Fw: March SUP+PER CLUB EVENTS

G.E.M. SUP+PER CLUB Programs for March

Gentle Expert Memorycare

Contact Gail Sonnesso @ 252.480.3354

Join GEM friends at the Dare County Center for our Program with a Purpose on Thursday March 1 from 11-2. We will be making and filing Easter Baskets for kids with disabilities in the Dare County School System.

The Caregivers support Group will be meeting concurrently with Ann Grooves and if you would like your loved one to join Program with a purpose while you attend the Support Group call Gail at 480-3354 to register them.

Kim Chalot, NP from Albemarle Hospital will talk about sleep apnea at the Baum Center for our March "Snackin' with a Specialist" Wednesday March 14^th at 3pm.

We will join Kaye White for our Learning and Enrichment program. Kaye will guide us in a tour of the Aquarium and we will enjoy a nautical picture frame craft with Beth, the fun starts at 2PM on Tuesday March 13^th. (*There is a fee for the craft)

Just Play'n Dixieland returns to Harmony Café on Friday March 16^th 7pm at The DARE COUNTY CENTER in Manteo. Enjoy the music and refreshments as you support Dare County seniors and their families.

THE SUP+PER CLUB will meet at the Unitarian Church in Kitty Hawk on Wednesday March 21 at 3pm. The Club is an opportunity to make friends and enjoy sampling different ways to exercise, make a craft, and enjoy live music and a meal together.

G.E.M. programs are designed to add an extra layer of support and structure enabling success and fun for seniors.

For more information or to register for these programs call Gail Sonnesso, MS, Q.D.C.P. , at 252.480-3354 or email her at gsonnesso@gmail.com. 

Thank you,

Gail E Sonnesso M.S.

Executive Director

The GEM Center, Inc.

Where Group Respite is Therapeutic for both our Participants, and their Families.

(252) 480-3354

http://www.thegemcenter.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax tips for caregivers

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Gail E Sonnesso

To: gsonnesso@gmail.com

Cc: 'Angelo Sonnesso'

Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 5:40 PM

Subject: FW: Tax tips for caregivers

FYI,

 

Gail E Sonnesso M.S.

Executive Director

The GEM Center, Inc.

Where Group Respite is Therapeutic for both our Participants, and their Families.

(252) 480-3354

http://www.thegemcenter.org

 

 

 

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Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:56 AM
To: gsonnesso@gmail.com
Subject: Tax tips for caregivers, Should I quit my job to care?

 

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Fw: Workshop ALZ & prevention

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Gail E Sonnesso

To: news@thecoastlandtimes.net

Cc: Linda Putnam

Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 8:51 PM

Subject: Workshop ALZ & prevention

Press Release:  What is it, if it's not ALZ?                                                              

Wednesday February 8^th

Baum Center 3:00-4:30

Contact: Gail Sonnesso 480-3354

John Mullen, M.D., The Baum Center and The G.E.M. Center will offer a workshop about diagnostic and prevention techniques for ALZ and other dementias.

Dr. Mullen will discuss the importance of early diagnosis and the role of the Caregiver. Dr. Mullen retired to the Outer Banks after a career as an orthopedic surgeon. From 2003- 2011 He worked first  in St. Mary's and then St. Josephs Hospital; Level II trauma center and was on call for orthopedic and emergency surgery. During his career Dr. Mullen cared for his patients after surgery and observed confusion in the patient after surgery.

 

Discussion of current trends in brain health and prevention based on the informative book by Gary Small, M.D. "Alzheimer's Prevention Program will be shared."

The only "cure" for Alzheimer's is prevention, and The Alzheimer's Prevention Program shows the reader how to take control.  An American is diagnosed with Alzheimer's every 70 seconds. Here, right now, is an easy-to-follow, science-based breakthrough program that will add years of brain health and mental clarity to a person's life.

This program is valuable for all families facing memory loss and all who would like to learn more about prevention there is no charge and all are welcome.

Gail E Sonnesso M.S.

Executive Director

The GEM Center, Inc.

Where Group Respite is Therapeutic for both our Participants, and their Families.

(252) 480-3354

http://www.thegemcenter.org

 

 

Fw: Dr. John Mullen talks about ALZ and other dementias flyer 2 8 12

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Gail E Sonnesso

To: gsonnesso@gmail.com ; Jeanne Reilly ; Linda Putnam ; Lisa Levine ; Sandy Scarborough ; Sharee Wilder

Cc: 'Angelo Sonnesso' ; Angie Brady-Daniels ; Ann Grooves ; Chris Petzing ; Dee Dee Harris ; JIm Caverly ; Laraine Sales ; P. C. Ronald E. DeVeau ; Rosemary Fielder ; Scott Hobbs

Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 8:28 PM

Subject: Dr. John Mullen talks about ALZ and other dementias flyer 2 8 12

Hi,

 

Please join Dr. John Mullen at the Baum Center this Wednesday (2/8) at 3pm as he discusses what is Dementia and how not all dementias are ALZ type.

Please share this with folks that might be interested.

My best,

Gail E Sonnesso M.S.

Executive Director

The GEM Center, Inc.

Where Group Respite is Therapeutic for both our Participants, and their Families.

