Senior’s Fight the Holiday Blues
The holidays are usually expected to be filled with happiness, friendliness, fellowship and harmony, but for many seniors it is far cry from reality. For many, feelings of sadness, loneliness and isolation are their holiday companions. There are many different factors that can contribute to seniors being at particular risk of suffering from the “holiday blues,” including: Reminders of past...
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Disabled clients get the full salon experience
Disabled clients get the full salon experience One-of-a-kind basin accommodates those in wheelchairs By Melissa Simon melissa@theacorn.com SHAMPOO—Don Knypstra, left, founder of nonprofit Ridone Inc. and inventor of the mobile shampoo basin, watches as Hair Unlimited West owner Nina Myles washes Lisa Montoya’s hair March 10 in Simi Valley. Maria Brown, Montoya’s daughter, right, helps...
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Senior CUT A THON 2018
I need volunteer cosmetology professionals, cosmo students, and manicurist to join Ridone to provide services to Seniors at Ashlee Manor Apt. in Simi Valley CA. on November 2, 2018 from 9 am to 4 pm. Many of these low income seniors wait a year for our students and professionals to give them a day of free haircuts, styles, make-up and manicures. Please see flyer if you want to volunteer or contact Don...
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Ridone Veterans CUT A THON
Contact:Don Knypstra (818) 437-7746 ridoneorg@aol.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIMI VALLEY MOOSE LODGE AND RIDONE INC. TO HOST ‘ROCK FOR VETERANS’ CUT-A-THON The Simi Valley Moose Lodge will host a Rock for Veterans CUT-A-THON on Sunday November 2, 2014 from 9 am to 4 pm. Ridone Inc., a local 501c3 non-profit, has arranged live music, food, booths and activities for kids....
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Familie in Need CUT A THON
Homelessness FORECLOSURE, POVERTY, ERODING WORK OPPORTUNITIES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, LACK OF AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, MENTAL ILLNESS, ADDICTION DISORDERS. Homelessness results from a complex set of circumstances that require people to choose between food, shelter, and other basic needs. Only a concerted effort to ensure jobs that pay a living wage,...
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