Tracy Animal Shelter

"Pins for Pets" – a Fun Family Bowling Event!



Sat. February 15th 2014

West Valley Bowl

2365 East St, Tracy, CA 95376

12PM-6PM

$10 Per ticket – Bowl for 2 hours



There will also be vendors, raffles, and The Cupcake Lady will be here selling her baked goods! All proceeds go directly to the animals at the Tracy Animal Shelter



Pins for Pets was created by Abbigail Hickman, a local youth who wants to make the world a better place for the displaced animals in her

community. Last year, Abbigail was able to raise $7000 for the animal at the Tracy Animal Shelter and this year wants to go even bigger and raise $10,000! All proceeds go to helping with medical supply, vaccines, blankets, toys, or anything that will bring a little comfort to the animals in need. Pins for Pets may be an animal's second chance at love and life.



To purchase tickets, make a donation, or ask any questions you can visit www.bowlingpinsforpets.com or call (209) 914-4291.



Beth Palacios, Animal Control Officer

Tracy Animal Shelter









Defying Muscular Dystrophy

Mardi Gras Crabfeed



Fri. February 21, 2014

Stockton Ballroom

Doors open: 5:30 no host cocktail and appetizers

Dinner served: 7:00

Raffles, DJ and dancing and photo booth!



Defying Muscular Dystrophy hosts an annual crabfeed to raise money to find a cure for Muscular Dystrophy. Currently, we have committed $50,000 to co-fund a clinical trial and it actually began in July, 2013 due to our efforts. Each year, the crabfeed is hosted, we offer crab or brisket as a main entrée, including salad, bread, pesto pasta, marinara pasta, and dessert! Attendees are encouraged to dress up in Mardi Gras theme to have fun while raising money. Some of this year’s raffle prizes; 37 inch flat screen HDTV, kindle, and much more!



This year, we will be honoring David Gould who was a founding member and passed away this past October 10, 2013 because of complications caused by Muscular Dystrophy. David was the true inspiration for this event and we want to continue his legacy in finding a cure in his nephew, Todd Harrison’s lifetime.



To find out more about Defying Muscular Dystrophy and our annual crabfeed event, please visit www.defyingmd.comwhere tickets can be purchased or donations made online. Every donation has made a difference and it is because of our community that we have come as far as we have with our organization.



Cathy Gould-Harrison, President

Defying Muscular Dystrophy

209-598-0471

[email protected]

www.defyingmd.com

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YMCA CRAB FEED DINNER



Friday, February 28, 2014

Scottish Rite Center, Stockton CA.

Event time: 6:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.

What to expect: Cocktail hour, dinner, performances, music, dancing, raffle & silent auction Dinner Includes: All you can eat crab, meat pasta, pesto pasta, bread & caesar salad Proceeds Benefits: Scholarship applicants for high school, youth & government, preschool, day camp, reading, youth sports and aquatics programs



The YMCA of San Joaquin County remains committed to strengthening the foundations of community through providing programs that aim to help youth reach their full potential. We are aware that more families are requesting financial assistance to participate in Y programs. Our goal is to help as many youth as we can. To help achieve this we are hosting a Crab Feed Dinner. Proceeds from this event will benefit the YMCA Scholarship Fund.



This YMCA Crab Feed Dinner will take place on Friday, February 28, 2014 at the Scottish Rite Center in Stockton. The evening will include a dinner, silent auction, raffle, entertainment and dancing. Join us for a night of fun and all the crab you can eat!



For more information contact:

Jon Thomas, Senior Program  Director

YMCA of San Joaquin County

(209)472-9622

[email protected]

www.ymcasjc.org

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United Cerebral Palsy 5th Annual Crab Feed



Friday March 14th

Lodi Grape Festival

6 p.m. – Dinner includes crab, pasta, bread, salad and dessert. There will also be silent auctions, raffles and dancing.



Incorporated in 1954, United Cerebral Palsy of San Joaquin, Calaveras & Amador Counties mission is “We support a Life Without Limits by creating systems that are progressive, solution oriented, accessible, dependable, reflect quality outcomes and promote independence”. UCP is dedicated to working towards a common goal that there will be a time when all persons with disabilities can live, work, play and learn in their own community. Where children and adults are included in the main stream of life and treated with the dignity and respect they so richly deserve, where all people, regardless of a disability, are able to live full, prosperous, productive lives of self-determination and human dignity.



Today, our programs span across three counties and serve over 2,000 individuals (from birth to end of life) with cerebral palsy and other disabilities and their families. Over 300,000 direct service, education and advocacy hours are provided.



Ray Call, Chief Executive Officer

United Cerebral Palsy of San Joaquin, Calaveras & Amador Counties

333 W. Benjamin Holt Dr. Stockton, CA 95207

209.956.0290

[email protected]

www.ucpsj.org







Vocational Coaching and Development Institute, Inc.



Our Mission

VOCATIONAL COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, INC. strives to be the leader in educating, preparing, guiding and assisting the willing individual in attaining their personal goals as they relate to independence, employment and success as citizens of their respective communities. The services offered by VCDI are afforded with only the premier degree of integrity for and utmost concentration on the individual and their present needs and/or goals.



