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1 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS NOTE INSIDE THIS ISSUE OUR TEAM 3 NORTH BAY NEWS 5 MANITOULIN NEWS 6 PROGRAMS 7 FUNDRAISERS 9 LEARNING SERIES 11 RESEARCH 15 MEMBERSHIP 19 WELCOME NEW STAFF Madeleine Chiasson (Reception) Debbie Serafini (Reception) Amanda Cooper (Activity Coordinator) We have been on the move this summer. Our 30 th anniversary and AGM celebration was a great success with over 100 people taking part in our 1 st Butterfly Release. Cross representation from many supporting organizations, businesses, caregivers and families alike came together to make this a very memorable event. With fall fast approaching I would like to remind you to ensure you have a winter plan in place for your wellbeing; staying connected and engaged is what it is all about, no matter if you are a caregiver or a person with cognitive impairment. We have many new programs coming to life, where you can get involved. Living Well with Dementia is a provincial initiative that engages the person with cognitive impairment to team up with an Alzheimer Society Staff to provide awareness and education to our community business partners and organizations. Being knowledgeable on Dementia and knowing how to communicate will assist the person with dementia to not fear the community they live in but to feel comfortable expressing their needs while being supported to remain as independent for as long as possible. World Alzheimer Day is September 21 st of each year. It is a day in which Alzheimer s organizations around the world come together to concentrate our efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer s disease and related dementias. Every 68 seconds someone in the world will develop Alzheimer s disease. At this rate, experts believe the numbers of Canadians living with Alzheimer s disease will double to as many as 1.4 million by the year This chronic disease will challenge the health care system in the next few years with the growing numbers of persons being diagnosed. We need you to help be a part of the change and join the Dementia Advisory Group. Consultations with persons with early onset will be scheduled in the fall and we need your involvement. Join us on the 1 st Tuesday of every month at 1pm at the Society in Sudbury to help guide the process of the advisory committee. For more information or to register please call Alzheimer s disease is often called a family disease because the chronic stress of watching a loved one slowly decline affects everyone. Alzheimer s disease is the 6 th leading cause of death and the only one that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. With the increase in life spans and the baby boomers coming into the age of high risk, support for Alzheimer s research is more critical to our families than ever. We hope you will be a part of the change that is needed to provide Hope for Tomorrow. Thank you. Lorraine LeBlanc. 1

2 MESSAGE DE LA DIRECTRICE La Société Alzheimer a été en mouvement cet été. Nos célébrations du 30e anniversaire et assemblée générale annuelle a été un énorme succès. Plus de 100 personnes ont participés à notre première libération de papillon. Nous remercions tous qui ont pris part y inclus les nombreuses organisations et entreprises qui nous soutiennent, les soignants, les familles et les personnes affligées qui se sont réunis pour faire de cette journée un événement mémorable. Avec l automne qui approche à grands pas, je voudrais vous rappeler d avoir un plan d hiver en place pour votre bienêtre ; rester connecté et engagé dans la communauté est clé, peu importe si vous êtes un aidant(e) ou une personne ayant une déficience cognitive. Beaucoup de nouveaux programmes évoluent, où vous pouvez vous impliquer. «Bien vivre avec la démence» est une initiative provinciale qui engage la personne ayant la maladie, de faire équipe avec un personnel de la Société Alzheimer pour fournir des activités de sensibilisation et d'éducation à nos partenaires d'affaires de la communauté. Les séances informent les employés de la prise de conscience de la démence, à quoi s attendre, bien communiquer pour aider et encourager la personne atteinte de démence, de ne pas craindre la communauté où ils vivent, mais de continuer à naviguer leurs besoins tout en ayant confiance d être soutenu pour demeurer indépendant aussi longtemps que possible. Journée mondiale de l'alzheimer, le 21 Septembre de chaque année, est un jour où les organisations de la maladie d'alzheimer dans le monde concentrent leurs efforts sur la sensibilisation à la maladie d'alzheimer et la démence. Toutes les 68 secondes, quelqu'un dans le monde va développer la maladie d'alzheimer. Au rythme actuel, les experts estiment le nombre de Canadiens vivant avec une démence va doubler et passé au-delà de 1,4 million en Cette maladie chronique contestera le système de soins de santé dans les prochaines années. Faites entendre votre voix pour les changements nécessaire au système. Venez-vous joindre au Groupe consultatif pour la démence. Nous sommes à la recherche de personnes ayant un déficit cognitif pour participer à des consultations. Huit rencontres (mensuelles), le premier mardi du mois à 13 h débutant en septembre. Votre implication est nécessaire. Pour plus d'informations ou pour vous inscrire appelez le La maladie d'alzheimer est souvent appelé une maladie de famille, parce que le stress chronique de garder un être cher décliner lentement affecte tout le monde. La maladie d'alzheimer est la sixième cause de décès et la seule cause qui ne peut être empêché, guéri ou même ralenti. Avec l'augmentation de la durée de vie et les baby-boomers arrivant à l'âge, la recherche au sujet de la maladie d'alzheimer est plus critique que jamais. Nous espérons que vous ferez partie des changements nécessaires pour donner de l'espoir pour demain. 2 Merci. Lorraine LeBlanc

