Volume 3 Issue 11 | November, 2020

Thanksgiving & Giving Tuesday

Thank You Members, Volunteers,Friends!

While this has been a challenging year foreach and every one of us, we are sograteful for you!

Because of you, Alzheimers CoachellaValley has been able to continue servingour most vulnerable families – caregiversand their loved ones with dementia.

We were able not only to continue ourprograms and services through Zoom livestreaming, but even expanded to reachfamilies who left for the summer. Andextended our Traveling the JourneyTogether education program to alternatingFridays every month!

Our Dementia Caregiver Training andMeaningful Conversations have continuedto serve both professional and familycaregivers with high quality education. Andin response to urgent need, we even addeda new bereavement support group forthose who recently lost a loved one. This inaddition to our three weekly caregiversupport groups.

Our services to our community are offeredfor free. Our volunteers are the best! Theyare an essential part of our organizationand have given thousands of hours to ACVto help others in their struggle.

Thanks to you, our generous donors and

Programs are only a part of the dailyworkload Priscilla inherited. She managesall our office operations, helped change theformat of our Zoom-adapted programs,coordinates and moderates them, amongmyriad other duties.

We subcontract other professionals likePam Bieri who writes our grant requests,newsletter and editorials, sets up televisionand radio interviews, oversees advertising,and assists with fundraising.

ACV has become an asset to thecommunity. We are here to stay. We havelearned that as we continue to offer ourprograms and services that have becomeso important to our members, we also needto have paid professionals to keep our highquality of care intact.

You are a blessing that allows ACV toexist. You have made a difference in thelives of our ACV members who are on anAlzheimer’s / dementia journey.

Please continue your support on GivingTuesday, December 1, through our Text toGive platform, GIVEACV to 44321.

You may also visit our website donatepage, www.cvalzheimers.org/donate.Consider a tax-deductible year-end gift orin memory of a loved one.

Know that your gift of any amount upliftsour families’ spirits, provides support,comfort, resources and vital connection.

We consider all we have and how blessedwe are to have our country, our families,our friends, and our freedom. At ACV weare thankful that we can keep providing ourservices to our community.

I wish all of you a very, happyThanksgiving. Be safe. Stay healthy. Butmost of all, be sure to let your loved onesknow how much they mean to you.Appreciate and accept them, one and all.

Dominick A. Calvano, President, Boardof Directors

faithful Friends of ACV whose gifts andmonthly subscriptions have helped sustainour day-to-day office expenses such asrent, telephone, internet, insurance andsalary for Programs Manager PriscillaKubas.

Giving Tuesday, December 1

GivingTuesday is a global generositymovement that unleashes the power ofpeople and organizations to transform theircommunities and their world.

GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as asimple idea: a day that encourages peopleto do good. Over the past seven years, thisidea has grown into a global movement thatinspires hundreds of millions of people togive, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

GivingTuesday is held annually theTuesday after Thanksgiving and this year,it's on December 1, 2020. It’s held on thesame day in most participating countries inthe world.

GivingTuesday

Won't you join us on Giving Tuesday,December 1, in support of AlzheimersCoachella Valley with your gift of anyamount?

For easy, secure giving, use our Textto Give platform: GIVEACV to 44321.

Or click on the button below for a one-time gift or monthly subscription as aFriend of ACV!

BECOME A DONOR

Recent Grants & Gifts

We are pleased to announce that wereceived a $5,000 grant from the RegionalAccess Project for our Breathing Spacerespite care scholarship program. Themonies will enable us to extend severalcurrent scholarships and fund some newurgent requests.

We are also grateful for a recent MemorialGift of $10,000 honoring Chuck Olsen, ourmuch missed friend and lead support groupfacilitator, who passed away in January.The gift from Kris Olsen was from Chuck'sestate and made in his memory.

Check Out Our UpcomingPrograms and Speakers

Kathleen Lubanski is a board-certifiedadult-gerontological primary care nursepractitioner with a master's degree innursing from UCLA. She has over 30years of healthcare experiences and isan Advanced Practice MeditationSpecialist Level III, a certified GuidedImagery Specialist, an AnandaMeditation Instructor Level 1 and aChopra Primordial Sound Instructor.

Ways to Manage StressDuring the Holidays

Kathleen Lubanski, LMFTFriday, Nov. 20 at 10 a.m.

Learn proven "self-care" healthpractices -- breathing techniques,guided imagery and meditation -- thatcan be practiced anytime, anywhere toreduce stress and promote relaxation.

As you practice the techniques, you willbe accompanied by the sounds ofsinging bowls and other vibratoryinstruments.

Come treat yourself to a morning offeeling calm, relaxed and renewed.

What better way to start the Holidayseason?

Our Traveling The Journey Together Speaker Series is live streaming everyalternate Friday at 10 a.m. All are welcome!

Log on to Zoom.comMeeting ID 868 6476 8620Password: AcvMeeting

Note: In Case You Missed Them, All of the TTJT Talks are recorded and posted onour website:(text link)

Or Subscribe to our YouTube Channel at CVAlzheimers

Join Us On Tuesdaysat 10 a.m.We've been livestreaming every week,sharing craft projects, jokes, stories, songs,with Susan leading us in playing Hangman,BINGO, 20 Questions, and more fungames.

And once a month, a community partnerhas provided complementary lunch to allour participants with our National CharityLeague, Coachella Valley Chapter moms& daughters delivering to the door.

