What can a high-energy corporate worker, with blossoming crafting skills, do to keep challenging herself? If you’re Shannon Downey of Piscataway, you find a way to use your craft-work to give back to your local community.

What does it take to succeed as a one-person show, in an adult day program that travels to senior housing developments in four local communities each week? Judging by the experience of Laurie Peters, program manager of the Parker’s Adult Day at Home Program, it takes a very outgoing personality with a lot of creativity, well-honed cooking skills, a whole bunch of energy, a genuine love of people, and a network of exceptional coworkers with diverse talents.