March 29, 2024
Arrow Nicely News – Purim, Easter, BCI Award, Aspect Awards, Birthdays – March 29, 2024
On today’s episode of Arrow Nicely News:
December 22, 2023
Arrow Nicely News – Week 4 of Arrow’s 46 Days of Holiday Cheer – Dec 22, 2023
On today’s episode of Arrow Nicely News, we’re looking at week 4 of Arrow’s 46 Days of Holiday Cheer! -National Ugly Sweater Day -National Wreaths Across America Day -Las Posadas -Brown Paper Packages -Door Decorating Contest -National Caroling Day -Winter Solstice -And a special surprise for those who can’t get enough of Lenny! To watch […]
October 25, 2023
Arrow’s D&I Speaker Series: A Conversation on Spina Bifida with Nina Tame & Hazel Gumm
October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month, and as part of our ongoing Diversity & Inclusion Series, we invited disability advocate and writer Nina Tame to speak with Arrow resident Hazel Gumm about living with spina bifida. They discuss mobility and independence, ableism, and a happy life. Spina bifida is a rare birth defect that occurs […]
October 21, 2023
Arrow’s D&I Speaker Series: A Conversation on Down Syndrome with Erin Suelmann & Teresa Saunders
To recognize Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October, we invited Erin Suelmann to talk with Arrow resident Teresa Saunders. Suelmann is the Executive Director of the Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis. Her organization services about 2,200 individuals with Down syndrome and their families to ensure their health, happiness, and equity through their whole […]
October 16, 2023
Arrow Nicely News- BW @ VITALIA, Hispanic Heritage, Oktoberfest, White Cane, Flu Clinics -10/13/23
On today’s episode of Arrow Nicely News, October 13,2023: -Communities celebrate Oktoberfest! -Residents attend flu clinics to get their flu shots! -White Cane Awareness Day Diversity & Inclusion video is released! https://youtu.be/n0CIJxCxktM -Baldwin Wallace University & VITALIAs kick off their new education partnership! -Communities celebrate Hispanic Heritage month!
September 15, 2023
Arrow’s D&I Speaker Series: A Conversation on Hispanic Heritage with Alexander Aviña & Conchita Colopy
Associate Professor at Arizona State University Alex Aviña wasn’t surprised when we reached out to him to talk about Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15). Every September, his inbox is flooded with similar requests. On the other side, when Arrow resident Conchita Colopy was given the information about the conversation, it was the […]
September 8, 2023
Arrow Nicely News – Be Kind to Humankind Week 2023 – September 8, 2023
On this week’s episode of Arrow Nicely News, we’re taking a look at how communities celebrated Be Kind to Humankind Week 2023! We also take a look back at Orly Wahba’s Diversity & Inclusion video on Kindness! Be sure to check your community’s social media to see more pictures of Be Kind to Humankind Week […]
Arrow’s D&I Speaker Series: An Ageism Conversation with Iris Waichler
Iris Waichler, medical social worker and author of the award-winning book “Role Reversal,” sat for an interview with Elaine Letcher, Arrow Senior Living resident, to discuss ageism. Waichler has 40 years of experience as a social worker and has written and published many articles. According to Waichler, ageism isn’t exclusive to the United States, but […]
August 25, 2023
Arrow’s D&I Speaker Series: A Conversation on Kindness with Orly Wahba & Gail Smothers
To celebrate Be Kind to Humankind Week (August 25th-31st), Arrow resident Gail Smothers sat down with Orly Wahba to discuss kindness. Wahba is an educator, community activist, author of Kindness Boomerang, and founder of Life Vest Inside, a non-profit organization dedicated to infusing kindness in the world. Throughout their laugh-filled, enthusiastic conversation, Smothers and Wahba […]
August 14, 2023
Arrow Senior Living Elaborates on Their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
As a company, Arrow Senior Living has made learning about and celebrating our unique differences a part of our company culture. So much so that, in recent years, it has become an extension of our core values. And now, going on our second year, Arrow has expanded beyond yearly diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops to […]
August 10, 2023
Arrow’s D&I Speaker Series: A Conversation on School Violence with Dr. Allison Paolini & Ralph Griffin
Allison Paolini is an assistant professor of school counseling and Director of Arkansas State University’s School Counseling Program. She sat down with Arrow resident Ralph Griffin to speak about gun violence, its causes, what can be done about it, and more. Gun violence is a pervasive, worldwide global epidemic, Paolini says. That being said, school […]
August 4, 2023
Arrow’s D&I Speaker Series: A Family Conversation with George Shannon
In August 2022, teacher, writer, storyteller, and children’s librarian George Shannon sat for a Zoom interview with Norita Cannon, a resident of an Arrow Senior Living community, to talk about what makes a family and how the definition of a family has changed. Shannon has written many notable picture books including Tomorrow’s Alphabet, Lizard’s Guest, […]
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