 Celebrating
23 years of service to the elderly!
The
Merrymakers Association began serving the elderly in nursing
homes in 1986. A local entertainer met with a
group of Omaha businessmen to form Merrymakers’ mission of
bringing music and laughter to elderly and seniors. Most facilities have a budget for activities for their
residents, however, the budget is often limited. The cost of
providing quality entertainment can use up most of the
activities budget. Volunteers are often unreliable or lack the
quality that elderly audiences deserve. Many facilities have
also
noticed a dramatic decline in the number of musicians available
to provide entertainment for their residents.
In 1986, eight nursing
homes were given ten performances for the year.
Slowly this dream to
provide the elderly and seniors with musical entertainment began to
grow. Each year, more and more residents receive the benefit of
Merrymakers’ free entertainment.
Today, Merrymakers
serves more than 40,000 elderly and seniors with free, musical
entertainment annually.
In 2009, 90 facilities
will receive Merrymakers musical programming.
Merrymakers serves 56
skilled care centers and more than 30 other facilities for seniors
within the Omaha, Council Bluffs area and Des Moines. Merrymakers
hopes to continue musical programming expansion efforts to Grand
Island and the North Platte region within the next year.
So many other places
would love to have the service of Merrymakers. Help us to keep the
dream alive and growing!
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