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Old Photographs aid in “Reminiscence therapy” Old photographs can be a powerful tool to help your loved one experience positive emotions. Reminiscing on earlier times with pictures is especially wonderful to help those struggling with memory… to remember! Old photographs are just one way to stimulate memories, it’s part of something called “Reminiscence therapy” andContinue reading “Old Pictures help with memory”

Valentine’s Day cards from Students to Seniors! Choose how many HappyGrams you would like to download for Valentine’s Day!    Simply print and deliver to your residents!*  50 Valentines 100 Valentines 220 Valentines *Illinois Communities, please scroll down for announcement Attention: Illinois Communities! Illinois Communities have a special sponsor! Thank you, In Home Medical Group,Continue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day!”

Choose how you want to see the world Some friends and I recently traveled to Florida to participate in a running relay race called “Ragnar.” Our team consisted of seven women and together we completed 112 miles in 24 hours. We had a blast running on the wilderness trails right outside of Tampa, FL. MostContinue reading “Choose how you want to see the world”

Click to Download/Print the Holiday HappyGrams! Students send HappyGrams to seniors in retirement homes for the Holidays Indian Creek Elementary students in Marion, Iowa are combating senior loneliness this holiday season!    Third and fourth-grade students took time to write uplifting holiday messages to seniors in retirement homes. Their holiday messages have been sent toContinue reading “Holiday HappyGrams from Students”

“Precious Good News” Nov 10  Written By Tonia Poole “At the age of 96 my dad moved from the farm to a senior community,” Bob Helgens, founder of HappyGram! shares. While visiting his father, Vernon Helgens, he would watch other residents check their mailboxes on a daily basis, usually finding the boxes empty. As he satContinue reading ““Precious Good News””

We are so excited to share over 60 heartfelt HappyGrams written by 6th Grade students in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. These students enjoyed writing HappyGrams to Veterans as a class project for Veterans Day. Please download and print the PDFs for your Veterans!   *We would love to see pictures or videos of Veterans receiving theseContinue reading “Veterans Day 2021”

🎉🎈 100th Birthday Celebration 🎈🎉 💌 Send Birthday HapppyGram 💌 Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Birthday Message to Clara Wilson! *Help Clara celebrate her 100th birthday! Type a message for Clara here! Include a Picture for Clara Here: Click or drag a file to this area to upload. Optional – IncludeContinue reading “Clara Wilson Turns 100”

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Meet the University of Iowa Team   Many people make HappyGram what it is today. From the website, creating and formatting the HappyGram cards, the protocols to communicate with our communities, and everything else behind the scenes to make things run smoothly…many systems are needed for HappyGram to be at its best.  A group ofContinue reading “Meet the University of Iowa Team”