Weld County Virtual Caregiver Appreciation Week

September 14-18, 2020

Monday, September 14: 10am - KICKOFF & Keynote Speaker

“A Hero’s (Caregiver’s) Journey” - Dawn Mathis

Tuesday, September 15: 10am - Guided Imagery Through Music

2pm - What’s in Your Toolbox

Wednesday, September 16: 10am - What’s in Your Toolbox

2pm - Tai Chi

Thursday, September 17: 10am - Tai Chi

2pm - Guided Imagery Through Music

Sign up at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/caregiver-appreciation-week-sept-14-17-2020-tickets-113928964600

Zoom will be required for all virtual sessions.

Sign up includes the keynote, virtual pampering sessions, and care package. Space is limited.

*This event is for unpaid caregivers caring for a loved one or friend who is 50+

What’s in Your Toolbox - September 15 @ 2pm or September 16 @ 10am

Learn helpful coping tools and create art to remind yourself of those tools. Please plan to have some basic art materials including paper and something to draw or write with.

Guided Imagery through Music - September 15 @ 10am or September 17 @ 2pm

This experience combines music and the imagination. We will listen quietly to music, allowing it to stimulate imagery (thoughts, emotions, visualizations, memories, or physical sensations that arise). Time will be allotted for sharing our experiences. Please plan to listen through headphones or a medium quality speaker.

Tai Chi - September 16 @ 2pm or September 17 @ 10am

Join Whitney from the Area Agency on Aging for an introduction to Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance. Learn ways this practice can reduce your fall risk, and help manage stress.

Keynote presentation: “A Hero’s (Caregiver’s) Journey” - September 14 @ 10:00 am

Come kickoff the week with Dawn Mathis. For over 30 years, Dawn has worked with Students, Medical Patients, Real Estate Clients, Senior Citizens and Caregivers to help them achieve their goals, accelerate their results, and create richer, more fulfilling lives. Being a caregiver has so many emotions and roles attached to it. Rarely do caregivers think of themselves as heroes! Here are some “hero” definitions to consider: A person who is admired for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities and a real person who…combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Sounds like a caregiver! Through your short time together, Dawn will take you through a process of traversing this journey-this tough terrain. Weaving in humor, stories, and pictures, Dawn will empower you, not just for this journey, but to dream, to envision for what could be next.

We will be contacting those caregivers that register for the event to schedule a time for a

contact-free delivery of your care package.