3 OUR TEAM / NOTRE ÉQUIPE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D ADMINISTRATION President/Président Gregory Godin Members/Membres Grant McKercher Katy Scharf Jeff St. Onge Janice Porter Sheena Larose Kim Burns Lynn Lawson Janet Gasparini Rena Collins Tyler-Anne Cummings Aditi Agnihotri Visit us on Facebook Executive Director/Directrice Lorraine LeBlanc Payroll Accounting Analyst/Finances Lana Hodgins Reception/Réception Monique Lane Debbie Serafini Madeleine Chiasson Public Relations/ Community Development Relations Publiques/ Développement Communautaire Jessica Bertuzzi-Gallo (Sudbury) Fund Development / Health Promotion Développent de fonds / Promotion de la sante Julia Tignanelli (North Bay) IT/Marketing/ Gestion de l information Micah Lacasse First Link Coordinator/ Premier Lien Diane Windsor Health Promotion/ de la santé Mariette Kozicki (Sudbury) Kathy Gaudaur (North Bay) Community Engagement Coordinator Maria Milne Behavioural Support Worker/ Soutien aux comportments Amelie Rainville (Sudbury) Sara Sebesta (North Bay) Public Education & Health Promotion / Education publique Alison Sloss (Little Current) Ashlin Rich (North Bay) Family Counsellors / Educators/ Gestion de cas / Éducatrice Elaine Gaboriaud (Sudbury) Ashley Gervais (Sudbury) Monique Chartier (Sudbury) Karen Kanhai (Sudbury) Melissa Caibaiosai (Sudbury) Deb Ullman (Sudbury) Louise Jacko (Manitoulin) Linda Brown (North Bay) Ashleigh Milne (North Bay) Day Program Supervisor / Superviseure Programme de jour Chantal Gravel Day Program Coordinator / Coordonnatrice, programme de jour Karen Kanhai Activity Coordinators/Coordonnateur et coordonatrices d activités Cindy Pilkey Rod Hakansson Amanda Cooper PSW s/préposées Pauline Fillion Francine Rainville Cara Poitras (Outreach) Dietary and Janitorial Services / Alimentation et Conciergerie Roberta Aubrey Community Development Intern / Interne en développement communautaire Stephanie Smith (Sudbury)

4 1 MILLION DEMENTIA FRIENDS WANTED! ARE YOU IN? Living with dementia comes with good days and bad days but the most challenging part is the stigma behind it. Canadians with dementia often tell us they feel labelled, dismissed and cut off from their friends- even their families. By reducing the stigma and misinformation, we can help them stay connected to their communities and live as well as possible. Dementia friends Canada is an Alzheimer Society and Government of Canada initiative to help Canadians better understand what it s like to live with dementia and how they can help those with the disease remain active and carry on with their daily lives. Becoming a Dementia Friend is easy and means joining other individuals and workplaces who want to create awareness and positive change. Help shine a light on dementia. Support people in your community. Un million d Amis de la santé cognitive recherchés. Ça vous intéresse? La vie avec une maladie cognitive apporte de bonnes et de mauvaises journées, mais la stigmatisation sociale est ce qui est le plus difficile a surmonter. Les personnes attentes se sentent souvent étiquetées, mises à part et exclues de leur cercle d amis et même parfois de leur famille. En combattant la stigmatisation et la diffusion d information erronées, nous pouvons aider ces personnes a maintenir le plus possible leur qualité de vie et leurs liens dans leur collectivité. Amis de la sante cognitive est une initiative du gouvernent du Canada qui vise a renseigner les Canadiens pour les maladies cognitives et sur les moyens d aider les personnes atteintes à rester actives et à poursuivre leur vie de tous les jours. En devenant un Amis de la Sante Cognitive, vous rejoindrez les rangs d un mouvement grandissant qui fait appel aux simples particuliers et aux milieux de travail pour sensibiliser le public et améliorer les choses. Aidez-nous à attirer l attention sur les maladies cognitives. Soutenez les personnes atteintes dans votre collectivité. En un premier temps, nous vous invitons à consulter 4

