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AFA Teal Room: Music Performance by Maya
AFA Teal Room: Music Performance by Maya
AFA Teal Room: Music Performance by Maya This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. May 1, 2022 2:30 pm ET Join former Broadway performer, […]
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Facebook Popup with Jackie: Motivation Monday
Facebook Popup with Jackie: Motivation Monday
Start your Mondays with a motivational quote from AFA! Jackie Gatto, MS, R-DMT, LCAT-LP, CDP, will stream live on AFA’s Facebook page for approximately 5-10 minutes. This event will take place on AFA’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AlzheimersFoundationofAmerica.
AFA Teal Room: 6-Week Art Series with Marnie
AFA Teal Room: 6-Week Art Series with Marnie
AFA Teal Toom: 6-Week Art Series with Marnie This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. May 2, 2022 2:30pm ET During this 6-week series, […]
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AFA Teal Room: Art with Hearts Need Art
AFA Teal Room: Art with Hearts Need Art
AFA Teal Room: Art with Hearts Need Art This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. May 3, 2022 2:30 pm ET Join artist Hannah Garrison […]
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Educating America Tour: Illinois
Educating America Tour: Illinois
Educating America Tour: Illinois Click here to register Conference Agenda May 4, 2022 10AM – 10:15AM CT Welcome & About AFA Charles Fuschillo, Jr. President & CEO, Alzheimer’s […]
AFA Teal Room: Stretch & Flex Fitness
AFA Teal Room: Stretch & Flex Fitness
AFA Teal Room: Stretch & Flex Fitness This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. May 4, 2022 2:30 pm ET Join AFA’s Manager of Therapeutic […]
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AFA Teal Room: Storytelling & Art with Kathryne
AFA Teal Room: Storytelling & Art with Kathryne
AFA Teal Room: Storytelling & Art with Kathryne This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. May 5, 2022 2:30 pm ET Join Kathryne Fassbender, CDCS, for […]
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AFA Teal Room: Relax & Refresh
AFA Teal Room: Relax & Refresh
AFA Teal Room: Relax & Refresh This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. May 6, 2022 2:30 pm ET Join AFA for a relaxing and meditative-themed experience! Images and soft music will guide you into a relaxing and calm state. Use this time to decompress and release anything that […]
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AFA Teal Room: Chair Yoga Series – Inner Child
AFA Teal Room: Chair Yoga Series – Inner Child
AFA Teal Room: Chair Yoga Series – Inner Child This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. May 1, 2022 2:30pm ET Join Sheryl Oleksak, 500 […]
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AFA Teal Room: Music with Monique & Stephen
AFA Teal Room: Music with Monique & Stephen
Music with Monique & Stephen Rhythms of Motherhood: Celebrating Moms Through Rhythm Sunday 5/8 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join Monique […]
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Facebook Popup with Jackie: Motivation Monday
Facebook Popup with Jackie: Motivation Monday
Start your Mondays with a motivational quote from AFA! Jackie Gatto, MS, R-DMT, LCAT-LP, CDP, will stream live on AFA’s Facebook page for approximately 5-10 minutes. This event will take place on AFA’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AlzheimersFoundationofAmerica.
AFA Teal Room: 6-Week Art Series with Marnie: Accordion Book (Week 2)
AFA Teal Room: 6-Week Art Series with Marnie: Accordion Book (Week 2)
6-Week Art Series with Marnie: Accordion Book (Week 2) Monday 5/9 2:30 ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. During this 6-week series, Marnie Herlands, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT, will demonstrate how to create an accordion book, which involves paper and simple folds, while designing your book using materials […]
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AFA Teal Room: Disco-Funk Chair Fitness
AFA Teal Room: Disco-Funk Chair Fitness
Disco-Funk Chair Fitness Tuesday 5/10 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join AFA’s Jackie Gatto, MS, R-DMT, LCAT-LP, CDP, for a low-impact chair fitness class to energize your day! Driven by the up-lifting beats of funk and disco music, this class will target all major muscle […]
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AFA Teal Room: Garden with Sallie: Spring Flowers
AFA Teal Room: Garden with Sallie: Spring Flowers
Garden with Sallie: Spring Flowers Wednesday 5/11 2:30 PM This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join Sallie Stutz, a horticultural therapist, for a virtual gardening activity. In this class, you will learn about pansies and their relatives. It is one of the first spring flowers and their colorful cheery […]
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May Care Connections: Mindfulness & Self Care
May Care Connections: Mindfulness & Self Care
Join Cindy Bautista-Thomas, PhD, LCSW, RYT, social work educator, mindfulness facilitator, executive and transformational trainer, for a 1-hour Care Connection on mindfulness and self-care. Leave this webinar with skills for […]
AFA Teal Room: Sing-Along with AFA
AFA Teal Room: Sing-Along with AFA
Sing-Along with AFA: Songs for Gifts from the Garden Thursday 5/12 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join AFA for an enriching and fun sing-along! For today’s virtual class, song lyrics will be presented on your screen to follow and sing along. Warm up your voice […]
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AFA Teal Room: Recreation with Rebecca
AFA Teal Room: Recreation with Rebecca
AFA Teal Room: Recreation with Rebecca: Blackout Poetry Friday 5/13 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join Rebecca Gonzalez, a recent therapeutic recreation graduate, for an interactive and enlightening virtual poetry session! You will engage in a “blackout poetry” activity, learn about the history behind this […]
