July OPICA E-News

July 2022 NEWS FROM OPICA

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"In the end,

it’s not the years in your life that count.

It’s the life in your years."

~ Abraham Lincoln

At 29, I Wasn't Prepared to Be a Caregiver

Life Had Other Plans

By Jacquelyn Revere

I was on the subway headed to a friend’s comedy show on the Lower East Side when I received a call that changed every plan I had for myself. I answered and stepped off the train, and from that moment on, everything moved like lightning. Sarah Gonzales For The Times

Within a couple of days, I was home, back in Los Angeles. My mother’s and grandmother’s need for my care was so sudden and so vast that I didn’t comprehend that the move would be permanent.

At the time, I lived in New York City. My goal was to become a late-night TV writer. I had decided to take a stab at stand-up comedy to improve my speaking skills. As a person who stutters, I thought public speaking was my greatest fear. It wasn’t.

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CBS at OPICA

Leadership Pipeline Challenge

OPICA Comes Out On Top!

Lori Erickson, VP of Casting at CBS Studios created an initiative called the CBS Leadership Pipeline Challenge with the goal of empowering early-career storytellers to step into creative leadership positions. They are now in year-two of the challenge.

The project creates a short film for the benefit of a local nonprofit; the content of the short film must align with the mission of the nonprofit and be narrative fiction (not a commercial, PSA or music video). A panel of entertainment industry judges score the films to determine which nonprofits win donations, and the nonprofit owns the film at the end of the experience.

The five non-profits in this year's Pipeline Challenge are FEAST, Friends of the LA River, My Friend’s Place, Painted Brain and OPICA. The participants’ short films were inspired by their missions.

OPICA is very excited to have been voted 1st place!!!

The amazing OPICA Team of filmmakers are: Daryn Wakasa, Durand Williams, Rosa Navarrete, Deborah Alvarez, Oscar Loreto Jr., and Ada Rannels. Thank you to all of you.

In Tune

An artistic depiction of a journey to OPICA

CBS Pipeline Challenge

Can be seen here:

Thank You

For Your

Generous Support

Music for Enjoyment

Songs for our ears and souls. Enjoy!

Stand By Me - Ben E. Kin g

Lean on Me - Bill Withers

My Girl - The Temptations

My Way - Frank Sinatra

The Weight - The Band, Featuring the Staples Singers

Moondance - Van Morrison

Time After Time - Eva Cassidy

We Are the World - U.S.A. For Africa

Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell (last week)

Are you looking for daily activity

for your loved one?

Is your loved one lonely

and need a place to socialize?

Would you like to add something new to your daily routine?

Join the Online Day Program at OPICA

OZ OPICA on Zoom

OPICA PROGRAM SCHEDULE

OZ Program Continues

We opened our doors again in January, but our virtual program is here to stay!

Stay connected, stay engaged with OZ.

Are you looking for daily activity for your loved one?

Is your loved one lonely and need a place to socialize?

Would you like to add something new to your daily routine?

Join the Online Day Program at OPICA

OZ OPICA on Zoom

All of our groups are facilitated by Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT) and trainees

Contact

Sara Kaye

sara@opica.org

for more information about these groups

OZ for isolated seniors.

For seniors living at home without transportation, and/or limited mobility, life can be very isolating. The OPICA OZ program is a wonderful way to engage with others and exercise minds and bodies, without leaving the comfort of home. Accessed through zoom, OZ is a daily engagement program where seniors with or without cognitive decline can discuss interesting topics, do daily chair exercise, and play stimulating brain building games with new friends. Programs in OZ include virtual travel, game shows, reminiscence, academic learning, music and drama therapy, as well as daily chair yoga and other exercise programs.

All OZ programs are facilitated by Marriage and Family Therapist Trainees and Associates.

OZ is a daily interactive program for older adults, and those experiencing memory loss, easily accessible from a single zoom link. 10:00am - 2:00pm Monday through Friday.

If you haven't tried our OZ program and would like to join, please contact

Sara Kaye sara@opica.org or call 410-478-0226.

Click here for an OZ flyer