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We are excited and pleased to share the activity calendar from the new Loving Hands & New Territories Center in Calgary!
As at this center I will be partnering, please stay tuned for our grand opening announcement! For our Calgary folks, enrollment is open!
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It’s that time again! Welcome to our second Annual Spooktacular Luncheon!
Free Lunch catered by Airdrie’s very own Paul’s Pizza, live music featuring the John Beer Boys, balloon makers, magician, door prizes and much more!
Seating is limited . Tickets can be picked up at all three locations :
Loving Hands (216 Main street S)
Woodside Denture (409 1 Ave NW)
Bow River hearing ( 409 1 Ave NW #4,)
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Another successful event! Thank you to our many partners who help make this happen!
Thank you to our very own Airdrie Home Depot for giving our center a much needed facelift!
https://www.airdriehomeshow.ca/
Please pop by our booth on during our second annual Airdrie Fest and Say hello!
Please join us for a Stampeded Pulled Pork luncheon, Thursday July 12th/2018, from 11:00 – 1: 00 PM at 216 Main Street! Everyone Welcome! Live entertainment with the John Beer Boys!
We are excited to be participating in the Airdrie Canada Day Parade, Sunday, July 1st, at 10:00 am! See you there!
A great weekend at The Airdrie Home and Lifestyle show! A big Thank you to Deb, owner of Seniors To Go and PJ , Pharmacist, and owner Of Village Medical Pharmacy for your support this weekend!
Please watch for our float at the Airdrie Canada Day Parade!
Please pop by our booth and say hello!
at the Airdrie Home and Lifestyle Show April 28th, and 29th!
https://www.airdriehomeshow.ca/
Wow! It’s hard to believe our Valentines Day Social is here and gone so quickly!
We would like to take a few minutes to recognize the many community partnerships that allow us to host these events, at no cost to our guests!
As you can see, it take a community to host such an event!
Foremost, to Deb, owner of Seniors to Go, our primary partner organizing this event!
To the Lutheran Church of the Master, who have supported us fro the onset of our program, thank you! without you, Loving Hands would not have come to fruition.
To our two major supporters : Here’s the Scoop and the John Beer Boys, we appreciate your continuing support!
To Up with Balloons for the amazing photo booth!
A special Thank you to Karin Koppitz, of Blue Daisy Studio for taking the time to capture our special moments. We can’t wait to see the photos!
Thank you to Shelley Rimes of Natural Pain Relief Muscle Check Solutions for the mini massages! They were a huge hit!
To our Dedicated Volunteers, we thank you!
– Ian Doyle
– Jackie Godlien
– Dwayne Huebschwerlen
– Donnie Wilson
– George McDade
– Councillor Tina Petro
– Wendy Constant
– Lois Jones
– Sheila Nelson
– Susan Stewart
– Sheri Whiting
To all our helpers after the event , who stayed behind to clean up. Far too many to mention!! We thank you!
To the many businesses and individuals that assisted in providing food for our amazing Buffet:
– Hometown Denturist
– Starbucks
– Davids Tea
– Apple Creek Golf Course
– Here’s the Scoop
– Healthy Meals Made Easy
-No Frills Grocery
– Sobeys
-Superstore
-McDade Enterprise
– Brewhouse
-Costa Vida
To the following businesses who donated our amazing door prizes:
– Hair Worx
– Extreme Pita
– Starbucks
-The Hamlet Of Cedarwood Station
– Smitty’s Restaurant
– London Drugs
– Karen Fraser
– State and Main Restaurant
– Brian’s Collectables
– Kelly’s Heroes
– Chelsea Ellis
– Tammy’s Hair for you
– Fountain Tire
– Platinum Insurance
– Norwex
– Great Clips
– Superior Hearing Solutions
Just in time for Valentines Day as well!! To celebrate both our first Birthday, and Valentines Day, we are excited to be facilitating a Social on February 13th, from 11:30- 2:30!
Live entertainment by the John Beer Boys!
