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Updates for March 2020

2/19/2020

All Monthly Meetings in 2020 will be held on the Second Saturday of the Month

NEXT MEETING: March 14, 2020 — (2nd Saturday) 1-3:15 p.m.

SPEAKER: Barbara Corinblit, M.S., CCC SPL
Speech-Language Pathologist for 30 years, Certified in both LSVT®LOUD and Speak Out Communication Programs

TOPIC: Speech Therapy for those with PD
A discussion of speech problems faced by those with PD and strategies for speaking louder and communicating more clearly.
*We are piloting a Speech-Communication class for our group. Barbara will share her experiences and invite you to join this class in the future.

WHERE: Christ Church United Methodist, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa, Just south of Hoen Ave.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Introduction of PSGSC Board Members 2020:
Marc Alexander - VP & Program
Meg Alexander- Secretary
Marie Kay Hansen-Library & Caregivers
John Hamilton - Singing Group
Sandy Barrett - Facilitator
Susanna Kraus — New Member Welcome
Cheryl Fox - Email/Database & Crossroads Conference
Tess Lorraine - Group Facilitator & Crossroads Conference
Bill Jordan - Exercise
Judy Deas - Treasurer
Patrick Hardman —Audio/Visual
Nancy Wilson - President

2. Celebration of Life for David French on April 4, 2020, noon to 3 pm at Piner Youth Park on Fulton Road. More details to come by email.

3. Caregivers Group: For Caregivers of those with Lewy Body, PSP, MSA, CBD. Special Break-out group after speaker on 3/14/20, facilitated by Helen Medsger

4. ON-GOING CLASSES Come join one of our classes:

DANCE FOR PARKINSON'S
DAYS: Second and Fourth Thursday of each month

TIME: 1:30-2:30 p.m.(Come early to get ready & stay for refreshments)
PLACE: The Odd Fellows Hall (545 Pacific Ave. at Mendocino) Santa Rosa
COST: Suggested Donation: $10 per class
CONTACT: Nancy Wilson (707-888-5174) nlbwilson.41@gmail.com

PD SINGING CLASS

DAYS: First & Third Friday of each month
TIME: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
PLACE: The Odd Fellows Hall (545 Pacific Ave./Mendocino) Santa Rosa
COST: Suggested Donation: $5 per class
CONTACT: Steve DeLap (707) 694-2051 marstedd@yahoo.com

5. Check Tables at Entry for Exercise/Wellness options in 2020

6. VOLUNTEERING: Helping one another when we support PSGSC and our endeavors. See “Volunteer Opportunities” Board at Monthly Meeting to choose a small task that would help our group. Thank you.

We always appreciate your bringing food to share at our Monthly Meetings. Thank you.

7. ON-GOING FUNDRAISERS:

OLIVER'S MARKET: Will contribute 3% of your purchases to PSGSC every time you shop and present an Oliver’s Community eScrip Card. Applications are available at our meeting sign-in table. All you have to do is turn in the paper to Oliver's Market and they will give you a card.
AMAZONSMILE: If ordering from Amazon, please consider signing up on AmazonSmile. A percentage of your purchase is contributed to PSGSC.
TULIP PINS: The tulip is the symbol for PD. We have tulip pins selling for $5. Available at our meetings.

8. DONATION JAR : We pass a Donation Jar at our general meetings. The donations help PSGSC pay for our meeting rental, storage space and mailing address at the church, plus speaker stipends, copying of materials, dance/singing classes, scholarships, etc. We have no dues or membership fees. Thank you for your monthly donations!

9. PLANNING AHEAD: Things to Consider
2020 is a new year, a new decade and the perfect time to make some good decisions
Ask yourself these questions. If the answer is no, think about getting started now. Tell us if you need assistance.
Do you have an Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD)?
Or Five Wishes?
Do you have a Physician’s Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)?
Do you need an Emergency Medical Services Prehospital Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)?
Do you have a File of Life on your refrigerator (sticker on your door)?
Do you have an Aware in Care kit?
Are you communicating with your family about your values and what matters to you during this next part of your life?
Consider watching The Conversation Project —Ted Talk by Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist.
Check our library for Being Mortal by Atul Gawande or view his PBS video to understand more about important life choices.
Links to all on our website: parkinsonsonomacounty.org
Check our Library for new books/materials/clinical trials and info/DVDs of past speakers.

