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September 2008
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Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk
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Welcome National Service Volunteers!
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Aging Readiness: The Legislative Challenge
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Senior Services Launches Videography Venture
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Creating a Legacy of Values
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No services. No money. Disaster.
While that may sound like a particularly dire economic forecast, it actually encompasses the challenges faced by our newest national service volunteers, who will work to make sure that elders receive services, develop our fundraising capacity and provide guidance in our disaster preparedness planning.
This summer and fall we have a number of new national service volunteers beginning a path of service at ElderHealth Northwest:
* At our South Seattle adult day health center, Jesuit Volunteer Corps member Maggie Halley came from New York to join Lutheran Volunteer Corps member Melissa Green, who is continuing for a second year of service.
* Downtown Seattle adult day health center welcomes Lutheran Volunteer Corps member Julie Bender, who just moved here from California.
* Our new Marysville adult day health center welcomes AmeriCorps Volunteer John White, a recent graduate of Western Washington University.
* Linda Chen joins our downtown Seattle administrative offices as a VISTA member affiliated with Washington State Ready Corps. Her focus is on business resiliency, aka disaster preparedness.
* Later this year, Margaret LaValley and Joseph Lofgren will relocate from Minnesota to start their VISTA service as King County Outreach Coordinator and ElderFriends Resource Development Coordinator, respectively.
* VISTA member Joel Capella is our new Snohomish County Serices Outreach Coordinator. Joel joins us following retirement from the Seattle Times. Joel says of his new position: "I'm excited about ElderHealth Northwest and I feel fortunate to be in a position to serve at this point in my life. These are my people!"
We are currently recruiting for one more AmeriCorps position to start by October 1 in Marysville. To view the position description, follow the link below.
PICTURED: Joel Capella, Snohomish County Services Outreach Coordinator
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Creating a Legacy of Values
Thursday, September 18, 2008, 10:00am – Noon
Plymouth Church U.C.C.
1217 Sixth Ave, Seattle WA 98101
Registration: $20 (cash/check)
(206) 382-3789
Deliberately passing on our values lends permanence to the meaning of our lives. Learn about the concept of leaving a written legacy for future generations. Anyone can afford this kind of bequest!
Instructor Pat Lewis helps those in midlife and beyond find new meaning in their lives. For 25 years, she has led workshops and retreats in the fields of spirituality and aging. Her business, Aging with Wisdom, (www.agingwithwisdom.org), is dedicated to bringing growth, insight, and purpose to the second half of life.
This event is sponsored by Northwest Center for Creative Aging, whose mission is to promote possibilities for joy, connection, community and transformation in the later years of life. To register or find out more, call (206) 382-3789 or contact creativeaging@gmail.com by September 15.
PHOTO: Pat Lewis, MA
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"Inside ElderHealth" is an occasional e-newsletter of ElderHealth Northwest, a non-profit organization providing innovative eldercare options since 1976.
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