Month: October 2020

Friday Blogging

C L and Zel helped to clear space for new, smaller tables that assist with social distancing. Good work!
Brandon helping to clean the main activity room after new tables were put in place. Thanks Brandon!
Brandon giving the Indoor Garden a nice drink!
This week we made dog biscuits for local animal shelters and sanctuaries as part of our ongoing Outreach Cooking projects. Angela and Zel made a great biscuit making team!
Angela cleaning dishes “as we go” to make Outreach Cooking clean up easier.
Working harder than Santa’s elves. Great work David, Brandon, and Maryann!

Friday Blogging

Thank you so much to Dottie Bott Travis for volunteering to assist No Limits in setting up a fall vegetable garden!
Rachel and Brandon collecting hand tools for gardening.
Brandon had a great time helping Dottie. Dottie says that Brandon is her new gardening supervisor! Great work Brandon.
Native Prickly Pear Cactus fruit is almost ready to eat!
Brussel sprouts, cabbage, and leaf lettuce happy in their new “house”.
David, Zel, and Adrian found a new spot in the Pollinator Garden for the No Limits Eastern Shore sign. We can’t wait to plant more native flowering plants around it!
Angela on her way to help the 3 musketeers (David, Zel, and Adrian) landscape!
Brandon found a grub while mowing the lawn to feed the No Limits’ hens. Brandon says the chickens told him it was “slimy, yet satisfying” (a favorite quote of his from a childhood favorite, The Lion King) 🙂

 

Free Webinar Series on Brain Injury

The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training is presenting a free webinar series covering complex issues related to brain injury, including brain injury in vulnerable and at-risk populations as well as brain injury and co-occurring disorders.

To view or register for any of the free webinars in the series, open this PDF file or click on the flyer below (Brain Injury Complex Issues in Vulnerable and At-Risk Populations Free Webinar Series) and then select the hyperlink associated with the webinar you wish to view or register for!

 

Friday Blogging

David mixing up spice cake batter for our Community Outreach Cooking activity this month.
Angela helped to make spice cakes too!
The individually packaged cakes will be delivered to a local group home. We hope the residents love them!
Emma and C L opening up boxes of protective shields for the No Limits Activity Room.
Safety first!  Our new protective safety shields are a great way to stay safe while enjoying activities at No Limits.
A socially-distanced United Way Exercise Group with Betsy Pinder!
Zel says he likes to mow the lawn because he likes to help keep the No Limits yard looking nice. Thank you Zel!
Brandon using a push mower to cut grass around obstacles such as plants and bird feeders. Good work Brandon!
“I like to mow it mow it, I like to mow it mow it” Angela likes mowing with the riding lawn mower because it helps her relax.
No Limits’ Case Manager, Kyle Fulk, was able to visit with members of No Limits who are confined to congregate care due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. We are so happy that we were able to visit Alisa and Steve and that they are doing well!

Friday Blogging

Thank you so much to Beritt, John, and Luke for helping us to get our new touch screen activity board together!

For Mindfulness Monday this week we watched a video from Jon Kabat-Zinn, creator of the research-backed stress-reduction program Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), explain the importance of mindfulness in strengthening your mind. It was very informative!

Virtual No Limits + Regular No Limits + United Way Exercise w/ Betsy = a great morning!

We celebrated Rachel’s birthday this week. Happy birthday Rachel!

Brandon, Adrian, Kyle, and C L enjoyed an outdoor lesson about power-steering this week too!

Brandon giving TLC to the Native Prickly Pear Cactus in our Pollinator Garden. Good work Brandon!

Emma shared the monthly newsletter for our Thursday session of Virtual No Limits this week. To view our monthly newsletter, please click here: https://nolimitseasternshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Newsletter-October-2020.pdf

Mow on Brandon!

The No Limits Catnip Patch is growing strong. We can’t wait to begin making cat toys for local shelters with it!

 

Friday Blogging

Preparing the room for socially distanced in-chair exercise for Virtual No Limits this week.

Go Brandon, go! Mow that grass in front of your cold hardy Windmill Palm!

Early morning yardwork planning. Great work team!

Our native species Prickly Pear Cactus fruit looks delicious! We can’t wait for them to be ripe.

Angela and Maryann working on thinking and memory skills.

We got a new weed whacker. Brandon says it’s comfortable and he enjoys it!

One of the newest members of No Limits, Angela, learned to mow with the riding mower this week. David and Adrian say she is a natural!

Kyle and Rachel working hard to build our new smartboard computer stand.

A great view of some of the No Limits crew. (These outfits were not planned! We just all wear our No Limits hoodies often because they are very comfortable!)