10.NEXT MEETING: April 11, 2020 (2nd Saturday)
SPEAKERS:
Dance for PD Demonstration: Torri Campbell & Brigid Hoag
Yoga Demonstration: Brenda Kobrine
TOPIC: Creative Movement & Meditative Exercise

Nancy Wilson, 2020 President/Chair PSGSC, nlbwilson.41@gmail.com

Updates for February 2020

2/2/2020

All Monthly Meetings in 2020 will be held on the Second Saturday of the Month
NEXT MEETING: February 8, 2020 — (2nd Saturday) 1-3:15 p.m.
SPEAKER: Dr. George Triadafilopoulos TOPIC: “Parkinson’s Disease and the Gut”
WHERE: Christ Church United Methodist, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa Just south of Hoen Ave.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Celebration of Life for David French on April 4, 2020, noon to 3 pm at Piner Youth Park on Fulton Road. More details to come by email.
2. Caregivers Group: For Caregivers of those with Lewy Body, PSP, MSA, CBD. Special Break-out group after speaker on 2/8/20, facilitated by Helen Medsger
3. SCHOLARSHIP OFFERINGS: One of the purposes of PSGSC is to promote activities which benefit the Parkinson's Community. We are particularly committed to advocating for the wellness of people with Parkinson's (PWP). The PSGSC Board has extended our support to:
▪ LSVT-BIG, a movement therapy program.
Designed for PWP and given by trained and certified professionals. PSGSC has set aside limited tuition scholarship funding. Please let us know if you are interested, and we can get the process started for you.
4. ON-GOING CLASSES Come join one of our classes:

DANCE FOR PARKINSON'S
DAYS: Second and Fourth Thursday of each month
TIME: 1:30-2:30 p.m.(Come early to get ready & stay for refreshments) PLACE: The Odd Fellows Hall (545 Pacific Ave. at Mendocino) Santa Rosa COST: Suggested Donation: $10 per class
CONTACT: Nancy Wilson (707-888-5174) nlbwilson.41@gmail.com
PD SINGING CLASS
DAYS: First & Third Friday of each month
TIME: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
PLACE: The Odd Fellows Hall (545 Pacific Ave./Mendocino) Santa Rosa COST: Suggested Donation: $5 per class
CONTACT: Steve DeLap (707) 694-2051 marstedd@yahoo.com
YMCA: New: GROUP EXERCISE FOR PWP: CHECK WITH YMCA FOR INFO.
VOLUNTEERING: Helping one another when we support PSGSC and our endeavors. See “Volunteer Opportunities” Board at Monthly Meeting. Thank you.

*Karen French has been the Overseer of our Hospitality for many
years, arranging Refreshments for our break time & special events. We are very grateful to her for this gift to our group. It is time for her to give up this position. We need someone to step up to volunteer for this position in 2020. Please talk to me at the break, or email me to let me know of your willingness to take this on—perhaps with a co- captain. There is a group willing to help on Meeting days, but we need a co-ordinator.
We always appreciate your bringing food to share at our Monthly Meetings. Thank you.
7. ON-GOING FUNDRAISERS:

OLIVER'S MARKET: Will contribute 3% of your purchases to PSGSC every time you shop and present an Oliver’s Community eScrip Card. Applications are available at our meeting sign-in table. All you have to do is turn in the paper to Oliver's Market and they will give you a card.
AMAZONSMILE: If ordering from Amazon, please consider signing up on AmazonSmile. A percentage of your purchase is contributed to PSGSC.
TULIP PINS: The tulip is the symbol for PD. We have tulip pins selling for $5. Available at our meetings.

