The Spark – October 2007 - Canadian Mental Health Association
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The Spark – October 2007 - Canadian Mental Health Association
THE SPARK October 2007 MENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESS WEEK AWARDS Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region with the support of the Regional Mental Health Promotions Committee, recognizes people within the region who advocate, promote, educate and support the resilience, recovery and quality of life for the one in five people that will have a mental illness during the course of their lifetime. In celebration of Mental Illness Awareness Week (Sept. 30 - Oct. 6), awards will recognize people who have made a significant contribution to people with a mental illness. Please join us in celebrating! October 3, 2007 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre Auditorium (11111 Jasper Avenue) Cake and Coffee Social to follow awards RSVP to Jelena at 414-6300 The Spark Credits THE SELF-ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM PRESENTS: Communication Skills This workshop will enable participants to improve their use of verbal and non-verbal communication, enhance listening skills and to explore potential barriers to effective communication. Wednesdays and Thursdays October 17, 18, 24, 25, 2007 1:30 – 4:30 pm Please contact Rebecca @ 414-6303 to register and for more information. This program is funded by: Editor: Donna Woodford Assistant Editor: Joyce H. Layout Artist: Donna Woodford, Christine R. Regular Contributors: Leslie Murray, Jodi Rae Sharun, Pascal, Sol, Stephen Production: Pat O., Cindy L., Lynne P., Carol H. The Canadian Mental Health Association-Edmonton Region, gratefully acknowledges support from the following funders: • • • • Capital Health Edmonton Region United Way of Alberta Capital Region The City of Edmonton Public Donations About The Spark Views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of CMHA-ER or newsletter staff, but those of the contributors. We welcome your submissions of poetry, articles, stories, etc. Deadline for submissions is Friday, October 5, 2007. Thank you for your contributions. Sol’s Tidbits Bill Williams starred with Kit Carson. • Married to Barbara Hale. • His son played in “Perry Mason” as Paul Drakes nephew. • He starred in “Gun Smoke” with Matt Dillon, Marshall of Dodge City. Melburt Stone played Doc Adams, friend of Kitty Russell. Ken Curtis played deputy Marshall Festus Haggen. • Also starred in “Ripcord” with Larry Pennell. Larry Pennell co-starred with Ken Curtis of “Ripcord”. Are you interested in participating in meaningful work in a clubhouse you can call your own? Prosper Place Clubhouse is a member driven, restorative environment for people living with a mental illness. We offer a work orientated program where members can learn new skills or contribute existing talents in a variety of areas such as the kitchen, maintenance, clerical unit or thrift shop. There are also opportunities to get involved in supported (paid) community employment. Social recreation activities take place in the evenings between 3:30-4:30 pm and until 8:00 pm on the first and third Thursday of the month. We are open on statutory holidays from 1:30-4:30 pm. For more information, please call us at 426-7861. We are located on the 2nd floor, 10584-107 Street, and are always happy to meet new potential members. October The Spark is a newsletter for people who are part of the Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region. Whether you are a member, consumer, volunteer, student, or staff, the Spark gives you an opportunity to be heard. We invite you to discuss, share, inform, critique, and provoke so that you and others become aware of issues, needs, resources, and activities in ongoing dialogue within our mental health community at CMHA-ER. The Spark is also a voice for CMHA-ER’s direct service programs: the Club, Outreach, Adult Camping, Children’s Programs, Mindworks, Self Advocacy Leadership Training (SALT), Women's Web of Discovery, and Day Programs. Canadian Mental Health Association Edmonton Region #800 Harley Court 10045 - 111 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2M5 Telephone: (780) 414-6300 Fax: (780) 482-7498 Website: www.cmha-edmonton.ab.ca Email: main@cmha-edmonton.ab.ca Lost and Found Items that are found both in the CLUB room and up on the eighth floor office are put in a “Lost & Found” box. Please see Raina at the front desk in the office. She will have you describe your items to ensure it is yours. Page 2 Provides quality “mindful” activities that will engage participants, and provide thought provoking opportunities through life skills and educational programming. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Watercolours Thursday, October 4, 2007 1:30-3:30pm Due to popular demand….another watercolours workshop. This session will focus on still life. Bring an object you’d like to paint, or paint the fruit and flowers provided. FEE: $1.00 __________________________________________________________________________________________ WECAN Presentation Tuesday, October 9, 2007 1:30-2:30pm Representatives from the WECAN Food Basket Society will talk about the WECAN food baskets. They will bring samples of all the yummy food provided and explain how you can benefit from the food baskets and other services WECAN provides. A draw will also be held. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Planning Meeting Tuesday, October 16, 2007 1:30-3:00pm Come and enjoy some delicious snacks while giving your input. This is your opportunity to voice your opinion and suggestions about activities in the program. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Halloween Extravaganza Wednesday, October 31, 2007 10:30am-3:00pm Visit Prairie Gardens for a “Spooktacular” day! We will be enjoying a campfire and wiener roast, as well as the corn maze, haunted house, enchanted forest and building a scarecrow! Halloween costume optional. Transportation is provided. We will leave CMHA promptly at 10:30am. Registrations for this activity will not be accepted after October 22, 2007. MAX 12 people. FEE: $3.00 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please note: Registration is required for each activity! Please register for all the activities you are interested in by Wednesday, October 3, 2007 *If less than 4 participants, activity will be cancelled* For more information or to schedule an intake please contact Rebecca @ 414-6303. This program is funded by: Program Location: 8th floor Harley Court Building - 800, 10045-111 Street Edmonton, AB T5K 2M5 October Page 3 Here is what some of the participants have to say about the Moving Ahead Program: “Group is like a retreat for me” “I socialize more” “Group relieves my stress” “I have become more assertive” “It helps me deal with my feelings” “I look forward to each day” “My ability to cope and feel confident has steadily increased” For more information or to join the Moving Ahead Program call 414-6300. Join the Scrapbooking Group this fall! Bring in your favourite pictures and learn how to preserve those precious memories. Share stories with the group and get to know people with similar interests. We will also have completed books on hand for ideas, and presenters from craft stores to share more ideas about Scrapbooking. Paper, stickers, cutters and other supplies will be provided by CMHA-ER. The cost is only $1.00 per session. When: Tuesdays, October 9 & 23 from 1:30 - 3:30pm. October Page 4 Hunger for Righteousness By Pascal The building where I work is cleaned in the evenings by several Filipino people. One of them is as old as my grandma. She’s the quintessential grandma: small, greying hair, and glasses. She has the honour of cleaning up after my priggishness. I think you should honour people who take care of you. One day she stepped off the elevator as I was stepping on. We’ve never talked before, but I decided to say hello. I really wanted to make an impression, so I started with one of the only Filipino words I know: “Kumusta?” Which means, “How are you?” Almost by instinct she answered with a long, drawn out “Mabuti.” (I’m fine.) Then she looked up and saw who was asking: one of the very white, non-Filipino office workers. When she realized who I was, she laughed. And she laughed. And laughed and laughed. I did the only thing I could do: I laughed back. And laughed. As I got on the elevator, I realized that I probably made her day. And she made mine. Step into someone else’s world. Take a chance, be generous with your personality, and make someone’s day. You both might end up better for it. Eric started kindergarten this year. I don’t know how five year olds make new friends, but they seem to do it quickly. Maybe they just start playing, and if the other kid shares his toys and doesn’t throw sand in your face, that’s code for, “You’re my new friend.” Eric is a little shy. But one day he went up to