Last Chance to Sign Up for Facebook at Little House

Please make your reservation today if you want to join in the fun, because space is very limited!

Introduction to Facebook taught by Facebook staff

Thursday, January 26th, 3:30pm

Peninsula Volunteer's Little House

Activity Center

800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park   

The presentation will be geared towards individuals who have limited experience with Facebook and are looking to advance their social media skills in the new year. All ages are welcome to attend. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptops to follow along with the presentation. Pre-registration is required by Monday, January 23rd. For more information and to pre-register, call 650.326.2025, ext. 222 or email knwachob@peninsulavolunteers.org. Click here  to view the full press release.

Peninsula Health Care District Awards Rosener House

On January 26th, the Peninsula Health Care District will hold a public ceremony to celebrate the new crop of organizations receiving grants from them. Peninsula Volunteers Rosener House Adult Day Services is proud to be among them!

Recognizing that 20% or more of Rosener House participants reside in the Peninsula Healthcare District, they decided to support our program for the very first time.

We will highlight one of our Rosener volunteers, Cathy Morgan, for her excellent contribution to making our program such a warm, friendly and stimulating place. Please join us!

And THANKS to the Peninsula Health Care District!

Facebook Is Coming to Little House

If you want to know what all the fuss is about 

- or just to keep up with your friends and family - 

here's your chance!

Introduction to Facebook taught by Facebook staff

Thursday, January 26th, 3:30pm

Peninsula Volunteer's Little House

Activity Center

800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park   

The presentation will be geared towards individuals who have limited experience with Facebook and are looking to advance their social media skills in the new year. All ages are welcome to attend. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptops to follow along with the presentation. Pre-registration is required by Monday, January 23rd. For more information and to pre-register, call 650.326.2025, ext. 222 or email knwachob@peninsulavolunteers.org. Click here  to view the full press release.

"Facebook 'Likes' Little House" 
Read the whole story in the Jan. 18th San Mateo Journal.

"Facebook Comes to Little House"
Read the story online at InMenlo.

Volunteers Needed in January

Have a Little Fun Volunteering at LITTLE HOUSE!

THE LITTLE SHOP   THURSDAYS 12-2pm   1-2 months

    ·        Customer Service and Cashier Skills

    ·        Other shifts available

    ·        Substitutes needed Mon.-Fri.

 FRONT DESK                FRIDAYS   8am-12:30pm        ongoing

·        Meet and greet members and guests

·        Training provided       

·        Trained subs needed on-call

  

Meals on  Wheels Volunteer Drivers

•  9:30-11:30 Tuesdays and Fridays
• Once a week or on-call availability preferred
• Deliver hot meals and a smile to homebound
• Regular Routes in Menlo Park area
• Substitutes needed from Belmont to Menlo Park
• Provide car, gas, proof of insurance, driver’s license
• Authorize release for background and DMV check

To volunteer or for more information, please contact Mary Rached, Director of Community Volunteer Program

Ph: (650) 322-1029     email: mrached@peninsulavolunteers.org

Start Your New Year Right with Alzheimer's Cafe

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If you've been feeling kind of isolated from friends and fun, since your loved one has been dealing with Alzheimer's or Mild Cognitive Impairment, then you can break out and start living gain! Come and socialize at our Alzheimer's Cafe on Tuesday, January 17th.

The Alzheimer's Café is a place and opportunity that brings together people living with dementia, their families, and their caregivers. It is a warm and inviting atmosphere that nurtures friendship and mutual support.

Based on the work of Dutch psychologists, the Café is a place where everyone can be themselves, share experiences, and learn from one another. There's no agenda, only the opportunity to socialize and enjoy a day out in a creative environment. Feel free to stop in, have coffee and pastries, and become part of this growing movement.

For information, call Julie Scales, Little House Program Manager at (650) 326-2025, ext. 229.

Days and Times: 3rd Tuesday of every month, 2 – 4 PM.
Location:   Little House Activity Center 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025

Cost:   FREE, donations gladly accepted.

You CAN Manage that Chronic Disease

Shakespeare phrased it as "...the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to."