8. DONATION JAR : We pass a Donation Jar at our general meetings. The donations help PSGSC pay for our meeting rental, storage space and mailing address at the church, plus speaker stipends, copying of materials, dance/singing classes, scholarships, etc. We have no dues or membership fees. Thank you for your monthly donations!
9. LIBRARY:
Check our Library for new books/materials/clinical trials and info/DVDs of past speakers. Ask for Being Mortal by Atul Gawande to join the conversation about important life choices. Please return your checked out books when you are finished.
10.NEXT MEETING: March 14, 2020 (2nd Saturday)
SPEAKER: Barbara Corinblit, Speech-Language Pathologist,
Certified in both LSVT®LOUD and Speak Out Communication Programs
TOPIC: Speech Therapy
*We are piloting a Speech-Communication class for our group. Barbara will share her experiences and invite you to join this class in the future.
11. WEBSITE: PSGSC has a website parkinsonsonomacounty.org
There you will find our Mission Statement, Board Meeting Minutes, Meeting Announcements, calendars, resources & events. Take a look!!
Nancy Wilson, 2020 President/Chair PSGSC

CAREGIVERS: Special Event

1/1/2020

January 18, 2020
1:00-3:00 pm
Christ Church United Methodist, Room 8
1717 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa

Aaron Daley, UCSF Parkinson’s Disease Clinic and Research Center, is bringing a talk which gives some insights gained through work at UCSF with caregiver support groups. There will be ample time to explore topics our group wants to explore, as well as scheduled time for Q&A. We hope you will join us for this informal, informative discussion. There is no cost to attend.

Please RSVP to Marie Kay Hansen, briza1@comcast.net

Updates for January 2020

12/24/2019

Next Meeting:
Dr. Louise Aronson, MD
Date: January 11, 2020 1:00-3:15 pm (2nd Saturday)
Topic: Elderhood

Physician and award-winning author Louise Aronson, a noted Harvard-trained geriatrician, introduces a revolutionary perspective on aging in her new book ELDERHOOD: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimaging Life. Sharing stories from her personal and professional life, and drawing from history, science, literature, and popular culture, Dr. Aronson offers a powerful roadmap for how we approach old age. Full of joy, wonder, frustration, and outrage, Dr. Aronson’s moving book offers hope about aging, medicine, and humanity itself.

With modern increases in human lifespans, the period of elderhood—what Dr. Aronson calls the third and final stage of life, after childhood and adulthood—may now span forty years of our lives or more. But in American society, at the very moment that we are living longer than ever before, we have turned old age into a disease, a condition to be dreaded, disparaged, neglected, and denied, as we try to avoid the signs of our own aging and mortality. Throughout Elderhood, Dr. Aronson shares anecdotes from her twenty-five years of caring for patients, and from her personal experiences of getting older and watching her parents age. From what these experiences have taught her, she envisions a large-scale shift in society’s—and medicine’s—attitude toward aging, made up of crucial adjustments in how we see the changes in each other’s and our own bodies, how we care for older people, how we set doctors’ salaries and bill patients, and ultimately, how we conceive of the final third of life. Not as an ending or decline, but as yet another stage of life with its hardships and challenges, opportunities and joys.

“In the latter years there are possibilities for joy, transcendence, and meaning, but also for just the opposite. Aronson writes like a memoirist while giving us scientific insight, philosophical wisdom, and wise counsel for a journey and destination we all share. Elderhood is a lovely and thoughtful exploration of this voyage.” —Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone

Louise Aronson, MD, is the author of the story collection A History of the Present Illness and a geriatrician, educator, and professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she directs UCSF Medical Humanities. A graduate of Harvard Medical School and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, Dr. Aronson has received numerous awards for her medical work, teaching, educational research, and writing. The recipient of a MacDowell fellowship and four Pushcart nominations, her articles and stories have appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, and Bellevue Literary Review. She lives in San Francisco.

2020 Speakers

12/24/2019

We are continuing to hold our Monthly Meetings by Zoom. Our List of Speakers is below. We will send a Newsletter the first week of each month with all the information for the upcoming month. You will also receive an email reminder for meetings with the Zoom link.

Speakers

January 11: Louise Aronson, MD, Gerontologist, Clinician, Professor UCSF
Topic: Elderhood (Her book available at meeting)
Sharon Marts attending Caregiver Group (Her book: Fruits of Care available at meeting)

February 8: George Triadafilopoulos, MD
Topic: PD Gut Relationship

March 14: Canceled

April 11: Canceled

May 9: Dr. Rafael Zuzuarregui
Topic: Sleep Issues with PD

June 13: Barbara Corinblit, Speech Therapist
Topic: Speech & Communication Issues in PD

July 11: Tess Lorraine
Topic: The Gift: Talking About What Matters in the End
More Info: See Other Resources

