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Promoting Intergenerational Connection During Careers in Aging Week
Read how your Capitol Lakes Foundation is fostering partnerships that connect people across generations.
Praise for Capitol Lakes Community Read - 2023
Your donations make programs like Capitol Lakes Community Read possible. See how your gifts make an impact for individual residents.
Welcome Tracy Curtis!
We want to give a warm welcome to Tracy Curtis who is replacing Donald Rosby for Friday drop-in tech support.
Legacy Gift Positively Impacts Capitol Lakes Residents in 2023
TNW Ensemble Theater in Madison is having a positive impact on the lives of our memory care residents.
Capitol Lakes Residents Volunteer to Help Kids in Dane County
Thanks to RSVP Dane County for sharing information on their Computer Buddy program and to our residents for signing up to volunteer.
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT: Justice, Art, and Spirituality gathering promotes dialogue
Your Capitol Lakes Foundation was proud to approve a grant to bring artists to Capitol Lakes to talk about racial justice.
Training the Next Generation of Health Care Practitioners
We are proud to partner with UW-Madison's School of Nursing on training the next generation of health care providers.
Additional Tech Support for Capitol Lakes Residents is a “Godsend”
Thanks to your support, Capitol Lakes residents can take advantage of free tech support twice weekly.
Exercise Through Isolation Challenge Provides Inspiration to Keep Moving
When another Covid surge shut down Wellness Center classes your Foundation stepped in to offer an exercise challenge to keep us moving
Capitol Lakes Community Read
In 2022 a record 90 Capitol Lakes residents read "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry" by Gabrielle Zevin.
Picking Up Where We Left Off: Ping Pong Returns to Capitol Lakes
Covid tabled ping-pong for two years, but thanks to your support games have resumed for interested residents!
Active Minds, Happy Minds
Thanks to your support, the Capitol Lakes Foundation purchased activities to keep Assisted Living residents engaged and active.
Enjoying a ‘Second Summer’ at Brittingham Park
A 'second summer' provides the perfect opportunity for a rickshaw outing and picnic supplied by the Capitol Lakes Foundation.
Bloom and Grow Garden Provides Engagement and Enjoyment
Thanks to your support, residents in our Health Center were able to engage in planting and now enjoy a Bloom and Grow Garden.
Music & Memory: The Power of Personalized Playlists
Music and Memory makes a real difference in the lives of those with dementia.
Enhancing the Living Experience for Residents with Low Vision
Thanks to the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired for coming to Capitol Lakes to share resources for those with vision loss
'Step Into Spring' Walking Challenge Promotes Health and Wellness
'Step Into Spring' challenges Capitol Lakes residents to walk 1 mile or 30 minutes at least three times a week.
One Year Later: In Person Book Groups and Movie Screening Fosters Re-Connection
Roughly one year after shut down nearly the entire Capitol Lakes campus was vaccinated making in person events once again possible.
Virtual Volunteers: Capitol Lakes Residents Continue Service through Covid
Capitol Lakes Residents continued their volunteer service with the Older Adult Project which moved virtual in 2020.
Work Your Weights: Staying Strong
When the Wellness Center had to close in late 2020 our residents stayed strong in the face of adversity.
See how you're making a difference.
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