Did You Know—about Coffee Break? Coffee Break is the Alzheimer Society’s major nationwide annual fundraiser where friends, co-workers and customers gather in communities across Canada to raise funds for local Alzheimer  Societies. Participants at these events make a donation in    exchange for a cup of coffee.

Alzheimer Coffee Break

We will be serving a variety of tarts, so please invite your   family & friends and help support a worthy cause.

• When: Wednesday,September 24, 2014
• Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m.
• Where: Columbia Retirement Community, 785 Columbia Blvd. W, Lethbridge, AB T1K 4T8

Fun Activity Ideas for Alzheimer Patients

• Read out loud; read daily newspaper
• Bake cookies
• Look up names in the phone book
• Listen to polka music; play favourite songs and sing them together; dance
• Plant seeds in or outdoors
• Look at family photographs
• Toss a ball
• Colour pictures
• Wipe off the table
• Fold clothes; fold towels
• Have a calm pet visit
• Say “Tell me more” when they talk
• Take a walk
• Have afternoon tea
• Remember great inventions
• Make a family tree
• Water houseplants
• Give a manicure
• Bring flowers
• Work on simple puzzles

Alzheimer Caregiver Support Group—Lethbridge & Area

• When: 3rd Tuesday of each month Time: 7—9 p.m.
• Where: Fritz Sick Memorial Centre, Room B, 500—11 Street South
• Contact: Vedna McGill: 403 329-3766.

Download the Newsletter & Activity Calendar

Columbia Newsletter September 2014 (PDF)

Columbia Calendar September 2014 (PDF)