Program Highlights
All are welcome, free-of-charge, RSVP Required – please call/text Mary (978-887-4202)
Please share our support programs with friends, family, clients, patients, or customers who are living the roles of long-term care-partner or care-receiver.
September 29 – October 9, Topsfield Fair. The first year Rest-Stop-Ranch will join Topsfield Garden Club to create a wheelchair-friendly display at the Flower Barn! Karl designed the accessible layout and will be laying the bricks.
October 5, Thursday, 9am – 12pm, Garden Crew. Volunteers help maintain the garden.
October 8, Sunday, 10am – 2pm, Sunday Stroll in the Garden. Reserve either morning session, 10am – 12pm, or afternoon session, 12pm – 2pm. Three wheelchair-accessible private picnic areas are available to reserve.
October 10, Tuesday, 1pm – 4pm, Garden RX. Tues/Thursday afternoons 1-4pm. Open garden time for caregivers and loved ones to relax, stroll and/or picnic.
October 12, Thursday, 9am – 12pm, Garden Crew. Volunteers help maintain the garden.
October 12, Thursday, 1pm – 4pm, Garden RX. Tues/Thursday afternoons 1-4pm. Open garden time for caregivers and loved ones to relax, stroll and/or picnic.
October 12, Thursday, 7pm – 8pm, Group Support. For caregivers caring for a loved one living with middle-age memory loss or dementia. Online
October 14, Saturday, 10am – 12pm, Memory Cafe In the Garden. Meet & Eat with us after the Memory Cafe, 12pm – 1pm (bring a brown bag lunch & beverage; questions, stories, poems and songs).
October 17, Tuesday, 1pm – 4pm, Garden RX. Tues/Thursday afternoons 1-4pm. Open garden time for caregivers and loved ones to relax, stroll and/or picnic.
October 19, Thursday, 9am – 12pm, Garden Crew. Volunteers help maintain the garden.
October 19, Thursday, 1pm – 4pm, Garden RX. Tues/Thursday afternoons 1-4pm. Open garden time for caregivers and loved ones to relax, stroll and/or picnic.
October 24, Tuesday, 1pm – 4pm, Garden RX. Tues/Thursday afternoons 1-4pm. Open garden time for caregivers and loved ones to relax, stroll and/or picnic.
October 26, Thursday, 9am – 12pm, Garden Crew. Volunteers help maintain the garden.
October 26, Thursday, 1pm – 4pm, Garden RX. Tues/Thursday afternoons 1-4pm. Open garden time for caregivers and loved ones to relax, stroll and/or picnic.
Volunteer with us! Weekly & Monthly volunteer opportunities are available.
Thank You Donors!
Thanks to all who have made a recent contribution. Karl continues building the trail system, and we continue to raise funds for the “Forest Flowers Trail & Lily Pond View/Patio.”
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Consider a donation to our cause!
3 Easy Ways to Donate:
1. Online – Facebook.com/reststopranch; Venmo “Rest-Stop-Ranch”
2. Check – made payable to “Rest-Stop-Ranch”; mail to:
202 Haverhill Road, Topsfield, MA 01983
3. Cash – Locked Boxes Onsite
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Program Descriptions
Weekly Garden Rx
Open Garden; Tuesday/Thursday, 1-4pm; A Therapeutic Garden Program. Volunteers assist with hospitality and/or light garden maintenance. Caregivers enjoy respite (take a break in nature or at The Cottage). Individuals enjoy engaging with flowers, birds & fish.
Weekly Garden Crew
A weekly Thursday therapeutic morning garden crew (adults with differing abilities) helps maintain the wheelchair-accessible garden trails and garden beds.
Monthly Group Support for Caregivers via Zoom
2nd Thursdays, 7pm via Zoom, Monthly group for care-partners caring for a middle-age loved one with memory changes (FTD, Young-Onset Alzheimer’s, Brain Injury, Down Syndrome with Dementia)
Monthly Memory Cafe Program in the Garden
2nd Saturdays, 10am -12pm, Once-a-month, People with memory changes and care-partners gather for coffee, flower fun, bird & fish watching.
Monthly Sunday Stroll
2nd Sundays, 10am – 2pm, Once-a-month, hourly appointments in the Garden.
Respite Retreats & Individual Support for Caregivers
By appointment with Mary E MacDonald, interfaith chaplain.
