The Brolly UMBRELLA DEMENTIA CAFÉS NEWSLETTER SUMMER EDITION
Awareness Champions By Kirsty Porter – CEO The success, awareness and continuation of Umbrella Dementia Cafés in 2022 is easily attributed to the people in every café and to our collaborative partners who believed our vision had legs and worth every effort to nurture and support more people living with dementia in more communities in Australia. Our vision for 2022 was to focus on our five cafés, make them stronger and more supportive with accessible, responsive and high-quality café programs. Thanks to you all, I believe we achieved this in spades and even extended our support to four other independent dementia cafés and community organisations in regional Victoria and Tasmania. Our beautiful cafés are full and our volunteership is equal to those who attend. This year, we all felt the joy and relief settling back into our normal café routines and revelled in the laughter that came with every meeting. Credit goes to every volunteer and café facilitators who continued the loving and inclusive culture they embodied every week. You are courageous, fearless individuals who are single
Carol, Sandra, Leanne, Colleen, Jen & Kirsty - Women of Rye Fundraiser
focused in supporting the wellbeing of couples living with dementia. And, I am proud to be one amongst you. Thank you to our UDC team Rebecca Thorburn, Cathy Day and Leanne Wallace who have gone above and beyond to ensure we have BEAUTIFUL connected café groups. On behalf of everyone at Umbrella Dementia Cafes, I’d like to wish you all a joyful holiday season, a happy New Year and a relaxing summer break with your family and friends. See you all back in February 2023! xx Kirsty Porter, CEO
In this issue... Reaching More in Need Brain Training Gift Box The Cafes Umbrella Café Blackburn The Koonung Café Cafe of Connections Friendship Café Vale Navigator Café Thank you Bec! 2023 Café Fee Schedule What’s Been Happening The Care & Share Program Volunteer Team Building Fundraising Wonderful Moments Awareness The Importance of Language Quick National Help Numbers
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It is with enormous pride and pleasure to write The Brolly from our new Umbrella Dementia Cafés office in the Box Hill Town Hall Hub! Thank you to Whitehorse City Council who we warmly welcome as a key supporter. Thank you too, to our proud collaborators Pressroom Partners for designing and printing this latest edition of The Brolly.
Acknowledgement to Country Umbrella Dementia Cafés meets on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and the Boon Wurrung (Bunurong) people of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which our cafés meet, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Umbrella Dementia Cafés Ltd, PO Box 1236, Blackburn North 3130. www.umbrelladementiacafes.com.au. Umbrella Dementia Cafés accepts tax deductible gift donations.