Thanks to everyone who was able to attend our quarterly volunteer meeting on May 31 at The Hub! As always it was great to see everyone and to touch base about important happenings at Care Partners. Here’s a little meeting
May 31 Volunteer Meeting
Walk To End Alzheimer’s – September 23, 2023
Alzheimer’s isn’t waiting — and neither are we! This year, there are two Cook County teams participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. Grand Portage Team Saturday,
A Positive Approach to Caring
Care Partners of Cook County and Cook County Higher Education are pleased to be selected as a satellite host team for the regional Arrowhead Caregiver Conference, “A Positive Approach to Caring,” presented by the Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging (AAAA)
2023 Auction Quilt on Display at Drury Lane
The 2023 Auction Quilt is on display at Drury Lane Books! Stop by any time during store hours – 10am to 5pm to see this beauty and perhaps purchase a $5 raffle ticket (or two or three!) This year’s raffle
Care Partners News – Spring/Summer 2023
Journeying With Care Partners by outgoing Executive Director, Kay Grindland – I love that both Care Partners’ mission and vision— a community that is fully supported to navigate through our shared journeys of aging, chronic illness, and end-of-life—use the word journey. The road…
Care Partners Volunteer Featured on Boreal.org
Care Partners volunteer Nancy Giguere was recently featured as part of Boreal Community Media’s “Meet your Cook County Neighbor” series. Click here to read the article and learn more about Nancy!
New Masking Policy
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic has recently made changes to their masking policy. Masking is now optional for patients and visitors to the clinic, unless they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or have tested positive for COVID-19 and are outside of the 5-day
Auction Quilt 2023
This year’s beautiful Auction Quilt was created by Nancy Backlund and Carol Morgen. It’s 102″ x 92″ (queen sized.) Raffle tickets are $5 each and may be purchased at Drury Lane, at the Care Partners office (in the lower level
Care Partners in the Community!
April was a wonderfully busy month at Care Partners, filled with opportunities to connect with people throughout Cook County. Many thanks to the folks who attended our events, and to those who stopped by to visit while we were “out
April Lunch & Learn
Our next Lunch & Learn – “Dementia Conversations” – will take place on Wednesday, April 26 from noon to 1pm at Cook County Higher Education or online via Zoom. We are excited to welcome guest presenter Jenna Pogorels from the