Helping Hands PAGE 2 I AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2004 We Thank Our Valued Donors Donors FLORENCE & RICHARD ABEL JUDY AUSLANDER LIZ & ELIOT BANK SUSAN & BENSON BARR NORA & GUY BARRON WENDY BECKERLEG ELIZABETH BLAIR JIM & JANET BLANCHARD LINDA BLOCH GARY & JACKIE BLOOM MICHAEL & CAROL BLOOM LINDA & PAUL BLUMBERG CHERYL & MARC BOCKNEK PEARLENA & JASON BODZIN EDITH BRISKIN DOROTHY BROWN ALICE & SEYMOUR CANTOR BOBBI CHESS MARLENE & LEON COGAN SHARON & GERRY CORLIN SANDRA & RICHARD CRAMPTON TAMMY & LARRY CUNEAZ SUSAN & MICHAEL CURHAN NANCY DINKELMANN Donations were received between March 15, 2004 and July 15, 2004 EUGENE & ELAINE DRIKER PAT & JACKIE DUGAN ROBIN, LEO, MAX, ANNA & LOUIS EISENBERG PHILIP FISHER DAVID & DEENA FISHMANN CATHERINE & NATHAN FORBES PEGGY & DENNIS FRANK MARJORIE & ARNOLD FULLER HELEN & JEFFREY GARDEN ROBERT GEORGE RALPH & ERICA GERSON ROSEMARIE & ALAN GILLMAN ERVIN GOLD JERRY & BARBARA GOLD BARBARA & FRED GOLDBERG HAROLD & RITA GOLDSTONE SYLVIA GOODMAN WENDY & MICHAEL GORGE BETH GOTTHELF ELIZABETH & HOWARD GOURWITZ MR & MRS MARV HOWARD LORI, MALLORY & JON ISENBERG CONNIE JACOB Special Thanks to... GILDA & JOHN JACOBS LESLIE & ROBERT JACOBS MR & MRS JERRY KABECK MATTHEW KASLE MARTIN & HELEN KATZ MICHAEL KELLER BETSY & JOEL KELLMAN MICHAEL & ZINA KRAMER MYRNA & DAN KRANIS BARBARA & MICHAEL KRATCHMAN ELLEN & JIM LABES MARK & BECKY LANIER NANCY & HARVEY LASH MR & MRS HAROLD LAX SUSAN & BART LEWIS SHEILA & DAVID LIPSCHUTZ BETH & JONATHON LOWE MR & MRS BURT MAHLER AMY & JON MILENTHAL GLORIA & MARTY MILLER ANITA & BOB NAFTALY MARJORIE & GARY NAFTALY BARBARA & MICKEY NEMER BARBARA & DONALD NURENBERG SUSAN EDELMAN & PETER OSTROW MARGOT PARR MICHAEL & DEEDEE PERLMAN SAM & BARBY REIDER RICHARD ROBERTS JUDY ROBINSON JACK & AVIVA ROBINSON IDA HERSH ROGOFF LEAH & DANIEL ROSENBAUM ELLEN & DAVID ROTHENBERG VERNE & ED ROYAL EVELYN & ABE SAHAM CARYL SCHEUER SANDY & ALAN SCHWARTZ PAULINE SEIFERHELD NANCY & BARRY SHAPIRO JOYCE & DR. DONALD SHERMAN THE SHIPPER FAMILY SHERYL, RON , STEFANI & AMY SILBERSTEIN DEBRA & SCOTT SILVER SHAYNA & MORRY SILVERMAN MINDI SILVER-WEISS & FRED WEISS AMY & CRAIG SINGER HARRIET & DR. MANUEL SKLAR JUDY & AL STEIN MARILYN STONE TERRI SWARTZ JUDY & LEWIS TANN KIM & GARY TAUB ELAINE & BOB TELL DAVE TULL DANI VAGLIA SID & ELEANOR WAIS CARRIE & JOEL WATERSTONE MARCIA WEINBAUM & FAMILY MR & MRS DONALD WEINGARDEN SYLVIA WEINSTOCK ADELE & HARVEY WEISLER SALLY & STUART WINKELMAN MARGIE WINSTON DR HERMAN & SHELLI ZICHERMAN ANITA & RALPH ZICHERMAN JULIE & RICK ZUSSMAN ■ The family of Lloyd Way for their generous gift of a new player piano for the West Bloomfield Brown Center. ■ The family of Sonia Blechman for their generous gift and the establishment of the "Sonia Blechman Fund for Music 8.1 Art Therapy." ■ The family of Sylvia Perlman for their generous gift and the establishment of the "Sylvia & Harold Perlman Transportation Fund." ■ Thanks to... ■ Special Caregiver Sponsors Dorothy & Peter D. Brown Memory Care Pavilion, Arden Courts •and Sunrise Senior Living for their generous sponsorship of the caregiver workshop in May 2004, Taking the Next Step. We also acknowledge Comfort Keepers, Krieger Center of Huron Valley Hospital and McMahon & Associates, LTD for their support. ■ Giving Opportunities • • • Wish List From time to time, the Centers in West Bloomfield and Southfield are in need of specific items. For those wishing to contribute in this way, we offer the following suggestions.... Save The Date Tuesday, September 21st Tips for Caregivers Name Fund in honor of or in memory of your loved one Cost of underwriting production of newsletter • Tickets to concerts, theaters, sports facilities and museums or contributions to "Outing Fund" Gardening supplies & garden maintenance WEST BLOOMFIELD Bookstore gift certificates Subscription to local papers, Detroit Jewish News • Gift certificates to Target or Bed, Bath & Beyond for kitchen equipment • Art supplies, easels or gift certificate to Michaels • American Flag & Stand • DVD Player • 2 Sets of Walkie Talkies • Videos of Musicals or classic Movies SOUTHFIELD • DVD player, portable boom box • Motown CDs, classic movies and musicals • Vacuum cleaner or Dustbuster • Gift certificates to Frank's, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Borders, & Michael's • Art and craft supplies • Paper shredder • Speakers for stereo system "How can I keep my loved one active at home?" An Open House for Family Caregivers At the Brown Center — JVS • 29699 Southfield Rd., Southfield • 2:00-3:30pm RSVP to Barbara Adler at 248-233-4000 or e-mail badler@jvsdet.org by September 15th. Summer activities Enjoy the great outdoors: Making summer months pleas- urable for your family member with dementia can be a challenge. However, with a little planning and creativity, it is possible to enjoy walking, sports and other outdoor activities. There is a direct ben- efit to the human spirit to being outdoors; the summer atmos- phere feeds the senses and stimulates the brain. Exercise can enhance strength, flexibility and balance. Adapt summer activities to the person's abilities: Look at the person's past hobbies or recreation. If you encourage an activ- ity the person enjoyed in the past such as walking, swimming or dancing, it is likely they will benefit from it now. Keep their likes and dislikes in mind, but don't be afraid to try new things. Summer activities can range from brief walks to picnics and boat trips. If someone can no longer engage in a favorite sport, they may still enjoy watching a tennis match or baseball game. continued on page 4