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And Thou Shalt Honor -- Newsletter

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> HIT THE PAVEMENT RUNNING and - Read on for your

> " AND THOU SHALT HONOR. " (ATSH) News, Updates, and Highlights

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> In This Issue:

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> 1. Quick Picks- Web sites and articles of interest

> 2. Coalition Highlights

> 3. Countdown to Broadcast.things you can do!

> 4. Keep Talking to US!

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> 1. Quick Picks-

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> -- ElderCare Online http://www.ec-online.net considers themselves to be a

beacon for people caring for aging loved ones. Whether you are caring for a

spouse, parent, relative or neighbor, they are committed to providing online

communities where supportive peers and professionals help you improve

quality of life for yourself and your elder.

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> -- ElderWeb http://www.elderweb.com In its eight years of existence,

ElderWeb has grown to include thousands of reviewed links to long term care

information, a searchable database of organizations, and an expanding

library of articles and reports, news, and events.

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> -- Half the Planet http://www.halftheplanet.org HalfthePlanet was created

to be the authoritative online source of reliable tools for independent

living aimed at the disability community. They are dedicated to the belief

that only when the barriers to accessibility are removed and practical

solutions to everyday life are provided can all people live independent and

fulfilling lives

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> -- HealthyCaregiver.com http://www.healthycaregiver.com is dedicated to

the issues and interests of contemporary adults caring for aging parents.

This web community presents high-quality information that heightens

awareness and enriches the overall quality of the caregiving relationship.

They address diverse social, physical, economic and often time sensitive

issues that naturally emanate from the eldercare relationship for a new era

of caregivers.

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> -- Life Raft Group http://www.liferaftgroup.org is a group of patients and

caregivers (spouses and others) with GIST (gastrointestinal stromal tumor)

who have come together to share experiences and to provide each other with

support. They now include all patients with GIST and their caregivers. They

try to emphasize side effects, symptoms, and other drug-related issues.

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> -- National Alliance for Caregiving http://www.caregiving.org is dedicated

to providing support for family caregivers and the professionals who help

them and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregiving.

The site has a nice collection of articles, links, ads, and resources for

the general consumer.

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> -- Empowering Caregivers www.care-givers.com is focused on providing

practical emotional and spiritual support for caregivers and offers tools

for self-empowerment and a strong sense of an interactive community with

scheduled chats and forums. There is a wealth of offerings: expert columns,

articles by top authors in areas including aging, caregiving and motivation,

journal exercises, online newsletters, a healing circle of prayer,

spotlights, humor, alternative healing, inspiration, and extensive

resources. The site is under the umbrella of National Organization For

Empowering Caregivers' (NOFEC).

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> The following links are to articles that have been written on " And Thou

Shalt Honor.. " Please visit the links and feel free to use portions, or the

entirety, of any article.just be sure to give the proper attribution!

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> -- NY Newsday article that ran September 24th in the " Family and

Relationships " column

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/local/newyork/ny-lssaul2935865sep24.sto

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> -- Prominent announcement in the latest issue of Elder Life Planning News

(Dedham, MA)

> http://www.thenewsletterplace.com/026elderlife/issue3/article2.htm

> -- Article written by the Caregivers Marketplace

http://www.caregiversmarketplace.com/links.cfm

> -- LA Jewish Journal

http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/searchview.php?id=9320 article

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> 2. Coalition Highlights-

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> land- The coalition spearheaded by land Public Television, just

received preliminary funding approval from a local foundation for 5

broadcasts (scheduled between Oct 02-July 03), 2 phone banks (10/9 and Jan

03), 3 community screenings, promotion, and online support.

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> Richmond, VA- The Community Idea Station in Richmond is airing the program

on October 9th, and has lined up a series of radio interviews to promote the

program and the follow-up events. They believe that the newspaper's Prime

Living section will feature the program broadcast week. In addition, the

coalition is planning a Community Connections event for October 10 at 3pm.

Over a dozen organizations, from the Department for the Aging to the

Alzheimer's Association, to hospice and home health care agencies will be

represented. They'll offer information and resources to the public, and

answer questions for caregivers. Following that, at 7pm on the 10th, the

Central Virginia Coalition for Quality End of Life Care will offer a free

program featuring a two-person dance about caring for an Alzheimer's

patient. The choreographer, a local dance department leader, put this

together to explore her feelings dealing with her father's illness. They

hope to video tape the performance!

> , either for Virginia Currents (the local news magazine on WCVE Richmond)

or for Scanline (another WCVE program). In addition, representatives from

their committee will man the phones at WWBT-12, the local NBC affiliate, on

October 14th. They will answer questions about caregiving and give

information on upcoming events sponsored by members of their

group...seminars, conferences, fundraising events, community forums. The

local United Way has developed an Older Adults Partnership, which is

exploring the issues related to caregiving and aging in the region. They

will be hosting a series of eight community forums to allow the public to

identify those issues that are most pressing.

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> Baton Rouge, LA- The Louisiana Public Broadcasting station is preparing to

host their second outreach event. They are holding a screening on " And Thou

Shalt Honor. " for the exercise class of 60 seniors at the Council on Aging.

They will give a copy of " And Thou Shalt Honor. " The Caregivers Companion as

a door prize!