Living longer is living better if we can find the ways to manage what ails us. By the time we're in our 40s we start feeling the pinch of time - not to mention all those accidents and illnesses we laughed off earlier. By our 50s and 60s we accumulate a few "passengers" that won't get off the bus.

So what! These days we can do more for ourselves by learning how to live with chronic diseases.

Little House has teamed with Sequoia Healthcare District to bring you just what you need:

Rosener House Needs YOU!

Rosener House needs volunteer activities assistants. 

• Work with staff to provide music, art, meals and socializing to participants
• 10:30 am -1:00 pm Weekdays
• Performing/ musical talent, guitar, piano etc. helpful
• Spanish speaking volunteers a plus

Rosener House volunteers have a ball! There's more creativity here in the daily activities than you can ever imagine. If you don't have talent, we can use your smile, because you have no idea how far a little personal contact goes!

Call Mary Rached at (650) 322-0129 for more information, or email her at this link.

Yes, We're Still Online!

Our apologies if our website has been a bit behind these past couple of weeks. We are in the midst of a re-design of that site. We'll debut that soon.

In the meantime, for those of you interested in the January Little House Newsletter click this link.

For those interested in the February Meals on Wheels menu click this link.

Thanks for your patience and...

Happy New Year!!!!

It's Not Too Late to Donate - Think of Your Tax Deductions

Giving may yield you tax deductions.
Now doesn't that make your brain light up?

Research shows that even a small act of giving, like dropping coins into a fund-raising bucket, lights up the pleasure circuits in your brain. So, why not be charitable this holiday and enjoy an added health benefit!

Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. programs at Little House, Rosener House and Meals on Wheels are possible thanks to support from people like you.

To donate, click on this link. You will be directed to a safe and secure website where you can make your donation. Any gift amount is greatly appreciated!

Warm wishes for a Happy Holiday Season 

and Healthy New Year!

Little House Noted in People Magazine

Cheryl Burke, dancing master of "Dancing with the Stars" appears in a story in the holiday extra edition of People Magazine this month. She's the first one quoted in a story about celebrity memories of the holidays. Cheryl tells the nation (or at least all the mag readers) about her fond memories volunteering each Christmas at Little House as part of her cherished family tradition, along with her Peninsula Volunteer mom, Sherri Burke.

We aren't allowed to reprint their article here, so you'll just have to find the magazine or check their website if you're curious.

We CAN tell you that Cheryl's dance studio has a large ad in our January Little House News, which will be posted on our website shortly.

Thank you Cheryl. You're a good friend, a good person and a really GREAT dancer!

Reserve Your Holiday Dinner Spot!

Call Aida Sanchez at: 650-326-2025 ext. 222.

Little House Volunteer Chosen for President's Award

Yesterday Leonard Friedman was recognized  for 19 years of volunteer public service.

(For the full story from the pages of The Almanac by Sandy Brundage, click this link.) Leonard Friedman has been hosting our bridge club at Little House for 19 years! He's been introducing people to the game and making sure that they come to enjoy the pleasure and the brain health benefits of this popular game. Thanks to a nomination by the RSVP of San Mateo and Northern Santa Clara County, he came to the attention of the White House (yes, that White House!) for his efforts.  At a small ceremony yesterday at Little House (yes, our Little House), he was presented with the award. The ceremony had to start late, as none of Lenny's Bridge students were willing to stop in the middle of a hand! Now that's dedication! "You get a good feeling when you volunteer," he said. "You teach people a new game, but you also learn from the experiences. Volunteering makes you healthier, happier and wiser." Leonard ought to know. He's 87 years young! And that probably trumps whatever you're doing, so come on down and learn Bridge from Lenny.

Subaru "Share the Love!" for Meals on Wheels

Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) represents and supports Senior Nutrition Programs like our Peninsula Volunteers Meals on Wheels across the country. MOWAA needs our help today, and your help might translate into a grant from them to our own program, as it has in the past. 

Take a minute to vote for Meals On Wheels as your favorite Subaru “Share The Love” charity and Subaru will donate $1 to help end senior hunger: “Share The Love” Facebook page

You can also go to our local partnering Subaru dealership, Carlsen Subaru, in Redwood City and if you buy a car from them this month, Peninsula Volunteers Meals on Wheels can get a contribution for every car sold.

