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The Neighbor to Neighbor campaign aims to spread kindness through the community. Making someone’s day can be as easy as dropping a note in a neighbor’s mailbox or even just smiling and waving at someone on a walk, and Douglas County is encouraging residents to do that and more in its newest wellness campaign. The well-being branch of Douglas County’s pandemic response team launched a “Neighbor to Neighbor” campaign last week. The campaign encourages people to reach out to their neighbors in an informal way to connect and check on one another. Though the campaign is for everyone, there is a specific focus to reach out to older members of the community, as well as those with limited mobility or those who live alone. ....
A screenshot from the Lawrence Public Library s Feb. 16 virtual Bingo event. John Nalbandian looks forward to Tuesdays, when he can Zoom into a weekly bingo game hosted by the Lawrence Public Library. It’s not the same as playing bingo in person, of course, but it’s a means of staying connected with others, the former Lawrence mayor said. “I live alone. I’m widowed now, and so knowing that we’re going to do bingo on Tuesday at 4 o’clock, that’s nice for me,” he said. Nalbandian said he enjoys being around people, but the pandemic has made that difficult. For him, participating in the weekly bingo game “is just one way of kind of maintaining contact.” ....
Michelle Meier, Senior Resource Center These days, we are all used to announcements of closings and changes in plans on short notice. We have all been living this dance for the last nine months. The reality of COVID-19 has reached our community and rages strong across the state. Near the beginning of the pandemic, the staff at the Senior Resource Center (SRC) was handling a target date for a move, just having come out of a long-term practice session of waiting while our building was being remodeled. Staff endured a three-year roller coaster ride in limbo with an end to the ride around the corner. SRC had just reached a peak of adding new activities and were seeing a trend of growth and activity long dreamed about. ....