August 8: Dr. Phil Grob
Topic: Cannabis Use in PD

September 12: Robert Leavitt & Sarina Ferguson, PT
Topic: LSVT-BIG & Balance Issues

October 10: Steve Blake
Topic: Nutrition in PD

November 14:
Mai Vuong, MD: New Medications
Amir Badei, MD: Gut Microbiome & Constipation

December 12: TBA

Updates for December 2019

12/22/2019

Parkinson’s Support Group of Sonoma County

Holiday Celebration

Saturday, December 14th (2nd Saturday)

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Christ Church United Methodist
1717 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa

Please join us for our Annual Holiday Party
Enjoy refreshments & conversation with friends
Enjoy music & song presentations performed by our talented members

What to Bring:
Finger foods to share
Your family and friends
A favorite poem or story to share

Updates for November 2019

12/22/2019

Meeting cancelled due to Kincade Fire Evacuations.

Updates for October 2019

10/2/2019

NEXT MEETING: October 5, 2019 — (1st Saturday) 1-3:15 p.m. SPEAKER: Suketu M. Khandhar, MD, Director
Kaiser Comprehensive Movement Disorders Program, Sacramento
TOPIC: “Going Against the Grain: Changing Perceptions in PD Care”
Dr. Khandhar is returning to speak about some new thinking about treatments for Parkinson’s. He is one of our most knowledgeable speakers. Come with your questions. WHERE: Christ Church United Methodist, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa
Just south of Hoen Ave.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. SCHOLARSHIP OFFERINGS: One of the purposes of PSGSC is to promote activities which benefit the Parkinson's Community. We are particularly committed to advocating for the wellness of people with Parkinson's (PWP). The PSGSC Board has extended our support to:
▪ LSVT-BIG, a movement therapy program. Designed for PWP and given by trained and certified professionals. PSGSC has set aside limited tuition scholarship funding. Please let us know if you are interested, and we can get the process started for you.

2. ON-GOING CLASSES Come join one of our classes:
▪ DANCE FOR PARKINSON'S - DAYS: First, Second and Fourth Thursday of each month TIME: 1:30-2:30 p.m.(Come early to get ready & stay for refreshments) PLACE: The Odd Fellows Hall (545 Pacific Ave. at Mendocino) Santa Rosa COST: Suggested Donation: $10 per class CONTACT: Nancy Wilson (707-888-5174) nlbwilson.41@gmail.com
▪ PD SINGING CLASS DAYS: First & Third Friday of each month TIME: 10:00-11:00 a.m. PLACE: The Odd Fellows Hall (545 Pacific Ave./Mendocino) Santa Rosa COST: Suggested Donation: $5 per class CONTACT: Steve DeLap (707) 694-2051 marstedd@yahoo.com

3. YMCA: New: GROUP EXERCISE FOR PWP: Nicole Martinovich presenting.

4. IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERING: Helping one another when we support PSGSC
and our endeavors. See “Volunteer Opportunities” Board at Meeting.

5. PANC CONFERENCE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019
8:30 am to 2:30 pm., Sacramento.PSGSC will pay your $25 ticket.
Carpool arrangements. See Karen French

6. ON-GOING FUNDRAISERS:
▪ OLIVER'S MARKET: Will contribute 3% of your purchases to PSGSC every time you shop and present an Oliver’s Community eScrip Card. Applications are available at our meeting sign-in table. All you have to do is turn in the paper to Oliver's Market and they will give you a card.
▪ AMAZONSMILE: If ordering from Amazon, please consider signing up on AmazonSmile. A percentage of your purchase is contributed to PSGSC.
▪ TULIP PINS: The tulip is the symbol for PD. We have tulip pins selling for $5. Available at our meetings.

7. DONATION JAR : We pass a Donation Jar at our general meetings. The donations help PSGSC pay for our meeting rental, storage space and mailing address at the church, plus speaker stipends, copying of materials, dance/singing classes, scholarships, etc. We have no dues or membership fees. Thank you for your monthly donations!

8. LIBRARY:
Check our Library for new books/materials/clinical trials and info/DVDs of past speakers. Ask for Being Mortal by Atul Gawande to join the conversation about important life choices. Please return your checked out books when you are finished.

