Building capacity through community service in Southwest West Virginia
To see a video of the Geri Olympics, click here: WV Geri Olympics 2007 July 25, 2008 From McKnights.com U.S. seniors to compete in Geri Olympics Author: Liza Berger Seven U.S. athletes are gearing up for the 2008 Olympics—the Geri Olympics, that is. This Oct. 9-12, Prague will play host to the fourth annual international games [...]
Fri, August 28 2009 » ***Press***, GeriOlympics, Senior Opportunities, West Virginia State University » Comments Off
Geri Olympics is a project of Dr. Ted Muilenberg, where nursing home residents compete at sports like wheel chair racing and horse shoe. In 2008, a United States Geri Olympics team of West Virginians competed at the International Geri Olympics in Prague. In the past, Step by Step VISTAs have helped coordinate volunteers, press and [...]
Fri, June 26 2009 » GeriOlympics, Health and Wellness, Senior Opportunities » Comments Off
During the week of March 16th – 20th, Step by Step launched its Computer Rebuilding Program by running its first introductory level course, at the new computer lab in the East End Family Resource Center. In this class, students worked with second hand computer parts, learning about their functions and how to safely piece them together to rebuild computers. Upon completion of the course, students were allowed to take home the functioning, reconstructed computer that they had been working with throughout the class.
Wed, April 8 2009 » Computer Rebuilding Project, East End Family Resource Center, Senior Opportunities, Technology » Comments Off
On Friday, April 24th, 2009, the 22nd annual WV Geri Olympics will open at 8am in the South Charleston Community Center at 601 Jefferson Rd, South Charleston, with over 25 nursing homes and over 200 residents- the largest group of nursing home athletes in the history of the WV Geri Olympics- and just as much if not more enthusiasm from the crowds of spectators. Planned events include: wheelchair races, basketball toss, horseshoe toss, bean bag toss and obstacle course.
Tue, April 7 2009 » ***Volunteer/Work Opportunities***, Community Events, Health and Wellness, Senior Opportunities » Comments Off
![Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/3808418455_07d468b4db_t.jpg "Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.")
