Dementia Friends

After a wonderful information session with Dolores Cox, the Dementia Friends information team is rolling. The 5 members include Robin Gillis, Keeli McClintick, Sharon McAllister, Cary Walter, and Gini Cunningham. The last 4 held their first session Tuesday, June 19th, at the Pleasant Senior Center in Winnemucca. 7 attendees are now deemed "Dementia Friends". With this completed, the team is raring to go on more community events.
Following the information session and question and answer period, each attendee received their certificate of completion, a decal with Dementia Friend - Nevada for car or shop window, and a lovely bag of Keeli's delicious home-baked cookies.
Patty Ellifritz who was in attendance provided our team with matching t-shirts with the saying: Proud to Be a Dementia Friend. Way cool!!

Oh! My! Time Flies

It seems like I have been on a consistent blogging mode - trying to get something in every week, and then I realized that it has been 5 weeks since my last post. That is no good. So for a couple of updates:
Respite Retreat continues to be a boost for the community. Although our numbers are low, we know that this respite opportunity for caregivers will grow over time as word spreads about this wonderful twice monthly break. We always start with a project such as painting, coloring, creating home decor, or arranging flowers. This is often followed by music and singing or just interconnected conversation. We toss in a game like gin rummy or Yahtzee, games that are usually well known and fairly easy. We conclude with more conversation and plans for our next session. Two hours zips by in a flash.
We are now meeting the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month from 10am-noon at the Winnemucca Boys and Girls Club. This location has a wheelchair ramp right by our door and our gathering spot is quiet and secluded - ideal for our venture.
Please join us!!