Health Care For All
Wow! What a night
We raised about $3,550 at Eat at Mike’s. We had about 70 people and all but four of the auction items sold.
The food was fabulous. Thanks to Chris Stockard-Goering (aka The Empanada Guy), Roots Organic Gourmet, Mela, Asheville Pizza & Brew, Mohsin Sayid and Tomato Jam Cafe for the food.
And our volunteers: board members Chrystal Cook, Gary Kovach and Bill Jamieson; David Tripp and Mark Murray, who came all the way from Fayetteville; Annie Doucette and Kathleen Rowles, and of course, Rob, who cooked, carved and served.
Thanks also to all who donated auction items and all who bought them, and to Home Trust Bank, our corporate sponsor.
Thanks to John for the truck.
This definitely will be an annual event. But first, I want to rest up a bit.
Patient Pals & Family Friends
Life o' Mike has a new peer support program for people newly diagnosed with chronic or serious illness or with a new disability and their caregivers.
Patient Pals are people who have experience with various illnesses and disabilities, who can help someone newly diagnosed or with a new disability work through the fear, frustration, confusion and grief often experienced in the first few months.
Family Friends are there to help caregivers and other family members grow into their new role.
People with new illness or disability fare better when they have a role model -- someone who can help them negotiate their new path in life.
We need volunteers, who are asked to donate a minimum of one hour a week. Training is free and includes information on active listening, ways to help and when to know more help is needed.
And of course, we need funding.
To learn more, call Leslie Boyd at 828-243-6712 or e-mail lifeomike@gmail.com.
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