Left to right: Ed Schneider, Ted Wallace, Bob Cleland, Pam Wallace and Rose Ann Cleland ready for business.
Thank you, volunteers
Sue White
Kare Bears wishes to thank our PebbleCreek community volunteers for their assistance in the delivery of the 2015 Source Books.
On a balmy Sunday morning in mid-January, veteran volunteers Rose Ann and Bob Cleland and Pam and Ted Wallace put their team to work. In less than 30 minutes two stations were set up and 190 boxes of Source Books were moved from the Kare Bears House to Robson Circle in front of the Kare Bears House.
At the first station, Carol Horan and Maureen Plate checked in the 80 Source Book delivery volunteers. Volunteers were provided with information specific to them and questions answered. These ladies kept an eye on traffic before directing volunteers to the second station where 4,300 Source Books were loaded into the volunteers’ cars.
Source Books that were not picked up, tables, chairs and debris were then transported back to the Kare Bears House. Approximately two hours later the entire project was completed.
The 80 delivery volunteers were instructed to deliver Source Books to the front door of the homes assigned. All Source Books were delivered within the week.
In addition to the above mentioned volunteers, Ed Schneider, Tom Bose, Tom Meek and John Kopier assisted with setup; thank you!
On behalf of Kare Bears, we could not have done this without all these wonderful volunteers and Arlis Legler who chaired this project!
Thank you all!
Board position openings
Sue White
Kare Bears is currently seeking volunteers to fill three board positions which will become vacant on June 30, 2015.
The positions that will be open are First Vice President (in charge of all Kare Bear Coordinators), Programs Director (plans our monthly speaker meetings which are held January through June and September through October of each calendar year) and a Health and Wellness Director (responsible for annual Health Fair, flu shots, blood drives, etc.).
If you are looking for a way to meet people, become involved and make a difference in the lives of others, please consider one of these openings.
For more information on these opportunities, please call Nominating Chair Janis Korba at 623-748-9623 or email her at [email protected].
Do you or a family member need help?
Do you or a family member living in PebbleCreek need Kare Bears’ assistance?
Kare Bears’ volunteers are on duty to help with the temporary loan of medical equipment and will help arrange transportation to non-emergency medical appointments.
In addition, please feel free to stop by to pick up a card and a small gift for those who are ill or recuperating from a surgical procedure.
Volunteers also can assist you with a form to publish memorial information in the event of a death in the family.
Please call the Kare Bears’ house at 536-1200.
We are here to help!
January donations
Sue White
The Kare Bears Board of Directors wishes to acknowledge non campaign donations received in January from the following residents: Julie Shilling, Terry and Katherine Cummings, Thomas Winter, James and Margery Ellison, Reverend William Horner, Jr., Linda Krier, William and Sherrie Campbell, Benjamin and Jean Fox, Richard and Rosemarie Fox, Mary Long, Anonymous Donation, Pebble Jongg Card Sale – Sue Fortunato, Nancy Hume and Sue White, Darwin and Deanna Puls and William Gainer.
A complete list of all resident donations can be found on the Kare Bears website, www.KareBears.org.
The generosity and thoughtfulness of these residents will enable Kare Bears to continue to serve the needs of our PebbleCreek neighbors.
Dr. Marwan Sabbaugh is the featured speaker at the Kare Bears Monthly Meeting on March 18.
Alzheimer’s – How close are we to a cure?
Sue White
Kare Bears would like to invite you to hear Dr. Marwan Sabbaugh, Director of Banner Sun Health Research Institute, speak at the Kare Bears monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom.
His topic will be Alzheimer’s – How Close Are We to a Cure? What the latest research is showing!
Dr. Sabbaugh, a board-certified neurologist and geriatric neurologist, hopes to work himself out of a job. Considered one of the leading experts in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, he serves as Director of the Banner Sun Health Research Institute. Dr. Sabbaugh has dedicated his entire career to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases.
Dr. Sabbaugh is a leading investigator for many prominent national Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment trials, including Alzheimer immunotherapy studies. He is senior editor for the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Clinical Neurology News. Dr. Sabbaugh is author of The Alzheimer’s Answer, with a forward written by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. His latest book The Alzheimer’s Prevention Cookbook: 100 Recipes to Better Brain Health is now available.
Dr. Sabbaugh also served as editor for the book Palliative Care for Advanced Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Guidelines and Standards for Evidence Based Care and has edited the soon to be released Handbook of Geriatric Neurology. He is the author of more than 200 medical and scientific publications in Alzheimer’s disease research.
Dr. Sabbaugh is the Director of Clinical Research at BSHRI and Senior Scientist for the Haldeman Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics. In addition to his clinical work and private practice in Sun City, Arizona, Dr. Sabbaugh is Associate Director of the Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Core Center, a clinical instructor in the Banner/St. Joseph’s Geriatric Fellowship Program and a research Professor of Neurology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.
Dr. Sabbaugh earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California Berkeley and his medical degree from the University of Arizona in Tucson. He received his residency training in neurology at Baylor College of Medicine and completed his fellowship in geriatric neurology and dementia at the UCSD School of Medicine.
Please come and join us at this most informative presentation on March 18.
La Loma Tour – March 26
Sue White
On Thursday, March 26 at 11:30 a.m. Kare Bears is arranging a tour and lunch of LaLoma, an assisted living facility located on the northwest corner of Camelback and Litchfield Roads. We will meet at the residents’ center (the building with a water feature in front).
LaLoma offers independent living, assisted living, respite care, rehabilitation and many levels of senior care.
Please call the Kare Bears house at 623-536-1200 to sign up for the tour.
Kare Bears upcoming calendar of events
Sue White
March 6: Blood Drive, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Eagle’s Nest Parking Lot
March 18: Monthly Meeting, 11:00 a.m. at Eagle’s Nest Ballroom
March 26: La Loma Tour at 11:30 a.m.
April 14: AED/CPR Class at 12:30 p.m. at Tuscany Falls Ballroom
April 28: AARP Safe Driving Class at 8:30 a.m. in the Sienna Room