5 NORTH BAY NEWS MISE A JOUR DE NORTH BAY As always, we have been keeping very busy in North Bay! On June 7 th we held our Walk for Alzheimer s at the North Bay Waterfront. This was a wonderful day with over 125 people in attendance and nearly $18,000 raised for local programs and support services. Thank you to all of the participants, donors, corporate partners, and amazing volunteers who moved with us this year as we transitioned from a February walk to a June one and who helped make our Walk such a great success! A big thank you to our summer student, Véronique Vanderlinden who has been a tremendous help to us over the past few months assisting with Walk preparation, office clean-up, education sessions, and the art program. We have loved having you around the office and wish you the best of luck as you head back to school in the fall! One of the highlights for our staff this year has been launching the 12 minutes in the life of Alzheimer s initiative. Throughout the winter and spring, sessions have been held in our office that are open to the public, and we have also done demonstrations out in the community with health care professionals and long-term care staff. This sensory simulation has been very effective in showing what it s like to live with Alzheimer s disease or a related dementia, and we are very grateful for all of the support and great feedback this program has been given. Preparations have already begun for our fall programming. The first public education session will be held on Tuesday, September 8 th at 7:00pm at our office on Cassells Street; sessions will continue to take place on the first Tuesday of the month. If you are interested in dates and times for sessions taking place in Powassan and Sturgeon Falls, please call the office. Schedules for our support groups, the Dementia Art Therapy program, and the men s coffee club are also available; please call the office or visit our website for details. We will also be launching our First Link Learning Series with afternoon and evening sessions available; these sessions will also be taking place at the Alzheimer Society office. The Learning Series is a great opportunity for persons with a diagnosis, caregivers, and family members to get informed and learn tools to assist them on the dementia journey. For more information, please contact Ashleigh at (705) or amilne@alzheimernorthbay.com. We are now gearing up for Coffee Break, our annual nation-wide fall fundraising campaign, which celebrates its 20 th anniversary this year. If you would like to become a Coffee Break host, please contact Julia at (705) or jtignanelli@alzheimernorthbay.com. Thank you for your ongoing support! Linda, Kathy, Julia, Maria, Ashlin, Sara, Ashleigh and Diane 5

6 MANITOULIN NEWS MISE A JOUR DE MANITOULIN Aanii, Hello and Bonjour, First off, we want to say thank you to everyone who attended and supported the Walk for Alzheimer s in June. Without you it wouldn t have been as successful! We raised over $5,000 in our community. This year, for the first time, our office joined up with the Manitoulin Art Tour from July 17 th 19 th. We displayed art work from both Sudbury s and North Bay s art programs, along with a few pieces from the therapeutic art group in Espanola. Therapeutic art can provide an outlet for communication and a social opportunity to do something fun and creative. On the last Monday of each month we gather at the Seniors Centre in Espanola and enjoy a coffee and conversation while we explore our creative sides! The Friendship Circle in Espanola will be re-grouping come September. The next date is Monday, September 14 th at the Seniors Drop-In Centre in Espanola from 1:30pm 3:30pm. We have been focusing on providing public education sessions to bring awareness of Alzheimer s disease on the Island. We have also held a First Link Learning Series for care partners in July and are planning another for early fall. If you are interested in attending the Learning Series or hosting a presentation please feel free to give us a call at extension 402. Minds in Motion will be starting up again at the end of August. Our last session was a lot of fun and we hope to have more people register. Please contact Alison at (705) ext Louise has been hosting monthly Memory Clinics at the Central Manitoulin Family Health Team location. Her next clinics will be held on August 21 st and September 18 th. To schedule an appointment call at ext We have also been focusing on introducing a project called Living Well with Dementia in Little Current. This project is designed to reduce the stigma and to support social and community engagement for those who are living with the disease through educating local businesses and organizations, and then identifying those in support. If anyone is interested in learning more about Living Well with Dementia or how you can be a part of the program please contact our Little Current Office. Thank you. Alison & Louise 6

