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Greetings!
Please enjoy the newest edition of the VNA E-News.
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Spring is in the Air | |
 There is still time to join us for the Spring Blooms! Fashion Show and Luncheon Wednesday, April 4, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington.
This annual fashion event raises money for the Janet S. Munt Family Room, VNA's parent-child center. The Family Room serves over 400 of Burlington's most vulnerable families each year.
To register, visit www.vnacares.org/fashion.
Fashions will be modeled from SportStyle Store, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, and Stella Mae. Our models include Bridget Barry Caswell, Judy Cohen, Libby Corran, Dr. Lewis First, Jim Fogler, Megan Frenzen, Church Hindes, Emma Hindes, Kristen Hindes, Lucy Hindes, Judy Lief, John Maitland, Mark Redmond, Eva Sollberger and Samantha Stevens.
Thank you to our 2012 sponsors: Northfield Savings Bank, Paul Frank + Collins, Bergeron Paradis & Fitzpatrick, Dinse Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., Pines Senior Living Community, Pomerleau Real Estate, Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc., Queen City Printers Inc., Shearer Volkswagen, New England Federal Credit Union, Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Gadue's Dry Cleaning, Wake Robin, Willis North America/Smith Bell & Thompson and Vermont Tent Company.
Tickets are $50 per person. Reserve a table of 8 for $350 or a table of 10 for $450. Please contact Maria McGrath for more info at (802) 860-4435 or mcgrath@vnacares.org. |
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Effective Communication Strategies | |
The VNA offers another program in our Community Education Series.
Effective Communication Strategies
Wednesday, April 4
5:30-6:30 pm
Presented by Mary Val Palumbo, DNP, APRN, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Fletcher Allen Health Care Memory Center
Program held at VNA Grand Way Adult Day Program, Grand Way Commons, 412 Farrell Street, South Burlington
This program will help you understand and improve your interactions with persons with dementia, Alzheimer's disease and memory impariment.
- Learn how to communicate better
- How does the person with memory loss interpret what you are saying
- Why is communication understood sometimes and not at other times
- Decrease your stress; helping your loved one decrease theirs.
Any type of memory impairment can affect the way someone expresses themselves verbally or their understanding of what is going on around them. They may communicate through behavior changes, including withdrawal, aggression, resistance and difficulty finding or understanding words. This workshop can help you learn ways to communicate more effectively and how to interpret and respond to changing behaviors.
To register and for more information, call 802 658-1900 x3903 or email lecompte@vnacares.org. |
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Start the Conversation |
 In life, we prepare for everything - college, marriage, children, retirement. But we seldom talk about preparing for end-of-life care. We'd like to help you start the conversation and increase your understanding of end-of-life options, how to share end-of-life wishes and how to record your decisions using Vermont's Advance Directive form.
We invite you to join a conversation:
Wednesday, April 18
5:30 pm
at the Arbors, 687 Harbor Rd, Shelburne
Angel Means, RN, MS, VNA Director of End-of-Life Care, will discuss end-of-life care options and introduce resources to help you start the conversation with your loved ones.
To register, please email lecompte@vnacares.org or call 658-1900 x3903. For more information, visit our website at www.starttheconversationvt.org. |
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Sincerely,
Your VNA
Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties
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| Save the Date |
Join us for the
Vermont Respite House 5k Fun Run
and Jiggety Jog
Saturday
May 12
Registration starts at 8 am
Stay tuned for more information soon! |
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