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Rosener House first in the U.S. to host French tango program for Alzheimer’s patients

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By Chris Kenrick B Special to The Almanac When Barbara Kalt invited a team of French researchers to bring an experimental therapeutic tango program to Menlo Park’s Rosener House earlier this year, she wasn’t sure whether the dance steps would help improve the cognition, gait and balance in participants with Alzheimer’s disease. She hoped, at […]

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Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. receives $5,000 grant from PA Weekly Holiday Fund

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The Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund campaign exceeded expectations this year by raising $411,000 for local nonprofits, the largest amount in its 26-year history. Checks in amounts ranging from $3,000 to $20,000 were given out to organization representatives at the end of the reception held April 22, 2019, at the Palo Alto Weekly’s headquarters. Peter

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PVI Rosener House 1st in U.S. to Join in Worldwide Program to Demonstrate Effect of Music & Movement on Older Adults with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

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For Immediate Release MENLO PARK, CA – April 15th, 2019 On Thursday, April 25th, Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. Rosener House will team up with a team of French researchers, professional dance instructors, musicians, and Stanford University to research the effect Tango has on patients of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative disorders in a project called the

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Tango Comes to Rosener House!

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Peninsula Volunteers Rosener House has been selected as one of just seven sites around the world for the research project “Caravan of Memory,” to demonstrate the positive impact of music and movement, especially Tango, on older adults with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. We will be the first in the United States to be involved

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PENINSULA VOLUNTEERS, INC. RECEIVES $15,000 GRANT FROM KAISER PERMANENTE

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Menlo Park, CA – June, 2018: Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) is pleased to announce that it has received a $15,000 grant from the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region, South San Francisco. This grant will further assist PVI’s mission to support seniors through its expanded Meals on Wheels program. This project is supported by Kaiser Permanente

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Sequoia Healthcare District Awards Grants to Peninsula Volunteers, Inc.

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PRESS RELEASE Funding Will Improve Health of Community Seniors July 9, 2018 – Menlo Park, CA At a luncheon reception for awardees on June 28, 2018, hosted by Community Gatepath at the Sobrato Center for Non-Profits, Sequoia Healthcare District renewed its commitment to the health and welfare of residents of the District by giving 50 Caring

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PVI Receives $75,000 grant from the Peninsula Health Care District

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Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) is pleased to announce that it has received a $75,000 grant from the Peninsula Health Care District’s (PHCD) Community Grants Program. This grant will support PVI’s mission to support seniors through its Meals on Wheels and Rosener House Adult Day Services programs. “The Peninsula Health Care District Board of Directors is

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High School Students Donate iPads

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All of us at Little House’s Tech Center were excited when we recently received a generous donation of ten iPads. They were provided by an organization run by high school students in the San Francisco area. They fix up iPads and give them to nonprofits, like Little House. It’s a great opportunity to help introduce

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Sequoia Healthcare District Awards Grants to Peninsula Volunteers, Inc.

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PRESS RELEASE Sequoia Healthcare District Awards Grants to Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. Funding Will Improve Health of Community SeniorsJune 28, 2017 – Menlo Park, CA At a luncheon presentation for awardees on June 22, 2017, at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center, Sequoia Healthcare District renewed its commitment to the health and welfare of residents of the

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