We appreciate all your support! Thanks.

Cool December at Little House!

MAHARAJA: THE SPLENDOR OF INDIA’S ROYAL COURTS

Explore the life and times of India’s great kings through this presentation, viewing the objects they used and the art they commissioned, collected, and loved.  Nearly 200 stunning artworks illuminate the dazzling world of these kings from the 1700’s to the 1940’s, a period of dramatic change.

Docent: Michelle Wilcox, Asian Art Museum

Date:                           Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 1:30 to 2:30 PM (NOTE: new time)

Cost:                            $3 members/$5 non-members

Info:                             Julie Scales, (650) 326-2025 ext. 229

JOHN O’CONNOR

SAILING ROUND THE WORLD

Come and meet John O’Connor, a long time Menlo Park proprietor and his wife Karen, who took an 8 year sabbatical aboard their 60 foot yacht, Windsong. John will share pictures and yarns about the people and places they met along the way. Included will be the Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, Maine the Azores, Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Black and Red Sea.  

Date:   Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 1:30 to 2:30 

Cost:    $2 members/$3 non-members

Info:     Julie Scales, (650) 326-2025 ext. 229

THE PRISCILLA STANFORD SINGERS & DANCERS

Join us once again this year for a fabulous, fun and entertaining hour of song and dance with the children, teenagers, graduates and family members of the Stanford Dance Studio. The Stanford group is choreographed by Pricilla Stanford, Director of the PS Performing Arts Studio in Belmont.  

Date:                           Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 1:30 to 2:30 PM (NOTE: new time)

Cost:                            $2 members/$3 non-members

Info:                             Julie Scales, (650) 326-2025 ext. 229

And for a Little House light music....

• August Mozart will be playing the piano on Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. during lunch. 
• The University Heights Montessori School kindergarten class is coming to sing on Wednesday, Dec. 14 about 11:45 again during the lunch hour. They will be staying with us for lunch and will bring gifts for our members who are at lunch.

Is that cool enough for you yet? See you there!

BBB is a Smash Hit!

This year's Baubles, Bangles & Bags was not just sold out early. The event was a smash hit with those who got seats AND raised a whopping  record for this event! (We'll post the $ soon.)

Congratulations to Camilla Shroff and her team: Patricia Grillos, Darlene Woodson and Linda Drew.


The "R by Reeti" fashion show was tasteful and elegant. The tables were elegant and fun. The crowd? Well they were certainly fun and having a ball. If you were there you know that; if you missed it this year, you'll want to be there next year for sure.

Be sure to look for BBB next fall and this time buy your tickets and send in your sponsorship early.

R by Reeti, established in 2011, is a brand built as a Couture Fashion House encapsulating an artistic blend of both creativity and majesty.  The hallmark of the house is luxury in all aspects of manufacture and design.

We Are Grateful To The Following For Their Support

Dine Out Raises Funds for Meals On Wheels

We just want to thank all our diners, donors and restaurants who made our 2011 Dine Out for Meals on Wheels such a success! Altogether we raised almost $12,000 from hundreds of patrons at over 50 San Mateo County restaurants.

Hats off to these restaurateurs - and please say "thank you for Meals on Wheels" every time you dine with them all year:

