River House Adult Day Center is Dancing for Dollars to get funding for a new sound system!

This week is “Happy Feet Week” at River House Adult Day Center!  Every day, River House clients learn about a new dance move and try it out for themselves. Doctors have found that musical rhythmic beats create cues for memories, speech patterns, and can reach already stored verbal knowledge.  This is one of the many reasons why River House Adult Day Center has spontaneous dance parties all the time.  But, in order to get our clients up and moving, we need a good sound system. 

River House Adult Day Center is participating in Impact Vine, a free crowdfunding tool to help nonprofits raise money for specific projects.  100% of donations go directly to the nonprofit when the project is funded; no fee or percentage is taken out.

River House has launched our project “Dancing for Dollars” which will help purchase two Bluetooth speakers, an Amazon Echo, and a Spotify premium family subscription. This will keep the music playing for our clients living with age-related illnesses like Alzheimer’s.

The Challenge: To make it fun, for every $5 raised, our seniors will complete one minute of dancing PLUS a bonus dance move for every $100 raised.  Check out our video over at here.   You will clearly see how much River House clients LOVE to dance.  You could say our clients have been training for this challenge their entire lives.  Music is used every day to keep our clients active and laughing.  Help us reach our goal of raising $1,019!

Visit Impact Vine to find out more information and donate!  Also, head on over to our facebook page to see more videos of River House’s dance parties. Your help creates our stories. 

About River House

River House gives older adults a place to belong while their caregivers receive peace of mind.  River House offers health services including personal hygiene and bathing, socialization and recreation, and caregiver and family support.  To learn more about the programs, visit www.theRiverHouse.org.  River House is located in Cos Cob, CT. 

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