Summer Olympics
Every four years countries from all over the world gather together in one location to compete in a variety of sporting events . The 2021 Olympics will take place in Tokyo , Japan , beginning July 23 and will end Aug . 8 .
Since the Olympic games were supposed to be played last year , but had to be canceled due to COVID , even though they are occurring in 2021 , they will still be called the 2020 Olympics
I am sure we will be cheering the United States on to victory , but as we do that , we will be competing in our own mini Olympic games . We will be milking cows , throwing horseshoes , kicking soccer balls , tossing the javelin and hosting a scavenger hunt to involve the employees and residents together .
We will be conducting our Olympic games the week of July 26-30 .
( right ) - Ollie concentrates on his Po-Ke-No cards as he waits for the caller to yell out the next number and suit . We play this game every Saturday and have a lot of fun .
( left ) - Ed gave us the a OK sign during our Men ’ s Only group where he and the other guys ate their share of nacho ’ s and cheese dip .
Parks and Rec
July is a special time when families go on vacations to visit various national parks across the United States . Did you know that there are 63 National parks in the U . S . and 4,000 around the globe ?
This month we will go camping and explore several of those parks as we make s ’ mores , create nature prints , sing some campfire songs ( on a fake fire , of course ), make some trail mix and reminisce about our travels from days gone by hiking in the woods .
Keep an eye on the calendar for special activities throughout the month that gear toward this special theme .
Show Your Patriotism Week
The first week of July is the most patriotic week in America . It is a time when we honor our country and its forefathers . We are so blessed to live in the USA , so we will be showing everyone how proud we are to live in America by dressing , decorating and displaying our PRIDE for America . Each day we will conduct a special activity to reflect on our past , present and future .
We will be celebrating July 4th on July 2 with an Americana Luncheon and play July 4th bingo and eat some homemade ice cream at 2 p . m . A great way to cool off with family and friends .
Who knows , we might even have a few fireworks following our bingo celebration .
( above ) - Each month we recognize our birthdays at our All Staff meeting . Julie , left , was also recognized for 25 years of service to CMH as well as her birthday .