9. NEXT MEETING: November 2, 2019 — (1st Saturday)
SPEAKER: Dr. Phillip Grob TOPIC: “Relevance of Cannabis to Parkinson’s Disease” Dr. Grob is in private practice in Santa Rosa. He works with Creekside Behavioral Health, Sonoma County Mental Health & West County Health Services.

8. WEBSITE: PSGSC has a website parkinsonsonomacounty.org
There you will find our Mission Statement, Board Meeting Minutes, Meeting Announcements, calendars, resources & events. Take a look!!

Nancy Wilson, 2019 President/Chair PSGSC

Updates for September 2019

9/25/2019

PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP OF SONOMA COUNTY

Next Meeting: Saturday, September 14, 2019,(Second Saturday)
                                                                     from 1:00-3:15 p.m.

WHERE: Christ Church United Methodist, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa
                                         Just south of Hoen Ave.

SPEAKER: Salima Brillman, MD, Neurologist, Movement Disorders Specialist in private practice in Menlo Park, CA

TOPIC: “PD: More Than a Movement Disorder”


ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. SCHOLARSHIP OFFERINGS: One of the purposes of PSGSC is to promote activities which benefit the Parkinson's Community. We are particularly committed to advocating for the wellness of people with Parkinson's (PWP). The PSGSC Board has decided to extend our support to:

LSVT-BIG, a movement therapy program.
Designed for PWP and given by trained and certified professionals. PSGSC has set aside limited tuition scholarship funding. Please let us know if you are interested, and we can get the process started for you.

2. ON-GOING CLASSES Come join one of our classes:

DANCE FOR PARKINSON'S - Please note that we are now offering THREE classes per month!!

              Our Parkinson's Support Group of Sonoma County sponsors a creative     movement class modeled on the Dance for PD program developed by         the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Parkinson Group.

              DAYS:              First, Second and Fourth Thursday of each month
              TIME:               1:30-2:30 p.m.(Come early to get ready & stay for refreshments)               PLACE:               The Odd Fellows Hall (545 Pacific Ave. at Mendocino) Santa Rosa
              COST:              Suggested Donation: $10 per class
              CONTACT: Nancy Wilson (707-888-5174) nlbwilson.41@gmail.com
                                                       A calendar of Dance Class dates is on our website.

PD SINGING CLASS

              Join us and have fun singing familiar songs from a variety of genres.                       We sing to live accompaniment. No musical or vocal experience is necessary.

              DAYS: First & Third Friday of each month
              TIME: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
              PLACE: The Odd Fellows Hall (545 Pacific Ave./Mendocino) Santa Rosa
              COST: Suggested Donation: $5 per class
              CONTACT: Steve DeLap (707) 694-2051 marstedd@yahoo.com

3. ON-GOING FUNDRAISERS:

OLIVER'S MARKET: Will contribute 3% of your purchases to PSGSC every time you shop and present an Oliver’s Community eScrip Card. Applications are available at our meeting. All you have to do is turn in the paper to Oliver's Market and they will give you a card. (Papers are on the sign-in table.)

AMAZONSMILE: If ordering from Amazon, please consider signing up on AmazonSmile. A percentage of your purchase is contributed to PSGSC.

TULIP PINS: The tulip is the symbol for PD. We have tulip pins selling for $5. They are available at our meetings.

4. LIBRARY:
              Check our Library for new books/materials/clinical trials and info/DVDs of past speakers. Ask for Being Mortal by Atul Gawande to join the conversation about important life choices. Please return your checked out books when you are finished.

5.          AUDIO-VISUAL: Patrick Hardman manages our A-V equipment and sets up the equipment for our speakers. If you would like to become a back-up for Patrick, please contact him during a meeting.

6. DONATION JAR : We pass a Donation Jar at our general meetings. The donations help PSGSC pay for our meeting rental, storage space and mailing address at the church, plus speaker stipends, copying of materials, dance/singing classes, scholarships, etc. We have no dues or membership fees. Thank you for your monthly donations!

7. NEXT MEETING: October 5, 2019 — (1st Saturday)
              SPEAKER: Suketu M. Khandhar, MD, Kaiser Comprehensive                                                       Movement Disorders Program, Sacramento
              TOPIC: “Going Against the Grain-Changing Perceptions in PD Care”
                           Dr. Khandhar is returning to speak to our group about some new                                         thinking about treatments for Parkinson’s. He is one of our most knowledgeable speakers. Come with your questions.