Door Prizes, buffet lunch and much more!
Please call to book your seats! (403) 809 6868
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In July of 2018, we will be launching a series of programs aimed to assist our participants the opportunity to attain the necessary skills to put them on the path to long term employment. At Loving Hands Partners In Care, we believe that work provides hope for a better tomorrow. Our participants will build the confidence they need to become a fully functioning citizen both in the community and at the workplace .
Our staff will walk along side with our participants to ensure success and support as our members transition to reach their potential! But it doesn’t stop there! Our staff will ensure consistent check in support opportunities even after support is no longer required stay tuned for launch dates !
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We were able to participate in the Airdrie Chamber of Commerce Christmas video greeting!
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Our first experience in the Airdrie Santa Claus Parade was so much fun! Thank you to everyone who joined us!
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Don’t forget our Halloween Party on Tuesday October31st, from 1-3 pm! See you there!
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Beginning Monday, November 1st, we will be facilitating a 8 week crafting class ,building Christmas baskets!
Our participants will create a hand made craft, weekly, for a special gift basket filled with their hard work , for a loved one for Christmas Morning!
Such items like a knitted dish cloth ( and scrubber), hand made Christmas ornament,Christmas painting, hand made Christmas wrapping paper, home made candy, and many more surprises will be included!
Please drop us a line for more information and the sign up!
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Well, it’s hard to believe our Spooktacular event has come and gone. We are so proud to have shared this amazing afternoon with over 200 seniors and adults with disabilities, and their support networks in our community and surrounding communities!
A huge Thank you to Airdrie Church of the Master for allowing us the use of the church to facilitate the event, equally, the 30 volunteers who made the magic happen!
Don’t forget to check out our captured memories of the event in our “gallery” section!
On behalf of the event team, Seniors to Go, The Souper Lady, ,Charlotte Blackwell Hope’s Custom Cakery, Johnny and Ronnie , and our sincere thank you, and to the following sponsors who, without their support, we could never have made this a free event to such a deserving group!
– Johnny and Ronnie Entertainment
– Full Score Sound Design
– London Drugs Airdrie
– Airdrie Food Bank
– Hairbenders, Airdrie
– Airdrie ATB
– David’s Tea Cross Iron Mills
– Airdrie Starbucks
– Social Supper
– Tommy Gun Airdrie
– The Nail Bar
– Up With Balloons Airdrie
– Village Medical Airdrie
– Telia Petro For City Council
– Airdrie P.O.W.E.R.
– Vita Nova Coaching
– ATB
– Sobeys
– Healthy Meals Made Easy
– Marie Lauer
– City Of Airdrie
– Thumbs Up
– Holland House Florist
– Cleaning in Pink
– Wimmer Photography
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We are excited to announce that in January 2018, we will be launching a series of programs aimed to assist our participants the opportunity to attain the necessary skills to put them on the path to long term employment. At Loving Hands Partners In Care, we believe that work provides hope for a better tomorrow. Our participants will build the confidence they need to become a fully functioning citizen both in the community and at the workplace .
Our staff will walk along side with our participants to ensure success and support as our members transition to reach their potential! But it doesn’t stop there! Our staff will ensure consistent check in support opportunities even after support is no longer required stay tuned for launch dates !
Life Skills:
Goal setting – Assisting clients in forming goal plans & coping skills to follow through.
Problem Solving – Identifying problems & learning problem solving techniques that can be used in their daily lives.
Habits and Routine – This lesson empowers participants to enhance and maintain positive change in their behaviors. The facilitators explain the benefits of change in their own lives by using self-example.
Hygiene – Identifying what personal hygiene is and why it is important both socially and medically, and how this is necessary to successful employment possibilities
Self-Esteem – Development of positive self-esteem and the importance of it.
Managing Stress – Stress management techniques to achieve stress reduction in the workplace and social environment.
Values – Uncover their values with the aim of helping participants make wise career choices.
