What: The Human Race is a statewide community fund-raising event for nonprofit organizations, produced by local Volunteer Centers. The Human Race will feature a 3 mile untimed walk/run.

When: May 11, 2002 (a Saturday)

Where: Lafayette Reservoir, 3849 Mt. Diablo Blvd.

How: Nonprofits, corporations, and individuals, from walkers with kids to seasoned runners, can participate in this event to benefit the Aphasia Center of California.

If you would like to participate or sponsor a participant please contact Roberta J. Elman, Ph.D. at (510) 336-0112.

APHASIA CENTER NEWS:

Everybody shops. Books, CDs, clothes, food, sports gear, jewelry, toiletries, flowers, computers, pet food, children's toys, gifts… In fact, people shop a lot. Try and count how many trips you've made to the pharmacy in the past month. Or how often you've needed to buy birthday, wedding or anniversary gifts for family and friends.

Think of how much money could go to the Aphasia Center of California if supporters did some or all of their shopping online at www.iGive.com/ACC where up to 25% of every purchase is donated to the Aphasia Center of California. At iGive.com, membership is free and shopping is easy! In fact, it's so simple you won't even notice how much money you're raising for the Aphasia Center because there is no extra cost or obligation to you! So hurry up and visit the Mall at iGive.com, where you can shop at over 240 merchants, including Amazon.com, CDNow, Lands' End, Gap.com, PETsMART, Barnes and Noble and more to help the Aphasia Center at the same time!

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Monthly Stroke Group Educational Series Begins

The Aphasia Center of California has begun a monthly educational series for stroke survivors, family members, and healthcare professionals. Each month a different speaker is invited to discuss an aspect of stroke. The Stroke Group meets the second Thursday of each month from 2:30-4:00 pm and is offered free of charge. Our first two speakers have included an occupational therapist and a physical therapist.. All are welcome to join us!!

Donate to the Aphasia Center through Workplace Campaigns

The Aphasia Center of California has once again met the strict standards needed to participate in the Bay Area's United Way Community Campaign. If you give donations through your workplace, please designate the Aphasia Center of California as the recipient of your donations. The United Way code for the Aphasia Center in the Northern California Bay Area is #92961. You can also designate the Aphasia Center of California as the recipient of any United Way workplace campaign, or with many other workplace campaigns, by including our name and address on your Contribution Form under "Designated Contribution."

 

Marie Pastrick Memorial Videotape Library

Marie Pastrick lost her longtime struggle with complications from diabetes last year. Marie was an avid movie fan and owned an impressive collection of videotapes. Marie bequeathed this collection to the Aphasia Center of California to create a videotape library for Aphasia Center members to use. Any member of the Aphasia Center is eligible to borrow videotapes from the library.

ASHA Honors Dr. Roberta J. Elman

Dr. Roberta Elman was made a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association at the annual convention in November 2001. Fellowship in ASHA is one of the highest honors the professional organization can bestow. ASHA Fellows are honored for their outstanding contributions to the profession. Our congratulations to Dr. Elman!

Aphasia Center Participates in Research Project

The Aphasia Center continued its participation for a second year in a research project sponsored by the World Health Organization. The project's goal is to create a valid and reliable measure of quality of life following stroke. Dr. Elman tested and interviewed more than 40 stroke survivors and healthy controls for this research project. These data are being used by World Health Organization researchers in developing the quality of life measure.

Human Race 2001

May 12th, 2001 marked the third year that the Aphasia Center of California participated in the Human Race, a walk and roll held for non-profit organizations at the Lafayette Reservoir. Sixty-five Aphasia Center participants, family members and friends helped to raise more than $7,000 for the ACC at this event.

In order to raise awareness of aphasia, we walked with a big banner and brought plenty of information about aphasia to distribute. A drawing was held for those who raised the most for the Aphasia Center. ACC members Jim Pugh (and family) and Jim Santanna (and family) both raised more than $1,000 each for the ACC. Thank you for your dedication to the ACC!! And Judi Briano raised money from 38 people (the most of any participant) for the Aphasia Center!

Human Race drawing prizes were donated from the following companies: Pastino's, Glenview Florist, Trader Joe's, Tachibana Restaurant, La Peluqueria, Noah's Bagels, Basil Leaf Care, Albertson's, Italian Colors Restaurant, Compadres Restaurant, Sergio's Trattoria and Zatis Restaurant. Thank you to all of the participants, individual donors, organizations, and event day volunteers for making the event a success!! Thanks to the money raised at the Human Race, the Aphasia Center of California is providing more programs and services to those affected by aphasia.

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