For example, developmental disabilities affect a person’s ability to work, live, socialize, and maintain self-sufficiency.  VCDI services focus on enhancing an individual’s inclusion into the community’s economic life and present an alternative to the standard incarnation of day program services available to them. VCDI provides services to adults with developmental disabilities, who receive services from Valley Mountain Regional Center (VMRC) within Stanislaus County.



Services include

– Micro-enterprise entrepreneurialism development and support

– Vocational support and placement services

– Community integration services

– Behavioral support services



Interested Parties

-It is recommended for anyone who believes they can benefit from this new program to contact their service coordinator at Valley Mountain Regional Center as soon as possible as space is limited.

-Employers interested in this program please contact Vocational Coaching and Development Institute.



Jared Green, CEO & President

VCDI, Inc.

1217 J Street, Modesto, CA 95354

(209) 342-6707

www.vcdi.org

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Second Harvest Food Bank

Presents their 3rd Annual Empty Bowls Benefit



Friday February 21, 2014

Double Tree Hotel Ball Room Modesto

1150 9th St. Modesto



No Host Cocktails at 6:00pm

Dinner and Program at 7:00pm



Tickets are $35 and sold in advance only Tables are $300 and seat 10 Sponsorship is $350 and includes tickets and advertising



Estimated Attendance is 350



Empty Bowls was founded in 1990 by a group of determined high school students that wanted to make a difference for the hungry in their community. Empty Bowls events are held all over the world and serve as an evening of awareness. The face of hunger has changed over the years and now encompasses people, families, and seniors from every walk of life. It may be someone you come in contact with daily, a child on your child's soccer team, a co-worker. There is no way to tell who needs our help.



For a donation of $35, attendees choose a beautifully hand painted bowl and enjoy a simple meal prepared by the Chefs at Institute of Technology. The bowls that you take home serve as a constant   reminder that each night   someone somewhere goes to bed hungry. All proceeds for the evening will go to our Food 4 Thought and Food Assistance programs in Stanislaus County. Handcrafted works of art will be on display for purchase courtesy of the Peer Recovery Art Project. The beautifully painted bowls are also done by Peer Recovery Art Project. We hope that you will join us as we strive for our goal of “fighting hunger, feeding hope.”



Jessica Vaughan, Community Development

[email protected]

Second Harvest Food Bank

of San Joaquin & Stanislaus Counties

704 E. Industrial Park Drive

Manteca, CA 95337

www.LocalFoodBank.org

(209) 239-2091

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SALUD Outreach Health Fairs



Saturday, March 22nd (10a-2p)

San Joaquin Delta College

5151 Pacific Ave

Stockton, California 95207

(209) 954-5151



The Latino community is invited to come to the SALUD health fair where we will have multiple booths of medical education and screenings of differing medical screenings, such as blood pressure and blood sugar. Immunizations will also be offered, and all of our booths will have Spanish speakers to ensure that even non-English speakers will have full access to the education and services that we will provide. Educational services will come from a large number of organizations around the community.



SALUD Outreach Committee of the University of the Pacific will be hosting its second annual health fairs to provide free services to the undeserved community in Stockton

The purpose of SALUD is to help improve the health of the local Latino community via education and screenings. With these, we can promote health issue awareness, healthy lifestyles, and an overall healthier community. Last year, we helped serve over 200 patients at our health fairs, and we hope to serve more this year.



The Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences was founded in 1955 and is one of the University’s three professional schools. The school serves some 600 PharmD students, 60 speech-language pathology students, 90 physical therapy students, 450 pre-pharmacy students, and 40 graduate students. The School’s mission is to prepare students for lifelong success in health careers by providing an excellent, student centered learning environment where students may also develop strong leadership skills and commitments to their profession and society.



Ryan Ferrer & Alexandra J. Lopez

SALUD Outreach Co-Directors

Student Pharmacists, University of the Pacific

Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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Home Instead Senior Care

Offers Free Alzheimer's Caregiver Training Sessions



Home Instead Senior Care, the world's leading provider of home care services for seniors, recently announced new survey results revealing that Americans fear developing Alzheimer's disease more than any other major life-threatening disease, including cancer, stroke, heart disease and diabetes.



The Marist Institute for Public Opinion survey of more than 1,200 Americans was designed to gain perspective on the most pressing concerns associated with Alzheimer's, including diagnosis and the difficulties of caring for a loved one with the disease. Survey highlights include:

*Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63 percent ) have had a personal experience with someone with Alzheimer's and/or a serious memory loss problem.

*61 percent of Americans feel unprepared to care for a loved one diagnosed with the disease.

*If diagnosed with the disease, Americans most fear the inability to care for oneself, and burdening others (68 percent); followed by losing memory of life and loved ones (32 percent).

*A plurality of Americans – 44 percent – cite the illness as their most feared disease compared to 33 percent who cite cancer.

*More than other generations, a majority of Americans over 65 years of age (the silent/greatest generation) – 56 percent – fear an Alzheimer's diagnosis.

