Gary's Fairwell

Today we celebrated Gary's retirement and said thank you for all you have done for us!
Gary was Rocky Mountain MS Center's full time Building Manager for 3 years and an additional 4 years as a contract employee prior to that. Gary helped us get our new building remolded, built the new shade structure, was a general Mr. Fix-It, and patched countless holes in the walls.
Gary is now trying to settle into retirement life.

Thank you for everything you have done for the Rocky Mountain MS Center. The building and all the people will miss you.

Enjoy retirement and remember to relax! 

Closed for Labor Day

KADEP will be closed on Monday Sept 2st to celebrate Labor Day.

See everyone on Sept 3nd for the start of a new semester!

MS4MS

Through the month of August teams for summited mountains as a fundraiser for finding the cure for MS.
Congrats to the teams from KADEP who hiked a 13er and 14er!

The Friends of KADEP Team individually completed a flat 14er. 34 people made up the team. They each completed 32 laps around the building. That is a grand total of 1,088 laps!

Thank you for everyone who participated in Multiple Summits for Multiple Sclerosis!

Specials Week

Specials Week starts is next week Aug 26-30. We encourage everyone to dress up for the theme days.....
Monday: Celebrity Impersonation Day. Dress up as your favorite celebrity.
Tuesday: Sports Day. Wear team jerseys or your favorite team colors.
Wednesday: PJ Day. Wear your most comfy pajamas!
Thursday: 70's! Dress in Disco Decade Duds.
Friday: Nerd Day. Celebrate your smarts by dressing as a nerd.

Each day will have a variety of themed activities you can choose to participate in.
See you next week dressed to impress!!!

Intern Farewell

KADEP has to say good-bye to another set of fabulous interns. Thank you for all the hard work and laughs over the past 3 months.

Good luck on your upcoming adventures!

The Therapeutic Recreation field is lucky to have you.



Did You Know?

Did you know you could follow the KADEP Blog? Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. Then you can see our followers and join yourself! Just click on the blue Join This Site link. This allows you to get updates about new posts and stay update date about all the is going on.

Did you know that the Rocky Mountain MS Center has a Facebook page? Like them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rocky-Mountain-MS-Center

Finally, did you know KADEP has a Pinterest page? Search for the King Adult Day Enrichment Program on Pinterest and follow our pins. More pins will be added all the time as staff uses the site to think of new creative ideas. Its a great way to get an inside scoop of our groups.

Ladies Lockin

A group of ladies had KADEP's first ever sleepover.  The night was filled with laughter and good friends.
There was fingernail painting!

Pizza!!

 And of course movies and popcorn!!!

Beat the Heat 2013

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Beat the Heat with us! We had a blast at the Hawaiian themed party.

 

 

Dancing to the DJ

 Rolling video game bus!

Tiki Bar

 



 Yard Games

 

 Photo Booth

Karaoke

 

 Just hanging out with good friends and family

Special thanks to intern Lindsay who worked so hard to pull the day together as her special project.

Meet the newest staff member

Claire! Claire was an intern last semester and now has joined the team full team as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist.

Fresh Farm Produce

The Vista Grande Farm is producing a wide variety of fresh organic produce. The mission of the farm is to bring fresh veggies to the clients of KADEP. The produce is being served in cooking classes, and at lunch. Above all, most of the produce is being sent home to clients in an effort to increase healthy eating options.

 

For more information about the farm please check out this article KADEP Grows

Equine Therapy Camping Trip

The campers have sent back some pictures and videos....

Looks like they are having fun with an off-roading wheelchair at the facility.
More information and pictures to come once the campers have returned!

Rocky Mountain MS Center’s InforMS summer issue is hot off the press

Click here to read the latest InforMS issue:
http://www.mscenter.org/about-us/news-room/news/323-informs-summer-2013-digital-versions-hot-off-the-press

Learn how MS cognitive problems can be common, confusing, usually mild, mostly manageable and always draining.

Read all issues on our website:

 http://www.mscenter.org/resources/informs

Reminder Beat the Heat is THIS Friday!

See you all there!

Spanish 2 Group

Wendy's Spanish Class is currently working on writing stories about themselves, then they share the stories with the group. And of course everything is done in Spanish!

Last Friday Hydro for the semester

On the last day of Hydro for the semester the participants celebrate all their hard work and great achievements.
Hydrotherapy has endless benefits. One example, after a semester of hydro, a participant was able to walk using a walker for the first time in two years.

 

If you are interested in Hydro next semester see Makena or remember to sign up for it during group registration later this month.

John's Visit

John come back to visit some good friends at KADEP. John is currently in rehab but can't wait to return home to us!

He even showed off his walking skills.

MS4MS Kickoff Event

Friends of KADEP team started their flat 14er challenge today. Throughout the month of August each person will complete 32 laps or 5 miles around the building.

Group picture before the walking started 

Intern Julia is the captain and organizer of Friends of KADEP Team.

Thanks for all your hard work!

 

Take a look at some of the action shots of people completing their laps....

Two of the clients staying hydrated at the water station.

Some people enjoyed playing yard games between laps.

 

Thank you to everyone involved for an exciting day and have fun completing your remaining laps!

 

It is still not too late to donate to MS4MS! Please look for the older post with more information about how to donate.