Log on to Zoom.comMeeting ID: 650 322 911Password: AcvMeeting

Custom Care SolutionsSponsors Lunch fromSherman's Deli & Bakeryon Tuesday, Nov. 10!Don't forget to sign up withPriscilla!

NOTE: Club Journey will not be held onNovember 24 in observance ofThanksgiving. In addition, ACV officeswill be closed Thursday and Friday,Nov. 26 & 27 for Thanksgiving Weekend.

Thanks to Legend Gardens for LunchLast Month!

Watch the Video here:Video Link

Our State-Approved Education Programs

Certified Dementia Caregiver Training

With Edwina Dirk, RNNext Class: Thursday, November 19

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.Note: This is a week early due to

Thanksgiving"Dementia: Step into their World"

Webinar ClassesYou will need:

Access to a printer to print outmaterialsWorking camera, microphone andspeaker on a laptop, desktop orDownload Zoom app on a tabletor iPhone

Must register in advance by calling oremailing Priscilla at 760-776-3100 orPriscilla@cvalzheimers.org. She will sendyou the link and login for the class. Pleasehave your CNA or HHA # available, ifapplicable, when registering.

Meaningful Conversationswith the Cognitively Impaired Person

Pat Kaplan, Alzheimer'sPatients Advocate

Judy Rhodes, MSN, RN

Join us for this two-part series on MondayNovember 2 & 9 at 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Note: this is a new time!Via Zoom

Call Priscilla at 760-776-3100 or email her at info@cvalzheimers.org to register. She will send youthe materials and link to the session.

Our Support Groups

Caregiver SupportGroupsWe continue our weekly support groupsonline via Zoom: The ACV SupportGroup, Wednesdays at 9 a.m.; TheMizell Support Group, Thursdays at10:30 a.m.; and the Parkinson's SupportGroup, Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday's facilitator is Sandie Young;Tuesday is Dee Wieringa and DonaldBeck, who is also the facilitator for theMizell group onThursday.

Currently families at Brookdale RanchoMirage, Bella Villaggio, Vista Cove, andSun City Palm Desert are meeting viaconference calls.

You may join any virtual support groupfrom the comfort of your home on yourcomputer, laptop or cell phone. Please

call Priscilla in the office at 760- 776-3100 to register and receive the logininformation.

Bereavement Support Group facilitatoris Mary Willis, former Patient Advocateat Eisenhower Health and an AdvisoryBoard Member to ACV.

Bereavement Support GroupFirst and Third Mondays,10 - 11:30 a.m.

Alzheimers Coachella Valley's newBereavement Support group meets thefirst and third Mondays of the month at10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

It is open to those who recently lost aloved one.

Currently live streaming, the group willtransition to meeting together in ourclassroom at the Berger CharitableFoundation Center as soon as thecounty’s COVID-19 restrictions allow in-person gathering.

Social distancing, face masks and othersafe and sanitary protocols will be ineffect.

To register, call Priscilla at (760)776-3100 or email info@cvalzheimers.org.

Watch Your Email for Notices aboutMeaningful Conversations, CEU DementiaCaregiver Training, Traveling the Journey

Together and More!

Tunes for the Memory/Music Mends MindsMeets Via Zoom every Monday, Wednesday &

Friday 1 - 2 p.m. Click below to link:https://zoom.us/j/6378877508

This month we remember our dearEdie Keller, a founding board memberof Alzheimers Coachella Valley, wholost her battle with leukemia lastNovember.

Edie and Pat Kaplan's friendship goesback decades when Edie was lookingfor a place for her mother who sufferedfrom Alzheimer's. She found Pat, ownerof the former Inner Image in PalmSprings, then the only residentialcommunity dedicated to Alzheimer'sand memory care in the CoachellaValley.

Remembering Edie Keller

In 1998, Pat and Edie, with the supportof one of Edie's closest friends, the lateMaureen Reagan, founded the firstAlzheimer's Association office in theCoachella Valley.

Twenty years later, Pat and Edie joinedwith other community leaders toestablish Alzheimers Coachella Valley,the local nonprofit, to provide innovativeprograms and services to CoachellaValley families facing Alzheimer's anddementia.

Its office opened in the BergerCharitable Foundation Center inNovember, 2017.

Pat recalled a moment last year whenEdie, watching all the social fun at ClubJourney, remarked,“If there is anyquestion as to why I was put on theplanet…This is it!”

Please join us for a special MemorialCelebration on Friday, Nov. 13, 10a.m.

Log on to Zoom.comMeeting ID 868 6476 8620Password: AcvMeeting

If you wish to say something during thecelebration or email a special memory,please call Priscilla at 760-776-3100ahead of the event to be included!

Community Outreach

Greg Collins, PharmD.

Alzheimers Coachella Valleypartners withHome Care Assistance andDestiny Hospice to PresentAgingWell Virtual Speaker Series2-3pm (Zoom meetings) Thurs, Nov 12, "Pharmacy Pearlsand the Hidden Dangers ofPolypharmacy"Greg Collins, PharmD, CornerstonePharmacy

Thurs, Dec 10, "Proactive Aging"Guillermo Delgado, Riverside CountyOffice on Aging

Register today for this free lectureand check out future lecture datesand topics by calling 760-345-

Guillermo Delgado

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