Message from the Founder & President/CEO
Now more than ever, we are reminded of the Golden Rule, recognizing the impact of our every move and decision. To protect ourselves and our families, we must look out for each other—and that’s exactly what you’re doing.
Through your kindness, generosity and remarkable spirit of community and collaboration, we are now able to offer our “First Place Pantry” to First Place–Phoenix community members unable to secure daily and weekly staples—including toilet paper!
While it hasn’t been easy reconfiguring our property, along with supporting routines, community life and the Transition Academy—and supporting residents who have temporarily returned to their family homes—special silver-lining moments are fortifying us during these tumultuous times and reminding us of what we can versus what we cannot do!
We are grateful to those on the front lines of healthcare and other essential services—like First Place and SARRC—banking on our can-do, will-do, must-do spirit. We are also heartened by the creativity and resourcefulness keeping First Place strong during these times—and all times. Check out just a few examples:
With social distancing the “new normal,” we can still stay connected and informed, elevate someone’s spirits while boosting our own and remember to continue expressing our appreciation for how we’re doing everything we can to take care of each other.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for embracing First Place and those we serve today and always.
Holding hands virtually & squeezing tight,
Denise D. Resnik
Check out these fun, new tools that residents—and families, too—can use to stay busy and productive during their daily/weekly schedules. View and download them here!
In the midst of the social distancing COVID-19 requires from us all, First Place–Phoenix staff and residents are collaborating to come up with creative, new ways to enjoy daily life. Here’s how everyone is working together to stay active and have fun—from six feet apart!
Donate here and we’ll purchase what we can from our wishlist:
Due to coronavirus precautions, we have called off our spring Global Leadership Institute Symposium and are offering an abbreviated, more convenient chance to gather via webinar and cover several timely topics, including:
We hope you’ll join us from the comfort and security of social distancing for a chance to catch up and keep up. And make sure to mark your calendars for the fall symposium scheduled for October 21–23…more details to follow in the months ahead.
Harvey Mackay is a longtime fixture in journalism as a nationally—and always upbeat—syndicated columnist for United Feature Syndicate. Mackay’s weekly column appears in nearly 100 newspapers across the U.S. His March 30 piece in the Arizona Republic expands on why “worry is wasting today’s time to clutter up tomorrow opportunities with yesterday’s troubles.”