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Greetings from Silver Club!
As fall approaches, here at Silver Club we are getting the most out of sunny afternoons on the patio surrounded by flowers, fruits, and veggies!
It has been a very busy (and fun!) few months at Silver Club. In May, we celebrated the best fundraising year to date with Big Hearts for Seniors (and the first in person Big Hearts event since 2019!) which supports Silver Club and four other Michigan Medicine community programs that serve older adults. We have also launched new programs supported by the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation and the National Brookdale Foundation. We are also looking forward to announcing details regarding a new caregiver support initiative!
As always, there is a flurry of activity at Silver Club as we continue to provide creative and engaging programming.
Sincerely,
Shannon Etcheverry, LMSW
Director, Silver Club Memory Programs
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Recap
2022 Big Hearted Stories: Journeys
This year Big Hearts for Seniors welcomed approximately 300 attendees and the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. “It was a great event! I don't know that it could have been any better” - 2022 attendee. The event brought in a record 77 sponsors, totaling $80,000, and raised over $134,000 - a $40,000 increase over the highest fundraising amount in 2021!
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All funds raised support the five Big Hearts for Seniors community programs: Ann Arbor Meals on Wheels, Housing Bureau for Seniors, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Silver Club Memory Programs, and Turner Senior Wellness Program. This is a unique group of five social service organizations at Michigan Medicine that provide mission-critical services addressing the health and well-being of seniors related to nutritional, safety, mental, cognitive, and physical needs.
Save the Date for Big Hearts 2023!
May 18, 2023 at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre and Michigan League
Questions about BHS and/or BHS 2023 sponsorships?
Contact Lori Hirshman
(734) 709-1494
hirshmal@umich.edu
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Creative Moments Memory Café | |
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Silver Club is excited to announce that we have received funding from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to host a bi-monthly Memory Café!
A Memory Café is an opportunity for caregivers and their loved one to join together in a creative activity. The Café fosters a safe and fun environment for creative expression and bonding, as well as inspires some ideas for activities caregivers can implement at home. All Memory Cafés are FREE. Supplies and instruction are provided. Activities include art, music, fitness, and much more! Silver Club hosted our first Creative Moments Memory Cafés in June and August.
Fourth Wednesday Every Other Month, 2:30 - 3:30pm
- October 26, 2022
- December 14, 2022 - 2nd Wednesday of the month
- February 22, 2023
- April 26, 2023
Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, contact Shannon Etcheverry, LMSW, Silver Club Director:
(734) 998-9352 | germedsilverclub@umich.edu.
Masks and COVID-19 vaccines are required for participants.
The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation also awarded Silver Club funds to host a bi-monthly Dementia Caregiving Education Series. Free group respite will be available for individuals with dementia during the program.
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Welcome Jack Dick, New Silver Club Staff Member
Jack is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University and has a bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation. He works for the Adult Day Enrichment (Moderate) Program on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He has shared the following about his experience thus far, “All my fellow staff I work with have been so nice and supportive. I truly feel that we have a great team. The club members are all extremely kind and fun to talk too as well. I enjoy working with them each day I am here and doing my best to make sure they can live their lives to the fullest. Together we truly make every moment matter. I am looking forward to continuing to make more great memories here at this amazing place.”
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Elderberry Community Engagement-
Food Gatherers, Robot Exhibit and Peony Garden
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Elderberry, the women’s mild memory loss program, received funding from the National Brookdale Foundation to expand their reach and impact on the community. The women of Elderberry have previously engaged in community outreach, including making homemade welcome cards to deliver to Afghan refugee women in partnership with Jewish Family Services. They also recently volunteered at Food Gatherers and enjoyed sorting carrots.
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The Elderberry group, along with members of Silver Club, recently created an art exhibit at the University Hospital at the Taubman Center displaying robots they constructed out of recycled elements. This summer, the ladies visited their dazzling robot creations at the hospital, each robot complete with a description. The women were excited to see their art on display and hope their work in the community can destigmatize dementia.
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Elderberry also took a trip to visit the Peony Gardens in June and enjoyed the beautiful flowers.
Elderberry members are looking forward to more service projects and community engagement!
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Partner With Us
Every day, the researchers, clinicians, and professionals at Michigan Medicine are optimistic that the work done will make a difference for your family and people everywhere.
Our Geriatrics Center Social Work and Community Programs team offers wide-ranging support and services, not only to our clinic patients and their families, but to our community’s older adults. We have long believed that good health for older adults must be broad in scope, addressing one’s physical, social, and emotional well-being.
Because of you, we are ensuring enriching educational opportunities and community programs for older adults. You can support programming such as:
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Silver Club provides art projects, music therapy, and field trips (when safe) for participants with mild to moderate memory loss. Gifts from friends like you allow us to use a sliding-fee scale so that each family pays what they can afford.
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) offers lecture series, study groups, online meetup Commons Events, OLLI Reads, special events, and Evening and Out of Town events. Currently OLLI is offering all events virtually on a broad range of topics.
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Turner African American Service Council (TAASC) serves as a liaison between the community and local health care providers by creating partnerships to increase and enhance access to wellness, health education, and health care for diverse and underserved older adults.
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The Turner Senior Wellness Program provides high-quality, low-cost programs and resources that include healthy living presentations, exercise classes, healthful cooking demonstrations, a Senior Nutrition Program, and blood pressure screening. We also offer Medicare counseling, assistance with advance directives, support groups, and social and cultural activities.
We greatly appreciate your partnership.
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