Participating Restaurants as of September 30, 2011

Meal	Restaurant	Address	City	Telephone
D	Alice's Restaurant	17288 Skyline Blvd.	Woodside	650-851-0303
L D	Amici's East Coast Pizzeria	880 Santa Cruz Avenue	Menlo Park	650-329-8888
L D	Amici's East Coast Pizzeria	226 Redwood Shores Pkwy.	Redwood Shores	650-654-3333
L D	Amici's East Coast Pizzeria	69 E. Third Avenue	San Mateo	650-342-9392
D	Amigo's Grill	3130 Alpine Road, #290	Portola Valley	650-851-3997
B L	Ann's Coffee Shop	772 Santa Cruz Avenue	Menlo Park	650-322-0043
L D	Bistro Vida	641 Santa Cruz Avenue	Menlo Park	650-462-1686
L D	Bona Restaurant	651-H Maloney Street	Menlo Park	650-328-2778
L D	British Bankers Club	1090 El Camino Real	Menlo Park	650-327-8769
L D	Carpaccio	1120 Crane Street	Menlo Park	650-322-1211
L D	Cedro Ristorante	1010 El Camino Real	Menlo Park	650-322-3376
L D	Celia's Mexican Restaurant	379 Gellert Blvd.	Daly City	650-755-6213
L D	Celia's Mexican Restaurant	1850 El Camino Real	Menlo Park	650-321-8227
L D	Celia's Mexican Restaurant	201 El Camino Real	San Bruno	650-877-8245
L D	Celia's Mexican Restaurant	504 Peninsula Avenue	San Mateo	650-343-5886
L D	Celia's Mexican Restaurant	3190 Campus Drive	San Mateo	650-349-0165
D	Chantilly Restaurant	3001 El Camion Real	Redwood City	650-321-4080
B L D	Copenhagen Restaurant & Bar	356 Woodside Plaza	Redwood City	650-365-6616
D	CreoLa	344 El Camino Real	San Carlos	650-654-0882
L D	Donato Enoteca	1041 Middlefield Road	Redwood City	650-701-1000
D	El Cerrito Mexican Restaurant	325 Sharon Park Drive, # B4	Menlo Park	650-854-7300
L	El Sabor Michoacano	2380 Cooley	East Palo Alto	650-630-7897
D	Gambardella's	1165 Merrill Street	Menlo Park	650-323-6730
L D	Il Fornaio	327 Lorton Avenue	Burlingame	650-375-8000
L D	John Bentley's	2915 El Camino Real	Redwood City	650-365-7777
D	Luttickens After 5	3535 Alameda de las Pulgas	Menlo Park	650-854-0291
B L	Main Street Coffee Roasting Company	150 Elm Street	Redwood City	650-368-3430
D	Margarita's	2098 Broadway Street	Redwood City	650-701-0709
B L D	Max's of Redwood City	1001 El Camino Real	Redwood City	650-365-6297
D	Menlo Grill Bistro & Bar	100 El Camino Real	Menlo Park	650-330-2790
L	Mistral	370-6 Bridge Parkway	Redwood Shores	650-802-9222
L D	Mountain Mike's Pizza	390 El Camino Real #A	Belmont	650-508-9090
L D	Mythos	1201 San Carlos Avenue	San Carlos	650-610-0202
D	Oak City Bar and Grill	1029 El Camino Real	Menlo Park	650-321-6882
B L D	Pamplemousse	2401 Broadway Street	Redwood City	650-599-9714
L D	Pasta Pomodoro	490 El Camino Real	Redwood City	650-474-2400
L D	Pasta Pomodoro	811-A Cherry Avenue	San Bruno	650-583-6622
L D	Pasta Pomodoro	1060 Park Place	San Mateo	650-574-2600
D	Parkside Grille	884 Portola Road	Portola Valley	650-529-9007
D	Pizza My Heart	831 Middlefield Road	Redwood City	650-361-1010
D	Ristorante Mataro	827 Santa Cruz Avenue	Menlo Park	650-325-7900
D	Round Table Pizza	1225 El Camino Real	Menlo Park	650-321-6861
D	Round Table Pizza	3130 Alpine Road	Portola Valley	650-854-9283
L D	Sakura Teppanyaki and Sushi	2198 Broadway Street	Redwood City	650-368-0800
B L D	Sweet Orchid	134 So. B Street	San Mateo	650-342-6700
L D	Taqueria El Jarocho	2395 University Avenue	East Palo Alto	650-326-1829
L D	The American Bull Bar & Grill	1819 El Camino Real	Burlingame	650-652-4908
L D	Trapeze Restaurant	266 Lorton Avenue	Burlingame	650-344-4242
L D	Trellis Restaurant	1077 El Camino Real	Menlo Park	650-326-9028
B L D	Vanilla Moon	872 Laurel Street	San Carlos	650-593-3015
D	Woodside Bakery & Café	3052 Woodside Road	Woodside	650-851-0812

Sponsors:

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Raging Grannies Rage On!