another boy and said, “That’s a cool jacket.” They were friends from then on. I stepped a little assertively into someone’s world once. It was another Filipino lady – someone who I saw at the bus stop every morning, but I didn’t know her very well. I was intent on impressing her with my mastery of Filipino words, so I said “How are you” in Filipino. Except I didn’t say “Kumusta?” as I should have. I said “Mahalkita.” Mahalkita doesn’t mean “How are you?” It means “I love you.” She was a little caught off guard. When she stared suspiciously at me after my amorous confession, we both realized I made a mistake. And then we laughed, and everything was okay. October Page 5 Activities to be Determined Call Lisa for more information at 414-6308. Funding provided by: WORKSHOP DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER (formerly called MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER) This full day workshop is designed to facilitate a compassionate understanding of the issues and challenges facing individuals who have been diagnosed with D.I.D. Major aspects of the disorder and its development are discussed as well as myths and preconceptions, a brief overview of historical development, alter personalities, memory processes, alter mapping, therapeutic issues and treatment modalities. This workshop is suitable for all interested individuals and professionals. The two presenters, Barbara Mockford (M.Ed) and Kheri Taylor-Milos (Diploma of Social Work) are skilled and compassionate speakers. Please come out to support and learn all about this important topic. Date: Friday October 19, 2007 Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm Place: Canadian Mental Health Association-Edmonton Region Harley Court Building, 800, 10045-111 Street, Edmonton Price: $90.00 per person Register before October 4, 2007 Make cheque payable to: Canadian Mental Health Association-Edmonton Region (Credit card number is needed to ensure placement in the workshop) To register call: 414-6300 or fax: 482-7498 For more information: visit our website at www.cmha-edmonton.ab.ca October Page 6 The Blair Witch Project A movie review by Stephen D. Mallet-Paret “In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland while shooting a documentary… A year later their footage was found.” This movie stars Heather Donahue, Micheal Williams and Joshua Leonard and is as, “Scary as Hell”. (Peter Travers/Rolling Stone). John Anderson of Newsday (Magazine) said it was, “Genuinely Frightening”. It is a movie of unimaginable horror and heart-stopping terror as the three become undeniably lost. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen, heard of or feared. What they were looking for was information about the “Blair Witch”. Entertainment Weekly acclaimed it one of the creepiest films since “The Exorcist”. It is a movie of their own descent. Hello Everyone: This month we are recognizing the many people who have contributed to “Making Mental Health Matter” in its true form. As volunteers these people give of themselves without a thought to the amount of time and effort they are giving. This is my personal invitation to all volunteers to attend the 2007 Mental Illness Awards Evening on October 3. The information about where and when is on the front cover of this newsletter. To date there has been an estimated 125 active volunteers in 2007 who have put in well over 4500 hours in volunteer time. I would like to thank each and every one of you for enhancing the work we do at CMHA-ER. Without the many hours of work you put in we would not be able to do as much as we do here. I look forward to seeing all of you at the General Hospital on October 3, 2007. Donna Woodford October Page 7 Crochet Club Come out and enjoy an afternoon of crafting. Crochet Club provides a comfortable environment to meet new friends, and learn the art of crochet! Crochet is an excellent stress reliever. No matter what your skill level, from beginner to advanced, join us and participate in the fun! We meet every Thursday from 1:00 - 3:00pm at CMHA-ER on the 8th floor. Come check us out! This month, I am going to tell you about make-up colours and finding the right colours for your hair type and skin tone. There will always be cool and warm tones: let me refresh your memory. Maybe you have read my past articles about cool and warm tones and what cool and warm tones mean. Cool tones mean blue or pink undertones and warm tones mean yellow or red or warm pink undertones. I will also