Therapeutic Activity Award:  General Audience

2006

First Place:  Bilingual Storybook Creations, Hebrew Community Service Adult Day Center at Immanuel House, Hartford, CT

Runner Up:  CARE:  Children & Adults Reaching Each Other, Adult Day Care of Richmond, Richmond, IN

2005 

First Place:  The CUREchief Project, The Adult Day Center at Immanuel House, Hartford, CT

Tied Runner Up:Thumbody is Thinking of You, Generations Adult and Child Day Care, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Tied Runner Up:  Senior Prom, Eden Center Adult Day Care, Cottonwood, AZ

2004

First Place:  Annual Easter Basket Community Service Project, St. Mary's Home of Erie, Erie, PA

Runner Up:  Senior Center Singers & Ringers, Bettye J. McCormick Senior Center, Vincennes, IN

2003

First Place:  Football Board Game, Greater Menomonee Falls Adult Day Center, Menomonee Falls, WI

Runner Up:  Activity Kits for Caregivers, Coordinating Council for Senior Citizens, Durham, NC

2002

First Place:  Adult Day Services Overnight Camp Out, ViaHealth of Wayne Adult Day Services, Newark, NY

Runner Up:  Strike Up the Band!  Daybreak Adult Day Center, Springfield, MO

2001

First Place:  Multi-Cultural, Intergenerational Drum Circle, Miami Beach Senior Center, Miami Beach, FL

Tied Runner Up:  Intergenerational Program, Western KY Active Day Center, Bowling Green, KY

Tied Runner Up:  Songsters, Open Circle Senior Day Center, Hopkins, MN

Editor's Choice:  Poet's Corner, King Adutl Day Enrichment Program, Denver, CO

2000

First Place:  Feelings Just Are:  Visits with Morrie, Adult Center for Enrichment, Greensboro, NC

Runner Up:  Canning & Preserving, Louis Feinstein Alzheimer's Center, Cranston, RI

Editor's Choice:  Oil Painting, Scope Adult Day Care, Warren, OH

1999

First Place:  Murals / Mural Walk, Shorehaven Adult Day Center, Oconomowoc, WI

Runner Up: Sports League, Madison Adult Day Health Care Center, Arlington, VA

Editor's Choice:  Christmas Photos, Senior Services Adult Day Care & Alzheimer's Ctr, Winston-Salem, NC

Editor's Choice: Picture Symbols, RCH Adult Development Center, San Francisco, CA

Therapeutic Activity Targeted for Special Populations

2006

First Place:  P.E.E.R.S., Adult Day Care of Richmond, Richmond, IN

Runner Up:  Addus Adult Day Center Quilt, Addus HealthCare, Mt. Vernon, IL

2005

First Place:  Intergenerational Service Program, St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Milwaukee, WI

Tied Runner Up:  Harvest Moon Prom, Geer Adult Day Center, Canaan, CT

Tied Runner Up:  Our Senior Greeter, Skills Older Adult Day Center, Ebensburg, PA

2004

First Place:  Study Buddy Program, Adult Day Care of Richmond, Richmond, IN

Runner Up:  Multi-Generational Cards for Servicemen, Skills of Central PA, Ebensburg, PA

2003

First Place:  Sewing Bee:  Stocking Caps, Elder & Adult Day Services, Bellevue, WA

Runner Up:  Healthy Living Support Group, Drug Awareness & Prevention Against AIDS, Smithfield, NC

2002

First Place:  Physical Challenge (Pairing One-Handed People for Projects), Shorehaven ADC, Oconomowoc, WI

Runner Up:  Learning to Use the City Bus, Madonna Adult Day Services, Lincoln, NE

Therapeutic Activity Targeted for Persons with Dementia

2006

First Place:  Quilts for the Homeless, Shorehaven Adult Day Center, Oconomowoc, WI

Runner Up:  V.I.P. of the Day, Elder and Adult Day Services, Issaquah, WA

2005

First Place:  The Stuart Davis Project, Accolade Adult Day Services, Oak Park, IL

2004

First Place:  A World of Difference, The Adult Day Center at Immanuel House, Hartford, CT

