Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Residents and staff had plenty of fun at Booker Rest Homes's 2nd Annual Summer Fun Day.
Kira Boggs keeps time as Audrey Bensel competes in the bedpan race. (back l to r): Elaine Hudson, Cloydene Swentik, Nila Schroder, Michael Kimzey, Jane Butler, Katie Roughton, Glorie Grace, Karleen Kyle, Tiffani McGhee and Elsie Robins make up the cheering section.
Kevin Ball gets ready to ride. (l to r) Jessica Reger, Ball, Tina Lambert, Elaine Hudson, Trinity Abel
Bensel gives a hand to Marilyn Lewis as she competes in the agility race.
Submitted by Booker Rest Home Activities Coordinator Jessica Reger
A wet and wild time was had by all at Booker Rest Home in Dayton on Friday July 12. Booker kicked off their 2nd Annual Summer Fun Day, and fun was had by all! The day started with some resident/staff team relay races; bed pan races, a wheelchair agility race, and a PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) race. Not only were these relays a lot of fun, but some of them like the PPE relay and the agility relay actually applied useful practice for the residents and staff.
A barbeque lunch broke up the day, and in the afternoon is when the real fun really happened...slip n' slide time! The Booker staff set up blues tarps on the lawn and purchased and 7.4' x 7.5' yellow pool duck. With the use of gate belts to ensure the safety of the residents, they were able to secure them and staff pulled the residents down the tarps. The smiles on our residents' faces told the story!
All those that chose to participate in this event were absolutely beaming. They were transported back to days of their youth and giggled with childlike glee. A water balloon fight broke out after all residents had the chance to ride the duck and carried the merriment through the afternoon.
Booker is still buzzing with residual excitement from last week and the Activities staff is looking into planning one more slip n'slide day before summer is over.
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