*When asked if it would be harder to receive an Alzheimer's diagnosis or care for someone with the disease, Americans are equally split down the middle, 50/50.



HOME INSTEAD'S ALZHEIMER'S CAREGIVING TRAINING PROGRAM As a response to the fears associated with the disease, and to better equip caregivers to manage difficult behaviors associated with the disease, Home Instead Senior Care recently launched a unique, first-of-its-kind Alzheimer's training program for caregivers, called Alzheimer's CARE. The free training program is available online, and hundreds of free in-person sessions are being offered across the U.S. in December. The Alzheimer's CARE training program is based on input from renown aging and dementia experts, and offers a tailored, fresh approach to coping with challenging behaviors associated with the disease. The approach encourages mental engagement to help relatives remain safely at home and in familiar surroundings as long as possible, and family members learn to immerse themselves in the mindsets of their loved ones to help manage various behavioral symptoms.



For more information on a training session near you, or to take the free online course, call 888-692-5129 or visitwww.helpforalzheimersfamilies.com



Dr. Amy D'Aprix, Spokesperson

Home Instead Senior Care

www.helpforalzheimersfamilies.com







Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California (EFNC)



The Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California leads the fight to stop seizures, find a cure, and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy.



Facts about Epilepsy:

•One in 100 people have epilepsy.

•One in 26 of us will have a seizure in our lifetime.

•Epilepsy is more common than cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease combined.

•Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder after migraine, stroke and Alzheimer’s disease.

•Each year the government spends $30 billion on medical research at the National Institutes of Health. Yet just ½ of 1% is spent on epilepsy. Funding is needed to make progress against epilepsy and improve health outcomes.



WHAT is a seizure:  It is a ‘mis-firing of the neuron’s in your brain.  Every movement, thought and everything you do is a result of neurons communicating with each other.  You cannot control this.  In a seizure, too many neurons are firing at the same time.  A seizure can take place in one part of the brain or in the entire brain – known to most people as a Grand Mal.   A seizure is a symptom of Epilepsy which is defined as anyone with two or more seizures.  Historically people with seizures were thought to be possessed by the devil.



Region we Serve: EFNC is the primary resource for information to the more than 140,000 people with epilepsy and to their families and physicians, who live in the 45 counties we serve – from Fresno to Oregon. We answer questions and refer patients and families.



Programs:

•Free of charge, the Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California trains teachers, nurses, companies and first responders about epilepsy, how to recognize a seizure and the simple steps of first aid.

•Youth Summer Camp, a unique sleep-away camp for children with epilepsy who need round-the-clock medical support. All children with epilepsy between the ages of 9 and 16 may attend the camp regardless of ability to pay.

•We conduct support groups, organize a unique art-therapy program for people with epilepsy, and establish public awareness events such as the Epilepsy Awareness Stroll.



First Aid Tips:

1. Don’t panic.

2. If possible place the person on their side with a pillow under the head.

3. Remove dangerous objects from nearby.

4. Do not put anything in the mouth.

5. Do not try to restrain movement. (understand that they may lash out but this is not directed at you and is not under their control)

6. Time the length of the seizure.

7. There is no need to call 911 unless the seizure lasts longer than five minutes or the person is injured as a result of a seizure.

8. Stay with the person until you are certain they are fully conscious and are aware.



Katherine Keeney, President/ CEO

Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California

155 Montgomery Street, Ste 309

San Francisco CA 95818

415-677-4011

[email protected]

www.epilepsynorcal.org

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The Borgen Project



Mission Statement: The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. We’re the innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy.



For example, we spend a lot of our time garnering public support to encourage congressional leaders to sponsor legislation to fund US AID. We also meet with congressional leaders and their staff to discuss the benefits to both other nations and our own that result from ending extreme global poverty. Other steps we take include educating the public on those same points we bring up to congressional leaders and spreading awareness of the issue.



Extreme Global Poverty

-1 in 7 people in the world is malnourished, undernourished, or starving, more than the populations of NA and EUR combined.

-Poverty leads to more poverty because it leads to overpopulation.

-In 2008, 8.8 million children died before their 5th birthday.



What Has Been Done?

-Hunger has been cut in half in China since the 90s

-Smallpox has been eradicated world-wide

-In the past 50 years, infant and child deaths have been cut in half in developing worlds

-US has spent $30 billion to aid, as opposed to the $600 billion spent on military

-The US promised to offer .7% of their gross national income as aid along with a multitude of countries, failing by only offering less than .2%, ranked 19th after 18 other countries, 5 exceeding the promised amount.



Why Get Involved and How?

-It is a fact that we have the resources in this day and age to eradicate extreme global poverty

-Less poverty means more consumers which will stimulate all economies

-Less poverty means less overpopulation

-84% of military officers said development aid is at least as effective as military efforts

-Over 50 3 and 4 star generals have asked Congress to increase aid as a means to protect the US

-You can help by educating people every day

-You can help by calling your 3 congressional leaders weekly and leaving their secretary a message showing your support for related legislation and increases in funds to US AID



Boris Chaves

Regional Director

The Borgen Project