7 A 2hr/week program that incorporates physical activity as well as recreational and mental stimulation for people with early to mid-stage dementia and their care partners. $40/per couple for a full 8 week program Held at the Parkside Centre starting on September 16, from 1-3pm For more information or to register please contact Ashley (705) ext. 256 HEALTH BISTRO SANTÉ DAY PROGRAM NOW OPEN SATURDAYS! Be Active, Meet New Friends & Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle Open from 8am-4pm Cost: $17/Day (Includes a hot meal & two snacks) To Register and Arrange Transportation please call (705) ext. 239 PROGRAMME DU JOUR- OUVERT LES SAMEDIS! Soyez actif, rencontrer des nouveaux amis et maintenir un mode de vie sain. Ouvert de 8h-16h Cout 17$/jour (Comprend un repas chaud et deux collations) Pour vous-inscrire appelez poste 239 7

8 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We are currently seeking volunteers to assist with our Bingo Nights. Time slots are Sundays from 10:30pm-12:30am for August, October and December. If you are interested please contact Cindy at (705) ext

9 THERE ARE 3 SIMPLE WAYS YOU CAN HELP: 1. Host an Event: Host a Break in your office, home or anywhere you can set up to serve coffee. Not a coffee fan? Try tea, sandwiches or pastries. Proceeds from the sales of each item can be donated to Coffee Break. No break is too big or too small. 2. Sell Coffee Break Cut-Outs: Your business can help fundraise by offering the sales of a Coffee Break cut-out for the price of $1 or $2. Cut-outs can then be displayed at your location. 3. Dress Down Day: A simple and easy way to help fundraise within your company or organization. Co-workers can make a donation to our coin box set-up at your location and be able to dress down for the day in casual work attire. WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO? Funds raised through Coffee Break remain local and support the essential programs and services offered by the Alzheimer Society Sudbury-Manitoulin North Bay & Districts. WHY HAVE A COFFEE BREAK? Your event will raise awareness and help support the over 5,000 people in our community who are confronting the Alzheimer Journey every day. ARE ALL COFFEE BREAKS HELD ON THE SAME DAY? No, you can hold it anytime. Our campaign runs from September to November. I M A LOCAL RETAILER, HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? There are several options for your company to get involved; Selling Paper Coffee Cup Cut-outs at the Cash Register. Collect Donations from Customers. Matching donations or donations on behalf of customer ($ for product sold). I NEED MORE INFORMATION, WHERE DO I GET IT? You can call our local office at (705) or visit the national website 9

10 SEPTEMBER 12, 10AM-2PM Join us for our Coffee Break / Yard Sale in support of the Society. Date: Saturday, September 12, Time: 10am-2pm Location: Society Parking Lot 960B Notre Dame Avenue. Sudbury ON We are now accepting donated items for our Yard Sale (please no clothing). Call (705) WINE, WOMEN & PURSES Save the Date: Thursday, November 19, (Tickets will be available for purchase September 1, ) If you would like to donate an item for our silent auction or to set-up a booth please contact Jessica (705) ext

11 For caregiver and the person with memory loss Held at the Alzheimer Society: 1180 Cassells St. North Bay ON. Registration is Required Diane (705) ext. 328 or Ashleigh (705) ext. 327 EVENING LEARNING SERIES- MONDAYS September 14, Dementia Overview 7pm September 21, Adapting to Brain Changes 7pm September 28, Planning Ahead 7pm October 5, Building a Circle of Hope 7pm DAYTIME LEARNING SERIES- TUESDAYS September 15, Dementia Overview 1:30pm September 22, Adapting to Brain Changes 1:30pm September 29, Planning Ahead 1:30pm October 6, Building a Circle of Hope 1:30pm For caregivers and the person with memory loss Held at the Alzheimer Society: 960b Notre Dame Ave. Sudbury ON Registration is required For daytime learning series contact: Mariette (705) ext. 243 For evening learning series contact: Monique (705) ext. 257 EVENING LEARNING SERIES- TUESDAYS September 15, Dementia Overview 6:30pm-8:30pm September 22, Adapting to Brain Changes 6:30pm-8:30pm September 29, Planning Ahead 6:30pm-8:30pm October 6, Building a Circle of Hope 6:30pm-8:30pm DAYTIME LEARNING SERIES- WEDNESDAYS September 16, Dementia Overview 10am-12pm September 23, Adapting to Brain Changes 10am-12pm September 30, Planning Ahead 10am-12pm October 7, Building a Circle of Hope 10am-12pm 11

12 Thank you to everyone who participated in our 1 st ever WALK FOR ALZHEIMER S! This year was the launch of the new and improved Walk in support of Alzheimer Societies across Canada. We held 4 walks on June 7 th in Sudbury, Espanola, Little Current and North Bay. Combined we raised over $45, Thank you for making our Walks a great success! 12