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AFA Teal Room: Chair Yoga with Sheryl
AFA Teal Room: Chair Yoga with Sheryl
Chair Yoga with Sheryl: In the Now Saturday 5/14 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join Sheryl Oleksak, 500 ERYT, for a 4-week chair yoga series that will open your heart and connect your mind and body. This practice will bring you a sense of freedom […]
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AFA Teal Room: Music with Lily
AFA Teal Room: Music with Lily
Music with Lily Sunday 5/15 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Do you miss traveling? Do you remember your favorite trips and places that you visited? Join Lily Bowers, MT-BC, for a time of reminiscing and cognitive stimulation through songs of travel. Song List: Blue Skies […]
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Facebook Popup with Jackie: Motivation Monday
Facebook Popup with Jackie: Motivation Monday
Start your Mondays with a motivational quote from AFA! Jackie Gatto, MS, R-DMT, LCAT-LP, CDP, will stream live on AFA’s Facebook page for approximately 5-10 minutes. This event will take place on AFA’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AlzheimersFoundationofAmerica.
AFA Teal Room: 6-Week Art Series with Marnie (Week 3)
AFA Teal Room: 6-Week Art Series with Marnie (Week 3)
6-Week Art Series with Marnie (Week 3) Monday 5/16 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. During this 6-week series, Marnie Herlands, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT, will demonstrate how to create an accordion book, which involves paper and simple folds, using materials of your choosing! Options will […]
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AFA Teal Room: Barre Fitness
AFA Teal Room: Barre Fitness
AFA Teal Room: Barre Fitness Tuesday 5/17 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join AFA’s Manager of Therapeutic Programming Jackie Gatto, MS, R-DMT, LCAT-LP, CDP, for a barre fitness class! Jackie is a certified barre instructor and Registered Dance-Movement Therapist. Barre is a blend of […]
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LIVE, Interactive Webinar Training: Macro-Level Cultural Consideration in Dementia Care: A Population-Based Approach
LIVE, Interactive Webinar Training: Macro-Level Cultural Consideration in Dementia Care: A Population-Based Approach
Click here to register In American society, our most vulnerable populations are at a greater risk for morbidity and mortality. This phenomenon is the same for dementia. This live, interactive workshop aims to look at the following three modifiable health factors: Social determinants of health Barriers to care The impact of health disparities for people […]
AFA Teal Room: Jazz Performance with Anthony
AFA Teal Room: Jazz Performance with Anthony
Jazz Performance with Anthony Wednesday 5/18 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Music has this uncanny ability to bring back memories. There’s something about the catchiness of a melody that can truly stay within our soul. In this virtual community class, Anthony Ferrara & Friends […]
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Care Connection Webinar: Health Care Advocates & Geriatric Care Managers
Care Connection Webinar: Health Care Advocates & Geriatric Care Managers
Special Edition Care Connection Webinar: Health Care Advocates & Geriatric Care Managers How These Professionals May Be Able to Help You Health Care Advocates and Geriatric Care Managers help people […]
AFA Teal Room: Trivia Time with AFA–National Pick Strawberries Day
AFA Teal Room: Trivia Time with AFA–National Pick Strawberries Day
Trivia Time with AFA--National Pick Strawberries Day Thursday 5/19 2:30PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join AFA for some trivia! In this virtual community class, you will experience a fun and interactive trivia game. Each session, you’ll learn about a new topic and explore it from […]
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AFA Teal Room: Recreation with Rebecca–Friendship Bracelets
AFA Teal Room: Recreation with Rebecca–Friendship Bracelets
Recreation with Rebecca--Friendship Bracelets Friday 5/20 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join Rebecca Gonzalez, a recent Therapeutic Recreation graduate, for an inspiring and engaging virtual crafting session! You will learn how to create your very own friendship bracelets. Before diving into this activity, you will […]
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AFA Teal Room: Chair Yoga with Sheryl—Smile
AFA Teal Room: Chair Yoga with Sheryl—Smile
Chair Yoga with Sheryl—Smile Saturday 5/21 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join Sheryl Oleksak, 500 ERYT, for a chair yoga series that will open your heart and connect your mind and body. This practice will bring you a sense of freedom from any tension […]
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AFA Teal Room: Broadway Concert with The Caravan of Angels
AFA Teal Room: Broadway Concert with The Caravan of Angels
Broadway Concert with The Caravan of Angels Sunday 5/22 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join AFA for a Broadway and golden oldies music performance! The Caravan of Angels Foundation is a nonprofit organization that makes theater more accessible by bringing professional singers out into […]
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Facebook Popup with Jackie: Motivation Monday
Facebook Popup with Jackie: Motivation Monday
Start your Mondays with a motivational quote from AFA! Jackie Gatto, MS, R-DMT, LCAT-LP, CDP, will stream live on AFA’s Facebook page for approximately 5-10 minutes. This event will take place on AFA’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AlzheimersFoundationofAmerica.
AFA Teal Room: 6-Week Art Series with Marnie (Week 4)
AFA Teal Room: 6-Week Art Series with Marnie (Week 4)
6-Week Art Series with Marnie (Week 4) Monday 5/23 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. During this series, Marnie Herlands, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT, will demonstrate how to create an accordion book, which involves paper and simple folds, using materials of your choosing! Options will be offered […]
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AFA Teal Room: Muscle, Mind, Move!
AFA Teal Room: Muscle, Mind, Move!
Muscle, Mind, Move! Tuesday 5/24 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join AFA’s Jackie Gatto, MS, R-DMT, LCAT-LP, for a low-impact virtual chair fitness class to strengthen your muscles and your mind! You will follow along with simple movements that target all major muscle groups, […]
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AFA Teal Room: Book Club with Reading2Connect
AFA Teal Room: Book Club with Reading2Connect
Book Club with Reading2Connect: How Do You Like Your Coffee? Wednesday 5/25 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. After identifying the barriers our patients encounter when attempting to read, Reading2Connect experimented with a variety of modifications to text, language, graphic layout, content and illustrations to […]
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AFA Teal Room: Relax & Refresh – Walk in the Park
AFA Teal Room: Relax & Refresh – Walk in the Park
Relax & Refresh: Walk in the Park Thursday 5/26 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Walk in the Park – Join AFA for a relaxing and meditative-themed experience! In this virtual community class, relaxing images and soft music will guide you into a calm state. […]
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AFA Teal Room: Music with Ariel
AFA Teal Room: Music with Ariel
Music with Ariel Friday 5/27 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Learn music-based coping techniques from Board Certified Music Therapist Ariel Weissberger, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, of Berko Music Therapy. This session will include music and opportunities to actively participate by listening, singing along, and playing along […]
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AFA Teal Room: Chair Yoga with Sheryl—Joy in You
AFA Teal Room: Chair Yoga with Sheryl—Joy in You
Chair Yoga with Sheryl—Joy in You Saturday 5/28 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Join Sheryl Oleksak, 500 ERYT, for a chair yoga series that will open your heart and connect your mind and body. This practice will bring you a sense of freedom from […]
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AFA Teal Room: Nature’s Visit with Quogue Wildlife Refuge—Virtual Woodland Hike
AFA Teal Room: Nature’s Visit with Quogue Wildlife Refuge—Virtual Woodland Hike
Nature’s Visit with Quogue Wildlife Refuge: Virtual Woodland Hike Sunday 5/29 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. Come join AFA and the Quogue Wildlife Refuge on a virtual woodland hike! Quogue Wildlife Refuge is a 305-acre non-profit nature preserve nestled in the Village of Quogue, […]
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AFA Teal Room: 6-Week Art Series with Marnie (Week 5)
AFA Teal Room: 6-Week Art Series with Marnie (Week 5)
6-Week Art Series with Marnie (Week 5) Monday 5/30 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. During this 6-week series, Marnie Herlands, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT, will demonstrate how to create an accordion book, which involves paper and simple folds, while using materials of your choosing! Options will […]
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AFA Teal Room: Mindful Meditation with AFA’s Jackie
AFA Teal Room: Mindful Meditation with AFA’s Jackie
Mindful Meditation with AFA’s Jackie Tuesday 5/31 2:30 PM ET This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom. It is so important to find time for us and connect from within. Join AFA’s Manager of Therapeutic Programming Jackie Gatto, MS, R-DMT, LCAT-LP, CDP, for a relaxing afternoon of meditation! Connect […]
