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ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT CENTER

Inside This Issue

Dancing with the Stars 2011

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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

2 l 2011 • Sharing and Caring

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

2011• Sharing and Caring l 3

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


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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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

your life .


LEEPS Program in Rock County Staff Directory

Mary Frederick—Program

Manager

Dan Wilcox—Fund

Development / Public

Relations Coordinator

Dana MacFarlane—LEEPS

Volunteer Coordinator

Mission

Statement

Our commitment is to

empower individuals to

accept, overcome and

cope with the

challenges of

Alzheimer’s disease

and related dementias

by providing education,

encouragement,

support, community

service and advocacy.

Board Members Myra Heller—President Holly Clark—Vice President LaVay Elg Scott—Treasurer Lorelei Goodman—Secretary Jim Carlson—Member Bev Crans—Member Ed Martinez—Member Kathi Meek Martinez—Member Connie Carter—Member Rev. Wes Bixby—Member © 2011 Alzheimer’s Support

Center of Rock Co., Inc.

Hello! My name is Dana MacFarlane and I

am the new LEEPS Volunteer Coordinator. I

was hired as part of a State and Federal

Grant along with the Administration on Aging.

LEEPS (Language Enriched Exercise Plus

Socialization) is a program aimed at

matching people with Alzheimer’s disease

with a volunteer from their community who

will excercise with them and accompany

them on outings in the community for volun-

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

608.314.8500


These grocery stores have grocery

receipt redemption programs where

non-profit organizations can receive

1% of the total of all redeemed

receipts. We receive over $700

each year from these community

programs.

Pick n’ Save—Center Ave., Janesville

You can choose up to 3 charities to

have on your Pick n’ Save Advantage

Card. At the customer service desk

ask to have the Alzheimer’s Support

Center on your Advantage Card. Our

number is 024120. Every time you

shop at Pick n’ Save have the

cashier scan your Advantage Card

and we receive 1% of your total bill.

Sentry— Court St. and Milwaukee

St., Janesville

Both stores offer the Funds for

Friends program. Ask the cashier

for a Funds for Friends sticker on

your receipts. Send us the receipts

and we’ll redeem them each month.

Piggly Wiggly—in Evansville only.

Save your receipts and send them to

our office. We redeem these about

two times per year.

Logli’s— in Janesville, and

nationwide. Owned by the Schnucks

parent company. Sign up for the E-

Scrip card and designate the

Alzheimer’s Support Center and we

will get up to 3% of your purchase.

E –Scrip contributions apply to other

things as well!

Please contact us at

608-314-8500, or

email us at

[email protected]

if you have an email

address, or you have

recently changed

locations, or if you

no longer wish to

receive our

newsletters or event

updates.

By sending our

correspondences via

email, it is a

―greener‖ way to get

our information to

those who would like

it!

Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an

unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night ~Rainer Maria Rilke,

Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke

Local Grocery

Stores Benefit

the ASC

Local Vision TV has been gracious

enough to host a business page for

the Alzheimer’s Support Center of

Rock County, Inc. On this business

page you can see commercials for

future events, plus we will be able to

post an other information in the

future about Alzheimer’s, dementia,

and the Support Center itself.

You can access Local Vision by

adding the web address http://

www.localvisiontv.com/Channel/

LocalBusinessChannels.aspx.

You will see the businesses listed on

the right. Look for the Alzheimer’s

Support Center TV. You will then be

able to view the contents on our

page.

Take some time to look at what

Local Vision has to offer. There is

some great stuff on the site.

Local Vision TV

hosting a business

page for the

Alzheimer’s Support

Center

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