13 TEAM REMEMBER US- Walk for Alzheimer s We are a group of co-workers who belong to a club that no one wants to belong to. A club whose membership dues are so dear that the cost is your mind, your memories and eventually the essence of who you are.we belong to a club of people who are genetically predisposed to Alzheimer s dementia. We have all lost a direct relative to this cruel disease. We could have just talked about it but being people of action, when the opporunity came up to participate in a fundraiser for our local Alzheimer Society we jumped at the occasion. First, we formed a team, then we chose a name Remember Us which to us was both fitting and to us quite poignant.we designed our team shirts, on the front our team name and on the back a picture of our loved one we were walking for. JUDY MORRISSEY- I signed up for Earl Pacey, my father and for his mother, my grandmother who also had Alzheimer s disease. My dad was a huge proponent of community involvement. He believed that you did not just live in your community but you were a part of it and therefore responsible for seeing it grow. He sat on numerous boards and joined organizations, he was a citizen of this town. He also loved to walk, he chose to walk when most would drive. Alzheimer s disease stopped my Dad from walking when after living in the same house for over 30years, he got lost walking around the block. He then got lost in the backyard and eventually lost in his own home. The scariest of all is when he got lost in his mind. I do not need to tell those who have been touched by this disease just how relentless and ruthless it is. But, maybe with more fundraisers, awareness and research, just maybe the disease itself might become a distant memory. KIM KESKINEN & ARLENE KENTTALA- We are sisters who joined the walk because we feel Alzheimer s is a tragic disease that affects too many families. Our family was affected twice; our paternal grandmother and father have both passed from this disease. Watching them first lose their minds and then their bodies withering away was very difficult to witness. We support the Walk for Alzheimer s because we don t want to watch this happen to anyone else in our family. 13

14 MEGGIE PORTELANCE- I signed up for the Walk for my memère, Viola Portelance. Anyone that knows my memère knows that she loved to walk. She walked for miles every day and even got up in the middle of the night to walk if she couldn t sleep. I remember seeing her and my Pepère walking together - memère about 10 feet ahead and pepère trailing behind. Every so often she would look back and make sure he was still there, he always was. Now, memère is wheelchair bound in a nursing home; she tells me when I visit that she can t walk anymore and I always tell her when its nice outside, I will take her.this is not what she wants and a few minutes later she reminds me again- she can t walk anymore. This disease has taken away some things that my memère loved most; her memories of family (she has 19 grandchildren and over 40 great-grandchildren), her ability to live independantly and of course her ability to Walk. I am genetically predisposed to this awful disease and I hope fundraisers like the Walk for Alzheimer s will make this disease a distant memory. BARB CAREW- I joined the Walk for Alzheimer s because I felt it necessary to do something to show my support for the many other forms of dementia. My mother, Rose Carew suffered from Parkinson s dementia and benefitted from the Alzheimer s Day Program in Sudbury. I know first hand the cruelty that occurs when the mind leaves the body behind. This is not the kind of devastation that any child should have to witness. Our Team T-shirts are put in a safe place for next year s walk and we will most certainly be back. We might be genetically predisposed to Alzheimer s disease but this disease has not met the wrath of the women from Remember Us! HELP US HELP EVERYONE REMEMBER YOU! 14

