WELCOME TO LEEZA'S PLACE
You've found us because you either know or love someone who is in a health crisis. Maybe you are the person who has seen your entire world turn upside down because of a diagnosis. Your heart is broken, your senses are numbed and you feel lost and confused. Well, that's where we come in with our work at Leeza's Place. Keep reading because our joy, our privilege and purpose is to help you at precisely this moment. We're here to help you get connected, get coached and get confident after a life-changed illness or chronic disorder has broken into your previously sane and safe existence.
Thanks to many of you, we are growing and families are healing. Your gifts of time, talent, donations and shared faith have created a tsunami of love and we are blessed to be a part of each success story at each Leeza's Place across the country. Under the creative leadership and fatherly hand of our co-founder and executive director, Dr. Jamie Huysman, we have solid programs that are delivering real outcomes and strong relationships with many groups and organizations in the nonprofit and for profit sectors. I am personally moved to tears daily when I see our care advocates and mighty volunteers pull off miracles.
We began with my promise to my mother that I would take her story of stolen memories and use it to educate and empower. Now, we have a new promise…and that is to all of you who wonder where the strength will come from; all of you who wake in the middle of the night with a terrifying gasp of "now what"; all of you who journey so courageously and feel so alone. We promise there is life after diagnosis. We promise to give you the tools to find your way. We promise the caregivers and their diagnosed loved ones that you will not have to look down a long, dark tunnel and fail to see a light. We will be a beacon for your journey of hope and together we will begin to make it better.
Read on for exciting news about the people and places that make up the Leeza's Place communities! I am so very proud of our growth and commitment to helping caregivers and their loved ones. Welcome to Leeza's Place!
Provena St. Joseph Foundation's 24th Annual Charity Golf Classic
It’s nearly tee time and Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center Foundation is preparing to host its 24th Annual Charity Golf Classic. This Classic has raised more than 1.4 million dollars to help benefit the many services and programs that Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center offers.
The Charity Classic will be held on Monday, June 9, 2008 at Green Garden Country Club in Frankfort, IL. As a business partner of the Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center, we would like to extend you an invitation to participate in this exciting and celebrated event.
All funds generated from the 2008 Charity Classic will support Leeza’s Place at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center. As a community based resource, Leeza’s Place offers programs and services to educate, empower, and energize both caregivers and those recently diagnosed with any memory disorders. For more information about Leeza’s Place, visit www.provena.org/leezasplace.
The Charity Classic sponsorship opportunities can offer you excellent promotional benefits, while giving you a chance to support Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center. Our goal for this event is to raise $175,000, and with your support, Leeza’s Place can continue to provide programs and services at no cost to help individuals and their families deal with memory loss.
For event & sponsorship information, CLICK HERE. And for more information, please contact the Foundation Office at (815) 725-7133, Ext. 3339.
Thank you in advance for your support of the 24th annual Charity Classic. We look forward to your participation!
CIRCLE OF CARE LEEZA'S PLACE - 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Congratulations to our care advocate, Stefanie Elkins on her 2nd year anniversary at Circle of Care Leeza's Place in Sherman Oaks! I was so excited to be there for the cake and congratulatory hugs recently. With the support of Paula Kupiec and the Circle of Care Foundation, we have grown into a loving community offering comfort and care for many who need to gather their strength for a tough caregiving journey.
We all know how Alzheimer's disease affects entire families, and we were blessed to have incredible entertainment from a 13 year old, Alissa Anderegg www.AlissaAnderegg.com who's grandmother is diagnosed. Allissa was spectacular…so poised and beautiful as she sang show tunes and led the group in a sing-a-long. One of our long time regulars, Adeline, had written an original song to surprise Stefanie and it was THE hit of the day! I got teary-eyed looking at the faces gathered there, realizing there are so many more like us across the country, all united in love with a commitment to support each other. Seeing our idea, developed in Miami with our co founder Dr. Jamie Huysman, turn into a setting like this is proof that thoughts do indeed become things.
Congratulations to all of the volunteers, Ilene, Lisa, Maria, Beverly, Judy and Adelynne Siegel who wrote some beautiful “Caregiver Affirmations” which you can read by clicking HERE. Thanks for a remarkable two years at Circle of Care Leeza’s Place! I love you all…
