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WE MEET AT LAST by Dan Price - Creative Director for Celebration

elcome to the family!” into my daily pandemic buddies! Name
Debra exclaimed over the That Tune, Zoom Bingo and even
“Wphone as I accepted my spinning The Wheel… all of that has
job at Celebration. I found this both funny been fun. But, do you want to know
and ironic as she was my older sister so my favorite part is? It’s the 30 minutes
family was implied and, aside from one before game time. In those 30 minutes,
salesperson, we were the team. But over I get a real chance to chit chat with you
the course of seven years, Celebration guys, hear about your day, your kids
has morphed and grown, adding new and grandkids, and in some cases, have
teammates, The SPOT… all changes met your pets. I’ve seen your artwork,
for the better. Always evolving and ever received recipes, and helped you figure
changing. out your virtual backgrounds on Zoom.
Not a bad way to spend an hour and a half
The one constant that remained the during business hours.
same was me. While everyone at the
office was rocking out at the Rockin’ So, to our regular band of Boomer
New Year party or getting wild at the Zoomers: Paula, Toby, Larry, Susan,
Halloween Bake Off, I was still living Wyvette, Dennis, Vivian, Carla, Teena,
in Austin, working on those events from Bob, Jackie, Becky, Sheila, Beverly,
the sidelines and only experiencing those another Bob, Hal, Fairen, Tom, Bitsy,
gatherings and events through Facebook Joyce, Deborah, Mary, another Mary,
Live or from photos long after the event Robert, Debra, another Robert, Maxine,
was over. Zoe and Debra would tell me one more Mary for good measure, Janet
all about it as I flipped through the pics (you know who you are, rhymes with
of people enjoying snacks, laughing Jello), Barbara, Beth, Mimi, Mamie and
and getting down on the dance floor, of course, my Mom, as well as all the
pointing out certain folks and telling rest of you beautiful people who have
amusing anecdotes. played games with us, laughed with us,
enjoyed a cocktail during virtual happy
Sure, I am a fixture at Live, Laugh, hour and shared a part of themselves with
Learn, running sound and handing out the group, thank you for making my day
lunches. And while all of you know everyday! You’ve given me a huge gift
Debra as the loving Mama Hen that she during all this chaos and allowed me to
is, talk to Rosa on the phone, hang out fill a huge void in my work life and really,
with Zoe at functions, or chat with SJ on truly feel a part of the community that
our social media pages, I was a mystery we’ve all been building together.
to you guys and frequently got the question,”what do you do
here?”. In closing, stay safe, wash your hands, and, most of all, keep
having fun. I love you guys!
Fast forward to this moment right here. You with me? Good.
We’re nine weeks into the Covid-19 and you guys have turned PS. What did you have for dinner last night? :)

WE'VE GIVEN AWAY OVER $3700 IN E-GIFT CARDS and PRIZES!

AND THERE'S MORE...BUT, YOU HAVE TO PLAY TO WIN! THANK YOU GAME SPONSORS!

On March 16th, at the beginning of our stay-at-home, the Adriatica Second Family Home Care
Celebration team began the highlight of all of our days, as we
went LIVE with CELEBRATION GAMES! Amerilife Senior Downsizing Experts
Beginning with our Senior Social Olympics, then onto Name Artistry at Craig Ranch Senior Moving Company
That Tune on Zoom, Zoom Bingo, Wheel of Fortune and, of Brendan Duffy - Ebby Halliday The Landon at Lake Highlands
course, our Virtual Happy Hours, Celebration has been non-stop
to bring you some fun and chances to win e-gift cards, provided Bridgemoor Plano The Mansions at Wylie
by our Advertising Partners and Celebration Magazine. Dallas Summer Musicals The Orchards Communities
Register each week for our upcoming games, programming, and HarborChase Southlake Twin Rivers Senior Living
fun for chances to win, socialize and possibly win BIG! See
pages 28 and 29 for our upcoming schedule. Iris Memory Care Twin Rivers Assited Living
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