tell you about two well known women that you may have heard of. The first hair type and skin tone is blonde hair or light brown hair and cool skin. For example: Gwyneth Paltrow and Super model Claudia Schieffer. Best eye colours: slate blue cool colours, plums and lilacs. When you look for mascara, stick to brown or navy. Black mascara looks too fake on blonde hair and cool skins. If you have light brown hair, you may use black/brown mascara. Best blushers: sugary or rose pink, cool pink, blue pink and plums. Best lip stick colours: sugary pinks, blue pinks, roses, lilacs, mauves, heathers, or pink browns. Stay away from warm colours of yellow or orange in your make-up colours because these colours will wash you out. Make sure your pink is a blue based pink instead of a yellow based pink, which is a warm pink which I will explain next. This will work for medium brown hair with light warm skin. The next two women are Jennifer Aniston and singer Geri Halliwell. Best eye colours are: warm browns, golds, greens, pale yellows or peaches. Best blushers are: warm pink, coral, peach, apricot, tawny brown, or beige. Best lipstick colours: golden browns, corals, peaches, warm pinks, peachy pinks, bronzes, nudes, mochas or beiges. When you have fair warm colouring, you should stay away from blue based colours and purples because these will wash you out and bring out your dark circles under your eyes. Now, red hair and warm skin. For example: Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman. Best eye colours: peaches, oranges, khakis, light greens, bronzes, warm pinks, and earth tones. Best blushers: tawny pinks, apricots, corals, oranges, reds, heathery-pinks, terra-cotta, browns and peaches. Next is medium to dark brown hair and cool skin, known Next is medium to dark brown hair and cool skin. Known actresses: Angelica Houston and Courtney Cox. Best eye colors: cool greys, blacks, ivories, silvers, rich plums and cool colors. Best blushers: plums, roses, sugar or rose pinks. Best lipstick colors: fuchsias, cool pinks, true reds, blue reds, crimson reds, deep plums and mauves. Now, medium to dark brown hair and warm skin, for example: Jennifer Lopez and supermodel Cindy Crawford. Best eye colors: Olive greens, rusts, beiges, browns, earthy reds, all earth tones, tawny peaches, and apricots. Best lipstick colors: rusts, raisins, warm chocolate browns, orangey-reds, and all browns. Those with dark hair and warm skin should stay away from all cool tones. Next is light black skin with dark hair. Known women are Halle Berry and supermodel Tyra Banks. Best eye colors: charcoal greys, bitter chocolate browns, pale pinks, lilacs or sky blues. Your mascara should be brown/black or black. Blushers: pink if you are wearing make-up that you are wearing in pastels and a caramel shade if your make-up is dark. Best lipsticks: nudes, bitter chocolate browns, pale pinks and warm brown pinks. Last is dark black skin and dark hair. Known women are Venus Williams and runway model Alex Wek. Best eye colors: navy blues, deep plums, dark and reddish browns and golds. Best blush colors: plums and dark browns. Best lipstick colors: raisin browns, deep or glossy plums, deep reds and chocolate browns. Deep black skin and dark hair is the hardest to find make-up colors for. There are make-up lines for black women that are great. I hope these colors were helpful. By: Jodi Rae Sharun Product of Month: Yves Roche's Les Plaisins nature vanilla and coconut lip balm. $3.00. October Page 8 Our ancestors (without the benefit of digital watches, the global positioning system or “The Weather Channel”) paid more attention to the sky than we do. By careful observation, they noticed five “stars” changing brightness and positioning from week to week, and they followed a similar path of the Sun and Moon, they noticed a narrow band of sky called the zodiac. The Greeks called those movable stars “planetes” which means “wanderers”. They named these after gods and deities. The ancient Romans named one of these planetes, “Saturn” after the God of Agriculture and Harvest. He married “Ops”, the Goddess of Plenty. Each December, the Romans held a feast in his honour called “Saturnalia”. Stores were closed, schools too, and even wars stopped. People feasted with family and friends and exchanged gifts - much like our modern Christmas celebrations. Saturn is the seventh planet from the Sun and oddly the seventh day is Saturday! Aristotle and Ptolemy figured that the Earth was the center