760 Green Coulee Road, Onalaska, WI 54650

Turn at Coulee Golf and follow ‘til you see the big red barn.

clearwaterfarm.org

SPARK! programs offer participants an

opportunity to enhance their quality of

life through social engagement, mental

stimulation, and communication.

You should expect to be at the farm for about an

hour and a half. We will gather in our Education

building. Each monthly program will have a theme.

We hope to have a vibrant conversation, but there

is no pressure to talk or “say the right thing.”

This program is as much for care partners as those

living with memory loss. Care partners are

encouraged to actively participate! We strive to

make this experience as welcoming as possible by

adapting the environment to meet physical needs

and making sure everyone is comfortable and safe.

What?

The Clearwater SPARK! programs meets

the 2nd Tuesday of every month from

10:30 am.-12:00 p.m. (noon).

The program is Free of Charge.

For more information please check out

our website and our Facebook page.

Where and When? Who?

Mark your calendars!

SPARK! Is a cultural program for people with

memory loss and their partners. The inception

of SPARK! began with a grant from The Bader

Foundation’s Alzheimer’s and Aging program

aims to make Wisconsin a leader, not just in

how challenges posed by this disease are

addressed, but in how growing older and the

later stages of life are viewed. Through an

emphasis on program development, applied

research, and public policy, the Foundation

strives to offer hope to families struggling

with Alzheimer’s.

What is it?

In 1999, Clearwater Farm was established as a non

profit 501(c)(3) organization to preserve parts of a

19th century Onalaska dairy farm for education,

recreation and history. The farm was operational

until 1998 when it was sold to a developer who was

willing to consider an alternate vision for three of

the 120 acres that had been known for generations

as the Humfeld farm in Green Coulee.

SPARK! meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at

the farm with seniors who have mild to moderate

memory loss and their caregivers, friends and or

family members. SPARK! trained volunteers lead

the time with music, interesting speakers, farm

tours and hands-on art projects. At the end of each

SPARK! program, participants are encouraged to

chat over coffee, fruit, and other snacks before they

leave. It’s a place to create, converse, and connect.

We hope you can join us at the farm!

Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Amber Jostwick, ajostwick@clearwaterfarm.org or

Michelle Grimm, mgrimm@clearwaterfarm.org

“Clearwater Farm is one of those rare places

where we can still touch the past and learn

from it. It’s a place for outdoor education,

preservation, recreation.”

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