October TRUvies Movie Night RESCHEDULED from 10/7 to 10/14 due to Vice Presidential Debates 2020. T
RUvies Movie Night, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Zoom Code: 850 229 3682
Join Michael McHale, President and CEO TRU Community Care in discussion of this month's TRUvie Movie: Title: Choosing to Die Note: This film may be difficult for some to watch. It is a film about UK where assisted suicide is illegal. People go to Switzerland where it is legal. The Director, Terry Pratchett has Alzheimer’s and is considering his options. He interviews people who are considering it and their families. The end of the film takes us to Switzerland with one of those couples. We watch the two doctor evaluations. We watch him swallow the medicine and we watch him die. Note: The death is difficult to watch, but there is also a sense of satisfaction that he died on his terms.
End Of Life Options Act Handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1x_N2yep5m61VWGd7BJa72eaeVU4cpA/view
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TRU’s Virtual Luncheon
Hello to our incredible group of volunteers!
Have you had a chance to sign up yet for TRU’s virtual luncheon on October 22nd? It’s taking place from 12-1 and has never been easier to ‘attend’… simply register today with your name and email and you will receive a link later this month about how to join. You’ll hear more about TRU’s response to the pandemic, recent achievements, and our bold path forward. I know it will make you proud of your work! Additionally, we’ve included some sample wording below if you wish to invite friends, coworkers, or family. While it is disappointing that we can’t be together in person, we see it as a nice opportunity for people to join who may not have been able to before due to geographic location, time constraints, or ticket price. Please feel free to personalize and share widely!
Best, TRU’s Development Team
Sample email to send to your networks:
With a focus on providing a continuum of care for members of our community living with advanced illness and loss, TRU programs include hospice care, palliative care, grief services, and PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly). TRU has provided end of life care for our community for over four decades.
As a valued (friend, family member, colleague) I want to personally invite you to join me VIRTUALLY for the upcoming TRU Cares Luncheon taking place Thursday, October 22, 2020, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. It’s free to attend and easy to participate. Just register today with your name and email address, and you will receive detailed information about how to join as the event gets closer.
Please let me know if and when you register so that I can count on ‘seeing’ you there!
With gratitude,
Your Name
2021 Zoom Schedule
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We have almost made it through 2020 – Whew! Thank you for allowing us to connect during this challenging time. Let us know your thoughts on what will make these Zoom meetings better for you and how you would like to see them continue into 2021. Would they be better attended at a different time? Less often? More specific topics? Let’s create a schedule that works for you. volunteer@trucare.org
TRU Volunteer Connection Zoom Meeting Schedule and Opportunities
10/7 TRUvies Movie Night RESCHEDULED from 10/7 to 10/14 due to Vice Presidential Debates 2020. 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
Zoom Code: 850 229 3682
10/9 Threshold Singers: We are a group of singers who offer our voices in service at the bedsides of people who are dying or are seriously ill. In a small group of 3 or 4, we sing soft, gentle, heartfelt songs to offer presence, comfort, and kindness. Our group is one of almost 200 Threshold Choir chapters worldwide. To learn more, go to thresholdchoir.org/boulder_county
10/14 TRUvies Movie Night: Choosing to Die: 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
Zoom Code: 850 229 3682
Join Michael McHale, President and CEO TRU Community Care in discussion of this month's TRUvie Movie: Choosing to Die Note: This film may be difficult for some to watch. It is a film about UK where assisted suicide is illegal. People go to Switzerland where it is legal. The Director, Terry Pratchett has Alzheimer’s and is considering his options. He interviews people who are considering it and their families. The end of the film takes us to Switzerland with one of those couples. We watch the two doctor evaluations. We watch him swallow the medicine and we watch him die. Note: The death is difficult to watch, but there is also a sense of satisfaction that he died on his terms.