of the universe and the Sun and planets went around the Earth. This stood for fourteen centuries until Nicolaus Copernicus. He said it was the Sun in the center and Earth went around it with the other planets. This did not go over well with the Church and he was put under house arrest. In 1609, Galileo Galilei looked through a primitive telescope and looked at Saturn. But he was in for a shock. Instead of seeing a round planet, he saw bulges on either side. Saturn had “ears”. In 1650, a Dutch astronomer, Christiaan Huygens had a telescope six times more powerful. He could see some sort of vapour or ring around its equator. In 1675, French Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini noticed a gap in the rings. He was right. Its now known as the Cassini Division. There have been four probes to Saturn! “Pioneer II” was the first - launched in 1973; it flew within 20,900 km of Saturn in September 1979. In 1977, the United States of America sent “Voyager I” and “Voyager II” to look at Saturn as well as Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. “Voyager I” flew within 126,000 km of Saturn and in August 1981; “Voyager II” flew closer than 100,000 km from the planet. The “Cassini/Huygens” probe is the most complicated yet: it is a two stage probe. The “Huygens” part will orbit the moon Titan and send back information back to Earth. The “Cassini” part is a lander and will do experiments on the surface and atmospheric conditions. It sends information back to the orbiter, to send back home to Earth. It should be there as I write this. But now, back to Saturn. . . Saturn's orbit is a bit wonky. Its axis tilts 26.7 ° from vertical. Saturn orbits the Sun every 29.46 Earth years and spins on its axis every 10.66 hours. Because of its tilt it has seasons. The strength of the Sun is 1% of Earth’s, but it is enough to generate seasonal smog. Saturn’s structure is a tiny core of rock and ice, an inner layer of liquid metallic hydrogen and helium, an outer layer of liquid hydrogen and helium and an outer atmosphere of gas. Seven hundred sixty four Earths would fit inside Saturn, however its mass is only ninety five times that of Earth. Saturn’s atmosphere forms the visible surface. It is seen as a yellow - gold globe with muted bands of various shades. Its upper clouds have a temperature of –140 °C . The temperature decreases with height. The highest levels of clouds are ammonia ice crystals. Beneath this is a layer of ammonium hydro sulphide; water ice crystals are yet to be seen. The heat from the planets rotation creates Saturn’s winds. Saturn’s weather, although not as volatile as Jupiter’s, has storms of ammonia ice that can be seen from Earth when they rise through the smog. They occur every thirty years or so. The last of the “Great White Spots” was discovered on September 25, 1990. It went around the equator and lasted for almost a month. In 2004, Cassini revealed a region nicknamed “Storm Alley”. Wind speed and direction on the planet are determined by tracking storms and clouds. Saturn’s dominant winds blow eastward in the same direction as the planets spin. Near the equator, winds can reach 1800 km/hr. Saturn has thirty-four confirmed Moons. Twenty-five of these have been discovered since 1980. Future observations are expected to find more. In 1655, the moon Titan was found. It’s the second biggest Moon in the Solar System. Some of the Moons are named after Gods, Goddesses and others. Some examples are: Titan, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Janus, Mimas, Dione, Rhea, Iapetus, Phoebe and Hyperion. Now, the fun part—Saturn’s Rings! Saturn’s rings are the most extensive, massive and spectacular in the Solar System. First discovered by Gallileo Galilei in 1610—he saw ear lobes on the equator of the planet. In 1655, Christiaan Huygens revealed that they were a band whose appearance changed with the position of the Earth and Saturn. The rings are, in fact, collections of dirty water ice that follow individual orbits around Saturn. They range in size from dust grains to the size of a house. They are very reflective, so the rings are easy to see. The readily seen rings are the outer F-ring followed by the A-ring which includes a gap named after “Eneke”. The Cassini Division is farther in, followed by the B-Ring which is very bright and the C-Ring which is a bit darker. The A, B, and C Rings range from five to thirty km wide. A shadow of the rings can cast a shadow into the Planet. The thin F - Ring and