Boston Acquired Brain Injury Support Group
NEWSLETTER
B.A.B.I.S. was formed in January 2001 by individuals with acquired brain injury, their families and professionals to provide:
socialization opportunities for people with acquired brain injuries,
their families and friends;
education, support, hope and coping strategies to each other;
outreach and education to the greater community regarding acquired
brain injury;
local and national resources, across many topics, to group members
and the community.
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WHERE? Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, 8 th floor Conference rooms 8A & 8B
WHEN? The first Saturday of every month from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (unless otherwise noted)
WHO? Individuals with acquired brain injury, family members, friends, and professionals
October 1, 2005 was our third annual “Heads Held High” Brain Injury Awareness Walk. Thank you to everyone who helped this walk to be our biggest and best to date!
The success of the 2004 & 2005 "Heads Held High" Brain Injury Awareness Walk allows us to continue to offer to our BABIS members Creative Scholarships- $50 to be used for materials, a class, or anything else that helps you be creative. Contact one of the BABIS planning members for more details.
Thank you, Marilyn Spivack, Co-Founder of Brain Injury Association of America and Family Member, for being our honorary Chairperson and for your continuous support of BABIS!
We’d also like to thank those of you who donated generously and helped to contribute to the success of our walk this year:
Alzheimer’s Society/ Rogerson House Anhoki, Cambridge Birch Street Bistro, Roslindale Blissful Monkey, Jamaica Plain Bodyography, Melrose, Julie Burke BOING!, Jamaica Plain Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts Bread and Butter Baking Company, JP Bukhara Restaurant, Jamaica Plain Center for Comprehensive Services/ MENTOR Centre Street Café, Jamaica Plain Chocolate Dipper, Chestnut Hill Cobwebs, Jamaica Plain Community Rehab Care, Inc. Dedham Community Theater Doolittle’s, Jamaica Plain John Douglas, Clown Dunkin Donuts, Andy Cummiss, JP Emack and Bolios, Jamaica Plain Exposure by No’el, Jamaica Plain Fire Opal, Brookline/ Jamaica Plain Foot Locker, Jamaica Plain Claire Freeland Fresh Hair, Jamaica Plain |
Gadgets, Jamaica Plain Annie Hallion John Hennesey Michael Hoyt, Photographer Indigena, Jamaica Plain Jamaica Plain Muscular Therapy JP Licks, Santos Aponte, Jamaica Plain Jeanne Klaiber Origins, Chestnut Hill Chuck and MaryAnn Ozug Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Memory Studio, Yoyo Yau Milky Way Café/ Bela Luna Jamaica Plain Modern Pastry, Sarah McGee, Medford Pluto’s, Jamaica Plain Quiznos Sub Shop, Michael Knapp, Newton Rhythm and Muse, Jamaica Plain Ron’s Ice Cream, Hyde Park/ Dedham Sorella’s, Jamaica Plain Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Star Supermarket, Rich Elicone, Hyde Park Sweet Finnish Bakery, Jamaica Plain Trader Joe’s, Brookline and ***Countless “Day of Walk” Volunteers*** |
This newsletter is dedicated to the memory of Alan Cromer, professor, survivor and friend of the BABIS community. We have all been touched by his presence and will miss him greatly.
If you would like more information about the group or wish to be placed on the mailing list, please contact Amy Karas by e-mail: babisgroup@hotmail.com or Sally Johnson at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital at (617) 573-2539.
Our website, www.BABIS.info has up-to-date information as well. We also welcome your comments or suggestions.