Help Needed

The Flagstaff Community Partnership (FCP) is helping individuals and families with special needs (developmental disabilities, mental illness, traumatic brain injury) with the First Responder Smart Card program. Over the past 12 months, FCP has helped approximately 70 individuals/families/group home providers be prepared with the Smart Card On-Site. This card and address registration alerts 911 dispatchers that the call might involve someone with a developmental disability, mental illness, or traumatic brain injury. This helps the first responders like fire dept., ambulance and law enforcement to be better prepared for their interaction with someone who has a special need in the home.

FCP is looking for someone to help with a short survey to each of the families who have registered their address. This is telephone work and involves asking questions about whether the family has called 911 and how the Smart Card On-Site helped (if a call was indeed made). Each phone call may be from 3-15 minutes in length depending on if a 911 call was made in the last year. FCP will pay the caller/interviewer $2.00 for each completed survey OR volunteer help is always welcome by this nonprofit. Contact Molly Parrott at 928-526-5156 if you want to help.

Days with My Father, by Phillip Toledano

This photojournal by Phillip Toledano is a beautifully humane and touching record of how the author reflects on and interacts with his now aging father.

http://www.dayswithmyfather.com

Randy Pausch, exuberant lecturer, dies

Randy Pausch, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2006, passed away July 25, 2008. He was 47.

Randy's diagnosis in 2006 however, did not deter him from delivering a fired up speech on life and living during his farewell presentation in 2007 at Carnegie Mellon where he was a computer science professor. His moving speech caught people's attention and he was soon invited to speak at many events including a televised appearance on Oprah. Since then thousands of people have viewed his speech on the internet and followed his story.

VIDEO OF RANDY PAUSCH'S FAREWELL LECTURE

RANDY PAUSCH'S CANCER UPDATE PAGE

SHORT SUMMARY OF RANDY PAUSCH'S EXPERIENCE WITH CANCER

RANDY PAUSCH WEBSITE

ATTENTION FLAGSTAFF CAREGIVERS!

Do you need a place to share your care giving story?

Do you wish to share your ideas, answers or concerns with others in a similar situation?

Would you like to learn about resources that may be available to you?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, please join us!

WHEN: 2nd Tuesday of the month beginning August 12, 2008
6:00 PM T0 7:00 PM

WHERE: The Loyalton (in the living room)
2100 Woodlands Village Blvd-Flagstaff - refreshments will be provided!

To RSVP or for questions, please call:
Michele, B.S., Group Facilitator: 928-607-3856

The Flagstaff Evening Caregiver Support group is sponsored by: Northern Arizona Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging - Family Caregiver Program