Conflict Resolution – This workshop is designed to give group members the tools to recognize and effectively deal with internal and external sources of conflict.
Boundaries – Recognize the importance of maintaining healthy boundaries at the workplace and at home.
Anger Management – This workshop is designed to help the participants develop skills to deal with anger.
Pre Employment Preparation:
Resume & cover Letters – The participants will first discuss the importance of the resume and what it should contain. In the second part, there will be a discussion of the importance of cover letters and when to use them.
Identifying interests, skills and potential employment opportunities in our community: – Through discussion, brainstorming and internet search, how can we marry the clients’ interests, skills, experience and desire to find
Transferable Skills – Through structured exercises participants identify their transferable skill sets. Participants focus on area of strength and competence.
Interview Skills – Participants will role-play answering sample behavioral interview questions from different sources and work through questionnaires regarding interviewing techniques.
Mock Interviews – Participants will have the opportunity to be interviewed by one of our staff members.
Job Search which will help our clients reach economic independence:
Job Search Techniques – This lesson explores the various ways to access job searching techniques as well as exploring the effective ways to find out about labor market networking to gain information on types of positions available.
Job Retention – Participants will discuss the ways of retaining employment. With focus on incorporating the life skills, computer training, self- discovery, ore-employment preparation, job search, and how they relate to our participants in recovery.
Identifying Natural Supports In The Workplace- Who are these natural supports? How does one identify these supports?
How to Engage with our Supervisors, our Coworkers, The Consumer – This lesson will help us identify roles and responsibilities, as well as the expectation for interaction between the roles.
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We are happy to announce that our computer station is up and running! A great resource for employment exploration/ preparation, training, and search!
For those interested,an introductory to technology!
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A great day had by all at AirdrieFEST on Saturday! We met lots of new friend and enjoyed spending the day with our council hopefuls Charlotte Blackwell and Rick Northly!
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We are excited to be partnering with some community businesses to announce our next Spooktacular event! Seating is limited so book your spot to enjoy the day!
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Join in the fun as business groups showcase their services and products on Saturday, September 9, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at City Hall. Enjoy free family fun, live entertainment, kids’ games and community registrations.Stop by our tent on Saturday, September 9th and say hello
Main Street Road Closure
Please be aware that Main Street will be closed from 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. from Scotiabank (304 Main Street S) to the Urgent Care Centre.
A great day had by all at our first annual Stampede Tea! A huge shout out to our team, our volunteers, our community and our new friend!
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We are just finishing our last minute touches to our first annual Stampede Tea on July13th, 2017 . There is still time to reserve your seat! We could not have pulled this off without the support and generality to the following people and businesses:
- Al Barrett
- Wayne Marshall of Kites Unlimited
- Davids Tea
- Airdrie London Drugs
- Airdrie Starbucks
- Airdrie Cobs Bread Bakery
- Airdrie M&M
- Airdrie Co-op
- Airdrie Cenatabella
- Airdrie Pita basket
- Airdrie Spin Cycle
- Airdrie Farmers Market
- Airdrie Pauls Pizza
- Glenwitch Creations
- Decidely Devah
- doTERRA
- Bocco Home Inspections
- Karen Fraiser
- Gemeni Creations
- Amy Hughes
- Julie Cox Parker
And our numerous volunteers for hosting this event!
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We had a great day volunteering for our community Soap For Hope YYC, compiling Hygiene kits! This is going to be a permanent volunteer role!
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A shout out to Paul’s Pizza Steakhouse and Lounge for supporting seniors week by hosting a free buffet to our community seniors!
Save the date! we will be announcing our summer celebration for our Seniors and Adults with Disabilities soon!
We are excited to be recognized in the Summer 2017 edition of our community Airdrie Life Magazine, in conjunction with our community Airdrie SMARTstart Program 2017
We would like to extend a sincere Thank you to Chelsea Ellis and her family for their generous donation to our Center. Because of this donation, three community members will receive a free “Loyalty Card”that will enable them 10 ( plus 1 ) free visits to our center!
