn more and maybe develop activities with your residents)

November 11th - Veterans Day http://www.sherylfranklin.com/holidays/veterans_day.html
November 15th - America Recycles Day http://www.americarecyclesday.org/
November 22nd - John F. Kennedy assasinated in 1963 http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/johnfkennedy/
November 26th - TURKEY DAY!! Happy Thanksgiving!!

These are just a few things I dug up on short notice. feel free to add on to the list as you see fit.

[Debbie Pitts]

Thanks Kevin,

It's a start and we can build from here !!

[CNA_Angel]

[*]November is also National Lung Cancer Awareness month.
[*]Here is a good one....1st Saturday after November 11 is Sadie Hawkins Day. Invite staff, residents, and guests to dress-up "country" with bib-overalls, straw hats, cowboy boots, straws in their mouth, etc. Play country or bluegrass music. Organize a square dance. Invite local square dancing clubs to conduct a dance at your facility. Teach wheelchair square, circle and/or line dancing. Serve apple cider and apple dumplings
[*]4th week- National Family Week
[*]National Alzheimer's Disease Month
[*]National Diabetes Month


Did you know:
November 2nd North Dakota became 39th state in 1889
November 2nd South Dakota became 40th state in 1889
November 16 Oklahoma became the 46th state in 1907
November 17 Suez Canal opened in 1869
November 19 Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863
November 22 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963


November Birthdays
2- Daniel Boone, 1734
3- Stephen Austin, 1793
4- Will Rogers, 1879
6- John Philip Sousa, 1854
7- Marie Curie, 1867
15- Aaron Copeland, 1900
19- James A. Garfield, 20th President, 1831
19- Indira Gandhi, 1917
25- Joe DiMaggio, 1914
30- Mark Twain, 1835