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April-June 2015
Jodi House Brain Injury
Support Center
Quarterly Newsletter
Dear Friends,
Board of Directors
Timothy Morton-Smith
Co-President
Vice President of Finance
Gayle Cummings
Co-President
Stephanie Boumediene
Vice President
Chris Janeway
Secretary
Andrew Chung
Stephen Kaminski, MD
Steve Katz
Roger Roberts
Jim Cook
Suzanne Weintraub
Dr. Adam Harcourt
Professional Advisors
Philip Delio, MD
Jan Ingram, RN
Melinda Staveley
Kenneth Waxman, MD
Alois Zauner, MD
Honorary Committee
Carolyn Chandler
Bill Cirone
We are excited to announce the following events
coming up in June: A First Thursday event partnered
with Artists for Trauma on June 4th, and our First
Annual "Hike, Walk & Roll" for Brain Injury on June
27th. These are great opportunities to meet other
individuals involved with Jodi House and learn more
about how we serve brain injury survivors in our
community.
See you soon,
Jodi House Staff
Marilyn Gevirtz
Tom & Sue Parker
Charles Slosser
Bill & Lilli Tragos
Ron Werft
Vince & Judy Wood
Donna Wustman
Staff
Eryn Eckert, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Susan Cass
Program Coordinator
Amanda Berry
Program Specialist
WISH LIST
1) Subscription to the
Santa Barbara News-Press
2) Nintendo Wii Games:
Some suggestions...
"Tiger Woods PGA Tour"
"Dance Dance Revolution"
"Wii Ski"
"Cooking Mama"
3) 50" LCD Flat Screen TV
4) AED (Automated External
Defibrillator)
Please call us in advance if
you wish to donate these or
any other items.
Jodi House's First Annual "Hike, Walk & Roll" for
Brain Injury is scheduled for Saturday, June 27, from 9
am to 2 pm at Elings Park (Godric Grove) in Santa
Barbara. Walk or roll a 1/2 mile route, or hike a 5k trail
in support of our community's brain injury survivors.
After the race, there will be a BBQ lunch hosted by
Kiwanis Club of Santa Barbara, a raffle drawing,
carnival games, and fun for the whole family.
Please come and show your support! Register online
at: http://jodihouse.kintera.org/hikeforbraininjury
First Thursday Event! Jodi House and Artists for
Trauma will be hosting an Adaptive Painting
Workshop and TBI Art Show on June 4th, from 5pm to
8pm at Jodi House.
Jodi House to Become Service
Provider for State of California
Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center of Santa
Barbara has been selected as one of seven sites
statewide to receive State of California funding for
serving adults with traumatic brain injury. Jodi House
will receive $120,000 yearly for three years beginning
July 1st, with the option of an additional fourth year.
Supporting adults with TBI, the Jodi House model of
care is community reintegration and includes the
following services: supported living; independent
living skills; employment; information, referral, and
care coordination; and public and professional
education. The additional funding will allow Jodi
House to expand services to best meet the needs of
adult TBI population living throughout the tri-counties
region.
Volunteer Appreciation Day!
In recognition of National Volunteer Appreciation
Week, Jodi House held a party on April 17th in
celebration of the many volunteers who donate their
time and efforts to our program. Members showed their
gratitude by preparing beautiful hand-painted gifts for
each of the volunteers, as well as providing lots of
delicious food for everyone to enjoy. Staff presented
the gifts along with certificates of appreciation to wrap
up the day's festivities. Thank you to our wonderful
volunteers for all of their hard work!
BIACAL Statewide Conference on ATBI
Jodi House staff attended the Brain
Injury Association of California's 5th Annual Statewide
Conference on ATBI: Resources and Pathways to
Brain Injury Recovery on May 12th. Speakers
emphasized the importance of increasing
physical, cognitive, and social stimulation after a brain
injury. Breakout sessions included speakers on anger
management, personal empowerment, memory
rehabilitation and everyday strategies for success after
brain injury. The conference was a great way to learn
more about how we can improve our program and
affirm what we currently do!
Guest Speaker: Linda Beers
Linda Beers, Learning Disability Specialist at Santa
Barbara City College, visited Jodi House to speak
about services offered to students with disabilities
through the Disabled Student Programs and Services
(DSPS) department. Many of our members would like
to return to school either full time or part time, and the
information that Linda provided gave our members a
greater hope that this was definitely possible and that
there were services out there to assist them in
achieving this goal.
Interested in Volunteering?
Volunteers are vital for Jodi House to make a difference in helping
brain injury survivors to not merely survive, but thrive.
Jodi House welcomes anyone interested in becoming a volunteer.
Please download the application from our website:
www.jodihouse.org
Feel free to contact Amanda Berry, Program Specialist, at
[email protected] if you have any questions or to submit
your application.
Jodi House is made possible thanks to the generosity of people like you. Our
programs are sustained solely by volunteerism and private financial
contributions.
DONATE TODAY!
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Thank you for supporting Jodi House!
City of Santa Barbara
Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital
Easy Lift Transportation
First Christian Science Society
Henry W. Bull Foundation
Medtronic
Montecito Bank and Trust, Community Dividends
Outhwaite Foundation
Saint Francis Foundation
State of California, Department of Rehabilitation
The Bank of Santa Barbara
Towbes Foundation
Valley Foundation
Weingart Foundation
Williams Corbett Foundation
Tel: (805) 563-2882
Fax: (805) 563-3982
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625 Chapala Street
Santa Barbara, California 93101
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