We will work with Community Links to determine the recipients.
If you know someone who could benefit from this gift, please message us! We welcome any and all donations to help us ensure nobody is turned away!
Our outside transformation is complete! Once again I cannot thank Dave Hoisington and his wife Josie, enough for their generous donation of all the materials and paint, we required to beautify both the inside and outside of the centre.
And our most sincere thank you to Dave’s team. And the Cloverdale paint company, located at 3 Kingsview Rd. SE. bay 102 Airdrie Alberta, http://www.cloverdalepaint.com/store-locations/cloverdale-alberta-locations/location-detail/52/airdrie
for allowing this to happen!
A huge shout out to our first Airdrie community business owner,
Melody McClain, of http://mjmcclain.ca/ , for sponsoring a Loyalty Card to a member that could not otherwise participate in our program! Our first recipient of this gift will be veronica! If anyone is interested in participating in this generous sponsorship, just drop us a line!
For non-members, did you know we will be facilitating $5.00 Wednesday afternoons for the month of June?
For just $5.00, you can bring a lunch, enjoy some company while eating, and then engage in two fun filled activities such as:
– Bingo
– Pet Therapy
– Painting
– Special sensory crafts
-crib
– Balloon Volleyball
and more!
Stay tuned for the June calendar!
We are having our first Pet Therapy day with our little Ragdolls next Wednesday May 17th! It is also our $5.00 Wednesday! Bring your lunch, visit with our kittens and join us for our modified “paint Night” activity! Pet Therapy will be from 1-1:30, Painting will begin at 1:30 – 2:30 Everyone Welcome!
A fun day at the Airdrie home and lifestyle show Saturday
A huge Thank You to our community “THE COOL GIVEAWAY” site for providing a forum, and fellow community partners Kimberly Ford (our amazing community Chef) and Chelsea Ellis ( amazing “gifter”) for playing such a huge role in our random act of kindness to one of our Loving Hands members! This so deserving lady and her partner was surprised with special gifts and a completely prepared meal to allow her a day of fun and love!
Thank You Airdrie London Drugs for donating our great Center Board and allowing us to spread the word about our program and services at you story on April 28th!
Please stop by out table Saturday, April 22,2016 and say hello!
Are you a senior or an adult with a disability? If so, please join us on Wednesday, April 12th for our first annual Easter Day Celebration!
We will have an Easter Egg hunt, Karaoke, crafts and treats throughout he day!
We are asking for a $5.00 contribution to cover costs of this fun day!
Our drop in time is from 9-2!
A perfect opportunity to see what we are all about!
Please RSVP by April 10th to ensure a spot!
Hope to see you there!
Heather ( 403) 809 6868
Jackie (403) 923-0508
We have several packages available including:
- Monthly
- Weekly
- daily
- drop in
- Activity specific
- 1:1 models available as required
And no contract to sign
Coming in May:
Pet therapy will be scheduled for a few weeks in May! We had so much fun with our Pug Puppies, we decided to have some baby Rag doll Kittens to cuddle and play with . Stay tuned for bundles of fluffy love to arrive!
Happy Valentines Day!
Some special people that received some much deserved chocolate! The beautiful lady at the end of the table received a n extra special package including a $100.00 Loyalty Card!
Thank you to all that attended the open house! It was a huge success
The Avenue Bakery
Airdrie Costa Vida
Airdrie Pita Basket
David’s Tea
Airdrie Kings Heights Starbucks
Airdrie Save On Foods
intuitive spirit Regeneration Session gifted by Rhonda Baldock
Norwex Package donated by Tammy Rushton
Marabella’s Candle Package donated by Julie Parker
Nerium Age Fighting gift set donated by Darlene Schafer
Tammy’s Hair For You
Seniors To Go
Kendra Varga
Michele Rakochey
Karen Fraser
Carrie Carworth
Wendy Contant
Century 21 Airdrie
Airdrie Superstore
UFA Airdrie Petroleum
Fountain Tire Airdrie
Mia Bella’s
Airdrie Co – Op
1th Avenue Dental
Second Cup Downtown Calgary
A Friend Indeed
Sarah Kanye of Custom Gemini
Airdrie Canadian Tire
I would like to formally invite you all to drop by our open house on Thursday, February 2nd 2016, between the hours of 1pm and 3pm to visit our location and learn more about who we are,what we do, and our goal to be a valued resource in our communities.
