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Greetings!
Please enjoy the latest edition of VNA E-News.
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Memorial Tree Lighting and Remembrance Ceremony
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 Join us for our annual Vermont Respite House tradition. This memorial service is a chance to gather to honor and remember our loved ones. During the ceremony, the names of all Vermont Respite House residents in 2012 will be read. This year's ceremony will take place:
Sunday, January 13, 2013
2 - 4 pm
Williston Federated Church Williston, VT
We also invite you to participate by sponsoring a bulb for the Vermont Respite House Memorial Tree. This tree remains lit during the holiday season. Your $10 gift will light a bulb in memory of the person or persons you have named to be honored. These names are included in the printed program at the ceremony. Following the ceremony, you are invited to join us at Vermont Respite House to see our tree and share in some refreshments. For more information or to download a memorial bulb order form, click here.
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From our beginnings, your VNA has been a champion of the well-being of children and families. In 1906, the Burlington area had the highest rate of infant mortality in the country for a city its size. Your VNA was founded to improve the health of our community, and this work has continued to be our passion for the past 106 years. Twenty-five years ago, the VNA Family Room program began as a way to promote family resiliency and school readiness for young children. One of the first families in this program was a mother and father with three young children. This story is just one of many stories this year about how the VNA has delivered high-quality services and resources which promote health and independence from birth to the very end-of-life. Please consider supporting our vital work with a tax deductible year-end gift to the VNA. Thank you! .
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Powerful Tools for Caregivers
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 Caring for a family member or a loved one can be challenging. Your VNA can help navigate these caring challenges with Powerful Tools for Caregivers. This six-week course is designed to provide caregivers the tools they need to care for themselves so they can more effectively care for their loved one. You will learn to:
- Reduce stress
- Improve self-confidence
- Balance your life
- Better communicate your feelings
- Increase ability to make tough decisions
- Locate helpful resources
Classes are led by Kate Kreider, RN, VNA Adult Day Program Site Manager and Wendy Bombard, RN, VNA Adult Day Program Clinical Coordinator. Both bring with them their experience and expertise in caring for persons in the home.
This 6-week program will be held at
VNA Grand Way Adult Day, Grand Way Commons, 412 Farrell St, So. Burlington
Mondays, January 14-February 18, 2013
6 - 7:30 pm
A donation of $30 to help defray costs is appreciated, but not required. To register, please call 802 658-1900 x3903 or email lecompte@vnacares.org.
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Sincerely,
Your VNA
Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties
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A VNA Hospice Volunteer's Journey
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Read about one hospice volunteer's trip of a lifetime when she was selected as a Community Celebrity by Cabot Creamery for her work in our VNA Hospice Program. This two-part story begins this week and will conclude next week on our VNA blog.
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