May has always been a special time for Rianda House as we celebrate Older Americans Month and our Anniversary!
We invite you to join us as we rally community support for the vital Rianda House programs that inspire, connect and support older adults in living life to the fullest!
There are Many Ways you can Rally!
Join us during May and June as the Rally4Rianda campaign helps us raise the annual funding for weekly no-cost enrichment programs.
Double your contribution - double your impact.
Take the Match Challenge Today!
Double your contribution - double your impact.
Let’s get this Celebration & Fund-Drive started!
Join us for the Rally4Rianda Community Drive-Thru Celebration on Sunday, May 16 in St. Helena and Calistoga.
(Click here for event details.)
Why Rally for Rianda House?
We’re here for you! Rianda House is the only UpValley organization dedicated solely to serving and advocating for local seniors. Like the nations other 11,000 senior centers, Rianda House is recognized as the community focal point that serves as a gateway to the local support network for older adults. Every day the Rianda House team provides older adults and their families easy access to specialized no-cost programs and services in one place - connecting older adults to vital, and now virtual, resources that help individuals 55+ stay healthy, happy, safe and connected.
We’re grateful to the community for joining us year after year in keeping the health and happiness of older adults close in our hearts.
Your renewed support will help Rianda House expand and thrive!
Each year the Rianda House budget is fueled 100% by generous grants, donations, pledges, estate gifts and contributions from community supporters – like you.
Make a gift today!
Support Rianda House – the UpValley vital community resource that keeps older adults connected and strong!
ENRICH
Inspire. Connect. Flourish.
We all need strong bonds of friendship and support, active lifestyles, and a sense of purpose to get the most out of all the stages of life!
During the pandemic, Rianda House expanded beyond a physical place that welcomes UpValley older adults into an active senior center without walls open virtually Monday - Friday! Our team contacts participants by phone, virtual programs, newsletters, alerts and drive-through events to provide connections to virtual enrichment classes, discussion and support groups, lectures, exercise classes, and resource referrals – to keep older adults engaged, connected and less isolated.
As we continue to stay true to our usual program selections, virtual programing has allowed us to reach a larger audience, including individuals who are mobility and transportation challenged. As we move to reopening safety, we are excited to now have two program formats that will allow us to meet the needs of even more older adults!
Watch "From Our House to Your Home," to learn how Rianda House transformed into a senior center without walls in response to COVID-19.
(Click on image above to view.)
"The creative, flexible and very successful efforts you’ve made to keep people connected via Zoom, as well as print-based methods and phone calls, is so very impressive. Perhaps even more powerful is the depth of genuine caring and friendship that the Rianda House team shows."
- Susan Boeschen (Match Challenge Team donor)
Take the Challenge!
Our Rally4Rianda 2021 fundraising goal is $140,000. Thanks to our extremely generous “Match Challenge Team” the first $70,000 in Rally gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar!
Double your contribution. Double your impact!
Take the Rally4Rianda Match Challenge today!
Challenge ends June 30, 2021
Heartfelt Thanks to our Extremely Generous
“Match Challenge Team”
Boeschen Family Foundation • Clark Family
Galbraith Family • Napa Valley Wealth Management
Prospect Creek Foundation
Rianda House Board of Directors • Spottswoode Winery
Trinchero Family Estates • Upton Family
Rally4Rianda 2021 Honors
Greta Ericson – A Community Champion
Greta was good, really good, at everything she touched. Greta appreciated that her relationships and deep community connections helped her become the first female mayor, due in large part to broad support from the town’s women. She took special pride in her public relations campaign that saved the Tunnel of Elms, as well as her work in bringing Section 8 housing to St. Helena and eliminating downtown parking meters.
When Jean Rianda offered to give her home to her good friend, Greta instead persuaded Jean to bequeath her home to become a community senior center. Jean set just one condition: Greta was tasked to make the center a reality, and she did! It is fitting and appropriate we honor Greta Ericson during our 2021 Rally4Rianda for her pioneering efforts on behalf of older adults and the broader UpValley community.
– Alan Galbraith, Former Mayor (2014-18) & Former Rianda House Board Member
2021 Community Drive-Thru Celebration
Thank you for helping us get the Celebration & Fund-Drive Started!
On Sunday, May 16, the Rianda House Board and Staff hosted our first ever “drive-thru” Rally4Rianda Kick-off Celebration – and it was so much fun.
Of course, we missed holding our popular community event with the classic car show, live music, delicious food and merrymaking, and are hopeful next year will be different.
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who celebrated with us, in St. Helena and Calistoga, by taking your favorite car out for a spin with your friends, family, and grandkids.
It was a beautiful festive afternoon – click here to view the photos!
We are Extremely Grateful to:
Sunshine Market
for sponsoring the Drive-thru Events and the Celebration “To-Go-Kits”
Huge Appreciation to these Supporters:
CalMart
City of Calistoga
Seventh-Day Adventist Church, St. Helena
Woodhouse Chocolates
Missed the Rally? You can still show your support and rally your neighbors throughout May and June with a Rally4Rianda lawn sign.
Give us a call to arrange a pick-up or drop-off (707) 963-8555, ext. 101, or email [email protected]
Rianda House is busier than ever - virtually!
Rianda House offers a diverse collection of no-cost weekly classes to promote Healthy Minds Healthy Bodies, provide Community Connections and opportunities to make Friends for Life. Staying connected is extremely important – especially now. Your gift makes programs possible that enrich the lives of older adults who are especially vulnerable as we continue to social distance due to the pandemic. Rianda House now provides virtual classes and when the time is right, will safely resume in-person programming.
Each month we publish a calendar of new classes in our newsletter The Wrinkle. Here are a few highlights of the offerings from each of these programs:
Healthy Minds Healthy Bodies
Prevention-focused, physical and mental health classes, support workshops and services.
Community Connections
Safety net of assistance and referral support for seniors, families, friends and caregivers.
Friends For Life
Opportunities to connect, socialize, learn, find new purpose, have fun and thrive.
We invite you to browse through the 2021 Rianda House monthly newsletters, The Wrinkle.
January 2021 | February 2021 | March 2021 | April 2021 | May 2021
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Get in Touch
Call: (707) 963-8555Email: [email protected]
Visit: www.riandahouse.org
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