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Greetings!
We hope that you are enjoying receiving the MASWA newlsetter via the e-mail format. Thank you for helping us save a few trees! |
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JULY MEMBERSHIP MEETING |
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Minneapolis Senior Worker's Association
Thursday, July 23, 2009
2:30 pm Registration/Networking
2:45 pm Business Meeting
3:00 pm Presentation/Questions
4:00 pm Adjourn
TOPIC: Ethical Challenges in End of Life Care
Presenter: Dr. Joe Amberg
Dr. Amberg is the Palliative Care Services Medical Director and chairman of the Bioethics Committee at North Memorial Medical Center. He was a primary care internal medicine physician for 18 years. Board certified in Palliative Care medicine.
Program Overview and Objectives:
*Call the MASWA Program Co-Chairs: Kay Johnson, North Memorial Home Health and Hospice 763-520-4280 or Virginia Kafer, 612-419-9759 with questions related to this program.
LOCATION:
Golden Living Center, St. Louis Park
3201 Virginia Ave. South
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Contact: Keca Bell 612-750-1636
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| PRESIDENT'S MONTHLY NOTE |
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Hello fellow MASWA members!
The heat of summer is upon us. The sounds of kids playing outside, sprinklers running at all hours, people "testing" fireworks in anticipation of the 4th...I hope you are all finding the time to enjoy all that comes with summer in Minnesota.
As we are trying to stay cool, your MASWA board would like you to enjoy all that MASWA membership has to offer. MASWA provides opportunities for outstanding networking, referrals for your business, and is looking to do great things in the future. We have given to several charities the past two years in an effort to give back to the community we live and work in. We have made an impact on the lives of others with these donations and hope to do even more as our organization progresses and grows in the 21st century. We have currently initiated a new Board position known as the Community Liaison. This committee will be doing community outreach to schools and universities in an effort to promote "senior focused careers". We will also look at how we can better impact the community by supporting legislative action, lobbying for programs that will increase the benefits and quality of life for seniors, and using the media to get our message out.
This is your organization and we encourage you to get active. If you are interested in serving on a committee, please contact a board member.
Enjoy the summer.
Loretta M. Stinson
President |
| FEATURED BOARD MEMBER OF THE MONTH |
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Jeri Gort - Education Chair
 Jeri Gort, LISW, has her Masters Degree in Social Work from the U of M, (1983), and worked at St. John's Hospital and Home Care in 1983/84 and then worked for over twenty years as a school social worker with Minneapolis school children and their families. She has worked with pregnant teens, young mothers, children with hearing impairments and children with autism. In 1996, she raised funds and initiated a non-profit character education program called Best Friends that served over 200 Minneapolis inner city young women over seven years.
In 2007, Jeri switched careers and joined the business that her father began 13 years ago (formerly known as Caring Companions) and currently owns and operates the Hennepin County office of Touching Hearts at Home, providing caregiver services to seniors and people with disabilities. She is thoroughly enjoying her work with seniors and their families finding creative solutions to enable our clients to live independently for as long as possible.
She's married with three grown children and two grandsons. She has volunteered in several church ministry programs, including recently spearheading fundraising for a building project for a children's home in the mountains of Andahuaylas, Peru, where a portion of the proceeds from Touching Hearts at Home is given. |
| ANNUAL EVENTS |
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Mark your calendars for this fabulous annual event:
Fall Aging ConferenceThursday, October 29 Earle Brown Heritage Center
Brooklyn Center |
| SPRING LUNCHEON |
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Once again, thank you to all MASWA members who made the annual Spring Luncheon a success. We had our largest attendance ever with 137 guests! Special thanks to the spring luncheon sponsors, SilverCrest Properties, Diamond Crest Assisted Living, Emerald Crest, Home Care Assist, Home Watch Home Care, Intrepid Home Care, Nova Communications, Pathfinder Rent-A-Daughter, and The Guiding Way.
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