Body Image Awareness Day

The Body Image group had fun trying out some new looks this week to help celebrate Body Image Awareness month!

The group planned our experiment and offered different costume pieces to the larger KADEP community to join in the fun.

 The idea was to dress different than we normally do, and see how people responded to our "new looks." We created flyers to help explain what we were doing.

All in all, the experiment was a success and we learned a lot. Thanks to all who joined in the fun!

Nutrition Fair at KADEP

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

KADEP is hosting a Nutrition Fair on Friday, March 22nd from 8:00am to 3:30 pm.


8:00 am : Provider Expo in the gym
9:30 am : Tom Stewart will speak on the MS Diet and Supplements
10:45 am : Session 1 - choice between exhibits including "Chocolate Therapy," "15 Minute Cooking," and "Craving, Weight Gain, and the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster"
11:30 am : Lunch on your own (meals will be provided for KADEP clients)
12:45 pm : Session 2 - choice between exhibits including "How Your Body Really Works: The Ancestral Diet"  and "Diabetes and Weight Loss"
1:30 pm : James Morse will speak on Eating on a Budget
2:30 pm : Q&A sessions and continued Expo

We hope you can join us for this very exciting educational opportunity! Please contact Shin Sakurai at (303) 433-6887 with any questions.

Wheelchair Basketball for Friday Fun

The Funky Friday Fun group had a ball playing wheelchair basketball today! We used our extra wheelchairs so everyone could have their own set of wheels to participate. 

Thanks to interns Claire and Sara for providing the laughs!

Free Ramps!

The Rocky Mountain MS Center has 4 ramps we are giving away for free.
Two of them are 8 feet long.

If you are interested, contact Amanda at (303) 788-4030.

Transportation Trip to Forney Museum 2/20

Who: Transportation Through Time Group
What: Trip to the Forney Museum of Transportation
When: Wednesday, February 20th

Be here by 9:30 AM to experience this unique look at the history of how we've gotten from here to there!

Thank you, Regis girls!

Thank you to our volunteers from Regis high school who spent two whole weeks volunteering with us. We greatly appreciated your help and loved the energy you brought to KADEP!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love is in the air!

We're celebrating Valentine's Day at KADEP with a carnation sale! The interns have been working hard all week taking orders and collecting money; now they are working hard to get the hearts and flowers all set to hand out.

There is still a limited supply of flowers left for purchase ($1 each), so hurry over to the intern area to share your love for members of the KADEP family!

Cupcake Pickup 2/12 and 2/13

It's cupcake time!

Pick up your cupcake and cheesecake orders at KADEP starting tomorrow (2/12) from 1pm-5pm and Wednesday (2/13) from 9am-5pm.

Questions? Call Mylinda at (303)433-6887

8845 Wagner St.
Westminster, CO 80031

Therapeutic Recreation Month

Governor John Hickenlooper has declared that February is Therapeutic Recreation Month in Colorado!

KADEP staff's Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists (CTRSs) are Ginny, Michelle, Donna, Beth, John, and Makena.

From the Colorado Therapeutic Recreation Society:

“Therapeutic Recreation professionals around the state are an integral part of the services provided to residents of Colorado living with a disability” said Dan Schwieder, current board member of CTRS. “Therapeutic Recreation helps to empower our community members with a disability to be more independent and to make decisions that will impact their overall health and wellness.” 

Thanks for all you do, TRs! 

Boxing Outing

The Boxing group had a great time at Touch 'Em Up Boxing Gym on Wednesday.  Clients got to watch some boxers train and picked up some tips and tricks--the outing was a real "knock out!"

Thanks to Laura, Makena, and Beth for making it a great success.

Thank You, Laura!

Laura Hartman, our social services coordinator, boxing instructor, and all-around good person, is leaving KADEP and moving to New York to pursue some exciting opportunities.

The KADEP family had a farewell celebration for Laura, and we gave her gifts she can remember us by. We wrote special messages in a journal for her to take with her and clients created individual works of art that were then put together into a special, reversible frame.

Laura has had an amazing impact on KADEP during her seven and a half years of service, and she will take our hearts out to New York with her.

Thank you, Laura, for enriching each and every one of us. We will miss you!

Cupcake Money Due Tomorrow 5/6!

Money for cupcake orders is due tomorrow! Make sure to have order forms and payment in to Mylinda.
Questions? Call (303)433-6887 x 122.

Cupcakes will be available for pickup at KADEP on February 12 from 11 am to 5 pm.
Thanks for all your hard work fundraising!

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