Link to Colorado End of Life Act: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1x_N2yep5m61VWGd7BJa72eaeVU4cpA/view
10/16 New Volunteer Training – No Zoom Today
10/23 Green Burials – Mary Reilly-McNellan, Project Manager, Columbia Cemetery Preservation Project; City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department (retired) m.mcnellan@msn.com
Mary Reilly-McNellan retired in 2016 after 31 years of employment with the City of Boulder, Colorado. Most recently, she obtained grants and managed the Columbia Cemetery Preservation Project for the City from 1998 through 2015. Mary served as coordinator of the award-winning Columbia Cemetery Conservation Corps, a group of dedicated volunteers who perform simple repairs and documentation tasks in Columbia. She has received intensive monument conservation training and has been a member of the Association for Gravestone Studies for twenty-two years, receiving the organization’s Oakley Certificate of Merit in 2000. She has presented cemetery conservation programs at their national conferences, and has co-presented at several workshops for Colorado Preservation, Inc. In addition, Mary has served as a consultant for cemetery preservation in Colorado, Oregon, and Illinois, and is a founding member of the Colorado Historic Cemetery Association and Green Burial Boulder County.
10/28 Death Café 5:30pm-7:30pm - Kim Mooney, ADEC Certification in Thanatology Practically-Dying.com
10/30 “If these Stones Could Talk: Tales from Columbia Cemetery, Boulder, Colorado” – Mary Reilly-McNellan Project Manager, Columbia Cemetery Preservation Project; City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department (retired) m.mcnellan@msn.com
Mary Reilly-McNellan served as coordinator of the award-winning Columbia Cemetery Conservation Corps, a group of dedicated volunteers who perform simple repairs and documentation tasks in Columbia. She has received intensive monument conservation training and has been a member of the Association for Gravestone Studies for twenty-two years, receiving the organization’s Oakley Certificate of Merit in 2000. In addition, Mary has served as a consultant for cemetery preservation in Colorado, Oregon, and Illinois, and is a founding member of the Colorado Historic Cemetery Association and Green Burial Boulder County.
For your own enjoyment: Ask the Mortician: Girl Talk with the Dead! (Learn about the birth of Spiritualism - Don’t be scared by the ads. Proceeds will be donated to support the work of an individual: Cheyney McKnight, a performance artist and historian who creates educational programing about slavery and the African experience during the 18th and 19th Centuries. Even the out-takes are fun to watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPMJin0BTqE
11/5 Coping with the Holidays When You Are Grieving 1:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Brandy Queen, LPC Seniors Counselor and Resource Education Coordinator | she, her, hers - Senior Services | City of Longmont
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/95871996933
Meeting ID: 958 7199 6933 Dial by your location: 720-707-2699
11/6 Book Club: Pending title - Veteran Related
11/13 Veteran Program: Qualified Listeners - Greg Goettsch GregG@qualifiedlisteners.org
11/20 Veteran Program:
11/27 Veteran Program:
12/2
1-2:30: The Conversation Project: New Volunteer Training. We are
looking for volunteers! If you are interested in becoming a trained
Conversation Coach for The Conversation Project in Boulder County, please join
us for our last 2020 session. You will learn about the history of The
Conversation Project, advance directive basics, and how to help people have
these vital conversations with those that matter most. AmandaMeier@trucare.org
12/4 Book Club: Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley "For everyone who has been or ever will be close to someone who is dying, this book is aimed at helping them to understand not only what the experience of death is like, but also how to interpret the symbolic messages by which the dying attempt to communicate their needs to us. ... Google Books
Additional Title for Book Club: The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseksi
12/9 1-2:30: The Conversation Project: New Volunteer Training. We are looking for volunteers! If you are interested in becoming a trained Conversation Coach for The Conversation Project in Boulder County, please join us for our last 2020 session. You will learn about the history of The Conversation Project, advance directive basics, and how to help people have these vital conversations with those that matter most. AmandaMeier@trucare.org
12/11 PBS Newshour: Why African-American seniors are less likely to use hospice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dypoYEvBfs4 Black seniors are more likely than whites and Latinos to forgo hospice care. Due to deeply felt religious beliefs and a long history of discrimination in the U.S., African-American patients are often reluctant to plan for the end of their lives, and more skeptical when doctors suggest stopping treatment. Special correspondent Sarah Varney reports on efforts to change some of those beliefs. Gather with us to watch this short video and engage in some insightful discussion following.
12/18 Volunteer Holiday Celebration
12/25 NO Meeting Today - Merry Christmas!!!
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