ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT CENTER Inside This Issue Dancing with the Stars 2011 .................................. page 3 Spring Wordsearch………….4 Twilight Run Registration .. 6 The Power of Donation...... 7 LEEPS Program.................. 8 Support Group list ............ 9 Local Vision TV................ 10 First Quarter 2011 Phone: (608) 314-8500 Email: [email protected]www.alzheimerssupportcenter.org Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 1170 Janesville, WI 53545 The Alzheimer’s Support Center 20 S. Main St. Suite #15 Janesville WI 53545 Return Service Requested results on page 2 of this publication. Following the HOT theme, many will not want to miss the Twilight Run and Family Fun Walk on July 27th, 2011 at Monterey Park. We are partnering with our local running store called All Season Runner, who are offering a 9 week Couch to 5k Training Class for beginners and intermediates to get into condition so they may participate in the Twilight Run event! Dan has signed on and plans to blog about the experience. It should prove to be interesting to say the least! (Continued on page 2) Hello everyone. As we create this newsletter, it is unbelievably hot outside, but, it is far better than mounds of snow , so we will take it. Something else that was incredibly HOT, was our Dancing with the Stars event and Silent Auction. This year marks the 5th Anniversary for the event and it looks like we still have a few more years of local stars and starlets showing us what they can do on the JPAC stage! Look for the CARING & SHARING SERVING OUR COMMUNITY FOR 13 YEARS
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Look for forms in the newsletter. Of course, perfect weather has been ordered
for this event!
Now that wonderful weather is finally upon us, hopefully you can get a chance
to revisit some of your favorite things to do this spring. Keeping active and
eating healthy promotes brain health!! Try a new healthy recipe today!
We are very proud to
offer FREE memory
screenings to Rock
County residents. Call
for more information at
608-314-8500.
"Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life." - Eleanor Roosevelt
―Diagnosis, Drugs, and Depression: Little
Discussed Dementia Issues‖
Educational Conference in Janesville
Wednesday, June 8th Harbor House Memory Care will be hosting an
educational conference called ―Diagnosis, Drugs, and Depression:
Little Discussed Dementia Issues‖ from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at The
Rotary Botanical Gardens, which is located at 1455 Palmer Drive in
Janesville. Cost to attend is $45, with an additional $10 added if a
Certificate of 6.5 hours of Continuing Education is needed. All
proceeds from the Conference will go to the Alzheimer’s Support
Center of Rock County. If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact Tammy Pence, Community Relations Director at (608) 289-
5036.
Welcome our New Summer Intern!
We are very excited to announce that we will have a summer intern that will work solely on designing a new website for us to take us into the future. Our intern’s name is Theodore Torkelson, and he currently goes to school at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Ted joins us officially on June 6th. Many of you will be able to meet Ted in person at our Twilight Run, or if you come into the office, or at some of our other functions. We currently are in desperate need for the Dream Weaver program that will help Ted to design our website and then help us to make updates quickly and in a timely manner. If any of you would be able to donate money for that purpose, or have an ability to purchase the program for us, it would be greatly appreciated.
Theodore Torkelson
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Dancing with the Stars Results 2011 The Alzheimer’s Support Center of Rock County is very pleased to announce that the Fifth “Dancing with the Stars” event was a huge success. The big winners of the evening were Marcus and Shelly Scharine who danced Swing to “Hanky Panky” by Madonna . Their instructors were John Abrams and Samantha Ewert with the Tempo Dance Studio in Madison Wisconsin. The second position couple are Jessie Cutsinger and Matt Richardson who danced Cha Cha to “Beggin” by Madcow. Their Instructor was Lyndsay Larson, who instructs dance at the YMCA. Third position is filled by Jennie Krajeck and Joe Jimenez who danced Freestyle to “The Time of My Life” by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes, and the Black Eyed Peas. Their instructor was Esther Turner. Other dance couples included Tabatha Jones and Zac Fowler, taught by Jim and Sandy Bishop, and Brittnay Wittnabel and Nathan Landau, taught by Ken Stroud of the Marx Dance Academy of Beloit. Ken was assisted by Dani Gadjosik..
The “Voter’s Choice” award went to Jessie Cutsinger and Matt Richardson. The Alzheimer’s Support Center would like to thank the sponsors, dancers, instructors, and volunteers for helping to make the evening a memorable one. Many hours were donated in preparation for the event, and the audience and the Alzheimer’s Support Center reaped the benefits, culminating in a won-derful program for everyone. Thank you to all who donated items for the Silent Auction. This year The Support Center also hosted a wonderful Silent Auction , that helped boost funds for the organization. Many happy people left the evening with a themed basket at a great price!
The Alzheimer’s Support Center is not affiliated with any other organization and all proceeds stay in the Rock County area. All money raised stays in our community. The Alzheimer’s Support center is in it’s 13
th year, and we look ahead to the future where they will continue to provide services for families,
caregivers and those who have Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
Team One
Tabatha Jones & Zac Fowler
Team Two
Brittnay Wittnabel & Nathan Landau
Team Three
Shelly & Marcus Scharine
Team Four
Jennie Krajeck & Joe Jimenez
Team Five
Jessie Cutsinger & Matt Richardson
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All Season Runner hosting Couch to 5 K Class
All Season Runner and The Alzheimer’s Support Center of Rock County, Inc. is
pairing up together! All Season Runner is offering a 9 week coached raining
program with the Support Center’s Twilight Run as the goal event.
Participants will receive a training plan for the entire program, a weekly group
workout with a coach, weekly motivation and educational emails, 2 seminars,
training tech t-shirt, and entrance into The Twilight Run.
