Friday, December 19, 2014

Alpha Club Donates Proceeds from their Fashion Show to Valley Haven

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Valley Haven is honoured to be one of the recipients of the proceeds from the Alpha Club Fashion Show. Valley Haven's executive director  Kathy Concepcion attended an Alpha Club luncheon to receive the donation.  Thank you to the ladies of the Alpha Club for their continued support. Your organization has done so much for the Lompoc community over the years and continues to support local...

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Valley Haven Receives Support from Grants and Donations

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Valley Haven is a 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation.  To keep our program affordable for our participants and their families we have not increased our daily rate in over five years.  Participant fees alone are not enough to sustain our program. We receive much needed support from our fundraisers, donations and grants.  Valley Haven thanks those individuals who make donations. We appreciate...

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Holiday Celebration at Valley Haven

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Our BIG Holiday Party began with crafts and holiday music.  Followed by a reading of "T'was the Night Before Christmas" performed with great zeal by Marsha. The program aides provided a delicious home-made Mexican luncheon on our best holiday china while sparkling cider was served in our crystal goblets. For dessert the participants were served red velvet cake and coffee. To top off the wonderful...

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Monday, December 15, 2014

Valley Haven has a new Executive Director

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Valley Haven is thrilled to welcome Kathy Concepcion as our new executive director.  Kathy comes to Valley Haven with years of experience in the senior care field.  Kathy is energetic, excited and full of new ideas for Valley Haven. We are looking forward to seeing where Kathy takes Valley Haven in the coming yea...

Sunday, December 7, 2014

The BIG Garage Sale is a Huge Success

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Valley Haven Adult Day Program 3 minutes ago ·  A BIG thank you to all who helped with our garage sale on Friday and Saturday. Those who lent assistance were Gumby, Jim, Sally, Nils, Susan, Diane, Linda, Marilyn, Julie, Kirstie, Jeff, Jake, Mary Lou, Tom, Kathy, Pete and Martin. We couldn't have done it without your help. Thank you to all the members of the community...

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Valley Haven is Having a Garage Sale

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Do you have crowded closets and are looking for an excuse to unburden yourself of some of your "stuff"?   Keep Valley Haven in mind as a source to make your donation.   We will be holding a garage sale on December 5th & 6th at Valley Haven.   We could use your donated items to make our garage sale a huge success.  Please bring your donated items to Valley...

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Fall Celebration at Valley Haven

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Have you ever wanted to tour a 1920's California Bungalow Style home?  Well come join us on Saturday, October 18th from 1-3pm for a Fall Celebration and take a tour of Valley Haven.  There will be music, food and fun!! We are at 502 N. Third St. Lompoc, Ca. 93436. Valley Haven is the only social day program for older dependent adults in Lompoc. This event is co-sponsored by radio station...

Monday, September 22, 2014

Come hear the Country Classic Band perform at Valley Haven

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The Country Classic Band is coming to Valley Haven to perform for our participants.  We are fortunate in our community to have so many very talented musicians.  Besides their other "gigs"  they choose to volunteer their time to play for our participants at Valley Haven.  This Wednesday, Sept 24, they will be at Valley Haven to entertain our participants.  Please stop by if...

Thursday, September 18, 2014

"Love on a Leash" visits Valley Haven

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This Friday Valley Haven is eager to welcome the pet therapy dogs from "Love on a Leash".  The dogs will visit Valley Haven along with their handlers to provide some "fur" therapy for our participants and program aides.  These trained dogs always bring a smile to our faces and in return we love to shower them with affection.  A big thank you goes out to "Love on a Leash" for the wonderful...

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

SmileAmazon.com

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Did you know that Amazon.com has another site exactly the same in every way except for every item you purchase on SmileAmazon.com, Amazon will donate 1/2 of 1% to the non-profit of your choice? Please sign up for SmileAmazon.com and choose Valley Haven of Solvang as your designated non-profit. Your donation will go to the Valley Haven program in Lompoc (our Solvang program closed in January). Then...

Sunday, June 1, 2014

The Van Has Been Sold

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A family from Morro Bay saw our add on Craig's List and was in need of a van with a lift.  They came on Friday to take a look.  It was just what they were looking for.  A win-win for us all.  We no longer have to park a van on the street and they have transportation for their wheelchair bound loved o...

Friday, May 30, 2014

It's Friday!! That Means Marsha is Here for Exercises

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Every Friday at about 1:00 pm Marsha comes to Valley Haven to lead our participants in an exercise class. Marsha has years of experience leading exercise classes and adapts the exercises to allow all our seniors to participate. It could be chair exercises or tossing a ball around. Marsha knows that exercises are good for the mind and the body and encourages everyone to participate.  Valley Haven...

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Donna Brings Missy Marie to Valley Haven

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Donna, one of our new participants,  can't be parted with her dog Missy Marie.  Solution...Bring Missy Marie to Valley Haven to keep Donna company.  It is not a common practice for Valley Haven to allow pets but Missy Marie is a special dog. Just ask Donna.  Missy Marie is a very well behaved pup and Donna loves having her pet at Valley Haven.  Our participants enjoy the company...

