Memory Walk for MAMA (Sun. Oct. 5th)

Dear Pamilya (Family),

Remember when Mama was always proud that she walks around the block everyday and how she always has a straight back (good posture)unlike her peers? I'm sure she'll be proud of us too when she sees us walking as one family in honor of her.

Alzheimer's Association is hosting "Memory Walk" on Sunday, Oct 5 in Downtown LA. AND ITS FREE! Its a non-competitive 3 mile walk that raises money for Alzheimer's research and support those currently living with the disease. More importantly, we can have this day as a bonding event for the family! Yes?


- for more information: http://www.alz.org/memorywalk/overview.asp
- to register: http://2008memorywalkLA.kintera.org/teammama
click on: "Join our team"
read the waiver and click on "I Agree"


- its FREE to register!
The minimum fundraising goal is $200. You are not required to raise this much.

- you can sign up for this website and send the link to your friends and family to raise money!
To visit the team page directly: http://2008memorywalkLA.kintera.org/teammama

More information to come! but here's a few things you'd need to do for now!

-Reply if you are interested in participating to Nina Aves (ninaaves@gmail.com).
-Spread the word to your family, significant others, etc.
-Lastly, invest on a good pair of walking shoes!!!

With Love,

Joan <3

Angels Walk Too
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Tea and Chit Chat

I dreamt of Mama and Yiaya walking together in a beautiful park and they came upon a table set up below a Willow tree, with this beautiful Tea Service awaiting them. They sat down, poured for each other and drank. Mama then said something in Tagalog that I didn't understand and yet Yiaya giggled, responded in Greek and they both laughed.

I understand the dream's origin, Nelly and I having done the very thing I described just last week. It was just incredibly comforting for me to see our Grandmothers together, keeping each other company, chit chatting over tea and giggling all the while as they were known to do in life. And the fact that they were able to communicate in their native languages, foreign to the other, just showed me how much a connection can transcend languages in our hearts...

-Pamela

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