8. WEBSITE: PSGSC has a website parkinsonsonomacounty.org
              There you will find our Mission Statement, Board Meeting Minutes, Meeting               Announcements, calendars, resources & events. Take a look!!

Nancy Wilson, 2019 President/Chair PSGSC

Updates for August 2019

7/23/2019

NEXT MEETING: SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2019, from 1:00-3:15 p.m.
SECOND SATURDAY

WHERE: Christ Church United Methodist, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa
Just south of Hoen Ave.

AUGUST 10: SPEAKER: Demonstrations of Local Exercise Programs for PD:
ATA: Multifaceted program for PD; PWR: Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery; Rock Steady Boxing adapted for PD

TOPIC: “EXERCISES TO FIGHT PARKINSON’S”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. SCHOLARSHIP OFFERINGS: One of the purposes of PSGSC is to promote activities which benefit the Parkinson's Community. We are particularly committed to advocating for the wellness of people with Parkinson's (PWP). The PSGSC Board has decided to extend our support to:

LSVT-LOUD, a speech therapy program.
LSVT-BIG, a movement therapy program.
Both are designed for PWP and given by trained and certified professionals. PSGSC has set aside limited tuition scholarship funding. Please let us know if you are interested, and we can get the process started for you.

2. ON-GOING CLASSES Come join one of our classes:

DANCE FOR PARKINSON'S - Please note that we are now offering THREE classes per month!!
Our Parkinson's Support Group of Sonoma County sponsors a creative movement class modeled on the Dance for PD program developed by the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Parkinson Group.

DAYS: FIRST, SECOND & FOURTH THURSDAYS of the month
TIME: 1:30-2:30 p.m.(Come early to get ready and stay for refreshments)
PLACE: The Odd Fellows Hall (545 Pacific Ave. at Mendocino) Santa Rosa
COST: Suggested Donation: $10 per class
CONTACT: Nancy Wilson (707-888-5174) wroseland@earthlink.net
A calendar of Dance Class dates is on our website.

PD SINGING CLASS

Join us and have fun singing familiar songs from a variety of genres. We sing to live accompaniment. No musical or vocal experience is necessary.
DAYS: Every First & Third Fridays of the month
TIME: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
PLACE: The Odd Fellows Hall (545 Pacific Ave. at Mendocino) Santa Rosa
COST: Suggested Donation: $5 per class
CONTACT: Steve DeLap (707) 694-2051 marstedd@yahoo.com

3. FUNDRAISERS & EVENTS:

OLIVER'S MARKET: Will contribute 3% of your purchases to PSGSC every time you shop and present an Oliver’s Community eScrip Card. Applications are available at our meeting. All you have to do is turn in the paper to Oliver's Market and they will give you a card.

AMAZONSMILE: If ordering from Amazon, please consider signing up on AmazonSmile, then contribute to PSGSC for your Amazon purchases.

TULIP PINS: The tulip is the symbol for PD. We have tulip pins selling for $5. They are available at our meetings.

4. LIBRARY:
Don't forget to check our Library for new books/materials/clinical trials and info/DVDs of past speakers. Ask for Being Mortal by Atul Gawande to join the conversation about important life choices. If you have any books checked out, please return them when you are finished. If you would like to volunteer to assist at the Library Table, please talk with Marie Kay Hansen.

5. AUDIO-VISUAL: Patrick Hardman manages our A-V equipment and sets up the equipment for our speakers. If you would like to become a back-up for Patrick, please contact him.

6. DONATION JAR : We pass a Donation Jar at our general meetings. The donations help PSGSC pay for our meeting rental, storage space and mailing address at the church, plus speaker stipends, copying of materials, dance/singing classes, scholarships, etc. We have no dues or membership fees. Thanks for your monthly donations!

7. NEXT MEETING: September 14, 2019 — (2nd Saturday)
SPEAKERS: Salima Brillman, MD
TOPIC: “PD is More Than a Movement Disorder”

8. WEBSITE: PSGSC has a website www.parkinsonsonomacounty.org
There you will find our Mission Statement, Board Meeting Minutes, Meeting Announcements, calendars, resources & events. Take a look!!

Nancy Wilson, 2019 President/Chair PSGSC

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