Everyone deserves to be a part of their community. Elderhaus gives me a chance to make this possible. Realizing everyone has a potential disability, Elderhaus structures its activities to reach all potentials, as diverse as they may be. Loving, compassionate, and professional staff make me proud to be a part of this agency.

Working at Elderhaus allows me to follow the purpose God has ordained for my life. Everyone at Elderhaus—participants, volunteers and fellow employees—have wisdom to share that enhances my life. My daughter states: "You have the best job! All you have to do is go to work and love people!"

Working at Elderhaus as the Activity Director gives me a chance to share the talents that the Lord has blessed me with, and a chance to meet a lot of wonderful people: young, old, and in between. I'm blessed in many ways.

I can't even begin to describe how blessed I feel to work here at Elderhaus. I don't know where else I could go to work where everyone loves you for who you are (including the participants). Our participants are wonderful and it's great to be able to go home and know you made a difference in someone's life.

It is wonderful to work for a place that you truly believe in. Coming to work every day becomes something to look forward to, rather than dread coming to. I have volunteered with adults who have special needs since I was eight years old. This job is very close to home for me, as volunteering has been such a large part of my life.

Elderhaus is a wonderful place to work and interact with participants and employees. Everyone has been very supportive and nurturing and it is very satisfying to help the underprivileged getting Medicaid support—makes me very grateful for the blessings I have in my life.

I love to cook and God has blessed me in this area by allowing me to share my gifts with the folks at Elderhaus. It blesses me to know that I can fulfill a need of all of our participants by serving them a good nutritious meal.

I feel blessed to work at Elderhaus where I can help and give to others. We are a family here and this gives me a great feeling inside.

Working at Elderhaus enables me to live a lifelong dream of helping people. It has opened many doors for me in the therapy field and I have gotten the opportunity to meet and work with many wonderful people.

I started at Elderhaus as an intern and instantly fell in love with the participants and the programs we offer. It helped inspire me to further my education and become a registered nurse. It has been a wonderful experience working with the great variety of participants and staff of Elderhaus, and I have enjoyed watching the program grow.

I love working at Elderhaus because of all the wonderful people that it allows to be a part of my life. I am blessed by the relationships I have with staff, volunteers, participants, and family members. The interactions, experiences and genuine feelings we all share make being a program director more than just employment; it is daily a life-changing adventure that I am fully committed to.

I am a student at the University of Northern Colorado. I am graduating in December 2006 with a degree in Human Services. I am planning on going to nursing school and eventually want to become a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. I love working at Elderhaus, we are all like a big family here. We love and really care about our participants.

I have been working with the elderly for several years and I would not want to do anything else. Elderhaus allows me the opportunity to enjoy closer interaction with our participants. It is a great privilege to have the opportunity to be a part of so many lives.

God has a calling on my life, especially to help others and give them pieces of my joy and love. Working at Elderhaus enables me to love people and show God's love.