Activity of the Year
Attention Creative Minds!
Annually we seek innovative and creative program ideas to share with other members of your organization! We are soliciting submissions for the Outstanding Activity of the Year Award with the following criteria in mind:
| Points | Categories |
| 1 | Name of Program |
| 1 | Population Target -- Please identify cognitively impaired, high functioning, palliative, and their involvement in planning as well as participation |
| 3 | Program Goals -- desired outcome of the program |
| 3 | Program Procedure -- How was the program delivered to the program group |
| 1 | Length of Program |
| 1 | Frequency of Program -- i.e. once a year, once a week |
| 2 | Facility -- what location was needed to successfully deliver the program |
| 2 | Equipment required |
| 2 | Volunteers and Staff Needed -- how many, and what were their duties (if multi-facility program, please inform other facilities of your submission) |
| 2 | Departmental Support Required -- was cooperation from other departments needed i.e. Dietary, Nursing, etc. |
| 3 | Program Promotion -- i.e. Posters, cards, media, etc. |
| 3 | Program Evaluation -- please include number of sessions evaluated, average attendance, staff, family, volunteer observation, participants opinion and comments |
| 6 | In your own words, please describe why you feel your program should receive the "Outstanding Activity of the Year Award". You may include creativity, origin, adaptive measures, use of resources, and cost saving measures use of resources, and cost saving measures. |
| 30 | TOTAL |
PLEASE NOTE: The overall winner has the responsibility to chair the Activity Judging Committee of the following year. Last year's winner and members of the Judging Committee are not eligible to submit.
Nominate an Outstanding Activity of the Year
To nominate an outstanding activity, begin by downloading the nomination form. 
Complete the form and submit it to the attention of the APO Public Relations Chair by the deadline, July 16.
Mail or fax the completed nomination form to...
APO Head Office
Attn: Public Relations Chair
7 - 841 Sydney Street, Suite 156
Cornwall, ON K6H 7L2
Fax: 1-888-494-7038
2009 Outstanding Activity of the Year
Submitted by Trisha Shearer, The Woodingford Lodge in Tillsonburg
The winner of this year's "Activity of the Year Award" is Trisha Shearer of the Woodingford Lodge in Tillsonburg for her submission of "A Journey Through Technology".
This program was used to bridge generations together and included many participants from the Woodingford and the local community. Students from the local community came in and interviewed residents to discover how technology has changed careers over the years and later returned to do presentations about what they had learned in interviewing the residents. The residents and students took part in a fashion show through the generations and a technology demonstration.
This program required the support of all of the departments at Woodingford Lodge to make it the success it was.
This program really focused on learning for both the residents and the students – in looking at an old typewriter, one student asked where the backspace button was to correct a mistake, and the resident explained that if you made a mistake you had to start over again or could cover it up with x's or white out. The student could not figure out how any reports got done!
On behalf of APO, congratulations Trisha for a job well done!
Outstanding Activities of Past Years
Winning activities from previous years are available in the members-only area of the website on the APO Archives page.