Our Annual Planning Meeting was held on January 25th and some outstanding ideas were presented. The following are suggestions of things to do:
ACTIVITIES
Arts & Craft Classes/DIY projects, Tie Dye Shirts
Shopping
Bowling
Movie $5.00 dollar Tuesday at Megaplex & Cinemark Thearters
Play’s – Hale Center Theater & Sierra Theater
Fishing
Zoo
Utah Arts Festival
State Fair
Camping
Zoo
Utah Arts Festival
State Fair
Camping
Festival of Trees & Temple Square lights
Horse Back Riding
Days of 47 Rodeo
Fiesta Days Rodeo
BYU Game
Jazz Basket Ball Game
Bee’s Baseball Game
BYU Football Game
Real Soccer Game
Grizzlies Hockey Game/Outreach Opportunity
National Ability Center/Park City Utah
Art City Days
Onion Day’s/Salmon Fry
Sundance Festival
Lavender Day’s Festival & Tour
Thanksgiving Point/ Scarecrow Festival/Tulip Festival/Holiday Lights
Drive to See Fall Leaves
Tours of Local Museum’s in Utah and Salt Lake County, such as Bean, Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point, BYU Paleontology Museum, State Capitol Tour and other historical sites
Tour of Candy Factories in the northern Utah area
BYU Creamery
Pass of all Passes
Dicken’s Festival/Holiday’s
INDEPENDENT LIVING CLASSES
Braille/Kathrine Ercranback – Teacher
Sign Language
Crochet & Knitting/Kathrine Ercranback – Teacher
Sewing Class/Carol Skinner – Teacher
Writing Class/Amanda Beck – Teacher
Painting & Drawing class/Randy Beck – Teacher
Stress Management
Motivation class
Empowerment
Cooking classes
Computer classes
Emergency Preparedness classes
Disability Awareness classes
Communication classes
Relationship building classes
Disability Sensitivity
Setting & Keeping Boundaries class
ADA/Knowledge
Time Management
Hygiene Class
Self-Advocacy
Setting Personal Goals – Day, Weekly & Monthly
Assertive Communication Class
Massage Therapy (School)
Self-Defense
Meditation/Relaxation
Tai Chi & Yoga Classes
Gardening Classes
Public Transportation Class
Peer Support – for transitioning people who just became disabled
SERVICE PROJECTS
Community Action
Habit for Humanity
Nursing Home/Activities
Children’s Hospital/Children’s Ward
Quilts, Hats, Blankets/ Resource for projects: Utah Cancer Specialists
Fundraising/ Race /Dinner Auction
Outreach to Doctor’s PT’s & OTs’ and others
The scheduling for these activities, classes and service projects will be announced and entered on the Newsletter Calendar. Be sure to mark the dates and remember to call to RSVP. There are many exciting things to look forward to this year!