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Hello everyone,

Here’s a great suggestion from one of our supporters…Hal Kaufman.

It’s the weekend and we’re all probably planning on at least one dinner out.  If you’re in New York (sorry, I don’t know where any of you actually are) that’s gotta cost at least $100.  Soooooo…instead of going out, why not make yourself a peanut butter or tuna or turkey or whatever your favorite sandwich is and send that $100 to Share The Care?  We could raise around $5,000 and it will probably be the best meal you’ll have all year.

Thank you,
Hal.

Click here to donate what you have saved on dinner!

A Night Worth Remembering.

The L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth Awards

December 8, 2011

Everyone at L’Oreal Paris made us feel like stars right from the get go, starting with hair and make-up sessions to ready us for our red carpet appearance and cocktails in the white marble mezzanine of the Hearst Towers building on West 57^th Street in New York City.  We were there to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the prestigious L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth awards that include a $10,000 donation (for her charity) to each of 10 Honorees who are making a difference in their communities.  And one National Woman of Worth, selected via an online public vote, was to be announced at the end of the evening and brought with it an additional $25,000 for the winner’s charity.

The National Award went to Gretchen Holt Witt for her incredible work with Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. After losing her son to cancer she started the program to raise money for children’s cancer research. As we watched videos on each of the 10 honorees last night on the top of the Hearst Towers, I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house. It was an incredibly elegant and very poignant evening.

All the honorees were WINNERS!!!!!!!!!!!

Sheila’s award was given to her by Aimee Mullins, a world class athlete and actress who has overcome incredible odds and challenges to be who and where she is today. She made a touching and heartfelt introduction for Sheila’s award.

Click here to view the pictures (lots of celebs) on our “News Section”. We’ll be posting the video produced about Sheila’s work as soon as possible.

THANK YOU ALL for your work to get in the votes.

Friday, December 9th
Watch THE TALK – CBS for L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth Honorees Sheila Warnock and Stephanie Clark

Sheila, Aisha Tyler, Sharon Osbourne, Stephanie

Please click to read Marlo Thomas’ reasons to vote for Sheila as the National L’Oreal Paris Woman of Worth on MarloThomas.com on the Huffington Post.

Please help Share The Care receive $25,000 to help us help you and your Share The Care groups.

Voting is open - voting is easy: click here or on the logo or the page image below to vote for Sheila - you will be taken directly to the page below..

Founder and President, Sheila Warnock, has been selected as a 2011 L’Oreal Paris Woman Of Worth.
Sheila will receive $10,000 for ShareTheCaregiving at an awards ceremony in December. She and nine other finalists will be featured on the L’Oreal Paris Women Of Worth web site.
People can vote for the National Winner who will receive the grand prize of $25,000 for her charity.
If Sheila wins, we also stand to attract a much, much greater audience for Share The Care.

Voting will take place on November 7 through November 23, 2011 on the Women Of Worth Web site http://www.womenofworth.com/

Only votes made through the online ballot on the Women Of Worth web site will be counted. Votes generated by an automated system will not be counted.  One vote per person.

PLEASE VOTE FOR SHEILA AND HELP SHARE THE CARE!
Send your Share The Care group, family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to vote as well!

President Obama Issues Proclamation to Celebrate National Family Caregivers Month
As we observe National Family Caregivers Month, we honor the tireless compassion of Americans who heal, comfort, and support our injured, our elders, and people with disabilities. This month and throughout the year, let the quiet perseverance of our family caregivers remind us of the decency and kindness to which we can all aspire.

President Barack Obama,
November 1, 2011

Identifying Family Caregivers! is the theme that NFCA has established for National Family Caregivers Month 2011. AOA has promoted the theme to the White House to include in the Presidential Proclamation.

Despite the huge role family caregivers’ play in the care of their loved ones, despite the fact that family caregivers are the only people consistently present across all of their loved ones’ care settings, family caregivers are invisible in American healthcare.

Nowhere on medical intake forms is there a question about whether someone is, or has a family caregiver. Nowhere on a person’s medical record is there a place for a notation of any kind about their care status. Without such information, the role of a family caregiver in the life of a person with chronic conditions is essentially negated, and without such information, a family caregiver’s increased risk for depression and chronic disease cannot be monitored. In some situations, it may be obvious that someone is or has a family caregiver, but if it isn’t in the record, it isn’t official, and cannot be taken into account in developing a plan of care – for both parties.

There is an easy fix to this problem; it doesn’t require legislative action, nor great expense; it only requires the will of those who really are interested in making patient and family centered care the norm in America.

The fix is to have a space on all medical intake forms and electronic medical records to capture information on who is or who has a family caregiver. Next time you fill out a medical form – just make a notation that you provide care to your parent, spouse, child, etc. who has a chronic condition or deals with the frailties of old age. One form at a time you can make a difference, change the status quo and gain recognition for the important job of being a family caregiver.

Suzanne Mintz
President/CEO
National Family Caregivers Association
10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895
301 942 6430
www.thefamilycaregiver.org

BELIEVE . PROTECT . REACH OUT . SPEAK UP

http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/national_family_caregiver_month/

STUDIO AUDIENCE TICKETS: NY AREA ONLY

-    Are you from the NY area and have a strong opinion for or against legalizing “Aid to Die/ Physician Assisted Suicide”?

-    Please write a brief description about why you feel the way you do and any personal connection to the topic

*Please note:

Our studios are in NYC- Must be available on 10/19 (and can transport yourself to our studio)
Taping is from 8:00 am- Noon

Please write into our website:

http://www.doctoroz.com/audience-seats-1019-opinion-assisted-suicide

Or

Email Michelle Lohr: Mlohr@zoco.com with the following Information

NAME, AGE
CELL PHONE NUMBER
HOME/WORK NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS
TOWN AND STATE WHERE YOU LIVE
A RECENT PHOTO OF YOURSELF

**If selected to attend the taping you will receive a call from a producer and a follow up confirmation email with ticket information