Caregiver Contact: Spring 2013

On March 21, 2013 By

In this Issue: Launch of Caregiver Navigator Whats New: Thank you to Canada Post Community Foundation and GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, COMPASS growth, In Memory, Holiday Open House, Committee Updates, Information Sessions, Casino Volunteers, Fashion Show Recap Spring Information Sessions Upcoming Family Caregiver Week Just for Caregivers: Managing Stress Nursing Students Meet some of the [...]

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Casino Volunteers Needed

On February 26, 2013 By

Alberta Caregivers Association is hosting its bi-annual Casino at Baccarat on April 3rd & 4th, 2013.  This fundraiser is important to us.  Over $75,000 was raised during our last event!

Shifts available with day, evening or night start times as follows:

Day: 10:30AM to 7:00PM, 11:15AM to 7:15PM, 11:15AM to 7:00PM Evening:  6:15PM to 3:00AM, [...]

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Caregiver Information Sessions

On February 20, 2013 By

Alberta Caregivers Association is once again offering information sessions that focus on maintaining wellness and supporting family caregivers. Each topic has been prepared for ease in building knowledge, encouraging participation and implementation of actions to support wellness. It will not matter if your journey has just started or whether you have been caregiving for a [...]

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Website Troubles

On February 7, 2013 By

Hello all,

We’ve been experiencing some website trouble this week. The website’s content was finally restored on Thursday, but the formatting has changed completely and things are very difficult to find. We are trying to fix this as quickly as possible and apologize for the inconvenience. You can get in touch with us at office@albertacaregivers.org [...]

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Caregiving crosses national borders. By looking at innovations and policies currently in place around the world, we  get a better perspective the current caregiving resources available to Canadians. 

Internationally, there are a number of countries that provide direct and ongoing financial compensation to family caregivers including Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway. The programs varyfrom one country [...]

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Fashion Show Thanks!

On October 24, 2012 By

Our Ninth Annual Fashion Fundraiser was on September 20, 2012 and we had over 170 guests. Thank you to Mira & Elsa (fashions) of Laura (West Edmonton Mall location) and Judy Normandeau (makeup) of Urban Body Clinic for working with the volunteer models [...]

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