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Plant a garden. Think herb garden, or even a couple tomato plants. An herb garden would be perfect for indoors and could easily be transplanted outside next month. If you are handy, you could build a small, raised planter box where your loved one could comfortably sit or stand to help plant the garden. Not only are the herbs and vegetables good for them, they will appreciate being involved. It doesn’t get any more ‘local’ than that!
Plant a tree. This might not be something your senior loved ones can do themselves, but they can still be involved. Find out what their favorite tree is (hopefully something that grows well in your zone). If they still live in their own home, find a spot to plant a tree, even a little one, where they can see it. Maybe they could help water it from time to time. They can take pride in seeing something grow and live on for a long time and know that they were involved with it. If they live in a community where you cannot do this, maybe you can plant their tree by your house. When they come over to see you, point out the tree they that picked out – their ‘favorite’ tree.
We have a raised garden at Naperville Senior Center where our Members help to plant, water, pick and eat the wonderful vegetables we grow. We began planting April 1st, and on April 18th we had some impressive growth. We will transplant to the other side of the window in a couple weeks.
When the kids were little in the Cooper household, we would hide the little plastic eggs filled with candy, goldfish, other treats and coins. The kids would start at the top of the stairs and Mike would video them as they ran down the steps to the room with the eggs. It was very fun watching their search tactics change as they grew older. However, we would only let them have a couple pieces of candy before Mass. There was no room for kids with too much sugar during the celebration of the Risen Lord!
SPAIN: There are many processions through the streets of towns in Spain at night to celebrate Easter. The ‘floats’ have decorated figures, covered in gold, silver or beautiful cloth, telling the Easter story. These floats are carried by 40 or 50 people through the procession, which can last 4 – 5 hours.
Easter Celebration at NSC
Our charter Member, Charlene, started with us the week after we opened and she still brightens our day and provides us with lots of laughs with every visit.
In June 2016 we hosted our second annual mini Walk for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society, and raised $4,590 to fight cancer. We want to be sure our Members continue to exercise, even if it is small steps, and being able to do it for an important cause was great motivation. Some of our Members’ families even joined in on the fun!
We provided fun activities for our Members including pet therapy, dressing up on 
Talk Like a Pirate Day, and having children come by before Halloween for a costume parade and to get treats and play games with our Members.
throughout the year including a bagpipe concert on Bagpiper Appreciation Day, DJ Karl Knutson singing standards, and Christmas concerts from the Young Naperville Singers and The Samuel Edgar Band.
We have hosted several Continuing Education (CEU) Workshops after hours for nurses, therapists and social workers. We are happy to provide this amazing venue for the community when they need to come together to gather and learn. If you know of a group who needs a meeting or socializing space, let them know about Naperville Senior Center!
Along with our friends at Aurora Business United, we hosted a Business After Hours event with the Lisle Chamber of Commerce in August. We had a fantastic turnout; thank you to everyone who came to network, socialize and check out our facility.