Please join us for a fun afternoon and the chance to win a great door prize! Snacks and refreshments , as well as some fun entertainment throughout the afternoon will be provided.
We are located at 216 Main Street South Airdrie
Hope to see you there!
Owner/Heather Doyle
Purchase your $100 activity Loyalty Card and receive your 11th visit free.
No expiry date.
(Some restrictions may apply)
On Monday, January 17/2017, we officially opened our doors to the public. We are excited by the interest generated. For the month of January, we will be initiating a four day model but will be facilitating a five day model on February. Please stop by and say hello or to esquire about our program.
Just a reminder, for the month of January, we have an introductory special. Come join us for a program of your choice for only $10.00!
We have added quilting on Thursday mornings!
Well, we are excited to announce that we are in the last leg of preparation of a valued service in our amazing city.
As we are discovering, we are evolving daily, sometimes hourly! When we think we have it under wraps, it comes unwrapped and we figure out better systems and processes.
We would like to thank our community members and surrounding community members for all the kind words and support through this journey. We honestly could never had done it without you! For me, being a part of the Airdrie Women In Business Family has been an amazing asset and resource!
Much appreciation as well, goes to the Lutheran Church of the Master for providing us an affordable space to allow us to get this service up and running quickly and effectively. They believed in us from the onset of this journey, as did many supporters.
We believe we have a pretty comprehensive program and activity calendar but as we are evolving,so too, will our variety of activities.
On Monday morning, we will officially open our doors. Please, even if this service is not something you might require, pop in and say hello. Ask questions or just give some feedback.
The success of this program will not be possible with out our community members , feedback, suggestions or ideas.
On February 2nd, we will host an open house for our community and surrounding community neighbors.
We are excited to have some amazing sponsors who have donated door prize items . We will have some snacks and beverages and even some very anticipated tasty treats made by our amazing community specialty store The Avenue Cakery & Bake shoppe ( this is what I’m most excited to eat!!)
We are excited to have singer Kelly Kalden perform for this event, and even more excited that she will hopefully be a regular entertainer for our participants!
Please pop in to say hello and get your name into our draw box for a chance to win some fun prizes and give us some feedback! This event will run from 1-3. We are located at 216 Main Street SE
Kindest Appreciation
Heather Doyle/Owner
We look forward to seeing you!
Excited to finally announce that today, I signed an official contract for our new home location of Loving Hands Partners In Care at : 216 Main St SE!
A huge thank you to the Lutheran Church of the Masters members for allowing us this opportunity for a much needed facility in our community!
To provide a special insight into our new program, we are offering a “sneak Peak”. For just $10.00, we will be offering a drop in opportunity for participants to join us for two hours. Some restrictions may apply. Please contact us for more information
We are excited to announce that we officially open our doors on January 16, 2017!
For the month of January, we will be utilizing a four day model to transition to our new location.
I would like to give a shout out to a new community partner: Slanders Decals&Decor! They did an outstanding job on my truck! Please check out their Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/sladersdecals/
We would like to extend our most sincere thanks to Dave Hoisington, Branch Manager, and his helpful team at Cloverdale Paints, for partnering with us and donating all the paint and supplies we needed to beautify our new facility.
A very special shout out to Dave’s wife Josie, for her initial contact and support!
Dave and his team are located at Bay 102, 3 Kingsview Road S.E. Airdrie. Please pop by and support our community partner or check out their website at http://www.cloverdalepaint.com/
