Valentine's Day

Cutest Couples Contest is for residents only. Make up a flyer and request that residents who want to enter bring a picture of themselves and their better half to the office. Decorate a front table for Valentine's Day and a poster board where you will display the cute couples. The contest doesn't have to be just for couples per se, it can be for a resident and their pup, or even two best friends. So if they don't have a beau, no worries. The winners will receive a Valentine's Day dinner for two at a local restaurant, which you can get them to donate if you market with them already, and of course in return, they get to splash their logo and restaurant info. on your Valentine's board for all to see. The fairest way to choose the winner is to just pick the...

A social event to meet new "friends" :-). Cool to do around Valentine's Day. Set up clubhouse with one on one tables or areas to talk one on one. Have singles come in and speed date. Control the clock for when they need to move to the next person. Provide candy, snacks, drinks etc... at each station area. Provide notepads and pens and let them do all do the rest. You may want to have an easel up with ice breaker questions to help get everyone started. Great for larger communities!!!!

Hosting a holiday Bake Sale can be considered children-friendly, charitable as well as a great opportunity to meet your neighbors! In the past, one of our Communities hosted a Bake Sale where each person prepared their favorite dessert and brought it to the scheduled Bake Sale. Each dessert, regardless of size and amount, was priced at $5.00. All proceeds were donated to a current company-wide fundraiser. An idea is to have the children (with the assistance of adults) help run the Cashier Station as well as purchase their favorite baked good. A Holiday Bake Sale can be held at any time of year, but with Valentine's Day right around the corner, this is a great event to start planning for! Also, you can encourage your residents to draw/color a picture with what they "LOVE" about living at your Community; if they bring it to the Bake Sale, they will get...