15 What does Research for dementia mean and why is it important to participate? Finding a cure will take everyone s commitment. Research is defined as the systematic investigation into or study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. Research for a cure may include a study, whereas a clinical trial is a specific type of study that compares one intervention with another. Clinical trials involve assignment of participants or groups of participants to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes. Interventions in dementia clinical trials and studies may include medications, assistive devices, behavioural treatments, process-of-care changes, preventive care, and others. Clinical trials and studies can include persons with dementia, persons without dementia, or both. Participants are informed that they can decline or stop participating at any time in a research study. Clinical trials and studies follow a set of rules, known as a protocol, to ensure that they are well designed and as safe as possible, that they measure the right things in the right way, and that results are meaningful. A full protocol should be available to anyone who is considering taking part in a clinical trial or study and wants to see it. Research recruitment refers to the strategies used to identify approach and connect people with dementia and his or her care partners interested in research with researchers for possible enrollment in a clinical trial or study. The Challenge over the next 3 years is finding 150,000 people needed to be screened by researchers to yield the approximate 15,000 study volunteers needed for clinical trials and studies. Connecting researchers with potential study volunteers relies on your engagement in finding a cure. Participation in research has the potential to positively impact everyone s future in their understanding and approach to Alzheimer Disease. Want to get involved contact the Alzheimer Society near you for more details. Que Signifie, un investissement dans la recherche pour la démence et pourquoi est-il important d y participer? Trouver un remède prendra l engagement de tous. Une recherche est définie comme une investigation systématique, ou une étude des matériaux et des sources afin d'établir les faits et d'atteindre de nouvelles conclusions. La recherche d'un remède peut inclure une «étude», tandis qu'un «essai clinique» est un type spécifique d'étude qui compare une intervention avec un autre. Les essais cliniques consistent d étude au sujet des participants ou groupes de participants à une ou plusieurs interventions liées à la santé pour évaluer les effets sur les résultats de la santé. Les interventions dans des essais et des études cliniques peuvent inclure des médicaments, des appareils et accessoires fonctionnels, des traitements comportementaux, des changements dans les protocoles de soins, des soins préventifs, des programmes de qualité de vie et autres. Les essais cliniques et des études peuvent inclure des personnes atteintes de démence, les personnes sans démence, ou les deux. Les participants sont informés qu'ils peuvent refuser ou cesser de participer à tout moment à une étude de recherche. Les essais cliniques et des études suivent un ensemble de règles, connues sous le nom d'un protocole, pour assurer qu'ils sont bien conçus et aussi sûr que possible, qu'ils mesurent les bonnes choses dans le droit chemin, et que les résultats sont significatifs. Un protocole complet devrait être disponible à toute personne qui envisage de participer à un essai clinique ou d'étude. «Le recrutement de la recherche" se réfère aux stratégies utilisées pour identifier, l'approche et connecter les gens avec la démence et ses partenaires de soins intéressés à un essai clinique ou une étude. Le défi au cours des 3 prochaines années est de trouver personnes nécessaires pour être projeté par les chercheurs pour obtenir l approximatives volontaires de l'étude nécessaires pour les essais cliniques et des études. Rapprocher les chercheurs avec les bénévoles potentiels repose sur votre engagement. Votre participation à la recherche a le potentiel positif sur l'avenir de tout le monde affecté par la maladie d'alzheimer ou une démence. Vous voulez vous impliquer, communiqué avec la Société Alzheimer près de chez vous pour plus de détails. 15

16 PRINCIPLES OF WHAT IS A COMMUNITY Community is inclusive. Individual differences are celebrated. Soft individualism, rather than rugged, can flourish. Community is realistic and multi-dimensional. Each member is free to experience his or her own facet of reality Community facilitates healing once its members stop trying to heal or fix one another. Community is reflective, contemplative and introspective. A community's members can fight gracefully. A community is a group of all leaders who share equal responsibility for and commitment to maintaining its spirit. A community is a highly effective work group. A community is the ideal consensual decision making body. In a community a wide range of gifts and talents is celebrated. Join the Alzheimer Society Community to make a difference. Are you someone with Alzheimer s disease, dementia or memory problems who can voice your concerns and ideas of how the system should change? Join us for a one year term on the Dementia Advisory Committee. Every first Tuesday of the month from 1 to 3 p.m. To register contact Lorraine at PRINCIPES DE CE QUI EST UNE COMMUNAUTÉ Une communauté est inclusive. Les différences individuelles sont célébrées. L'individualisme souple, plutôt que robuste, peuvent prospérer. Une communauté est réaliste et multidimensionnelle. Chaque membre est libre de sa propre facette de la réalité de l'expérience. Une communauté facilite la guérison, une fois que ses membres arrête d'essayer de guérir un l autre Une communauté est réfléchissante, contemplative et introspective. Les membres d'une communauté peuvent se battre avec élégance. Une communauté est un groupe de dirigeants qui partagent une responsabilité et un engagement égal à maintenir son esprit. Une communauté est un groupe de travail très efficace. Une communauté est le corps consensuel de prise de décision idéale. Dans une communauté une large gamme de cadeaux et de talents est célébrée. Joignez-vous à la communauté Société Alzheimer pour en faire une différence. Êtes-vous quelqu'un avec la maladie d'alzheimer, une démence ou ayant des problèmes de mémoire? Êtes-vous capable d exprimer vos préoccupations et vos idées? Joignez-vous pour un mandat d'un an sur le Comité consultatif pour la démence. Chaque premier mardi du mois, débutant en septembre de13 à 15h. Pour vous inscrire ou pour plus de détails faites le