Become a volunteer to help local families living with Alzheimer’s
July 2017 Gatherings for New Volunteers
Blooming Memories Through Music is a newly evolving local non-profit 501C3 all-volunteer residential service training BHSN high school honor music students ages 16-18 of Janis Stockhouse. These bright Young Adults share familiar music by creating custom playlists with elders living with Alzheimer’s in their private residences.
To learn more please visit our Facebook page Blooming Memories Thru Music BMTM@BLOOMINGTON or see our website under construction (projected date of completion mid July 2017)
To become a volunteer for our in home music service, please email our coordinators through our Facebook and join us at the July 13th or July 27th meetings at Monroe County Public Library from 1-3 pm. More details of each meeting are included in our events postings.
Thank you for your interest in supporting families living with Alzheimer’s in the Bloomington community.
Community Service Organization Opportunity
Blooming Memories Thru Music, An Alzheimer’s Initiative is pleased to invite the community organizations to sponsor a screening of “Alive Inside”. The 76-minute documentary is a touching exploration of young adults sharing custom music playlists with long-term care facility residents living with Alzheimer’s. This film won the Sundance 2014 Audience Award honor and was written and directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett.
Blooming Memories Through Music has created a pilot program for 2017 which is a complimentary in home residential monthly music session offered by trained BHSN honors music Young Adults ages 16-18 of Janis Stockhouse and their trained Adult Liaison (chaperones).
Should your organization request a showing of this documentary to educate your members on the lifestyles of families living with Alzheimer’s and committing to allowing their loved elders to “age in place” within a familiar home environment…please email [email protected] with letter of interest.
Our volunteers will show the film and it may be followed by a short question and answer period by experienced dementia friendly volunteers.
The audience will be encouraged to further learn about Alzheimer’s educations, training, medical support services, IU Health Alzheimer’s Resource Center with support groups for families living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, the Annual local Alzheimer’s Walk and representatives from five memory care centers in the Monroe County and Alzheimer’s Educators will be on hand.