Pease join us on Thursday, October 29 for our fun annual Halloween party. Come in costume, if you wish, and have a good time playing games and enjoying spooky treats.
On Thursday, October 15, our chair yoga begins at 2:00 PM. After that, we will enjoy fun and fellowship.
Alan and the Beat Goes On will be with us on Thursday, November 4. Please come and enjoy drumming!
Please join us for our upcoming meetings:
April 2 is our Easter egg hunt and party and April 16 will feature chair yoga. On April 14, we will be taking a trip to the Hdvar hazy air and space museum. More details to follow.
Please join us at our Thursday, November 6 meeting for a performance by the Sliders Quartet. They are four guys who love singing barbershop harmony for the sheer fun of it. This foursome serves up good old fashioned barbershop entertainment with a light hearted touch, bringing smiles wherever they perform. Mr. high tone tenor is Paul Greiner. Leading the quartet iw Ray Hawn. Singing baritone and keeper of the pitch pipe is Clint Burnham, and holding down the bottom rung is Mike Everard, bass singer. This is a day at Memory Cafe not to be missed! Hope to see you there!
In addition to our regular meetings, here is a list of the upcoming Special Memory Cafe meetings. All meetings are held at Andrew Chapel Church from 2-4 PM. Please join us!
September 4, 2014 Brigid Reynolds, Speaker from the Georgetown University Hospital Memory Disorders Program
September 18, 2014 The Beat Goes On with Alan and the Drummers
October 2, 2014 Tea Party
October 30, 2014 5th Thursday – Annual Halloween Party
November 6, 2014 The Sliders Quartet – Entertainment in the Barbershop Style
December 18, 2014 Christmas Party with a Holiday Sing-Along
Brigid Reynold, NP at the Georgetown University Hospital’s Memory Disorders Program, will speak to the memorycafe4u group at 2PM on September 4, 2014 at Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church, 1301 Trap Rd, Vienna, VA. She will speak about current clinical studies focusing on Alzheimer’s disease. In particular, she will speak about the new A4 study, a study for older (65 to 85) individuals who may be at risk for memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease. The A4 study is investigating a new drug intervention that may reduce the impact of ‘beta amyloid’ forming plaques in the brain. The A4 aniti-amyloid investigational drug targets amyloid build up in the brain with the aim of slowing memory loss associated with the development of Alzheimer’s. Brigid will also discuss other clinical trials and answer questions about Alzheimer’s disease.
Brigid Reynolds joined the Memory Disorders Program in 2001. She received her Masters of Science in Nursing from the Catholic University of America in 1996 and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Emory University in 1989. Brigid is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Prior to joining the Memory Disorders Program Brigid’s career focused on home care, primary care, and case management for elderly patients. Presently she is on Faculty at Georgetown University where she specializes in evaluating and treating patients with memory problems and is a Research Investigator conducting clinical trials of potential new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
Reservations are a must. Please call Carol Blackwell (571-236-6933) to reserve a spot. You won’t want to miss it!
This coming Thursday, July 31st we will meet at Meadowlark Gardens between 12 and 12:30 p.m. for a picnic.
The Gardens are located at: 9750 Meadowlark Ct. Vienna, VA.
We usually bring a sandwich and drink for lunch, (or whatever you like). Dessert will be provided. Mainly we just like to socialize, but you may also like to visit the Gardens. The Visitors Center with restrooms, a gift shop and exhibits is conveniently located next to the picnic area. The cost to tour the Gardens is $2.50. There is no charge to park or use the picnic area.
Directions: From our meeting place at Andrew Chapel Church go west on Rt. 7 in the left lane for about a mile.
Take a left on Beulah Road. Go 2.3 miles. When you cross over the Rt. 66 bridge you will start to
see the Gardens on your right.
Take a right into the main entrance.
Don’t park on the right, continue a little bit and go into the parking area on your left.
Look for my car, a white Honda sedan. You’ll see an archway into the picnic area.
Park and go through the arch, we’ll be in the wisteria covered pavilion.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Wednesday, 30 July. Several of us are going to the ‘farm team’ baseball game at Woodbridge on 30 July at noon. Beth Meyer is coordinating this trip–thanks, Beth. Her email is beth_meye. Email her if you are interested. So far, those who are coming are Eve and Allen, Jackie and Bill, Anne and Janet Bloom, Maddy and Rich, Laura and Norman, Bob and Dee, and Walt and Beth. Anyone else? We plan to carpool together and then meet at a place TBD and decide where to sit. More later.
Thursday, 31 July. It is the 5th Thursday and we will have a picnic at Meadowlark Gardens at noon. We will meet at noon at the picnic tables near the front under the wisteria. Bring a lunch and Eve will provide dessert. Thanks, Eve!
** Tuesday, 5 August. There will be a Great Falls Senior Center event at Andrew Chapel starting at 11AM. The speaker is Dr. Mark Thurston, a professor at George Mason University and he will be speaking on Mindfulness. Lunch is provided. You must RSVP so let me know if you want to attend. I have to chair the event so it is easy for me to pass your name along.
Thursday, 7 August. Memory Cafe!!! We will play games, maybe go outside?
Thursday, 21 August, Memory Cafe!!!
Thursday, 4 September. Memory Cafe! Guest speaker Brigid Reynolds will speak to us about Alzheimer’s and new clinical trials. Brigid is a N.P. who works with Dr Turner at Georgetown University Hospitals Memory Disorders Clinic. I plan to advertise for others to come as well. Thanks, Eve, for making this happen!
Thursday, 18 September. Alan and the Beat Goes On group will entertain and lead us in music with the drums.
Upcoming:
Betsy is working on arranging a trip to the Udvar Hazy Museum. One of our church members is a fantastic docent there and he will guide our group.
October: Eve is arranging for the SLiders, a group that entertained to rave reviews at the Great Falls Senior Center last month. Thanks, Eve! Also, we will, of course, have our annual Halloween party on the 5th Friday, 30 October????
We will have Memory Cafe on Thursday, June 5th! Hopefully, we can play some games outside, bocce and croquet and maybe try some of our new games outside. It looks to be a lovely day! Good news! We will go to the Botanical Gardens in D.C. on Saturday, June 7th for a 10:30 tour, where our own Heidi will lead us in a tour of the roses and other plants there. Let’s plan to carpool!
We will celebrate Memorial Day on Thursday, 15 May. We will party, as usual, and also sing some patriotic songs with our own ‘memory cafe’ trio of Bob, Bob, and Carol.
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Pictures have been added to our Picture Gallery from our last meeting and our Second Anniversary bash! Hope to see you at our next meeting on Thursday, March 20! Newcomers are always welcome!
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