Their official name is “Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom”, but they call themselves the "Raging Grannies"!

Raging Grannies WILPF has been a hotbed of dangerous women since 1915, when the founders came together to protest U.S. entry into World War l. Today they come together to sing songs of support for peace, the environment, economic and political justice, full rights for women and the end to all forms of violence. Hey, if you can play a tuba like that one, why not "give peace a chance"?

Yesterday those grannies blew their horns for all our Tuesday Tea guests at Little House. Come blow your horn, blow your mind, blow bubbles - whatever makes you happy - at our weekly Little House talks, concerts, classes, activities and events. If you haven't been here lately, you don't know what you're missing, but you sure can find out by checking out our upcoming activities and classes on our website.

Do we have fun at Little House, or what?

You're Never Too Young for Little House

And you thought Little House was only for seniors! Think again and take a look at our youngest visitors.

Photo Exhibit in Little House Galleries

Ellen Rosenthal Photography In Little House Galleries in November Ellen Rosenthal is a San Francisco-based photographer who has traveled extensively and lived out of the country for 10 years. Many of her images show the effects of light and shadows. Being a linguist by training, her work often contains incongruities involving words and unexpected juxtapositions. For a preview of her portfolio, visit her website.

Caregivers Month - Activities for YOU!

November is National Caregivers Month

Rosener House Special Events fo YOU!

There is a waiting list forming for very few spots left. 

Call Rosener House right away!

(650) 322-0126

Sponsored by 

Meals On Wheels - Behind the Scenes

Students from Language Pacifica School volunteered their time and energy to move and organize supplies for Meals On Wheels.  

All of our programs offer various “behind the scenes” volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups. Just ask how you can help! Call (650) 322-0129 or email volunteer@peninsulavolunteers.org

Little Shop Sidewalk Sale

Halloween Ball

Meals on Wheels Blanket Bonanza!

NBC Reporter Bob Redell & Supervisor Don Horsley

Deliver Blankets to Meals on Wheels Recipients

Just in time for the cool weather, County Supervisor Don Horsley teamed up with NBC Reporter Bob Redell and Carlsen Subaru General Manager Todd Parkinson to deliver warm blankets right to their doors. Everybody had fun - what a terrific gift, warmth. 

So now you can truly say we deliver a warm meal and a warm blanket, along with the warm human company.

Click here to view the live broadcast, courtesy of NBC Bay Area.

Why Are These Women Smiling?

Peninsula Volunteers Meals On Wheels is delivering a warm winter blanket to all our regular food recipients next week!  
Starting Tuesday, October 11th, everyone on our Meals on Wheels routes - from East Palo Alto through Belmont - will be receiving a nice warm blanket, along with their tasty meals. 

Peninsula Volunteers Pat Grillos, Linda Drew
and Meals on Wheels Chair Jackie Scandalios
 in front of a shed full of blankets.

Last year at our "Mayors for Meals" event, Supervisor Don Horsley noticed how cold some of their houses were. When he inquired, he found that many of the seniors and disabled adults were turning off their heat to save precious dollars. Even worse, he saw that some of them didn't have a blanket to keep them warm!

That's when Peninsula Volunteers Linda Drew and Pat Grillos swung into action. They created a fundraising event just to buy blankets and were very successful. This week Meals on Wheels will return to those cold homes and give a gift of warmth.

On Tuesday, NBC Bay Area Reporter Bob Redell will join Supervisor Don Horsley in kicking off the blanket delivery drive. Carlsen Subaru Manager Todd Parkinson will drive them to select homes to publicize how important it is that we truly take care of our most vulnerable home-bound citizens. Look for them in the news on Tuesday and send your best wishes along with them to those who need our help the most!

Meals on Wheels Director Marilyn
Baker-Venturini engulfed by all the blankets.

For your information, NBC/Comcast and Subaru are both partnering with Peninsula Volunteers Meals on Wheels this year. Supervisor Don Horsley is a longtime supporter of the program, having someone very close to him as a recipient for years.


For more information on the blanket drive call: Pennie Lundberg, Director of Development at 650-326-0665 ext. 231. We can use YOUR support!

Jackie Scandalios & Pat Grillos packing the blankets.