Dick Johnson is Dead!!! TRUvies Movie Tomorrow Night! 4/7 - Wednesday

 

TRU Volunteer Connection Zoom Meeting Schedule and Opportunities           

 

4/7, Wednesday: TRUvies Movie Night, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Dick Johnson is Dead

Zoom Code: 850 229 3682

 

Dick Johnson is dead. May his soul rest in peace. He will always be in our prayers… even though Dick Johnson is not yet dead.  Dick Johnson is a pleasant and cheerful man who makes you want to hug him. His daughter, documentary filmmaker Kirsten Johnson, can’t fathom the idea that his joie de vivre and kindness will forever disappear from this world. So to face her worst fears, she decided to make a movie about him because, maybe, in that way, Dick Johnson will live forever in both our hearts and eyes. But instead of interviewing him or using old home movies, Kirsten has asked her father to participate in his own fake funeral and to perform in some elaborate death scenes. Our culture is so afraid of death that we seldom approach it in such an open and honest way. This film is a reminder that death is rarely controlled and goodbyes should never be put off.

4/9, Friday:  VC Zoom Presentation: Open Books, Volunteer Presenter: Skip Arnold

4/16, Friday:  Cancelled – New volunteer training

 

4/21, Wednesday: Volunteer Appreciation Week- 6pm – 7pm

Please send in two things that are true about YOU, and one thing that is false to Ginger or Wendy. We can’t wait to CELEBRATE your gift of being a TRU Volunteer and Thank YOU!!!

 

4/23, Friday:  VC Zoom Presentation: Susan Numchez – “Cause to Pause” Our education and training modules offers strategies for navigating the difficult emotions that can arise for caregivers. By integrating tools for reflection and awareness we become more resilient, and the capacity for compassion expands. Through this shared human experience we inspire each other to live whole-heartedly.

 

4/28, Wednesday: Volunteer Support Group: Death Café with Kim Mooney 5:30pm-7:30pm    Zoom Access code is: 850 229 3682

 

4/30, Friday: VC Zoom Presentation - Ted Talk: What's invisible? More than you think - John Lloyd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EUy_82IChY  Wendy’s Epiphany – recognizing invisible support and connections to reaffirm Life and Living in the time of COVID.

 

5/5 Wednesday: TRUvies Movie Night 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Dying Wish: A Dying Doctor’s Decision to Stop Eating and Drinking, Zoom Code: 850 229 3682

 

5/7 Friday: Book Club-: FINAL GIFTS –“SPECIAL GUEST” Author Patricia Kelley’s husband, Craig Hafner, will be joining us. 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

 

5/14 Friday: VC Zoom Presentation: The Natural Funeral-Karen Van Vuren

 

5/21 Friday: VC Zoom Presentation: Survival Talk for the CAREGIVER- Jessica O’Leary

 

5/28 Friday: VC Zoom Presentation: Patient/Family Volunteer Refresher Course