Caregiver Superhero Society

📢📢 Calling all caregivers! Mark your calendars! 📢📢

FREE Caregiver Training Class in Madisonville on July 9th at Cora Veal!

💥 Please share with anyone caring for another individual.❤️

Below is a comment from our recent workshop evaluation. A standard comment is “I wish I had attended this earlier.” If you know someone caring for a loved one with dementia, encourage them to attend our next workshop at First Baptist Maryville on Saturday, May 25th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm with an additional hour highlighting local resources and additional care options in our area. There is no fee to attend but registration is required. Attendees receive the 378 page guide to Dealing With Dementia, as well as lunch. To register, email [email protected].

We're celebrating the 5th anniversary of Caregiver Cafe on Thursday, February 8th at 9:00. Join us at First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 202 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN

It's Giving Tuesday and CSS is participating in The Big Give!! If you, a friend, or family member have been a dementia caregiver, you know it's a tough role. We hope you will consider a gift to Caregiver Superhero Society. We are a volunteer-led organization so 100% of our funding goes to deliver education and support programs for caregivers. Thanks for you consideration!

Support Caregiver Superhero Society | The Big Give (Knox) 2023 I’m ready to support Caregiver Superhero Society on November 28, 2023 during The Big Give (Knox) 2023. Learn more about Caregiver Superhero Society and all the other organizations participating in The Big Give (Knox) 2023.

Rosalynn Carter died this week after a long lifetime of service, including her work as a caregiver from a young age and her support of caregivers through the Rosalyn Carter Institute for Caregiving.

The world knows Rosalynn Carter as a former First Lady, global humanitarian, and the love of President Carter’s life. What is less well known is Mrs. Carter’s commitment to create a more caring society by recognizing and supporting some of the most vulnerable populations. She was dedicated to families navigating the burdens and rewards of caring for those who are aging, ill, or disabled.

Mrs. Carter recognized that taking care of another person was more than simply the everyday duty of family and those who selflessly cared for family and friends – caregivers – were often overlooked. These realizations led Mrs. Carter to become a champion for caregivers, and she has continued her efforts on their behalf beyond her time in public service.

In 1987, Mrs. Carter founded the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI) to support the unique needs of caregivers who selflessly cared for family and friends; and build on her belief that everyone is a caregiver, has been a caregiver, or will either be or need a caregiver in the future. Over the last 36 years, RCI has developed a number of programs to help educate caregivers, including the Dealing with Dementia guide and the workshop that helps caregivers successfully utilize its proven strategies. CSS is one of the largest providers of that workshop. The generous gifts of donors and sponsors allow us to provide that at no cost to the caregivers attending.

Mrs. Carter dedicated her life to her family, her faith, and to helping others. Her spirit will continue to inhabit everything we do at Caregiver Superheroes Society.

Please join us in honoring Mrs. Carter’s legacy by supporting family caregivers with a contribution to CSS using the link below.

https://www.caregiversuperheroes.org/support-us

We are so grateful to the amazing group of young professionals in the Knoxville Rotaract Club! Thanks for your support of family caregivers!!

This fiscal year we have been raising money for Caregiver Superhero Society. We are proud to present them with a check for $6,833. With these funds, they are able to provide resources, education, and support caregivers of individuals with dementia. Thank you to everyone who has helped to support this cause!

Checkout our new website! We hope to add easy online workshop registration in the near future!

www.superheroes.org

Thanks to Knoxville Rotaract Club and the participating sponsors for their support of Caregiver Superhero Society!

We are headed to Tellico Village! This one is filling up quickly so register today!

Here is the official link for registration to the next AARP sponsored Dealing With Dementia Workshop!

AARP Tennessee Presents Caregiver Workshops Get the Family Caregiving Support You Need, When You Need it.

Hope you can make it! We have a few surprises!

https://www.caregiversuperheroes.org/support-us

Go to our website https://www.caregiversuperheroes.org/support-us to make your gift today!

Preparing for the holidays can be a stressful time. Remember to pause, take a cleansing breath, and stretch a bit! The best part of the day is not the food, it’s being surrounded by those you love and realizing how very much we have to be thankful for!

Congratulations to one of our board members, Edward Harper, named Hometown Hero! His recognition came with a $100 gift to the non-profit of his choice and he chose Caregiver Superhero Society! Thank you Edward!

Our Fall caregiver picnic was a bit chilly but we had a great time eating, laughing, and enjoying the fellowship of other caregivers and friends.

Rotaract Club of Knoxville chose the Caregiver Superhero Society as their service project this year. They are hosting a 2-man scramble charity golf tournament to benefit CSS on November 10th at Egwani Farms Golf Course with tee times starting 8:30 to 9:40. The cost is $85 per person and includes lunch. To sign up, go to: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/TPDKP6S6BBJMS/checkout/HQ7JFGIM5WXDICLUHZ5JWGMM?src=sheet

$100 hole and range sponsorships are also available by emailing [email protected].

Thanks for your support!

"Thanks for giving me hope!" (Comment by a caregiver at the Dealing with Dementia workshop on 10/21)

We had a great turnout for Dealing With Dementia yesterday. Thanks to all the volunteers and AARP for making it so successful and to the caregiver participants who added so much to the class by sharing their personal experiences and asking such great questions!!