Volunteer Connection Newsletter

YOU STILL HAVE TIME!

TRU Volunteer Connection Zoom Meeting Schedule

6/19: Personal Chat and Q&A - BJ Miller, former Executive Director of the Zen Hospice Project. Be inquisitive! You have time now to read his book, A Beginner's Guide to the End. (An honest, surprising, and detailed-oriented guide to the most universal of all experiences, A Beginner's Guide to the End is the first ever practical, compassionate, and comprehensive guide to dying and living fully until you do.)

6/26: Vision Board Creation – Ginger Cooley. Take this opportunity to create a life that inspires and motivates you. The purpose of your vision board is to bring everything on it to life. First, think about what your goals are in the following areas: relationships, career and finances, home, travel, personal growth (including spirituality, social life, and education) and health.

6/27: 2^nd Annual Take Flight Butterfly Release & Memorial

Virtual Program, Independent Release - 9:00am

(To order butterflies, please refer to details provided at end of newsletter.)

JULY

7/1       Balfour Louisville Holiday Drive-by Parade – Details to come.

7/3       TRU Holiday – Happy 4^th of July! (No Zoom today.)

7/10    Memories in the Making – Johanna (Jojo) Beeman, LPC, Art Therapist. Have on hand:  paper, watercolors or art materials of your choice and an inspiration object or picture.

7/17    M.A.I.D. Update - Dr. John Massone, TRU Medical Director

7/24    Alliance of Therapy Dogs - Billie Smith, Executive Director

7/31    Healing through Gratitude - Janie Blakely, TRU Chaplain

§  INTERESTING LINKS AND INFORMATION

Ø  2^nd Annual Take Flight Butterfly Release & Memorial

(Virtual Program, Independent Release - 9:00am, Saturday, June 27)

 10-11am Butterfly Pick-up and Independent Release. Drive-thru Pick-up at TRU PACE 2593 Park Lane, Lafayette

This year, in the interest of public health, butterflies will be released independently. Participants are invited to contribute a photo or video clip for a communal montage. Butterflies may be reserved for $20 prior to June 17. To purchase a butterfly, visit www.TRUcare.org/butterflies.

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Ø Do Good, Live Longer: Volunteering May Add Years To Lifespan, Improves Overall Well-Being June 12, 2020 by Jacob Roshgadol

https://www.studyfinds.org/do-good-live-longer-volunteering-may-add-years-to-lifespan-improves-overall-well-being/

·         JUNE BIRTHDAYS

v  Beth Hayward             6/2

v  Erin Deany                  6/2

v  Amy Wong                  6/3

v  Sue Samuels              6/3

v  Kay Swaeby               6/5

v  June Berlinger             6/8

v  Sally Goedert              6/8

v  Sarah Sutherland        6/9

v  Karen Johnson            6/10

v  Marilyn Diesch            6/18

v  Sunny Brown              6/19

v  Marie Zrust                  6/22

v  Joelle Rossback-Dahl   6/23

v  August Nicholson        6/24

v  Denise Boselli             6/25

v  Mike Arellano              6/26

v  Magenta Ishak            6/28

v  Suzy Fox                     6/28

v  Gail Sanderson           6/29

v  Karen Laage               6/29