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> Winter Park, FL- Here is an update on activities happening with the

Florida Respite Coalition (FRC) and their stakeholders in Florida! ARCH and

the National Respite Network have agreed to partner with FRC to hold the 4th

International Respite Conference in Orlando, Florida in September 2003. FRC

received a private grant to support education and awareness from, and has

led to grants from, the Winter Park Health Foundation and The Dr. P

Foundation in Central Florida. A discussion on the " And Thou Shalt Honor. "

helped to illustrate the national crisis and need for Respite Care. A

series of Town Hall Meetings were launched bringing legislators, families,

caregivers, respite care providers and other community stakeholders together

to discuss the need for Respite Care in Florida. " And Thou Shalt Honor. "

was announced to the stakeholders and the clip reel was shown at the

meetings to illustrate the plight and need of family caregivers. The

keynote speakers included !

> Baker, Executive Director of ARCH, and Jill Kagan, Chair of the

National Respite Coalition. The FRC quarterly newsletter, which is

distributed to 5,000 recipients around Florida, announced the coming of the

" And Thou Shalt Honor. " broadcast. FRC contacted &Noble bookstores

to establish a statewide partnership on their promotion of " And Thou Shalt

Honor. " The Caregivers Companion in Florida stores. FRC requested space to

distribute materials as outreach to consumers.

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> New Jersey- The New Jersey Network taped a local program about caregiving

in NJ. The hour is called " Caregiving Solutions " and includes an

introduction by Governor McGreevy, three video roll ins, three expert

panels, and a studio audience of caregivers and professionals. Tune in

cards are going out across the state to inform caregivers of the program

(both " And Thou Shalt Honor. " and their own production) which will air

twice -- October 31st from 8-11 and again on November 3rd from 12:30-3:30.

The programs will be followed by a statewide media campaign to inform

caregivers of their service options and a statewide professional conference

in November. The State of NJ will also be launching a Caregiver Resource

Center later this year. They will be meeting with the leadership council of

the NJ state chapter of the National Association of Social Workers because

they are interested in following up ATSH with a year long professional

training initiative.

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> 3. Countdown to Broadcast.Things you can do!

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> Believe it or not, we're down to less than a week until " And Thou Shalt

Honor. " airs! It brings a tear to our eyes realizing that this is going to

be one of the last newsletters we send.working with all of you has been such

a wonderful journey. We wanted to provide ideas for things you can do in

the time we have remaining.read of for ideas that anyone can do!

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> · Take copies of the " And Thou Shalt Honor. " poster to your local

bookstore and ask to leave them by the registers (you can get a downloadable

poster by emailing us at thoushalthonor@...).

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> · Add information on " And Thou Shalt Honor. " to the signature in your

emails. Most of us use Email regularly. This signature will then be

attached to everything you send out. You have to set it up once and that's

all there is to it. Every software does this differently. Here are

instructions for AOL users and for Microsoft Outlook users.

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> AOL Users:

> To create an e-mail signature:

> 1. On the Write Mail Window, click Signature.

> 2. In the Signature box, type the text want to use as your signature.

> 3. Click Save.

> 4. In the Signature Name box, type your name and then below it type:

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> Please watch " And Thou Shalt Honor., " a program on caregiving and

caregivers, coming to PBS on October 9 at 9:00PM Eastern Time. (Check local

listings.) For more information, go to www.pbs.org/thoushalthonor

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> 5. Click OK.

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> Notes

> · The signature that you have saved will be automatically added to each

piece of mail you send from AOL Mail on the Web.

> · To delete a previously saved signature, click Signature on the Write

Mail window, delete the text in the Signature box, then click Save.

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> Outlook Users:

> 1. Go to your inbox

> 2. On the " Tools " Menu, select " Options, " then " Mail Format "

> Click on Signature Picker then either " Edit " a signature you already have

or click on " New " to create a new one. Type in your name and below it paste

the following:

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> Please watch " And Thou Shalt Honor., " a program on caregiving and

caregivers, coming to PBS on October 9 at 9:00PM Eastern Time. (Check local

listings.) For more information, go to www.pbs.org/thoushalthonor

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> · Write an article for you local paper on " And Thou Shalt Honor.. "

> · Visit your local book store to ensure that " And Thou Shalt Honor. " The

Caregivers Companion is properly positioned in computers under " caregiving "

or " caregiver " and that it is in that position on shelves, not among the

death, dying, agin categories where it seems to be positioned now

> · Monitor your local press and PBS station guides and send any articles or

mentions of the program to Barksdale Ballard & Co at 1951 Kidwell Dr. Suite

205 Vienna, VA 22182.

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> 4. Keep Talking to US!

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> Before begging for more updates, we want to send a sincere thank you to

everyone who has contacted us via emails, phone calls, and snail mail.WE

LOVE HEARING FROM YOU! Keep the updates coming!

Thoushalthonor@... for emails, x338 for phone calls,

and 1951 Kidwell Dr., Suite 205 Vienna, VA 22182 for snail mail. If you

don't want to talk to us please talk to your neighbors, friends, co-workers

and relatives about " And Thou Shalt Honor. " encourage everyone to watch the

program! Send this newsletter to everyone you know!

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