broader G Ring and the diffuse E - Rings lie outside of the main rings. The rings change slowly over time, and Moons orbiting within the system, shepherd particles into rings and maintain gaps like the Cassini Division and Eneke gap. So now you know a tad about the “Queen of Planets” as she is called. By Leslie Murray October Page 9 Consumer volunteers from Canadian Mental Health Association – Edmonton Region work hard to provide snack food items to the tenants of the Harley Court Building. Their work in this vocational setting allows for training and experience in specific retail customer service areas. Since it opened a little over a year ago the response from the building and management has been remarkable. Currently it is open at lunchtime from Monday to Thursday with the hope of later expanding these hours. There is lots of variety of packaged items with many sweet, salty and healthy choices! Come and check us out the next time you are in the area. For more information on The Snack Shack please contact our office at 780-414-6300. Healthy Choices Yogurt Cheese Stick Fruit Cup Soup at Hand Sesame Snaps Nature Valley Granola Bar Cup of Noodles Thirst Quenchers Pop Flavoured Water Bottled Water Juice Box Sweet Treats Chocolate Bar Pop-Tarts Pudding October Freezie Ice Cream Bar Page 10 Young Adults Meeting Somewhere YAMS is a group of 18-30 year olds with a mental illness that meet on Tuesday afternoons from 1:00-3:00pm. For more information or to join the group please contact Aimee or Ricardo at 414-6300. October 2 - Bioware Tour October 23 - Chicken Wings Chat October 9 - Laser Tag October 30 - Pumpkin Carving October 16 - Graffiti - Part II THE PHOENIX WRITERS’ GROUP will be meeting on Monday October 1 & 15 from 1:30 - 3:30pm in the small Training Room. Thank you. A recent walk on an autumn evening, caused me to reflect on how seasonal changes mirror life’s changes. The first blast of cold wind makes us shudder and long for summer’s warming rays. We lament the slow decay of flowers as we watch their brilliant colours fade and shrivel. The brisk autumn air can invigorate a walker. Splashes of red and glints of gold on dappled leaves can make even the most jaded jogger stop and gasp in awe at nature’s changing beauty. So it often is in life. We mourn our loses but can be reinvigorated by the challenge of life changes. We can revel in autumn’s glories and prepare for the inevitable coming of winter. Written by: Lee Campbell October Page 11 Location: CLUB Space Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Celebrate Thanksgiving with friends by joining CLUB in a Thanksgiving Potluck. Bring a dish to share. If you need ideas on what to bring or require further information call Lisa at 414-6308 CMHA—ER CLUB PRESENTS: 2007 CLUB TALENT SHOW Do you sing? Do you dance? Do you play a musical instrument? Do you like arts and crafts? Do you write poetry? If so, drop by on Wednesday October 24 from 7:00 - 9:00pm and share your talents with CLUB members. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Lisa at 414-6308 October Page 12 October 2007 Come Join the Fun ! Thursday October 4 - Program Closed Thursday October 11 - Ping Pong Tournament in Grey Nuns Gymnasium Thursday October 18 - Come Make a Craft With Shawna Thursday October 25 - Halloween Party Room 1749 Get Ready for a “Spooktacular” time The Canadian Mental Health Association is looking for a piano player Wednesday afternoons for 1 hour a week. If you are interested in this please contact Donna - Coordinator of Volunteers at 414-6315. October Page 13 O CTOBER 2007 ACTIVITIES ARE MONDAY TO THURSDAY 7:00 - 9:00 PM, FRIDAY’S 12:30-4:00 PM Sun 7 14 Mon Tue Wed 28 Fri 1 2 3 4 5 Craft: Leaf Prints Thanksgiving Potluck Mental Illness Awards Evening at Edmonton General 7-8:30pm RSVP YACS (18-30) Coffee at Tim Hortons Afternoon at the Movies Bring $1.00 Bring a dish to share 8 9 10 11 12 Closed for Thanksgiving Discussion Series: 2007 Elections Learn to play chess YACS (18-30) Discussion Series Cooking with Lisa 15 16 17 18 19 YACS (18-30) IMAX Bring $1.00 & Arrive at 6:00pm Walk on Whyte Avenue Bring Comfy 6 13 20 Shoes 22 23 24 25 26 Fall crafts with Joyce Halloween Crafts Bring your talents for CLUB’S Annual Talent Show!! Sign up YACS (18-30) Baking: Halloween Treats Tour of Stanley Milner Library 29 30 31 Discussion Movie: Series: Hu- Hocus Pocus mane Society Pet Education Sat Jelena Pool Tourna- Discover Bra- Karaoke ment zil 21 Thu Baking: Halloween Treats CLUB CALENDAR 27