March 2008 Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Elder Service Providers March Lunch Meeting

‘Tired of these milky gray skies and need a boost in your day this time of year? Then perfect! Attend the next ESP luncheon, hosted by Lynden Manor Assisted Living, on Wed. March 26 from 11:30-1pm at Homestead Resort and Restaurant in Lynden. ; Lunch will be Feta cheese pasta salad, baked lasagna, hot buttered buns and carrot cake for dessert! The cost for lunch is $12 at the door.

We are honored to have our guest speaker, Tony Larson join us for lunch that day. He will be speaking on “How to Unleash the Leader Inside You”. Tony is the President of Pulse Publications, Inc., and former owner of The Bellingham Bells Baseball Club.

Invite a co-worker to join you and PLEASE RSVP no later than Monday, March 24. RSVP to Amy Westerhof of Lynden Manor Assisted Living, awesterhof@lyndenmanor.com and remember, if you won a door prize at the last ESP luncheon, it’s your turn to bring one for this next time! See you there!

We meet the 4th Wed. of every month for lunch and a program/guest speaker. All are welcome.

Elder Service Providers 2008 Caregivers Conference

The 2008 Caregiver Conference will be held at the Christ the King meeting center, March 28, 2008. The theme will be "Caregivers--the 8th Wonder of the World."

Vendors-
Just a reminder that if you are a Taj Mahal, Great Pyramid or Niagara Falls sponsor you need to get your 550 – 600 brochures into me or someone on the committee which I have cc’d so you will know who they are.  We must have your brochures in to us by March 21st.

On March 25th, Tuesday at Christ the King conference center on Meridian, we will be stuffing all the packets for the conference in which all the brochures will be going in.   Directions are:  Head N on Guide Meridian and turn L onto Westerly and then you will see CTK on your left.  If you want to bring them to us then you must have them their between 12-1:00, we start stuffing at 1:00 and if brochures arrive after 1:00 we cannot put them in.

Also we are always looking for helpful volunteers in doing all the stuffing. The more we have the less time it will take.  We are going to eat pizza at noon and start stuffing at 1:00. SO COME HELP AND GET FREE PIZZA AND GREAT COMRADERIE!!  Let me know if you are planning on helping so we know how many pizzas to order.

Thanks- Sue Ramey, Home Attendant Care, sramey@homeattendantcare.com.

Hospice Grief Teleconference

Whatcom Hospice and Whatcom Community College is hosting the 15th Annual Free National Teleconference - Living with Grief: Children and Adolescents at Whatcom Community College, Heiner Theatre, Wednesday, April 16th, 10 am to 1:30 pm.

This educational program, moderated by Frank Sesno, Professor of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University and Special Correspondent with CNN, will focus on the experience of grieving children and adolescents and the ways that all hospice professionals, educators and counselors, parents, children, social workers, physicians, grief counselors, funeral directors, and clergy can best support these populations as they cope with loss and grief. Continuing education units are available through most professional organizations. This teleconference is free to the community. For more information, contact John Robinson at Whatcom Hospice (360) 733-5877 or jrobinson2@peacehealth.org or Susan Schofiled at WCC (360) 676-2170 ext. 3364 or email sschofie@whatcom.ctc.edu.

Alzheimer Society of Washington

• Save the date - 9th Annual Miles for Memories Walk/5K Run. Saturday, April 26, 2008, Fairhaven Village Green in Bellingham.
• Save the date - 2008 Spring Workshop, Christ the King Center, Friday, May 16, 2008 - Teepa Snow is coming back.

Note from the Editor

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