Mug Club Caregivers
News and updates for your caregiving journey
Oct 19 - Oct 31, 2020
Letting Go (like the leaves)
Two short articles I found regarding "Letting Go" and how it can benefit us. Here is a quick snippet from each:
Let the Dead Leaves Drop: Lessons from Autumn on Letting Go
By: Positively Present
“Letting go isn’t often easy, but you can make your life so much more positive if you take inspiration from the beautiful trees in autumn and just let the dead leaves drop. And, yes, you might go through a tough time – a winter, if you will – but that will pass, and you’ll grow stronger and healthier in the process, just like bright green leaves and flowers do each spring.”  
Caregivers Letting Go
By: Caregiver Warrior
"I had to work on finding a balance between my need for things to be resolved immediately and the reality that the universe did not always run my way or on my time schedule."
Your Caregiver Journey
Grandparents & Other Relatives Raising Children
Webinar: Childhood in a Digital Age
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020
6 - 7 p.m.
This is Why I Was Adopted: Navigating Loss on a Journey Toward Hope
Friday, Oct. 23, 2020
1 - 5 p.m.
Join service providers around WI as Cam walks staff and parents through his personal search for his mother in Korea and a curriculum based on his recently published book, This is Why I Was Adopted.
The Wisconsin Adoption & Permanency Support
This program offers supportive services that cover a wide continuum of needs for Wisconsin's adoptive and guardianship families, adult adoptees, and birth families. The program is built on collaboration with individuals, professionals, organizations, and community members throughout WI.
Parent's Night Out: Making Christmas Gnomes
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020
6 - 8:30 p.m.
Led by Elizabeth Carlson, participants will make cute gnomes, guaranteed to add Christmas cheer to your home.
Limited space, so register early!
Virtual Grandparents' University
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020
Experience quality time with your grandchildren! Grandparents University® is designed for kids 7-14 with one or both grandparents. Choose one or more classes from a selection that includes STEM, cooking, art, and creative writing.
Caregivers of Veterans
Caregiver Support Program Expands
More caregivers of seriously afflicted Veterans are now eligible for aid thanks to the expansion of the Caregiver Support Program. It now covers WWII, Koria, and Vietnam-era Veterans, as well as post-9/11 Veterans.
Caregivers to those with a Dementia Diagnosis
A Not So Lonely Journey
From now through Nov. 15, submissions are being accepted for the book called A Not So Lonely Journey, which will be a compilation of family caregivers' stories. The books is scheduled to be published in March 2021. If interested, please contact FamilyCaregiverRock@outlook.com
Caregivers to those with Special Needs
Skills for Effective Parent Advocacy
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020
12 - 1 p.m.
If you are looking for information on how to become an effective parent advocate and how you can make a difference in your child's education, this webinar will help. Learn how to become an effective advocate and member of your child's team.
Here's a sneak peek at what's coming in November!