March Programs Onsite & In the Community

Spring is Coming! Reminder that our Memory Cafe (10AM to 12PM at the Topsfield Library) and the Bonfire event (1PM to 4PM at the Rest-Stop-Ranch) is this Saturday, March 11. The Memory Cafe will have a fun event making Sun Hats. This year, thanks to our donors and Karl’s labor, we have a wheelchair-accessible Bonfire event! Volunteer meet & greet, recruitment, applications & interviews. Volunteers are needed: at Programs, in the Garden, in the Office, and with Outreach. RSVP to Mary, 978-887-4202 (text is best).

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Please view/download/share:
A. Bonfire Postcard
B. Memory Cafe Flyer

Please share our free-of-charge support programs with friends, family, clients, patients, or customers who are living the roles of long-term care-partner or care-receiver. RSVP for any program with Mary E MacDonald, Program Director, by text or phone (978-887-4202).

All Programs are at At Rest-Stop-Ranch in Topsfield, unless noted otherwise
Date, Time, Program Name
3/9, 9am – 12pm, Garden Volunteers
3/9, 7pm – 8pm, Caregiver Support Group via Zoom
3/11, 10am – 12pm, Welcome Spring! Memory Cafe Program at Topsfield Library
3/11, 1pm – 4pm, Bonfire 3: Welcome Spring!
3/16, 9am – 12pm, Garden Volunteers
3/21, 12:30 – 4:30pm, Spring Outreach Drive: A Breath of Fresh Air!
3/21, 7pm – 8pm, Board Meeting via Zoom
3/23, 9am – 12pm, Garden Volunteers
3/28, 12:30 – 4:30pm, Spring Outreach Drive: A Breath of Fresh Air!
3/30, 9am – 12pm, Garden Volunteers
3/30, 12:30 – 4:30pm, Spring Outreach Drive: A Breath of Fresh Air!

Program Descriptions
Bonfires
Seasonal Celebrations to countdown Spring’s arrival. Volunteer meet & greet, recruitment, applications & interviews. Volunteers are needed: at Programs, in the Garden, in the Office, and with Outreach.

Garden Volunteers
A weekly Thursday therapeutic morning garden crew (adults with differing abilities) helps maintain the wheelchair-accessible garden trails and garden beds.

Group Support for Caregivers via Zoom
Monthly group for middle-age care-partners caring for a loved one with memory changes, FTD, Young-Onset Alzheimer’s, and similar neuro-degenerative diseases.

Memory Cafe Program at Topsfield Library
2nd Saturdays, Once-a-month, People with memory changes and care-partners gather for coffee and an optional therapeutic horticulture project.

Respite Retreats & Individual Support for Caregivers
By appointment with Mary E MacDonald, interfaith chaplain.
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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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Consider volunteering with us!
Weekly, Monthly, Student Internships, and one-time volunteer opportunities are available.