Tied Runner Up:  Indy 500 Race, Adult Day Care of Richmond, Richmond, IN

Tied Runner Up:  Touch Someone Special, Windward Senior Day Care, Kailua, HI

Tied Runner Up:  Physical Therapy and Tai Chi Exercises, Alzheimer's Family Day Center, Fairfax, VA

2003

First Place:  Seniors Meeting Seniors, Windward Senior Day Care, Kailua, HI

Runner Up:  A Book About Me:  A Story From My Life, Life Enrichment Center, Shelby, NC

2002

First Place:  Ongoing Intergenerational Activities, Madonna Adult Day Services, Lincoln, NE

Runner Up:  "My World Together With Yours" Collage, Friendship Place, South Lancaster, MA

Honorable Mention:  Gem Mining, Mountain CARE, Asheville, NC

Operations / Best Practices

2005

First Place:  Water Aerobics, Coltrane LIFE Center, Concord, NC

Runner Up:  50's Style Coca-Cola Dining Room, Bettye J. McCormick Senior Center, Vincennes, IN

2004

First Place:  Getting to Know Our Staff, Macomb County ADS, St. Clair Shores, MI

Runner Up:  Spaghetti Family Dinner, Clarion Forest, Shippenville, PA

2003

First Place:  Precious Memories, Life Enrichment Center, Shelby, NC

Runner Up:  Eden Alternative, Eden Center ADHS, Cottonwood, AZ

2002

First Place:  Community Outings Using Public Transportation, Rocky Mtn MS Adult Day Enrichment, Denver, CO

Runner Up:  Speech Visits, Clarion Forest Adult Daily Living Center, Clarion, PA

2001

First Place:  Staff Bill of Rights, Adult Center for Enrichment, Greensboro, NC

Runner Up:  Participant Record Keeping System, King Adult Day Enrichment Program, Denver, CO

Marketing

2005

First Place:  A Refreshing Look at a Maturing Generation, Bettye McCormick Senior Center, Vincennes, IN

Runner Up:  Bingo, Food & Fun Day, Provena St. Joseph Adult Day Center, Freeport, IL

2004

First Place:  Timeline Mural Project: 108 Years of History, Shorehaven Adult Day Center, Oconomowoc, WI

Runner Up:  Opening New Doors Education Series, Macomb County ADS Program, St. Clair Shores, MI

2003

First Place:  Summer Adult Day Service Respite Program, Westside Senior Day Center, Milwaukee, WI

Runner Up:  Community Awareness Parade, Franklin Adult Day Health Center, Greenfield, MA

2000

First Place:  Chime Program, Lutheran Homes of Oconomowoc, Oconomowoc, WI

Runner Up:  Spirit of Mountain CARE Video, Mountain CARE, Asheville, NC

Fundraising

2006 

First Place:  Rock of Ages:  Music for Life, Adult Center for Enrichment, Greensboro, NC

Runner Up:  Doctors for Adult Day Care, Adult Day Care of Richmond, Richmond, IN

2003

First Place:  Aged to Perfection Antique Auction, Adult Center for Enrichment, Greensboro, NC

Runner Up:  Mock Wedding, Hanover Adult Center, Mechanicsville, VA

2001

First Place:  Celebration of Accomplishment, Louis Feinstein Alzheimer's Center, Cranston, RI

Runner Up:  Therapy Garden, King Adult Day Enrichment Program, Denver, CO

2000

First Place:  Memory Garden, Total Life Center, Cary, NC

Runner Up:  Computer/Internet Project, Care & Share Adult Day Services, Batesville, AR

1999

First Place:  Art Calendars, Adult Center for Enrichment, Greensboro, NC

Runner Up:  Annual Memorial Day Chicken-Que, People Services, Lakeport, CA

Caregiver Support

1999

First Place:  Remembrance of Things Past, Adult Center for Enrichment, Greensboro, NC

Runner Up:  Resource Guide, Greenbelt Adult Care Center, Greenbelt, MD

Adult Day Services Hero

2006

Diane Schmalz, Herricks Alzheimer's Day Program, New Hyde Park, New York