Ah Spring! With low humidity and sunny days we hope you are enjoying your time outside wherever you are. At Protected Harbor, all staff and residents who chose to have been successfully vaccinated giving us new freedom and protection as we carefully begin enjoying more outings in the community.
With that in mind we are excited to announce our “2021 Outdoor Olympics”! On May 14, 2021 at our Camino Real Way home in Ft. Myers, a full plate of activities are planned. Visitors and residents will gather for BBQ, the grand sports competitions and a great time of fellowship. We look forward to showing off our home, the residents’ skills and enjoying the opportunity to greet old friends and new. A very special “Thank You” goes to “Swinging with Purpose” for their generous grant allowing the purchase of the wellness activities that will be used at this event.
Please come join the fun. If you wish to lend a hand we are looking for volunteers to help set up, keep score, present awards, assist the grill master as he prepares dinner and many other tasks; please let me know. Of course, sponsorship gifts towards the dinner and dessert would be very appreciated.
To assist our efforts in keeping our residents in optimum health and in shape, we will soon begin weekly “special strong” fitness training. Our residents will have the opportunity to enjoy the use of a personal trainer who will work on establishing some appropriate fitness routines that will hopefully be tailored to each individual’s needs.
In addition, with the support of a local artist who is giving of her time by sharing her God given talents, our residents have been offered the opportunity to learn a new art form. We have begun a mosaic glass class right in one of our homes. The first project was decorating photo frames. We are looking forward to continuing to enhance these new skills by moving on to new and exciting projects, all while sharing and working cooperatively with each other. We can only thank God for these wonderful opportunities. GOD IS GOOD!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms! This year let us reflect on the importance of a mother’s role in society and especially in the Christian home. Do bring flowers, chocolates and gifts of all kinds but remember how Jesus honored Mary as taught in the Old Testament; “Hear my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching” Proverbs 1:8; “Her children rise up and call her blessed…” Proverbs 31:28