Mark Pelletier The Kare Bears website at karebears.org is your convenient source for up-to-date information on Kare Bears services, presentations, and events. The site is updated continuously with the most current information. Kare Bears has been serving PebbleCreek for over 25 years, but with new folks moving here year by year, we realize that many…
Kare Bears Appreciation Awards Maureen Plate Kare Bears is so thankful for our wonderfully dedicated volunteers who so generously give of their time and talent to help their neighbors. There are more than 400 registered volunteers that are the heart and soul of Kare Bears. They drive our residents to and from medical appointments; bake for…
Kare Bears Presents New Treatment Option for Sleep Apnea—No Mask No Hose Teri Sellers Kare Bears is excited to be hosting another Zoom Kare Bears Presents on April 28 at 11 a.m. Over 20 million Americans have moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. Most of us just think of this condition as disruptive snoring, but…
Kare Bears Presents: Let’s Learn About Colon and Rectal Cancer Teri Sellers Kare Bears is excited to be hosting another Zoom Kare Bear Presents on March 24 at 11 a.m. March is National Colorectal Awareness Month, an observance dedicated to encouraging patients, survivors, and caregivers to share their stories, advocate for colorectal cancer prevention, and…
Kare Bears Presents Resuming in January on Zoom Teri Sellers Kare Bears Presents is back in business! Unfortunately, it’s without the homemade cakes and cookies from our wonderful bakers. Kare Bears Presents hosted its first Zoom presentation Oct. 28. Dr. Dallas Smith of AZ Pain Doctors in Goodyear shared a presentation “Chronic Pain Safe and Effective…
Don’t Miss the Annual Health and Donna Blomquist, RN and Dee-Dee Patrick, MS, RN, Co-Directors of Health & Wellness, Kare Bears The Kare Bears’ annual Health and Wellness Fair will be on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, 9 a.m.-noon in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom and Palm Room. It is that time of year again! Put on…
A Beary Merry Christmas Teri Sellers It all began with a bear almost 25 years ago. And to start off our very special anniversary, Kare Bears is bringing back its traditional Christmas event. This year, we will be doing something very different and special. This is one event you will not want to miss! We will…
Kare Bears’ annual meeting Joyce Van Ornam Kare Bears leaders would appreciate seeing you at the annual meeting on October 23 at 11:00 a.m. in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom. The president will present an annual report to the membership and introduce the 2020 board members for membership approval. Joining the board on January 1, 2020,…
What’s new at Kare Bears? Joyce Van Ornam, President Let’s start with you! If you are new to PebbleCreek, you are new to Kare Bears. Kare Bears is an organization unique to PebbleCreek. It was founded in 1995 by Rayma Scalzo as a “neighbors helping neighbors” organization. Everyone who lives in PebbleCreek is automatically a…
Kare Bears Board of Directors Joyce Van Ornam The Kare Bears Board of Directors is making the following changes with the help of nominating committee members Sue White, Janis Korba and Gladys Mabey. 1. President Joyce Van Ornam will leave the board on December 31, 2019. President elect Tom Meek will be the new Kare…