MONTHLY RECREATION THERAPY CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER 2009
Uploaded: August 28, 2009
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SCHMALFELDT: From the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, this is your Recreation Therapy Update for the month of September 2009.
We have a busy September planned for patients and family members at the NIH Clinical Center's Recreation Therapy Department!
The first Monday of the Month, of course is Labor Day. But you'll find the Patient Fitness Center open for business from 2 to 3 p.m. in the 7th Floor Recreation Therapy Exercise Room. On non-holiday Mondays, the Patient Fitness Center is open from 4 to 6 p.m.
Also on non-holiday Mondays and on Tuesdays, you'll find the Recreation and Leisure Connection open from 1 to 3 in the First Floor Recreation Therapy Clinic Room. Drop by and explore various leisure activities, including crafts and games in a social environment. On Tuesday, September 22nd and 29th, the hours will be 1:30 to 3. On Thursdays in September, the hours for the Recreation and Leisure Connection are from 1 to 3.
On Monday, September 14th and September 28th, there will be a Therapy Dog visit in the 7th Floor Piano Lobby at 7 p.m.
On Tuesdays in September, the Creative Workshop is available from 10 am until noon in the First Floor Recreation Therapy Clinic Room. On Sept. 1st, decorate a tin box. On September 8h, you can make a key chain. On September 15th, you can make a decorative gift bag. Create a photo holder on Tuesday, September 22nd, and decorate a gift on Tuesday the 29th.
There will be a Therapy Dog visit from 10:45 to 11:45 in the First Floor Recreation Therapy Clinic Room on Tuesday, September 8th and 22nd.
Of course, on Tuesdays, the Patient Fitness Center is open from 1 until 3, then from 4:30 to 6:30 in the 7th Floor Recreation Therapy Exercise Room. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, it's open from 10 to 11, then from 1 to 3 and 4 to 6. On Fridays, it's open from 10 to 11, and on Saturdays, 2 to 3.
On Wednesday, the Wellness Program operates from 2 to 4 in the First Floor Recreation Therapy Clinic Room. On September 2, Brain Puzzles will be featured. You can work on Chair Pilates on September 9th. Show off your Wii Bowling skills on September 16th. Play "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" on September 23rd. And a lesson in what to eat on September 30th.
Like to play Bingo? Then join in on the fun Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the First Floor Recreation Therapy Clinic Room.
On Thursdays in September, the Creative Workshop is open in the First Floor Recreation Therapy Room from 10 until noon. On September 3rd, make some jewelry. Make some gift tags on September 10th. Decorate a paper mache photo frame on September 17th. Decorate a ceramic plate on September 24th.
On Thursday, September 3rd then again on Monday, September 21st, there's a Movie Trip scheduled at 6:30. Make sure you call 301-496-2233 by 4:30 that day to make your reservation, then meet 5 minutes before the trip leaves in the First Floor North Lobby with an NIH Photo ID and a pass from your doctor.
There will be a trip to Baltimore's Inner Harbor on Thursday, September 10th starting at 6 p.m. Again, make sure you call 301-496-2233 by 4:30 that day to make your reservation, then meet 5 minutes before the trip leaves in the First Floor North Lobby with an NIH Photo ID and a pass from your doctor.
On Thursday, September 17th, it's a birthday party for everyone born in September at 5:30 in the First Floor CRC Patio Area, right behind the CRC Pharmacy.
Then on the following Thursday, September 24th, take a trip to a local shopping mall at 6:30 p.m. Again, make sure you call 301-496-2233 by 4:30 that day to make your reservation, then meet 5 minutes before the trip leaves in the First Floor North Lobby with an NIH Photo ID and a pass from your doctor.
On Saturday, September 12, there's a bus tour of Washington, DC at 1 p.m. On Saturday, September 19th, enjoy a trip to the American Indian Museum at 1 p.m. And then on the following Saturday, September 26th, there will be a trip to the National Zoo, also at 1 p.m. Make sure you call 301-496-2233 by 12:30 on the day of the trip to make your reservation, then meet 5 minutes before the trip leaves in the First Floor North Lobby with an NIH Photo ID and a pass from your doctor.
It's a big and busy month for patients and their family members, thanks to the crew at the NIH Clinical Center's Recreation Therapy Rehabilitation Medicine Department. For more information, contact your unit Recreation Therapist or call 301- 496-4733
From America's Clinical Hospital, I'm Bill Schmalfeldt and this has been your monthly Recreation Update from the NIH Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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