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Fireworks Sale?

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In light of the recent Miguelito Canyon fire, the Lompoc City Council is reconsidering allowing the sale of safe and sane fireworks within city limits.  The subject is up for discussion at the city council meeting on June 3rd.  IF we are allowed to sell fireworks this year as a fundraiser, our location will be the Big Brand Tire Store parking lot at 701 W Central.  Please stop by and...

Our Cedar Tree Has Been Removed

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We knew the day would come that we would have to cut down our stately old cedar tree.  That day was last Friday.  In recent months the tree began dropping large limbs.  Sometimes this was due to a windy day but not always.  We were concerned a limb might injure someone or damage the house.  We have saved a slice of the tree to be used later in our landscape design.  A...

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Valley Haven is Selling One of Our Vans

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Offered for sale is a 1997 Ford Econoline 350 ADA equipped van with a Turtle Top. It seats 9 passengers and has a handicapped lift in the center of the van. It has approximately 182,000 miles. It has a V8 engine and automatic transmission. Overall service is up to date. Service records are...

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Valley Haven at Senior Expo

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Valley Haven will participate in the Lompoc Valley Senior Expo this Friday, May 16th 9:00am - 12 noon at the Dick DeWees Community Center.  Be sure and stop by to get more information on the only Adult Day Program in the Lompoc Valley.  We serve seniors with dementia or those who are socially isolated by providing transportation, meals, activities and comfort....

It's Taco Tuesday

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Taking advantage of the many local restaurants that offer special deals on Taco Tuesday, our participants get on board for lunch. Ole!! Every Tuesday the participants travel to one of the local Mexican restaurants to sample tacos.  It makes for a nice change of pace and also a chance to visit the community. ...

Fireworks Fundraiser in July

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We won the lottery!!  The City of Lompoc lottery that is, to sell Fireworks this July.  We were one of  several non-profit organizations to win the opportunity to sell fireworks.  This fundraiser will allow us to provide scholarship funds for our participants. Please plan to make your safe and sane TNT fireworks purchase with us this Fourth of July.  Our location will be...

Monday, May 12, 2014

Valley Haven to Present Our Program at the Lompoc Rotary Club

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Valley Haven has been invited to make a presentation at the Lompoc Rotary Club at their meeting on May 14th.  This is a great opportunity for Valley Haven to share with the community our program and what an asset it is to Lompoc Businesses. As most members of the Rotary Club are business persons they realize the importance of having a place for their loved one to go during the day while they...

Monday, April 28, 2014

A Photo Tour of the Outside of the Valley Haven House

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This is the front porch to the Valley Haven House.  A new concrete ramp allows our participants with wheelchairs and walkers easy access to the house from the Valley Haven bus which parks adjacent to the ramp.  Included in the Valley Haven daily fee is transportation. Valley Haven will pick...

A Photo Tour of Inside the Valley Haven House

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Many thanks to the Santa Barbara Foundation for the grant that allowed us the funds to purchase new furniture for Valley Haven. We have 3 love seats, a sofa and overstuffed chair among other items that are both attractive and comfortable for our participants to enjoy. We opened a wall between the...

Saturday, April 26, 2014

LDS Church provides "Helping Hands" to Valley Haven

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The "Helping Hands" project sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints provided much help to Valley Haven. Several weeks before the scheduled "Helping Hands" day we were asked if we could use any help.  The answer is almost always yes.  We met with the LDS representative, Enoch Mills,  and agreed the lawn needed moving and the picket fence needed some painting. ...

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Womens Fund of Northern Santa Barbara County Visit Valley Haven

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The Women's Fund of Northern Santa Barbara county held their monthly meeting at Valley Haven on April 9th.  In addition to regular business they were at Valley Haven to see where their grant of $10,000.00 was used. Valley Haven was granted this money to refurbish the bathroom into an ADA compliant...

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Valley Haven Welcomes a New Board Member

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Valley Haven is pleased to announce the addition of our new board of director, Linda Zivitch.  Linda is a local artist and is a community volunteer.  We are thankful that Linda is a new board member and look forward to her contributions to Valley Haven. 72 1024x768 Normal 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable ...

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Valley Haven Hosts Chamber of Commerce Mixer

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Proud to show of the new Valley Haven House, we hosted the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce mixer on April 24th.  Chamber members were given a tour of the facility and a history of Valley Haven's thirteen year history in the Lompoc Valley. Many members commented what an asset Valley Haven is to the Lompoc community.  When a caregiver needs respite to enjoy a day off or run errands Valley Haven...

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Monday, February 10, 2014

Valley Haven in the Lompoc Record

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Many Thanks, We're Open

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Valley Haven is grateful to many people and organizations in the Lompoc Valley for making our dream of owning our own "home" a reality.  The architect and contractor listened to our needs and worked with us to convert a 1920's home into the ADA facility state licensing requires. We added ramps,...