(252) 480-3354

http://www.thegemcenter.org

 

 

 

 

Fw: CONCERT will begin at 3PM SUNDAY JAN 22 due to Colinton Road closing

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Gail E Sonnesso

To: 'Angelo Sonnesso' ; Angie Brady-Daniels ; Gabriella Souza ; reillyjeans@yahoo.com ; harpodj@yahoo.com ; Ken MANN ; Linda Putnam ; Nancy Proctor ; Patty McKenna

Cc: gsonnesso@gmail.com ; Andy & Paula Mohr ; St. Andrews by the Sea ; Community Home Care & hospice (Business Fax) ; Courtney Gallop ; Danielle Knibb ; dholling@theobh.com ; newdew6@aol.com ; Elizabeth Spruill ; George M. Graham Jr. ; Jean Basnight (jeanbasnight@centurylink.net.) ; Jenna ; OBX KAYE ; Liz Puma ; jimed5914@aol.com ; outerbanksHC@yahoo.com ; Rosemary Fielder ; 'Frances Burch'

Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 8:16 PM

Subject: RE: CONCERT will begin at 3PM SUNDAY JAN 22 due to Colinton Road closing

NEW TIME 3-6PM

 

More Cowbell is performing live at Kelly's OBX Restaurant (MP 10.5 in Nags Head) to support the GEM Center, a nonprofit organization which provides support for adults with memory loss.

For only $5/ticket, you will automatically be put in a drawing for the wine tasting. 

Call Gail Sonnesso at (252) 480.3354  for tickets or more information. Thank you Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban, P.C. personal injury attorneys  for being a gracious sponsor already!

 www.morecowbelltheband.com

 

 

Fw: SUP+PER CLUB PROGRAM for Wednesday 18th

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Gail E Sonnesso

To: gsonnesso@gmail.com ; csteinberg@alzfdn.org ; Elizabeth Spruill

Cc: 'Angelo Sonnesso' ; Angie Brady-Daniels ; Bonnie Bennett ; Courtney Gallop ; Dee Dee Harris ; dom@alzheimersfamily.org ; reillyjeans@yahoo.com ; JIm Caverly ; John Mullen ; Judy Mumma

Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 2:16 PM

Subject: FW: SUP+PER CLUB PROGRAM for Wednesday 18th

Come out for an afternoon of Fun and music.

 

 

 

The Sup+per Club   Promoting optimal quality of life, health and wellbeing for seniors A G.E.M. Center Program Executive Director Gail Sonnesso, MS, QDCP PH: 252.480.3354 EMAIL gsonnesso@gmail.com WEB: www.thegemcenter.org Address: PO BOX 3601 Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

Wednesday JANUARY 18th 3-6pm 2012

 

Gail E Sonnesso M.S.

Executive Director

The GEM Center, Inc.

Where Group Respite is Therapeutic for both our Participants, and their Families.

(252) 480-3354

http://www.thegemcenter.org

 

 

Nfb-announce] Open Source Braille Display --IndieGoGo

http://www.indiegogo.com/Open-Source-Braille-Display

The Story

This project started earlier this year when I
read a local author's book of life as a Blind
person. After contacting him, I decided I could best help by
designing a simple device to make low-cost
Braille display from a computer possible.

So Will It Change the World?

I hope so - or I wouldn't be working on it!

Braille is to the Blind as the written word is to
us sighted folk - and so Braille literacy is
vitally important. Yet according to Wikipedia, while in 1960
half of blind American schoolchildren could read
Braille, in 2007, that number had dropped to one
in ten. To improve literacy, we need to make available
more ways to access and learn Braille - and an
important one is a tool to allow the Blind to
read the vast amounts of information on the Internet.

For many years, Braille readers have done just
that. A Braille reader takes computer text and
turns it into tactile impressions of Braille characters for
the blind to 'read'. However, these devices are
expensive - thousands of dollars - and so few can
afford them. The goal of this project is to make an Open
Source/Open Hardware Braille reader: simpler,
easy to build, well documented, and inexpensive,
so people anywhere can make it themselves (or get it made
locally).

But there's a second goal: to get people doing
more. This design is meant to be simple and cheap
to build. My hope is other, smarter people will step in
and build better, faster, and more powerful
devices. But nobody is doing it now, and so
someone has to start the ball rolling.

With your help, this will be that ball...

What You Can Do

The goal is to get from the current first
prototype to a finished design for a 40-character
Braille display, complete with software, and all the details
people need to build it, placed online. To that
end, here's some of the things needed:
list of 4 items
. Small CNC machine (build or buy), to do faster
turnaround of prototype parts.
. Purchase a selection of stepper motors and
driver boards, to test different
price/performance ratios for the Braille display design.
. Get a low-cost netbook to prototype the exact
software to run a device (netbook rather than a
full computer so as to test the device in the most likely
'real world' situation).
. Materials! Prototypes use up a lot of material,
as a part can get tweaked many times, each time requiring a new piece cut
out.
list end

Make no mistake - the project IS going ahead,
whether a little or a lot of money comes in - the
difference is just the speed things happen! So when this
project is out there making the difference I hope
it will, ask yourself how good it will feel to
say 'I helped with that' - and please contribute!

Any level is appreciated, and there's some "thank yous" listed on the right
side of this page to show appreciation for your aid.

Progress will be discussed on my blog,
http://UtopiaMechanicus.com,
and designs will be made available there as they
are finished. All code and design will also be
made available for download, allowing people to make or
modify these products.

What (Else) You Can Do

Tell the world - the more people that know of
this project, the greater impact we can make.
Blog about it, tweet away, link to it, talk about it at work.
And please share this information with everyone and anyone.

Thank You.

Lion Angelo Sonnesso
Secretary
The Lions Club of Nags Head