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Memory Bridge News 01/24/08 - 'HereThereEverywhere' Map Exhibit Finds Its Place
"HereThereEverywhere," the penultimate artistic entry in the citywide Festival of Maps, is a sometimes surprising exhibition that extends the Chicago Cultural Center's 1994 examination of artists and maps beyond traditional media into cyberspace. 11/07/07 - Alzheimer’s Documentary Features Local Residents
Since Berwyn resident Susan Anderson’s mother was diagnosed with severe Alzheimer’s disease nearly a decade ago, many people have advised Anderson that the 96-year-old woman’s life was over and that a relationship with her was a lost cause. However, Anderson never listened, and says she has made significant strides in her communication with her mother since becoming involved in the filming of the documentary “There is a Bridge.” 10/21/07 - Southeast Texan Says Love Can Overpower the Shroud of Dementia
To the rest of the world, Michael Verde's grandparents were gone. Alzheimer's had taken them to a place where they no longer could be reached by those they no longer recognized. His heart told him otherwise. 10/15/07 - Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Sponsors There Is a Bridge Documentary: Supports Memory Bridge’s Efforts to Show Ways to Remain Connected to Those with Alzheimer’s
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), a national nonprofit organization based in New York, has become the lead sponsor of the new documentary There is a Bridge, airing on public television stations nationwide. The film reveals different ways of communicating with those who have dementia and explores how these emotionally profound relationships can change our lives. The documentary was produced by Memory Bridge: The Foundation for Alzheimer’s and Cultural Memory. 10/12/07 - U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky and Chicago Singer Terisa Griffin at Chicago Premiere of There is a Bridge
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will introduce the new Alzheimer’s documentary, There is a Bridge (www.thereisabridge.org), at its Chicago premiere October 16, 2007 at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Pinsky will be joined by the acclaimed Chicago singer and songwriter Terisa Griffin, who will perform, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, which she performs in the documentary. 10/02/07 - U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky to Introduce There is a Bridge at Chicago Premiere
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will introduce the new Alzheimer's documentary, There Is a Bridge, at its Chicago premiere October 16, 2007 at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. 08/15/07 - New Documentary Shows Benefits of Communicating with Those Who Have Alzheimer’s Disease: Reveals Ways to Remain Connected
With more than 5 million Americans affected by Alzheimer’s disease today, and that number rapidly growing as Baby Boomers age, a new documentary, There Is a Bridge, reveals different ways of communicating with those who have dementia and explores how these emotionally profound relationships can change our lives. 05/31/07 - Planting memories: Students help seniors remember better times
Read an article from Cicero Life about students from Unity Middle School in Cicero, Illinois, who participated in the Memory Bridge Initiative. The students developed relationships with residents of Alden Town Manor Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. 01/11/07 - Sixth-Graders Take Part in Memory Bridge Program
Read an article from the Deerfield Review about sixth-grade students from Elm Place Middle School in Highland Park, who participated in the Memory Bridge Initiative. The students developed relationships with residents of The Ponds in Lincolnshire as they learn about Alzheimer's and its effects. 12/23/06 - Building Bridges to Memories
Read an article from the Chicago Tribune about sixth-grade students from Elm Place Middle School in Highland Park participating in the Chicagoland Memory Bridge Initiative. 12/01/06 - Memory Bridge Initiative Receives Awards from Illinois Council on Long Term Care
The Memory Bridge Initiative recently received two awards from the Illinois Council on Long Term Care: the Innovative Program Award, for the Memory Bridge pilot (2005), and the 2006 Media Award. Read the article to find out more about these awards. 09/01/06 - Celebrating Senior Storytellers
Memory Bridge is featured in this article from FutureAge, along with other organizations that are striving to use storytelling as a creative, meaningful approach to building relationships. 06/13/06 - Opening Hearts and Minds: CMBI's Inaugural Year
Read a report of the Chicagoland Memory Bridge 2006 classroom initiative. In it’s first year, the program touched 536 students, teachers, and care facility residents from 11 Chicago-area high schools, 5 middle schools, and 2 elementary schools. The care facilities were located in Chicago and the outlying areas. |