The program will kick off on Wednesday, May 25th. There is still plenty of
time to sign up. Contact Kitty Cole at The All Season Runner at 608-563-
0801. The address of All Season Runner is 20 South Jackson, Janesville.
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Spring Wordsearch
Have fun by searching out the words at
the right. They all are part of the Spring
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In kind donations have
helped tremendously
since we began the
Alzheimer’s Support
Center of Rock Co., Inc.
Thanks to all of you who
have made your
generous donations.
Here is a short list of our
current needs:
Gift Certificates for Office
Max, Staples, Walgreens,
Sentry, Pick n Save,
Shopko, Walmart or
Target.
FOREVER postage stamps
1‖ X 2 5/8‖ mailing labels
Colored photocopier
paper (Any color) 8 1/2 ―
X 11‖
White photocopier paper
Size 8 1/2‖ X 11‖
Large Cooler with wheels.
6 Foot plastic folding
table
Dreamweaver Website
Design Program
The 36-Hour Day book
by Nancy L. Mace, M.A.,
and Peter V. Rabins, M.D.,
M.P.H.
We need as many copies
of this book as we can
get as they are a
wonderful tool for our
caregivers !
The Power of Donation
In this day and age where money is short, and many non-profits in the
community are all clamoring for the same dollar, we would like you to know
exactly how your donation is used at the Alzheimer’s Support Center of Rock
County, Inc. We gladly accept donations of any denomination.
A $25 Donation Pays for one memory screening for a member of our community so that it
may be provided to that individual for FREE
A $50 Donation
Pays for a Public Education Event that we offer for FREE to the community on
a range of topics of importance and interest such as memory loss, financial
planning , the latest research and treatments for Alzheimer’s, etc.
A $75 Donation Helps to pay for a month’s worth of printing costs of educational materials
that we give to people who come to us for a personal confidential
consultation.
A $100 Donation Pays for ten 36 Hour Day Books that we give to Caregivers when they seek
support and guidance on their journey as a caregiver for someone they love.
A $150 Donation Pays for a month’s worth of Postage for
Post Cards to attendees to any of our 10 support groups held in
Janesville and surrounding communities.
(see Page 9 of the Newsletter to view the locations)
A $200 Donation Pays for one month’s advocacy and support for caregivers of people with
Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
A $250 Donation Helps to pay for one year of printing of the Caring and Sharing Newsletter
that provides great information about the center, events, support groups, the
latest and greatest updates on research, and helpful ideas to add value to
teer activities and social enjoyment. LEEPS is a research project intended to
replicate the successful study performed at the University of Phoenix using the
same methods. The study showed people with Alzheimer’s disease who
participated experienced improved physical fitness and mood. I am extremely
excited to introduce this program to Rock County and have been working hard to
get the word out.
Although I am new to LEEPS and the Alzheimer’s Support Center; I have high
hopes that my compassion for helping others and experience with Alzheimer’s
personally will show through the successful development of the LEEPS program.
I feel very privileged in having the opportunity to promote healthy living and
enhance the overall well-being of volunteers and LEEPS participants.
Anyone interested in volunteering for the LEEPS program?
Anyone with mild or moderate Alzheimer’s eager to improve physical fitness and
mood? Contact me!
Dana MacFarlane
LEEPS Volunteer Coordinator
20 S. Main St., Suite 15
Phone: (608)290-5020
I recently graduated from Upper Iowa University with a Bachelor’s of Science;
majoring in Human Services and concentrating on Social Work. I plan to
further my education at UW Whitewater in the fall to obtain my master’s in
Social Work.
2011 • Sharing and Caring l 9
BELOIT 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month 1:00-2:00 p.m. Sun Valley Presbyterian Church 1650 Sun Valley Dr. Facilitator: Tracy McWilliam (608) 676-4056
3rd Tuesday of the month 7:00-8:00 p.m. The River Of Life United Methodist Church 511 Public Avenue Facilitators: Nancy Toubl (608) 362-8866 Julie Ojeda (608) 365-5529
ROCKTON, ILLINOIS 4th Wednesday of the month 4:30-5:30 p.m. Highview in the Woodlands, 1000 Falcon Point Facilitator: Allison Ozolins (815) 624-6700
WHITEWATER 1st Thursday of the month 1:30-3:00 p.m. Fairhaven’s Hearthstone, 426 W. North St. Facilitator: Darlene Zeise, (262) 473-2140 While an RSVP is not necessary for meetings ,calling ahead to confirm dates & times can be helpful. We also offer a group for the individual with memory loss, call the office for more information about Circle of Friends group.
JANESVILLE
1st Tuesday of the month 6-7:00 p.m. First Lutheran Church – Room 301 612 N. Randall Avenue Facilitator: LaVay Elg Scott (608) 314-8500
2nd Thursday of the month 10-11:30 a.m. Council on Aging, 3328 Hwy 51 North Facilitators: Julie Seeman (608) 758- 8455 & Paulette Steinke
EDGERTON 3rd Wednesday of the month 1-2:00 p.m. Edgerton Library, 101 Albion St. Facilitator: LaVay Elg Scott (608) 314-8500
MILTON 4th Friday of the month, 9:30-10:30 a.m. The Gathering Place, 715 Campus Facilitators: Paula Schutt & Julie Seeman (608)868-3500
EVANSVILLE 2nd Thursday of the month,1:30-2:30 p.m. The Heights at Evansville Manor, 201 N.4th St. Facilitator: Jenny Schmidt (608) 882-9995
Support Groups For Caregivers of individuals with
Alzheimer’s disease and other related illnesses
Alzheimer’s Support Center of Rock County Inc. 20 S. Main St. Suite 15 Janesville, WI 53545