Our Harmony Club
Our Harmony Club is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit providing social day programs for elderly members of our community who have age-related challenges, or be socially isolated.
Our Harmony Club offers 6 hours of affordable respite care for caregivers while their loved one spend a day playing games, doing crafts, singing and so much more with our volunteers!
6 hours for $45.00 a day
Petals the clown gets help doing a magic trick.
Members exercising with foam tubes and balls.
Musician playing the accordian.
Petals the clown gets help doing a magic trick.
Volunteers
The most unique feature of Our Harmony Club is that, we are 97% run by volunteers. Because of this, our program is filled with individuals who choose to spend their time with our clients. Not only is this experience rewarding for the volunteers, it provides an invaluable service to the guests and their families.
A DAY AT CLUB
Friendships and laughter.
We start out every day pairing a volunteer with a guest or two. Most clubs have a one-on-one ratio of a volunteer to the guest, while larger clubs have a 1 to 2 ratio. As everyone arrives, guests and volunteers chat about their lives and recent events around the tables. We also will do crafts or word searches and puzzles. In the late morning, as an entire group, we get into a social circle where we will play games like bean bags, or boccie ball, or participate in volunteer-led light exercises. At noon, we enjoy a homemade lunch and dessert that is prepared by our volunteers. The hour following lunch includes entertainment. This time can include anything from squeezebox and piano players to dog agility performances to Irish dancers. Following the entertainment, we gather around tables to enjoy board games and have a refreshment. The day ends as caregivers arrive to pick up their loved ones.
